harleyscars Chapter 123 Battle at the Cliff
Chapter 123 Battle at the Cliff
"Lord Huangtu, Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure have all begun to gather their forces, seemingly intending to interfere with our operations. Moreover, the Akatsuki organization has already set off and is on its way here."
Under the gloomy rain, many Iwa ninja stood on the plateau, gazing at the Amegakure village ahead.
Upon receiving the intelligence from his subordinates, Huang Tu nodded.
"We must eliminate the Rain Ninja before they appear, or all our efforts will be in vain. Higashi, Hikari, you take men to intercept the Akatsuki."
"Yes!"
"I will definitely destroy them!"
Dong Siren and Huoguang were very confident, believing that the Akatsuki organization was weak and that they could easily defeat them.
Huang Tu frowned upon hearing their words and offered a word of advice.
"According to intelligence, the leaders of Akatsuki must have extraordinary abilities to have escaped from Hanzo's clutches. You must not be careless."
Dong Siren and Huoguang nodded and left with some people.
At this moment, the Rain Ninja, led by Hanzo, also left the village and came to the Iwa Ninja.
Compared to the numerous Iwa ninja, the Amegakure ninja were greatly reduced in number after the war, and were barely clinging to life.
Now, the only thing that can keep their morale from collapsing is their leader, Hanzo the Salamander.
At this moment, Hanzo stood at the forefront of the Rain Ninja, looking towards the yellow earth.
"In the ninja world, there are more and more powerful newcomers. Onoki has a good son."
During the recent war, Hanzo fought against Huangtu many times and knew that Huangtu was not easy to deal with, which made him very envious.
Hanzo is getting older and his strength has passed its peak. He will only get weaker over time, but his Rain Village does not have a strong successor.
This is the tragedy of small ninja villages: they may occasionally produce very powerful ninjas, but they cannot produce a steady stream of strong individuals.
Huang Tu was tall with a broad face, a large nose, and a thick beard that extended to his sideburns, giving him the appearance of an honest and kind person.
He was also very kind and had a strong sense of responsibility and a broad perspective. Even now, even knowing that the hope was slim, he still wanted to persuade Hanzo to surrender.
"Lord Hanzo, if you agree to join forces with us, we can become solid allies, and the Rain Village will reap huge benefits. Please consider it one last time."
"Hmph, in the Rain Ninja, there are only leaders who die in battle, not leaders who surrender!"
Hanzo resolutely refused and summoned a giant salamander, which launched the first attack on the Iwa ninja.
Without further ado, Huang Tu began forming hand seals.
"Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"
The earth rumbled and two tall, semi-circular hills rose from the ground, about to suppress the salamander.
"I'll hold Hanzo off, you guys go and deal with the Rain Ninja and destroy the Rain Village. Without the Rain Ninja, Hanzo alone can't stop us!"
"Yes!"
The Iwa ninja immediately launched an attack, relentlessly pursuing the Amegakure ninja.
The Rain Ninja were no match for the Iwa Ninja and could only retreat back to the Rain Village, where they struggled desperately, relying on the terrain and traps.
To the east of Amegakure, the Akatsuki organization was traveling at high speed.
Several birds flew in the sky. Kyusuke stretched out his hand, and the birds landed on his hand, conveying information to him.
"Oh no! The Iwa ninja have arrived at Amegakure ahead of schedule! War has broken out!"
Kyusuke raised some birds as ninja beasts. Although these birds were not very intelligent and could not convey accurate information, they could still express the meaning of battles involving thousands of people.
Upon hearing Kyusuke's words, Yahiko ordered, "Speed up!"
"Yes!"
At their speed, they should be able to reach Amegakure in just over an hour.
Before long, they arrived at the foot of a cliff. Nagato, with his keen senses, immediately shouted.
"Oh no! Enemies are on the cliff!"
At this moment, on the cliff, Huoguang, along with more than a dozen Iwa ninja, pressed their hands against the mountainside.
"Did you notice? We have no choice but to activate it ahead of time. Earth Release: Rock Collapse Technique!"
More than a dozen Iwa ninja used ninjutsu simultaneously, and the cliff began to collapse rapidly, with countless rocks falling and crashing down on the Akatsuki members.
Secretly, Dong Siren observed the battle situation.
Despite underestimating the Akatsuki organization, Higashi no Shijin, an experienced Jonin, still devised a meticulous tactical plan.
Using the terrain advantage of the cliffs is only the first step. The goal is to disrupt the Akatsuki's formation, scatter them, and defeat them one by one.
At the same time, it was also to test the strength of the Akatsuki organization, obtain their intelligence, and adjust the next tactics based on the strength of the Akatsuki organization that was exposed.
The falling rocks ranged in size from the size of a human head to the size of a house. Under the influence of gravity, they hurtled down with a force comparable to a powerful, wide-range ninjutsu. Anyone hit by one would be crippled, if not killed.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Nagato was the first to act, pushing upwards with both hands to repel the falling rocks while shouting.
"Scatter!"
There were too many boulders, and they kept coming. Nagato could only do his best to buy time for his comrades, but he couldn't eliminate all the falling rocks.
Upon hearing Nagato's words, the Akatsuki members immediately scattered and retreated from the area where the rocks had fallen.
At the same time, Yahiko shouted, "Watch out! The enemy will definitely continue their attack!"
"Oh, what an amazing ninjutsu! It doesn't even require hand seals, yet it's so powerful. But this is just the beginning. Let's reveal more information!"
Dongsi stared at Nagato, who was gritting his teeth and holding on, and waved to the Iwa ninja behind him. Ten Iwa ninja immediately pressed him to the ground.
Huge walls appeared on the ground, forming a huge space similar to a nine-square grid, separating the members of the Akatsuki organization.
"These Iwa ninja are trying to defeat us one by one!"
Ooka Shin glanced around and saw only a dozen or so ordinary members of the Akatsuki organization beside him; there was no sign of Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, or the others.
"We must break through these earthen walls quickly, or the situation will become even more unfavorable! Follow me!"
After giving a brief instruction to the ordinary members, Ooka Shin was about to form a hand seal when suddenly sharp earthen spears shot out from the ground, aiming at Ooka Shin and the others.
"what!"
"Help!"
"Damn it, to die here..."
Ooka Shin dodged in time and was unharmed, but the others reacted more slowly, and many were injured or even killed.
"We haven't even seen a shadow of the enemy, what's the point of fighting!"
Ooka Shin looked left and right but couldn't see any enemy. He could only hear various explosions and sounds of fighting in the distance, but he didn't know who was fighting.
"It seems that I am not the enemy's primary target; they are just using ninjutsu to hold me back."
"These wide-range ninjutsu require the chakra of many ninjas. Since the enemy is doing this, it means that there are at least as many of them as we are. Otherwise, many of them would not have enough chakra to produce such an intense battle!"
"Skilled teamwork and rapid pace—is this the battle style of the Great Ninja Village?"
In the rain, Ooka Nobu dodged the attacks from the earthen spears thrusting out from the ground while analyzing the situation.
"We shouldn't force Nagato to be saved if the Rain Village can't save him, but he can't be hurt. Anything can happen on the battlefield, so we can't take any chances. Nagato might just die."