Chapter 46 The war begins

"Lord Huangtu, this is a summary of this week's losses."

An intelligence ninja from the Iwagakure Village handed the scroll in his hand to Huangtu with a bitter face. Huangtu opened the scroll and took a look at it. He felt his blood pressure rise and the hand holding the scroll made a creaking sound.

"Take a look, Senior!"

He gritted his teeth and threw the scroll in his hand to Lao Zi. Although he called him senior, there was no respect in Huang Tu's tone.

"One week! It's only been one week! We have already lost more than 300 ninjas!! This already accounts for one fifth of the total strength of this front!"

"In other words, if we fight for another month, I'm afraid our entire Rock Ninja camp will be wiped out!"

Facing Huang Tu's angry roar, Lao Zi lowered his head and couldn't say a word.

The hunt for Uchiha Hiwa was personally initiated by Lao Zi, and it was also because of him that Uchiha Hiwa exposed his identity as the Jinchuriki. In the end, he failed to capture Uchiha Hiwa and instead lost a large number of elite troops.

Nowadays, it can be said that this Four-Tails Jinchuriki bears more than half of the blame for the Iwagakure's difficulties on the battlefield.

"We can't go on like this. Let's prepare for the decisive battle! And after the decisive battle, we will withdraw from the Kingdom of Rivers!"

Huangtu was decisive and made a decision quickly. At present, the Rock Ninja of River Country was much weaker than both Konoha and Sand Ninja in terms of conventional strength. They would definitely not win if they started a war, but starting a war early would allow more Rock Ninja to retreat.

Originally, this was just an auxiliary battlefield, and we didn't expect to win. It would be the best if we could consume some of the power of the other two ninja villages.

As for running away without fighting, it would make it easier for them to be hunted down by the two ninja villages, resulting in greater losses.

At this time, the other ninjas in the camp looked at each other and asked:
"Then which side are we going to start the decisive battle against?"

The Rock Ninjas were not strong enough, so they could only pick one ninja village to fight. As soon as the high-ranking official asked the question, Huang Tu gave the answer without hesitation:

"That must be Konoha! After all, that is our real enemy. In order to reduce the pressure on the main battlefield, Konoha has always been our main target!"

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"Those rats in the Iwagakure are getting anxious!"

Looking at the information scroll handed over, Orochimaru sneered and said in a contemptuous tone.

As he spoke, Orochimaru handed the scroll in his hand to the other ninjas in the camp for them to look at. It was a declaration of war issued by the Iwagakure Village, which meant that everyone would have a group fight at a certain place on a certain day of a certain year.

"I thought these guys would attack our camp without declaring war!"

Uchiha Feiyu, who was also sitting in the command camp, said with a smile, while Qiu Daoqufeng, who was eating next to him, snorted coldly:
"Do you think those stone-headed guys don't want to raid our base? They just can't find the opportunity!"

The ninja camp is not a so-called military camp. Its defense level is almost as good as those ancient castles. You should know that the ninja's ninjutsu is not only used to kill people, but also for construction.

The city walls that were raised by the earth escape, the seals buried in the secret corners, the barrier that monitored the entire camp, the crossbow launchers loaded with a large number of explosive kunai, and the chain of explosive talisman traps set up nearby underground...

To attack such a camp head-on, at least twice the strength is needed. If it were the Iwagakure, they probably wouldn't even be able to break through the wall, and all the ordinary ninjas would be killed. After the last Iwagakure raid, Mu Yan had already increased his vigilance around him, so even if the Iwagakure wanted to launch a surprise attack, he would have no chance.

"So what should we do? Agree or refuse?"

Uchiha Feiyu looked around at the jonin and asked. Orochimaru put away the information scroll that had been passed around and said coldly:
"Since these rats want to die, we will certainly help them!"

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"A large-scale battle... It looks like I can collect a lot of souls this time. Unfortunately, the sacrifices on the altar must be intelligent creatures killed by me personally. Otherwise, I estimate that I can collect hundreds of black energy in this large-scale battle."

Uchiha Feiyu stood on the hillside, looking at the small group of Iwagakure ninjas dispersing on the opposite side, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"What's wrong, Feiyu-kun? It's your first time experiencing such a big battle, are you a little nervous?"

Orochimaru's voice sounded in his ears, and Uchiha Feiyu replied without turning his head:

"There's nothing to be nervous about, but this kind of battle is not what I expected. I thought everyone would gather together and fight!"

"How is that possible? Not to mention the Kage-level ninjas, even any random Jonin has a large-scale lethal ninjutsu. If low-level ninjas gather together, won't they be targets for those powerful ninjas?"

Orochimaru said with a smile and shook his head:

"Even in so-called large-scale battles, it was a battle between soldiers and generals, fought in small teams. Of course, because there were too many ninjas, even if the battle site was expanded intentionally, this kind of battlefield would still be the most chaotic. Even a so-called jonin would likely be killed by a kunai that flew out of nowhere."

Uchiha Feiyu nodded. This was similar to what the veterans on the battlefield feared most: stray bullets. It was easy to avoid the bright line of fire, but no one could avoid the stray bullets that came from nowhere.

"So Feiyu-kun, even if you are powerful, you still have to be careful. Especially at your current age, you will definitely be the main target of the Rock Ninja!"

After hearing this, Uchiha Feiyu chuckled and said lightly:
"Then I'm really looking forward to it!"

Now, nearly a month has passed since the last mission to explore the Rock Ninja Camp. Having absorbed a large amount of experience from the Rock Ninja souls, Uchiha Feiyu has now undergone a complete transformation compared to what he was a month ago.

If the Iwa Ninja still looks at him with the same eyes as he did a month ago, he will definitely suffer a great loss.

Just as Orochimaru and Uchiha Toba were chatting, a terrifying chakra aura rose behind the Iwagakure, and a terrifying ape monster appeared on the outskirts of the battlefield.

For this decisive battle, the Iwagakure naturally pulled his own Jinchuriki over as well. He had already been exposed anyway, so there was no need to consider any balance issues.

After the huge Jinchūriki appeared, he began to condense chakra, slowly forming a huge black ball, which directly bombarded the hillside.

Facing the terrifying Tailed Beast Ball that was blasting towards him, Orochimaru looked grim. He quickly formed seals with both hands and slapped the ground:
"Spiritual summoning—Triple Rashomon!"

Three huge Rashomons rose from the ground. With a loud rumbling sound, the trajectory of the Tailed Beast Ball energy bomb was changed by the Rashomons and it flew into the sky, brushing the hillside.

(End of this chapter)