Chapter 333: Stepping into the Sea

Koharu Utatane is an experienced old ninja. She was born a few years before Konoha was founded. She was fortunate to be selected by the Hokage to be trained personally. She experienced the first to third Ninja World Wars and can be called a half-living fossil. Even though she has lived a pampered life for nearly ten years, the experience she had when she was young has already been mixed into her blood genes.

The two groups of ninjas responsible for the attack suffered devastating blows almost at the same time. All of them were elite warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles, but they were unable to test out the specific capabilities of the enemy, which made Utane Koharu's heart sink.

Collective ninjutsu was ineffective, close combat was ineffective, the enemy's ability was unknown, and the gap in strength between the two sides was infinitely magnified in an instant. The Hyuga clan's ninja immediately offered a suggestion: "Sir, let's retreat first!"

After all, there are only six enemies, but we have dozens of people. If we choose to retreat, we only need to leave a small group to temporarily block them. Everyone knows the principle of cutting off an arm to survive.

Utatane Koharu had a gloomy face, staring into the eyes of the enemy opposite, and thinking quickly about countermeasures in his mind: "We can't just leave. They have the ability to kill on a large scale. If we allow the enemy to enter the village, it will bring irreversible consequences."

After a pause, she made up her mind and said, "Stay away first and use your Byakugan to observe the battlefield. If we are defeated, quickly return to the village and bring back the enemy's intelligence."

The Hyuga clan ninja frowned when he heard this, hesitated for a moment and then took the order and left. Utane Koharu touched the old combat uniform he was wearing, felt the unevenness of the clan emblem, and made seals with his hands.

"Follow me, everyone!"

...........

Ye Shan sat upright on the chair, staring at the defense map on the table with gloomy eyes, exuding murderous intent. The current situation is very clear. The Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Mist Village, and the Hidden Rain Village have gathered thousands of elites, and they have ignored the obstruction of the garrison troops on the border and the lack of logistics routes. They have directly attacked Konoha, which is completely a crazy and suicidal act. Thousands of elites are not a joke, and they are not thousands of pigs. Even if there are thousands of pigs, it will take time to kill them all.

If Kushina had not given birth, the Nine-Tails could have been used to attack and eliminate enemies attempting to enter the village from a long distance. But the problem was that Kushina's childbirth was a confidential event, so how could the enemy obtain the information accurately?

Conspiracy, 100% conspiracy, that's why Ye Shan mobilized so many troops after learning the news of the invasion, and even arranged everything behind him. For him, the enemy attacked at all costs in large part because of the new policy. The new policy of the new Rain Country is in full swing. Schools, factories, shopping malls, and intensive housing have been initially established. The living standards of the people have been subversively changed. White rice is no longer the staple food exclusively for the nobles. Meat products have also entered the daily table. Even the ninjas of Konoha have completed literacy work for the people. The nobles fell into the dust and accepted the judgment of the people. Some died and some escaped. Ye Shan can be sure that in another ten years, the new Rain Country will become a high-quality source of soldiers for Konoha.

The best way at the moment is to destroy the enemy outside the village, even if it will sacrifice the lives of many subordinates, but it is also a helpless solution. Ye Shan really wants to join the battle as soon as possible, but the enemies that appear at this stage are all minor characters, and the strongest enemy has not yet appeared. As the strongest man in Konoha, he naturally has to conserve his energy and be ready for battle.

"Roar!"

The roar of a wild beast came from afar. Ye Shan slowly stood up and walked to the glass to look. As expected, he saw a big turtle wreaking havoc.

"Since the Three-Tails has broken out of the seal, Uchiha Fumikawa will surely die. What a pity for such a good seedling."

Uchiha Keiji had praised his nephew in front of Yeshan more than once, and hinted that Uchiha Fumikawa would be the one to inherit his will in the future, but as fate would have it, the other party had been declared dead.

Even though Ye Shan had long been hardened to a heart of stone, he still felt sad at this moment. As the Hokage of Konoha, such a terrible incident happened during his tenure. Shouldn't he be considered incompetent? He always looked down on Sarutobi Hiruzen's indecision, but at least he was not beaten out of the village by the enemy during his tenure. In comparison, shouldn't he be considered ashamed?

Perhaps, if he had slowed down his pace and been gentler in his methods, he would not have gotten into this disaster. Ye Shan stood in front of the window stupidly, thinking about his own mistakes.

"Lord Hokage!"

Ye Shan turned around and stared indifferently at the Root Ninja who was half-kneeling on the ground.

