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

Chapter 263 The Art Star

The Sand Ninja were no longer engaging in tentative harassment, but instead launching a full-scale, vengeful offensive from the outset.

In front of the Sand Village formation, dozens of puppets of various shapes suddenly rose up, forming a mobile barrier. What was even more chilling was that the joints of the puppets' arms and even their torsos were bound with a large number of brand-new explosive tags.

"put!"

The Sand Village puppeteers' eyes gleamed with excitement and killing intent as they released strands of chakra, manipulating their puppets to launch explosive tags bound to them towards the Leaf Village's defenses.

Boom boom boom——

A series of deafening explosions ripped through the front and interior of Konoha's defenses.

Flames soared into the sky, and rubble and broken wood flew everywhere. The sturdy fortifications were immediately breached, and the Konoha ninjas who were caught off guard were thrown back by the violent shockwaves. Their screams were instantly drowned out by the roar of the explosions.

"Great! Well done!"

A Sand Village Jonin, looking at the Konoha defenses that had been blown to pieces, shouted excitedly, "As expected of high-quality explosive tags, their power far surpasses that of inferior ones! Elder is truly wise!"

"Haha! Did you see that? That's the power of an explosive tag!"

A Sand Village Chunin who was charging ahead excitedly waved his fist, showing off the several explosive tags he had been assigned to his comrades.

"Konoha turtle shells, let's see how long you can hold out!"

Those ordinary Sand Ninja in the rear witnessed firsthand the immense power of the explosive tags in the hands of the puppeteer, and their confidence soared to its peak.

They subconsciously touched the precious explosive talismans in their pockets, feeling the texture of the talisman paper, and were extremely excited.

"Hey, kid!"

The old Chunin, his face marked by the dust and sand, grabbed the young Genin beside him, who was eager to pull out explosive tags, and said sternly in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive! Use them sparingly. These are valuable items that can save your life in critical moments. Rushing in and throwing them around now is just a waste, and the battles that follow will only be more brutal. Listen to me, save them for now!"

The young genin was startled by the old chunin's stern gaze. Looking at the gap created by the explosive tags and the fallen Konoha ninja in front of her, she touched the explosive tags in her pocket. A hint of fear flashed across her face, which then turned into admiration.

"Yes, Captain! You're right, I was too impulsive. Thank you for reminding me, Captain!"

The delicate ninja carefully tucked the explosive tag back into her innermost pocket, as if it were a priceless treasure.

The old chunin revealed a smug smile and patted the genin on the shoulder: "That's right. On the battlefield, only by surviving can you have a chance to kill the enemy. Follow me and learn something."

On the high platform, Ebizo watched as his puppeteers used explosive tags to instantly tear apart Konoha's defenses, causing massive casualties. Finally, a truly joyful smile appeared on his face, the first since the start of the war, even tinged with a perverse satisfaction.

"Good! Well done! Hmph, the Sandfall Clan didn't let us down this time; they did something good!"

Ebizo was initially somewhat dissatisfied with the Sand Village clan's smuggling activities, but this dissipation was largely due to the results of the battle. With this batch of powerful explosive tags, the Sand Village's offensive capabilities immediately surged, and Konoha's seemingly solid defenses were already teetering on the brink of collapse in his eyes.

The combination of explosive tags and puppet mechanisms is a perfect match. No wonder the White Blood Demon army is so fond of this tactic; it really works!

Previously, Sunagakure was severely lacking in resources, but now that they have obtained a large number of explosive tags, this tactic has immediately unleashed astonishing power.

In particular, the long-range throwing ability of the puppet mechanism is far superior to that of ninjutsu. If he had enough explosive tags, he was confident that he could overthrow the entire Land of Fire with just two thousand ninja soldiers.

"Charge! Let's crush them in one fell swoop!"

Ebizo once again brandished his sword and roared, and the morale of Sunagakure reached an unprecedented peak, stimulated by the initial victory in the explosion.

Countless Sand Ninja, as if injected with adrenaline, roared and charged through the breach created by the blast, defying Konoha's defenses and counterattacks.

Victory seemed to be just around the corner.

However, just as the Sand Village's momentum was unstoppable and they were about to break through Konoha's first line of defense...

Sudden--

“Art is Patrick!”

"burst!!!"

Sasuke Umino formed the Tiger Seal and uttered cold words.

Within the Sand Village army's formation, whether it was the unused explosive tags strapped to the puppets or the life-saving tags carefully kept close to the bodies of ordinary Sand Village ninjas as treasures, all the high-quality explosive tags distributed from the sealed box inexplicably detonated automatically.

