"Lord Ebizo, Lord Kazekage has sent news that the Star Ninja Village has fallen to Iwa Ninja Village, and the Iwa Ninja army has also come to the front line, Lord Kazekage ordered us to immediately withdraw from the Land of Bears and Birds, and he has personally led five thousand troops to set up a defensive line on the border of the Land of Wind, relying on the desert to resist the invasion of Iwa Ninja Village!" Yura, the assistant, hurriedly walked into Ebizo's tent and handed over the letter in his hand.

Ebizo quickly glanced at the letter, and immediately said: "Immediately give an order to Yuto and Tieping, let them immediately lead their subordinates to withdraw from the country of birds, and remind them to pay attention to arranging the aftermath of the break, Iwa Ninja Village will not let us leave easily at this moment!" ”

"Yes!" After Ebizo finished arranging, the ninjas of the Sand Ninja Village immediately went to Yuto, and Tiepei and the two gave orders.

"Yura, we should also retreat immediately, you are responsible for leading people to break off, no problem, right?" The old man of the old dragon clock has a solemn face.

Yura was not surprised by this, and solemnly agreed to come down and carried it out resolutely.

"Iwa Ninja Village is menacing this time!" Ebizo stared in the direction of Iwa Shinobi Village and muttered to himself.

Iwa Ninja Village soon found out that Sand Ninja Village was preparing to retreat, and Loess, who didn't want to startle the snake, immediately ordered an attack, and Iwa Ninja Village had a slight advantage in numbers, and with the ninjas of Star Ninja Village leading the way, they quickly caught up with the broken troops of Sand Ninja Village, and launched an attack as soon as they made contact.

However, the ninjas of the Sand Ninja Village are not vegetarians, because of the reduction of funds by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, the number of ninjas in the Sand Ninja Village has been compressed several times, and because of this, the remaining Sand Ninja are the elites left from the elimination, and after the break, the troops have the excellent ninja command of Yura and Tieping, and it is impossible for the Iwa Ninja Village to break through them for a while.

Although there is a big gap between the overall strength of Sand Ninja Village and Iwa Ninja Village, it is no problem to send a sufficient number of vanguard troops, and the total strength of both sides in the country of bears and birds at the moment is about five hundred, and they are all the elite of the elite, and the difference in combat power is similar.

Although Loess really wants to leave these 500 or so Sand Ninja Village ninjas to clean them up, because there is no absolute advantage in troops, he does not dare to be too unscrupulous when pursuing, if he is accidentally ambushed by the scheming Ebizo, it will be worth the loss.

"Everyone covers each other, retreats alternately, and must not let the miscellaneous people of Iwa Ninja Village pass!" Yura was already covered in blood at this time, but his eyes were full of murder. There were about 300 sand ninjas in the territory of Kumano Kuni, and Ebizo left 50 people in charge of the aftermath to Yura.

Of course, it was impossible for Yura to completely block the two or three hundred pursuers of Iwa Ninja Village with these fifty people, so he fought and retreated all the way, paying the price of more than 20 casualties, successfully delaying the pursuit of Iwa Ninja Village, and successfully completed the task of breaking off.

"It's a pity, I should have started pestering them sooner." Standing on a high slope, the Loess Belt watched with a blank face as Yura and the rest of his men retreated into the endless desert until they completely disappeared, and the Iwa Ninja Village troops, who could not catch up with the enemy, began to shrink back and retreat.

"I can't blame you for this, I can only say that the other party's intelligence is too timely, Lord Loess, you decided to wait until the arrival of the large army before acting, also to reduce our losses, this is not wrong." Behind the loess, a rock ninja immediately spoke respectfully.

"Okay, needless to say, our Iwa Ninja Village has a great advantage in strength, although it's a pity to let them run, but it doesn't hurt! It's just that the Sand Ninja Village has taken back the battlefield to the territory of the Wind Country so decisively, and the role of the Star Ninja Village can't be reflected, so they can only be the vanguard! Loess rubbed his hands and said in an easy-going tone: "The most important thing is the next frontal battlefield, wait until the arrival of the large army led by Chi." ”

Ebizo, who successfully withdrew to the Land of the Wind, and Maki, who arrived at the front line with 5,000 sand ninjas, converged.

