Chapter 334: Stepping into the Sea (1)

Lord Mizukage, who used to pay great attention to his appearance, had lost his composure. His beard was dry from being roasted by the Fire Release, and there were a few yellow grass leaves stuck to his face. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked like a gambler.

"Tell the frontline troops that I don't want any casualty figures, I only want Konohagakure! Send the reserve troops up, I want to be in Konohagakure to see the scenery in an hour!"

It's not that the Mizukage is not mature and steady enough, it's really that the resistance of the Konoha ninja is too fierce. Thousands of Kirigakure ninjas were divided into three parts to attack the defense line, but they didn't make any progress despite the numerical advantage! You know, the Kirigakure Village went all out for this operation, and if it failed, the consequences would be disastrous.

Thinking of this, the Mizukage's eyes flashed with determination: "Bring the Jinchūriki up to remove the seal, and use the Six-Tails to attack the defense line!"

Several Kirigakure commanders looked at each other and reached a consensus after a moment. If they didn't fight now, when would they fight? The village had already reached the edge of the cliff and they had no choice.

Lifting the seal is not an easy task, especially for the Hidden Mist Village where internal strife is serious. The seal of the Jinchūriki is often carried out jointly by several large family forces, so they have to make seals one by one to lift the seal.

More than a dozen teams on the battlefield moved silently towards the rear of Wuyin, like fish swimming upstream. From time to time, hurried shouts and brief fighting sounds could be heard.

Sekubo Toshi and his three subordinates shuttled through the woods. Just as he expected, their team was not the main executor of the mission, and they did not encounter a single enemy along the way.

"Captain, something's wrong."

Sekubo Toshi gestured to the team to stop advancing. He had already noticed something was wrong. Even if their team was responsible for a flanking mission, it would not be possible that they would not encounter a single enemy.

"Where did the damn enemy go?" the team members complained.

Sekubo Toshi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The more abnormal the enemy is, the more important our mission is. The tailed beast of the Uchiha clan has already appeared, and I have a feeling that the six-tailed beast of the Hidden Mist Village will be here soon!"

"Impossible! After the Kirigakure lost the Three-Tails, only the Six-Tails was left. How dare they bring the tailed beasts here? Aren't they afraid of the destruction of their country and race?"

"Humph, look around yourself, there are Mist Ninjas rushing forward everywhere, and there are also several ninjas from the Hidden Rain Village and the Hidden Cloud Village!"

"The Hidden Mist Village is desperate and is risking everything. If I were the commander, I would definitely release the tailed beasts as soon as the attack was thwarted. As for the future of the village, if all the ninjas in the village are dead, what are the tailed beasts for?"

"Hiss~ What the captain said is correct, so what should we do?"

A mad look flashed across Sekubori's face, and his murderous intent was condensed all over his body. "What else can we do? Go over and kill him! Don't think about hiding far away. The tailed beasts can attack from a long distance, and hiding is useless. Besides, there is a village behind us, and our families and relatives are watching us from behind!"

"Captain, do you mean to charge into the enemy's heartland?"

"That's right. As long as we rush in and engage the enemy in a fierce battle, Vulpix won't launch a large-scale attack if it can't distinguish them."

This is the best solution right now. There is no chance of success if we retreat, so we might as well just rush in.

Sekubo Toshi pressed the radio communication switch: "Command center, command center, this is Sekubo Toshi."

"Captain Paulie, please speak."

"During the mission, our team discovered that the enemy was acting strangely and was likely to use the Vulpix to carry out a long-range, large-scale attack."

"I understand. Lord Shikaku has issued the order for a counterattack. Your team should continue to move forward."

"Roger that!"

Sekubo Toshi took out a pocket watch from his arms, opened it to check the time in the moonlight, and then carefully put it back.

"It's a quarter past eleven now. The battle has been going on for two hours."

"Captain, we are about to enter the enemy's territory. Should we take a break and eat some ration pills to restore our chakra?"

"There is no time. We need to rush to Xiaoqiu Mountain as quickly as possible. The high ground here is suitable for collective ninjutsu attacks. Then we have to hold on and wait for reinforcements, like a nail in the heart of the enemy!"

"Hill Hill? The enemy will never give up occupying such an important place. We only have four people..."

"Excellent team leaders always come to the same conclusion, and I believe other team leaders will make the same decision."

"set off!"

.........

At the same time, hundreds of Root Ninjas took off their masks and cloaks, split into two groups, and charged directly into the enemy headquarters. They had no intention of returning alive, and since they were all elite assassins, it was better to hunt down the enemy commander than to get involved in a melee.

