Little Goku's Great Adventure Starting from One Piece

Chapter 404 Ambush and Attack

On the vast plains, tens of thousands of people from Wujueyang are moving forward at a relatively fast pace.

When a large army sets off, it should be a grand and imposing event, with unusual noises that can be heard even from a great distance.

However, the ninjas were not ordinary soldiers. They were all skilled in moving as lightly as swallows, and they were almost silent during their raids. As a result, even when tens of thousands of people set off, the movement was so small that it was as if only a few dozen people were on the road.

The seven units advanced in an orderly manner according to the plan, but ahead of them, a reconnaissance team went ahead to scout out the situation ahead and avoid falling into the enemy's trap without realizing it.

"Fire Gate, any discoveries?"

In the sky, the reconnaissance squad led by Kankuro sat on the flying birds drawn by Sai, carefully scanning the area below above a forest.

They were a reconnaissance team on the main route, tasked with finding out whether there were any enemy ambushes in the forest that stood in front of the Allied forces and was the last barrier to the Sandy Plains.

The ninja known as "Fire Gate" is named Hyuga Fire Gate, and he is a highly outstanding elite ninja in the Hyuga clan.

He had already activated his Byakugan, using its ability to sense chakra to continuously probe the situation of the forest below.

Upon hearing Kankuro's question, he replied, "Nothing has been found yet... Wait a minute!!"

Hinata Himon's expression suddenly changed, and he stared intently at the vast forest area in front of him.

"So many...so many chakra fluctuations! It's the enemy!!"

Under his Byakugan, he observed chakra fluctuations everywhere in the forest ahead, estimating that there were at least several thousand of them!

"So they were indeed lying in ambush in the forest."

Kankuro narrowed his eyes upon hearing Hyuga Himon's reply.

According to the General Staff's prediction, the enemy is very likely to ambush in this forest. After all, they already know the characteristics of White Zetsu, whose ability to infiltrate trees and the ground is really hard to defend against, and the forest is a natural place for the enemy to ambush.

And now, the appearance of White Zetsu undoubtedly confirms this.

"Send this information back immediately!" Kankuro said to the ninja in the reconnaissance team who was responsible for relaying information to the troops.

Yamanaka Inoichi, far away at the Allied Shinobi Forces headquarters, quickly received intelligence from the front lines. The Five Kage, along with Nara Shikaku, Azaburo, and others, had already devised a solution to this situation, so they quickly issued orders to the Second Division and the Sensory Division at the front lines.

"Order the Second Force to divide into squads and enter the forest, advancing layer by layer to annihilate all the enemies lying in ambush! Order the Sensing Force to send personnel to join the Second Force's squads to assist in locating and eliminating the enemy!"

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The second unit, the close-combat allied force, numbered over ten thousand men. Upon receiving orders from headquarters, this unit immediately responded, gradually dispersing into small, menacing squads.

The sensory unit also detached most of its personnel, who gradually joined the team during this process, becoming an important sensory tool for these squads to locate the enemy.

About an hour later, the second unit, which was at the forefront of the main force, finally entered the forest and began to advance cautiously, layer by layer, to create a safe environment for the subsequent troops to enter.

Meanwhile, another unit did not intend to enter the forest from the front and then cross it to reach the sandy plain. Instead, it chose to take a long detour around the forest and flank the sandy plain from another direction.

This unit is the Third Division, led by Jiraiya and Kakashi, and it is also the unit with the best physical strength among all the units.

That's why they took on the task of taking the long way around.

"Lord Jiraiya, Kakashi-senpai, we just received intelligence that the Second Squad has entered the forest and will likely engage the enemy soon."

A ninja responsible for receiving intelligence sped up and leaped behind Jiraiya and Kakashi as they traveled, reporting to them.

"We've already entered the forest. This war is finally about to officially begin," Jiraiya said, his eyes deep.

They are now experiencing an unprecedented super war, where ninjas from five great nations and samurai from another country have come together to unite their strength to fight against the enemy, Uchiha Madara.

It is easy to imagine how intense and brutal this battle will be.

Many ninjas or samurai were destined to perish in this war.

Jiraiya, who longed for peace, was unwilling to see this scene, knowing how much pain it would bring to countless families.

