Chapter 153 The Beginning of the Fall The Uzumaki physique and medical ninjutsu saved Shiba Kiyokawa's life at the critical moment! Despite his miserable appearance, he still laughed freely. This is half acting, performed for the Iwagakure ninjas who have regained their confidence, and also for the lost and desperate Konoha ninjas. But half of it is also the true feelings expressed after surviving a disaster! He could sense that Minato Namikaze had really used all his strength in this attack! At this moment, the sweat on the other person's forehead was just as much as his! Unleashing Flying Thunder God dozens of times in less than half a second is an extreme challenge with a huge burden even for Minato Namikaze! Not to mention that it was the fastest time he rolled the balls in his life, and he even injured Minato Namikaze's hand. At this moment, Konan, who was the first to react on the battlefield, had already angrily attacked Namikaze Minato! Faced with the paper spear thrown at him, the usually confident Minato Namikaze chose to retreat in panic this time, which was unusual. "Abandon the combat mission, everyone, retreat."
In the end, Minato Namikaze issued the retreat order with endless reluctance and shame. At the same time, a young figure quickly came up and supported his shaky body. It was his disciple Kakashi. On the other side, another disciple of Minato: medical ninja Lin quickly came over with the same anxiety, and while helping him check his physical condition, she spoke worriedly. "Minato-sensei, you must hold on!" Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze pulled the corners of his mouth bitterly. He was aware of his condition: he knew that his injuries were not serious at all, he was just weak and dizzy, and did not require such panic concern. Compared to Shiba Kiyokawa, his condition is much better. However, at this point, this result not only failed to bring him any comfort, but instead seemed extremely ironic. The slight advantage gained in the individual duel is completely unable to make up for the huge failure in the overall strategy! In this offensive round, he was ultimately completely defeated by the young leader of the Akatsuki organization. This was the first time since the war began that Minato Namikaze had suffered such a bitter defeat. But at this moment, Minato Namikaze would never have thought that what he thought was the lowest point was just the starting point of a grand fall. In the days to come, the most painful thing will always be the next day that is about to come. Konoha retreated. Afterwards, the Akatsuki Organization's Fourth Battalion, led by Konan, symbolically pursued the enemy for a while, and after slightly expanding the victory, they stopped and quickly returned to the base with Shiba Kiyokawa. The remaining pursuit mission was thrown entirely to the ally Iwagakure. The Iwagakure ninjas, who had finally managed to stand up for once in the face of the yellow flash, were now like chicken blood injected, as if they were determined to vent all the resentment that had accumulated over the past half year of war, and they pursued with exceptionally ferociousness! But later I heard that because they chased too deep, they were attacked by Minato Namikaze who had recovered a little, and suffered heavy losses. The exchange ratio that was finally advantageous was lost again, which was really miserable...
But that’s all for another day. After being rushed back to the front-line camp, Shiba Kiyokawa forced himself to explain the post-war precautions and the strategic plan for the next few days, and then he finally lay down peacefully, fell asleep, and lost consciousness. He slept for more than thirty hours. In a daze, he always felt that he was sucking something soft, and from time to time he would take a bite out of instinct, the aftertaste was sweet and very comfortable. It was not until the morning of the third day when he opened his eyes and saw Uzumaki Xiangye lying beside his bed, exhausted and sleeping, that he realized the origin of the sweetness. He must have bitten the swirl fragrance leaves many times in his sleep, which is why he recovered so quickly. But the next moment, when Uzumaki Xiangye felt the movement of the bed, she woke up and raised her upper body. Only then did Shiba Qinghe's eyes suddenly widen. Because the front of Uzumaki Xiangye's shirt was actually open, and there were some traces of water stains on her chest. This instantly made his CPU smoke! and many more! What was that soft thing I chewed in my sleep? Uzumaki Kaori looked at him, stunned at first, then surprised. "Qinghe, you're awake?! That's great!" But then he showed obvious embarrassment and guilt, and quickly reached out to pull up his shirt. "How do you feel now? Don't look at me like that..." Shiba Kiyokawa looked at her with a strange expression. "I feel like I'm recovering pretty well, is it because you bit me on the wrist earlier?" "Yes." Uzumaki Kaori answered in a low voice. But Zhiba Qinghe clearly saw that there were no tooth marks on the wrists of those hands! Then Uzumaki Kaori said, even more obviously, "As long as you recover, don't tell Xiaonan about this." Shiba Kiyokawa looked at Xiangye's blushing cheeks and smiled after a long while. "I bit you and hurt you. Are you afraid that Sister Xiaonan will blame me?" “Yes… yes, that’s right, I’m just afraid that Xiaonan will blame you. Qinghe, don't think too much, after all, you are still a patient. " Uzumaki Kaori's answer was hesitant at first, but later on, she became more and more free and easy. In the end, Xiangye even took the initiative to look up and bravely met Shiba Kiyokawa's gaze. At that moment, the secret seemed to have become tacitly known. In the end, it was Shiba Kiyokawa who couldn't stand Xiangye's burning gaze and was the first to look away. Feeling that he had incurred another debt, Shiba Qinghe coughed twice and quickly changed the subject. "How long have I slept? What's the situation at the front?"
"You slept for one day and two nights. As for the war, I'll let them come in and talk to you." Then Uzumaki Xiangye packed herself up and walked out in a hurry. Not long after, Konan, Nagato, the battalion commanders of several battalions of the Akatsuki organization, and Huangdi and Akagi of Iwagakure all came to his ward. After some communication, Shiba Kiyokawa quickly regained control of the current battlefield situation. Since the battle the evening before yesterday, Konoha has ceased its activities and has not launched any new attacks. The Akatsuki organization continued to move northward and captured the second mine that had been marked before the war, as well as a large area in the southern part of the Grass Country. The Iwagakure Village has now fully recognized the strength of the Akatsuki organization, and they have completely acquiesced to the giving up of the territory of the Land of the Grass. At the same time, the battle report of the battle the day before yesterday has also been compiled. Although he was mentally prepared, when he actually saw the loss figures, Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but let out a long sigh. “It’s a heavy loss.” This is inevitable after all, because the opponent is the yellow flash Minato Namikaze who is famous in the ninja world. However, it is worth praising that even though Minato Namikaze caused huge casualties, their total exchange ratio on the entire front is still far ahead! Konoha also paid a huge price! Moreover, with both sides suffering heavy casualties at the same time, their subsequent handling is bound to further split Akatsuki and Konoha into two completely different appearances! (End of this chapter)