Escape From Konoha

October 12, 3 pm.

In the well-lit sky, a silver-gray shadow suddenly fell down. The sun's rays kept shining on the reflective surface of the aircraft. They were flying ninjas controlled by humans, flying freely in the sky at a rapid speed. soar.

The overly compact body is made of the most precise parts. This body, which looks no bigger than a human adult, not only represents the most powerful military-industrial capability in the ninja world, but also means that The battle mode of the ninja world has undergone drastic changes.

In past wars, people focused on disputes on land and sea. However, when flying ninja tools come out on a large scale, the sky is no longer safe. Once the air superiority is lost, it means that our combatants will be completely controlled by the enemy.

This kind of special ninja tool with high mobility, strong destructive power and air supremacy would be extremely deadly to any ninja force if it could not be restrained from the same area.

This is also true.

The importance of flying ninja tools and air superiority is nothing new in today's era.

But the only one that can achieve the ultimate in this aspect is the Ghost Country, which has the most industrial capabilities today.

Rows of silver-gray flying ninja tools engraved with aster flower marks flew from high altitude. Different from previous flying ninja tools, this flying ninja tool used by the air force is equipped with exquisite silver-gray pipes on both sides of the body. , about slightly wider than an adult man's arm, is a barrel that has never been seen.

In such barrels, there is a special bomb with a conical head embedded in it. Under the sunlight, the conical cross-section shines with a frightening cold light, making people feel uneasy.

A special bomb that looked extremely lethal was carried by this air force unit.

The size of the force is as many as 500, which means that there are more than 1,000 such special bombs.

This army traveled through mountains and ridges, easily passing through forests and mountains, and came to a deserted wilderness.

But according to the report of the sensing ninja, there is a large amount of chakra reaction here, and its intensity can reflect that this is the amount of chakra that only ninjas can achieve.

However, there was no one left in the wilderness. It looked like there were only stones and weeds piled randomly on the wilderness.

Such a sense of contradiction undoubtedly points to another possibility - the enemy is hiding underground.

This is also natural. Although the White Zetsu troops that were defeated on land were not smart, the people who commanded them were not fools. They realized that fighting on land and in the sky would completely fall into the rhythm of the Kingdom of Demons. In that case, no matter how many White Zetsus rush forward, they won't be enough to serve as cannon fodder.

Therefore, in such a critical situation of tight financial constraints, the White Jue troops unified into the ground to contain the main force of the Kingdom of Ghosts, which is also the most appropriate tactic at the moment.

The countermeasures and tactics are like this——

call out!

The sharp sound of breaking through the air drowned out the buzzing sound of the aircraft flying past.

Bombs with conical heads were fired from cannons in the wings.

The whole body is wrapped in black alloy, and its style is like an underwater torpedo used by a warship, but it is thrown from the sky to the earth, as if it is an 'underground torpedo' specially developed to target underground enemies.

Boom!

After the dull sound passed, the cone-shaped head easily penetrated the earth, and dug gravel along the way, penetrating through the thick rock formations and reaching into the dark strata.

boom!

An even more shocking explosion erupted from the drilled hole.

Violent fire, mixed with strong impact of high temperature, erupted from the ground, as if to shake the entire earth, and the loud sound that was emitted was almost deafening.

As the first boom ended, more bombs penetrated straight into the depths of the ground, shattering the natural protective layer of the earth.

For a moment, the burst of fire and shock waves merged into one, as if a sea of ​​fire descended on the earth.

Even in the light of these impact fires that rushed into the sky, a large number of Bai Zetsu who were blown into the sky and turned into corpses could be seen.

However, this is just a start.

After this air force unit fired the artillery shells, they swallowed their saliva and were horrified by the destructive power of this special ground-penetrating bomb before leaving quickly.

Immediately afterwards, another machine shadow arrived.

The second air force of 500 people descended like the angel of death.

In exactly the same way, the second baptism was carried out on the already rotten earth.

Then came the third branch, also with 500 people.

An area of ​​several kilometers was occupied by a sea of ​​fire, and the earth could not be seen. The sun above the head was also obscured by dim clouds, and the entire area was dark.

Only the faint sound of flying ninja tools could be heard, as well as the crazy vibrating roar of bombs that resounded through the sky, and they continued to saturate the land.

Perhaps they knew the terrifying methods of the Kingdom of Ghosts. Soon, a hundred-man White Zetsu team came to support them with flying ninjas. They wanted to contain them and buy time for the White Zetsu below to escape.

