Chapter 435: Decision at the Necessary Moment

The most urgent thing is to return to the village immediately.

However, along the way, even though there was no pursuit by Kakuzu, Sasori, Hidan, and Deidara at the beginning, there were still harassment and siege by other ordinary Mist Ninjas. Obito asked the master to order that the hired members of the Akatsuki organization were to help his own ninja village regain the two tailed beasts. Although Obito did not have this plan at first, the Mist Ninjas below believed it 100%. Almost every Mist Ninja secretly admired the master in his heart.

The morale that was about to fall to the bottom of the valley suddenly soared back, and the huge casualties seemed so insignificant in the face of victory.

Humans, or should I say the vast majority of ordinary humans, are short-sighted creatures. They have heard many truths, nor can they understand them. It is very easy for them to forget them completely when they are facing the scene.

This is a common problem of humans.

And it has lasted for hundreds or thousands of years, and it is a problem that cannot be changed in any dimension or any world.

It's like the classic words at the end of an ancient article called Afang Palace Fu that Menma learned in his previous life - if future generations mourn it but don't learn from it, they will also make future generations mourn for future generations.

Humans always make the same mistakes.

This is not the so-called limitation of the times.

It is simply the commonality of ordinary humans.

The current Mist Ninjas are like this. They can only see the immediate benefits. When they think of being able to take revenge on the enemy, recapture the three-tailed and six-tailed, and rebuild the glory of their Mist Village.

Then they can seize more benefits for their own ninja village and for themselves. The eyes of the Mist Ninjas are red to the extreme and thorough degree. There is no so-called risk in their eyes, and there are endless benefits.

"This won't work. If it keeps being delayed, it will be difficult for us to return to the village within the specified time. Although it is not clear why the four guys don't continue to pursue, in the absence of support, these Mist Ninja pursuit troops are likely to drag us down. We must make a choice."

After barely repelling the pursuit of a Mist Ninja unit.

Shibuki, who was also injured, said with a very serious expression.

In the previous war, because of the powerful destructive power of the air combat force, after completely defeating the Mist Ninjas at the border and destroying the Mist Ninjas' front-line command camp, they went straight into the territory of the River Country in one breath.

If they were given one or two more days, Wuwei, Shibuki, Yugao, and Shuiyue would have driven the Mist Ninjas into the sea to feed the fish.

Unfortunately, it was at this last critical moment.

The four people who suddenly appeared, Kakuzu, directly destroyed their advancing troops. It was precisely because of the excessive penetration that so much time had passed. Now they had just crossed the border and returned to the territory of the Grass Country, but it was at least half a day's journey from here to the village, not to mention the harassment and assault of the Mist Ninjas on the way.

Shuiyue was already seriously injured and unconscious.

Although Yugao was better, his pale face and weak breath showed that Yugao also had little combat power.

Now is their most dangerous moment.

"So, I suggest leaving some people behind to cover the retreat, and the rest of the people retreat quickly. This is the wisest decision."

Shibuki took a deep breath and said with a firm look.

"Well, what you said makes sense, Shibuki-kun, then you will cover the retreat of Shuiyue-kun and Yugao-kun, and I will lead some people to stay to block the incoming Mist Ninja troops."

Wuwei nodded slowly after thinking for a moment.

Now it is indeed time to cut off the arm of a hero.

If some people are not left behind to cover the retreat, it is very likely that no one can leave.

This is a necessary trade-off.

Wuwei feels that it is also his responsibility to bear.

His life used to be gloomy, and the meaning of living is to redeem his son. If it weren't for Menma, Wuwei didn't know if he could see his son again. Menma has already realized his wish. Even if his son Wuque can't really live as a human being, Wuwei is already satisfied.

Now it's time for me to repay Menma.

I have already lived to this age.

For death.

Wuwei has no fear.

This is his responsibility.

"No, it's me who has to stay, Wuwei-san. As the person in charge of the West District of the Ninja Village appointed by Menma-sama himself, the next defense battle cannot be separated from your command. Only with you can we continue to coordinate the remaining companions to fight and wait for the support from Menma-sama. What's more, among the pursuers, there is a traitor from our former Takigakure Village. I have the responsibility to stay and resist the pursuers!"

Shibuki shook his head heavily and rejected Wuwei's suggestion.

Those who stayed behind are almost certain to die.

This is the consensus of Shibuki and Wuwei.

Even if they hugged together, they could not completely resist the strong attack of the pursuers. From time to time, people died. Once they were divided, the people who stayed behind would be 100% trapped in the siege, and in order to buy time, it would be even more impossible to choose to retreat. Once the gap was opened, the pursuers would not care about the people who stayed behind! ?

Therefore, those who stayed behind were bound to die.

These people wanted to use their lives to delay the smooth retreat of other companions.

From Shibuki's perspective.

The Western District is a force that belongs to the Hara Kusanagi Hidden Village. A few months ago, these ninjas were still Grass Ninjas. If Wuwei stayed behind and died in the battle, the Western District of the Ninja Village would definitely fall into great turmoil.

It was impossible for him to appease and lead the Shinko-nin who originally belonged to Kusakure Village.

There is a crisis of trust among the ninjas under his command, the frontal battlefield continues to collapse, and there will be turmoil within the ninja village. Shibaki can almost see a future scenario in which the Western District is directly breached, or even a large number of light ninjas directly choose to surrender. Once such an unfolding occurs, .

This was a huge blow to the newly established Guangyin Village.

This is a situation that Shibuki cannot accept.

Although the name of Takigakure Village is gone, the village is still the same village and the people are still the same.

