manynovel Chapter 28 Fierce Battle
Chapter 28 Fierce Battle
Following the pre-arranged route, Hyuga Kanan's team began their retreat. Orochimaru and other powerful ninjas covered their rear, preventing the enemy from pursuing them immediately.
Hyuga Kanan also quickly retreated with his team to the second line of defense, preparing for a second sniping attack.
Enraged by the heavy losses suffered by the vanguard, the Iwa ninja immediately adjusted the vanguard's configuration, increasing the number of strong individuals within the force. They then dispatched sensory ninjas to the vanguard to detect enemy ambushes and reduce their movement speed to shorten the distance between them and the main force, ensuring rapid support.
Upon seeing the Iwa ninja's arrangements, Hyuga Kanan immediately reported back, realizing that the subsequent ambush might not be so easy to achieve.
In fact, Hyuga Kanan wasn't the only one who knew this.
All experienced Konoha ninjas know that such a result could only be achieved by launching a surprise attack on the first attempt, which can be said to have severely damaged the Iwa ninja's vanguard.
But the newcomers were very excited and happy, their faces full of smiles. They whispered about how the shuriken and kunai they had thrown had killed several Iwa ninjas, and the newcomers next to them laughed and chimed in:
"Yes, during that attack just now, I also attacked an Iwa ninja with a shuriken! I clearly saw the shuriken I threw hit the Iwa ninja, and he immediately collapsed to the ground..."
Hyuga Kanan's expression changed drastically at this moment. He saw that the Iwa ninja vanguard stopped advancing and waited in place when they reached two kilometers from the second blocking line.
Soon, the main force of the Iwa ninja joined the vanguard. After a ninja spoke to the leader of the newly arrived team, the Iwa ninja immediately formed an attack formation and charged rapidly toward the second line of defense where Hyuga Kanan and his men were located.
Upon seeing this, Hyuga Kanan immediately understood that the Iwa ninja had discovered Konoha's ambush team and were preparing for a large-scale decisive battle with Konoha.
"Enemy attack! Prepare for defense! The enemy's main force is charging in!" Hyuga Kanan no longer cared about revealing their concealment; the enemy had clearly discovered their ambush.
The people around Hyuga Kanan quickly drew their ninja swords, kunai, and other ninja tools, ready for the approaching Iwa ninja. A team a little further away who hadn't heard the warning saw what Hyuga Kanan was doing and followed suit.
The main force of the Iwa ninja approached very quickly, and the Konoha team immediately heard the traps being triggered ahead. The sound of exploding tags and the smoke and dust were less than a kilometer ahead.
They were about to engage the enemy! Hyuga Kanan looked into the distance and saw that the explosive tags hadn't caused any trouble for the Iwa ninja.
Those who dared to charge recklessly forward were all Iwa ninjas using defensive ninjutsu. Hyuga Kanan could clearly see that the dozens of ninjas charging ahead were covered in gray, metallic-looking rocks.
This was a desperate, all-or-nothing attack by the Iwa ninja. The attacking force consisted of over 500 ninjas, including more than a dozen who possessed Jonin chakra.
Soon, the main force of the Iwa ninja appeared in the field of vision of the Hyuga Kanan team, a densely packed mass.
Leading the team is Takashi, a Explosion Release ninja from the Iwagakure Explosion Team! He is the captain of the Iwagakure Explosion Team.
"Earth Escape - Earth Spike Technique!"
Without any preamble or probing, the leading ninjas immediately formed hand seals and released ninjutsu. Spikes appeared from the ground and emerged from the Konoha team, instantly impaling several members of the Konoha team and leaving them hanging high on the spikes.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet Technique!"
Jiraiya immediately unleashed a Fire Release ninjutsu on the large group of Iwa ninja, intending to disrupt their offensive rhythm and prevent their rapid advance.
The Great Flame Bullet Technique had an extremely high temperature and range. It flew directly towards the group of Iwa ninja. Just as it was about to hit the main group of Iwa ninja, an Iwa ninja stood in front of the group, completed the hand seals, and pressed his hand to the ground.
"Earth Release-Earth Flow Wall!"
"Bang!" The massive fireball slammed into an earthen wall that had suddenly appeared in front of the Iwa ninja, sending sparks flying. The earthen wall developed several cracks, but it did not break completely.
"Oh no, it actually blocked my Fire Release ninjutsu." Jiraiya was secretly shocked. This was his strongest Fire Release ninjutsu, with extremely powerful attack power that no ordinary person could withstand.
"It's Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!" The leader ninja said to Jiraiya, "Looks like we're in luck. We're about to take down a big fish from Konoha!" His tone was both murderous and somewhat pleased.
"Then come on, let me see the strength of you Iwa ninja!" Jiraiya didn't waste any more words.
"As long as we can hold off as many Iwa ninja as possible, we can buy more space and time for the team to retreat. Judging from the ninjutsu just now, the Iwa ninja on the other side are not weaklings. It won't be easy to defeat them quickly. We can only try to attract as many Iwa ninja as possible."
Jiraiya was secretly anxious.
At this point, the others also engaged in combat with their respective opponents.
Orochimaru didn't hesitate either, directly targeting Kou, a veteran Jonin and explosive ninja from Iwagakure. After all, the Explosion Release technique is too powerful against ordinary ninjas, and would cause huge casualties to Konoha.
Tsunade also directly attacked several Iwa ninja teams that had made significant breakthroughs, blocking several entire squads.
