Bang!
With a dull thud, the Sunagakure Ninja's kidney was struck by a knee.
Such a vicious attack brought intense pain and also caused the Ninja to lose his last chance to counterattack.
Shhh!
The kodachi in the Sunagakure Ninja's hand was instantly snatched away, then deflected and plunged into his heart.
The Konoha Anbu Ninja, who had just used the Substitution Technique to evade the attack and immediately launched a counterattack, slapped the opponent's body, sending him flying to the ground.
At this moment, the Ninja on the ground, who had survived the intense explosion of the exploding tags, saw the body falling towards him and dodged it with a quick flash.
But a fleeting spark of fire did not escape his notice.
"Damn it! exploding tags again!"
It turned out that the enemy struck down by the Konoha Anbu Ninja already had exploding tags attached to his body.
"Rumble..."
A violent explosion sounded once again.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
"Lightning Release: Falling Lightning!"
The Ninja, who had barely survived another exploding tags explosion, were completely stunned.
Under the continuous attacks, they had no room to counterattack.
The only one who found an opportunity was easily dealt with, and his corpse even became a tool for the opponent.
A massive current of water, like a pond, descended from the sky, carrying terrifying impact, knocking all the Ninja on the ground flying.
Immediately after, a thunderbolt struck directly into the water current, and the surging electric light Entanglement around these Ninja, making them tremble uncontrollably.
After a while, the vigilant Konoha Anbu Ninja descended from the trees one after another.
Clang!
Everyone drew their weapons, in case of a surprise attack.
Bang!
The calm ground suddenly exploded, and three figures emerged from different places, brandishing their weapons and charging towards the Konoha Anbu warriors!
Close-quarters combat is very dangerous; a moment's inattention can lead to death.
Under the moonlight, a group of Ninja engaged in the most brutal slaughter.
Clang—
Sparks flew as weapons collided!
As time passed, the Konoha Anbu Ninja eliminated all the remaining standing enemies one by one.
After all, apart from some Chakra consumed by releasing Ninjutsu, their own condition was still good.
However, the enemies suffered a sneak attack, and their condition was less than one-tenth of their peak, making it very difficult for them to win.
"Where is Lord?"
"He went to chase the Iwagakure leader..."
"You few clean up here, let's go help Lord!"
"Yes!"
...
Swish—
The leader of the Iwagakure Ninja team quietly landed in a lush patch of grass, trying his best to hold his breath and reduce his presence.
The next second, Naraku Shihouin's figure appeared; he surveyed the surroundings, then pinpointed a direction and rushed out.
It wasn't until Naraku's figure completely disappeared that the Iwagakure leader gently exhaled, then immediately got up and retreated in another direction.
He tightened the scroll tied behind his back, and a smile appeared on his blood-dripping face.
Although they encountered an enemy ambush, Iwagakure's mission was completed, because the scroll brought by Sunagakure had been snatched by him in the recent chaotic battle!
It must be said that the quality of Iwagakure Ninja was indeed higher than that of Sunagakure Ninja.
Even though only one squad of four people and one leading Ninja came from Iwagakure for this material exchange, while Sunagakure brought two squads of Ninja, in the first wave of attack, the most survivors were actually from Iwagakure.
By the time the Konoha Anbu Ninja launched their final attack, two Iwagakure Ninja were still alive, hiding underground to ambush, and even the leading Iwagakure Ninja had already retreated.
As for Sunagakure, only one Ninja remained.
This gap was indeed quite significant.
...
"Hoo... Hoo..."
Even though he noticed his breathing becoming increasingly rapid, the Iwagakure leader had no intention of stopping.
He absolutely could not waste the opportunity his subordinates had sacrificed their lives to gain for him.
Frantically squeezing the Chakra within his body, the Iwagakure leader's speed increased again, sweeping past trees like lightning.
Blood dripping from his forehead soaked his eyes, blurring the Iwagakure leader's vision, but he didn't even have time to wipe it now.
Actually, what the Iwagakure leader should be doing now is treating his injuries, because the constantly dripping blood would expose his whereabouts, allowing the enemy to catch up quickly.
But still, time was too tight.
He tried to blink his eyes, relieving the soreness of his pupils, and the Iwagakure leader rapidly moved through the forest, his gaze sweeping over the environment ahead.
Hmm?
The Iwagakure leader's pupils suddenly constricted; a figure abruptly appeared in front of him.
This figure stood quietly on a large tree, with several red special marks on a white animal mask, wearing an Anbu vest, and slightly messy black short hair swaying slightly with the oncoming wind.
Naraku Shihouin!
Naraku watched the Iwagakure leader, who was rushing towards him with killing intent, noncommittally; he had been waiting for quite a while.
How could he be so fast?
Which Village's Anbu was the opponent, after all?
He had already run this far, yet the enemy still managed to get ahead of him.
The Iwagakure leader gritted his teeth slightly, reached out for several shuriken, and violently threw them at Naraku Shihouin, who was standing quietly opposite him.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Several shuriken cut through the air, instantly arriving in front of Naraku.
"Did it hit?"
The Iwagakure leader couldn't believe he had dealt with the opponent so easily.
But the next second, several shuriken pierced through Naraku's figure, pinning into the trees behind him.
"What? An afterimage?"
Suddenly, before the Iwagakure leader could react, a figure, as if teleporting, appeared in his pupils.
"Bang!"
Naraku Shihouin's figure, carrying a spark of fire, swept through the air, appearing before the Iwagakure leader, followed by a flame-engulfed kick, fiercely striking the opponent's body.
"Whoa—"
The Iwagakure leader's eyes widened, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Such a fierce attack instantly caused the Iwagakure leader to lose the ability to resist, and he crashed heavily onto the ground, rolling and hitting a large tree.
"Pfft!"
Naraku followed closely, drawing his katana and piercing through the Iwagakure leader's body, pinning him firmly to the tree.
"Hoh—"
With his bloodshot eyes wide open, the Iwagakure leader still wanted to say something, but all his strength had completely dissipated, and he soon fell into complete darkness.
After confirming that the enemy was dead, Naraku Shihouin walked to the side and picked up the large scroll that the Iwagakure leader had dropped during the battle.
"It's gold sand!"
Upon opening the scroll, Naraku suddenly realized that it contained a large amount of gold sand.
The current Kazekage of Sunagakure is the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who is skilled in controlling gold sand with Magnet Release.
Under the long-term reduction of Sunagakure Ninja's scale and funding by the Land of Wind's Daimyo, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa managed to barely maintain Sunagakure by extracting and collecting gold sand from underground.
Therefore, Sunagakure often trades gold sand with other countries, and Konoha Village has also received gold sand because of this.
"Gaara's dad is in trouble this time; the gold sand he painstakingly refined and collected is gone, and he didn't get the supplies either."
Naraku weighed the scroll in his hand, thinking with a bit of amusement.
Compared to the Hidden Leaf Village, Sunagakure was truly impoverished.
"Lord!"
"Lord Dragon, are you alright!"
While Naraku was holding the scroll and pondering, Konoha Anbu Ninja caught up one by one, landing behind him.
"Let's go back!"
Naraku casually tossed the scroll to his subordinate, then led everyone away.
