Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 122 War Has No Warmth (Third Update)

A few days later, at the border of Konoha.

A Konoha ninja who was patrolling a forest on a regular basis suddenly heard a noise.

He immediately stopped, jumped to the top of a tree, and looked toward the source of the sound.

"What is that?"

When the Konoha ninja saw the massive shadowy group suddenly emerge from the darkness in the distance, he was stunned and his scalp tingled.

As a patrolman responsible for guarding the front line, he is also a sensory ninja.

"Sunagakure?"

As the restless figures drew closer, the man's pupils contracted, and he immediately turned to run away to notify his companions at the outpost.

Even if he found it unbelievable and impossible, Sunagakure—had indeed appeared!

Moreover, judging from their aggressive manner, they are clearly coming with the intention of starting a war.

The Land of Rivers is a land corridor between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire, and also serves as a buffer zone between the two great powers, thus playing a role in balancing the war between the two nations.

However, in previous major battles, no matter how fiercely the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire fought, both sides would hear some rumors beforehand.

This is a political strategy for small countries to survive, and neither of the two major powers, the Kingdom of Chuan, dares to offend either of them.

But now—they have absolutely no intelligence on Konoha's offensive against Sunagakure.

Whoosh!

Although the Konoha ninja noticed the enemy's movements, the person running at the forefront of the Sunagakure forces was clearly also a sensory-type ninja.

Just as he was about to turn and flee, a barrage of hidden weapons and tools shot straight toward his location.

Whoosh whoosh—

In an instant, the massive Sand Village army, like a swarm of locusts, rapidly swept into the forests of the Land of Fire.

"What's that noise?"

Not far away, in a Konoha stronghold, several Konoha ninja heard the sound.

They sensed something was wrong.

The Sunagakure army was large in number, and its rapid advance caused quite a stir—it even triggered some of the defensive mechanisms set up by Konoha.

It's difficult to completely conceal one's tracks.

However, the Sand Village side, led by Yubi and others, had a clear objective and acted without hesitation.

Even if some traps in the forest exploded or were triggered, it could not stop them from moving forward.

The speed is quite fast.

It was a blitzkrieg.

At the Konoha base, the squad leader had just extinguished the campfire and told his teammates to be on high alert when a large number of ghostly figures flashed in the forest ahead. Then, a barrage of hidden weapons swept down from the sky. The group only managed to defend themselves for a moment before they died in the relentless attack.

Above the fallen corpses, figures from the Sand Village leaped from the trees one after another.

"Spread out! Using this area as the center, sensory ninjas will scout ahead to locate all Konoha strongholds within the region. After eliminating the targets, the first unit will remain to set up traps and mechanisms. Medical ninjas and logistics personnel should quickly prepare for their posts and familiarize themselves with the area. All teams will divide into squads according to the pre-battle plan. The rest of you, continue advancing."

Yubi jumped from the air onto a tree trunk and immediately said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Several Sand Village leaders around him nodded and immediately fled.

The entire force began to split.

Konoha clearly did not anticipate their attack.

As expected, there won't be too many personnel stationed at outposts along this border. The Sand Village has an absolute numerical advantage, and eliminating Konoha is a certainty.

Just a matter of time.

Soon, with the issuance of the combat order, the entire silent border of the Land of Fire instantly became bustling under the cover of night.

The sounds of fighting and explosions echoed throughout the forest.

Not long after, the Konoha stronghold behind the border, located in the second line of defense zone, was attacked by the Sand Village.

The speed at which Sunagakure broke through was simply too fast; they destroyed the foremost stronghold entirely by brute force.

The main reason is that Konoha never expected Sunagakure to appear, and they were caught off guard.

The most important thing now is to notify the village!

However, the only advantage for the Konoha ninjas in the rear was that the loss of the front lines made them more aware of the enemy attack and allowed them to react accordingly.

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Some scattered outpost forces quickly regrouped, forming an effective force capable of briefly clashing with the Sand Village army and delaying them.

Even if the time that can be delayed is very limited—at least, ensure that the intelligence ninjas can transmit the battle report.

Escape first.

"Damn it, it's Sunagakure!"

"The Sand Village's army has attacked—they've started a war!"

"The enemy numbers are too many; our frontline outposts can't hold them off at all. Notify the village immediately!"

A disheveled Konoha ninja, panting heavily, ran back to his base.

Their camp is a stronghold for united front work in the entire border combat zone, and it has a relatively large number of personnel, numbering in the dozens.

They are usually responsible for managing the resource supply and task allocation of various bases. They are not front-line combat ninjas and their strength is relatively average. Most of them are logistics or administrative personnel.

"Tomohisa and the others have regrouped and are trying to stop the Sunagakure from advancing this way, but it looks like they won't be able to hold out for long. We need to act quickly. All non-combat personnel, evacuate immediately! Takumi—you guys go first. If the others are caught by the Sunagakure, prioritize covering Takumi and the others to bring the intelligence back—"

Half a minute later, a Jonin, who was also the Konoha ninja in charge of the camp, appeared on the field with injuries.

He remained calm and immediately made battle arrangements for everyone.

Some people in the arena looked uneasy. Although they couldn't understand why Sunagakure would suddenly appear at the border, since the great battle had already broken out and the situation was critical, they didn't have time to think about it too much.

The group, as was well-trained, did as instructed.

They didn't even bother with the supplies in the camp before retreating.

boom!

However, the next second—something strange happened.

Several Konoha ninjas suddenly froze, their expressions blank.

Then, the body suddenly began to expand—

His face was contorted in a grotesque grimace—then, his body exploded like gunpowder, splattering blood and bits of flesh everywhere.

The sudden death immediately startled all the Konoha ninja.

The Konoha Jonin was the first to react, turning around abruptly to look at a figure standing on a tree trunk in the distance—a boy.

A pair of red pupils, tinged with gold, were watching them.

Whoosh!

The Konoha Jonin raised his hand and shot out a kunai, but—his disruptive attack was knocked away by some unseen force just before it reached the boy.

"Sunagakure - Blood Healer Yubi!"

The Konoha Jonin's expression became extremely solemn.

What kind of eyes are those?

Eye techniques, you mean?

Never seen before—

"Watch out! Don't make eye contact with him!"

"Retreat immediately! The rest of you, join me in holding off the target!"

The Konoha Jonin unleashed their chakra, preparing for a desperate battle.

He knew very well how powerful the enemy before him was; even as a Jonin, he might not have a chance of survival.

Don't underestimate him just because he's a teenager—

However, as soon as the order was given, the Konoha Jonin's face froze, and his pupils began to dilate.

He warned his subordinates—but he himself was clearly under an illusion.

In that very blink of an eye, a sharp whooshing sound came from behind.

A drop of blood pierced through the forehead of the Konoha Jonin and flew out from the back of his head.

The Konoha members, who hadn't even had time to move, felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar upon seeing this.

Swish!

In the distance, the boy who was standing on the tree just a second ago suddenly appeared in front of them.

His expression was icy.

He clapped his hands loudly.

The chilling whispers echoed in the ears of all the Konoha ninjas.

"Blood Escape Supernova."

As the boy's judgmental voice fell.

Suddenly, a large amount of blood appeared in the void around him, spreading into a red blood curtain composed of dense blood droplets.

Then, whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Countless drops of blood, like a torrential downpour, shot out towards all the Konoha ninja in the camp.

In an instant—blood flew everywhere, and body after body was pierced through and fell to the ground.

The pungent smell of blood and the suffocating killing intent had transformed this Konoha base into a hellish battlefield.

War—has no warmth.