Konoha was outnumbered and outgunned by Iwa ninja, with some having to fight two opponents each, putting them at a significant disadvantage and resulting in many casualties.
"Hey!" Hyuga Kanan knocked back the enemy with a palm strike and quickly moved sideways. Several kunai flew from where he had just stood and stuck into the ground. A few meters away, an Iwa ninja was launching a sneak attack. Fortunately, his Taoist body-refining technique greatly enhanced his movement speed and agility, allowing his body to move erratically.
With his powerful soul force and Byakugan, Hyuga Kanan could observe and sense his surroundings. How could such a sneak attack possibly hit him? He began to move quickly, but he couldn't let the Iwa ninja surround him.
The power of the soul is in the final stage of transformation and will soon be transformed into the power of divine sense. At that time, the power of divine sense can be used to directly attack the enemy. Although it cannot kill the opponent directly, it can control the opponent and make their body lose control, just like a group illusion to control the enemy.
It can be said that after Hyuga Kanan's soul power was transformed into divine sense power, he became a ninja proficient in genjutsu. He could easily control even a Jonin, and the opponent would be unable to break free from this control. They could only break free themselves or recover by expending too much energy. Once he accumulated enough divine sense power, he could directly annihilate the opponent's soul, at which point he would truly become a ninja killer.
After killing one enemy with Bagua Palm, several more enemies immediately surrounded him. Hyuga Kanan could only move quickly to prevent them from surrounding him.
There were more and more Iwa ninjas around Hyuga Kanan. Whenever he prepared to attack one Iwa ninja, another Iwa ninja would immediately launch a sneak attack, forcing him to abandon his attack and dodge the sneak attacks.
The Iwa ninjas around him stopped moving forward and instead formed hand seals a short distance away. Suddenly, the ground beneath Hyuga Kanan's feet began to move, quickly forming walls around him, gradually creating a cage-like structure that seemed to want to trap him inside. Hyuga Kanan quickly unleashed his energy into his legs, instantly moving away from his original position and appearing next to the Iwa ninja who had launched the ninjutsu. He then pierced the ninja's heart with his sword finger.
Moving aside again, slightly out of breath, Hyuga Kanan looked at the Iwa ninjas who were closing in on him once more.
"Are they trying to capture me alive? It seems they're eyeing the Byakugan as well, unless they're certain I'm a member of the Hyuga clan's branch family." Hyuga Kanan looked at the Iwa ninja closing in. They weren't using offensive ninjutsu; they just wanted to use taijutsu and sneak attacks to surround and wear him down.
Moonlight Nobuhiro was wielding his longsword in battle against an Iwa ninja when he happened to come to the aid of Yuan Fei Quanxiong beside him. Yuan Fei Quanxiong, taking advantage of Moonlight Nobuhiro's support, created space and used ninjutsu to attack the enemy ninja, quickly gaining the upper hand.
A considerable number of Iwa ninja gathered around Hyuga Kanan, which quickly attracted the attention of Gekko Shinka and Yuan Fei Quanxiong.
A bright orange fireball suddenly hurtled towards the Iwa ninja surrounding Hyuga Kanan at high speed without warning! It wasn't fast, but the temperature was extremely high, almost hitting the Iwa ninja surrounding Hyuga Kanan.
"Whoosh!" The moment an opening appeared, Hyuga Kanan used the Body Flicker Technique without hesitation. He quickly moved out of the gap in the fireball's attack, escaping the encirclement that the Iwa ninja were gradually forming. Looking at the Iwa ninja preparing to re-encircle him after losing him as their target, Hyuga Kanan felt a lingering fear.
"Jianan! Are you alright?" Seeing that his fireball had successfully created an opening, allowing Hyuga Jianan to escape the encirclement, Yuan Feiquanxiong was also quite happy.
"You don't have time to save your teammates! Earth Release: Earth Spear!" Yuan Fei Quanxiong's opponent, an Iwa ninja, roared angrily. His teammates had almost managed to trap that Hyuga clan brat. It was all that Konoha ninja's fault for blocking him, giving his opponent time to unleash a ninjutsu to rescue him.
Faced with the attack of the Tulong Spear, Yuan Feiquanxiong could not care about the joy of successfully rescuing his teammates. He hurriedly dodged, but was still pierced in the leg by the Tulong Spear, and blood gushed out immediately.
Seeing that Yuan Feiquanxiong, who was rescuing him, was hit by a ninjutsu, Hyuga Kanan quickly moved over to provide support. Fortunately, the opponent was just a genin, and the Earth Spear quickly ended and disappeared, without striking a vital spot with a fatal blow. Otherwise, if the stab had penetrated a vital spot or remained inside, it would have been difficult to stop the bleeding immediately, which would have been very dangerous.
Hyuga Kanan quickly moved to the side of the Iwa ninja and killed him with a single, deadly palm strike. He then immediately helped up the injured Yuan Feiquanxiong and prepared to retreat.
Although Orochimaru and his forces have temporarily held back many powerful Iwa ninja, the situation remains extremely unfavorable for Konoha. The disparity in numbers and quality is too great; they are now being pushed back relentlessly and are in danger of being completely annihilated at any moment.
Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade also realized the current situation and began to use large-scale ninjutsu to force back the main force of Iwa ninja. They then turned around and led everyone to fight and retreat, slowly retreating towards the blocking line behind them.
Finally, with Orochimaru and other powerful ninjas covering their retreat, the team was able to withdraw from the battlefield and head to the third line of defense to rejoin the enemy.