Chapter 62 The Situation of the Vanguard Sand Village
Besides Sasori and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Rōshi, there are other unexpected people rushing to the battlefield.
That was Akatsuki's trio.
Upon receiving the message that all parties had mobilized, the trio immediately set off, rushing towards the battlefield.
Because the trip could be very dangerous, they did not bring any other members of the Akatsuki.
"Nagato, are you sure you really want to do this?" Konan asked.
"That's right… Jiraiya-sensei has been kind to us, and Mochizuki-sensei is also a rare person who understands our ideals and strongly supports us.
I want to repay them."
Nagato said with a firm look in his eyes:
"If they encounter a crisis, I will use the power of these Rinnegan eyes..."
After his last meeting with Souji, Nagato's mindset has changed slightly.
Although the time was short, he has not yet tried to actually train to use the Rinnegan.
However, upon hearing the news of the outbreak of the great war, Nagato is determined to try to use the power of the Rinnegan to help his two benefactors, Jiraiya and Souji, if any unforeseen circumstances arise.
Seeing that Nagato had come to his senses, Yahiko didn't try to dissuade him and nodded, saying:
"Since you've made your decision, let's do it this way.
But this is a last resort, and we'll only do it when there's absolutely no other way.
Until then, we'll just try to rescue some wounded Konoha ninjas on the outskirts of the battlefield."
"Nagato...please don't push yourself..."
Konan still looked worried.
Although she also wanted to help her two benefactors, she was torn because if Nagato couldn't control the power of the Rinnegan, the consequences could be disastrous.
Nagato himself was also uneasy, but he still said in a deep voice:
"I understand, Konan… but Mr. Mochizuki is right.
I still need to try to control the power of the Rinnegan, at least to barely control it, instead of completely losing control every time an accident happens…"
"If I can do that, then I will have the power to protect you!"
"Nagato..."
As Nagato spoke, his gaze deepened.
Yahiko glanced at him, then formed the hand seals for the Earthly Branches Dragon -Ox - Hare.
"Water Release: Water Chaos Waves!"
"Wow!"
Yahiko used Water Rage Wave, spraying a jet of water from his mouth onto Nagato's face.
"Yahiko, what are you doing!" Nagato exclaimed in surprise.
"Just to wake you up!"
Yahiko stood in front of Nagato with his hands on his hips, staring directly into Nagato's eyes.
"We are comrades! Comrades protect each other, it's not just you protecting us!"
"You don't need to have this idea of carrying everything on your own shoulders!"
"Yahiko..."
Nagato and Konan both looked surprised. After a while, Nagato's expression softened.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Yahiko. You're right.
I was overthinking it... I'll do my best and won't force myself."
Looking at the two of them, Konan's unease subsided considerably, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
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Snake -Boar -Dog
Earth Release: Ten Thousand Mile Earth Flow Wall!
Kitsuchi led three hundred elite Earth Release ninjas and shouted loudly, while simultaneously using the Earth Flow Wall technique.
Immediately, tall and thick earthen walls rose up from the ground with a rumbling sound.
These Earth Release ninja units are all elites with exceptional individual strength.
They have undergone long-term training and can cooperate with each other.
Their Earth Release walls can be tightly connected and combined into a vast Earth Release wall.
This is Iwagakure's top-tier large-scale ninjutsu, with extremely strong defensive capabilities.
In addition, the rain from the Land of Rain causes the soil to absorb moisture, making it even more difficult to break through than simply dry, hard soil.
The Third Raikage, resurrected from the Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War, could easily destroy this earth-flow wall by himself, but it was obviously impossible for ordinary Sunagakure.
They could only expend physical strength and time to climb it, while constantly enduring attacks from Iwagakure on the other side using earth-style ninjutsu such as the Rock Thief Stick and the Rock Pillar Spear.
Although these ninjutsu are not high-level, battles in the ninja world are always overflowing with damage, and ordinary Sand Village people would either die or be crippled if they were hit.
Seeing that the Sand Village's attack was not going well, Acting Kazekage Rasa formed hand seals and shouted in a low voice:
"Magnetic Escape·Private Gold!"
A large amount of gold dust floated up under Rasa's control, coalesced into a cube in the air, and then crashed down onto the earthen wall with a bang, creating a gap in Iwagakure's defenses.
"Attack! Don't let Iwagakure escape!"
"yes!"
Rasa manipulated the sand cube to smash through the earth flow wall, creating an obstacle for the Sand Village ninja, and the Sand Village army then launched an offensive.
However, just as Sunagakure broke through behind the Earth Flow Wall, they were immediately met with another wave of attacks from Iwagakure.
"Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear!"
Several Iwagakure Jonin shouted, and immediately a large number of sharp rocks burst out from the ground, injuring countless Sunagakure ninja!
Earth Spear is a higher-level ninjutsu than Rock Pillar Spear.
Both techniques generate sharp stones from the ground to attack enemies, but Earth Spear generates more stones at once, making it more effective against large numbers of enemies.
At the same time, a large number of rocks with explosive tags attached fell from the sky.
Boom boom boom!
The explosive tags detonated one after another, causing numerous casualties in Sunagakure once again.
The Sand Village, skilled in Wind Release, could have easily dealt with this explosive tag attack, but because they were focused on dealing with the Earth Release attacks such as the Earth Spear, they neglected the threat from the sky.
"Damn it! The air force!"
Rasaa's eyes were filled with resentment, and he immediately wanted to use the gold dust to retaliate, but the flying unit had already flown away after throwing the detonating tags, and he was helpless.
The rocks on the ground attracted their attention, and the long-term dark and rainy environment of the Rain Country was also conducive to the operation of the air force, making it very difficult to detect their movements.
"The losses of those who were at the forefront were too great, damn it!"
"That's about enough, Rasa.
We've done enough for Konoha.
Slow down the offensive and focus on destroying Iwagakure's obstacles.
Don't force a breakthrough."
"We have exhausted Iwagakure's initial counterattack force; now it's Konoha's turn to make a move."
"Um..."
Rasa glared at Ebizo with a very dissatisfied look.
He wasn't quite sure what the secret was that Mochizuki Souji of Konoha had used to threaten them, but at least he could tell that it was definitely closely related to Advisor Chiyo.
The two old men refused to explain things clearly and insisted on agreeing to let Sunagakure serve as the vanguard in this battle, resulting in huge casualties, which naturally made him extremely dissatisfied.
Meanwhile, Rasa's vengeful advisor, Chiyo, is manipulating five puppets to slaughter Iwagakure.
These five were not members of the Chikamatsu Ten, but rather ordinary puppets.
However, under Chiyo's control, they could easily kill ordinary Iwagakure members.
Chiyo glanced at the distant Tsuchikage Onoki, her gaze darkening slightly.
Onoki was flying very high at this time, and even if he risked sneaking over, it would be difficult to attack him.
Her puppets could fly, but they could not fly that high.
"Although this old guy has used his fair share of despicable tactics, he doesn't really like the approach of attacking the enemy from a distance."
The fact that he's doing this now means he's putting his own emotions aside to ensure Iwagakure's safe retreat...
Flying at that altitude, there's nothing I can do..."
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