manynovel Chapter 269 Danzo's Desertion
Chapter 269 Danzo's Desertion
Chapter 269 Danzo's Desertion
In the night sky, a bright white signal flare hung in the air, indicating the direction of action for the Konoha ninja throughout the camp.
In every battlefield, whether they held the advantage or were at a disadvantage, they all bravely forced back the enemy in front of them.
They were initially hesitant, but now they had a goal: the place where the signal flare was launched.
Most of the Konoha ninja still firmly believed that they had been caught off guard and that as long as they united around Danzo, they could still turn the tide.
With a single, unparalleled burst of power, Han blasted a Konoha ninja to pieces amidst the boiling steam. He looked mockingly at Danzo, who was hiding behind a Konoha ninja, and a muffled sound came from beneath his mask.
"Danzo, you were once a renowned ninja, but now you only know how to hide behind others and don't even have the courage to fight me."
"The courage of a common man."
Danzo said dismissively, then formed a hand seal and spat out a series of vacuum jewels.
Danzo truly lived up to his reputation as one of Konoha's top Wind Release ninjas; even ordinary Vacuum Balls could be used to cut through gold and jade.
The two Iwa ninjas, relying on their stone armor for defense, tried to withstand the Vacuum Ball's attack, but the seemingly sturdy stone armor couldn't even last a second before being pierced through along with the ninjas.
Now no one dared to underestimate Danzo's Wind Release ninjutsu.
This scene was also witnessed by the Konoha ninjas who were constantly arriving. Seeing their commander effortlessly kill two Iwagakure ninjas, Konoha's morale immediately rebounded.
While Danzo was still gathering all the Konoha ninjas in the camp, he probably didn't realize that there was a group of people in the camp who couldn't be gathered—the medical ninjas and the wounded.
Medical ninjas are a group of people with extremely low combat power. People like Tsunade and Taichi are a rare breed, one in ten thousand. Asking them to abandon their camp, which is protected by a protective barrier, and go to join Danzo is like sending lambs to the slaughter.
More importantly, there are still a large number of wounded in the medical camp. Only a few days have passed since the last battle. The hundreds of lightly wounded ninjas have already left the medical camp, but there are still more than a hundred seriously wounded patients receiving treatment in the camp.
How do you get these patients to rejoin the main group?
However, there were some stubborn individuals among them. The Root ninjas, whether medical ninjas or wounded, ignored the advice of others and insisted on following the signal flare to meet up with Danzo.
They not only insisted on going themselves, but also demanded that the other ninjas in the medical camp go as well, saying that it was Danzo's order and that ninjas had to obey orders, etc.
Fortunately, the person in charge of the medical camp was not a Root ninja. Otherwise, if he were like those single-minded Root ninjas, the entire medical camp would have perished here today.
"Jonin Kuzuma, please open the barrier immediately. I don't care if you stay here, but we must go to Danzo's side to meet him." A Root medical ninja said righteously, completely ignoring the fact that Iwagakure ninjas were attacking the defensive barrier from the outside.
"Heyuan, can't you see the Iwagakure troops outside? We should be waiting for rescue here instead of going out to our deaths."
Jonin Kutō was also furious. These Root ninjas were always unruly, and now they were just making things worse. Didn't they know their own limitations? They wanted to die but dragged everyone else down with them; it was utterly unreasonable.
Nonou followed behind the Jonin Kazuto. She looked at the camp engulfed in flames. The chaos caused by the Iwagakure ambush had not diminished at all, and there were shouts of killing everywhere.
The protective barrier around the entire medical camp is already quite weak. Outside the barrier, Iwagakure ninjas are constantly releasing ninjutsu. At this rate, the barrier will probably collapse in five minutes at most.
Holding the specially made Flying Thunder God kunai given to her by Taichi, Nono was extremely conflicted, wondering whether she should call Taichi over now.
At this moment, Konoha is not without the power to resist. After all, this is Konoha's camp, and Konoha has the advantage in both numbers and terrain. As long as Konoha recovers, it will be easy to force back these Iwagakure ninjas.
If Taichi were summoned at this time, it would be difficult to explain later. After all, Danzo's relationship with Taichi is not like that of Orochimaru and Jiraiya. If they were caught red-handed, they would be dealt with severely.
Just as Nono had given up on calling Taichi, a bright flash of light, accompanied by a rumbling explosion, came from the direction of the central army.
