Huangtu led a rock ninja force to bypass the frontal battlefield and march quickly through the forest.
There are three to four thousand Konoha ninjas gathered in this vast forest. This is Konoha's last resistance. As long as the enemies here are eliminated, Konoha will no longer be able to fight back.
But this time the battle was different from the past. The frontal attack made them encounter Konoha's most fierce and tenacious resistance. After losing thousands of comrades in the advance team, the Iwa ninja failed to take any advantage.
Huangtu's current task is to lead a thousand-man troop to attack Konoha's rear while his father is attacking from the front and Konoha is fully prepared to respond.
But this forest is really too big. It is the largest forest in the Land of Fire, and it happens to be blocking the advance route of the Iwa Ninja.
Konoha ninjas are very good at fighting in the forest, but their Iwa ninjas have been repeatedly restrained here.
When he reached a fork in the road, Huang Tu stopped temporarily, feeling lost in the dense forest. He asked the ninja who had scouted the route before.
"how much longer?"
"It's very fast. Just march forward at full speed and we'll be there in half an hour."
Huang Tu looked at the direction he pointed, where the trees were so deep that there was no end in sight.
"This tree is so tall!" A burst of exclamation suddenly sounded from beside me.
Several people gathered around a huge tree that was hundreds of meters high and marveled at it.
This is a towering tree that can only be seen in the Land of Fire. It is unknown how many years it has been growing.
But it will soon belong to them, the Iwa Ninja. As soon as Konoha is destroyed, their Earth Kingdom army can take advantage of the situation and invade the Fire Kingdom, and they will be overwhelmingly powerful by then.
"Keep moving forward." Huang Tu shouted, taking the lead and speeding towards a direction on the fork in the road.
The thousands of troops behind them also followed suit, and they seemed to be countless black shadows as they shuttled through the dense forest.
boom!
An unknown sound suddenly sounded, and the Iwa ninja who was passing by the giant tree realized that there was no towering tree beside him. It was clearly a hundred-meter-tall giant!
Holding a giant iron rod, he stood here overlooking them, like a demon!
"what?"
Before the Iwa Ninja below could react, the iron rod swept over with the force of a mountain!
Wherever it passed, it was destroyed! Countless trees were broken, and the rock ninja was instantly turned into flesh under the terrifying force when hit by the iron rod.
"ah!"
"monster!
Upon seeing this, Loess immediately shouted: "Organize a defense! It's a Konoha ninja! Organize a defense quickly!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly began to tremble, with a huge sound that even shook the trees nearby.
Huang Tu looked toward the place where the sound came from, and could only vaguely see a black shadow. Only when it crushed the trees blocking the road in front did he realize that the huge "wheel" was turning rapidly, carrying a powerful and powerful force.
The storm was rushing towards where they were.
The "wheel" rushed into the Iwa Ninja formation, crushing countless Iwa Ninjas to death. Some people tried to use ninjutsu to attack, but they couldn't stop it at all.
The iron rods swept across, the giant wheels rolled over, and screams suddenly broke out. The rock ninjas were in chaos under this sudden scene.
Huang Tu looked at this scene and his mind was a little confused.
More or less ambushing us...
He looked around.
"Don't panic! Fight back! Fight back quickly!"
"Kill them! Kill them quickly!"
…
Frontal battlefield.
After an attack, the Iwa ninja temporarily retreated. The surrounding forest was completely destroyed. There were charred broken trees everywhere, and many cracks appeared on the ground. What was even more shocking was the dead bodies everywhere, and blood flowing into them.
The stream beside it dyed the whole thing red.
Konoha's ninjas were cleaning the battlefield, recovering some usable ninja tools, and checking whether there were any living people among the corpses.
The corpses of his comrades were moved to the back, while those of the Iwa ninja were piled up and burned later.
At this moment, several senior officials of the Konoha army were gathering in an open space. There were not even tents set up here, and everyone was gathered together in the open air.
"How many casualties are there?" Sarutobi asked the person next to him.
"Still counting...it is estimated to be no less than 500."
Sarutobi nodded calmly. There was no anger or sadness on his face at this moment, as if nothing could touch him anymore.
"Those who have lost their combat effectiveness should be sent directly back to the village. Don't put any pressure on the medical staff here."
"Understood."
"The Iwa ninja may launch another attack soon." Sarutobi said again.
"Reorganize the team, sacrifice all your teammates, and add those who are left alone to join other teams."
He then looked at the blond young man on the side: "Minato, wait a moment and you lead a team to attack the enemy's troops from one side. It would be best if you can disrupt the enemy's formation."
Minato thought for a moment and then said: "There is no need to lead a team, I can do it myself."
Sarutobi was not demanding and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
"If it's a frontal battlefield, Fugaku and I will continue to lead."
"Shikaku, you are with Haiichi's perception team, and you will be notified and directed of battlefield trends at any time."
The senior officials are discussing how to conduct the next battle.
The ninjas of Konoha are also busy with their own things.
Not far from the Hokage, several people led by Yamanaka Haiichi sat together, each wearing a strange instrument on their head, which was also connected to a huge battery on the side.
This is Konoha's perception class, which monitors everything in the forest. Once an Iwa ninja steps in, he can immediately detect it.
After helping to move the body, Kakashi walked to a big tree to rest alone, took out dry food from his bag and ate it silently.
Lin also came over at this time, sat next to him, and took off her own water bottle and handed it to Kakashi.
"There are too many injured people, and we are overwhelmed." She sighed.
"There is no need to treat them now. It is better to conserve your strength for the coming battle." Kakashi said calmly.
Lin shook her head and said: "Some people are seriously injured, and if they are not treated, their lives will be in danger."
Kakashi looked at the busy people around him calmly: "They are all going to die anyway."
"Then they can't die because I don't save them."
"..."
Half of a leaf with burnt marks slowly fell from the tree, and Kakashi caught it in his hand.
Lin next to her also started eating, holding a rice ball in her hand, and humming a tune from time to time while resting.
Kakashi heard a burst of laughter, and two people walked side by side into the depths of the forest in the distance, laughing and noisy along the way.
Both of them are very strong and stand out in the crowd. They belong to the Akimichi family.
"What did they go to do?" Lin asked.
"...Let's ambush the enemy." Kakashi thought.
"Are you so happy to go for an ambush?" Lin laughed and said.
Kakashi also couldn't figure out what kind of joke those people told each other that made them so happy.
"Maybe it's because I can't come back."
"Oh." Lin nodded thoughtfully.
After the two finished eating the dry food, they continued to rest against the tree. Lin suddenly said that when he was at school, Kakashi always liked to leave the crowd and sit under the tree on the edge of the playground.
Kakashi said that all his classmates at that time were too naive, so he was too lazy to accompany them to play ninja games.
Lin said that everyone is not naive and is just doing what they like to do. She wants to invite Kakashi but is always rejected by Kakashi.
Kakashi said that at that time he only wanted to practice and did not want to do anything else.
After he finished speaking, there was no response from Lin. He turned his head to look, only to find Lin sitting there and falling asleep tiredly.
He hesitated and whispered: "Lin."
"Um……"
"..."
Kakashi said nothing, and Lin, who had her eyes closed, suddenly let out a chuckle: "Why don't you talk anymore?"
"It's nothing... follow me when we fight later."
"I don't want to hold you back. What if I get you killed?"
Kakashi was silent for a while and said it didn't matter, he was going to die anyway.
Lin said that she didn't want to see Kakashi die, and it would be better for the two of them to separate later.