When Shuichi Hoshita's shadow clone came to Uchiha Shisui, the battle had just ended.
Uchiha Shisui and Ye Cang were both safe and sound, but the other Konoha ninja teams that intercepted the Mist Ninja suffered casualties.
Now there was only one medical ninja busy, Shuichi Hoshita immediately stepped forward to help, and said at the same time: "The Mist Ninja troops will come up soon, Shisui, Shuo, you and I will stay behind later."
"Understood!"
Uchiha Shisui and Ye Cang nodded in unison, and then closed their eyes to rest.
A senior ninja from the Sarutobi family said: "Shuiyi, I will stay too!"
Shuichi Hoshita shook his head: "There are more than 50 Mist Ninjas. We are not going to stop them all here, but to block them heavily."
"You retreat a distance to make arrangements and meet us!" The senior
ninja of the Sarutobi family nodded and said no more.
10 minutes later, the injuries of the wounded were treated, and more than a dozen people from Konoha retreated, leaving only Shuichi Hoshita and three others.
After waiting for a while, Uchiha Shisui's crow flew back.
"Shuichi, the Mist Ninja is here!"
Uchiha Shisui shouted in a deep voice.
Shuichi Hoshita, who was sitting under the tree, stood up.
After a while, one by one, the Mist Ninja appeared in sight.
"This guy!"
"It's him!"
"Is this the real body?"
One by one, the Mist Ninja stopped and stared at Shuichi Hoshita.
Hozumi Mieyin looked at Shuichi Hoshita and suddenly said, "Are you Shuichi Hoshita from Konoha?"
Shuichi Hoshita smiled, "It's me!" Hozumi Mieyin
turned his eyes and fell on Ye Cang who was wearing a mask.
Although he was wearing a mask, he was too familiar with this former opponent of his.
Not to mention the miserable appearance of his dead companions, which was even more familiar.
"Scorch Release Ye Cang, it was indeed you Konoha who saved him!"
Hozumi Mieyin snorted coldly.
Hoshita Hideichi chuckled: "You kill people, we save people, you are villains, we are heroes, I don't like your tone." Hoshita Mieyin was
even more upset. Considering Hoshita Hideichi's strength, he snorted and waved his hand: "Retreat!"
Swish!
One by one, the Mist Ninjas immediately used the Instant Body Technique to retreat.
This...
Hoshita Hideichi is ready to fight.
This Mist Ninja is too bad, right?
"Chase!"
Hoshita Hideichi shouted.
Then the sound of Chidori chirping sounded, and the limbs burst into lightning, wrapped around the whole body, and the body turned into lightning and moved at high speed.
Uchiha Shisui followed closely behind, and the speed of performing the Instant Body Technique was not worse than Hoshita Hideichi's Chidori Instant Body Technique.
Instead, Ye Cang's speed was slightly slower and fell behind.
Hoshita Mieyin and the other three Mist Ninjas who fell behind suddenly stopped and turned around. The three Mist Ninjas opened their mouths and sprayed water columns, forming a huge wave that rolled towards Hoshita Hideichi and the other three.
Fire Style - Great Fireball Technique!
Wind Style - Strong Wind Breakthrough!
Uchiha Shisui and Hoshita Shuichi completed the ninjutsu one after another, and cooperated tacitly, setting off a fiery storm that collided with the water waves. As the roar exploded, the water vapor was released everywhere.
Swish, swish, swish!
Shurikens carrying detonating talismans flew through the water vapor and then exploded.
Hoshita Shuichi and the other two who avoided the explosion passed through the water vapor, but found that there was already a thick fog in front of them.
The Mist Hidden Technique!
The fog was thick and the visibility was less than 2 meters!
Ye Cang immediately reminded: "Be careful of the silent assassination technique of the Mist Ninja. The guy with the Ghost Lantern Seal is very good at this!"
Uchiha Shisui said: "You can use the wind escape to blow it away!" Ye Cang
shook his head and said: "That being said, for the Mist Ninja, this is a common ninjutsu. At present, the range of this technique may be very large."
