The next morning, just as Kaguya had expected, Nakamorino's troops had been bitten to death by the sand shinobi, and were now trapped on the side of an unnamed mountain.

Boom——!

Explosions continued to be heard at the peak, and the sand ninja sent a small force to constantly harass, and gathered elite forces to attack the mountain. Dozens of sand ninjas teamed up to launch the ninjutsu "Earth Sound" in an attempt to destroy Konoha's defensive position, but the Konoha ninja, who had already noticed it, washed the entire mountain with a large-scale ninjutsu of fire escape and wind escape, which brought huge casualties to the sand ninja.

After several hours of offensive and defensive battles, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and due to the desperate resistance of the Konoha defenders, Sand Shinobi had to retreat for the time being.

As the sand shinobi receded like a tide, Konoha erupted in earth-shattering cheers from his position, celebrating that they had once again held their ground and were lucky to survive.

………………

After the battle, Konoha began to clean up the mess, treat the wounded, and count supplies and lost supplies.

Although Konoha defeated the sand ninja's surprise attack with great difficulty, the medical office was full of wailing, blood, bandages, and mutilated limbs, and the medical ninjas stood in the blood water that filled the ground, treating the wounded with tired faces. Most of the wounded here are poisoned, and because the sand shinobi likes to use poison, there are wounded people who die of poisoning every time they fight.

At this time, Nakamorino came to the medical office with his guards, and when he saw the tragic situation everywhere, he was so distressed that his heart almost dripped. You must know that almost all the people here are veterans who have been with him for more than a year, and they have been fighting side by side from the early days of the war to the present, it is impossible to say that there is no emotion, but helpless Sand Shinobi is too cruel.

"Team, captain......."

Nakamorino walked over and saw an injured Konoha ninja, and when the other party saw him, his face turned purple but he still barely withdrew a smile.

“…… Team... Captain...... Let you see... Shame on the side......"

"Enough is enough, no more talk."

Nakamorino's eyes were red, and he gently held the other party's hand and comforted, "You have worked hard enough, thanks to the gap in your north to be blocked." I will definitely report this matter to the above, and your credit is enough to raise it to the next level. I'll send someone back to the village for better treatment right away, trust me! ”

"Thank you... But I'm not going to do it anymore...... Captain... My family...... Please......"

After saying that, the Konoha ninja, who was too seriously injured, died on the spot. After all, the toxin has penetrated deep into his internal organs, not to mention that the antidote pill is ineffective, even if Tsunade is next to him, he has to shake his head helplessly, and his poisonous fire attacks his heart and even his blood has turned purple.

Nakamorino clasped his hands together with tears in his eyes, and he lowered his head in pain, tears soaking his collar.

This is not acting, but Nakamorino's heartfelt pain and sadness.

"Love...... How is the situation......"

At this time, Nakamorino held back his sadness and asked the adjutant standing behind him.

"There are a total of 68 dead and wounded, we are seriously lacking in antidote pills and explosive charms, and when we retreated, we were also blocked by the sand ninja, so we lack the necessary supplies, and the soldier food pills and tonifying pills are only enough for half a day. If we continue like this, we are afraid that we will be completely wiped out the day after tomorrow. ”

The adjutant said with a sad face, he was in too much of a hurry when he retreated, but even so, he was bitten by the tail of the sand shinobi.

"Commander, otherwise, leave 50 death squads to cover the transfer of the large army, after all, the current situation can only be broken to survive."

"No, we can't just leave our own people alone!"

"After all, it's all my fault, if it weren't for the fact that I had to wait until the next day to send those imps on their way - we could have retreated last night!"

"That's right...... It's all because of those goddamn imps, if I had made up my mind to kill them three days ago! The troops would not have been targeted by the wild dogs of the sand ninja, if it weren't for the haste of retreat, which left traces, how could I have let the troops be attacked by the sand ninja from three sides, and finally besieged on this kind of peak! ”

"Damn, shit, shit, shit! Damn bastards, it's all because of those three imps that we're down to this point! ”

With a furious kick that knocked over the wooden barrel next to him, Nakamorino's heart was full of resentment at this time, and he wanted to peel them apart for the dissatisfaction of Kaguya and the others. But the thought that these three people might have died in the desert a long time ago, this anger with nowhere to vent was tormented, and Nakamori Yebing did not regret that he had calculated to kill the three imps, but hated that he was not determined enough to let them set off overnight.

However, even so, his task has been completed, and the higher-ups should be very satisfied with their arrangement.

“…… Commander? ”

The adjutant was so frightened by Nakamori that his tone trembled.

"Ah, I'm fine."

"All troops have been ordered to hold out for two days, and I have sent a letter for help to this formation using spiritism. The nearest Konoha troops have arrived, and holding on for two days will be our victory. ”

"And then I swore - I would bring everyone here back alive as long as possible, even at the cost of my life!"

Nakamorino swore with a solemn expression.

………………

In the afternoon, the battle broke out again!

This time, Nakamorino personally led his escort team to the front line and fought bloodily with the sand ninja.

At that moment, the entire battlefield echoed with screams, shouts, and fights.

The flames of the explosion would envelop the entire mountain......

However, what Nakamorino didn't know was that less than 500 meters away from the battle line where Konoha and Sand Shinobi were facing each other, the three figures were standing on a boulder and watching the development of the battle situation.

Obviously, these three people are Kaguya, Baihua, and Yueyong, who have followed the trail all the way. At this time, they all took off their previous outfits and changed into the costumes of the sand ninja, and deliberately used masks to cover their faces in order to prevent their identities from being revealed. They had been silently observing since the morning, and until the battle began, they had roughly grasped the information of the Nakamorino troops.

"That man has some strength, not at the same level as the five wastes that were disposed of."

Kaguya looked at Nakamorino, who was one against four in the sand ninja position, his opponent was the four upper ninja of the same level, but he was stunned by Nakamorino's unilateral pressure and beating. The strength is veritably strong, and it will be quite troublesome if Kaguya wants to solve him alone.

"That guy was originally an elite, he worked in the dark department for a while and then transferred to the command of Tuanzang, and then he was sent out after the war broke out on the front. Originally, Tuan Zang intended to cultivate it as a strong foreign aid, and this level of strength is also a matter of course. ”

Yue Yong looked at the battlefield in the distance and said lightly.

Kaguya nodded, since Yue Yong said so, then the information would definitely not be wrong.

"Take advantage of the night to sneak in and kill him directly, with the strength of the three of us, he doesn't even have time to call someone."

Hinata Baihua suggested directly.

“…… Yueyong, what do you think? ”

"Don't worry, judging from the performance just now, that guy's prestige in the army is very high, and the assassination can't make others listen to us."

"So what do you want to do?"

Baihua asked.

Yue Yong smiled slightly, revealing a slightly cruel expression and said: "Kaguya once said that he wants me to become a hero, then it is better to wait until they are about to die before appearing, it is best to have only a few hundred people left, and the small number of people can increase their gratitude." ”

"What do you say, Kaguya?"

Kaguya gazed at the distant peaks, overhead, a dark cloud obscuring the sky and the sun, arcs of electricity flashing in the clouds, and the wind caused by the low pressure whistled, and it looked like a heavy rainstorm was coming soon.

Kaguya stretched out his hand to feel the humidity in the air, I am afraid it will be a heavy rain beyond normal sense.

"It looks like a storm is coming—with lightning and thunder."