On the border line of the Oni Country near the Bear Country, the ninja troops of the Oni Country military have already been secretly assembled.

There are only a hundred ninjas assembled here.

The difference is that there are a hundred ninjas here, and the unit they belong to is very special.

That is, all of them have flying machines, and they are a special air combat unit in the military of the Ghost Country.

While holding the aircraft, they will also be equipped with high-altitude offensive weapons such as detonators and poison gas bombs, which can carry out a full-coverage strike on the enemy on the ground from a distant air.

Due to the high cost of flying machines, many resources cannot be effectively used under the existing technology, so the production of aircraft in the military of Oni no Kuni has not been high.

So far, there are only 300 full-fledged members of the air combat unit.

Assembled here, there is a third of the air power.

It can be said that he attaches great importance to the ninja troops in Sand Hidden Village.

And the captain who led this force was Ayane.

The enemy they were dealing with was the Sand Hidden Army, which consisted of a thousand ninjas.

After a while of investigation, it has been discovered that the anti-aircraft weapons they possess are basically long-range ballistas, supplemented by bows and arrows and detonators, specifically to suppress the air forces of the Oni Country.

But for these, Ayane didn't take it to heart.

That kind of ballista is a bit troublesome for the air troops, but it is not enough to suppress the air forces head-on.

Moreover, the role of the air forces, for the time being, is to harass and disrupt the enemy's formation, and to create favorable fighters for the rest of the frontal forces.

If you fight the enemy head-on, if you damage too many aircraft, it will be more than worth the loss.

"Ayane-sama, the third squad has finished patrolling."

A ghost country shinobi came to report.

He was the squadron leader of this air combat unit.

The air combat unit is composed of 10 people in a team, with a captain and a deputy leader, and eight members.

Here are a hundred air combat ninjas, divided into ten squads, led by a squadron leader.

"How's it going?"

Ayane knows the importance of fighter planes.

In the past, I have been fortunate enough to see many big battles in Konoha, and it is very important for the commander to launch an attack and when to conceal the team.

Although she herself is not very good at commanding, Shiraishi's hint to her is very clear, that is, after the cross-border border between the Sand Hidden Village, she can directly attack the Sand Hidden Army.

Prior to this, the Oni Country had publicly declared that no foreign troops armed with force were allowed to enter the borders of the Oni Nation in any form without permission.

The Land of Bears is a small country isolated from other countries by a narrow valley, and this narrow valley is the perennial poisonous valley of hell.

As long as the Sand Hidden Army, once it crosses the Valley of Hell and attacks the Sand Hidden Army, the Oni Country is legitimate.

The time that Ayane was waiting for was the time when the Sand Hidden Army crossed the Hell Valley and advanced towards the territory of the Oni Country.

"They are gathering forces and preparing to cross the Valley of Hell, and it looks like they are already preparing for a real military coercive action."

The Oni Country Kaminobu reported.

There are flying ninjas monitoring every move of Sand Hidden Village from the air, and for the country of ghosts, this ninja force in Sand Hidden Village has already revealed its location.

All their actions are also under the surveillance of the Ghost Country.

"As expected, be careful to let the residents of the border evacuate temporarily, and do not attack the sand and hide."

The corners of Ayane's mouth curled.

The commercial channel of the country of wind and the country of ghosts has been unilaterally closed by the country of ghosts, and the supply of the country of ghosts has been lost.

Although it is not fatal, it will certainly close the economic output of the country of leisure, and represent a reduction in taxes for the nobles.

At the same time, the country of the wind, which relies heavily on imports for food, water, medicine, and other goods, has many people secretly hating the ignorance of the country of ghosts.

Looking at the current actions of Sha Yin, it seems that he does not intend to hide it, and directly takes the most direct means to put pressure on the country of ghosts, so that the country of ghosts can reopen the trade route to the country of wind.

It has been brewing for more than a month, and the time has finally come for both sides to use force.

At this time, it is necessary to ensure that the surrounding residents evacuate safely and stay away from this battlefield of gunsmoke, so as not to be affected by the battle.

"Yes, arrangements are already underway over there, and in an hour, those border residents will be evacuated."

"Very well, after that, let's get out of here as well."

"Huh? Don't we have to attack directly? ”

Nominally, the moment the Sand Hidden Village crosses the Hell Valley, the Oni no Kuni can launch an attack on the Sand Hidden forces and stop the Sand Hidden Ninja from entering the country.

