Chapter 127: The Great War Begins
In the days that followed, the Sand ninja suddenly found that Konoha was no longer obstructing their advance.
Although many couldn't figure out why this was happening, Ebizo was definitely not one of them.
"Are you saying that Konoha is finally preparing for an all-out war?" Chiyo asked her younger brother.
"That's right," Ebizo nodded, then took out a top-secret intelligence report. "News has come from Konoha. The Uchiha clan has arrived on the battlefield."
"No wonder," Chiyo finally understood.
Just then, the Third Kazekage, who was in the main seat, suddenly spoke. "Bunjin, how are the preparations?"
"Reporting to the Kazekage, everything is ready. We're just waiting for the war to begin," Bunjin, the former commander-in-chief and current unit commander, said.
"Very good," the Third Kazekage said, then stood up and led the others out of the tent.
There, the vast Sand ninja army had already assembled, just waiting for his order.
"Whew..." The Third Kazekage took a light breath, then said in a loud voice:
"This war is for the sake of the millions of our compatriots in the Land of Wind. In this battle... the Sand will be victorious!"
"Victorious... victorious... victorious!!!"
The Third Kazekage, Ebizo, Chiyo, and Bunjin stood on the high platform, looking at the roaring crowd below, a long-lost excitement rising in their hearts.
"That's right, just as they're shouting, this time..."
"The Sand will be victorious!!!"
At this time, in the camp of the Konoha army, a mobilization meeting was also being held.
"For years, the Sand ninja have coveted our rich land. For this, countless comrades have left their lives on this land," Orochimaru's slightly hoarse voice echoed in the ears of every Konoha ninja.
"But their blood will not be shed in vain. The countless compatriots in Konoha and the Land of Fire will bless us from behind and firmly believe that we can achieve victory."
"Even if we bleed, even if we die, you must remember..."
"Everything we do today is for the supreme... glory!!!"
"Ooh!!!" A thunderous roar erupted from the crowd below.
"Move out, and meet the Sand ninja!!!"
At this time, the First Army, led by Orochimaru himself, was stationed in the center of the formation, ready to counter any surprise attacks from the enemy's vanguard.
The Second Army was following closely behind the assault unit, aiming to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory and inflict as much damage as possible before they could fully form up.
As for the largest unit, the Third Army, they were slightly behind the front lines. Their role was to wait for the special reconnaissance squad to confirm the location of the enemy's main force and then unleash a large-scale ninjutsu barrage.
The intelligence and medical units were at the rear of the formation, as that was the safest position. Even if someone could bypass the front lines and launch an attack, they wouldn't be able to cause too much damage.
Kyosuke's squad was still in the assault unit. Their main objective today was to disrupt the enemy's formation as much as possible and buy time for the main force.
It could be said that before the full-scale battle began, their mission was the most important, and also the most dangerous.
Swish! A series of figures quickly flashed through the forest. These were the members of Konoha's assault squad.
Kyosuke, while remaining vigilant of his surroundings, pulled up the system menu and checked his current experience points.
"380 experience points..." Kyosuke looked at his stash. After a brief moment of thought, he decided not to use it.
From now on, Kyosuke was preparing to accumulate a large amount of experience points, and at the same time, use his advantage of having his actual combat power far exceed his personal level to quickly acquire experience.
He would only choose to use it after he had accumulated enough experience to raise his strength to a certain level.
Before that, he still needed to wait patiently for a while.
"But this time won't be long..."
Not far ahead of Kyosuke and the others, a dozen Sand ninja squads were also rushing toward them.
These were the Sand ninja's assault units.
"According to the scouts, we have now basically entered the final battle zone. Everyone, stay on your guard," a Sand ninja with an extraordinary presence was saying.
Just then, a sensory-type ninja in the team suddenly said urgently, "Enemy ahead... the enemy is very fast!!!"
"On guard!" the lead Sand ninja shouted.
At the same time, his hands quickly began to form hand seals, preparing to strike the enemy with ninjutsu first.
However, a slightly larger shuriken, with a sharp whistle, suddenly shot toward him.
Helpless, the Sand ninja had no choice but to abandon his plan and leap to the side, trying to dodge the enemy's attack.
His idea was fine, but how could Kyosuke's finishing move be so easily dodged?
Thump! The rapidly flying shuriken suddenly exploded in mid-air, and then a rain of shuriken came crashing down on them.
"Manipulated Shuriken Technique."
Needless to say, Kyosuke was the true culprit of this bloody affair.
"Aaaah!!!" A series of screams constantly sounded among the dozen Sand ninja squads.
In just this one exchange, at least four Sand ninja were killed, three were seriously injured, and seven were lightly injured.
At the same time, they also provided Kyosuke with over a hundred experience points.
"Hahahaha," Kyosuke laughed maniacally, then used the Body Flicker Technique to charge into the crowd.
With a flash of his sword, the head of a seriously injured Sand ninja rolled from the treetop.
He turned and leaped back to dodge an oncoming kunai, then turned again and charged at another Sand ninja.
"Striking Shadow Snakes."
A ninjutsu that could be released without hand seals directly trapped him.
With a light swing of his Kusanagi sword, he deflected a few shuriken, and Kyosuke looked at the enemies with a vicious smile.
Just as these Sand ninja were preparing to go and slaughter this arrogant brat, they suddenly found that a fierce whistle was coming from behind him.
The assault squad had arrived!
Seeing Kyosuke in danger, the two clan shinobi came directly in front of him.
"Genjutsu: Sly Mind Affect Technique."
Thirteen came up and used a large-scale group genjutsu, directly hitting five people.
At the same time, Seven's signature Fire Release ninjutsu was also unleashed.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
Along with the massive fireball, was Kyosuke's crazy spinning shuriken attack.
As the fireball engulfed two of them, the remaining three were killed by Kyosuke without a single one escaping.
Another hundred experience points were in the bag.
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