Chapter 135: Chidori Tearing Through the Night
"What's going on? Is the enemy attacking?"
"Get up! Everyone get up!"
"Damn it, are the guards all dead? How did the enemy get so close without us noticing?"
In an instant, the Sand ninja unit was thrown into chaos.
"Don't panic! Stay calm!" Pakura roared, trying to quell the spreading panic. She then ordered her subordinates to go and investigate.
Just as the Sand ninja unit was unwilling to advance in the dark, she didn't believe the enemy would attack at a time like this. And without even lighting a torch for illumination? Did they all have night vision?
Of course, Pakura didn't dare to order her men to light up the camp. If the enemy really was attacking, wouldn't that just make them living targets? So, she could only wait for a definitive report from her subordinates before making any further plans.
Unfortunately, the approaching, piercing cry completely disrupted Pakura's plan.
At this time, she could clearly see clusters of lightning gathering and rushing toward them, and at an incredible speed.
This time, there was no more room for wishful thinking in her heart.
"Prepare to engage!!!" Pakura's roar, amplified by her chakra, successfully drowned out the clamor of the crowd.
However, although the Sand ninja seemed to have calmed down, it would still take some time for such a large unit to quickly organize a defensive formation.
But the approaching flashes of lightning did not give them that time.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
A series of powerful electrical currents instantly slammed into the Sand ninja's camp. But everyone, including Pakura, could only do their best to dodge and did not dare to retaliate easily.
In such a crowded situation, if they were to use ninjutsu to counterattack the enemy, not to mention whether they could inflict any effective kills, it was certain that friendly fire would occur.
So, the Sand ninja unit, holding back their anger, could only disperse as much as possible, preparing to flank the enemy in groups.
However, this action played right into the enemy's hands.
Splurt. Kyosuke used the Chidori in his hand to pierce a Sand ninja's body. Then, under the cover of the night, he directly activated his cursed seal.
With a surge of chakra, Kyosuke formed another hand seal and charged at an enemy with his back to him.
In just a few short minutes, the number of enemies who had died at Kyosuke's hands had reached five. Then, feeling the pain in his body, he waved his hand and released two Fire Release ninjutsu, once again engulfing a few Sand ninja, and then quickly withdrew from the battlefield.
At this time, after several quick charges, most of the Uchiha clansmen were exhausted, so they all chose to do the same as Kyosuke.
In an instant, the Sand ninja unit, which had just barely survived the Chidori attack, was once again engulfed in a sea of fire.
By the time they used the light to prepare a counterattack, they found that the enemy had long since disappeared. For this, countless people cursed the treachery of the Konoha ninja in their hearts.
Unfortunately, curses were curses. They still had to clean up the mess themselves.
At this time, the interception squad had returned to the hidden valley.
After a simple tally, they found that the number of Sand ninja deaths tonight alone had reached about 200, not to mention the loss of supplies and the wounded.
In an instant, the Uchiha clansmen who heard this news couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Haha, that was satisfying," Uchiha Ukyo, the captain, said, also among the laughing crowd.
After a moment of unrestrained laughter, the crowd gradually quieted down.
"The ambush was much smoother than I expected," Kyosuke thought to himself, glancing at his experience points, which had already reached 1,200. He instantly felt even happier.
Uchiha Ukyo looked at the clansmen, who had now calmed down, and said in a commanding tone, "Since this method works, then we'll continue to do so."
"During the day, we'll use ninjutsu and traps to slow down the Sand ninja's advance. At night, we'll use the same method to launch surprise attacks."
"I want this thousand-man unit of Sand ninja to be left in this canyon forever."
"Yes, sir!!!" the crowd roared in response.
The next morning, the furious Sand ninja began a rapid march.
Unfortunately, the Uchiha's excellent trap-setting skills made them suffer greatly. For this, the Sand ninja's marching speed was once again greatly reduced.
Just as Pakura was preparing to send men to clear the traps, the Uchiha clansmen who appeared in the distance seemed to be telling her, "We'll kill as many as you send."
Helpless, Pakura could only lead a team herself, preparing to break the traps while killing as many enemies as possible.
But unfortunately, the combined attack of Uchiha Ukyo and Hyuga Saori was telling her that this was just a foolish dream.
If it weren't for the desperate cover of her other subordinates, Pakura probably wouldn't have been able to return to her camp that day.
Pakura, having been taught a lesson, could only look at the shameless enemy opposite her and sigh silently in her heart.
The single-soldier突击戰術 was ineffective, and the means of clearing the traps were too slow. In the end, it seemed that the only choice left for her was to throw men at the problem, regardless of the consequences.
But making such a decision required great courage. Not to mention, even if she gave the order, whether her subordinates would carry it out was another question.
If it were Chiyo or the Kazekage in her position, they might be able to drive the crowd to their deaths to scout the way.
But Pakura, whose strength had just reached the threshold of an elite jounin and who had not yet established any merit, her prestige was somewhat lacking.
So, after much thought, she could only choose to advance slowly.
Fortunately, no matter how slow their advance, in no more than two days, they could cross this cliff and reach the border of the Land of Fire.
At that time, the ones with the headache would likely be those damn Konoha ninja.
Pakura had even made up her mind that once they broke through this cliff, she would use her numerical advantage to hunt down and kill those enemies, and she was willing to pay any price.
It could only be said that her idea was good, but whether the Sand ninja unit could safely pass through the Uchiha's blockade was not up to her.
The next night, the familiar cry came again.
However, this time, Pakura had ordered her men to light bonfires within a two-kilometer radius of the camp, and then, with a dispersed formation, they calmly awaited the enemy's arrival.
The Uchiha, seeing that they could not launch another sneak attack, simply used the acceleration of the Chidori and charged straight at them.
Just as Pakura was sneering and preparing to order her men to attack, a vast sea of flames suddenly appeared in the darkness behind them.
Countless Fire Release ninjutsu slammed directly into the Sand ninja's camp, completely disrupting their formation.
Then, the Sand ninja discovered that not only in front and behind, but also on the left and right, the same deadly sound of electricity was coming.
Countless flashes of lightning, as if they could tear the entire night sky apart, thus plunged into the Sand ninja's camp.
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