The massive tornado collided violently with the dark gray giant wall.
Fine scratches appeared across the surface of the wall, and fragments continuously crumbled off.
The clash between defense and offense lasted a full half hour before the tornado finally stopped spinning.
Looking closely, the Hundred-Wolf's arms were already drenched in blood.
"Sage Art: Hyper-Speed Regeneration."
Natural energy rapidly gathered, helping his arms heal.
"Rinko, how is it? Can you go again?"
Inuzuka Ryoha asked.
"I can."
Inuzuka Rinko gritted her teeth as she answered.
"Good. Just hold on a bit longer."
The Hundred-Wolf leapt into the air, vaulting over the wall of the Hidden Stone Village.
Behind him lay numerous Stone ninjas collapsed from exhaustion.
This time, it was true despair.
The one who could lead them in desperate situations was already gone.
At this moment, the only thought in the minds of the Stone ninjas was—
After fighting to this extent, even if we die, it wouldn't be a loss, right?
There were simply too many monsters in the Hidden Leaf Village.
Ōnoki tried to stand and resist, but his injuries were far too severe.
From the very start of the war until now, he had been fighting nonstop.
He had withstood Senju Hideki's Ten Thousand Buddhas's Palms.
He had evaded Senju Hideki's suicidal assault.
He had even eliminated Uchiha Kamito, who possessed the ultimate Susanoo.
After that, he endured another wave of attrition against Aburame Shiken's insects.
Now, he couldn't squeeze out even a trace of chakra.
He was truly exhausted.
Looking at the massive monster before him, he muttered,
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have provoked the Hidden Leaf Village in the first place."
"The Hidden Stone Village… is finished."
After saying this, Ōnoki fainted.
His guards quickly picked him up and rushed toward the Hidden Stone Village.
Lord Kitsuchi was gone.
Lord Yūga was gone.
Lord Gengan, Lord Rōshi, Lord Han—they were all gone.
Only a handful of their people were still alive.
The Hidden Stone Village could not lose the Tsuchikage as well.
The six members of Ōnoki's guards exchanged glances.
At all costs, they would send the Tsuchikage back.
And the thing they worried about—Konoha suffering casualties—was simply impossible.
At this moment, under Tsunade's leadership, the Konoha ninja looked at the towering wall that reached into the clouds.
Gulp.
Gulp.
Their eyes seemed to say: How many times have I already been shocked? If I keep getting shocked like this, I'll go blind.
"Tsunade-sama, how do we get across?"
"Uh…"
Tsunade looked at the enormous wall.
"Let's go. We can only climb."
"Yes."
The Konoha ninja gathered chakra in their feet and began running up the wall with all their might.
Five minutes later—
Oh my god, why is it so tall?
Ten minutes later—
Only halfway?
Twenty minutes later—
Finally, everyone reached the very top of the wall.
They paused and looked into the distance.
So this is what it feels like to stand at the peak and look down upon all mountains.
Pah.
What nonsense am I thinking? We're in the middle of a war.
But at that moment, a piercing roar rang out.
"ROAR!!!"
"ROAR!!!"
The hearts of the Konoha ninja tightened.
No way… in a situation like this, something can still go wrong?!
The Hundred-Wolf let out a miserable scream.
Within his consciousness—
Ryoha kept shouting,
"Rinko! Rinko, how are you?"
"Answer me!"
"Damn it, something's inside."
Ryoha quickly dispersed the Hundred-Wolf.
One by one, the ninja dogs collapsed weakly to the ground.
Their auras grew more and more violent, their eyes increasingly bloodthirsty.
"Damn it, someone's messing with us."
He hurriedly took out a Communication Insect.
Communication Insect: Happy—finally got an official designation. I'm a proper soldier now.
"Shiken, respond. I know you won't die that easily—I've been set up."
But after sending the message—
For a long time, there was no reply.
"Could it be… Shiken actually fell? Impossible. Who did this?"
Ryoha held the unconscious Rinko, fists clenched tight.
Watching the ninja dogs already beginning to slaughter each other—
Who was it?
One minute after sending the message, Ryoha finally received a reply.
"So that's how it is."
"Summoning Jutsu: Release."
All the ninja dogs present, except Eimaru, returned to the Inuzuka sacred land.
Then he looked at Eimaru, who had already lost control.
"Woof!"
After barking, Eimaru lunged at Ryoha.
Thud.
One punch ended it.
Eimaru fell unconscious.
"This is an emergency. I don't have time to mess around with you."
Ryoha slung Rinko over his back, placed his left hand on Eimaru, and formed hand seals with his right.
"Reverse Summoning Jutsu."
Two people and one dog vanished.
After Ryoha disappeared—
The Konoha forces had just arrived at the battlefield.
"Th-this… this was all done by Inuzuka Ryoha alone?"
Smack.
The person beside him slapped him hard.
"Call him Lord Ryoha."
"My god… he's practically a living demon of slaughter."
The Konoha ninja looked at the battlefield littered with corpses.
Some had been killed by various elemental techniques.
Some had been torn apart.
Some had been bitten to death (no idea which of the hundred heads did it).
Some had died from exhaustion.
Some had died from sheer terror—eyes wide, foaming at the mouth, limbs twitching.
"Clean up the battlefield. Check if there are any Konoha ninja among the dead. Handle everything properly, understood?"
"Yes. But Tsunade-sama, it seems the only ones who entered this battlefield were Lord Ryoha, Lady Rinko, and their dogs…"
"What do you mean 'dogs'? No—that's not right. Since when are ninja dogs not our dear comrades? Search. Search thoroughly!"
Tsunade shouted.
If they couldn't even handle something like this, then why had they come to this battlefield?
To be VIP spectators? Or dead weight?
An hour later—
"Bad news, Tsunade-sama! We can't find Lord Ryoha or Lady Rinko—and not a single ninja dog either!"
Hearing this, Tsunade's heart skipped a beat.
No way…
Another one gone?
Is the next one coming soon too?
"Tsunade-sama, where are Hideki, Kamito, Shiken, and Ryoha?"
Hyūga Hiyasu arrived in a hurry.
Two legs really couldn't compare to teleportation and mounts.
Logically, he should have been the last to arrive.
Tsunade looked at the dust-covered Hiyasu.
Well… here it is.
Couldn't you all arrive together?
"Hiyasu… you need to stay calm first. It's a long story—"
"Then don't tell it."
Seeing Tsunade's hesitation, Hiyasu immediately knew something had happened to his friends.
He just didn't know how many.
Shiken should be fine… right?
"Tell me. Where is the Hidden Stone Village?"
The Konoha ninja he asked reflexively pointed in its direction.
"Thank you."
Hiyasu turned and left.
His Lingbo Microsteps were unbelievably fast.
Watching him go, the remaining Konoha ninja all had the same thought—
"I've already seen four of them. If I don't watch the fifth, wouldn't that be a bit of a loss?"
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