Rasa arrived riding the Yatagarasu.
Though both could fly high in the sky, Rasa discovered that for this kind of long-distance high-speed flight, the Yatagarasu's ability was far superior to his own.
Over such a long distance, if he relied on his own chakra without stopping midway, his current chakra would probably be mostly depleted, leaving him with little combat ability.
But the Yatagarasu was different.
High-altitude flight seemed to consume very little energy for the Yatagarasu.
The current Yatagarasu still retained eighty percent of its strength from its peak condition.
"Leaving aside combat strength, simply using it as a means of transportation, this Yatagarasu is excellent."
Rasa revealed a smile.
"With the Yatagarasu, I can even quickly travel back and forth between the village and the front lines."
"I can ensure the village's safety."
"And I can also provide support to the front lines."
Suddenly, Rasa noticed the situation below.
"What is that below?"
"Gathered Mist ninja?"
Rasa saw a large expanse of gathered Mist ninja. Their numbers were numerous and dense. A rough estimate put them at nearly six thousand, which was basically the entirety of the Mist army.
"According to previous intelligence, the Mist army had split into two parts. One part led by Fuguki Suikazan."
"One part led by Jinin Akebino."
"I used the Dream Card earlier to sow discord between the two, thus slowing down the Mist Village's offensive."
"But now that so many Mist ninja are gathered together, it proves that the Mist Village has resolved the conflict between Fuguki Suikazan and Jinin Akebino."
"It looks like they are preparing to launch a full-scale attack on my Sand Village."
A cold glint appeared in Rasa's eyes.
"This Mist Village really is endless."
"Since you insist on coming to crush my Sand Village, I'll give you a gift first."
"Gathered so densely, it's perfect for eating a few more of Yatagarasu's explosive eggs!"
Rasa signaled to the Yatagarasu.
The Yatagarasu looked down, excitement appearing in its eyes.
Being summoned inexplicably, and getting beaten up by Rasa the moment it came out without posing any threat to him, had built up a bellyful of anger in the Yatagarasu's heart.
Because it had become Rasa's summoning beast and naturally felt close to him, the Yatagarasu couldn't vent its anger on Rasa.
But the anger hadn't disappeared.
At this moment, the Mist ninja below became the best target for venting in the Yatagarasu's eyes.
A giant white egg appeared beneath the Yatagarasu's body.
Immediately following, another one appeared.
Falling continuously toward the ground below.
Aiming deliberately at the location where the crowd was most dense.
Below.
The Mist ninja carrying Genji's order hadn't even gotten completely close before he started shouting.
"By order of Elder Genji, commence the attack immediately!"
Jinin Akebino's eyes lit up.
"Attack!"
"Did you all hear that? Hozuki Mangetsu, quickly announce the order!"
Hozuki Mangetsu didn't look at Jinin Akebino. Instead, he first took Genji's written order. Only after confirming it was correct did he raise his head and look at the numerous Mist ninja.
"All forces, attack!"
All the Mist ninja became excited.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Kill all the Sand ninja!"
"Crush the Sand Village!"
"Rob all their money!"
"Humiliate their kunoichi!"
"..."
Just then.
A Mist ninja inexplicably felt something was wrong. Subconsciously looking up, he saw an incredibly huge bird hovering directly above them.
Several white objects were falling down.
"Bird droppings?"
"Not droppings, they're eggs!"
A sense of absurdity rose in this Mist ninja's heart.
"Where did this stupid bird come from?"
"Laying eggs here, it'd be a wonder if they didn't break."
"Is it here to congratulate our Mist army?"
"Does this stupid bird also think our Mist Village will definitely win?"
This Mist ninja stared intently at where the bird eggs would land.
Boom!
The instant the bird egg hit the ground, an extremely powerful shockwave blasted out. Centered on the explosion point, hundreds of nearby Mist ninja were hit by the force of the impact.
Those closest were blown directly to pieces.
Those in the middle, without having time to make any reaction, were sent flying into the air.
Those on the periphery only felt as if they had been hit by a heavy object moving at extreme speed.
"What?"
Only now did this Mist ninja realize that those weren't bird eggs at all, but bombs.
"Enemy attack!"
But before this voice could shout out, the second bird egg fell.
Then the third.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
A series of explosions all landed in the center of the Mist army. With the personnel so densely packed, every explosion caused massive casualties.
In an instant, the lives of over a thousand Mist ninja were taken.
Only at this moment did the remaining Mist ninja react.
"Enemy attack!"
"Everyone scatter!"
"The enemy is above!"
...
The Mist ninja looked up at the sky.
The Yatagarasu screeched excitedly.
Splat!
A mass of white and grey matter fell down.
Heading straight for the Mist ninja who had first discovered the Yatagarasu.
This Mist ninja's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly dodged.
But it was too late.
He was hit squarely.
However, the expected explosion didn't happen.
"I'm still alive?"
This Mist ninja revealed a look of surviving a disaster.
Immediately after, he smelled an extremely foul stench. This stench was emanating from his own body.
This Mist ninja's face changed.
"Is this bird shit?"
In an instant, this Mist ninja's face became extremely ugly.
In front of so many people, he was hit by a mass of bird droppings. And this mass was extremely huge, covering his entire body from head to toe.
This Mist ninja trembled with rage.
"Damn it!"
"Damn big bird, I'm going to kill you!"
This Mist ninja would rather have been hit by the exploding bird egg.
Being doused in bird shit—what kind of humiliation was this?
He would become the laughingstock of the entire Mist Village.
His life was completely ruined.
"What should I do?"
This ninja was no longer thinking about the war at all. He was just thinking about how to make others not notice him and avoid becoming a joke in the future.
"Right, I can play dead."
"The scene is so chaotic right now. I'll just lie on the ground and secretly clean up."
With a thought, this Mist ninja fell headfirst to the ground.
Just then.
A figure rushed over quickly from the side.
"Biwa Tan, why did you fall? Don't die, I'm coming to save you!"
Biwa Tan: "..."
Biwa Tan's mood hit rock bottom. For the first time, he wished his good friend would shut up.
But the one whose mood was even worse was Jinin Akebino.
"A Sand Village summoning beast?"
"Why would it suddenly appear here?"
Jinin Akebino suddenly thought of how his proposal to act early yesterday was firmly rejected by Fuguki Suikazan.
"Did Fuguki sell out the village?"