"It's not enough. A border conflict is not enough to give us an excuse to attack the homeland of the Wind Country. Moreover, if it is resolved at once, it will only make the Sand Hidden Village weigh the pros and cons, and maybe they will directly give up the war with us and end up in a compromise. Well...... It's time to make them even and convince them that the home ground is still on the Windy Nation side. ”

“……”

When is this fishing? The country of ghosts can't bear to complain.

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Marki ordered the men to build wide stone bridges at both ends of the Hell Valley with earth escape techniques, then pushed the ballista carts, put on various important military supplies, and set off towards the territory of the Oni no Kuni.

The ballista has been loaded with a large number of bows and arrows that can be fired in bursts, and the bows and arrows have detonators attached to them, and the angles have also been adjusted to point them to the sky, so that they can respond to various crises in the air at any time.

As soon as the sky changes, he will let the surrounding sand ninjas drive ballistas and launch a covering strike into the sky, shooting down the air ninjas of the Oni Country, ensuring that the team can safely enter the border of the Oni Country.

Because of the problem of air raids, the army of a thousand sand ninjas marched very slowly.

Less than the Hell Valley, which is less than 500 meters wide, it took a thousand Sand Hidden Ninjas more than half an hour to cross the Hell Valley and officially step into the territory of the Oni Country.

The imaginary air raid did not happen, which somewhat surprised Markey.

Judging from their previous performance, it seems that the Oni Country is ready to go to war with the Sand Hidden Village, but when they crossed the Hell Valley just now, it was the best time for the Oni Country to block it.

Having lost that best period, Maki couldn't figure out what the Oni no Kuni had to do to defeat the frontal forces of the Sand Hidden Village.

Could it be that the country of ghosts is just talking?

Markey had to think so.

After all, the comprehensive national strength of a large country is far above that of a small country.

Under pressure from all sides, even if the country of ghosts is very tough in words, but in actual action, it may not be as vigorous as it says.

Maybe because of the question of whether to officially start a war with Shayin, their military has already been in trouble.

That's why they crossed the country of Hell Valley so easily.

Markey felt confident in the battle, and the moment of shame had finally arrived.

He also lived up to Kazekage-sama's expectations, as long as the road to Hell Valley was opened, the door of the Oni Country would be completely open to Sand Hidden Village, and it would be effortless.

Just when Markey was in a good mood, a buzzing sound was suddenly heard in the air.

Everyone subconsciously looked up, only to see ten small black shadows flying over their heads, and the sound came from them.

The Sand Hidden Ninja next to the ballista immediately changed his face and was about to use the ballista to launch a bow and arrow into the sky, but Maki immediately stopped and shouted, "Wait, don't be impulsive!" ”

Hearing Makey's order, the Sand Hidden Ninja put down the ballista in his hand and waited for the order.

The ninjas of the Oni Country in the sky didn't care when they saw that the Sand Hidden Ninja stopped attacking the air, but continued to hover over this Sand Hidden Force, continuing to put pressure on them.

"They should have come to check on the situation."

Markey's brow furrowed, sensing the intentions of the Oni no Kuni ninja in the sky.

If it was for an air attack, he would have already launched an attack on the Shayin troops, rather than waiting for the Shayin to take the lead.

"Markey-sama, what do we do now?"

"Hmm...... As long as they don't do it, we don't need to, lest we waste bows and arrows and detonators. Check them out. ”

Markey commanded.

The Sand Hidden Ninja commanded.

After hovering over the Sand Hidden Force for more than half a while, the ten Oni Ninja of the Land of Oni flew into the sky and disappeared from the field of vision of the Sand Hidden Ninja.

Markey exhaled deeply, this force seemed to be more flexible than expected.

And it is not certain how many more people are in such an air combat unit.

But according to Markey's estimation, there won't be too many of such special troops in the Oni Country.

When the country of the sky declared war on the five major powers, the proportion of ninjas who possessed flying ninjas was actually very rare, and not everyone had flying ninjas.

Otherwise, the Land of the Sky would not have been quickly destroyed by the Land of Fire.

Seeing the Oni no Kuni ninjas flying away, many of the Sand Hidden Ninjas also breathed a sigh of relief, if these guys had been flying over them, they probably wouldn't even be able to sleep well.