"I didn't expect Iwa Ninja Village to come so quickly, but fortunately, Granny Chiyo asked me to prepare early." Maki respectfully helped the panting Ebizo to sit down and said happily.

"The situation is still not optimistic, Iwa Ninja Village has a deep heritage, and tens of thousands of ninja troops can be sent casually, and our Sand Ninja Village now has a total of more than 10,000 people, and the country of wind has a vast area, and all places need to stay ninja defense, and the troops that can be assembled are no more than seven or eight thousand, and now they can only rely on the unique environment of the desert and the Iwa Ninja Village, and waiting for their own withdrawal is the right way, don't fight hard with them!" As soon as Ebizo sat down, he couldn't wait to speak, looking worried.

"What Ebizo-sama said makes sense, the gap between the strength of us and Iwa Ninja Village is too big." The Kaminobi Yuto, who had retreated from the country of birds, agreed with a solemn face.

"I'm also aware of this, I'm just worried that we should avoid a head-on battle with Iwa Shinobi Village, and ceding the territory of the Land of the Wind will displease the Daimyo." Markey looked worried.

"Kazekage-sama, with all due respect, the Daimyo's attitude is not something we need to think about right now!" Yuto said in an unkind tone, he was not convinced that Ma Ji became the acting wind shadow, and he didn't look down on Ma Ji's leadership and overall situation, and only because his combat ability was really not outstanding that he reluctantly accepted Ma Ji to become the acting wind shadow.

"The most important thing for us now is to resist the Iwa Ninja Village, as long as we can hold on for a period of time without being completely defeated, it is impossible for the Iwa Ninja Village to fight in the territory of the Wind Country for a long time, their battle line is very long, the logistics supply will be very difficult, and the environment of the Wind Country is harsh, and they are not familiar with the environment of the desert There will definitely be casualties!" Yuto glanced at Markey and said eloquently.

Ebizo saw the situation very clearly, and said unhurriedly: "Yuto is right, Konoha Village, which the daimyo has always relied on, cannot help at this time, even if he is dissatisfied in his heart, it is impossible to deduct the military expenses of Sand Ninja Village at this time, and he still has to rely on us to help him drive the invaders out!" ”

"Yes, I'm overthinking!" Ma Ji knew that there were many shinobi in the village who were not convinced by him, and most of them didn't believe that he could save the current unfavorable situation in the Sand Ninja Village, but Ma Ji didn't have any idea of cleaning them up at the moment, just thinking about uniting all forces to protect the Sand Ninja Village, so he didn't care much about Yuto's bad tone and even some aggressive attitude, but affirmed him.

Yuto originally wanted to humiliate Maki and embarrass him, but he didn't expect Maki to listen respectfully to his opinions, and suddenly he lost the mood to continue to embarrass Maki, and thought of the uncertain prospect of Sand Ninja Village now floating like catkins in the wind, but sympathized with Maki who was driven to the shelves at this time.

"I'm sorry, Kazekage-sama, but I'm a little more anxious." Yuto, who felt sorry, dared to apologize.

"It's okay, Yuto, you are also thinking about the Sand Ninja Village, and your opinion is very pertinent, and I hope you will take on more important responsibilities in the future and lead the Sand Ninja Village through the difficulties with me." Markey's words were extremely sincere, which showed that he was sincere at this time.

"Although Maki's ability is lacking, his love for the village is real, and maybe it's not bad for him to be the Wind Shadow." Yuto, who let go of his disdain and prejudice against Maki, responded heartily, "Yes, Kazekage-sama! ”

Not long after, Yura and Tieping, who were in charge of the broken post, also came to Ma Ji, and the troops led by the two suffered many casualties, and they were also wounded.