There were tents all around, and nothing seemed amiss.
He vaguely sensed that the sound was coming from his squad's tent.
He turned around, took a few steps to the tent, and lifted the curtain.
Inside the tent, Kurenai Yuhi was organizing her ninja tool bag, while Seiun Kamitsuki was sharpening his sword. Seeing him pull back the curtain, Kurenai looked up in confusion: "What's wrong, Asuma?"
"Have the supplies been retrieved?"
Shen Yue Xingyun lowered his head and sharpened his sword, remaining silent.
Frowning, Sarutobi Asuma said, "No, let me check if I've forgotten anything." With that, he lowered the curtain and turned to retrieve the supplies.
However, they hadn't gone far when the strange noises started again.
He stopped and realized that the sound hadn't disappeared this time.
He turned around, looked back, and quickly stepped forward to lift the curtain.
This time, Kurenai Yuhi was looking down as she tidied up the clothes she had just hung out to dry, without looking up, while Seiun Kamitsuki was wiping her longsword with a cloth.
"Asuma, look at my sword, isn't it cool?"
"It'll do alright," Sarutobi Asuma replied, then left, completely bewildered.
As they walked toward the direction where they would collect the supplies, they muttered to themselves.
"Looks like you've been too stressed lately."
"Don't think about becoming famous tonight, get some more sleep."
……
For the next month or so, things were relatively peaceful.
The team that Shenyue Xingyun was part of spent most of their time on guard duty, patrolling, setting traps around the base, and clearing the area.
It seemed not much different from completing low-level tasks in the village back then—the same repetitive and boring routine. The only difference was that the atmosphere at the front lines was more tense.
For ninjas who have never experienced war, this tension gradually fades over time. For example, Sarutobi Asuma, after being stationed for more than a month, began to learn how to slack off on his duties without being taught.
That day, it was the squad's turn to be on duty at dawn. Under the cover of night, it wasn't long before Sarutobi Asuma had almost fallen asleep against a tree several times.
"Asuma, don't get distracted." Seeing Sarutobi Asuma standing there, almost closing his eyes, Shinzuki Seiun reminded him once again.
"I wasn't daydreaming, I was thinking about something." Sarutobi Asuma was a little impatient as his sleepiness was interrupted.
He opened his eyes slightly, but after a while, the quiet environment made his eyelids start to droop again.
"Asuma!" Kurenai couldn't stand it anymore: "Cheer up!"
"If the Jonin finds out, you're in big trouble."
After Kurenai Yuhi said that, Sarutobi Asuma finally perked up a bit. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and said, "Okay, okay, I got it."
"There's no need to be so careful."
"We've been here for over a month, and we haven't seen Iwagakure actually attack."
Kurenai Yuhi: "Asuma, have you forgotten your jinx? Don't say things like that."
"If Iwagakure really attacks, let's see what you do then."
Sarutobi Asuma: "Heh, so what if you're here? My twin swords have already..." The words he didn't finish were covered by a cloth.
Chapter 104 Attack
Sarutobi Asuma was startled. He frowned and tried to break free when he saw Shingetsu Seiun, who had somehow gotten close to him.
Shenyue Xingyun stared solemnly ahead.
"Shh~"
"Don't make a sound."
As Shingetsu Seiun deliberately lowered his voice, Sarutobi Asuma looked into the distance with a hint of doubt and trepidation.
We found nothing.
Just as I was about to make a sarcastic remark, I noticed that the seriousness in the other person's eyes seemed genuine.
Subconsciously holding his breath, Sarutobi Asuma nervously looked ahead.
A moment later, he saw it.
Under the cover of night, shadowy figures slowly approached from ahead. They were virtually invisible unless one looked very closely.
Sarutobi Asuma's eyes widened!
If Shenyue Xingyun hadn't covered his mouth, he would have almost cried out in surprise.
There are enemies!
In an instant, his heart pounded violently in his chest. There was tension, there was excitement. He pushed Shen Yuexingyun's hand away, took out his twin swords, and gripped them tighter and tighter.
"Don't be impulsive," Shinzuki Seiun whispered in Sarutobi Asuma's ear. Then, he gestured to the wary Kurenai Yuhi, who slowly nodded.