Markey couldn't guess what the intentions of the Oni no Kuni were, so he sent a dozen Sand Hidden Ninjas out to spy on the information, and most of the Sand Hidden Ninjas camped in place and spent the night here.

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"All the people have been evacuated?"

The next day, Markey received information from the outgoing Sand Hidden Ninja that the nearest town in the country of Oni was empty, and he didn't know when the evacuation operation would be completed.

"That's weird, Oni Country...... What do you want to do? ”

Ever since crossing the valley of hell, the sky has been quiet since then, except that it was monitored at first, and no ninjas from the Oni Country have come to visit.

Not only that, but I didn't see the garrison of the Oni Country on the border.

Now even the people in the border towns have been evacuated.

Are you afraid of the powerful soldiers of Sand Hidden Village? Markey felt as if this was the only reason that could be explained.

"Let's go and see, all the camp."

"Yes."

Lead the Sand Hidden Ninja to continue the march.

Soon came to the empty border town that the intelligence said.

There was no mistake with what was reported in the intelligence, there was no human eye in the town, it was empty, and there was the occasional light sound of the wind, but it seemed that the town was unusually quiet.

It was not damaged or attacked, and all the people of the town were lost.

This is the first time Markey has encountered this kind of thing.

In the past, on the battlefield of the Land of Rain, many villagers of the Land of Rain, in order to defend their land, even if they knew that they were not enemies of the ninjas, would take up arms and fight with the ninjas, and died on their own land, which touched Maki a lot.

And the country of ghosts seems to lack this desperate determination, and directly chooses to evacuate...... Makes Markey feel a little uncomfortable.

It seems that it is a little easier than imagined to overwhelm the country of ghosts in terms of momentum.

Originally, they were all ready for a hard battle, but they didn't expect the country of ghosts to give up the land so easily, no matter how you look at it, it proves that the military of the country of ghosts lacks initiative in battle, and they can't even fight back passively.

"Markey-sama, what's next?"

"Do a careful search to see if there's anything wrong with the town, but be careful not to cause damage."

"Yes."

Fifty Sand Hidden Ninjas lined up and began to sweep through the town.

Markey is also worried that the Oni no Kuni is using this town as bait and has planted some terrible explosive weapons in the town to raid the Sand Hidden Army.

Although this is unlikely, it is still necessary to take precautions.

An hour later, the sweep team returned.

Markey's concerns proved unwarranted.

There was not the slightest problem in the town, the detonating device, the monitor or anything, nothing was found.

Not only that, but the sweeping team also found a small amount of important supplies such as food and medicine in the town's residential houses.

And these materials were naturally accepted by the troops to which Ma Ji belonged.

Holding a parallel map of the town, Markey thought about it and began to give orders to turn the town into a temporary sand ninja station.

A large number of ballistas began to be pushed up, placed in important locations in the town, and became offensive and defensible.

When the arrangement was completed, it was also dark time.

Looking at the sky covered with brilliant sunsets, Markey still didn't see the ninja of the Oni Country in the sky, and smiled coldly, with sarcasm.

If the Oni no Kuni ninjas come to stop him before he invades this town, it might be enough for him to stop his troops.

It's a pity that when crossing the Valley of Hell, the country of Oni will stop it in the future.

Now, when he led his army to invade this town, the Oni no Kuni still did not intervene to stop it.

Having lost two major fighters in a row, Markey had to think that the military top brass of the Oni Country was operating behind the scenes by a group of idiots who didn't understand war.

In the third ninja war, the ninja villages of the five major countries, for the sake of the important geographical environment, can be said to be racing against time and attacking each other, just to be able to occupy more geographical advantages and gain the first opportunity.

But Markey was relieved when he thought about it.

Although the country of ghosts has ninja troops, it has never participated in the ninja war, and when it comes to war, it is estimated that it does not know how to command it.

Markey feels that he has discovered the greatest weakness of the Oni Country.

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After two days in the town, everything was calm, and there was still no trace of the ninja of the Oni no Kuni in the sky.

Although many Sand Hidden Ninjas have lowered their guard against this, Markey remains highly vigilant to face the situation that may come next.

Contempt is one thing, but the country of ghosts is well-equipped, and this cannot be ignored either.

So whether it's day or night, Maki will ask the incumbent Sand Hidden Ninja to pay twelve points of attention and stare at the sky.

The Sand Hidden Army, which has already taken the lead, cannot give the Ghost Country any opportunity to take advantage of, and must try to occupy as many advantages as possible before the Sand Hidden reinforcements come, until the Ghost Country has no power to resist at all.

