Chapter 10: Encounter Again
The Konoha troops were waiting at the place agreed with the Shayin troops. It was a small, abandoned village full of ruins. The village is made up of blackened houses burned by fire, roads overgrown with weeds, wells with cobwebs, and dry bones scattered on houses and roads.
Such villages, which are common on the borders of countries, are the wounds of war, silently indictment of the sorrow of war.
Of course, this cruel sight did not stop the young ninjas who were in high spirits at this time and were looking forward to making a name for themselves in the war.
Naruto and Sakura had their backs against a broken wall, and three meters away from them sat Class 8, and Class 9 sat across from Sakura.
Because they are graduates of the same class and have taken the middle ninja exam together, they have formed a circle. Such circles are common, and people who know each other in war will be much more reliable than strangers.
The rash on Naruto's body had improved, and now all that was left was a pale red spot, no longer itching. Sakura drank water from the well.
Military ration pills can replenish stamina and chakra, but they cannot replenish water.
Akamaru curled up in Tooth's arms, the weather was a little cold, and Akamaru felt warm from Tooth's thick clothes.
And Shikamaru was holding his head in his hands, enjoying the warm winter sun.
"Cut, what a lazy guy. The tooth stroked Akamaru's head, causing Akamaru to let out a satisfied snort. "Hinata, speaking of which, it's already an hour past the time for the scout shift change. ”
"Yes...... Yes. The sound of the tooth made Hinata's face crimson, and she was just peeking at Naruto.
Shino looked at the flying insects that stopped at his fingertips, and the cold air made his bugs very uncomfortable.
"The seniors of the elite class had already set off an hour earlier. Ning Ci has always been very punctual. ”
At this moment, Naruto seemed to see something, and for a moment his face became very ugly.
"They're back. Naruto said in a deep voice.
They turned their heads to look in the direction Naruto was looking, their faces changing and slowly standing up.
Ning Ji was slowly walking towards a body covered by a white kimono, which was stained red with blood. His face was expressionless, and beside him was Xiao Li, who was limping and his eyes were red.
"How could it be...... That's it!"
Holding Tiantian's corpse, Ning Ji walked up to Kakashi with an expressionless face.
"The third reconnaissance squad handed over the task to the troop commander!"
"After three kilometers deep into the enemy country, we were ambushed by the ninjas of Otoshinobi Village, and one person was killed. The ambush was accompanied by a man who used a strange weapon to kill Shinobu from a few hundred meters away. Xiao Li and I dealt with the ninja, but the detonation charm on his body exploded automatically, destroying his corpse and strange weapon. ”
"That weapon is ......"
"That's it. Kakashi said in a harmonious voice, "Ninji Nakashinobi, go and settle Tiantian." ”
"Cut, usually looks amazing. When he arrived on the battlefield, he couldn't even protect his teammates. At this moment, vicious words came out of nowhere.
"You ...... Bastard!" Naruto, who saw the ninja saying this, burst out and punched the ninja in the face. The ninja was beaten to the ground, and his friends were about to surround him, but he was chased away by a swarm of insects. Shino raised his right hand, his expression cold, letting people know that whoever took another step forward would be attacked by the swarm.
Akamaru had already jumped out of Fang's arms and grinned at the group of ninjas, his paws barking.
Shikamaru and his party stood behind Naruto without saying a word.
For a time, the Konoha Xiaoqiang were the same enemy.
It seemed that because of the large number of people on the other side, the group of ninjas just silently picked up their beaten companions and did not say anything more.
"Naruto," Kakashi shouted.
Naruto turned around and saw Kakashi's eyes, which were very quiet.
"You and Sakura go get some dry wood. ”
Kakashi didn't say what he was doing with the dry firewood, but everyone knew it was to burn the corpse. Compared with corpses, ashes are easier to carry.
The firewood was quickly piled up, and Ning Ci carried Tiantian to the pyre. He gently lowered the day, and the movement was as light as if he were holding a light sleeping man in his arms.
He looked at Tian Tian in silence, his eyes a little moist. On the other side, Xiao Li couldn't stop crying, tears poured out of his big round eyes, wetting his whole face.
After Ninji retreated, Kakashi unleashed a fireball. The huge fireball caused the dry wood to burn violently, and the golden flames instantly engulfed Tian Tian's body.
The thought of despising the war disappeared in the hearts of the young Konoha ninja at this moment. It's one thing to understand the horrors of war, it's another to experience it firsthand.
After the appearance of the first dead of this war, everything seems to have changed.
The flames danced wildly, and the hot air made a hunting sound similar to that of clothes in the wind.
The gloomy sky sprinkled small grains of snow on everyone's shoulders.
At this moment, a pale green light bullet rose from the position of the guard post.
Red represents an encounter with an enemy.
Green represents allies.
Sha Yin's troops, is it finally here?
Kakashi turned his head to look in the direction of the guard post, and soon the Sand Hide's troops appeared on the horizon.
They were in rags, as if they had gone through a fierce battle, all of them were wounded, and the number was only more than twenty people, and the leader was Sha Yin Shang Shinobu Maki.
He was not in good condition either, with a large hole in the heart of his chest in front of his clothes, through which he could see the blood-stained bandage.
For Sha Yin, who once tore up the covenant, the Konoha ninja naturally had no good feelings. But seeing their tragic situation, the Konoha ninjas couldn't help but be saddened.
