Chapter 72 Support

Qianyu discovered a ninja force of about 80 people in front of him, and immediately released the Fire Thunder God, keeping alert to the front.

The Konoha ninjas in the rear have not arrived yet.

Qianyu frowned and thought.

How come there are so many ninja troops ahead?

Could it be that the Cloud Ninjas had anticipated this and therefore deployed ninja troops to the front early on?

But this doesn’t make sense.

If the Cloud Ninja had anticipated this, there would have been no need to send those 14 Cloud Ninja to intercept them.

According to the perception of observation Haki, there are at least 80 jonin among these 20 or so ninjas.

Qianyu followed quietly, wanting to see the exact situation.

When seeing these 80 or so ninjas, Qianyu's eyes widened slightly.

Konoha forehead protector, for Konoha's ninja.

How come the support came so quickly?

Qianyu did not dare to be careless and created a shadow clone which appeared in front of them.

The Qianyu Shadow clone asked, "Are you the ninjas from Konoha who are supporting the Land of Hot Springs?"

Almost all the ninjas here know Qianyu.

A man with pineapple hair appeared from the team and said to Qianyu, "You must be Qianyu, right? We are the ninja troop coming to support the Kingdom of Hot Springs. I am the acting commander of this troop, Nara Shoji."

Qianyu asked: "Why did you support so quickly?"

Nara Shoji replied, "Because the Hokage said that the current situation of the Land of Hot Springs is very bad, we assembled immediately and moved forward at full speed, reducing the rest time and speeding up the process. Where are Lord Orochimaru and Lord Jiraiya now, Chiba, do you know?"

Qianyu turned his gaze to a ninja with white eyes and black hair, with his hair draped over his shoulders.

Qianyu asked the ninja, "Are you a ninja from the Hyuga clan? You can use the Byakugan, right? Open your Byakugan!"

The Hyuga ninja who was being stared at by Chiba frowned.

The Hyuga clan is the second largest ninja clan in Konoha. Chiba's tone made him very unhappy. He should open his eyes if he was asked to do so. Doesn't he have any face?

Nara Shoji looked at Chiyu's dirty body and could smell a strong smell of blood. It was obvious that Chiyu had just been in a battle.

So Nara Shoji guessed Chiba's concerns.

Nara Shoji looked at the Hyuga ninja and said, "Shoji, open your Byakugan for a second. Chiba is trying to confirm our identities."

When Hinata Masashi heard the order from the acting commander Nara Shoji, he reluctantly condensed his chakra and opened his Byakugan.

After Hinata Masaji opened his Byakugan, veins bulged around his eye sockets.

Qianyu nodded, then released the Shadow Clone Technique, and his real body appeared from the side.

Nara Shoji looked at Chiyu in surprise. He didn't expect Chiyu to be so cautious.

But that’s true. Qianyu already doubted their identities, so how could they let their real bodies appear in front of them?

Qianyu said to Nara Shoji seriously: "I am the commander of the ninja troops stationed in the Land of Hot Springs. The Cloud Ninjas were planning to besiege us. I tore a hole and led them to break through. Now they are behind me. You should hurry to meet them!"

After Qianyu finished speaking, many people in the ninja army looked at Qianyu with contempt.

They thought Qianyu was bragging.

With Orochimaru and Jiraiya here, how could it be the turn of a 13-year-old kid like Chiba to take command?

Qianyu is alone now, and it looks more like she escaped alone.

Originally, most of them had a bad impression of Qianyu.

So they are more inclined to believe that Qianyu escaped.

But Nara Shoji believed in Chiyu.

First of all, it was because of Qianyu’s emotions. As a leader, calmness is the most important thing, and Qianyu was very calm.

If they were fugitives, Qianyu would definitely not have been so calm in confirming their identities just now.

Then there is Qianyu’s identity.

Although Chiba is not well-received in Konoha, he is undoubtedly Orochimaru's disciple.

Although it is indeed a bit strange to let Qianyu, a 13-year-old child who has just been on the battlefield, be the commander.

But as a disciple of Orochimaru, one of the three great ninjas, Chiba must have his strengths.

Nara Shoji immediately gave the order: "Everyone go pick up our companions immediately!"

Shoji Nara led his troops to provide support.

Because the path cleared by Qianyu tore a hole in the Cloud Ninja's encirclement that had not yet formed, more than 20 people were able to break out of the encirclement in time.

Now the Kumo Ninja was chasing after them.

After Nara Shoji's troops arrived, they immediately organized a counterattack.

When the Cloud Ninjas saw the more than eighty Konoha Ninjas, they were frightened and retreated in panic.

Qianyu observed that these ninjas who came to support seemed to be all ninjas from the Ninja clan.

It seems that almost all of Konoha's civilian ninjas have been assigned, and they can only send out ninjas from the Ninja Clan.

As Konoha is made up of ninja clans of all sizes, there are actually many more ninjas in the clans than civilian ninjas.

Moreover, the gap in strength between the ninja clan's ninjas, whether they are Chunin or Jonin, and those of civilian ninjas is very large.

After all, many secret techniques are monopolized by the ninja clan.

Seeing the support arrive, many ninjas cried with joy.

Because this means they no longer have to engage in such high-intensity combat.

After Orochimaru and Chiba arrived, they originally had less than a hundred ninjas, but now, there are only about twenty ninjas left.

This kind of high-intensity and high-casualty combat has almost pushed their spirits to the limit.

When the ninjas from the supporting troops heard that Qianyu was really the commander of these ninjas in front of them, and that so many people survived thanks to Qianyu who cleared a path for them, they all looked at Qianyu in surprise.

At this time, Qianyu was leaning against a tree to rest.

Finally, I can relax for a while.

His spirit was also tense after arriving in the Land of Hot Springs, after all, the intensity of the battle was too high.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya also joined the main force.

After listening to Nara Shoji's report, Orochimaru nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Your support was very timely, and our plan was completely successful after your support arrived."

Nara Shoji asks Orochimaru what their plan is.

Jiraiya told Shoji Nara their plan, and his scalp tingled when he heard it.

Isn't this too risky?

No wonder those ninjas had tears in their eyes when they saw them.

It turned out that their number was reduced sharply from more than ninety to more than twenty people under Orochimaru's command, with nearly seventy people sacrificed.

Although Nara Shoji felt that Orochimaru's plan was very risky.

But the effect is quite obvious. Now they are about 6 kilometers away from the border.

Don't underestimate these six kilometers. You can accomplish a lot in these six kilometers.

If we are still on the border, it will be very difficult to advance the front even with their support.

What shocked Nara Shoji even more was that the plan was formulated by Chiba, and the plan was mainly formulated based on Chiba's ideas.