Everyone in the medical camp, including Nono and the Root ninjas, looked in shock in the direction from which the explosion came.
The explosion, the location, and the large number of Konoha ninja who had just gathered there sent a chill down everyone's spine. Konoha's western camp—it was finished!
At this moment, Nono could no longer care about anything else. She clenched the kunai in her hand, and her chakra directly triggered the seal within.
Time seemed to freeze for a moment; in Nono's perception, this moment felt like an eternity.
Until Taiyi's figure suddenly appeared in front of her, her anxious heart miraculously returned to her chest.
The moment Taiyi appeared, his chakra perception swept across the surroundings without reservation, and the scene of most of the camp instantly fell into his perception.
At this moment, Taiyi couldn't help but curse Danzo, who was more trouble than he was worth. What kind of person could possibly turn a camp into this mess?
Taiyi's appearance also drew everyone's attention away from the explosion.
The sudden appearance of a ninja naturally aroused everyone's vigilance, even though he was dressed as a Konoha ninja.
"Lord Kuzuto, and everyone else, this is Matsushita Taichi, the helper I called here," Nono immediately explained, not wanting to cause any misunderstanding with Taichi and the others at this moment.
"Matsushita Taichi?" As a medical ninja, Kazuto not only knew Taichi's name but had also seen him frequently before, only stopping after the war began. He hadn't expected Nonou to be able to summon Taichi directly; was this the Flying Thunder God Technique?!
"Matsushita Taichi!"
"The White Death!"
"The Leaf Village Duo!"
Exclamations of surprise rang out from time to time. Taiyi's reputation was no longer limited to the battlefields of the North and South. Now, he was a well-known figure throughout the entire ninja world.
"Director Ge Teng, it's been a long time." Taiyi greeted him simply, then looked around at the almost vanished barrier and stopped exchanging pleasantries.
"Director Ge Teng, open an exit so I can get out." Taiyi's words were calm and composed, yet they revealed boundless confidence.
Jonin Kazuto didn't hesitate at this moment, nor did he need to. Things had come to this point, and he had no choice but to trust Taiichi. He formed a hand seal, and an exit, just wide enough for one person to pass through, appeared on the barrier.
Outside, the Iwagakure ninja, who had already noticed the commotion inside, saw the barrier open and immediately rushed in excitedly.
Instead, they were met with a bright golden flaming strike.
Wherever the Flame Slash passed, swords were blocked and shattered, people were separated, and Taiyi followed closely behind the Flame Slash, rushing straight out of the protective range of the barrier.
After Taiyi left the barrier, the barrier behind him immediately closed. Taiyi immediately released the Yin Seal and used Shadow Clones. Six Shadow Clones containing the amount of chakra Taiyi possessed at his peak appeared around him.
Four of them immediately charged towards the surrounding Iwagakure ninja as soon as they appeared, like tigers among sheep. Few Iwagakure ninja could last more than two rounds against them.
With such a powerful figure leading the way, the four shadow clones quickly gathered around many scattered Konoha ninjas, which made their power grow stronger and stronger.
The other two didn't go far either; they stayed around the medical camp, dealing with the Iwagakure ninjas who were blindly heading towards it.
As for Taiyi's true form, he spread his wings, took off, and flew straight to the most chaotic and tragic part of the battlefield.
"That's Matsushita Taichi, the White Reaper of Konoha? He's really—amazing."
Someone couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. This immediately resonated with many ninjas; they were more than just powerful—they were practically on a different level compared to them.
Those Chunin from Iwagakure were easily killed by him with a single strike, and even a Jonin was killed by Taiichi in the brief encounter.
This allowed the Konoha ninjas, who had been on tenterhooks since the start of the battle, to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at the chaotic scene around me, an idea popped into my head: perhaps the camp could still be saved.
On the central side, Han had just seized the opportunity to unleash a Tailed Beast Ball at Danzo and the others who were right next to him. At such close range, even Han himself was not in good shape.
The shockwave doesn't discriminate between friend and foe. If the explosion point weren't closer to Konoha and if his side hadn't been intentionally protected, he wouldn't have dared to use such a move that would kill a thousand enemies but also harm eight hundred of his own.
Right now, there are Konoha wounded everywhere. Although our side has also suffered injuries, it is much better than Konoha.
Looking around, Han found no trace of Danzo, nor even the Jonin who was with him.
"Did they abandon their companions in the village and run away?" Han muttered to himself, his eyes taking in every inch of the land.