Uchiha Shisui nodded: "I see, it seems that the enemy has no intention of retreating."
"That may not be the case!"
Hoshita Shuichi's eyes were ignited by blue flames, and the Mist Hidden Technique did not have much effect on him.
"Follow me!"
With a light shout, Shuichi Hoshita moved forward at high speed and flew past a Mist Ninja hiding behind a tree. The
hidden Mist Ninja immediately rushed out silently and attacked Shuichi Hoshita from behind, but his body was hit accurately by the shuriken.
It was Uchiha Shisui!
However, the Mist Ninja who was hit immediately turned into a stream of water and fell to the ground.
"Three o'clock!"
"Six o'clock!"
"Eleven o'clock!"
Shuichi Hoshita's voice spread in the thick fog, and a large number of shurikens flew towards him, but he dodged them one by one.
Uchiha Shisui and Ye Cang behind him followed the instructions and attacked the hidden Mist Ninjas one by one.
But they were all clones!
At this moment, Gui Deng Mie Yin, who was hiding in a small puddle, felt depressed: "That guy, the Mist Hidden Technique is completely useless to him."
The previous chase was not suitable for the Mist Hidden Technique, so it was not used at all.
At this time, Shuichi Hoshita happened to fly over the place where Kizuna was hiding. Kizuna was about to launch a surprise attack, but found that the surrounding soil had turned into a swamp.
"Oh no, he found me!"
Kizuna was shocked and immediately appeared.
But the next moment, his eyes met a pair of scarlet eyes.
"Sharingan... Oh no!"
Kizuna subconsciously wanted to close his eyes, but found that he could no longer control his body.
Illusion!
Kizuna was still conscious and tried his best to break free from the illusion.
Uchiha Shisui swung his sword, and Shuichi Hoshita's voice rang out: "Wait, he is the real body!"
His hand paused, and Uchiha Shisui and Ye Cang were both startled.
The real body?
The others were all clones, but as the commander, he actually stayed behind to cover the retreat. Was he absolutely confident in his silent assassination technique?
Hoshita Hideichi knocked out the Ghost Lantern Seal with a knife, and then added the Five Elements Seal and the Heavy Limb Seal Set, and then said: "No need to chase, Shisui, you take the prisoners and retreat."
He was still very interested in the water transformation technique.
Uchiha Shisui and Ye Cang nodded and accepted the order, and immediately retreated with the Ghost Lantern Seal.
Hoshita Hideichi stayed behind, he also had to monitor the actions of the Mist Ninja.
...
In the back, at the Mist Ninja base camp, Ghost Lantern Shingetsu first received the information sent back by the Ghost Lantern Seal, and then received the information shared by the Sand Ninja.
Looking at the information about the Ghost Lantern Seal alone, Ghost Lantern Shingetsu was a little unbelievable.
Ye Cang didn't die, but a shadow clone actually killed forty or fifty of them.
But compared with the Sand Ninja, Ghost Lantern Shingetsu couldn't help but feel lucky that the Ghost Lantern Seal they encountered was a clone.
Then he immediately made a decision: the whole army pressed forward to compress Konoha's space!
As soon as the Mist and Sand Ninjas moved, Shuichi Hoshita noticed it quickly.
"The Mist Ninjas have more than a thousand men, and the Sand Ninjas have more than 800 men now..."
After thinking for a moment, Shuichi Hoshita did not recall the three clones that had been hiding in the forest before, but used Flying Thunder God to come to the Mist Ninjas and appeared next to the shadow clone.
"How did you get here?"
The shadow clone asked curiously.
Shuichi Hoshita said, "The number of Mist Ninjas is too large."
He could tell with his feet that once the war officially started here, the Mist Ninjas would immediately land from the east and enter the territory of the Land of Fire.
