I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

"Set up the formation!"

At that moment, Mifune drew his katana and gave the order.

In an instant, the 15,000-strong samurai legion halted in its tracks and, under the command of the samurai at all levels, quickly changed its attack formation.

"They are disciplined and move swiftly, truly worthy of being the elite force of the Iron Kingdom."

On the Konoha side, the commander, Hayama Shirakumo, who had led two thousand Konoha ninja and a small number of Fire Country samurai, looked ahead through binoculars and said casually.

As a trusted confidant of the Fourth Hokage, he has now stepped down from his position as captain of the Shadow Guard and been promoted to the current commander of the Land of Iron.

His good friend, Tejimi, also came over and chuckled upon hearing this, saying, "Indeed, they are an elite force. It's a pity that times have changed."

“Indeed, times have changed.” Thinking of the backup plan that Konoha had specially prepared for the samurai of the Land of Iron, Shirakumo Hayama chuckled, “Now we’ll see how your iron lumps display their might.”

"What iron lump? That's called a steel tank, okay!" Tejimi said, his eyes filled with delight and eagerness.

Having loved ninja tools since childhood, he became very interested in the heavy, massive, and violently beautiful steel tanks that Konoha had developed a few years ago. He even provided various improvement plans and tank tactics.

As the commander of the Steel Tank Unit, he was heading to the front lines to lead his unit onto the ninja world stage for the first time, so that the world would know his name.

"The stage is all set up, so please don't let us down!" Baiyun Yeshan clapped his hands and said to Jiujian's thick shoulders.

In response to the samurai of the Land of Iron, Konoha has specially gathered a large number of steel war machines that have been built throughout the country here.

This is because the steel chariot is incredibly agile, making it difficult for ninjas with all sorts of bizarre and wonderful ninjutsu to deal with.

However, when facing samurai who, despite having cultivated chakra, are only skilled at straightforward tactics, the heavily armored steel tanks are undoubtedly their true nemesis.

"Don't worry! No one knows the capabilities of the Steel Chariot better than me," Tekumi assured him.

Afterwards, upon seeing the Iron Country samurai army launch its attack, pushing forward like a thick wall, Tekumi bid farewell to Shirakumo Hayama and headed towards the steel chariots hidden behind him.

Baiyun Yeshan looked around at the group of Konoha ninjas and samurai, and said with a slight smile, "Next, let us join the Steel Chariot Unit to present a great gift to the Land of Iron."

A single tree cannot support a forest.

To unleash the full power of the steel tanks, which are considered secret weapons, the help of these two-legged people is indispensable.

Meanwhile, Mifune, who was advancing with the samurai army, also noticed the unusual behavior of the Konoha side after closing the distance.

"The number of samurai is much smaller than I had imagined."

Knowing how many talented people his country had lost, Mifune frowned slightly when he saw that the enemy force fighting alongside the Konoha ninjas was only two or three thousand, which was somewhat different from what the intelligence had said.

He was unaware that Konoha recruited warriors from the Land of Iron not to form its own samurai army, but rather to maximize the allocation of these chakra-wielding warriors to flying squads and steel units that only required chakra consumption and whose individual strength was not important, thus freeing up more Konoha ninjas.

Although he didn't understand, Mifune didn't think too much about it now that the die was cast.

Once the Konoha forces in front of us are defeated, any schemes by the remaining samurai who haven't yet appeared will be completely irrelevant.

"Samurai of the Land of Iron, for the Land of Iron! For the spirit of Bushido! For the samurai to return to the mainstream of the ninja world! Join me and defeat the enemy before us!"

After Mifune, pointing his blade forward, loudly announced this to the warriors of the Land of Iron, he immediately led the charge against the Konoha army.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

When the commander-in-chief leads by example, it naturally inspires the fighting spirit of all the soldiers.

Amidst a deafening roar, 15,000 samurai instantly drew their longswords and, amidst the resounding scraping of armor and the clatter of footsteps, surged towards Konoha like a tidal wave.

"That's truly spectacular!"

Looking at the massive, dark mass of people rushing towards him like a flood, Shirokumo Yeyama sighed and then focused his gaze on Mifune at the very front.

"This old guy really isn't afraid of death!"

Baiyun Yeshan snorted coldly, his expression returning to calm as he waved his hand and said, "Unleash your ninjutsu attack."

The order has been issued.

In an instant, thousands of ninjas in the Konoha camp rapidly formed hand seals.

Soon, thousands of beams of light from the five elemental ninjutsu shot out from the Konoha camp, raining down like meteors on the approaching army of samurai from the Land of Iron.

Upon seeing this, warriors like Mifune, along with powerful figures from the Land of Iron such as Chosuke and Rikka, whose strength was no less than that of the Jonin of the Great Ninja Country, rushed to the front, wielding their incredibly sharp katana filled with chakra, and cleanly and decisively cut off the incoming ninjutsu.

The effect is indeed quite good.

However, there are too few powerful samurai like Mifune and Okisuke.

Although some ninjutsu were blocked, many still managed to unleash their power within the Land of Iron's army, causing considerable bloodshed.

Even so, all the Iron Country samurai who were still standing stepped over the corpses of their fallen comrades without the slightest fear, charging towards the Konoha army with even fiercer killing intent.

The two sides were getting closer and closer.

As planned, after Hakuun Hayama, who had already pinpointed the locations of the skilled samurai in the Land of Iron's army through previous ninjutsu attacks, relayed the information to the chariot units behind him, he then ordered the Konoha army to split up to the left and right amidst the surprised gazes of the Land of Iron's people.

