A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

Zabuza put aside his thoughts about the ninja village and said to the ten Jonin, "Now that we have enough manpower, let's not delay. Let's launch a surprise attack on the Konoha ninja tonight. Also, that guy named Tatsuna, as long as we kill his whole family, we can gain Gato's trust with their heads. Then, we'll have a chance to get his huge fortune."

"Comrades, let us fight for our respective ideals!"

(PS: The Land of Waves is finally coming to an end. I hope I can portray the final battle well, which can also be considered as a warm-up for the grand Chunin Exams.)

0104 The Calm Before the Decisive Battle

"If I'm not mistaken."

That evening, while having dinner, Kakashi said to Su Fu, "The village's reinforcements will arrive by tomorrow at the latest."

Naruto and his companions were unaware of his underlying meaning and were still wondering why reinforcements were arriving when they had already dealt with the enemy.

Yang Lei and Asma, however, understood his underlying meaning.

The enemy hasn't been dealt with yet; at least until we take down Kado, the enemy might reappear at any time.

In other words, once the village's reinforcements arrive, they will receive new instructions, which may lead to the final battle.

"It will probably be an order to kill Kado."

Yang Lei secretly made a guess, thinking that although the Land of Waves was weak, it was still a good ally for Konoha Village and the Land of Fire, and it was worthwhile to gain its friendship.

At least "705u.com - Reading Club First Release" cannot make it switch to the Land of Water, Kirigakure Village, because the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire are too close.

Kado happens to be from the faction that is not friendly to the Fire Nation, while Dazna is from the Fire Nation. It is obvious who he supports and who he suppresses.

In other words, the final conflict should break out when the orders and reinforcements arrive.

"War is about to break out again."

After dinner, Yang Lei went to the side and quietly began to make preparations.

After several battles, the five specially made kunai he initially used finally met their end, worn out beyond repair.

At this moment, he sat down behind a big tree to avoid the stench, first putting the Fire Release ninjutsu scroll that Asuma had given him into his personal space, then taking out ten specially made kunai and putting them into his ninja tool bag, and then taking out ten ordinary kunai and twenty shuriken.

Yang Lei's ninja tool bag contained only these three items, so he could carry more than others.

Even if he also filled his ninja tool bag with other ninja tools such as ration pills, smoke bombs, and explosive tags, he still wouldn't be able to fit so many things in.

However, the reason he put so many ninja tools in his ninja tool bag was because he didn't want people to discover that he had a personal space. As the saying goes, only the methods that others don't know are called trump cards.

For ninjas, even their closest and dearest friends and family members will not reveal all their secrets.

Of course, I'm talking about normal ninjas, the kind who have no personal feelings and are like tools, like Root under Danzo.

After fiddling with his ninja tool bag, Yang Lei didn't stop there. He first drew his Kusanagi sword from its sheath, then, after thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and left a spell mark for the Flying Thunder God Technique on the hilt. Then he took the decapitation sword from his back.

"That's right."

Following the same method, Yang Lei also left the incantation of the Flying Thunder God Technique on the hilt of the decapitation sword. Suddenly, an idea popped into Yang Lei's mind. With a wicked grin, he quickly formed hand seals and slapped dozens of incantation seals onto the sword.

"Next time we run into Zai Buzan, we can pull a trick on him."

Yang Lei dared not carry the decapitation sword on his back anymore. He carefully held it in his hand, muttering to himself as he turned and returned to the camp.

The preparations he made for the decapitation sword were nothing more than the sudden recollection of the Exploding Blade, Flying Drop, one of the seven great swords. Since he had just learned how to make explosive tags, he decided to try planting the spell mark of the explosive tag on the blade.

Although the effect is still unknown, according to Yang Lei's own speculation, the decapitation sword should be blown into countless pieces by the curse seals of dozens of explosive tags. At that time, it will be like a steel ball bomb. The explosive power is not the main force; the scattered fragments of the broken sword are the real main force.

"Alright, it's time to rest."

No one asked Yang Lei what he had been doing. As darkness fell, the two Jonin made some simple arrangements for the night watch and then told everyone to get ready to rest.

Although Yang Lei had already demonstrated his remarkable strength, earning Kakashi and Asuma's complete trust in him, he was still just a child, and the two of them originally did not intend for him to join them on night watch.

But the nights were too long, and during the day they had to protect Tatsuna and train their subordinate genin. They were human too, and they got tired.

Left with no other choice, the three of them had to take turns. Yang Lei would keep watch until dawn, and then Kakashi and Asuma would take over for the second half of the night.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yang Lei is taking the first half of the night off alone. In reality, it's the person who has to get up in the middle of the night to keep watch who is more tired and exhausted.

