There was a lot of noise in the city, but it was much quieter outside the city. More than a hundred Konoha ninjas who had just arrived near the capital jumped off the scrapped train and observed the surrounding environment in a daze.
Trees tilted and collapsed, the hard rock walls cracked, and countless cracks appeared on the surface. A large mountain not far away rolled down countless gravel and blasted out waves of dust like waves.
"The rails and trains can't be used. We may have to walk over them next."
Jiraiya half-crouched on the ground, staring intently at the steel track that was split in two. After a long time, he stood up, turned around, and said to the three Kakashi who were looking around.
"The capital is not far from here. You should be able to get there in a few minutes."
Kakashi stood on the top of a semi-leaning tree, put his hand on his forehead, observed the scene of the capital in the distance, and responded without looking back.
"What on earth is going on? In my impression..."
Obito poked his head around, looking curiously at the forest scene after the earthquake. He noticed that not far away, many companions gathered in twos and threes to discuss, and he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Lin.
"It seems like there has never been such a strong earthquake in our country of fire, right?"
The Fire Nation has always been prosperous, with few natural and man-made disasters.
Although this country has a vast territory, with its eastern border reaching directly to the ocean, the capital, Konoha, including many large towns, is located inland. Obito has lived in Konoha Village since he was a child, so he has never seen any major natural disasters.
Lin shook her head, indicating that she didn't know the cause of the earthquake.
"Could it be a battle between ninjas that caused this earthquake?"
Obito rolled his eyes and subconsciously looked at Jiraiya, but before the latter could answer, Kakashi jumped down from the treetop and gave Obito an annoyed look.
"I've looked around, and apart from the noise caused by the earthquake, there are no signs of fighting."
"Besides, how can any ninja battle create such a big momentum?"
"Do you think this is a fairy tale?"
Sensing the faint contempt in Kakashi's eyes, Obito also felt that this time he was a bit whimsical and his guess was too outrageous. He simply scratched his head in embarrassment and surprisingly did not refute.
Looking away from Obito and the others, Jiraiya looked at the forest after the earthquake. A trace of undetectable worry flashed in his eyes. No ninja can make such a big splash? This is not necessarily the case.
Click.
Just at this moment, the sound of feet stepping on branches was heard, and several figures appeared in the forest, slowly walking towards where Jiraiya and others were.
And the direction they are heading towards is exactly where the capital of the country is.
"You are……"
Seeing the leader's figure and face clearly, Jiraiya's pupils shrank, and he immediately assumed a fighting posture, protecting Obito and the other three behind him, and watching the people coming towards him with vigilance.
"The Third Raikage, why do you appear here?"
"Why can't I show up here?"
The iron tower-like body squeezed out of the forest and came to a stop in the open space. Yeyue Ai looked at Jiraiya who was blocking the road in front of him expressionlessly, and raised his arms as thick as an adult's thigh.
The palm of his hand made a sword stance, and wisps of black electricity emerged.
All over his body, he released a bone-chilling killing intent.
"I remember, your name is Jiraiya, right?"
…
Lei Luo controlled the iron sand car to fly at high speed in the air, with the howling wind blowing past his ears, and his broken hair dancing wildly in the wind. In ten minutes, he rushed from the battlefield area to the sky above the capital.
Looking down, he found that the capital had not yet been attacked by Kumo ninja. Although a large number of buildings collapsed and people were in chaos, these were basically affected by the earthquake and no fighting took place.
After breathing a little sigh of relief, Lei Luo regained his composure and began to observe the situation in the city. His eyes swept over the collapsed buildings, houses turned into ruins, and widely cracked streets.
And, like headless flies, the crowds of people gathered everywhere in the city.
'The damage on the battlefield was so severe that the aftermath spread to the capital.'
'The battle with ice has done too much damage to the geology.'
'If there is a next time, at least we can't choose the battlefield within the Kingdom of Fire.'
The thought crossed his mind. Lei Luo didn't see the enemy, so he was about to land and organize people to evacuate. Unexpectedly, the corner of his eye swept outside the city, and the scene he saw made him stunned.
"Is anyone fighting?"
In the woods outside the city, large swaths of dust were raised, large trees tilted and collapsed, and shouts of death were heard. From time to time, they were accompanied by flashes of lightning and the roar of exploding talismans.
Suddenly, a wide circle of white smoke exploded, and with a bang, a large toad that was several stories high jumped out, clenched the short knife in his hand and threw it downwards.
"That's Gamabunta, Jiraiya is over there!"
Tsunade's exclamation came, with a tone of urgency. Seeing this, Lei Luo no longer hesitated and controlled the iron sand disc to fly straight to the battlefield between the two sides.
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"Fire escape. Toad oil..."
Before the seal was completed, the four piercing hands were already stabbing towards the chest. The violent sound of breaking wind and crackling thunder and lightning were combined, turning into a shining spear that could pierce through steel.
Jiraiya had no choice but to give up the seal and ducked aside, while Yeyue Ai followed closely, silently using the Thunder Chakra Armor, and all kinds of sharp physical skills came one after another.
Either chop, stab, sweep, or slice, one arm turned into countless afterimages, carrying black electric light, and rushed towards Jiraiya's head, chest, and thighs, firmly suppressing the latter.
Above his head, Gamabunta's giant dagger slashed down quickly, but an attack of this magnitude had no effect on Yozuki Ai, who was good at ninjutsu and had the title of the strongest shield.
He didn't even need to hide. The blade hit his head and was automatically bounced off his back.
Jiraiya was bitten by Yozuki Ai, and Gamabunta had no delaying effect, which resulted in him not having time to enter sage mode, and he inevitably fell into a disadvantage.
The nearby Konoha ninjas roared together and fought with the Kumo ninja beside Yezuki Ai, but although there were only four enemies, their strength far exceeded that of the average jounin.
Various types of thunder escape, lan escape, and physical skills were used, and the attack was extremely fast and fierce.
It is obvious that these four Kumo ninjas are all elite Jonin of Kumogakure Village, and their strength is generally close to the Kage level. The average combat power of the IDF ninjas, even if they have a numerical advantage, are far from their opponents.
Beams of light were seen blooming, explosions and roars were heard one after another, kunai shurikens were flying like raindrops, and hundreds of Konoha ninjas were unable to withstand the attack of single-digit enemies.
"Lin, be careful!"
Ten meters away, a Kumo ninja rushed towards him with a sword. Obito subconsciously protected Lin behind him, quickly opened his Sharingan, and tried his best to thrust out the kunai in his hand, intending to give his opponent a head-on blow.
Unexpectedly, the enemy's speed suddenly increased, as if a switch was turned on, and his body instantly turned into an afterimage. Obito's kunai failed, and an urgent sound came from behind.