Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 177 Liquid Nitrogen Ice Escape
"Captain, where have you been all this time? We thought something had happened to you!"

Tekudo was overjoyed to see Umino Sasuke finally appear.

Since those shadow clones were dispelled, Umino Sasuke has not appeared for a long time. The front-line mobile support force is like it has lost its backbone, and its combat power has been greatly reduced. It can only passively defend against the Rain Ninja's offensive.

"Lord Sasuke, something terrible has happened! On the main battlefield in the north, Hanzo's summoning beast, the Salamander Ibuki, has released a wide range of poisonous creatures. Many of our Konoha ninjas have fallen, leaving only Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru struggling to hold on."

At that moment, Hyuga Asuka brought some bad news.

Upon hearing this, Umino Sasuke remained remarkably calm; it seemed the battle to make the legendary Sannin of Konoha famous was about to begin.

Hanzo has realized that the Land of Rain is doomed to defeat and wants to make up for the overall losses with a local victory.

Jiraiya and the other two are not in much danger.

If Hanzo really killed Jiraiya and the other two, especially the princess Tsunade of the Land of Fire, Konoha would never let Hanzo go and would definitely fight the Land of Rain to the death.

The Land of Rain was already on the verge of defeat and could not hold on any longer. If something happened to Jiraiya and the other two, the Land of Rain would be doomed.

"Send the order!"

"Counterattack immediately!"

With a wave of his hand, Sasuke Umino launched a furious counterattack.

The first to activate the operation was the Sealing Squadron led by Umino Koji. They used the chakra metal plates from the Exploding Blade Drops to create a large number of temporary explosive tags.

Although these explosive tags only have a shelf life of half an hour, if they are provided to the blade team in batches, there will be enough time. In case of emergency, expensive hand-painted explosive tags can be used as a substitute.

With the loss of Hanzo and the Salamander Ibuki guarding the Rain Ninja Line, its weaknesses were immediately exposed, and the Umino troops swept through the Rain Ninja Line at breakneck speed.

The Unno force first used the infrasound shockwaves of the Shadow Clones to interrupt the Rain Ninja's combined ninjutsu; then, Unno Sasuke personally led the Blade Tool Squad, using explosive tags and kunai to clear a path and bombard the enemy; next, Uchiha Shun led five ninjutsu squadrons to follow up, using combined ninjutsu to kill enemies on a large scale; finally, Hakukumo Hayama led five taijutsu squadrons to clear the area, and any remaining enemies were dealt with by the nine mecha puppets.

The three squadrons at the rear—the Puppet, Illusion, and Air Cavalry squadrons—were there to protect the Medical and Logistics squadrons, ensuring they could keep pace with the main force's advance.

The blitzkrieg tactics employed by the Umino unit were extremely effective.

Without logistical pressure, the Umino troops directly breached the Amegakure defenses.

When Hanzo and Jiraiya were fighting, the Rain Ninja were already on the verge of collapse. Now, with Umino's sudden attack, the entire Rain Ninja defense line collapsed.

Seeing the Rain Ninja fleeing in panic, Sasuke Unno left behind several shadow clones as command centers, while his main body went to support Hanzo's battlefield.

"Hanzo wants to make up for the losses of defeat with a local victory, but I will not do as you wish."

Sasuke Umino exuded an aura of steely resolve.

While I sympathize with the plight of the Land of Rain, there are only interests between nations. Hanzo may want to end the war, but only if an unconditional defeat agreement is signed.

Soon, Sasuke Umino arrived at the battlefield, where he saw that the entire battlefield was filled with the poison of the salamander.

"Sasuke, what brings you here? Quickly take the antidote."

As Orochimaru used his Shadow Snake Hand to help Jiraiya fend off Hanzo's attack, one of the snake heads spat out a syringe of medicine.

However, Sasuke Umino did not insert the vial of medicine developed by Tsunade into his body. He discovered that the neurotoxin from the salamander had no effect on him.

"It seems that when I was assimilated by White Zetsu last time, I not only gained his spore technique, but also his resistance to poison."

After pretending to use the antidote, Umino Sasuke wanted to join the battle, but upon seeing Hanzo's unpredictable Water Flicker Technique, he immediately abandoned the idea.

The explosive fire array hidden underground wasn't particularly frightening, but Hanzo's combination of swordsmanship and Water Body Flicker Technique was incredibly powerful. Even when unleashing the full power of Wind Breathing, the speed was less than half that of Hanzo.

The reason Jiraiya and his two companions were able to hold out for so long was because of their seamless teamwork and the fact that their three summoned beasts were all extremely powerful. If they had joined in rashly without anyone to help with the defense, they probably wouldn't have lasted a single move before they were all dead.

"I'll stick to playing support. It's already pretty good to be able to participate in a battle between Shadow-level beings."

So, Sasuke Umino sent out four mecha puppets to join the battle, while his main body used the Spore Technique to stay in the back and provide support.

"The Art of Darkness!"

Hiding in the back, Umino Sasuke seized the opportunity to unleash a genjutsu on Hanzo.

Hanzo was caught in a genjutsu and lost his sight. Tsunade immediately launched a close-quarters counterattack, unleashing her incredible strength. Orochimaru seized the opportunity to release several snake-style ninjutsu in an attempt to restrain Hanzo and create an opening for Tsunade.

Hanzo dodged Orochimaru's snake-style ninjutsu, but he couldn't dodge Jiraiya's Lion's Mane Technique.

A large amount of white hair, as thin as steel wire, wrapped around Hanzo. Hanzo used his scythe to cut off the white hair wrapped around his body and finally broke free from the Dark Travel Technique, but was met with a powerful punch from Tsunade.

There was a loud bang.

Although Hanzo blocked Tsunade's heavy punch with the hilt of his sword, he was still knocked away.

How could the three summoned beasts, including the slug, let this opportunity pass? They immediately separated Hanzo and the salamander, placing them on two separate battlefields.

Seeing that Hanzo was being held back by Jiraiya and the other two, and was far away from the Salamander Fish, Umino Sasuke finally began to implement his plan.

At this moment, a shadow clone dispelled the spore technique and threw a spatial scroll at the salamander.

A plume of white smoke rose as the spatial scroll was unsealed, releasing a large amount of liquid nitrogen. The two shadow clones then seized the opportunity to unleash a combination of wind and water ninjutsu.

"Frozen for thousands of miles!"

In an instant, the entire body of the salamander was frozen into a giant ice sculpture.

Although Sasuke Umino has not yet developed Ice Release, the feng shui combination ninjutsu he releases under the influence of liquid nitrogen is even more terrifying than real Ice Release.

"Ice Release?!"

Manda felt extremely uncomfortable. Even just being slightly affected by the ice release made him sluggish and gave him a drowsy feeling, as if he wanted to hibernate.

Gamabunta isn't affected much, but as for the slug, it's currently cooperating with Tsunade and the other two to intercept Hanzo.

"Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade!"

Sasuke Umino finally stopped hiding and unleashed a long-range Wind Release attack.

Like a cannonball, the Vacuum Jade Orb pierced into the mouth of the Salamander Ibuki, striking its palate and shattering its brains.

The pupils of the salamander suddenly dilated, and its three-meter-long venom gland drooped limply to the ground.

A mixture of brain matter and venom gushed from the jawbone fissure, corroding the grass within a ten-meter radius into a charred black.

"Ibushi!"

Hanzo roared, and even his breathing mask couldn't hide the bulging veins on his neck.

(End of this chapter)