This is not a war at all, but a one-sided massacre without mercy.

Although they are at a disadvantage in the battle with the Alliance Army, at least in some places, they can bite the Alliance Army's footsteps and let them think about countermeasures to buy time. Even if the Alliance forces make mistakes in some places, they can still counterattack.

But in the face of the saturation coverage attack of the Kingdom of Ghosts, those powerful ground-penetrating bombs were dropped into the sky like dumplings. Not to mention the 20,000 White Zetsu stationed in the Kingdom of Birds, even if there were another hundred thousand. , as long as the opponent brings enough artillery shells, they will be slaughtered sooner or later.

The opponent has not lost any personnel so far, and its losses are just a bunch of bombs made of scrap copper and iron.

Although Bai Jue's life is not fate, he cannot die in such a worthless place.

Just when this White Zetsu air force was about to arrive at the battlefield, thunder as thick as a bucket fell from the higher sky without warning, hitting a flying ninja tool in flight.

boom!

The machine exploded instantly, involving the Bai Jue and killing him directly.

The Bai Jue immediately raised their heads and looked at the enemy appearing above.

It was a black giant beast that was half flesh and half machine. The steel wings extending out from both sides were neatly arranged like blades, shining with a cold metallic luster.

The black beast's whole body was wrapped with dazzling blue lightning, especially the thick and long horn on its head, which was constantly accumulating the power of thunder. A frightening aura rushed towards its face, instantly frightening the White Zetsu troops.

Not only that, but on the back of this black beast that controls thunder, there is also a girl who is about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a red and white miko uniform. Her inorganic pupils spread to these ripples, Revealing the indifferent divine light.

The girl in miko uniform held out her hands, and a violent hurricane condensed in her white palms.

laugh!

The sound of splitting the air sounded.

Two air blades shot out instantly, penetrating through the bodies of the two Bai Jue.

The two White Zetsus and the flying ninja tool made of steel were cut in half and annihilated in the explosion. A pile of burnt flesh with black smoke and remaining parts of the flying ninja tool were scattered, and they quickly fell to the ground.

"You all can stay here. Don't let anyone go. This is my old man's order."

After the black beast under the miko's feet, Thunder Maru, said these words, the white Zetsu moved in response and rushed towards him one after another.

There was no way to stop the massacre of the Ghost Country Air Force, but they had to kill the opponent's two generals no matter what.

If this could be done, the sacrifices of all their 'brothers' before would be worth it.

"You really can't shed tears until you see the coffin. Sister Tianyu, let's do it together."

Thunder Pill left a shadow of thunder and lightning on the spot, like a body the size of a giant gate in a city, and flashed dozens of meters away. The horn of lightning above his head bloomed, shooting out dozens of thick buckets of thunder, hitting Bai Jue who had no time to prepare. .

Tianyu Nu also nodded silently, and her body was suspended in an extremely light manner. As she left Lei Ming Wan's back, a series of air blades were inspired from her palms. Targeting the area in front, she cooperated with Lei Ming Wan's Thunder Escape to carry out a saturated wind escape attack. .

Under the dim sky, flying ninja tools began to explode, or fell to the ground that had been burned by the sea of ​​fire, turning into fly ash.

Today's night may come earlier than usual.

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Hidden in the rain, high tower.

Nagato stared at the 'video' that Black Zetsu brought back from the front.

This is Hei Zetsu's ability. He can use the pupil technique to project what he sees. Having such intuitive recording capabilities helps to obtain detailed information.

However, in this video, it seems that even if you pay attention to the details, there seems to be nothing you can do.

The groups of flying ninja tools descended like silver-gray clouds, each with a size of 500 people.

And an air force of this size carried out four bombings against the Bird Country within an hour, almost turning over the rock and soil of the Bird Country's wasteland several times. It also means that the Kingdom of Ghosts dispatched four air forces with a size of 500 people.

The size of their air force is at least two thousand people.

Nagato didn't know how many there were specifically, but it was definitely more than two thousand people, that was for sure.

Facing the repeated bombings from these ghost country air forces, Bai Jue had no power to fight back.

Even if they drill into the earth dozens of meters deep, they will be destroyed by the ground-penetrating bombs they project unless they drill deeper into the ground.

But in that case, Bai Jue's troops would have no choice but to retreat, and it would be impossible to counterattack.