But they had no choice but to fight back and defeat the enemy as soon as possible; there was no other way out!

"Lord Jiraiya, we will definitely win this war." Kakashi, who was running alongside Jiraiya, suddenly said, perhaps sensing that Jiraiya was somewhat flustered.

"Kakashi is right! Fueled by the fire of youth, we will be invincible!"

Might Guy, the youthful beast of Konoha, followed on Kakashi's other side. Upon hearing Kakashi's words, he roared with great excitement.

Listening to what the two men were saying, Jiraiya smiled to himself, never expecting that someone as experienced as him as he was to be inspired by two young men.

He's definitely reached retirement age.

After the war ends, he'll find a beautiful place with good scenery and enjoy his retirement in comfort.

"Hahaha! You two young people are very ambitious, but you're right, we will definitely win!" Jiraiya laughed loudly.

As expected, the second ninja squad, after entering the forest, encountered White Zetsu lying in ambush and engaged in battle with them.

Thanks to the presence of a sensory ninja in the group, they were not easily ambushed by White Zetsu, and were able to react and counterattack immediately.

Among these groups, the Hyuga clan members are the most outstanding. Their Byakugan can expose White Zetsu hiding everywhere, whether in the ground or in tree trunks. They can always find them immediately and then expose them for a concentrated attack.

"Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Bang bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

Somewhere in the forest, a series of sounds of flesh being struck and collided suddenly rang out.

Neji unleashed a barrage of rapid palm strikes, raining down blows on the White Zetsu before him. In just a few seconds, the White Zetsu was struck dozens of times, reduced to a bloody pulp, thrown high into the air, crashing into a tree trunk before sliding down...

Life ceased.

"Captain, you're amazing! These guys can't hide from you at all!" A member from Sunagakure praised Neji without reservation.

The other team members also spoke up, all expressing their admiration and respect for Neji.

"Be careful, everyone. We've spotted a lot of White Zetsu chakra ahead, and they're heading this way."

Despite the praise from his teammates, Neji, as the captain, remained neither complacent nor careless. His Byakugan remained active, closely monitoring the movements of the White Zetsu.

"They're here? Perfect timing! The captain took care of that guy earlier, so I'm going to take one down this time!" A teammate from Iwagakure said, rubbing his hands together, eager to try.

Similar scenes were playing out in other parts of the forest where Hyuga clan members lived.

With the help of Byakugan, many teams easily defeated the White Zetsu lurking in the forest, without suffering any casualties or even injuries.

However, teams with Hyuga clan members are only a minority. Most ninja teams have sensory ninjas who don't have the powerful abilities of the Byakugan, making it difficult for them to detect White Zetsu hidden in the forest. They can only quickly detect and react the moment the opponent tries to make a move and leaves a trace, alerting their teammates to defend or counterattack.

With such high vigilance against White Zetsu attacks, the ninja squads' advance speed was greatly reduced. As a result, other units that arrived later had to stop temporarily when they reached the edge of the forest and wait for the front-line troops to clear out the enemies in the forest before they could enter.

Two hours passed quickly.

In the past two hours, the Second Division engaged in countless battles with the White Zetsu in the forest. Overall, they maintained a firm advantage, eliminating thousands of White Zetsu while suffering only a little over a hundred casualties themselves.

No ninja had ever seen such a casualty ratio. When it was reported to the Allied Shinobi Forces headquarters, Aido, who was stationed there, couldn't help but pump his fist and cheer for this great victory in the first battle.

When the Second Unit achieved a great victory in the forest and successfully crossed it to rest on the sandy plain on the other side of the forest, the First Unit and the Fifth Unit, which were resting outside the forest, also set off again and entered the forest one after another, preparing to cross the forest in one go and join up with the Second Unit.

But... something unexpected happened.

As the two units were traveling through the forest, they were suddenly ambushed by a number of White Zetsu.

"What?! Weren't all the Bai people lying in ambush here already wiped out by the Second Team? Even if some were missed, there couldn't possibly be this many left!"

When the two attacked forces discovered that there were at least three thousand White Zetsu attacking them, their expressions changed drastically.

Long ago, a reconnaissance team discovered that there were approximately seven thousand White Zetsu hiding in the forest.