Fear crept in as the remnants of the Sand Hidden Forces approached.
"Commander of the Shayin Force, Markey. Ten meters away from Konoha troops, Maki stopped in his tracks.
"Konoha Force Commander Kakashi. Kakashi bowed slightly.
After such a brief observation, Markey once again led the remnants of the defeated army behind him towards the Konoha army.
"Maki Kashinobi, what has happened to your troops. As far as I know, the number of ninjas in your army should be 300. And now......" Kakashi asked in a deep voice.
As far as he knew, the strength of this group of Sand Hidden troops was not inferior to that of Konoha troops. And now, they have suffered such tragic casualties.
It was clear that the strength of the Otoshinobi Village far exceeded the estimation of the Konoha higher-ups.
"We were attacked by the night of Otoshinobi Village. Our guard posts were silently uprooted, and they used weapons we had never seen before, taking us by surprise and powerless to resist. ”
The memory of this shame made the tough guy Markey gnash his teeth.
"More on that later. I ask your medical ninjas to treat our wounded. ”
"That's natural. ”
Markey smiled tiredly and gratefully at Kakashi.
"Maki Kamishinobi, you'd better take a break. You seem to be very tired. ”
"Yes. ”
Marki crossed Kakashi and was about to sit down in front of a broken wall.
And the moment he and Kakashi staggered, he quickly crouched down and dodged Kakashi's attack from behind with a forward roll.
The Konoha ninjas watched this scene in amazement.
"Naruto, Shino, be wary of those sand ninjas!" Shikamaru pulled out his kunai while reminding the nearby Naruto.
Just as the leaky Sha Yin pulled out his weapon and wanted to attack, Maki raised his right hand and made a gesture.
Kakashi also did not give the order to attack.
So in an instant, the two dozen people Sha Yin and the Konoha ninja formed a confrontation scene.
"How did you find out, Kakashi. Ma Ji became slightly hoarse, but he could hear that it was a voice close to Ning Ji's age.
He stared at the flickering electric light in Kakashi's hand.
Rachel is a branch of Chidori, and for the sake of assassination, it has hidden the sound of Chidori's chirping and has become silent.
It got its name because Kakashi used it to cut off thunder and lightning.
Kakashi is a ninja who makes Yagami Ki feel very troublesome. He is extremely calm, has a wealth of combat experience, and is proficient in the ability to perfectly restrain hydration. At the same time, he has excellent combat observation and analysis skills and tactical formulation skills, and can formulate tactics in a very short time to defeat the enemy.
"Your skin. In order to save the little chakra in his body, Kakashi scattered the Rachel in his hand, "Ninjas who came out of the harsh environment of Shayin Village don't have such good skin. Their skin is as rough and tough as that of a desert lizard. ”
Yagami Ki, who smiled lightly, took off the skin of Maki on his face.
"Big Brother Yagami!"
"Koji!"
"It's Kakashi. He exclaimed.
"Let's reintroduce it. I'm Yagami Ki, the leader of Otoshinobi Village. ”
"A day ago, we wiped out all of the Shayin troops. ”
Yagami's words made the ninjas of Konoha uneasy, and they nervously surrounded the enemy disguised as Shagakure, but they looked like they were being surrounded.
"However, we have no intention of making an enemy of Konoha. Under the strong murderous aura of Yagami Qi, the Konoha ninja actually felt relieved when he heard this.
"We feel that the fault of Orochimaru's letting go should not be borne by the entire Otoshibi Village. ”
"The feud between Otoshinobi Village and Konoha should also be stopped by Orochimaru's death. ”
"As long as you retreat now, we can still compensate Konoha with enough war reparations as compensation. ”
"If you insist on starting a war, we will defend our village with our lives. ”
Yagami's words turned Konoha from an avenger to an aggressor. The inner thoughts of many ninjas were changed by these words, and they were some young people who had just graduated from ninja school, single, pure and innocent.
They still do not understand the truth that there is no justice between countries, only interests.
And in the midst of this, Naruto's head was already nodding.
"Brother Yagami, you're really not a bad person, that's too good!"
"Kakashi-sensei, you're ......"
"It's not as simple as you think, Naruto. Kakashi, who didn't know how to do it, said in a deep voice. For a moment, Naruto's expression became very confused, and it seemed to him that Yagami was right.
Despite dying in this war every day, Naruto is simple-minded and does not understand hatred. Or rather, even he knew that such sacrifices in war could not be explained by hatred alone.
Not only Naruto, but among the twelve small powerhouses of Konoha, except for Ninji and Shikamaru, most people think that such words are very right.
"So, Kakashi, you're determined to start this war. "The appearance of the Konoha Twelve Xiaoqiang surprised Yagami slightly.
However, he changed his strategy against Konoha in time.
He had to pull the core of Konoha Future to his side, and at least Naruto to his side.
So, when he saw Naruto's puzzled expression, Yagami knew that his goal had been achieved. Once Naruto becomes resistant to this war, it will be difficult for him to feel bad about himself.
"A ninja's vocation is to obey orders!" Kunai pulled a flower on Kakashi's fingertip and was held firmly in his hand.
"That's why I hate ninjas so much!" the corners of his mouth twitched in dissatisfaction, and Yagami exclaimed. "Chiha Haiyan stopped Kakashi for me! Tayuya stopped Naruto!"
"Listen to the others, I'm going to live!"