The entire Bird Country front will be completely defeated.

No, we are almost at the point of complete defeat now.

One-third of the 20,000 White Zetsu who had invested in the Kingdom of Birds had been killed or injured, and this happened within less than a day of the war.

If this continues, by the third day, the Kingdom of Birds will fall into the hands of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and the Kingdom of Rain will lose its frontmost barrier, burning the flames of war into the base camp area.

This time came faster than Nagato expected.

His initial calculation showed that no matter how bad the Bai Jue troops were, there were still 20,000 troops, and there was no problem in sustaining them for a month.

Then the war was delayed until winter. Bai Zetsu, who ignored this harsh environment, and the ninja troops affected by the severe cold in winter, could regain some of their disadvantages by increasing or decreasing their combat effectiveness.

Nagato saw the sea of ​​​​fire appearing in the wasteland. He did not need to think about this scene, but he also knew that all the White Zetsu troops there had been wiped out, and there could be no second outcome.

The tactics adopted by the Kingdom of Ghosts have always been to kill the enemy's physical strength. Conquering cities and territories is only one of the side effects of their victory.

This tactic can give the enemy fear and deterrence in the most violent way, and it can also make a big country unable to recover within several years or even ten years.

Nagato looked at the video projection of Hei Zetsu and rubbed his brow gently, as if he felt extremely headache from the scene in front of him.

This level of firepower could still be mass-produced and used for saturation strikes, which was beyond his expectations.

If it was ninjutsu, there might be a way to crack it or even find a flaw, but he didn't know anything about industry. Not to mention, as long as the system exists, the Kingdom of Ghosts can continue to produce such powerful bombs. Moreover, there may be more than one kind.

Once caught in such a saturation attack, even the tailed beasts would find it difficult to fight head-on. Although it can't kill the tailed beast, it can definitely make the tailed beast suffer greatly.

"Let me go. If this continues, in less than three days, the Bird Country front will be completely defeated."

At this time, Konan saw Nagato's headache and volunteered to go to the battlefield of Bird Country.

"No, even if you are caught in that kind of rhythm, accidents will happen. At present, in terms of air control capabilities among all countries, the Kingdom of Ghosts is undoubtedly the most powerful."

Nagato shook his head and rejected Konan's request to go to the front line of Bird Country.

Thousands of Bai Jue were already defeated under such a saturation attack, a feat accomplished in less than an hour.

Even Xiaonan would find it difficult to support this kind of blow.

"Moreover, Chiba Shiraishi's clone also appeared on the battlefield. That guy really threw out cards of this level casually and bombarded us indiscriminately. If this is a show of force, it's a bit too much."

Nagato saw the combination of the miko and the black beast in the projection, and recognized it as Shiraishi's wind and thunder clone.

Both of these clones have extremely strong air superiority capabilities, and their degree of freedom, to a certain extent, makes up for the weaknesses of the Demon Country's air force.

The air force of the Kingdom of Ghosts carried out fire strikes, and these two clones were just escorting these air forces to ensure that their firepower could cover the battlefield smoothly and not be disrupted by the enemy.

It can be said that in the face of such a powerful combination in the sky, unless he, the leader of Xiaozhong, takes action himself, no matter who passes by, he will only passively bear the attack.

"The troops on the Bird Country side should be able to hold on for a while. Let's deal with the Alliance Army side first, and don't let them come in to fish in troubled waters."

Nagato said this.

"Are you giving up resisting the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

Konan frowned.

Black Jue seemed to have figured out something.

"Nagato-sama, do you mean to slow down the Alliance Army's advance and force the Demon Country to stop their offensive?"

Nagato glanced at Black Zetsu and nodded.

"That's right, the side that attacks the Kingdom of Rain first will face all the pressure from Akatsuki. Chiba Shiraishi will not let this kind of drama that allows the Alliance to sit on the sidelines and watch tigers fight, unless he wants to Fight with me and we will lose both sides, so that the Alliance Army will benefit. Although they call themselves an alliance, the interests represented by the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Alliance Army are not consistent. If that happens, the Alliance Army will definitely make trouble for the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Therefore, as long as the Alliance Army's advance is restrained, the Kingdom of Ghosts will consider whether it will be beneficial to the Kingdom of Ghosts to directly attack the Kingdom of Rain after sweeping the front lines of the Kingdom of Birds. As long as you think about it, you will come to the conclusion that a direct attack on Akatsuki in the Rain Country will only cause huge losses to your own side, but will benefit the Alliance Army.

