blogombal Chapter 264 Kyosuke Wants to Be a Wounded Person
Chapter 264 Kyosuke Wants to Be a Wounded Person
The next day, Kyosuke felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
Tomorrow, the Kazekage will lead the Sand Ninja in a counterattack. The battle will be extremely fierce, and anyone could die.
We must find a way to avoid it.
Desertion was out of the question, so I could only become a wounded soldier.
Konoha currently has the advantage, the battlefield pressure is relatively low, and even if injured, they can retreat in time, making the risk relatively small.
With most of the team members injured, Kyosuke, Kakashi, Shisui, and Noriko followed the main force and launched a frontal attack on the Sand Village's defenses.
It was called a defensive line, but it was actually just a barren desert.
In the past two days, the Konoha army, having received reinforcements, launched a fierce attack. Outnumbered, the Sand Ninja suffered repeated defeats, and the battle lines have penetrated deep into the Land of Wind.
As dawn broke, Konoha ninjas, including Kyosuke, appeared on the horizon, forming a slowly advancing wave.
"There are at least two thousand enemies. We should retreat. The reconnaissance team just sent word that two groups of Konoha ninja, each several hundred strong, have begun to surround us from both sides."
On the sand dune, Chiyo watched the Konoha ninja approaching rapidly, her expression perfectly calm.
Over the past few decades, she has experienced many fierce battles, and the defeats of the past few days have not moved her at all.
Beside Chiyo, Rasa had a gloomy face; these past few days had been very difficult for him.
The Sand Village ninja were defeated by the Leaf Village ninja, and he himself was also defeated by Minato Namikaze, which was a double blow to him.
Rasa knew very well that many Sand Ninja harbored resentment towards him, but because they were united in their hatred of the Konoha invasion, they did not express it.
"Let's retreat."
Luo Sha was in a bad mood and naturally didn't want to say much; he would remain silent once he gave the order.
Retreat is not about running away; it requires a lot of work.
Upon receiving the order, some Sand Ninja began to evacuate, some remained on guard, some set up traps, and some stayed behind to attack the Konoha ninja with a death wish.
Thanks to the Hyuga clan's reconnaissance capabilities, Minato Namikaze quickly learned of the Sand Ninja's movements and immediately ordered the entire army to pursue the retreating Sand Ninja, taking advantage of the Sand Ninja's lack of reinforcements to do everything in their power to kill or wound their remaining forces.
All the Konoha ninjas began their charge and reached the Sand Ninja's defensive line within minutes. The battle erupted, traps were detonated one after another, and Konoha ninjas suffered casualties.
Kyosuke's squad dealt with a Sand Ninja who tried to ambush them. Noriko scanned the surroundings with her Byakugan and said to Kyosuke, "Captain, there's a tunnel ahead. The enemy might retreat from there."
"Chase!"
Kyosuke shouted, breaking through the camouflage of the tunnel entrance, and was the first to jump in. In addition to his squad, seven or eight other Konoha ninjas around them also jumped in.
The tunnel was completely dark, with no light source, and every so often there would be an intersection.
Each time they reached an intersection, they would split up, and after a while, Kyosuke was left with only Shisui by his side.
They ran through the passage for a while, and then a light appeared ahead. They discovered an undisguised opening leading to the ground.
"This blood is very fresh; someone has just entered this place."
Shisui touched the blood below the hole and looked at Kyosuke beside him.
There were not only bloodstains on the ground, but also shoe prints made of dust and gravel.
Judging from the footprints, quite a few people have passed through here.
Shisui and Kyosuke made a decision: whether to risk a pursuit or first contact the nearby Konoha ninjas before giving chase.
The latter might delay the battle and give the Sand Ninja time to escape.
Kyosuke created several shadow clones to contact people in the vicinity, and then took Shisui with him to give chase.
"careful!"
Just as they rounded a corner, Zhishui kicked a steel wire with his right foot, and the two of them immediately retreated.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions occurred one after another in front of and behind them. The two jumped onto the ceiling to avoid the impact of the explosions. Two puppets rushed out of the flames and shot out a dense barrage of poisonous needles, which hit the two of them.
The two turned into smoke.
"Shadow clones! The enemy is too difficult to deal with. We must retreat!"
At the other end of the corner stood four Sand Ninja. One of them saw the aftermath of the explosion through a mirror and was about to lead his companions to retreat.
They are the elite of the Sand Village, specifically left behind to hunt down Konoha ninja.
The bloodstains and footprints that Kyosuke just saw were bait they made to lure and kill the pursuing Konoha ninja.
There were many Konoha ninjas around, and when their attack failed, they didn't linger. They turned and ran deeper into the tunnel, but stopped after only a few steps.
Kyosuke stood before them, surrounded by a dozen shadow clones. Some drew their swords, while others began forming hand seals, all speaking in a cacophony of sounds.
"This road is blocked."
"Turn around!"
The Sand Ninja captain was afraid that Konoha reinforcements would arrive, so as soon as he saw Kyosuke, he led his team to run behind him.
They knew the terrain of the tunnels very well and were confident they could shake off the enemy.
The Sand Ninja took a couple of steps and saw a faint red light ahead. A boy blocked their way.
"Sorry, you can't pass!"
Upon meeting, Shisui used his Sharingan genjutsu, leaving the four Sand Ninja with ferocious expressions, yet unable to move.
"Damn it, break the illusion!"
The Sand Ninja tried to struggle, but was killed by Kyosuke's shadow clone behind him.
After killing the Sand Ninja, Kyosuke and Shisui were about to continue their mission when a violent tremor suddenly struck their surroundings. The passageway began to collapse, rocks fell, and huge cracks appeared.
On the ground, hundreds of meters of ground collapsed, alarming the surrounding Konoha ninja.
"Watch out, there are still enemies!"
In the chaos, Kyosuke and Shisui separated, but seized the opportunity and his right leg was hit by a huge rock, causing excruciating pain in his bone.
A moderate fracture—this level of injury, even with medical ninjutsu treatment, requires a period of rest and prevents one from returning to the battlefield for several days.
The Sand Ninja's attack, whether it was a ninjutsu or a trap, was truly ingenious. The destructive range was so large and the power so strong that it was not surprising that Kyosuke was injured.
After confirming his injuries, Kyosuke lay down, letting the mud and sand bury him. His body was covered in cuts and bruises, and he looked frighteningly bloody.
A few minutes later, the dust settled, and Zhishui pushed aside the rubble above his head, climbed out of the ground, and then lay on the ground panting heavily.
Just now, he was hit in the back by a boulder. Although his spine was not injured, his ribs and internal organs suffered minor damage.
"team leader."
Despite the pain, Zhishui stood up and looked around at the desert. He could only see several wide depressions in the desert, and below the depressions were collapsed tunnels.
These depressions divided the desert into several areas, where Konoha ninjas stood scattered about.
These people looked somewhat dazed, as if they had not yet recovered from the attack.
Moments later, they immediately took action to rescue their injured companions nearby.
Following the directions in his mind, Shisui dragged himself to a collapsed sandy area and anxiously dug through the sand and stones.
In order not to hurt Kyosuke, Shisui dared not use ninjutsu easily, and could only use his hands to dig out the smooth sand and sharp stones, and soon more wounds appeared on his hands.
"team leader."
After digging several meters deep, we stopped the water and saw an arm covered in blood and mud.