Chapter 132: A Resounding Cheer
After successfully killing the numerous medical ninja in the cave, Kyosuke went straight to the battlefield.
He first unleashed a Fire Release jutsu to greet everyone, then used the double boost of Chidori and the Body Flicker Technique to break through the enemy's defensive line in an instant.
Saori and the two clan shinobi were relieved to see him appear unharmed.
"I thought you had been exposed and killed. I was even preparing to kill a few Sand ninja to avenge you."
The only one who would greet him in such a way was Hyuga Saori.
Kyosuke rolled his eyes and ignored her. Instead, he turned to the expectant crowd and said, "I've succeeded. We can retreat."
"Well done!"
"Haha, awesome."
"Good job!!!"
The crowd cheered, and then, on the captain's order, they turned and sped off in the direction they had come from.
It was a no-brainer. If they didn't leave now, and the Sand ninja found out what had happened, they would be the ones to go crazy.
Since the mission was complete, why stay and fight to the death?
Seeing the Konoha group leave, the Sand ninja guarding the camp entrance looked at each other in dismay.
"Th-they just left like that? Are you kidding me?" a Sand ninja muttered to himself.
"That Konoha ninja just now... he seemed to come from inside the camp," another suddenly reminded them.
"Not good!!!"
The assault squad sped forward for a while, and Saori suddenly noticed that the Sand ninja were already in pursuit.
And there were more of them than when they had fought at the entrance.
"Haha, they're furious," the lead Konoha ninja laughed, then ordered everyone to speed up again.
It was clear that although the Sand ninja were frantically chasing them, they had started too late and ultimately failed to catch up to the assault team. They had just let them slip away.
Kyosuke later heard that the Sand ninja who were responsible for guarding the medical personnel were directly sent to the front lines to serve as a suicide squad.
To this, Kyosuke could only silently pray for them, without a shred of sincerity in his heart.
On the way, Kyosuke learned about the main force's battle situation from the assault team's captain.
Perhaps because of the assault squad's outstanding performance, or because of the intelligence leak, the Sand ninja army had clearly been distracted today.
Under Orochimaru's personal leadership, Konoha had won a small victory in a local battle.
That's right, even so, it was still just a small victory.
It had to be said that this time, besides the commander-in-chief, Bunjin, who had personally come to the battlefield to fight Orochimaru, the Third Kazekage and the two elders had all remained hidden.
This showed the vast difference in strength between the two sides.
If it weren't for the various accidents that had happened today, Konoha would never have been able to defeat the Sand ninja's forces in a direct confrontation.
However, this situation would gradually change over time.
The reason was simple: the large-scale death of the Sand ninja's medical personnel.
In fact, on the battlefield, besides a few particularly unlucky ones and those who were targeted, many people were only injured, but they would not die on the spot.
This was where the importance of a medical officer was reflected. If they were treated in time, many ninja would ultimately escape from the gates of hell, and even return to the battlefield.
But after Kyosuke's massacre, the medical problem would likely become the Sand ninja's biggest headache.
It was foreseeable that the Sand ninja's casualties would greatly increase due to the assault team's actions today.
From this moment on, the scales of victory would slowly tip in Konoha's favor.
As the sky was beginning to brighten, the assault team finally returned to the temporary camp.
Although it was only just after four o'clock, the camp was still filled with cries of mourning.
Countless medical personnel were running back and forth, and a thick smell of blood filled Kyosuke's and the others' noses.
To be honest, although Kyosuke had already anticipated that the casualties would be heavy, but... the sight of so many Konoha ninja holding their severed limbs and wailing still touched him deeply.
Although he had participated in countless battles before, they had all been small-scale clashes. He had never seen a real large-scale battle with his own eyes.
However, the scene before him was clearly telling him just how cruel war between ninja could be.
Just then, the assault team's presence was also discovered.
Some of the ninja who knew the inside story couldn't help but surround them, asking about the situation.
Soon, the content of the assault team's mission spread. As a result, almost all the Konoha ninja who were still awake couldn't help but walk out of their tents. Even Orochimaru, Fugaku, and the others were drawn out by the news of their return.
Even the Konoha ninja who had been wailing before, gritted their teeth against the pain and looked at them, their eyes filled with hope.
Seeing this, Kyosuke walked past the crowd and went to a high platform that had been built. At the same time, everyone's gaze was focused on him.
He silently took out a sealing scroll and then, with a slight hand seal...
Poof!
With the birth of a large cloud of smoke, dozens of ninja corpses in white coats and Sand ninja forehead protectors appeared on the high platform.
These people were all Sand ninja medical personnel.
It had to be said that because of Tsunade's existence, Konoha's medical ninja technology and personnel were several levels ahead of the other ninja villages.
But even so, the total number of medical ninja on the southwestern front was just over a hundred.
This showed what the dozens of Sand ninja medical personnel corpses on the high platform meant.
The huge camp was now so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
After a long while, a long-suppressed cry suddenly sounded from somewhere.
"We... we can really win. We can win," a ninja with a broken leg cried, his words intermittent.
"That's right... we can win," many people couldn't help but mutter to themselves.
Perhaps because today's battle had been too tragic, the confidence they had before was long gone.
When they faced the enemy, whose numbers were far greater than their own, a question couldn't help but arise in their hearts.
"Can we really win?"
But this question suddenly vanished when they saw the scene before them.
The clamor continued for a while, and then more and more cheers sounded from different places, and finally, it completely resounded throughout the camp.
❃❃❃
⤑ Show your support with Power Stones!
⤑ Unlock a Bonus Chapter every time we hit 100 Power Stones!
❃❃❃
♕ Get early access to 30+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
🔗 https://www.pat-reon.co-m/c/Hollowborn
(Just remove the hyphen (-) to open the link!)
💬 Enjoying the story? Drop a review!
Your support really helps the series grow—thank you!