"I beg the Hokage to approve this. Hundreds of us are unwilling to watch our companions fight in the village!"

Ye Shan understood: "Deputy Hokage Keiji has already made arrangements for this matter, you just need to follow the rules."

Yeshan has always been wary of the Root, which was originally affiliated with Shimura Danzo, after all, people's hearts are hidden.

The Root Ninja remained silent for a moment, kneeling on the ground, and a dull voice came from under the mask: "If the Hokage does not approve, I am too embarrassed to go back to see my subordinates. I signed a military order before coming here."

"Are you threatening me?"

"I dare not! But the love for the village in the Root is stronger than that of Chijin Zhenzhen. We were called killing machines in the past, and now we are regarded as two-skinned dogs. We are looked down upon wherever we go. Even the cooks are unwilling to work in the Root. We are also born by our parents and raised by them. We also eat grains. How can we really have no feelings?"

At this point, the Root Ninja whimpered, like a lost dog: "Now, all the ninjas in the village have been assigned to fight, and our elite can only stay in the base and watch the fun. How can this be justified? I know that the Hokage doesn't trust us, but at this critical moment, we will not do anything unwise even if we have no conscience!"

"More than a hundred of our elite soldiers have made up their minds to die in battle. We do not want anyone to come back alive. I beg the Hokage to approve this!"

At this point, how could Ye Shan refuse? He had to wave his hand and said, "Alright, the Root will be incorporated into the advance team. Go ahead."

The Root Ninja kowtowed repeatedly, stood up happily and was about to leave, but suddenly he heard the Hokage say "wait", and his heart skipped a beat and he knelt down again.

"You are all heroes of the village. After you die, you will naturally be buried in the cemetery and receive incense and offerings. I know the rule of the Root is not to leave corpses after death, but I can't just watch you die in vain."

Ye Shan pondered and said, "How about this, I allow you to take off your masks and cloaks, and put on Konoha's standard vests to fight. You are all heroes, and none of you are cowards. Even if you die, you must die honorably and gloriously!"

"As for the rule of not leaving a body behind after death, you should also get rid of it and give the family a chance to see them one last time."

The Root Ninja stood there in a daze for a long time, and after taking off his mask, he revealed the face of a man in his forties. There were several scars all over his face, which looked creepy.

"My elite troops will repay your kindness with their death!"

"Go."

"Yes!"

.........

Sekubo Toshi pulled the ninja sword out of the enemy's neck, and blood gushed out under the pressure, dyeing a small patch of half-yellow and half-green grass red.

This was the fourth person he had killed, but the number of enemies in his field of vision did not decrease much. It seemed that they were not coming in a few thousand numbers but in tens of thousands.

"Captain Paulie!"

The voice coming from the radio interrupted Sekubo's thoughts. He pressed the communication switch and said, "This is Sekubo, please give me your orders."

"The Byakugan detected abnormal chakra fluctuations behind the enemy. The squadron leader ordered your team to conduct reconnaissance. You can act independently in case of emergency."

"understand!"

A moment later, three bloody ninjas gathered around Sekubori and were a little surprised when they heard the order.

"Uncle, the battle on the front line is in chaos right now. If we rush through it rashly, it will be difficult to ensure the integrity of our team."

The person who was speaking was the neighbor of Sekubo Li's neighbor. Not only him, but the entire rectification team was familiar with each other. They saw each other every day in life and were the most trustworthy.

Sekubo glared at him and said unhappily, "Are you stupid? How could you let us complete such an urgent and important mission? Don't you think you are capable? Most likely we are just a distraction while another elite team completes the mission."

"Yoshi, I was wondering how it is possible for a Chunin team to carry out a high-risk mission."

"But we can't let our guard down. There's chaos outside the village right now. The damned enemies are rushing towards us like crazy without caring about their lives." Sekubo Toshi said worriedly, "And the enemy's high-end combat power has not yet appeared. I heard that the first, second, and third generations have all been recalled. The situation is not optimistic."

"Uncle, do you mean that the village is at the critical moment of life and death? Not really, the Hokages have not taken action yet, otherwise how could the enemy be so arrogant."

Sekubo lowered his voice and scolded: "Idiot, it is precisely because of concerns that the Hokages did not take action, which also shows that the situation is critical!"

"However, it is a bit funny for us to think about this. The most urgent task is to quickly carry out the reconnaissance mission and bring accurate intelligence information to the headquarters."

Several people nodded, and Sekubori said again: "Be careful, the kunai on the battlefield are blind, and your family is still looking forward to having a reunion dinner!"

"rest assured."

"know."

"Long-winded."