Chapter 154: Danzo's Suggestion
After a fierce battle, Kyosuke, with the help of Saori, who had prioritized dealing with the enemy, successfully repelled the powerful Sand ninja.
It couldn't be helped. In a battle of this level, if the enemy was determined to flee, unless one's strength was significantly superior or one possessed some special means, it was rather difficult to stop them.
For this, Kyosuke could only look on with tears in his eyes as a huge "experience point" thus flew away.
Then, Kyosuke turned and vented his anger on the "innocent" Sand ninja unit.
The once seemingly unreachable ninjutsu unit, now Kyosuke only needed to command Aoda to charge, and he could get up close and personal with them.
"Good work. You can go back now," Kyosuke said, thanking the hard-working Aoda. He then led the charge at the enemy.
Hyuga Saori and the others naturally followed him, and in an instant, the number of Sand ninja who had died at their hands was countless.
And that wasn't all. The Second Army, which had been fighting a hard battle elsewhere, seeing that a breakthrough had been made here, immediately followed suit, beginning a ruthless rampage.
Ebizo, who was in charge of the Sand ninja's communication unit, timely noticed this situation. After some thought, he could only order the troops to temporarily retreat.
In fact, he had no choice. After all, on the main battlefield, the combined attack of Orochimaru and Fugaku had put a considerable amount of pressure on them. Only the combined forces of Chiyo, Bunjin, and Rasa could resist the two of them. So, for a time, the Sand ninja really couldn't spare any more troops to block Kyosuke and the others.
Only after the troops had retreated and regrouped could they launch their attack again. Otherwise, if Kyosuke were to lead the Second Army on such a rampage, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Kyosuke and the others, who had been fighting for a long time, seeing the Sand ninja's intention to retreat, once again desperately killed nearly a hundred Sand ninja, and they also quickly retreated.
They had to retreat. According to Hyuga Saori, a few kilometers away, thousands of Sand ninja were seemingly chaotically surrounding them. If they delayed any longer, besides the flying Kyosuke himself, the others probably wouldn't be able to leave today.
So, even if they were unwilling, Kyosuke and the others, including the Second Army, could only helplessly give up the pursuit.
"Damn it! If the Sand ninja had reacted a little slower, this one battle could have directly turned the tide," Uchiha Ukyo said with a resentful tone, looking back from time to time.
Perhaps in his heart, he was still hoping that the Sand ninja would "bravely" charge back.
Unfortunately, his wish was destined to be in vain.
Kyosuke looked at Uchiha Ukyo with a smile, then silently calculated in his heart, "The Sand ninja have been hit hard this time. The battles from now on should be much easier."
At the same time, he looked down at the harvest he had gained today and couldn't help but clench his fist.
"With the 60 experience points from before, the Summoning Technique can be raised to Level 8. The upper limit for this skill is 10. It's not far from being maxed out."
The facts were just as Kyosuke had thought. For the next two months, the Sand ninja greatly slowed down their offensive. Unless they could find another way to counter Kyosuke, they wouldn't dare to launch a large-scale attack.
However, since the Sand ninja still had a numerical advantage, the Southwestern Army didn't dare to launch an attack easily. The two sides thus entered a stalemate.
At the same time, the main force of the Mist ninja had also successfully arrived at the former site of the Land of Whirlpools and had engaged in a probing battle with the Konoha army stationed there.
Although the overall strength of the Mist ninja was not as great as the Sand and Cloud, their high-end power was even greater.
The Yuki clan, the Kaguya clan, and the Hozuki clan were all present, and with the "Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist" all present, the Konoha army was on the verge of collapse.
The Third Hokage, in a state of extreme anxiety, couldn't help but have the urge to personally go to the battlefield again. But before he could act, he was stopped by Danzo and the others who had rushed over.
"Hiruzen, don't be so rash. The Mist are not the Sand. Even if you're strong, you probably won't be of much use," Koharu Utatane said, stopping the Third while also belittling the Sand.
In fact, she was not wrong. The Sand's jinchuriki had just died of old age, so without a suitable candidate, they could only helplessly seal away "Shukaku." Just this one point, the Sand could not compare to the Mist.
It had to be said that the Mizukage, "Yagura," was said to be a jinchuriki who could perfectly control a Tailed Beast. In addition, with the many Kekkei Genkai families of the Mist, they were really no match for the now greatly weakened Sand. No matter how strong Hiruzen Sarutobi was, he couldn't withstand the repeated attacks of so many powerhouses.
Of course, there was another important reason why the few of them would stop the Third from personally going to the battlefield. That was that the Mizukage had not yet personally taken the field, so their own side could not act rashly.
Otherwise, if they weren't careful and lured the Mizukage to the battlefield, at that time, the rampaging Tailed Beast would not be something the Third alone could easily handle.
Looking at the desperate persuasion of his old comrades, the Third sighed and sat back down in his chair.
"How could I not know what you're saying? But the situation in the Land of Whirlpools is getting worse by the day. If we can't provide effective support, I'm afraid they won't last long," the Third said, rubbing his temples with a troubled tone.
Just then, Danzo, who was on the side, suddenly spoke. "Actually, we still have the ability to send troops to support them."
"Oh, you mean?" The Third's eyes flickered. In fact, he had already understood Danzo's meaning, but he still asked with a puzzled tone, trying to guide Danzo to say the name of that clan.
Sure enough, seeing the Third and the others' puzzled looks, Danzo paused for a moment and then said a name, "The Hyuga clan."
"The Hyuga clan?" the Third muttered to himself, as if puzzled, and then asked, "Didn't Hyuga Hiashi lead most of the clan members to support the Cloud's battlefield?"
"Hmph," hearing the Third's words, Danzo continued to explain with a sense of disappointment. "The Hyuga clan has the audacity to say that. You know, the Uchiha clan has sent all the clansmen who have awakened the Sharingan to the battlefield. And them, how many people have they sent?"
Just then, Koharu Utatane, who was on the side, expressed a different opinion. "You can't say that. After all, the chances of awakening the Byakugan are far greater than the Sharingan, so..."
Before she could finish, Danzo interrupted her again. "I know what you're saying, but that's no reason for the Hyuga clan not to do their best. Do you understand?"
The Third, who had been silently watching, suddenly sighed and said, "Danzo, you're trying to cut off the Hyuga clan's lifeline. Do you want them to send their entire clan...?"
"Hmph, cut off their lifeline?" Danzo snorted coldly, then said loudly, "When the Mist's forces attack, who will have a lifeline?!"
"This..." Hearing this, the few of them couldn't help but look at each other. Then, after a careful consideration, it seemed that Danzo's words really did have some truth to them.
Seeing their still hesitant faces, Danzo snorted with contempt in his heart, then turned to look at the Third and said, "Hiruzen, what do you think? If you can't be ruthless, then let me, Danzo, be the bad guy."
With that, without waiting for the others to reply, he turned and left.
Behind him, the Third's outstretched arm froze in mid-air. In the end, he could only seemingly helplessly retract it.
"Since Danzo insists, then... let's do it."
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