Of course, there is another possibility.

That is, the Kingdom of Oni marched into the Kingdom of Rain as quickly as possible, summoned all high-end combat ninjas, and used blitzkrieg to raid the Hidden Rain Village with lightning speed, wipe out the entire Akatsuki, and obtain the six tailed beasts of Akatsuki , and used it to counterattack the Union Army.

This possibility also exists. Although it is very low, we still cannot abandon our vigilance.

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Driven by the Alliance Army, the progress of the Grassland Front was not very ideal.

Under the tactical countermeasures of the Alliance Army Staff Headquarters, the 1st Wing Captain Darui, in accordance with his order, selected the Wing Lieutenant General Earth Release Ninjas to resist the suicide attack of self-destructing Bai Zetsu. In addition, it also received support from some squadrons from the Second and Third Wings who were good at earth escape.

However, when advancing the front in the afternoon, many squadrons still suffered heavy blows. Some squadron leaders were injured, and some of the entire squadrons were depleted, causing the squadron numbers to be canceled and incorporated into the remaining squadrons.

Facing these artificial soldiers, even if one ninja is killed or injured, Darui, as the captain of the team, will feel distressed for a long time.

Those who died in Akatsuki were just a group of heartless man-made monsters, but those who died on their side were living people. The value of their lives was not on the same level.

Even in the eyes of the leaders of the Alliance Army Headquarters, the same is true. It is not worth dying for such a man-made monster. However, when the battle reaches this point, sacrifices are inevitable. As the captain of the first regiment, Darui can only tell himself that he must take the lead in every battle, so that fewer people on his own side will die.

After all, as long as he, the captain of the team, is careful, he can escape from the explosion zone before Bai Jue commits suicide.

In the northern part of the Kingdom of Grass, on the line where the fortress is located, there are rows of piers made of earth, with security personnel stationed on them.

In addition, there are several squadron-sized ninjas, broken into pieces, patrolling the area near the fortress to prevent White Zetsu from sneak attacks.

As the sun sinks into the horizon, the land is dyed red by the sunset's light, while the other half is smeared with black, gradually fading into the night.

On a pier supported by earth, Darui and several squadron leaders stood here, looking at the hilly area ahead, and beyond was a wilderness jungle, and then mountains and valleys.

Although it was only the first day of the war, everyone's faces already looked a little tired.

Bai Jue's suicide attack still remains in their memory and they cannot let it go.

In two battles today, the First Regiment suffered nearly a thousand casualties. In the brightly lit camp behind, the wailing sounds have not stopped since the war.

"According to the investigation results of the reconnaissance team, the Bai Jue troops seem to be planning to abandon the land and turn to the underground to build military construction sites. It seems that they are planning to engage in a protracted war with us."

Akimichi Tingzao squinted at the red and black sky ahead and spoke slowly.

"In this case, we have to dig them out of the ground. I remember Iwagakure's combined attack earth escape technique. Is there such a technique?"

Darui looked at one of the squadron leader Jonin from Iwagakure Village.

The opponent wears a forehead protector with the word "forbearance" on his forehead, which means that he is now a member of the Alliance Army.

"There is indeed such an earth escape technique, but those military construction sites are relatively far apart and the branches are very scattered. It takes time to dig them out of the ground."

The Iwagakure squadron leader replied.

"Even so, this is the only way we can do it. There is no better way."

Darui said in a deep voice.

Squadron Leader Iwagakure had no choice but to nod, and agreed.

At this moment, an Alliance Chunin carrying a communication device flashed over.

"Captain Darui, there is a message from the Kingdom of Ghosts."

"Ghost country?"

Darui was slightly startled when he heard the news.

The other squadron leaders were also stunned. Isn't this news from the headquarters?

The chuunin liaison officer nodded and said: "That's right, it's a liaison letter from the Kingdom of Ghosts. They hope that our side will withdraw all reconnaissance force members from the front theater before sunrise tomorrow. Otherwise, they will not be responsible for any accidents." Responsible."

"What do you mean? What are they going to do?"

Darui's face was even more confused. He was baffled by the communication coming from the Kingdom of Ghosts and didn't understand why.

So, Darui looked at the rest of the people. The other squadron leaders also looked at a loss. They didn't know what the Kingdom of Ghosts wanted to do when they conveyed this message.