At dusk, Markey inspected the town's defenses, and was about to go to dinner when a sudden buzzing sound appeared in his ears.

He and the sand ninjas around him looked up.

I saw a ninja from the Oni Country, flying in the air with the help of a flying machine, and the sound came from there.

"Alone?"

Markey calmly looked at the sky, wanting to see what this Oni no Kuni ninja meant.

After a while, a large amount of snow-white paper suddenly fell from the sky, and it was a leaflet with words printed on it, which was spilled by the ninja of the Oni Country in the air.

Markey didn't care, and randomly took a leaflet that was about to fly past him, and looked at it intently.

Sincerely——

In order to pray for the safety of the country, if you do not return to Windmill Town within three hours, our army will launch an air raid on Windmill Town.

After reading this letter, I ask you to think twice before acting, so as not to inadvertently hurt the friendship between the two countries.

……

After releasing the flyer, the Oni no Kuni ninja did not stop, and flew directly into the far sky and returned to his life.

As for the sand hidden ninja after seeing it, he didn't take this threat seriously, it had nothing to do with him.

Markey quickly finished reading the contents of the leaflet, sneered, and the flyer in his hand was torn directly from the middle and floated away with the wind.

"Is it finally here? How can you spit out something that you get in your hand, and you only come to ask for it at this time, don't you think it's too late? Prepare for combat operations and give them a glimpse of the power of our Sand Hidden Village! ”

"Yes!"

The surrounding sand ninjas looked excited, ready to give the country of ghosts a head-on blow.

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Night, eight o'clock.

In the forests of the Oni Country, black shadows accompanied by the roar of machines and powerful electric light, flew into the sky in one breath, and flew towards the border town of Windmill Town, where the Sand Hidden Ninja was located.

The flanks of the aircraft dragged the light, and gradually began to accelerate in the air, flashing with electrification, and fleeting.

Crossing the forest, I saw the plain at night, and then I saw the border towns that stood up on the plain.

It is Windmill Town, a border town of the Oni Country with simple folk customs and a rich life, but now under the control of the Sand Hidden Ninjas, the purpose of their actions tonight is to carry out a surprise attack on the Sand Hidden Ninjas in the town over Windmill Town.

Air combat ninjas in action, only fifty people.

That's the number of five squads.

And the opponent is a thousand battle-hardened sand ninjas, not only does not make them afraid, but the mood is uplifted.

They have a high level of confidence in the aircraft they have on their backs.

Although the prototype of the aircraft is a flying machine of the Land of the Sky.

However, after the improvement of the military, the aircraft has been changed for several generations.

Although the number is scarce, in terms of flexibility, stability, defense, and persistence, it far surpasses the flying machines of the Sky Country.

The fifty-man air combat force saw Windmill Town, and the Sand Hidden Ninja in Windmill Town, who had been waiting for a long time, naturally saw the enemy target through military binoculars.

The security area of Windmill Town is divided into more than thirty sub-districts by Markey.

Each area is equipped with ballistas for air use, as well as ample detonators and bows and arrows, which are effective weapons against the air combat forces of the Sky Country.

Each area is headed by a captain who wears a radio, and Markey can command them at any time, connecting a thousand Sand Hidden Ninjas as a single unit, rather than fighting individually.

Seeing that fifty Oni Ninja were about to arrive in the sky above Windmill Town, Maki's face became serious.

"All attack!"

Markey's voice was radioed to the ears of the captains in each area, and with a delay of about a second to two, countless bows and arrows with detonators attached to them flew into the sky like black raindrops.

Boom, boom, boom......

The night sky, which had been dark and calm, was suddenly replaced by the sound of explosions, and the whole sky seemed to be burning.

Phew-

Such voices also came from the air.

Kunai flew down, also attached to the detonation charm, touching the building and the crowd, suddenly emitting a terrifying flash of light and explosion, booming and exploding.

Not only that, but along with the kunai, there were also a large number of projectiles, which also exploded on the ground.

A terrifying lilac poisonous mist filled the sky over Windmill Town.

The Sand Hidden Ninja, who had been prepared for a long time, was also ready to understand the poison and resist the invasion of the poisonous mist, but he still felt unwell and felt that his brain was drowsy, and he could only use his firm willpower to keep himself awake.