The Mizukage became increasingly anxious. All the news coming from the front was bad. Teams were destroyed, attacks were thwarted time and time again. Just now, he even received a report that a senior commander had been assassinated.

"Has the seal on Vulpix not been lifted yet?"

"In reply to your Excellency, the Sealing Squad is currently breaking the last seal, but we have discovered that a large number of Konoha ninjas have rushed into our rear, and their target seems to be the Jinchūriki!"

The Mizukage was furious when he heard this. Their number was several times that of Konoha, yet they were still counterattacked. It was a great shame and humiliation: "What are the ninjas in front doing? Immediately pass the order, temporarily shrink the formation, mobilize the manpower to eliminate the Konoha ninjas who have infiltrated!"

After a pause, the Mizukage pointed to a small hill in the distance and said hatefully, "Once the seal of the Six-Tails is lifted, have them take it to that hilltop. I want to see with my own eyes the Tailed Beast Ball blast Konoha to pieces from there!"

The place where the Mizukage pointed was the only hill nearby. Since the hill was not high and was adjacent to the town of Kouqiu, Konoha simply named it Kouqiu Mountain. In peacetime, Kouqiu Mountain was insignificant, but tonight it became the absolute focus of the fight between the two sides.

The way the Kirigakure controls the tailed beasts is simple and crude, and they can't do it as well as Konoha or Kumogakure. Their main purpose of removing the seal of the six-tailed beast is to release the Tailed Beast Ball to attack. But the Tailed Beast Ball is a double-edged sword. If it is fired from a high position, it can still control the general direction. If it is fired from the ground, who knows where it will fly to. After all, Kirigakure doesn't have the Byakugan to calibrate it.

The defense of the Hidden Mist Village against the Hill Mountain was very weak, even shockingly small, with only three teams of twelve people.

After a brief discussion with several team leaders, Sekubo decided to organize an attack immediately. The attack process was unremarkable. After a meal, several teams met at the top of the mountain almost unscathed.

"click"

The clear sound of the machine amplifier rang out in the dark night. Sekubo Li looked at the time with the help of the moonlight and realized that it was already two o'clock the next day.

"Brother Paulie, haven't you changed your pocket watch yet?" a familiar ninja asked with a smile, and then pulled out the shuriken that was stuck in his butt without changing his expression.

"I won't change it in this lifetime. I'm old and nostalgic." Sekkubo replied with a smile, "Tell the brothers not to rest and set up the traps as soon as possible. The Kirigakure brats will soon come to their senses and attack."

"Don't save on detonating tags and kunai shurikens, use them all, set up the sensing barrier, and send out other personnel to conduct reconnaissance and patrol. Don't take the radio with you to prevent the enemy from tampering with it. Use flashlights to pass on information to each other."

Several team leaders nodded in agreement after listening to this. Sekubo Toshi was indeed a man who had been through many battles and his reaction ability in battle was impeccable.

Sekubo thought for a moment and said, "Explain the importance of Xiaoqiu Mountain to the headquarters and request support. Otherwise, our teams will not be able to hold out until dawn. As soon as the day breaks, the village will launch a counterattack without any scruples."

Everyone dispersed and rushed to set the trap. Sekubo Toshi found a clean stone to sit on, took a long breath, took out some compressed biscuits from the backpack behind him and swallowed them in big mouthfuls.

"These are beef-flavored compressed biscuits produced in Konoha forty-seventh year. They are hard to swallow without water."

"You have become a team leader, which shows that the village is really short of manpower."

"Hehe, it's really sad that Mr. Paulie said that. I am a captain who is well-loved by my subordinates."

Sekubo Toshi had a teaching career in a ninja school, and the other party was a naughty and last-place student he had taught.

"Teacher, you are fifty years old this year, right?"

"I just had my fifty-first birthday two days ago."

"Tsk, you're an old man," the student sighed and said, "I'll take the lead later, teacher, you can be in charge of the command. I really miss the days in the Ninja School."

Sekubo Li lowered his eyes and said slowly: "A teacher should lead by example and teach by words and deeds. It's a hundred years too early for you to teach me how to fight."

"Tsk, whatever you think."

The two fell into silence, with only the sounds of gurgling water and chewing and swallowing. After a while, the student stood up and left.

The voice of a middle school student floated in the darkness, just like the arcs of autumn leaves: "The chalk dust in your water cup was put there by Taro and me, and we also beat up that kid Nao."

When there is a conflict between students and teachers, it is normal for students to beat the teacher's children if they can't beat the teacher.

Sekubo Li curled his lips and said softly: "The teacher knows it all."