Boom, boom! ! !

It wasn't a series of sporadic explosions, but rather like a silent volcano, erupting suddenly in the most densely populated part of the crowd.

In the torrent of Sand Village's charge, countless points of light lit up at the same second, then exploded, transforming into a destructive sea of ​​fire that devoured everything.

The explosion didn't come from the outside; it came from within the Sand Ninja's own body, his ninja tool pouch, or even from the inside of his clothing, which was pressed against his skin. It exploded violently without warning.

"what happened?"

"Ah! My explosive tags! No—"

"My stomach, my..."

"Help!"

Screams of terror and desperate wails instantly replaced the frenzied shouts of killing.

The explosive tags that Sunagakure relied on turned into death tags, exploding inside.

Instantly, severed limbs and fragments of blades scattered wildly in all directions.

Blazing flames and shards of blades devoured every living creature.

The smug old chunin, whose smile hadn't even faded yet, was engulfed by the sudden, violent explosion in his arms. He and the three pink-haired genin beside him, who had just been thanking him, were all turned into a spray of blood mist.

They cherished it as a life-saving charm, something to be used sparingly, but now it has become their death warrant.

The ninjas on the Konoha defense line, including Akimichi Torifu who had just been worried about the breach in the defense line, were all dumbfounded. Looking at the hellish scene in front of them, they had no idea what had happened.
"What happened? Did the Sand Village ninja blow themselves up?"

"Is it internal strife? Or a trap?"

"Bullshit, have you ever seen a trap like this?"

"Could this be the Dust Release: Multiple Infinite Explosion Formation Annihilation Arrow Zero Style from our village?" "What kind of forbidden Dust Release technique could have this power? If it were that powerful, Konoha would have dominated the ninja world long ago."

"Oh my god! This is terrifying..."

Only the members of the Umino unit, while equally shocked by the devastating scene, showed a more knowing excitement on their faces.

"It's a success! Commander's plan has been a success!"

An elite Chunin from the Umino unit had an excited glint in his eyes, his voice trembling.

"It must be a makeshift explosive tag from our troops. The explosive tags used by the Sand Ninja are fake; they were copied by our commander!"

"It seems that after our troops inherited the explosive tags from Yangyan Village, our commander has really developed explosive tags that are indistinguishable from the real thing and can be remotely controlled. It's incredible, simply unbelievable!"

"No wonder the logistics department mobilized so many blank talismans and special chakra conduction ink before, so that's what it was all for."

"That old fox Ebizo never dreamed that what he considered a weapon to turn the tide would send them to the Pure Land of the Six Paths!"

The Umino unit had used the kunai explosive tag tactic many times and had also witnessed the real Dust Release: Multiple Infinite Explosion Formation annihilating Arrow Zero Style, so their guesses were probably pretty accurate.

"how so?!"

Ebizo's smile froze completely; he simply couldn't believe what he was seeing was real.

Once again, he watched helplessly as the legion he had placed his hopes on and poured his heart into revenge was reduced to ashes in the flames that exploded from within. He was immediately consumed by boundless rage.

Witnessing such a horrific explosion once again instantly shattered all his reason.

"Sandfall—"

A shrill, almost piercing roar escaped from Ebizo's throat, filled with deep-seated hatred and madness.

He turned his head sharply, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the Sandfall Elite Jonin next to him, who had previously tried to dissuade him from splitting up the explosive tags.

"It was you! You must have betrayed Sunagakure and colluded with Konoha! You tampered with the explosive tags, you traitors, die! Die, all of you!"

Ebizo was filled with rage and gave the other party no chance to explain. He controlled the puppet and thrust it with all his might.

With a soft "pfft!"
The puppet's blade pierced the chest of the Sand Waterfall Jonin, crushing his heart. The Sand Waterfall Jonin's face was still frozen in confusion and terror, and he didn't understand what had happened until his death.
"Traitors! The Sandfall Clan deserves to die!"

Ebizo appeared to be insane, but he was, after all, a Kage-level powerhouse. After his initial madness, his survival instinct kicked in, and he manipulated his puppets to create a shield while rapidly retreating to the side and rear, narrowly avoiding several explosive tags that exploded nearby.

After the explosive tags detonated, except for a few puppeteers who were far from the explosion center or who reacted quickly, as well as those lucky ones with special defensive measures, the entire Sand Village's main force was almost completely wiped out in an instant.

Of the survivors, only one in ten remained, and all of them were injured and terrified.

Sasuke Umino almost single-handedly annihilated over a thousand Sand Ninja in an instant. Even if the Leaf Village's Shura were alive, he could not achieve such an astonishing feat in a single moment.

