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

Chapter 251 Subduing Taki Shinobu
Ten miles outside Yangyan Village in the Mountain Country lies the joint camp of Takigakure Village.

The atmosphere was oppressive and heavy, filled with the smell of gunpowder and blood. In the distance, Yangyan Village, built against the mountain, looked like a lurking beast under the setting sun.

It is faintly visible that a large number of runic defensive fortifications have been set up on the perimeter.

Furthermore, tens of thousands of explosive tags were hidden there, which explains why Takigakure Village was unable to break through and suffered heavy casualties.

The commander of Takigakure, a Jonin with a scar on his face named Hawashiki, was looking at the Konoha troops who had just arrived with a livid expression. Most of the Jonin standing beside him also looked tired, while the commander's adjutant had a hint of contempt in his eyes.

"Konoha's reinforcements have finally arrived?"

Waterfall Wood's voice was rough and tinged with obvious joy, "Jonin Unno, I've long admired your name."

Sasuke Unno set aside his nationalistic airs, exchanged pleasantries, and began to learn more about the specifics of the battle.

"Kagerou Village is indeed a tough nut to crack. Their explosive tag traps are virtually everywhere and impossible to defend against. Our warriors from Takigakure even used their precious Hero's Water, but alas!"

Waterfall pointed to a horrific wounded area behind the camp, where many Takigakure ninja lay charred and mutilated, the vast majority of whom had been injured by explosive tag traps.

“I understand Takigaku’s predicament.”

Sasuke Umino nodded, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger. "Since your forces have been unable to break through, the task of breaking this stalemate will be entrusted to Konoha. Please cooperate with us and launch a coordinated attack from within and without when our operation succeeds."

"What? You're entitled to it!"

Waterfall Wood was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reminded him, "Jonin Unno, you probably don't understand the power of the explosive tag traps in Kagerou Village. Acting recklessly will come at a price."

The adjutant, who was already somewhat dissatisfied with Konoha, felt looked down upon by Umino Sasuke's arrogant words and immediately began to mock him in a sarcastic tone.

"All you do is talk big. Did you see that? Even the elites who drank the Hero's Water couldn't get through. What can your Konoha possibly do? Don't blame Takigakure when you suffer heavy casualties."

Upon hearing this, the faces of Uchiha Shun, Shirakumo Hayama, and others behind Umino Sasuke were filled with anger. If Umino Sasuke himself had not remained calm, the Konoha Jonin would have already subdued this outspoken fellow.

The Takigakure Jonin also advised, "Yes, Jonin Umino, you've come from afar. Why don't you rest well first, observe our Takigakure's combat experience, and then make a decision?"

"Jonin Umino, the traps of Kagerou Village can be hidden among earth, wood, and rocks, blending perfectly into the natural environment. Even sensory ninjas have a hard time detecting them. If you attack rashly, the consequences will be—"

"It doesn't matter."

Sasuke Umino waved his hand, clearly not taking the explosive tag traps of Kagerou Village seriously.

The explosive tag traps in Yangyan Village are indeed powerful, even more so than those set up by his frontline mobile support troops. Unfortunately, they have met their nemesis today.

The explosive tags hidden among the rocks and trees are indeed difficult for ordinary sensory ninjas to detect, but they are clearly visible to the Sound Wave Release, which has extremely strong penetrating power.

Of course, finding the explosive tags but not being able to dismantle them is useless. Fortunately, Sasuke Umino has the Thunder God Sword and the Sealing Sword. The Thunder God Sword can directly destroy the explosive tags, while the Sealing Sword can directly destroy the chain of explosive tags in Yangyan Village.

After a quick meal of dry rations, as night fell, Umino Sasuke, along with Uchiha Shun, Might Guy, Shirakumo Hayama, Namiashi Raito, and Gekko Yoru, formed two elite squads and stealthily made their way towards the right flank of Kagerou Village.

Sasuke Umino and several shadow clones walked to the front, their steps undiminished as they faced the seemingly calm yet deadly mountain forest.

"Sonic radar technology!"

The invisible sound waves, like the most sophisticated radar, swept across every inch of land, every rock, and every tree ahead. Sound waves produced different echoes when they encountered substances of different densities. The subtle differences in the internal structure and chakra conduits of the carefully buried, disguised detonator tags, almost indistinguishable from the surrounding environment, were as clear as fireflies in the night within the sound wave realm, imperceptible to ordinary people. Several shadow clones then marked the locations of the traps.

"Thirty meters to the left front, three inches below the tree roots, a compound trigger-type chain detonation rune array."

"Fifteen meters to the right front, inside a rock crevice, a time-delayed detonation tag trap."

"Fifty meters directly ahead, two meters below the ground, landmine-style..."

The shadow clones, responsible for perception, act like the most accurate navigators, clearly pointing out the locations of each deadly trap.

"Commander's perception skills are still so powerful!"

Shun Uchiha, Hayama Shirakumo, and the others were already used to the Commander's various amazing abilities.

Areas were marked out, and two shadow clones, swords in hand, moved with lightning speed, instantly rushing to the vicinity of the marked points.

"Thor's Sword!"

The shadow clone stabbed directly at the marked location, its violent lightning chakra possessing immense destructive power, instantly destroying the sealing formula of the explosive tag.

"Breaking Seal Sword!"

The runic short sword in the other shadow clone's hand seemed like a divine sword capable of disintegrating all energy structures, specifically designed to destroy the chain-detonation rune arrays under the command of Yangyan Village.

The shadow clone's hands flew, the Thunder God Sword precisely piercing the trigger node, the violent lightning release instantly destroying the chakra circuit of the explosive tag, while the Sealing Sword, like a skilled butcher, gently sliced ​​through the delicate sealing nodes and energy conduits, silently severing and disintegrating them.

The entire process was lightning fast and incredibly precise. Those explosive tag traps, which were powerful enough to blow a Jonin to pieces, were dismantled one by one like delicate toys, and all of them became ineffective.

"go ahead!"

Umino Sasuke strode forward at a rapid pace, with the Konoha squad close behind, advancing like a dagger into the heart of Kagero Village along the absolutely safe passage he had created.

Wherever it passed, all the explosive tag traps went silent.

"This—how is this possible?!"

Waterfall Tree and the other Jonin from Takigakure watched as the Konoha team strolled through the death zone that had caused rivers of blood to flow among the Takigakure ninja, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

The deputy commander of the Takigakure ninja felt a burning pain on his face. His previous arrogance and contempt had been completely crushed into dust.

"As expected of a great nation's ninjas, they are truly formidable!"

"Is this the true value of being called the number one ninja village in the ninja world?"

"If a mere frontline mobile support unit of Konoha can possess such formidable strength, just imagine how powerful Konoha's main army must be!"

The Takigakure ninja were abuzz with discussion, finally gaining a completely new understanding of Konoha's strength.

(End of this chapter)