The continuous killing of enemies had already made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel a little exhausted, and even felt like he was mentally drowsy.
But there are too many enemies, and we can’t kill them all no matter how hard we kill them.
He kept waving the wishful stick in his hand and performing ninjutsu, but there were still endless rock ninjas rushing toward him.
He once again beat the Iwa Ninja to death in front of him, and couldn't help but turn around and look back. He saw only enemies, not a single Konoha ninja.
Konoha's green combat uniform can only be seen on corpses on the ground.
Are they all dead? Are they all dead?
Sarutobi's originally cold and numb heart couldn't help but tremble.
He waved the stick in his hand like crazy, trying to kill all the enemies around him, but this unorganized attack was full of flaws, and his desire to die attracted more Iwa ninjas to come forward.
At this critical moment, several black shadows flew out of nowhere and pounced on these rock ninjas.
Sarutobi caught a glimpse of pythons.
"Already want to die, Sarutobi-sensei?"
A familiar figure suddenly sounded behind him, causing Sarutobi's body to freeze upon hearing it.
He turned around and looked, and saw an extremely familiar figure standing not far away, with a faint smile on his face, looking at him like this.
The overwhelming Sand Ninja poured into the battlefield, and the Iwa Ninja who were exhausted from the long battle were instantly dispersed from their formation.
The ground under your feet turned into sand for no reason, making people sink into the mud when they stepped on it. Countless snakes crawled out from all over the forest, waiting for opportunities to bite the enemies around them.
"Where did the Sand Ninja come from?! Where did the Sand Ninja come from?!"
Ohnoki became furious and became a little crazy. He waved his hands, and countless rocks rushed towards all the enemies around him under his control.
But these giant rocks flying in the air shattered into fine sand for no reason, and were pulled together by a magical force.
A young man appeared in front of Onomu. The sand was floating beside him. He folded his arms on his chest and looked at him calmly.
"That's it, Tsuchikage."
The arrival of the reinforcements boosted the spirits of the Konoha ninjas. Every one of them saw hope in this desperate situation. Together with the Suna ninja, they fought desperately to fight back. The Iwa ninjas were unable to resist for a while and were retreating steadily.
"Father!" Huang Tu flew to Ohnoki's side at this time.
"The sand ninja are coming with ferocity, let's retreat first!"
Ohnoki's eyes were full of annoyance and unwillingness, just a little bit close! Just a little bit close! He was obviously going to succeed soon! He would soon destroy Konoha and achieve the great cause of Iwagakure Village!
"Father!" Huang Tu's voice was extremely urgent.
"Father, look at the compatriots around you!"
Ohnoki's heart trembled when he heard these words. He gritted his teeth and suddenly formed seals with his hands, chakra penetrated the yellow sand and poured into the deeper layers of the ground.
"Earth Release: Gangli Style Technique!"
With his roar, the earth and yellow sand trembled, and one after another rock giants stood up from under the sand.
"Retreat! Get out of the forest!"
"Retreat! Retreat!"
The Iwa ninjas instantly dispersed when they heard the voice of their Tsuchikage, and they all turned around and retreated in the direction they came from.
The Sand Ninja and Konoha Ninja wanted to pursue, but were blocked by these rock giants. This giant was invulnerable and could not be destroyed for a while.
Fortunately, the number of giants was not large, and more Sand Ninja and Konoha Ninja took advantage of their panic to flee and chased and killed the enemy. The attack and defense changed shape, and the army was defeated like a mountain.
This forest is so big that the rock ninjas didn't feel it when they first entered it. Now they want to escape from here, but they feel that the road ahead is so long.
"Don't chase too hard! Don't chase too hard!" Shikaku shouted from behind. Every life in Konoha is precious now and cannot be lost easily.
About half an hour later, all the Iwa ninjas had broken up and fled the place.
The newly appointed Fourth Kazekage Rasa looked at the remaining Konoha army in front of him and couldn't help but move his eyes slightly.
Countless corpses piled up on the ground, without even a place to stand, all highlighted how brutal the previous battle was.
Everyone cheered for this rare victory, some Konoha ninjas danced, and some picked up the body on the ground and cried and laughed.
The breeze blew into the forest and ruffled everyone's clothes.
Minato finally couldn't help but found a place and sat down against a tree trunk to rest.
Kakashi came out of nowhere and sat next to him.
"Kakashi, you are still alive." Minato said slowly.
