Naruto: The Defense-Breaking System – Putting Some Pressure on the Shinobi World

Naruto: The Defense-Breaking System, Putting Some Pressure on the Ninja World (Chapter 262)

More than a month has passed.

The 46rd year of Konoha has arrived.

At the end of the year, the atmosphere inside the commander-in-chief's tent was unusually terrifying, with the irritable Supreme Commander spewing insults at everyone he saw.

More than a month has passed, and there haven't been any major developments on the front lines.

The Supreme Commander organized several adventures deep into the Wind Kingdom, but not a single cactus could be found in the vast desert.

The Land of Wind is too barren, and its inhabitants obediently moved away, having no valuable possessions.

A single camel can carry away the entire family's belongings, turning the area near the border into a no-man's-land.

Several oasis water sources were poisoned, and the Konoha troops didn't even see a trace of them, so they had no way of knowing the Sand Village's movements.

Inside the command tent, Uchiha Rin had increased his chakra by nearly 30 calories in just over a month by torturing several Jonin, now holding 501.9 calories.

My pupil power increased by 0.6 calories, reaching 4.3 calories.

He felt he couldn't put any more pressure on Sarutobi and the others, not because he was afraid they would break down, but because their thresholds were rising and they were becoming increasingly difficult to break through.

It's easier to brush it off from the Sand Ninja.

According to the original story, he and Kakashi are 11 years old. Kakashi will become a Jonin this year, and the Battle of Kannabi Bridge will break out between Konoha and Iwagakure.

He was trapped on the border of the land of rivers.

On the very first day of the new year, Shenjing suddenly rushed into the command tent and urgently delivered a scroll.

Sarutobi and Kōdō looked at Uchiha Ryō together and found that Uchiha Ryō's face was quite interesting.

They rarely saw Uchiha Ryo looking at a scroll so intently.

"Damn Kirigakure! They won't let the Sand Villagers have a good New Year, and they won't let me have a good New Year either!"

They launched a surprise attack on Red Sand Port without warning!

Why weren't you told beforehand? I had no time to prepare! Is this how you give a New Year's gift?

Rolling up the scroll, Uchiha Ryo shouted, "Call a Jonin team meeting! Troops will be deployed immediately in one hour!"

Luo Sha also received news of the surprise attack on Hongsha Port by Wuyin Village.

Luo Sha looked at the intelligence report, his heart filled with grief and indignation.

Those damned Kirigakure ninja! They've been silent throughout the Fourth Shinobi World War, which has been going on for two or three years, and they still haven't made a move.

Unexpectedly, their first engagement involved a long sea voyage, heading straight for Red Sand Port in the Land of Wind.

Red Sand Port is an important asset of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind. If Red Sand Port is captured, the Daimyo will inevitably continue to reduce his support for Sunagakure.

At that time, the daimyo's reasoning will be even stronger. Having lost maritime trade, the daimyo will suffer heavy losses and will say that even if he wants to provide support, he has nothing to offer.

Luo Sha's face was grim.

Chiyo sighed and said, "I'll take the troops and go to support Red Sand Port as soon as possible."

Red Sand Port only has 500 ninjas, no match for the Mist Ninjas.

The ocean is a forbidden zone for us, making it difficult to travel far, but for the Mist Ninja, it's no different from a smooth road.

Rasa was a little puzzled, wondering when Chiyo had become so easy to talk to.

Could it be because Chiyo also suffered a setback at the hands of Uchiha Ryo, so under pressure from Konoha, Chiyo stopped arguing with him?

"That's the only way," said Rasa. "Advisor Chiyo, take 1000 ninjas and immediately go to support Red Sand Port."

As for me, with the remaining 1700 men, I continued to fend off Konoha's attack.

Chiyo nodded; she understood how much pressure Rasa was under.

Compared to the ninja from the Mist, the young Uchiha Ryo was ambitious and never gave up his plan to penetrate deeper into the Land of Wind.

The endless yellow sand could not stop Uchiha Ryo's ambition.

After Chiyo left, Rasa felt helpless. Without Chiyo, Sunagakure could no longer spare troops to contain Uchiha Ryo's Konoha forces. The next encounter would inevitably be a head-on confrontation.

Two days later, Konoha's troops penetrated deep into the desert, heading straight for the Sand Ninja's front-line camp.

As Rasa led his troops away from the camp, he spotted Uchiha Rin flying in the distance.

His brow furrowed deeply, for Uchiha Rin's Magnet Release had become even more sophisticated.

