Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

"boom--!!"

The winged horse beneath Qingwu was hit.

The attacks were too frequent and numerous. He dodged the stone giant's slap, but was hit in the belly by a huge earth dragon bullet.

The two fighting dwarves swung their hammers only once before falling to the ground. They... probably didn't survive.

Meanwhile, the three Pegasus horses that had been sent out to harass the enemy returned.

Qingwu reluctantly abandoned the falling Pegasus and quickly escaped on another Pegasus.

Behind them, the dwarf who fell from the sky to the ground turned into specks of light and disappeared moments later.

The Pegasus that was hit by the earth dragon bullet did not "die," as the stone giant's large hand firmly controlled the struggling Pegasus.

...Qingwu had escaped a considerable distance before he encountered Kakashi and his two companions who had come to meet him.

"Are you alright?" Tianzang asked with concern.

Xi Yan's purple eyes were fixed on what was behind him. "How was the battle?"

Kakashi, seeing that Qingwu was unharmed, asked, "How is the defense of the base?"

Qingwu said dejectedly, "There are at least four Jonin, and that Hunter is also there."

Kakashi pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:

“Large strongholds are usually guarded by two Jonin, plus Kari and the captain of the Iwagakure village at the second stronghold, that makes four.”

"We were careless," Qingwu sighed. "The losses this time are considerable."

Kakashi and the others were unaware of the conditions for summoning his "summoning beasts" and were puzzled upon hearing this.

Qingwu shook his head without offering any further explanation.

Admittedly, he was careless this time.

They underestimated Iwagakure's determination and the combined fighting power of the Jonin.

When he rescued Kakashi last time, he was indifferent to the fact that Kakashi was almost killed.

Now he finally understands just how terrifying it is when Jonin team up...

Chapter 80 The Counterattack

When Qingwu said that a Pegasus had been "captured" by the Iwa ninja.

Kakashi immediately panicked.

Qingwu reassured him, "It's alright. If it were so easy to research flying summoning beasts, I would have handed them over to Konoha for research long ago."

have to say.

The third generation was quite "tolerant" of him from beginning to end, giving him a great deal of freedom.

So far, the Third Generation has not requested research into the military units he "summoned".

However, it's also possible that Kakashi was keeping a close eye on things, and the Third Hokage had some understanding of his "summoning beasts," which is why he didn't waste his time.

Or perhaps... the third generation cares more about his sense of belonging and worries that he might become disloyal.

"Four Jonin..."

After calming down, Kakashi pondered for a moment and said:

"Iwagakure is fully prepared. A direct attack would be too costly. The mission... can be temporarily abandoned. I'll explain to the Hokage."

Yugao's purple eyes looked at Kakashi strangely again.

Is this still the same "cold-blooded Kakashi" from the Anbu rumors who would "spare no effort" to complete his mission?

As if knowing what his teammates were thinking, Kakashi added, "I'm the captain, and I'm responsible for the three of you."

If he were alone, he would have been prepared to die when he was ambushed by two Iwagakure Jonin that day, but Qingwu was too important to Konoha...

Upon hearing this, Yugao's expression behind her mask became strange. This was Captain Kakashi saying this? It's even stranger now!

"Gurgle~!"

Qingwu took out a soldier's ration pill and swallowed it to replenish his strength. He breathed slightly and said, "I disagree."

"Hmm?" Kakashi looked at him.

“Abandon the mission? No way.” Qingwu turned back to look in the direction of the stronghold. “I think now is the perfect opportunity for a surprise attack.”

"Don't be stubborn... Elephant!" Xi Yan couldn't help but say.

"No, I'm serious." Qingwu's voice was firm:

“Kari and the other three Iwagakure Jonin teamed up to launch a surprise attack and repel me. They must have thought I was seriously injured and either hid to recover or abandoned the mission as you said, Captain.”

"They would never expect us to launch a surprise attack so soon!"

"..." Kakashi fell silent. Qingwu's boldness had exceeded his expectations, but he began to seriously consider the feasibility of what Qingwu said.

“My defeat just now was due to my own carelessness.” Qingwu stared at Kakashi. “Unless a large force of reinforcements arrives, Iwagakure’s stronghold is not impregnable.”

His initial raid went smoothly, drawing out and eliminating a large group of Iwa ninja.

