They couldn't see clearly from a distance, and by the time they flew closer, it was already too late.
Poison Wind, huh?
Miki narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the familiar giant fan.
The Summer Red Soldier swarm, which was diving at high speed, paused.
"They're going to run," the Puppet Master holding a poison ball reminded.
"Let's begin, Senior," the Hime said, elegantly opening her giant fan.
The fan was fully open, dragging diagonally by her side.
Everyone retreated a step, standing behind the Hime to avoid being caught in the Ninjutsu.
The Puppet Master threw the poison ball high into the air. The ball shattered and volatilized, its color gradually fading.
At the same time, the Hime vigorously wielded her giant fan.
Ninjutsu: Sandstorm
Instantly, a strong wind rose from nowhere, and a giant vortex of air swept towards the sky.
Sand and stones were whipped up, flying chaotically in the wind.
The Summer Red Soldiers flying head-on crashed into the storm and were all blown backward.
In her perception, the Summer Red Soldiers' muscles were dissolving. This was the effect of that poison; its toxicity was extremely fierce, rapid, and fatal.
Miki detonated the Summer Red Soldiers. The blast of air collided with the storm, and the subsequent Summer Red Soldiers flew away in a scattered escape.
"Tch!" Seeing this, the Hime with the giant fan coldly shouted, "Muda!"
These flying insects simply couldn't break through her Wind Release defense, no matter how many there were.
She was naturally a counter to these flying insects.
Indeed.
Wind Release suppresses insects; Miki had known this for a long time.
Nothing else, their weight was too light.
This is a bit tricky…
If it's just the Summer Red Soldiers, well, their numbers aren't many anymore.
Miki looked at this group of Shinobi, twelve of them?
Let's first probe for enough information.
One Wind Release user, one poison user, what about the others?
"This level of Wind Release is still too naive," Miki chuckled.
In the sky, the Summer Red Soldiers circled and flew, then climbed higher, gathered together, and then dove straight down.
In the sky, a crimson swarm of insects, as thick as a bucket, struck down like lightning.
Single-file formation.
In nature, wild geese adopt this formation for migration.
The lead goose, flying at the very front, is the strongest. Facing strong winds, it creates a low-pressure zone behind it, allowing the subsequent geese to fly with ease.
Similarly, the Summer Red Soldiers at the front clustered together to resist the strong wind, and the Summer Red Soldiers closely following could utilize the low-pressure zone to reduce air resistance, allowing them to fly further.
This both increases their distance and breaks through the Wind Release.
"It's useless!!!"
Facing the diving Summer Red Soldiers, the Hime swung her giant fan.
A terrifying gale instantly swept upwards. Immediately, the Summer Red Soldiers at the very front crashed into the airflow, then, in the violent wind, they scattered and rolled away like a fountain.
Miki detonated these Summer Red Soldiers, further disrupting the airflow.
Hot air erupted.
Seeing this strange phenomenon, the Hime's beautiful brown eyes suddenly narrowed, and she blurted out, "Not good!"
There was no time to explain.
The airflow heated up, then expanded and rose, forming a vacuum zone in the air. Cold air rushed in and collided with it.
Which is to say, they were blocked.
But it didn't end simply there.
This guy is using the heat from the explosions to create a stable passage in the chaotic airflow!
This guy! Who in the world is he!?
Hearing the Hime's warning, the other Sand Hidden Ninja immediately became alert.
The Summer Red Soldiers at the very front were constantly being blown away by the storm, then exploding. The subsequent Summer Red Soldiers unhesitatingly pushed into the storm.
As the passage formed and established itself, the distance between the Summer Red Soldiers and the many Shinobi in mid-air was gradually closing.
"Damn it!!!" The Hime roared, once again waving her giant fan. A new storm formed and swept out.
"Should we use poison?" the Puppet Master asked, looking at the seemingly stalemated situation.
"No, Senior! The poison will be blocked by the airflow! It will stop in mid-air!"
The Hime said urgently.
"Hot air rises, condenses when it meets cold, and then it rains. The falling rainwater will pass through the poisonous gas zone, and the only ones in trouble will be us!"