On Uchiha Rin's back grew a pair of sand-iron wings several meters wide.

Unlike last time, this time, the individual iron sand feathers on the Iron Sand Wings are clearly visible, demonstrating that Uchiha Rin's control over the iron sand has reached a new level.

In the ninja world, the appearance of a ninjutsu represents its combat power; the more powerful the ninjutsu, the more unique its aesthetic appeal.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's Five Elements Great Combo is full of primal, violent aesthetics.

Onoki's Dust Release barrier is crystal clear, like an art of light.

Uchiha Rin's Magnet Release technique has shed its crude and clumsy form and begun to exude a refined aura.

Luo Sha stood on the gold dust cloud, which was easy to control and consumed little energy.

He can also create the Sand Gold Wings, but it requires more chakra to maintain the shape of the sand gold.

Luo Sha felt powerless. He was only 20 years old, but he found that his strength had stopped improving.

The Uchiha genius in front of them showed visible improvement with every exchange.

Blue runes appeared under Uchiha Ryo's eyes; he had entered Sage Mode.

Orochi Sage Technique: One Serpent Formation is enough.

I'm afraid that if there's too much, Luo Sha won't be able to handle it.

After gaining the ability to fly, Uchiha Rin could prepare Sage Mode in the air, even overcoming the final drawbacks of Sage Mode.

Rasa had no idea what weaknesses Uchiha Rin had.

On the ground, Deivashi felt completely insecure because he only had a kunai in his hand.

The ninja tool pouch was empty. Uchiha Ryo gave the order to take away all the ninja tools!

What kind of command is this? Not issuing weapons to ninjas, limiting each ninja to one ninja tool.

Either a ninja sword or a kunai.

How can a ninja fight without ninja tools? Can he still be called a ninja?

The next second, Iwashi saw Uchiha Rin bite his finger and form hand seals to use a summoning jutsu.

"Sage Art! Iron Sand Serpent!"

After a plume of white smoke, tens of meters high, appeared between the two armies, a giant serpent made of iron sand.

It is over ten meters thick, made entirely of iron sand, and its scales are deliberately outlined in red copper.

A giant black and red snake slithered and charged rapidly across the sand.

Luo Sha hurriedly created a gold dust cylinder and smashed it against the giant iron dust serpent.

However, the giant iron sand serpent possessed far greater agility than Rasa had anticipated, twisting its body into an S-shape to evade the impact of the gold sand cylinder.

Uchiha Ryo was very satisfied; Ryuchi Cave Sage Technique had reached its peak in terms of form transformation.

This giant iron sand serpent is no less agile than the giant serpents of Ryuchi Cave.

Just as Luo Sha was about to control the sand-gold cylinder to continue blocking the giant serpent, Hao Yanlongyu rushed over and stopped the sand-gold cylinder.

"Luo Sha, your opponent is me. Don't interfere with my baby snake!"

Rasa looked up and saw Uchiha Ryo gliding towards him at high speed, so he had no choice but to deal with Uchiha Ryo first.

Every time the sand-gold cylinder collides with the Great Flame Dragon Ball, it is burned into liquid metal by the Fire Release: Rasengan, falling to the ground and scalding the sand with thick smoke.

He glanced back occasionally and saw the giant iron sand serpent rushing into the Sand Ninja, crushing them like a natural disaster.

The giant iron sand serpent seemed to be alive, able to deal with the sand ninja on its own without Uchiha Rin needing to control it.

The Sand Ninja's Wind Release technique is ineffective against the hard iron sand serpent; at most, it scrapes off a layer of iron sand powder.

A Sand Ninja, fearless of death, took out a bundle of explosive tags and pressed them onto the giant sand serpent, but it only created a shallow crater.

For the massive, painless iron serpent, this attack was equivalent to a whale being poked with a toothpick.

The situation has deteriorated drastically.

Rasa in the air was at a disadvantage, and the Sand Ninja forces on the ground were completely helpless against the giant sand serpent.

Luo Sha had no choice but to shout, "Retreat!"

With a flick of its tail, the giant iron sand serpent slammed the older brother of a sand ninja into a bloody mist.

The brother's tissues scattered in the air, a mix of red and yellow.

If Uchiha Rin hadn't copied the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, wouldn't her brother have been spared such a terrible death?

The Sand Ninja broke down and knelt down.

There are many others who have broken down like this Sand Ninja.

