Chapter 71 Breakout

Qianyu killed seven Cloud Ninjas and only the last special Jonin was left.

As this special jonin was about to run away, Chiba's voice came from behind him.

"Want to escape? Would that be worthy of your companion's sacrifice?"

The pupils of the jonin suddenly shrank. When did she come behind him? And when he looked just now, she was clearly there...

It's a clone technique!

With the ability of Observation Haki, Chiyu knew exactly where this special jonin was hiding.

The special jonin immediately raised his sword and tried to fight back against Chiyu, but Chiyu's ninja sword had already pierced through the back of his head, killing him.

Qianyu drew out his ninja sword, shook off the dirt on it, put it back into the sheath and returned to the main force.

Seeing Chiyu coming back, the Konoha ninjas who followed Chiyu's shadow clones all breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that Qianyu is their leader, it would be very insecure for them to follow a shadow clone.

After Qianyu came back, he found that Namikaze Minato and the five ninjas he took away had not returned to the team yet.

Qianyu used his observation Haki to sense that four of the seven Cloud Ninjas had been killed by Namikaze Minato's team, and two of his own ninjas were injured.

Based on what he sensed, Minato Namikaze should be able to deal with the remaining three Cloud Ninjas, but in order to protect the two injured ninjas, the battle seemed to be a bit stalemate.

Chiba no longer used his observation Haki to observe Minato Namikaze and continued to lead the team forward.

The mission has been arranged. No matter what the outcome of the battle between Minato Namikaze and the three Cloud Ninjas, the Cloud Ninjas' pursuit has failed this time.

He couldn't and wouldn't care what would happen to Minato Namikaze's team.

Because the goal has been achieved.

About an hour passed.

Minato Namikaze finally returned to the team, but only four ninjas were left out of the five ninjas he brought with him.

The two ninjas who were injured when Qianyu sensed them before were still alive, and the one who died was one of the other three ninjas.

It seems that I have been dragged down.

After Minato Namikaze reported to Chiyu in a low voice that the seven Cloud Ninjas had been eliminated, he returned to the team in silence.

Looks very lost.

Qianyu curled the corner of his mouth and ignored Minato Namikaze.

In order to protect two injured companions, another companion died.

It seems like you made a profit, but in fact you suffered a huge loss.

Because the two injured ninjas no longer had any fighting power.

Moreover, in the subsequent battle, Namikaze Minato was also responsible for protecting the two injured ninjas, which was equivalent to carrying two burdens.

It is simply stupid to sacrifice a capable ninja for two powerless ninjas.

"Heh, is this the bond between companions? Fortunately, I don't have it."

Qianyu gave a sarcastic laugh and continued to lead the team forward.

...

As Orochimaru and Jiraiya had experienced the Second Ninja World War and had extremely rich combat experience, they were like fish in water in this forest with so many obstacles.

Faced with the pursuing Cloud Ninjas, Orochimaru and Jiraiya, with just the two of them and their rich combat experience, were able to stop the Cloud Ninjas.

However, there are a large number of Cloud Ninjas in the Land of Hot Springs.

The Cloud Ninjas stationed in the surrounding areas have gradually gathered together. Faced with the unexplored road ahead, they directly use ninjutsu to clear the hidden traps on the road and move forward.

The Cloud Ninja's pursuit speed became much faster.

At the same time, Cloud Ninjas from all directions chased over, forming an encirclement, intending to surround Qianyu's large army.

Qianyu's observation Haki clearly sensed the current serious situation, so he needed to make a decision.

Now this retreat has lasted for almost 22 hours.

It would take at least 14 hours to meet up with the support coming from Konoha.

After thinking calmly for a while, Qianyu issued an order: "All ninjas! Release the shadow clones and clones! Follow me and rush out of the encirclement!"

Chiba reported the current situation and his decision to break out of the Izumo ninja encirclement to Orochimaru through the snake.

Under the current circumstances, it is meaningless to maintain the shadow clones and avatars.

Because once the encirclement is formed, the Cloud Ninjas will discover that so many of them are actually in disguise.

In this case, it is better to remove it directly to avoid wasting chakra.

Then, while the Cloud Ninja's encirclement had not yet been formed, he immediately broke out.

Otherwise, if we are surrounded, we will be in real trouble.

The ninjas who followed Qianyu were shocked when they heard Qianyu say to break out of the encirclement. How come they were suddenly surrounded?

However, all the ninjas still obediently released their shadow clones and avatars.

They believe in Qianyu.

Not trust among companions, but trust in their commander.

Because so far, Qianyu's instructions have not gone wrong.

Qianyu led the ninjas forward at full speed.

Not long after they advanced, they saw traces of the Cloud Ninja ahead.

Qianyu used his observation Haki again to investigate the situation ahead.

The Kumo Ninja's movements were even faster than Chiyu had imagined.

There are already several Cloud Ninjas blocking the front, and the surrounding Cloud Ninjas are ready to surround them.

Qianyu stopped and turned to the ninjas behind him and said, "I will clear a straight path. You should follow the path I have cleared as best you can. If anyone falls behind, hide and find a chance to escape. Don't count on others to help you. If you count on others' help, you will be killing your companions!"

After Qianyu finished speaking, he glanced at Minato Namikaze and the two injured ninjas beside Minato Namikaze.

Namikaze Minato lowered his head, and the two injured ninjas were so ashamed that they dared not look into Chiba's eyes.

Qianyu withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, exhaled white mist, and placed his hand on the hilt of the ninja sword.

"Breath of Thunder·Shape of Seven·Fire Thunder God!"

Qianyu's eyes suddenly opened, and in an instant, lightning flashed all over his body, forming a blue thunder dragon.

Qianyu charged forward and slashed at a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye. Wherever he passed, the ground was charred and trees fell.

The Cloud Ninjas at the front tried to stop Qianyu, but were instantly dismembered and beheaded by Qianyu.

The Konoha ninjas quickly chased after Chiba through the charred ground.

The encirclement of the Cloud Ninja, which had not yet been fully formed, was torn open by Qianyu.

Orochimaru, who received the news from Chiba, said to Jiraiya: "Retreat, Chiba has begun to break out."

Jiraiya was surprised and asked, "Breakout?"

Orochimaru nodded and said, "That's right, Chiyu found that the Cloud Ninjas have surrounded them, so they must break out. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if they are surrounded. Let's go there quickly."

Orochimaru and Jiraiya gave up on the Cloud Ninja in front of them and retreated, preparing to reunite with Chiba and the others.

Qianyu used the Fire Thunder God to clear a straight path.

Originally, Qianyu felt that he had enough chakra in his body, and was ready to clear the road a little further.

But Qianyu suddenly stopped because he sensed a large number of ninjas appeared not far ahead, roughly estimated to be around eighty people.