If it weren't for the fact that the ninjas wouldn't gather together when setting up camps or marching together, he would have thrown the Rasenshuriken down from the air long ago. But whether it is for the purpose of [Famous] or to weaken the strength of the Mist Ninja, and to prevent Shizune and Nono Yakushi from going to the battlefield, Shuichi Hoshita must try to weaken the power of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja.
The route to the Sand Village is farther, and there is time to block the enemy layer by layer. The depth of the Mist Ninja is relatively shorter, so the time is even shorter.
After unsealing the Yin seal on his forehead and then the seal on his abdomen, Shuichi Hoshita immediately performed the Shadow Clone Technique.
In an instant, eight shadow clones appeared behind him.
The amount of chakra of these eight shadow clones is almost the same as the amount of chakra that Shuichi Hoshita's original body possesses.
"I'll leave this to you!"
Shuichi Hoshita said, and his figure disappeared. After
the original body left, the clones scattered one by one.
...
At the border between the River Country and the Fire Country, Shuichi Hoshita appeared next to Ye Cang.
"The original body?"
Ye Cang asked.
Shuichi Hoshita nodded.
Uchiha Shisui said, "Shuichi, has the Mist Ninja army been dispatched?" Hoshita
Hideki nodded, "Yes, the Sand Ninja has also been dispatched."
After he sat down, he turned into a mini Four-Tails, absorbing natural energy to restore his physical strength, and asked, "Shisui, how many troops are there in this village?"
Looking at the weird Hoshita Hideki, Uchiha Shisui did not ask rashly, and replied, "There are only a little over 500 at present."
500?
Hoshita Hideki frowned secretly. It seems that more troops are still behind. Will the troops be allocated again depending on the attack situation of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja?
"Who is the commander this time?"
Uchiha Shisui said, "I asked, it's advisor Utatane Koharu, but the one commanding the battle on the front line should be Lord Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas."
Utatane Koharu and Orochimaru?
What kind of combination is this?
Hoshita Hideki was a little stunned.
He had predicted before that it would be either Jiraiya or Orochimaru.
At their age of over 30, they should be able to lead a large army.
But obviously he was wrong.
There is also the pressure from the older generation.
To be honest, Shuichi Hoshita has a natural distrust of Utatane Koharu, and Orochimaru's presence as the frontline commander actually makes him feel relieved.
Although Shuichi Hoshita has become a mini version of the Four-Tails, Uchiha Shisui still noticed the change in his expression and asked, "Shuichi, you don't seem to trust Koharu-sama very much."
Shuichi Hoshita did not hide anything about Uchiha Shisui, saying, "That's true. Although she was once the guard of the Second Hokage, she is old after all, and has been away from the front line for many years."
"But with Lord Orochimaru, one of the Three Ninjas, here, there's no need to worry too much."
In fact, during the Second Ninja World War, Koharu Utatane and Mito Kado En were still active on the battlefield, although they were also commanders.
So Uchiha Shisui smiled and comforted him, "Shuichi, you think too much. After all, Koharu-sama is a senior who has experienced two Ninja World Wars, and his experience is much richer than ours."
"I hope so."
Shuichi Hoshita sighed, and he also knew that he had preconceived ideas.
But as he has a bit of a God's perspective, he really has no good feelings towards Utatane Koharu, Mito Kado En, and Danzo.
When you are old, you should take good care of yourself, why do you have to come out and give orders.
"Someone is coming!"
Uchiha Shisui suddenly said.
Hoshita Shuichi changed back to human form, and soon a figure appeared behind him. When he saw Hoshita Shuichi, he immediately showed joy: "Master Shuichi, Lord Orochimaru asks you to go back."
Hoshita Shuichi stood up and nodded: "I know!"
The Chunin who came to deliver the message bowed quickly, then turned around and left in a hurry.
Uchiha Shisui said: "Leave this to us, Shuichi, go back and lie down." Hoshita Shuichi
created a shadow clone and smiled: "It's enough for the clone to go back!" As soon as
the voice fell, the clone disappeared.
...