Explosions continued in the sky, illuminated by fire, as if confirming the Hime's conclusion, and raindrops gradually fell.
The situation is even more unfavorable for me!
The rain curtain will weaken the wind force!
Especially now, with the wind blowing from bottom to top!
Damn it! Did he even calculate this step!?
Above, the Summer Red Soldiers continuously broke through the storm, advancing inch by inch, getting closer and closer.
"I lost! Seniors! Change places!" Considering the subsequent disadvantage, the Hime decisively gave up.
After one last swing, having done her best, she closed her giant fan and carried it on her back.
The leading Puppet Master looked at everyone and took out a scroll.
"I'll do it, Rei," a boy of about sixteen stepped forward and said gently.
He had spiky dark blue hair, styled into a mature, adult-like slicked-back look, revealing a youthful, smooth forehead without a headband.
As he spoke, he formed hand seals.
Around them, black Iron Sand rose from the ground and floated.
It rapidly surged, forming a giant cube that enveloped everyone, then began to spin at high speed along the ground.
Seeing this, Miki's pupils narrowed.
Was this guy actually the same age as her?
In that case, the Second Kazekage isn't dead yet?
During the First Shinobi World War, the Second Hokage and Second Raikage died at the hands of the Gold and Silver Brothers' unit.
The Second Mizukage and Second Tsuchikage perished together.
Indeed, there was no definitive information about the death of the Second Kazekage.
Then, the one before her is the strongest Third Kazekage in history?
"…"
Hitomi, danger!
This challenge is even more difficult to deal with than imagined.
In short, big trouble.
How to put it…
As expected of the Five Great Nations.
Miki took out her Den Den Mushi and dialed Hitomi.
"A troublesome Wind Release user, a poison user, an Iron Sand Magnet Release Shinobi, and a total of twelve Puppet Master. The actual number might triple or more during battle. Be careful, run if you can't win."
"That Magnet Release Shinobi, be careful not to let your sword touch him."
"Understood," Hitomi replied.
She then dialed Naori and said, "Naori, after you deal with the Iwagakure unit on your side, quickly go support Hitomi!"
"Understood," Naori replied in a deep voice.
At this moment, Miki looked at the Sand Hidden Puppet Master.
The wind had died down, and without the obstruction of rising air currents, the rain fell unimpeded.
Immediately after, the Summer Red Soldiers dove down and crashed.
Miki decided to test the strength of the Iron Sand.
The Summer Red Soldiers exploded, fire illuminated the area, and the sound of explosions continued.
The explosions continued for five minutes until the Summer Red Soldiers were all gone.
The high-speed spinning Iron Sand gradually stopped, revealing a tiny spherical Iron Sand floating around, constantly observing the situation.
The surface of the Iron Sand cube was glowing red, and as time passed, it gradually cooled and turned black.
The Iron Sand floated apart, revealing the Sand Hidden Ninja inside.
"Ah! I was suffocating!!!" Rei shouted loudly, then began to gasp for breath.
Inside the sealed Iron Sand, the air was not circulating, and the breathing of twelve people made it a bit tense.
The Iron Sand Boy smiled gently, "It's alright now."
He then looked at the sky.
A few scattered Summer Red Soldiers were flying.
These insects were monitoring them.
The boy waved his hand, and then the Iron Sand, like a rain curtain, shot rapidly towards the sky.
As it flew towards them, the Summer Red Soldiers skillfully flew far away to avoid it.
The flying Iron Sand rain instantly stopped in mid-air.
Then it flew back.
"Senior, can you shoot down those insects?"
The Sand Hidden Ninja looked up, and one of them said, "They're too high, out of range."
"Never mind them, let's go!" the squad leader said.
"Ha!" everyone responded in unison.
It's very clear by now.
Kishimoto plays solo, I play team.
Shinobi from the Great Nations are not grass that can be easily cut.
The so-called Shinobi World War.
Many depictions actually have minor issues, for example, Deidara's raid on the Land of Wind, so many Shinobi just stood by and watched.
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