"Is Konoha's commander courting death?"

Mifune and the other samurai simply couldn't understand why the Konoha commander would make such an idiotic decision.

It is important to understand that in large-scale battles, the worst thing to do is to change tactics at the last minute, especially a suicidal move like this, which exposes one's back to the enemy.

In this way, the warriors of the Land of Iron will not need to go through a bloody battle. With just one charge, they can decisively defeat this Konoha army.

Although he didn't understand, as an enemy, Mifune naturally wouldn't let go of this excellent opportunity, and excitedly shouted:

"Speed ​​up! Crush Konoha in one fell swoop!"

After saying that, Mifune accelerated once again and took the lead in a sprint.

However, after running only a few steps, his expression suddenly changed.

At that very moment, a huge barrier suddenly lit up the vast open space where the Konoha army had dispersed.

"what is that?"

Upon seeing one after another of those grotesque black steel monsters he had never seen before within the barrier, Mifune suddenly had a very bad premonition.

The next moment, his premonition came true.

As the barrier dissipated, a deafening roar resounded, and numerous steel war chariots began to move their enormous bodies.

The steel torrent has begun!

Chapter 255 The Steel Torrent

A deafening roar erupted.

The power derived from steel reveals its true might at this moment.

Just as the samurai, led by Mifune and at the forefront, were stunned, gripping their katana.

Amidst the endless yellow dust, hundreds upon hundreds of steel torrents, reflecting a cold luster under the sunlight, were rushing forward with an aura even more imposing than that of the warriors of the Land of Iron.

Moreover, a large amount of chakra condensed from the conspicuously thick cannon barrel on the steel tank at this moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Guided by the intelligence previously transmitted back by Shirakumo Hayama, the personnel in the vehicle instantly...

Highly compressed chakra projectiles were fired from the barrels of all the steel tanks, hurtling towards the high-ranking samurai in the Land of Iron's army who were displaying formidable strength.

Unlike the tanks and armored vehicles of the original world of Yunting, in the ninja world with its unique chakra system, scientific and technological creations are largely rooted in this unique energy of chakra.

For example, the shells fired from the cannons of modern steel tanks are not actually flammable gunpowder, but rather chakra inputted by the personnel inside the tank.

After Konoha's research department spent a lot of money to have Kushina perform the Tailed Beast Ball for research, and with the help of the sealing team members and drawing on the structural principles of the Tailed Beast Ball, Konoha's researchers developed a device that uses technology and techniques to convert chakra into chakra projectiles that are much less powerful than the real Tailed Beast Balls, and equipped them on steel tanks.

Just like now, the personnel inside the steel tank only need to input their own chakra, and the cannon barrel will quickly condense and compress chakra projectiles into a proportional form, which will then be fired at high speed under command.

Compared to tanks in the traditional sense, the steel war machine that uses chakra-based attacks undoubtedly has a much higher attack frequency.

Although its sustained combat capability is insufficient due to the chakra consumption of the personnel in the vehicle.

However, it's important to understand that when facing enemies who are mini-superhumans with chakra, the tactical role of the Steel Chariot is to fire all its shells in the shortest time and with the greatest efficiency to achieve the greatest results.

As for the rest, other friendly forces will handle them.

Just like now, one after another, compressed chakra projectiles flew towards the high-ranking samurai of the Land of Iron amidst the firing of the steel tanks.

In an instant, a series of explosions rang out within the army of warriors from the Land of Iron.

Although the power of the chakra cannonball is far less than that of the Tailed Beast Ball, skilled samurai can even split it in two, just like they did with ninjutsu before.

But there were just too many chakra projectiles coming at them.

Under the command of the steel tank commander, Hisami, the first, and then the second and third rounds of artillery fire were all aimed at these high-ranking warriors who had previously made a name for themselves.

The latter fired one shell, but could it fire a dozen, or even dozens, of shells in a short time?

Caught off guard by a premeditated attack, the high-ranking samurai of the Land of Iron quickly paid a heavy price.

Most of the skilled high-ranking samurai, along with the ordinary samurai caught in the crossfire, were either killed or wounded under the intense barrage of artillery fire.

The only ones who are still relatively intact are Mifune, Rikka, and a very small number of others.

"Chongsuke! Damn Konoha!"

Mifune rolled out of the thick smoke and gunpowder, his armor torn in many places and his face covered in soot. He turned to look at the spot next to him that belonged to Chosuke, his face full of sadness and anger.

Although he escaped the attack thanks to his own strength, his old friend and confidant, the famous Iaijutsu master of the Land of Iron, who sometimes managed the samurai for him, fell down and never came back to life.

Not only that, seeing more samurai falling around him, Mifune could no longer contain his rage and charged towards the Konoha Steel Chariot.

"Kill! Tear all these iron lumps of Konoha apart!"

"Kill! Kill!"

Enraged by the death of their comrade, the warriors of the Land of Iron charged forward with their swords drawn.

They are not ignorant bumpkins.

There are so many strange and wonderful things in the ninja world.

They had seen monsters dozens of times larger than these iron lumps in front of them, so they wouldn't be intimidated by this attack.

Seeing this, the commander of the steel tank remained unfazed and instead laughed, "Charge over there and crush them!"

The steel chariot, encased in thick armor, is highly defensive. Although the chakra-enhanced samurai swords are extremely sharp, it would still be very difficult for an ordinary samurai to completely break through the chariot in a short period of time.