Chapter 85 Undercurrent

"Captain, do we still want to go deeper?"

A Hyuga ninja spoke to the leader, Hyuga Hizashi. Although there was a hint of exhaustion in his tone, his expression was very determined.

Hizashi stamped his feet and stepped on the dirt under his feet. They had just finished dealing with the corpses of a group of enemy ninjas.

Those who were in charge of killing and burying were really considerate. The ninjas of Konoha were very particular about what they did.

The reason why the service is so attentive is of course to destroy the corpse and eliminate the traces. It is not necessary to completely cover up the traces. It would be better to discover it later.

Their mission this time is to intercept and investigate, and confidentiality must be maintained as much as possible.

And they are already familiar with things like this. They have encountered three waves of enemies along the way, but they have all been dealt with without any danger.

But it also cost a lot. One ninja had a broken arm, which was being fixed with gauze; the remaining two also suffered injuries of various sizes, but fortunately they were only minor injuries and were not life-threatening.

"The border of the Kingdom of Earth is ahead. We must go and see it. We are already here and cannot give up halfway."

They have all come here and are really unwilling to let them turn around and leave. The blocking mission is basically completed, but if there is an opportunity to expand the victory, we must fight for it!

None of them showed any dissatisfaction when they heard the order. They were all qualified ninjas. Obeying orders and following instructions were the basic qualities of ninjas.

"Let's take a rest first! If things go wrong, we can retreat immediately."

The advantage of having Byakugan is that they can retreat a kilometer away when they are really outmatched. It is not difficult to escape.

As he spoke, Hizashi sat down on the stone and took out military ration pills from his ninja bag. Although this stuff didn't taste very good, it could indeed fill his stomach and restore his strength.

After taking the military ration pills and drinking some water, I felt that my hunger was alleviated by the weight. The other three people also ate the rations they had brought.

"Xiao Ming, how is your injury?"

Hizashi looked at the most seriously injured ninja and asked with concern. As the leader of the team, it was his duty to bring all the team members back intact.

"It's okay, it's just that I can't use this hand temporarily. It's me who's holding the captain back!"

A Hyuga member named Xiao Ming spoke reluctantly, with an apologetic wry smile on his lips.

"Hey... injuries are inevitable. I don't blame you. If you follow me next, I will protect you!"

Hizashi waved his hand and comforted Xiao Ming. He came here the same way. He couldn't just treat his subordinate as a burden and watch him die just because he was injured.

It was past two o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time, and this place was already close to the Kingdom of Earth, so the trees became sparse. The few of them could only rest briefly in the shade under a big rock.

"Let's go a little deeper today. If everything goes well we can return tomorrow!"

Hizashi stood up again and cheered up the team members. When they heard the captain's words, their eyes lit up and they cheered up again.

"Yes!"

Several people packed up their equipment, dealt with traces and got ready to go. No news made them more excited than going home, and soon they disappeared.

At the same time, the front line of the Earth Kingdom, the large army of Iwagakure Village, was stationed at the junction of the three countries of Earth Kingdom, Grass Kingdom and Takino Kingdom.

"Ten of the teams sent out have not yet sent back any news. Either they were delayed by something, or something happened!"

In the military tent, several elite Jonin of Iwagakure gathered together, including Iwakage's son Loess, Higashikata, Suma Shi, Demon Leech, Huoguang and Dashi.

The leader is Huang Tu, who is responsible for commanding and deploying the entire army, and the person who just reported the situation is Dongseiren, who is responsible for leading the team.

"The above is the route of these teams."

As he spoke, the East Dead Man laid out a map on the desk and marked several locations, and the route traveled by Hinata Hizashi was clearly listed.

However, in addition to their route, there is also another route where three waves of teams have lost contact, and the remaining routes have at most two teams losing contact.

Several people in the tent looked unhappy when they saw this situation. You can see on the map the location where these teams last sent back news.

Judging from the situation, they were at a disadvantage in their first confrontation. Maybe Konoha ninjas on both routes would be able to come to them in the near future.

"Have you found out who the enemies are on these two routes?"

Huang Tu asked with a gloomy face. Not only him, but also the other people looked bad.

"According to reports from the surviving scouts, there is a team led by Uchiha Fugaku, and the information about the other team is still unknown!"

Sumashi quickly reported the collected intelligence. He was a special jounin of Iwagakure Village and was responsible for frontline intelligence collection.

"Damn Uchiha!"

"Could the other team be from the Hyuga clan?"

"I don't think so. Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, also came to the scene..."

There was a lot of chatter in the tent for a while, and they really guessed it right. What they didn't expect was that Konoha actually sent such a strong team as soon as they came up.

Shouldn't they test each other first? Go cheat and attack their Yanyin Village without respecting martial ethics!

"These two routes will send more scouts. We must not let them spread the battlefield to the Kingdom of Earth!"

Huangtu paused and continued:

"Several other lines of defense also need attention. We must show our strength and not let Konoha underestimate us!"

After receiving the order, Suma Shi quickly made arrangements. One by one, teams led by elite jounin rushed in different directions. Before that, Suma Shi had already sent out several teams one after another, but Obviously not enough attention.

If the two countries are at war, the Country of Grass and the Country of Taki will suffer. Weak countries have no human rights!

Whether it was World War II, World War III or World War IV, the chosen battlefields were all in the hinterlands of these small countries. The major countries did not care about the life or death of these small countries.

Not convinced? If you don't accept it, I don't mind getting rid of you little minions. If it weren't for the fact that some big names in these small countries exist, the other big countries wouldn't mind annexing them.

The reason why these countries are given a little living space is to allow major countries to have a buffer zone. They do not like this little territory, and it can also be used as a battlefield during war.

To put it bluntly, he is still not strong enough. Look at Hanzo, even the five major countries in such a small area do not dare to underestimate him.

Mifune also relied on his swordsmanship to gain a foothold among several major countries. He proposed a neutral country resolution and several major countries gave him a little face, but it did not involve their interests anyway.

Our location is not in the buffer zone between major countries, and others will not care.

They didn't like these places, but some people did. At this time, Orochimaru was also heading towards the country of Taki. He also planned to inspect the other small countries except the five major countries if he rarely went out.