Chapter 112

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"Are we preparing to take action tonight?"

At this moment, in that secluded courtyard in the Land of Waves, a large group of people were gathered.

"Isn't this a bit too hasty?"

One of the ten Jonin looked at Zabuza and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you in such a hurry? We rushed all the way here, can't we rest for a bit?"

"A long night can bring many dreams..."

Zabuza snorted and said, "The people of Konoha aren't stupid. They just fought against more than a hundred rogue ninjas. How could they not ask the village for help? Let's take care of them as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the newly recruited ninjas fell silent. The ten Jonin were not fools either, and they nodded in agreement with Zabuza's opinion.

Actually, they had already discussed it inside the house; this was just a formality to show their Chunin subordinates.

After all, they are a group of idealistic people who plan to build a village. They will pay attention to winning people's hearts and minds. Otherwise, as long as the order is given, would they be afraid that the group will not obey?

These people recruited by Raiga were all rogue ninjas from various ninja villages in different countries. However, unlike the previous hundred rogue ninjas, they had already formed a sizable organization and were quite well-known in the black market. Therefore, their teamwork was definitely much better than that of the previous hundred rogue ninjas.

Furthermore, although there were over a hundred rogue ninjas when they arrived, only about thirty of them actually clashed head-on with the Konoha ninjas. The other seventy-odd were assassinated, and many more died at the hands of their own people. It was truly an injustice.

Also, although this group of rogue ninjas is much smaller, only fifty people, it is half the number of the previous group of rogue ninjas.

However, not only were there seven more Jonin among them, but the group also consisted of forty people, posing a far greater threat than the previous group of 1.1 traitorous ninjas.

We'll see.

Zai Buzan grinned menacingly, but because his face was bandaged, he didn't frighten anyone. He coldly said, "The people of Konoha don't know anything about us here. They would never expect that we suddenly have twelve Jonin and more than fifty Chunin, and that we are a united team. This surprise attack will definitely wipe them out easily."

Raiya brought a total of fifty people, which, together with him and Zabuza, made twelve Jonin. Adding the dozen or so Chunin under their command, there were a total of sixty people.

Therefore, they were never worried about being able to wipe out the Konoha ninjas. Didn't you see that the rogue ninjas weren't in a hurry at all?

"So, let's talk about resting after we finish the mission. Now, let's set off!"

0105 A midnight enemy attack!

Yang Lei was already quite adept at the night watch.

After the tent was set up, he formed hand seals and created four shadow clones, which separated into four directions and left the camp area. They found a large tree ten meters away, stood on it, and activated their Byakugan and Sharingan to form an Absolute Territory that firmly protected the camp.

Of course, the main body isn't doing nothing either; the shadow clones are used for all-around observation, which means they can no longer maintain long-distance vision.

However, it was alright. After Yang Lei replenished his chakra in the blink of an eye, he activated his Byakugan with a thought, using his far-seeing ability to look around. After carefully searching and finding no movement within a radius of one mile, he closed his Byakugan and rested.

Like the Sharingan, keeping the Byakugan active also consumes chakra and mental energy, and the consumption is quite significant. Haven't you noticed how easily Kakashi's chakra is depleted? Haven't you noticed that the Hyuga clan and the original Uchiha clan members usually keep their eyes closed?

It's because constantly activating the eye technique is too tiring; even the Hyuga and Uchiha clansmen couldn't withstand such exhaustion.

This is why Yang Lei's chakra possesses the characteristics of the Nine-Tails' chakra, greatly enhancing his self-recovery ability. Otherwise, his shadow clones wouldn't have been able to maintain their open-eye state indefinitely; they would have disappeared long ago due to chakra depletion.

"How boring."

After scanning his surroundings, Yang Lei suddenly fell backward and lay on the ground. Looking at the stars and the bright moon in the sky, he muttered to himself, "I wonder what Hinata is doing, and whether she misses me."

"Although we weren't together for five years, my foreshadowing six years ago and my declaration of love when I graduated should be enough to win her heart, right?"

"How awful."

As he thought about it, Yang Lei suddenly cursed indignantly, "When are we ever going to grow up? We'll have to wait until we're at least fifteen before we can confess to her."

"puff."

Just as Yang Lei was feeling indignant, a shadow clone outside suddenly disappeared.

"Ok?"

Yang Lei leaped to his feet and shouted, "Enemy attack!"