As Uchiha Ryo flew through the air, he heard more than 30 system sounds.

Having witnessed death many times, Uchiha Ryo was very satisfied that more than 30 people had managed to break through his defenses.

His chakra level increased from 501.9 calories to 542.6 calories.

The Sand Ninja retreated, leaving behind countless corpses, until they had fled more than ten kilometers away.

It wasn't until a catastrophic sandstorm struck the desert that Konoha halted their pursuit.

The Sand Village's camp, which they couldn't move in time, became Konoha's temporary camp.

Uchiha Ryo first had the logistics department ninjas collect ninja tools and distribute them to the ninjas.

He convened a meeting of the frontline ninja squad.

When Yoshioka and the others entered the tent, they all looked relaxed.

This was their easiest battle since participating in the Second Shinobi World War.

Following Uchiha Ryo, the suffering was real, but the battle achievements were incredibly easy.

It's just a matter of who Uchiha Ryo will criticize this time.

They felt they had performed very well in this battle.

Uchiha Ryo said to everyone, "The troops will rest for two hours. Those wounded should be sent back, and those squads should be reorganized."

Three hours later, I ordered the troops to set off and attack Sunagakure!

Mokumu Kōdō was the first to lose his composure. He was afraid that Sarutobi Zō would speak and cause the opposite of what he intended, so he looked at Uchiha Ryō and said, "Absolutely not! How could we possibly attack the Five Great Ninja Villages with such a small force?"

Commander, do not let a moment of impulsiveness ruin this glorious victory!

I absolutely disagree with attacking Sunagakure; it's too risky.

It's nearly a thousand kilometers from here to Shayin Village.

The Land of Wind is much larger than we imagine. The Sand Village is ranked last among the Five Great Ninja Villages, so they built their village...

It's very far away, deep in the desert.

If we are ambushed along the way, and if the Sand Ninja of Red Sand Port turn their attention to us, our small force will surely be wiped out.

Even if we hadn't encountered the Sand Ninja's ambush, but instead stumbled into a catastrophic sandstorm, we would still have died in this unfamiliar desert!

"The supreme commander must be cautious; he cannot let a victory go to his head."

Arrogance is the worst thing for a ninja; winning this time doesn't mean you can win every time.

"You all need to understand your place," Uchiha Ryo said coldly. "I'm here to inform you, not to discuss things with you."

This is the weakest time for Sunagakure. If we don't destroy Sunagakure now, who knows when we'll have another chance like this.

What you need to do is carry out my orders, not ramble on and tell me to be careful.

You all know how difficult the situation in Konoha Village is.

In both the Waterfall War and the Hot Spring War, Konoha was at a disadvantage.

With Kirigakure now involved, the Land of Waves war is likely to break out soon, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

If you don't even dare to take this small risk, have you fed your Will of Fire to ninja dogs?

I, an Uchiha, am not afraid to die for the village, so what are you all afraid of?

The Second Hokage, Danzo Shimura, always said that the Uchiha clan was an inherently evil ninja clan.

Although we are evil, we are evil in a frank and open manner, and we will still step up when the time comes.

You don't look evil at all; you disguise your cowardice and timidity with the slogans of the Will of Fire.

"Get your act together, stop whining and go do my orders."

Sarutobi and Nara Yoshi exchanged a glance, knowing they couldn't confront Uchiha Rin directly.

Sarutobi Zang stood up and walked out of the tent.

The others were very disappointed. Was the commander-in-chief just going to give up like that?

Apart from Fukai and Uchiha Kamiki, the other Jonin all left the tent.

Once the tent flap was lowered, Narayoshi gestured to the group.

The Jonin entered a tent on the side, and Narayoshi had his assistant bring a map, pretending to analyze it.

Once inside the tent, Sarutobizo said urgently, "We can't let Uchiha Ryo fool around like this!"

Because the battles at Taki and Yu are so difficult, we cannot afford any mistakes here.

They defeated the Sand Ninja forces head-on, killing over 400 Sand Ninja, a hard-won victory.

Only we know how much pressure we were under in this war.

The number of ninjas in Sunagakure was already small, and after the war with us, the total number of casualties exceeded 1200, which is one-fifth of the ninjas in Sunagakure.

The right choice we should make now is to withdraw to the border of the Land of Rivers, contact the Hidden Mist Ninja, and seek to annihilate Chiyo's Red Sand Port forces!

