"Military secrets, military secrets. You'll find out later!"
Looking at Taiki and Ian, Komura gave a vague laugh.
Seeing this, the two found it inconvenient to press further, knowing such secret can't be explained casually.
But they had one more question: "If Konoha's main force really comes through here, how should we respond?"
Komura was very confident about this question: "Just protect yourselves!"
"Oh?" Hearing Komura's reply, Ian and Taiki exchanged a glance, 'It seems Kirigakure had other preparations.'
'This defensive battle didn't actually require us.'
After hearing this answer, both Taiki and Ian were very happy.
After all, they weren't here to be cannon fodder. If this didn't make them happy, what would?
"Hahaha!" After getting confirmation, the atmosphere among the three eased.
"Let's wait, let's wait for Konoha's arrival!" Ian walked towards the defensive line: "To be honest, I'm really curious about Konoha's army of the undead!"
"I would really like to see it!" Ian exclaimed.
However, Ian, who said this, didn't know that the more he wanted to see it now, the less he would want to see it later.
Because he thought that hearing Kirigakure's 'protect yourselves' statement meant he wouldn't have to give too much today.
But how could he know that 'protect yourselves' could also be interpreted as 'every man for himself'?
Kirigakure had changed now, and they valued human life. But for Kirigakure, who originally didn't even value their own people's lives, now valuing their own people's lives didn't mean they still valued other people's lives!
What Mei meant earlier by saying she was responsible for Kirigakure was precisely this.
Only Konoha had the leisure to care about other villages.
As for Kirigakure?
Kumogakure and Sunagakure were originally meant to be used as cannon fodder!
In that case, why would they tell the cannon fodder that they are cannon fodder?
…
Time passed in waiting.
Just as the defenders of Nameless Peak thought themselves lucky today, believing Konoha's main force wasn't attacking their direction, the Konoha's forces arrived!
They were a group of Ninjas with normal skin tones, but their eyes were completely pure black!
Seeing this, Taiki's eyes narrowed sharply: "Konoha's army of undead! All of them!!!"
"Gods, why isn't there a single normal person?"
"Where are their normal commanders?" Taiki was terrified: "Quick, find them! Look!"
They needed to find Konoha's commander because not everyone could handle the Edo Tensei.
For those who couldn't, their reason had to be erased.
Simultaneously, to make these reason-erased Ninjas move and attack according to commands, Orochimaru had developed a technique that granted secondary authority over the Edo Tensei.
This was why Taiki believed they could find the commander.
But he was terribly, terribly wrong!
At the front of the Konoha's formation, hearing Taiki's words, a Konoha's Ninja let out a sinister laugh: "Hahahaha, Sunagakure trash, you think we're like those weaklings?"
"Talking about the cycle of life and death, disregarding Yin and Yang... it's just fear of something going wrong with themselves!"
"But they're afraid, we are not! Everyone here volunteered to fight for the village even after death!"
"Hahahaha, such sentiment is something you Sunagakure scum definitely wouldn't understand, right?"
"After all, given Sunagakure's fickleness and constant backstabbing, it's clear you're all a bunch of treacherous, faithless people!"
The Konoha's Ninja mocked.
"Bastard!" Hearing the Konoha's Ninja's words, Taiki's face turned dark.
Taiki stepped forward: "Konoha dogs, don't think only you can sacrifice for your village!"
"Spouting such arrogant nonsense, it seems you have no fear of death!"
"Fine! You people can't die anyway. In that case, let me seal you away and let you experience an eternally pitch-black world!"
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter!"
Fierce winds blew as a large amount of Chakra surged out and condensed on his hand. Taiki used the signature technique of a Sunagakure's Jonin.
Then, holding the Wind Cutter, Taiki charged at that Konoha's Ninja.
He intended to injure him first, then seal him.
However, what Taiki didn't anticipate was that despite the earlier taunts, that Konoha's Ninja completely ignored him!
Instead, another Konoha's Ninja charged forward and blocked Taiki.
Seeing this, Taiki frowned: "You're not the one I'm looking for. Move aside!"
"Hmph!" Hearing this, the Konoha's Ninja smiled slightly: "But you are the one I'm looking for!"
Hearing the Konoha's Ninja's words, Taiki's face turned black with anger: "Nonsense!"
Taiki, holding the Wind Cutter, prepared to finish off the person in front of him.
But then, something unexpected happened.
The Konoha's Ninja simply waited for Taiki to approach with a mocking smile, not moving an inch from start to finish!
The next second.
Boom!