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Although Darui felt baffled by the message from the Kingdom of Ghosts, he still cautiously withdrew the reconnaissance troops from the front and asked the headquarters to confirm the matter.

However, the answer given by the Alliance Army Headquarters was that they were completely unaware and had not received any relevant notification from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Amid such doubts, Darui stayed up all night and kept vigil with more than a dozen squadron leaders to avoid any surprises.

In this way, after a long dark night, the white of fish belly appeared on the eastern horizon. Darui could not hold on any longer, and when he was already yawning, a buzzing sound broke the silence of the area.

Darui, Ding Zuo and others suddenly became frightened and looked up to the sky.

Hundreds of manned flying ninjas were like a silver-gray cloud, slowly enlarging in everyone's field of vision.

However, this air force, which was not part of the Alliance Army, did not rush towards the Alliance Army fortress, but towards the area directly in front of the fortress.

There is no one there on the surface, but the underground is densely covered with military construction sites created by Bai Jue. It can be called a minefield.

A reconnaissance force passed by there before. Of the seven people who passed there, only one managed to escape, but he also died of serious injuries.

As you can imagine, that area is dangerous.

"This is the Air Force of the Ghost Country, right? What are they planning to do?"

Darui asked.

"Do you want to drop bombs and attack military construction sites underground?"

Dingzuo was confused.

It's not that they haven't considered this tactic, but considering the current power of the bomb, it is not strong enough to penetrate the ground and is far less effective than the Earth Release Ninjutsu.

The saturation attack in this way is only the ground, and there is no threat to Bai Zetsu underground.

Darui and others looked at each other, their figures flashed, and they led several squadrons over to check the situation and want to confirm something.

Just as they were taking action, a flying ninja began to drop the first bomb.

Like a sharpened metal pencil, it rushes to the earth like a shooting star.

Boom!

The moment the dust flew, the air stagnated for a few seconds, and then a burst of fire sprayed into the sky, followed by a deafening impact, which fiercely encouraged the eardrums of Darui and others who were rushing forward, making their hearts follow the earth. They shook violently together.

Without stopping, bombs sharpened like metal pencils roared towards the earth in dense numbers, cracking rocks and digging into the earth, and piercing deep into the ground.

A series of fires began to explode, carrying sand and roaring toward the sky.

Then, the air force circled at an astonishing high speed and ejected the second earth-penetrating bomb from the wing.

The scene of bombing the earth makes people feel like the heaven and earth are shaking.

The reddish-brown soil kept turning outwards, and then was swallowed up by the fire, burning into pitch-black coke, emitting hot smoke.

These explosive bombs not only bring shock waves so strong that they can shatter the human body, they also release high temperatures, consuming oxygen in the area and even underground, making them fatal.

Countless Bai Jue began to give up hiding, some hid deeper, and some were disturbed in their sense of direction, and fled to the ground in confusion, with faces full of confusion and dementia, and had no idea what was going on.

So, just as he was about to take a breath of turbid air, the explosion blew everything away, causing their bodies and souls to soar in the fire.

The impact of the explosion was still reverberating around the world, and the hearing of Darui and others was completely dominated by the sound of the explosion.

Like those Bai Zetsu who had been bombed, his face was full of dementia. Then looking at the Air Force of the Kingdom of Demons that was dominating the earth from the sky, the dementia turned into a long silence.

The rock and soil did not stop collapsing, and fires shot into the sky one after another.

After this unit finished using the bombs, the second unit followed, not intending to give Bai Jue a chance to breathe. They carried out a second round of repeated bombings, going deeper into the ground and wiping out all the Bai Jue in the area.

"This war...is a battle for ninjas, right?"

Darui raised this question.

Seeing this scene, for the first time, his concept of ninja felt so vague. His expression and pupils showed a kind of numbness and doubt, doubt about himself and the world.

"Although it's incredible, this is indeed a great ninja war."

Ding Zuo solemnly answered Darui's question.

Looking at the broken ground in front of him and the corpses of Bai Jue all over the ground, he couldn't believe that this happened in just a blink of an eye.

"It's just nonsense. It makes me feel that the ninjutsu I have practiced hard for twenty years has become worthless."

For the first time, Darui felt disgusted with this so-called industrial thermal weapon.

A troop of several hundred people fired a pile of scrap metal, blasting the entire land to pieces and sterilizing the entire area.

This kind of thing is simply mocking the ninjas' efforts to practice. It is so ridiculous and pitiful.