At the same time, the shadow clones from the other three directions also sent back bad news: not only had enemies appeared, but they had also surrounded them.

"What's going on? I just used my telescopic vision to survey the surroundings, and I didn't find any enemies, did I?"

Yang Lei frowned, unaware that, by sheer coincidence, the enemy had entered within a mile of him just as he had withdrawn his vision.

Because Yang Lei's shadow clones possess both the Byakugan and Sharingan, the enemy was unaware that their location had been discovered and was still stealthily approaching, not daring to make too much noise, giving Yang Lei and his team time to react.

"What's going on?"

Kakashi and Asuma, along with Naruto and the other three, rushed out first and asked Yang Lei.

Yang Lei briefly described what his shadow clone had seen: "The enemy is flanking us from all sides. I estimate there are at least fifty of them. Their strength is unknown, but they seem to be very team-oriented."

Is that so?

Kakashi looked troubled. Among the previous rogue ninjas were three Jonin, yet they were still wiped out. As long as the subsequent enemies weren't stupid, the team leading this time would have at least three Jonin.

"Breakthrough is the only option left."

Asma knew that his current situation was very difficult and that he had to break out before the enemy could encircle him.

Just then, Sakura and Ino from another tent came out with Tatsuna's daughter, along with Tatsuna and Inari, who were a step behind Naruto.

"Let's split into teams."

After thinking for a moment, Kakashi made a decision, saying, "I will lead Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Choji to cover the rear and draw the enemy's main firepower. The rest of you will take Mr. Tatsuna's family and choose a direction to break through."

Chapter 113

It seems that, under duress, Kakashi has no choice but to make the worst-case scenario plan.

If everyone tries to break out together, it's only a matter of time before they're caught up by the enemy. After all, Dazner and his family are just ordinary people, and their movement speed is really slowing the team down.

In other words, someone must hold off the enemy in order for them to escape successfully.

They are Konoha ninjas, not rogue ninjas. If they can't abandon their mission to protect others, then they can only abandon themselves.

"Let me cover the rear."

Suddenly, Yang Lei stepped forward, took out eight specially made kunai from his ninja tool bag, and handed them to Xing Shuai, saying, "I know the Flying Thunder God Technique. If we can't beat you, I can still catch up with you. It's decided then, let's go."

"Ok."

Now was a critical moment, and there was no time to waste. Kakashi didn't refuse, put away Yang Lei's special kunai, and called on Xing Sui to start.

"Yang Jun, be careful."

Before leaving, Xiaoying looked at Yang Lei with a worried expression, her hands tightly gripping the special kunai he had given her. She was almost about to say that if things didn't work out, she should use the Flying Thunder God Technique to find them right away, but she knew that it was not appropriate to say these words to his face, because Yang Lei's mission was to cover their retreat.

"Go in the opposite direction from the Land of Waves."

Yang Lei nodded to indicate that he had heard, and at the same time, he gave them directions, because his Byakugan had been activated and he saw several people in the direction of the Land of Waves, with Zabuza leading the way.

"it is good."

With a fierce and unrestrained spirit, they determined their direction and charged out. Not far ahead, they encountered a group of enemies. Asuma and Kakashi launched the first attack, catching the enemy off guard and carving a bloody path as they fled quickly into the distance.

"Oh no, the enemy has spotted us."

In the silent night, the sudden sounds of fighting were particularly loud. The rogue ninja were not stupid; they finally realized that their actions had been discovered by the people of Konoha.

"Stop them, don't let them get away."

Some rogue ninjas who were close to the breakout team quickly gave chase.

As for those rogue ninjas who had already caught up, Yang Lei could no longer help them.

"Kill him."

Because at that moment, the rogue ninjas from other directions finally broke out. Seeing that there were still people who dared to stay in the camp, they didn't hold back and attacked while shouting and cursing.

"Oh."

Facing the dozens of people rushing towards him, Yang Lei sneered. He had experienced plenty of bloodshed during this period and had personally killed countless people, so he was no longer intimidated by this scene.

"However, I can no longer hold back."

However, Yang Lei did not dare to be careless. Although he had previously wiped out a ten-man team led by three Jonin by himself, the most he was facing now was Chunin. There were just too many of them. If he was careless, he would inevitably perish. Therefore, he knew that he could not hold back.

"Let me go all out this time."

Yang Lei let out a long howl, his voice still somewhat immature, yet already showing early promise, causing the rogue ninjas who had come before him to feel a sudden chill run down their spines.

"Ten-Seigan, activate!"

"Reincarnation Immortal Body, activate!"

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, drink!"

0106 The Great Battle Begins