In the mental space, the Five-Tails Kokuo gave the answer directly: "He escaped. I can feel his chakra rapidly moving away."
"Haha, Konoha ninja, your commander has abandoned you and fled! Give up the fight and surrender!"
These words struck like a heavy hammer against the still fragile hearts of the Konoha ninja. They searched carefully left and right, but could not find Danzo anywhere.
A profound fear spread through the crowd. They were not afraid of fighting or sacrificing themselves, but they were terrified of being abandoned.
Just as everyone was about to give up resistance, the sky suddenly brightened. Attracted by the light, everyone involuntarily looked up and saw a dazzling flash of a blade.
A bright golden blade of light spanned dozens of meters, slashing down from the sky, its target being Han, who was half-tailed beast transformed.
The Han below was not afraid and directly manipulated the three tails behind him to form a protective wall in an attempt to block the fiery slash.
However, in the realm of his mind, the Five-Tailed King Koku was roaring madly, "Fool, don't take it head-on, run!"
Although he did not understand why King Mu was so wary, Han, who knew that King Mu would not harm him, immediately jumped back and retreated.
However, reality is never that easy. Since your first reaction was wrong, how could you possibly have so many chances to correct it?
With a "whoosh," the two tails snapped off. The intense flames grazed Han's face, and although they didn't directly hit his body, the scorching heat still ignited his clothes. Even his exposed skin was scorched by the flames, emitting a fragrant aroma.
"Ah!" This was Han's scream as a large amount of steam rose from his body, extinguishing the flames on his body.
However, he was fast, but the others didn't have his reaction and speed. Two Jonin standing next to him were only in a blocking stance when they were cut in half by this slash. They died without understanding how the attack came from the sky.
Taiichi's appearance was incredibly timely and impactful! It shattered the invincible image that Han had just established in the hearts of the Konoha ninjas, pulling them back from a low point of confidence to their pre-battle state.
So what if they're Jinchuriki? They still get beaten up by us Konoha ninjas and scream in agony.
"You are—Taichi Matsushita? What are you doing here?"
The Jinchuriki's powerful recovery ability had healed Han's burns. Looking at the Jonin's body, broken in two, not far in front of him, he felt both relieved and angry. Fortunately, he had taken a step back early, otherwise he would have been one of the corpses on the ground.
Taiichi slowly descended, making sure all the Konoha ninja present could see him. This was both a deterrent and a way to boost the morale of the Konoha ninja, who had been beaten too badly before.
"I, Taichi Matsushita, can go wherever I want. Do I need to report to you?"
Taiichi stood at the very front of the group, and the Konoha ninjas who had recovered from the explosion gathered behind him.
"As for you, Hanba, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki! You attacked my Konoha camp, you're not leaving tonight!"
These words were so domineering that the already demoralized morale immediately began to rise again, and everyone stared at the Iwagakure ninja opposite them with a look of hatred.
In his spiritual world, King Mu sensed the aura emanating from Taiyi and felt inexplicably nervous.
"Han, that's enough. We've already achieved a great deal today. I have a bad feeling about Matsushita Taichi. Besides, the Konoha ninjas have recovered. If we wait any longer, we might not be able to evacuate safely."
Han turned and looked around. Because of the delay, more and more Konoha ninjas were gathering here. He knew that King Mu was right, it was time to retreat.
Taiyi also saw through Han's intentions, but how could he let you retreat so easily? If you could come and go as you pleased in Konoha's camp, what would become of Konoha's reputation?
So, before Han could utter any harsh words, Taiyi instantly rushed forward, slashing and blocking with his short sword, and subdued Han in just a few moves.
At this point, Han disregarded all pretense of saving face and directly ordered: "Send the signal to retreat."
The Iwa ninja behind them knew the situation was urgent, so they immediately took out a signal flare and released it into the sky.
A crimson flare soared into the sky with a whistling sound, signaling all the Iwagakure ninja to retreat immediately.
Of the vast Konoha camp, only the medical camp and the central army area were under Taiichi's control. The Konoha ninja in other areas were still in chaos, which allowed most of the Iwagakure to withdraw smoothly.
On Han's side, after covering the retreat of the other Iwagakure members around him, he unleashed his true self, fully transforming into a tailed beast and becoming a colossal creature tens of meters tall.
Just when Taiyi thought he was going to go all out, he unexpectedly took off and ran wildly.