Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

"Holy crap, I'm going crazy!"

He then shook his head self-deprecatingly, thinking how naive he had been.

The moon is high in the sky...

【Ding! 】

A new week has begun, and the weekly barracks output has been refreshed!

Qingwu paused for a moment, then remembered her guess from yesterday.

So it turns out it's not calculated from the day the system was bound, but from the timeline of this world.

"In this way, if we summon six more dwarves, the mining speed will be even faster."

"Try having the centaurs gather wood later. After all, while the Dryad Guardian is extremely efficient at gathering resources, it will also be used for other purposes."

With that thought in mind, Qingwu opened the panel and saw the 8 centaurs and 6 dwarves that had been refreshed, so he immediately maxed them out.

Buildings consume a lot of resources, and the recruitment cost for basic units is relatively low.

It only takes 200 gold coins and some wood to complete.

As for the consumption of natural energy, the ancient tree currently has a very sufficient supply after its upgrade.

"recruit!"

[Consumes 40 Natural Energy, 80 Gold Coins, and 80 Wood]

[8 Centaurs successfully recruited!]

[Consumes 60 Natural Energy, 120 Gold Coins, and 120 Wood]

[Six dwarves successfully recruited!]

Eight centaurs and six dwarves, seemingly carved from a mold, appeared on the open ground.

……

at the same time……

Three kilometers southeast of the territory, several uninvited guests appeared on the rocky mountain.

They were divided into two squads and were silently approaching the territory in standard tactical formation.

"stop!"

The leader was a bald ninja with a hideous scar on his face.

At his command, the two teams, totaling six people, gathered together.

"hope!" The bald man nodded to the youngest ninja in the group.

The blond-haired boy called "hope" immediately raised his finger to sense the signal, and after a moment replied, "Down there!"

"Captain, how come there are people here? We went through so much trouble to avoid Konoha's sentries, was it all for nothing?"

One of the female ninjas in the group asked.

The bald captain narrowed his eyes. "Our team disappeared in this area last time while on a mission. We need to investigate this thoroughly. It's worth taking a detour."

“Konoha isn’t easy to infiltrate. If we want to get here, we can only do so via the route we’ve chosen.” The bald man instructed, “Don’t rush, hope, make sure there are a few people down below.”

hope, still holding up his finger, said with a strange expression, "Four, but... they don't seem to be ninjas. I couldn't sense any chakra."

After a moment's thought, the bald man turned to the female ninja and said, "Go down and take a look. The rest of you stay put."

The female ninja nodded, and her figure floated lightly like a cat as she descended to a protrusion below the rocky mountain.

She was agile and the most skilled assassin ninja in the squad at concealing her tracks.

Chapter 21 Who's the kind person who's mining in the middle of the night?

It fell about 30 meters.

The female ninja heard a "clinking" sound.

She listened quietly for a while and was almost certain that the people inside... seemed to be mining?

Without alerting the enemy, the female ninja imbued her feet with chakra and floated back to the top of the rocky mountain.

"What? Miners?"

Upon hearing the female ninja's report, the bald ninja looked on with suspicion.

What normal person would be mining cryptocurrency in the middle of the night?

“It should be.” Xi maintained his sensory ninjutsu. “They haven’t moved. They’ve stayed in the same place, like they’re…working.”

"..." The bald ninja thought for a moment and made a decisive decision:

"It's good that they haven't spotted us. Don't alert them. Let's bypass them and head down the mountain from the other side to our destination. Disperse!"

Never mind, the mission is the priority, and since they're not ninjas, it means the four "miners" below pose no threat.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The six people split into two teams again, concealing their presence and moving quickly.

……

Qingwu practiced the coordinated combat of different troop types for a while on the spot.

As the number of military units to command increases, it becomes quite mentally taxing.

But he was helpless.

He's too poor now, every type of soldier is precious, and his current goal is to defeat his opponent at a lower cost.

Of course, once you reach the point of "mass production" in the future, you won't need to be so careful anymore; you can just push straight through!

"Alright, that's enough for today."

It was getting late, and Qingwu was about to send centaurs to collect wood while he went to rest.

【Ding! 】

[Trigger Mission: Drive Out the Invaders 2]

[Mission Description: Utilize the coordinated combat of the Barrier Faction units to repel the invaders.]

[Quest Reward: Healing (Basic Water Magic)]

Qingwu: ? ? ?

What the heck? Are you playing a "tower defense game" here, and you even have a second mission?

"Could it be another Root ninja? Danzo is too audacious!!"

Qingwu immediately summoned the withered wood guards.

"Where is Kakashi?" His first thought was "an ally."

After testing the new unit, Kakashi went to report to the Third Hokage. I don't know if he's back yet.

With the withered tree guardian present, Qingwu felt somewhat at ease.

He then looked at the rest of his troops.

The four centaurs that were knocked unconscious by Kakashi have recovered and are now ready to fight.

However, the other two dwarves who were injured by the fire attack are still recovering.

So……

Summon all!

A total of 12 centaurs, 6 dwarves, and withered wood guards appeared on the field, making a total of 17 types of troops.

Sensing the rapidly recovering natural energy within his territory, Qingwu sneered:

"No matter who comes, we can now fight a 'fight to our heart'!"

"The dwarves split into two teams to protect the centaurs' flanks."

"The centaurs are divided into four teams, two of which are hidden."

The order was given, and half of the six centaurs hid in the bushes.

With the Deadwood Guardians present, there was no need for dwarf defenses, so Qingwu deployed all his combat units.

Then, he closed his eyes and sensed the movement of the wind and grass around him.

The sensory abilities granted by natural energy, comparable to those of sensory ninjutsu, quickly came into play.

Southeast!

Qingwu directed the six centaurs and six dwarves that were positioned in the open to move towards the wall in the southeast direction.

Six figures emerged from the forest and landed on the open ground at the edge of the territory.

hope maintained his sensory ninjutsu. "There are quite a few people inside, but... they all seem to be civilians."

"Be careful." The bald captain displayed a caution that was very different from his appearance.

"Our mission this time is mainly investigation. If we encounter Konoha patrol teams or Anbu ninjas, we will retreat immediately."

"Yes!" He glanced at the average-height wall.

The six people split into two groups again and entered separately.

"Something's not right!" The female ninja's eyes swept across the scene like a hawk's. "It's too quiet."

hope pointed to two large trees: "At four o'clock, someone is approaching..."

His words came to an abrupt end.

Because amidst the clatter of hooves, three and a half centaurs galloped in.

"Enemy attack—"

The bald captain shouted sharply, his hands instantly forming hand seals: "Lightning Release: Lightning Wall!"

A blinding bolt of lightning unfurled into an arc shield in front of him, and the spear struck it, exploding into a shower of sparks.

"So fast!"