Menma has indeed led them onto a bright road to the future. They no longer need to endure the oppression of the five major powers every day and live in fear like they did in the past few decades.

In order to preserve everything now and for a brighter future for Ninja Village.

Shibuki has the courage and consciousness to sacrifice himself.

"Shiki-kun, this is not a time to show your courage. We need to judge the situation rationally. From the current point of view, I am the one suitable to stay. Don't worry, Menma-sama's judgment has always been very decisive. You don’t need to worry about the subsequent defense issues. Maybe Menma-sama has already arrived as soon as you return to the village? Listen to me. You can retreat with Yugao-kun and Suigetsu-kun, and I will stop the pursuit. Soldier!"

Wuwei looked at Shenmu with a stern expression and said.

The two of them are considered to have similar status in their respective ninja villages. It is precisely because of this that Wuwei is very aware of Shibaki's influence on a certain group of Harataki ninjas. After all, he himself is not the legitimate leader of Kusugakure Village. , it was just that he was qualified to succeed in the past, but Shibaki actually took over the authority handed over by the previous generation of Takigakure Village leader, and held the highest power in Takigakure Village for several years.

Whether it's legitimacy or popularity.

All are beyond doubt.

When Koyin Village was just established, Shibuki's death in battle could easily shake the foundation of the rule of the entire Ninja Village. Even conspiracy theories could be directly implicated in Menma's body. This was something Wuwei didn't want to see. to things.

And look at it from the perspective of future possibilities.

He is already in his fifties, and Shibuki is only in his twenties, which is completely different. As for returning to the defensive position in the west area of the village, Wuwei believes that as long as the information from the front line can be reported to his side in time, In Lord Ma's hands, there won't be any problems, even if other support troops are too late.

Their Menma-sama will also arrive in the shortest possible time.

And as long as Menma can take over the frontline military operations in time, then all problems will no longer be a problem.

"Wuwei Sang, you..."

"Neither of you should stay. Let me take over. Don't argue for now. In terms of strength, neither of you is enough. Although the Mist Ninjas who are chasing us now don't include those four guys, there are too many of them. If the people left behind are not strong enough, it is completely impossible to withstand it. Once they collapse in an encounter, not only will they lose their lives, but even those who retreated first will not be able to escape. That is the worst case. The result is that if I stay behind, I can at least securely block the enemy for a period of time. I can also transform into a complete tailed beast. As long as I kill a group of fog ninjas on a large scale, I still have the possibility of retreating. , is a more suitable choice than both of you.”

When Shenmu still wanted to continue arguing with Wuwei.

Yu Gao, who was on the left, also looked pale and looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice.

In the past, Yu Gao actually always felt that he had no meaning in living. From the moment he defected from Kirigakure Village, Yu Gao lived a life of passability until he met Menma.

Yu Gaocai was surprised to realize that his life seemed to be able to live out his own meaning and value.

That is to build a truly peaceful future world.

Yugao didn't know whether Menma could do it, but Yugao was willing to gamble on the possibility of Menma's future.

For this, Yu Gao was even willing to pay the price with his life.

This is the enlightenment that belongs to Yu Gao.

"This is even more unacceptable, Mr. Yu Gao, you have to understand who you are. You are of vital significance and role to our Guangyin Village and to Menma-sama. As for speaking hard, As for strength, although my strength is not as good as yours, I still have some confidence. The basic time can be delayed. Mr. Shiki, don't say anything more. I am the commander-in-chief of the frontline troops. Just obey the orders!"

Wuwei shook his head without hesitation, directly rejected Yu Gao's proposal, and said decisively.

Tailed beasts are the most important and valuable combat power of a ninja village.

Not much to say.

An extremely terrifying area-of-effect killing technique like the Tailed Beast Jade alone is enough to double the strategic value of the tailed beast.

Our Koyakure Village can naturally rise to become the sixth great nation. In addition to the powerful strength of our Menma-sama, the other four Tailed Beast Jinchūriki in the village, as well as our son's combat power is comparable to that of the Tailed Beasts. This is the most critical reason. Otherwise, based on the heritage of Takigakure and Kusagakure, how could Mitsuyin Village become the sixth largest country?

Compared to the weakest Sand Village, they are far behind.

Therefore, it doesn't matter if ordinary light ninjas suffer more casualties, but the safety of these Jinchūriki must be given top priority.

"But..."

"No buts, Shibuki-kun, follow the order."

Wuwei interrupted Shibuki's words in a very rude way, and said very firmly.

He has to consider the future of the village.

This defeat is a very obvious lesson. The Light Village was too smooth before, so smooth that everyone in the village unconsciously developed a sense of arrogance, and always felt that all enemies were not a problem.

Including Wuwei.

Air combat troops.

Two tailed beast Jinchūriki.

And he led the team himself, what is there to worry about a mere Mist Ninja who was defeated before! ?

They have a powerful Mizukage.

Or do they have a tailed beast Jinchūriki?

Even the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, who were once famous in the ninja world, are almost non-existent, and the crushing situation in the following short period of time further proves this point.

Wuwei has lost the most basic vigilance.

Otherwise, even if he really lost, he would not have fled in panic like this.

When Kakuzu and his four men attacked before, Shuiyue and Yugao were seriously injured, and there was also the loss of the air combat unit.

It also made Wuwei completely sober up.

They should calm down.

This is a lesson and an opportunity.

Finally, use your own blood to pave the way for the village.

"Let's go!"

"Let's go, Yugao-san."

After taking a deep look at Wuwei, Shibuki said with a resolute look on his face.

Yugao also saluted Wuwei solemnly.

Then.