The wind was blowing, and some of the Sand Hidden Ninjas used the Wind Escape Technique to blow away the poisonous mist.

The sound of the explosion was still ringing, and a sand ninja who was using the wind to blow away the poisonous mist accidentally dropped a kunai at his feet, and the detonation charm on it burst instantly, and the fire engulfed his body, and before he could even scream, his flesh flew out in a blur.

Markey was furious.

It was probably the first two times that the Sand Hidden Village took the lead, which gave him the idea that the ninjas of the Oni Country were vulnerable.

But seeing this scene, the contempt in my heart slowly subsided, and I began to take the enemy's tactics seriously.

There is no doubt that the air combat units of the Oni no Kuni are very terrifying, and since they are in the air, their mobile range is much more agile than that of the Sand Hidden Ninja on the ground.

Because of this, they were able to fight more with less, with a small number of people, to contain the thousand Sand Hidden Ninjas in Windmill Town.

The town is full of buildings that have collapsed due to explosions, and gray dust has been kicked up in the streets.

Boom Boom!

The counterattack of the Sand Hidden Ninja was also more ferocious than expected, and countless bows and arrows flew into the air, although the attack trajectory was easy to see, but there were too many of them, and it also caused a lot of trouble to the Ninja of the Oni Country who carried out a surprise attack in the air.

The surroundings were covered with firelight, and it seemed that there was no way to escape, but in the center of the front of the aircraft, a blue jade suddenly lit up.

A light blue protective light shield immediately surrounded the ninjas and flying machines of the Oni Country.

The firelight and impact were resisted by the light blue light mask, but it also caused the aircraft to show signs of instability, but under the skillful control of the ninja of the Oni no Kuni, he quickly regained his balance and rushed to safety, looking at the sand hidden ninja on the ground with palpitations.

Thinking that they were not incapable of fighting back, they were almost defeated.

"Damn! Can that kind of flying ninja still create a protective enchantment!? ”

Markey stared at the sky as the ninja of the Oni Country who had narrowly escaped death.

He never knew that that kind of flying machine could still have the protective function of an enchantment.

In this way, it will be more difficult for Shayin Village to fight back.

Markey was not discouraged, and still calmly began to command.

Many ninjas in the land of demons have begun to activate the protection devices of their flying machines.

Under Markey's careful observation, he also gradually discovered that the protective barrier of the aircraft is not omnipotent, and the more it is used, the flight speed of the aircraft will decrease.

It is estimated that the energy supply in the aircraft is insufficient due to the use of protective devices.

Finally, the Sand Hidden Ninja was thrilled as the first Oni no Kuni ninja followed the smoky flying machine and flew crookedly into the pitch-black forest.

Subsequently, the second and third also appeared one after another, and the air attack capabilities of the Ninja of the Oni Country were reduced again.

The battle lasted for a full hour, and a total of twenty-one flying machines were shot down by the Sand Hidden Ninja, although no hostages were captured, but it also greatly encouraged the Sand Hidden Ninja's combat motivation.

Seeing that the anti-air firepower of the sand has completely surpassed his own, the remaining ninjas of the Oni Country also know that they can't do anything, and immediately evacuate the air battlefield.

As a result, the first battle ended with a slight advantage over the Sand Hidden Ninja.

However, there was not the slightest joy on Ma Ji's face, according to the statistics of the people below, in this air raid, at least more than 200 people were killed and injured on the Shayin side, and the country of ghosts only lost twenty-one flying machines, as for the pilots, all of them should be slightly injured.

And not a single one was captured, and under the cover of dense fire from high altitudes, all of them escaped safely, that is, zero battle damage.

This is still the result of the battle under the premise that their side is well prepared.

If the Oni Country side did not give warning at all and directly launched a surprise attack on Windmill Town, Markey was a little unimaginable.

The battle damage of Shayin is likely to reach more than 400 by then.

Although the Oni Country's grasp of the fighter planes is seriously insufficient, the advanced flight equipment they possess is even more difficult than the Sky Country in the past. It makes up for the immaturity of tactics.

In this way, Markey knew that Windmill Town would not last long at all, and it would be captured by the air combat forces of the Oni Country.

"I have to report the battle situation here to Lord Kazekage, and the country of ghosts is not without the power to fight. The reinforcements must not only be fast, but also increase in numbers......"

Markey muttered to himself as he looked at the starry sky that had been burned red by the flames of the previous war.