However, he did underestimate the combined fighting power of the Jonin, which is why Pegasus did not perform to its full potential.

In fact, Pegasus alone is no less powerful than a Jonin.

Compared to the versatility and teamwork of Jonin ninjutsu, Pegasus is more like a Jonin in terms of taijutsu—possessing powerful attack power and speed, but with limited teamwork skills.

"Now I know my weaknesses, and I will no longer try to be strong."

Qingwu nodded to Xiyan, then tried to persuade Kakashi:

"Captain, with your help this time, we have a great chance of success. Once we take care of the Jonin, we won't need you to deal with the rest of the weaklings."

Kakashi wasn't one to hesitate. Since Qingwu had already said this much, he said in a deep voice, "Alright!"

Having said that, he slapped the ground with one hand: "Spiritual communication technique!"

A ninja dog that could speak human language appeared in the summoning circle. "Kakashi, what do you want?"

Kakashi quickly wrote a note: "Pakkun, deliver this letter to Jonin Hayato Shirakumo."

Qingwu looked at Parker with great interest, and a strange thought couldn't help but arise in his mind: he wondered if his own unit could form a spiritual connection with ninjas.

If possible... then are you still short of money?

They could make a fortune by simply "selling" summoning beasts to Konoha ninjas.

“Leave it to me!” Parker put away the note and was about to leave, but then suddenly turned to Qingwu and said, “I don’t like the way you look at me. It’s like I owe you money.”

Qingwu: "..."

Xi Yan couldn't help but laugh, but fearing that laughing out loud would cause a misunderstanding, she had no choice but to turn her head away.

Kakashi said, "I had Pakkun deliver our operation plan to the Jonin Hayama, so he could adjust the timing and location of our rendezvous based on our actions."

"Tsk, that's really solid, I like it..." Qingwu nodded and said, "Captain, we can formulate a battle plan now."

Kakashi said, "This is what I think..."

……

Rock Hidden Stronghold, on the city wall.

Gone was his usual arrogance; he solemnly instructed his companions:

“That kid is a member of Konoha’s Shadow Guard. Their captain, Kakashi, didn’t show up earlier, so he’s probably lying in ambush on the road. That’s why I didn’t let you chase after him.”

"I'll take this flying thing with me; Lord Tsuchikage will definitely be interested."

"I have already sent out the intelligence. Reinforcements should arrive around dawn. I believe there should be no problem with this stronghold."

"However, I am worried that Konoha's Shadow Guard might turn around and launch a surprise attack on other medium-sized strongholds."

"So once we get information about their whereabouts, please be sure to send a message that we should take the initiative to surround and capture them."

After saying that, Hunti took out a spatial scroll and tried to seal the bound Pegasus inside and take it away.

however……

He tried several times but found that he couldn't seal the Pegasus into the scroll at all.

"This……"

The hunter was blind.

Pegasus is too large; if it can't fit inside the scroll, how can he present it to Lord Tsuchikage to claim credit... how can he make up for the losses during the assassination...?

Just as he was scratching his head in frustration—whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The familiar sound of arrows piercing the air came again.

"There's been a sneak attack!"

The Jonin captain named Iwatani turned around angrily: "Don't let those Konoha scum get away this time."

Having learned from previous experience, the Great Spirit's long-range attack did not cause many casualties; Earth Release was indeed the most suitable ninjutsu for defense.

"court death!"

Hunting, who was already having a terrible headache, finally had an outlet for his frustration: "They actually dared to come back!"

After a whole night of commotion, they thought the stronghold was safe, so they sent most of the Iwa ninja to rest, leaving only a few squads on guard on the city wall.

However, with all four Jonin present, Kari had enough confidence.

"Find his location; we must catch him this time!"

Shou didn't say he wanted to kill Qingwu, but based on the intelligence, he already knew that this member of the Shadow Guard, who was skilled in summoning, was one of Konoha's Wood Release ninjas.

If such a person can be captured, the Tsuchikage will surely reward him.

"Iwatani, be careful."

Kari shouted to the Jonin who was going to command the troops, "Set up the defenses and come back immediately. The four of us will work together."

The four of them almost caught that brat when they worked together.

Moreover, Kari knew very well that with fewer people, they could not pose any threat to flying enemies.