Mokumo nods repeatedly. Sarutobi Zang's words are mature and very prudent. He adds, "If we do as Commander Sarutobi Zang says, we can still test the attitude of the Mist Ninja."

Perhaps we can win over the Hidden Mist Village as an ally to fight against the other three great ninja villages.

Yoshioka and the others nodded in agreement.

Sarutobizo looked at Uchiha Fumon.

Uchiha Fumon was a representative of the dove faction within the Uchiha clan, unlike Uchiha Ryo, who was an arrogant and domineering absolute hawk.

Uchiha Fumon felt a pang of bitterness. Logically, he should support the supreme commander, Uchiha Rin, but he also believed that...

Chiha's approach was too extreme.

Uchiha Ryo is the clan's biggest highlight in this war. If he suffers a defeat outside Sunagakure, his joy will turn to sorrow, and the Uchiha clan's situation will be troubled.

Uchiha Fumon said, "I agree with the commander-in-chief's decision. It's safer to turn around and head to Red Sand Port now; it's a sure thing."

Sarutobi nodded with satisfaction. It had to be the doves; they made people feel completely at ease.

Mokumu Kōdō asked, "How should we deal with the Supreme Commander? Perhaps..."

He had already guessed what Sarutobizo was going to do, and he felt very uneasy.

"That's right, we've sidelined Uchiha Rin. We've given the order for the troops to head towards Red Sand Port!"

Uchiha Ryo is merely a self-proclaimed supreme commander. The Sand Village is powerful, so we have no choice but to feign compliance.

Now that the Sand Village has suffered a major defeat and the pressure has been greatly reduced, is it still necessary to listen to Uchiha Ryo at this time?

Absolutely unnecessary!

Could Uchiha Ryo really kill all of us Jonin?

The war to come will be led by us!

If Uchiha Ryo can deal with Chiyo, we can deal with Chiyo too.

Chiyo is the kind of Kage-level ninja that can be defeated by simply overwhelming the number of Jonin.

Moreover, we can cooperate with the Mist Ninja. The Mist Ninja are determined to take Red Sand Port; this is our opportunity!

Nara Yoshi nodded repeatedly. Yes, the terrifying pressure from Sunagakure has disappeared. Now there's no need for Uchiha Rin, so why should we be afraid of him?

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Nara Yoshi saw a crimson figure behind the group of Jonin.

He looked towards the crimson figure and met the gaze of a Sharingan floating in mid-air. Oh no!

This is Rasa's signature ninjutsu, the Third Eye!

Nara Yoshi's alarm bells rang loudly, but it was all too late. Ama-Iwato: Release!

Those sealed memories suddenly surfaced in Narayoshi's mind.

Ryo Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, Ryo Uchiha's Susanoo, and his memories sealed multiple times, followed by the shocking recollections after each unsealing...

Nara Yoshi understood that this was Uchiha Rin's punishment for him. If any of his decisions displeased Uchiha Rin, Nara Yoshi, who knew Uchiha Rin's trump cards and secrets, would surely be killed by the enraged Uchiha Rin!

Narayoshi quickly raised his hand.

"Shadow Binding Technique!"

When Sarutobi and the others saw Narayoshi raise his hand, they thought he was going to unseal some documents, but Narayoshi actually used a shadow technique.

Everyone was trapped by the Shadow Binding Spell and unable to move.

"Ji, what are you going to do?"

Sarutobi couldn't understand why every second was precious and that the troops had to be taken away before Uchiha Ryo could react.

Otherwise, given Uchiha Ryo's volatile personality, he wouldn't have been able to stand alone in front of the Konoha forces and brazenly attack his fellow Konoha people.

He's capable of doing it.

Narayoshi gave a wry smile, offered no response, and waited silently.

Beside him, the other two members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio were even more puzzled. Why was Nara-kichi acting so strangely all of a sudden?

Judging from the power of the Shadow Binding Technique, Narayoshi was serious.

Just then, the curtain was opened.

A chilling voice sent shivers down the spines of all the Jonin.

"Heh, you rebels against the Heavenly Gang? The war isn't over yet, and you guys are already plotting to overthrow me?"

Use people when you need them, discard them when you don't. Now that we're about to win the war, you're all thinking of leaving me behind?

Is this your Will of Fire?

You want to sideline me?

I hereby declare that you have been sidelined by me!

Without me, Uchiha Rin, on the front lines, they would have collapsed long ago.

Now I'm going to prove that you are nothing but lackeys. Even without you on the front lines, the war will continue, and the sun will still rise!

