Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 294 Sand Ninja Civil War (5)

The Sand Ninja, his expression ferocious, gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands and slashed at Ooka Shin's lower back with all his might.

Suddenly, he saw the eyes behind Ooka Shin's mask and was immediately under a spell. His body became immobile, turning into a lump of rock, which then shattered into pieces.

A snap.

Ooka Shin struck the Sand Ninja in the throat, shattering the bones inside. The Sand Ninja's head slumped to his back, and he was completely dead.

After killing two, the remaining two will be easier to deal with.

He let the poison needles hit him, then used fire jutsu to burn the remaining two to death.

"Run!"

Ooka Shin raised his hand, and a large amount of sand continuously gathered above his palm, forming a huge, floating, spiraling spear.

The spear, imbued with immense chakra, was incredibly hard and was hurled with a whoosh.

Boom!

The spear struck the barrier, and both perished, turning into a shower of sand.

After breaking through the barrier, Ooka Shin fled north, only to be intercepted by dozens of Sand Ninja.

As time went on, more and more Sand Ninja recovered from the chaos and joined the interception of Ooka Shin.

Ooka Shin understood this, so he dared not get entangled with the enemy. He sent out dozens of shadow clones to deal with these Sand Ninja, while he quickly broke out of the encirclement.

shhhhhh!

Just as Ooka Shin had left the Sand Ninja behind, a volley of shuriken rained down from the sky, forcing him to stop.

Looking up, ten white-clad puppets floated in the sky ahead, and below them stood Chiyo and her many Sand Ninja.

Although he was mentally prepared, Ooka Shin was still shocked by the speed of the Sand Village ninja's reaction.

In the past, when fighting against Iwagakure, Nagato was always the main force, while Ooka Shin stayed on the sidelines. This time, facing the main force of the five great ninja villages alone, Ooka Shin felt immense pressure.

"The next goal is to escape the encirclement of the Sand Ninja."

Seeing that the encirclement was becoming increasingly tight and that numerous puppets had already attacked, Ooka Shin dared not be careless. He once again created more than a hundred shadow clones to fight against the numerous Sand Ninja, in an attempt to cover the retreat of his main body.

These Sand Ninja formed large and small teams, overwhelming the Shadow Clone with sheer numbers. They unleashed a barrage of ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, and puppet techniques, attacking from all directions—above, below, in front, behind, left, and right. After a while, the Shadow Clone could no longer hold on.

A lucky shadow clone might kill one or two Sand Ninja, but an unlucky one is eliminated before even using ninjutsu.

Because the original body performed the best and killed the most people, it became the most outstanding shadow clone, and was quickly targeted.

Moreover, four black iron towers appeared on the outskirts of the battlefield, and some Sand Ninja entered the towers, clearly indicating a conspiracy.

Unable to break through, Ooka Nobu immediately dived underground and activated a curse seal on his chest.

This is a sealing technique that destroys the Impure World Reincarnation. Once activated, Ooka Shin's body will dissipate, and his soul will return to the underworld.

The reason for activating this sealing technique underground was to conceal the secret of the Impure World Reincarnation.

Meanwhile, the shadow clones on the ground disappeared one after another, and the sensory ninjas in the Sand Village tried their best to investigate, but they could not find where the enemy had gone.

Post-battle inventory revealed that there were over two hundred Sand Ninja casualties.

The casualties were bearable, but the morale of the troops was severely damaged.

In the battle just now, many Sand Ninja were clearly just there for show and didn't exert their full strength at all, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many casualties among the Sand Ninja.

Chiyo suppressed her anger and could only send more men to guard the surroundings before reorganizing the army and setting off again.

By this time, most of the day had passed.

Not long after Ooka Shin left, Sensuke also prepared to retreat, because Sonoda Hiru was about to be killed.

With a loud "whoosh," Sonoda Hiru collapsed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, which was also speckled with black spots.

After immediately swallowing a few antidote pills, Sonoda Hiru felt his body recover somewhat.

Chisuke crouched down beside Sonoda Hiru, glanced at him, and pondered whether or not to abandon the wounded man.

At this moment, although Rasa and the others were temporarily lured away by Sensuke's shadow clones, Rasa was very strong, and the shadow clones could not hold out for long before Rasa arrived.

Sonoda played a significant role in the early stages of the battle, for which Chisuke was very grateful.

Chisuke would be even more grateful if Sonoda Hiru didn't become a burden to him.

Sonoda Hiru regained some strength and turned to look at Chisuke, about to say something. Suddenly, he saw Chisuke's eyes flicker, as if he was plotting something. Sonoda Hiru's hair stood on end, and he immediately screamed.

"Hey! Don't do anything reckless! We're on the same side now! You can't kill me. I need to go back and heal myself so I can fight for the Wind Shadow!"

That's true. In the battle just now, Sonoda Hiru was able to exchange a couple of blows with Rasa. Although Sonoda Hiru turned and ran after those two blows and was injured, he was still an important combatant.

Considering the upcoming battle and the need for Sonoda Hiru's fighting prowess, Sensuke immediately broke into a warm smile.

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. Never giving up is my life principle! We've stalled for enough time, let's go back now!"

Your eyes were like those of a wolf just now; that's definitely not what you meant!

Sonoda Hiru's eyes trembled slightly, but he dared not say anything.

Chisuke created a shadow clone, which carried Sonoda Hiru on its back, and the group immediately fled.

Luo Sha pursued for a while, but worried about the safety of the army, so he turned back reluctantly and stopped chasing.

Back at the camp, Chisuke handed Sonoda Hiru over to the medical team, reported the mission to Yoshikura, and then rested.

The next morning, the sun shone brightly on the defensive lines.

Ahead lay a trench more than twenty meters wide, filled with numerous traps.

Behind the trench was a sturdy wall, several meters wide and forty or fifty meters high.

This wall was created using Earth Release techniques and contains Earth-attribute chakra, which greatly enhances its strength and durability.

Behind the wall was a plain hundreds of meters wide, completely flat and without any cover.

Behind the plain, there was an even taller wall than the earthen wall in front, with fortresses on top, storing combat supplies.

After a tense period of preparation, Yekura's men took their positions and were ready for battle.

"The enemy is coming!"

With a loud shout, everyone tensed up and looked westward, where they saw a thin line appear on the horizon.

The thin line moved slowly, and a dense swarm of enemies advanced to the front of the defensive line.

Seeing the enemy's overwhelming numbers, many people couldn't help but swallow hard, their hands gripping their weapons trembling slightly.

Some of the temporarily recruited ninja, in particular, had shifty eyes, looked around nervously, and unconsciously took a step back.

Yecang had already considered this point. He placed the most unreliable Nagato on the front wall and sent loyal subordinates to hold the line, giving the Nagato no chance to escape.

To Yekura, these ninja were just cannon fodder; it would be good enough if they could wear down some of the enemy's strength, and she had no expectations for them.

Seeing their so-called comrades with cold eyes behind them, the ninjas had no choice but to stop retreating, cursing Rasa and Pakura in their hearts.