Finding a thin steel wire hidden in the treetop, Kurenai pulled it with all her might.
Once, twice, three times.
After doing all this, he nodded to Shenyue Xingyun.
Shenyue Xingyun made another gesture.
Retreat.
Seeing this, Sarutobi Asuma immediately became somewhat dissatisfied.
This was the first time he had encountered an enemy, and he wanted to get closer to see what the enemy looked like.
Shenyue Xingyun's lips parted slightly as she whispered.
"I am the captain."
Sarutobi Asuma's lips twitched.
"I'll take your captain's position one day," Asuma Sarutobi thought fiercely, but he still followed orders and retreated with Kurenai Yuhi.
The Divine Moon Nebula remained in place for the time being.
He held his breath, watching the indistinct shadow in the distance move little by little. When the shadow was about fifty meters away from him, he could faintly hear the sound of armor rubbing against each other in the darkness.
Taking a deep breath, Shenyue Xingyun reached into the tree trunk beside her and pulled out a red rope, then pulled hard!
"Whoosh!" Crimson flames rose into the night sky.
As the flames rose into the air, almost simultaneously, a series of fireballs exploded fifty meters in front of the Divine Moon Nebula!
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!!!!!!~"
The firelight illuminated the night, and also the lurking shadows.
Amidst the roar, severed limbs flew everywhere, screams and cries filled the air, and the enemy cursed in exasperation.
"Damn it! We've been found out!"
"attack!!"
As one of the ninjas shouted, a large number of fully armed ninjas emerged from the shadows.
They wore headbands from Iwagakure and held various swords and weapons in their hands, their eyes radiating murderous intent.
However, what greeted them was an even more intense flame.
Upon receiving Kurenai Yuhi's advance warning, the rear camp responded swiftly, and nearby garrison ninjas also received the news one after another.
As red flames rose into the sky and detonations roared, more explosions followed after the enemy was detected reaching the alert position.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"
The intense flames quickly intensified the stench of blood in the night air.
"Aaaaaaah!!! ~Kill them all!!~"
"Kill them!"
"Die!!!"
The overwhelming killing intent made Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi, who were retreating, feel a little scared.
The former gripped his twin swords tightly, and just as he hesitated whether to bravely step forward to fight, Shenyue Xingyun had already swiftly retreated back to his side.
"run!"
As ninjas on duty, they discovered the enemy in advance and gave warnings, and detonated the trap at the right time, which can be considered as a successful completion of the mission.
As for dealing with the enemy, we'll discuss that after we rejoin the main force. Otherwise, the few ninjas on duty will be swallowed up by the surging enemy army in an instant.
Shingetsu Seiun's tone left no room for doubt. Hearing the rumbling sound from the ground, the sound of a large-scale enemy approach, Sarutobi Asuma stopped trying to be brave, and the three of them quickly retreated.
Before long, they saw the troops that had already assembled at the camp.
"The Divine Moon Nebula Squad has detected enemy activity!"
"The number of enemy troops we can see exceeds three hundred, but we can't make out the exact number."
A Jonin nodded: "Well done, back to the team."
The three returned to the team.
In just a few breaths, the enemy troops surged forward.
What awaited them was a sea of fire.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" "Fire Release: Flame Bullet!" "Fire Release: Fireball Technique!"
The ninjas skilled in fire-style techniques lined up in a row, and as their chakra surged, fire-style techniques of all sizes streaked across the night sky, landing among the ranks of the Iwagakure ninjas.
The temperature rose rapidly, and the intense flames illuminated the earth as if it were daytime. The Konoha ninjas could see the densely packed enemy forces, numbering at least five hundred, not just three hundred.
"Earth Release: Quicksand!" "Earth Release: Great Mud Swamp!" "Earth Release: Great Sticky Bomb!" Just as they were getting a clear picture of the enemy's numbers, the Iwagakure ninjas began their big operation.
As a large number of earth-style ninjutsu were unleashed, the ground beneath Konoha's feet rapidly transformed from dry soil and grass into quicksand and swamp.
In large-scale ninjutsu battles, who gets hit and who is lucky depends on luck and skill. If you lack both, you will perish on the battlefield.
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