At the border of the Land of Fire, Asuka, who was sitting under a tree and bored, suddenly looked up with surprise: "Shuichi!"
"Sister Asuka!"
Shuichi Hoshita greeted with a smile, and then said: "Come with me to the base camp!"
Asuka got up quickly.
The two of them used the instant body technique to go to the back, and it took about half an hour to reach the command headquarters.
"Master Shuichi!"
"Master Shuichi is back!"
"It's amazing that he is so powerful at this age!
" "It's me. If my son could be half as powerful as Shuichi, I would be satisfied!"
...
Along the way, people kept saluting Shuichi Hoshita respectfully, and various discussions kept coming into their ears.
Soon, the two came to the commander's tent. The two Chunins guarding the door hurriedly saluted. One of them said: "Master Shuichi, wait a moment, I will report to Master Koharu!"
Shuichi Hoshita smiled and nodded slightly.
Soon the Chunin came out, stretched out his hand and said: "Master Shuichi, Master Koharu summons you!"
Shuichi Hoshita nodded slightly and walked into the tent alone.
After entering and taking a look, not only Koharu Utatane and Orochimaru were there, but also several jonin.
After greeting, Koharu Utatane said, "Shuichi, you're back just in time. We are discussing the battle plan against the Sand Ninja. Orochimaru said before that he wanted to hear your opinion because you know the situation of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja the best." Shuichi Hoshita
looked at Orochimaru who was smiling, nodded slightly and said, "At present, the two infiltration teams of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja have been eliminated. In addition, I wiped out a 100-man force of the Sand Ninja and forced back the vanguard of the Mist Ninja. So now the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja have already pressed forward with their entire army. It seems that they want to reduce the depth of our intelligence war."
"Of course, it is not ruled out that they will directly choose a point to attack, especially the Sand Ninja."
Shuichi Hoshita narrated calmly, but in the tent, except for Orochimaru, the jonin including Koharu Utatane were all shocked.
They knew the information that the two infiltration teams of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja had been eliminated.
But they had no idea about the subsequent battle results.
"Shuichi, jonin, are you right?"
A jonin from the Shimura clan asked.
Without waiting for Shuichi Hoshita to speak, Orochimaru smiled and said, "There is no doubt about this record. Shuichi has the ability."
"Shuichi, the border between us and the River Country is too long. Theoretically, the Sand Ninja may break through from any point. As the defending party, we are very passive."
"So, I want to hear your opinion."
Shuichi Hoshita was well prepared and said immediately, "Lord Koharu, Lord Orochimaru, in my opinion, first, turn passivity into initiative."
"It is very clear where the main force of the Sand Ninja is. We can just go there and defeat the Sand Ninja army. Then we can march straight in and occupy the River Country before the Sand Ninja reinforcements arrive, and then confront the border between the River Country and the Wind Country." Koharu Utatane shook her
head after hearing this, "Our current combat power is insufficient. If we rush in too deeply, we may be cut off from our retreat."
Shuichi Hoshita continued, "If the Sand Ninja wants to break through our defense line and attack the Fire Country, they will definitely look for weak points."
"In that case, we will prepare two or three weak points for him, and then set up an ambush behind the weak points."
"Whether the Sand Ninja attacks one of them or all at the same time, we can then turn around and surround them."
Shimura Hien, who had previously questioned Shuichi Hoshita's record, immediately said, "To set up such a trap, a huge force is definitely needed, but our current force is insufficient."
"If we disperse our forces to set up three traps, and the Sand Ninja concentrate their forces to attack only one of them, then it is very likely that the fake trap will become real!"
Shuichi Hoshita ignored him, looked at Koharu Utatane and asked, "Lord Koharu, how many of us will fight against the Sand Ninja?"
Koharu Utatane said, "600!"
In other words, Konoha only has a total of a little over a thousand people deployed on the River Country battlefield.
But now the Sand Ninja is only a little over 800.
Shuichi Hoshita feels that the advantage is on me!