While the number of White Zetsu recently wiped out by the Second Force did not reach that figure, it was still more than 6,000.

Therefore, in their view, even if they were to be ambushed by White Zetsu while traversing the forest, it would only be a small, remaining force, numbering at most a few hundred people.

But to their utter surprise, three thousand White Zetsu attacked them at the same time! This completely caught them off guard!

Bang! !

"Damn it! They must have hidden themselves somehow! Those seven thousand men in front were deliberately exposed to lull us into a false sense of security!"

At the Allied Shinobi Forces headquarters, Raikage A, who had been cheering and waving his fist not long ago, now slammed his fist on the table with a gloomy expression, blasting a dent into the solid wood table.

Under the sudden attack of so many White Zetsu, the First and Fifth Divisions, which had been operating in an orderly manner, were thrown into chaos and many were killed or wounded in an instant.

Although both forces managed to regain their footing and eliminate the suddenly attacking enemy with their overwhelming strength, they also suffered considerable losses.

According to preliminary statistics, more than 900 ninjas and samurai perished in this attack, and more than 500 were seriously injured. In total, they lost more than 1,400 combatants in this battle.

After all, those who are seriously injured will not be able to continue fighting in the short term.

"The enemy has likely used all the forces hidden in the forest in this surprise attack, but we still cannot be careless. Order both units to slow down and remain vigilant at all times. We must not be caught off guard by the enemy again," Tsunade said solemnly.

Meanwhile, on a rock pillar far away on the sandy plains, White Zetsu was respectfully reporting to Madara Uchiha: "Lord Madara, the last three thousand White Zetsu clones have inflicted considerable damage on the Allied Shinobi Forces; nearly a thousand of them have died."

Just as Tsunade guessed, the three thousand White Zetsu dispatched this time were the last batch of White Zetsu in the forest.

Ten thousand White Zetsu were lurking in the forest. Seven thousand of them were hiding in places that the Allied Shinobi Forces could detect, while the remaining three thousand were hidden dozens of meters underground, where even the Byakugan could not find them.

When the Allied Shinobi Forces' frontline troops clear the forest and assume it's safe, allowing subsequent troops to pass through, these deeply hidden White Zetsu will suddenly appear and inflict heavy damage on the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Of course, this is because the White Zetsu clones are relatively weak, which is why they only caused this much damage to the Allied Shinobi Forces. If the White Zetsu clones were stronger, the Allied Shinobi Forces would have suffered at least several times more damage.

"Hmm, these things are indeed useless. Even in their own territory, they can only cause such little damage to those ninjas."

Madara Uchiha's expression remained as cold as ever.

He hadn't originally planned to create an army of White Zetsu clones, but Black Zetsu said that these were also consumables for testing the strength of the Allied Shinobi Forces and could be used to select qualified shinobi to come before him, so he let it go.

However, he didn't create 100,000 White Zetsu like Obito in the original story, as that would consume too much of the chakra stored in the Gedo Mazo. So he only created 30,000 White Zetsu. 20,000 of them stayed with him, ready to face the Allied Shinobi Forces head-on, while the remaining 10,000 infiltrated the forest to deliver a blow to the Allied Shinobi Forces.

"Lord Madara, you may not know this, but these White Zetsu clones possess transformation techniques that are incredibly realistic, allowing them to disguise themselves as ninjas and infiltrate the Allied Shinobi Forces. Currently, quite a few White Zetsu clones have already infiltrated, waiting for the right moment to launch an attack on those ninjas."

Bai Jue replied with a smile.

That's right, not all 10,000 White Zetsu died at the hands of the Allied Shinobi Forces. A small number of them secretly infiltrated the force during the battle, disguised as members of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Even Konan was unaware of this ability, so the Allied Shinobi Forces were not on guard against White Zetsu's ability and thought they had successfully wiped out all the attacking White Zetsu.

"Oh? Transformation Technique, that's quite interesting." Madara Uchiha became slightly interested; he hadn't expected White Zetsu to possess such a skill.

With his intelligence, he could immediately understand how much chaos White Zetsu's ability would cause to the Allied Shinobi Forces.

So now he's somewhat looking forward to seeing how the Allied Shinobi Forces will respond to this situation.

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