During the previous battle, he had no time to take care of his student.
"Many people are still alive." Kakashi said.
Minato raised his head and looked at the light shining through the dense leaves.
The branches and leaves were whirling, the shadows of the trees were slanting, and more people died, but fortunately, many people were still alive.
After the war, Suna Ninja kindly helped Konoha clean up the battlefield.
Seeing the corpses of Konoha ninjas displayed in rows, there were more than two thousand, and Luo Sha couldn't help but feel shocked.
Sarutobi came over and spoke a lot to Rasa face to face, mainly thanking Suna Shinobi for coming to support this friendship. Konoha will always remember this kindness in his heart.
Rasa said that he was moved by Orochimaru's sincerity, and that Sunagakure and Konoha's interests should share weal and woe.
Sarutobi didn't say much polite words, he was really grateful from the bottom of his heart that Sunagakure could send troops at this time.
Rasa also said that continuing the war will only bring disaster to the ninja world. Everyone needs peace now, but Iwagakure Village still does such an unnatural thing, and everyone in the ninja world should jointly condemn it.
On the Iwa Ninja side, the Sand Ninjas did not pursue them too deeply. After they left the forest, there were no more pursuers.
Onoki gathered the remaining troops and found that his own side had also suffered heavy losses. Although he was extremely angry and sad in his heart, he also knew that he could no longer use troops against Konoha and needed to recuperate temporarily...
Just as Onoki was thinking about his next strategy, a ninja suddenly arrived with a message, claiming that the eastern border of Earth Country had been attacked by Kumogakure Village.
"What did you say?!" Huang Tu on the side looked shocked, grabbed the man's collar and asked.
Onoki's heart instantly sank to the bottom, but he became calmer and no longer as impulsive and irritable as he had been on the battlefield just now.
Looking at the thousands of troops beside him, of which there were nearly ten thousand Iwa ninja when they arrived, most of them were already destroyed, Ohnoki took a deep breath.
"Withdraw troops and go home."
The morale of the Iwa ninjas was low. When they came, they thought they could easily defeat Konoha, but they did not expect to encounter desperate resistance from the enemy, causing them heavy casualties and losing the battle.
Ohnoki looked back at the forest for the last time, he would never forget this place in his life.
But after this battle, how long will it take for Iwagakure to recover, and will he still have the chance to set foot on this land?
Putting away these thoughts, Onoki began to think about the way out after returning to the village.
At this time, the more military deterrence is needed, a new mercenary organization in the Kingdom of Rain can be hired to help them expand their armaments.
What Ohnoki didn't expect was that on their way back to the country, when they passed through the Country of Grass and wanted to take a rest, they were driven away by the Kusakure Village.
This made Ohnoki furious again. The ants that he could easily crush to death now wanted to bully them, but now he could only swallow this anger and continue to lead the Iwa Ninjas back to the Land of Earth overnight.
In fact, even though Kusagakure Village openly agreed to Orochimaru, it still didn't dare to take action against the Iwa Ninjas. The skinny camels were bigger than horses, and the Iwa Ninja's camel was not dead yet.
After the battle, Konoha immediately sent the news back to the village and Daming Mansion.
Soon, a lot of supplies were shipped from nearby towns, allowing the Konoha ninjas to rest temporarily.
The Sand Ninjas also knew the rules very well and did not do anything to make people suspicious. After helping Konoha clean up the battlefield, they retreated without even taking away a kunai.
Sarutobi was originally afraid that the Iwa ninja would counterattack, but after Rasa told him about Kumogakure, Kusagakure and Amegakure Village, the Hokage felt at ease.
Daming Mansion acted quickly, and a large team arrived that night, delivering vehicles, food, and many medical supplies.
In the early morning of the next day, the corpses of thousands of their companions were loaded onto the carriage, and the Konoha ninja returned home carrying this tragic victory.
Some people were wailing on the way, and some were lying beside the bodies of their companions as if they were lost.
Sarutobi and Minato both felt heavy, and even though they had won the battle, there was no trace of joy.
"Long live Lord Orochimaru!" Suddenly someone shouted, thinking that the reinforcements brought by Orochimaru saved them and the village.
Then some people followed suit and shouted "Long live Orochimaru-sama".
Orochimaru was sitting at the front of the convoy, listening to the roar of the mountains around him with a normal expression. There were countless corpses of his companions on the carriage behind him, but there was a hint of joy in his eyes.