"Konoha ninja, attack! Annihilate all remaining Sand Village enemies, leave no one alive!"

Sasuke Umino leaped onto the high platform, and with a wave of his hand, his voice, amplified by the Sound Wave Release technique, resounded throughout the entire battlefield like a booming bell.

"kill!!!"

Inside the Konoha defense line, all the ninjas, recovering from their shock and filled with immense joy of victory, surged out of their fortifications like tigers released from their gates. Their battle cries shook the heavens and the earth as they launched a relentless pursuit of the Sunagakure remnants ravaged by the explosion.

Looking at the Konoha ninjas charging like wolves and tigers, at the remnants of his army that were less than one-tenth of their original strength, and at the scorched earth and corpses scattered all around him, Ebizo felt an unprecedented surge of grief and despair well up in his heart, almost suffocating him.

"White Blood Demon! It must be you again!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Ebizo finally regained some of his rationality. This kind of explosive tactic was the White Blood Demon's forte. This was definitely not the work of the Sandfall Clan, but the White Blood Demon.

Ebizo cast one last venomous glance at the battlefield, then abruptly turned and, with the last of his remaining strength, fled for his life towards the Land of Wind.

Now, let alone defending the river's defense line, even the ability to safely escape back to Sunagakure is a problem. Furthermore, because of this defeat, the Land of Fire has invaded the heartland of the Land of Wind for the first time.

All of this was due to his momentary carelessness and desperate gamble, which ultimately destroyed the last hope of Sunagakure in the Land of Rivers.

It is advisable to chase the poor with the courage of the left, but not to be the overlord.

Umino Sasuke would naturally not let this opportunity pass by, to eliminate the remaining Sand Ninja forces in order to prevent them from making a comeback.

Now, facing a Konoha ninja army that outnumbers them by more than ten, the remnants of the Sunagakure army, though each member is an elite among elites, are no match for the overwhelming numerical superiority.

As the Konoha ninja broke through the defensive line, the remaining Sunagakure troops scattered and fled.

In this pursuit, the Konoha ninja army showed no restraint, chasing the enemy for thousands of miles, from the lush borders of the Land of Rivers to the desolate Gobi Desert, and then to the boundless golden sea of ​​sand.

The remnants of Sunagakure's army continued to dwindle in their desperate escape.

Shun Uchiha's Sharingan possessed keen insight, always able to detect traps and ambush points in advance.

Baiyun Yeshan's Vacuum Wind Release was swift and fierce, scattering the Sand Ninja who were trying to cover their retreat.

Raito's swordsmanship was ruthless and precise, complementing the cold and deadly sword light of Tsukiko Yoru, reaping the enemies who dared to turn back.

Shiranui Ri's ninjutsu has a huge attack range, precisely covering the scattered Sand Ninja.

Ryo Inuzuka and his ninja dog Kuromaru worked seamlessly together, using their sense of smell to track targets and launch short-range surprise attacks with astonishing efficiency.

Akimichi Torifu, stationed at the rear, directed the main force to advance steadily, receiving battle reports from the front. Watching the young ninjas display their formidable strength in the brutal pursuit, this veteran ninja's eyes were filled with amazement and satisfaction.

"Incredible! Sasuke is not only incredibly skilled at commanding battles, but he's also outstanding at nurturing talent!"

Akimichi Torifu couldn't help but exclaim to his advisor, "Look at this frontline mobile support force! Not to mention the geniuses of the Uchiha clan, there's Hayama Shirakumo, Raito Namiashi, Yoru Tsukiko, Ri Shiranui, Ryo Inuzuka... Which one of them wasn't born a commoner or a minor ninja clan, yet they've grown to such a level!"

He couldn't help but recall the new ninjutsu loan policy that Umino Sasuke and Shimura Danzo had implemented on the front lines, and some new ideas suddenly came to his mind: It seems that we old guys were too conservative in the past, and we really buried a lot of talents. After this battle, let Sasuke handle the reform matters. In the future, Konoha will ultimately belong to the young people.

Meanwhile, Sasuke Umino, leading his pursuit force, had already chased the enemy into the heart of the desert in the Land of Wind, where the environment was becoming increasingly harsh.

The scorching sun baked the sand, the air distorted the view, and the violent sandstorm could be stirred up at any moment. Although the remaining soldiers of Sunagakure were dwindling, the Konoha pursuers were at a great disadvantage in such a harsh environment.

Fortunately, the Konoha pursuers were numerous enough to overwhelm these remnants of the Sand Village.

(End of this chapter)