Uchiha Ryo waved his hand, and iron sand appeared around him, encasing several Jonin in iron pillars and rendering them unable to move.

If this were a construction site in my previous life, all of these people would have been forced to fill the bridge piers with live piles.

When Sarutobi saw that Narayoshi was also sealed by the Iron Sand Pillar, he believed that Narayoshi was under a genjutsu, which is why he attacked them.

Uchiha Ryo is too despicable and unscrupulous!

Sarutobi shouted, "Uchiha Ryo! Don't drag the Konoha troops down with you! Your ambition will ruin this war!"

"Shut up, Sarutobi Zō. I've put up with you for too long. Besides having the surname Sarutobi, what are you? What are you anyway?"

"You're even giving me pointers? If it weren't for the Third Hokage, who would even give you a second glance?"

Sarutobizo fell silent. This was his greatest fear. In truth... in truth, everyone looked down on him, but they had no choice but to accept it because of his surname.

Kōdō Moku said, "Uchiha Ryō, I once warned you that many geniuses die from pride and arrogance, from a lack of caution."

Don't follow in their footsteps, Ling!

"If a genius can die from arrogance, can he still be called a genius?"

"Can my quality be compared to the trash you've seen?"

Mokumu Kōdō was stunned. No, you...you're that arrogant?

I had high hopes for you before, and I even tried to mediate between you and Sarutobizo. That was all to help you.

Uchiha Ryo said to Fukai, "Leave one squadron to guard these useless Jonin. The rest of the ninja, organize yourselves as soon as possible and head towards Sunagakure!"

"Yes, Lord Ling!"

[A ninja has breached their defenses nearby. The defense breach system is activating...]

Upon hearing that Sarutobi and Koto had broken through their defenses, Uchiha Ryo's chakra level increased from 542.6 calories to 555.9 calories.

After Uchiha Rin left, Nara Yoshihide closed his eyes in anguish.

Sarutobi was still comforting Nara Yoshi: "Yoshi, when did you fall for the genjutsu? Don't be sad, it's not your fault. It's normal that you couldn't fight against the genjutsu trap that Uchiha Ryo had painstakingly set up."

Nara Yoshi said, "I don't know when I was under the influence of the genjutsu. I haven't looked directly at Uchiha Ryo's Sharingan lately. I'm worried... I'm worried that the 1100 ninjas that Uchiha Ryo brought will suffer large-scale casualties outside Sunagakure."

Hidden within the iron sand pillar, Sarutobi struggled to turn his head and look at Uchiha Fumon.

"Don't you have anything to say?"

Uchiha Fumon gave a wry smile: "Don't even mention me, even if the Fugaku clan leader came now, he wouldn't be able to stop Uchiha Ryo."

"Commander-in-Chief, I've done my best. I didn't want to see Uchiha Ryo so agitated."

Uchiha Ryo instructed Fukai to spread false information, claiming that Sarutobi Zango and Koto Mokumo were leading troops to Red Sand Port, while the main force continued to advance into the depths of the desert to attack Sunagakure.

The ninjas in the unit had no suspicions and continued to follow Uchiha Ryo.

The vast desert is mostly uninhabited.

The Konoha ninjas sprinted across the scorching desert.

It takes at least seven days to get from here to Sunagakure.

The Sand Ninja travel much faster in the desert than the Leaf Village Ninja.

Rasa quickly received the news, and Konoha was in hot pursuit.

He returned to the village and first saw the tall adobe village walls.

This circular wall protected the village from wind and sand, and it used to be synonymous with a sense of security for the Sand Village.

No matter how many dangers you encounter outside, you can feel at ease as long as you see the tall adobe wall.

Rasa and the other Sand Ninja did not feel that way at the moment.

Konoha was terrifying; they defeated them time and time again.

The scorching heat of the Fire Release, the deadly brownish-red poisonous fog, and the Magnet Release copied by the Sharingan are all nightmares for the Sand Ninja.

The high-ranking advisor in charge of guarding the village appeared instantly in front of Rasa.

He wanted to say something, but seeing the disheveled state of the group and Luo Sha's gloomy expression, he swallowed all his questions.

Luo Sha entered the village but did not go to the Fengying Building. Instead, he went straight to the temple on the west side of the village.

In the heavily guarded underground chamber of the temple lies the Sand Village's trump card: the jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku, the old monk Fenfu.

Luo Sha stood outside the iron bars covered with sealing talismans, staring into the darkness inside.