Chapter 189 Choice

Summer nights are a bit short. At 3 a.m., it is less than three hours before the sky gets bright, which is the time when people are most likely to feel sleepy. The unique heat of the desert gradually replaced the coolness, and the air gradually became dry. The Sand Village chose to take action.

Not long after the beast-like cries were heard from outside the city, the searchlights had already swept across a number of Sand Ninjas who were charging with weapons in hand and wearing khaki ninja vests, causing the Konoha ninjas to panic.

Captain Hyuga decisively took out a well-made signal gun from his ninja tool bag, raised his arm high and fired a red tracer bullet. The tracer bullet made an eardrum-buzzing sound, pierced the air and soared high into the sky, ensuring that all the ninjas in the city received the information as soon as possible.

"Without further delay, Lord Ye Shan, please leave immediately. Just a hundred miles to the east is a garrison of Konoha troops. There are many companions there who can pick you up!"

"Zongshou, Zongwang!" Captain Hyuga gritted his teeth and said, "Your duty is to protect Master Yeshan and evacuate safely. If necessary, please sacrifice your own life. I believe you have been aware of this since you became a ninja."

The two Hyuga clan ninjas standing behind Ye Shan looked very similar, and they were actually rare twins. They smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law. It's just that we are a little worried about our youngest son."

"With the village, the Hyuga clan, and Lord Hayama here, no one can lack their food, shelter, and necessities! Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"

Ye Shan's resolute face appeared red under the illumination of the tracer bullet. He knew very well that this was not the time to talk nonsense, so he nodded silently and turned around to run to the east.

At this time, the Sand Ninjas outside the city had already rushed to the city, and Captain Hyuga could even see their ferocious expressions. Just as the Sand Ninjas were climbing with kunai in hand, dozens of large crossbows were ready, and hundreds of black kunai were thrown out with the roar of the mechanism.

Under normal circumstances, this level of intensive shooting would not cause many casualties, but the Sand Ninja also had no chakra and was at best a strong warrior, so after one round of shooting, at least dozens of people fell down with screams.

"Keep shooting! Everybody, throw down your weapons and hold on!" Captain Hyuga shouted murderously, feeling something strange in his heart at the same time.

Since he became a ninja, he had never seen such a fighting style. Both sides were fighting primitively like ordinary people, which was completely different from the gorgeous ninjutsu clashes in the past.

The only thing in common is that ninjas die every moment. If you have to say something good, the bodies of the dead can be preserved relatively intact, instead of being torn into pieces and difficult to piece together like those hit by ninjutsu.

Without the chakra blessing, the delicate bed crossbow quickly broke down under the heavy load. This large-scale weapon that used to be reusable could not withstand several rounds of concentrated fire, and it was time for the bayonets to draw blood.

"Everyone, form groups of three and participate in the battle on your own!" roared Captain Hyuga.

The equally crazy Sand Ninjas finally climbed onto the city walls. When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. There is no nonsense at all. The green and yellow trends collide fiercely, and the sound of the blades clashing is particularly harsh in the night.

The elite ninjas of the two great powers displayed a high level of combat awareness. Even if they had lost their chakra, they still fought with all their means, stabbing, chopping, thrusting and slashing. All kinds of physical techniques played a huge role, and lives were suddenly lost every second and every moment.

When Ye Shan ran to the easternmost end of the city, the shouts and screams had become much less frequent, which meant that in less than a quarter of an hour, most of the elite Konoha ninjas were dead, and the fall of Kikyo Castle was only a matter of time.

Standing on the city wall, Ye Shan tried hard not to look back. His right hand trembled slightly unconsciously, which was noticed by the observant Zong Shou.

"Sir, please leave the city as soon as possible!"

Ye Shan nodded, took out a ball of steel wire from the ninja tool bag and tied it to the kunai ring, then nailed the kunai to the city wall, intending to slide down along the steel wire.

Zong Shou took a step forward and whispered to Ye Shan who was about to take action: "Please wait a moment, sir. It is pitch black here. There is no guarantee that there is no ambush by the Sand Ninja. I will go down first. If there is nothing unusual, it will not be too late for you to take action."

Ye Shan hesitated for a moment, stepped aside and warned: "Be careful!"

Zong Shou nodded, glanced at his brother who was on guard, and then slid down the steel wire.

Ye Shan half-crouched on the top of the city wall, slightly tilted his head to listen to the sounds below, and soon heard the short sound of blades colliding, and his expression changed drastically.

There was no trace of anyone in the darkness. Ye Shan stared with eyes wide open and saw only sparks from the collision of steel. He also heard the scream of the Konoha ninja he had met several times before he died.

It hurts, it hurts too much.

It's so cowardly. It's so cowardly.

As a veteran who has experienced many battles, Ye Shan rarely has such huge emotional fluctuations during battles or missions. Any emotional fluctuation is a fatal flaw, which is a rule that all students in the ninja school know, but it is difficult for Ye Shan to keep it tonight.

At this moment, Ye Shan really wanted to rush down and fight like a man, but he couldn't do it.

Sometimes, for people, death is a simple thing, but living bravely is more difficult.

It's cruel. Human life is divided into different levels at certain moments. The consequences of the death of a soldier and the death of a general are completely different, even if their lives are not much different.

Ye Shan cannot die yet, at least not now. He has the strength to shock an entire village, and he must go back alive.

His brother died less than ten feet below. Zong Wang's eyes were filled with great sadness, but as a ninja, he remembered his mission and quickly adjusted his mood and said, "It's unrealistic to break through from the east. We have to do the opposite. Let's go west!"

Ye Shan calmed himself down, thought for a moment and said, "No, we should go from the east!"

Thousands of Sand Ninjas could not surround Kikyo Castle. There would always be a weak point in defense. But the key problem was that if they wanted to go from the west, they would have to pass through Kikyo Castle again. The city was in chaos now, and there were enemies everywhere. If they just went through like this, they would easily run into enemies. Once a hand-to-hand fight started, more and more enemies would be attracted. At that time, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to leave.

Therefore, the best option at the moment is still to go from the east. At least there are fewer enemies here and there is a greater hope of escape.

The rich experience in escaping gave Ye Shan a calm mind in critical moments. He heard the battle that just broke out under the city. The blades collided eleven times in total, and each collision became more and more rapid, which meant that the enemies under the city were at most two teams with no more than ten people!

Compared to the thousands of Sand Ninjas in the city, the two teams of enemies were easier to get rid of, and Yeshan quickly made his choice.

The young Souji couldn't figure out the reason for a moment, but his good ninja qualities made him obey Ye Shan's order. He gritted his teeth, took out a kunai and put it in his mouth, and grasped the steel wire that represented death with both hands.

His elder brother Zong Shou had held this steel wire not long ago, and he thought, now it's his turn.

However, Ye Shan stopped him and let the young man with little combat experience die first. It was unspeakable to talk about such a thing happening once, and if it happened again, it would be a lifelong nightmare.

"Give me all the smoke pellets you have, and follow me down."

"Remember, our goal is not to engage in a fight with the enemy. We must quickly run eastward after landing. The Sand Ninjas don't have chakra, so everyone is running on their own two legs. No one is inferior to anyone else in terms of speed!" Ye Shan said.

Smoke balls are different from detonating tags. They are a type of consumable that automatically activates when hit. Ninjas on duty in Konoha Village are more or less equipped with a few of them. They are simple, convenient and inexpensive. They may not be noticeable on weekdays, but they can come in handy tonight.