Whew...

The blizzard in the Iron Country could not stop the pace of encirclement and suppression.

The encirclement troops in white capes braved the storm on the snowy field and galloped at high speed, because the vanguard had already engaged the enemy, so as reinforcements, they did not need to sneak anymore, they could march at full speed.

The leader of this encirclement and suppression force, Shangnin, is a Shinobi who belongs to the Konoha Sealing Class, named Takahashi Ryuichi.

There are two vice-captains of the team, one of whom is a misty shinobi and one of the sand hides.

The mist is good at physical arts, and is specifically responsible for dealing with the partner of the monster Spirit, the remnant of the empty ninja village, Shennong. Shinobu is a puppeteer who is proficient in seals and poisoning.

As he galloped, Kirikin Kamishinobi, who was the vice-captain, asked, "How long will it take?"

Takahashi replied, "At the current speed, it will take about thirty minutes!"

Kirin Shangnin frowned slightly: "Can the vanguard hold on?"

On the side, who was also the deputy captain, Sha Yin Shangshinobu said: "Before leaving, I looked at the staffing of the vanguard troops, excluding the logistics support personnel such as the reconnaissance squad, the communication squad, the intelligence squad, and the medical squad, and the combat personnel reached more than sixty people, which is a dozen tactical squads, and it should be no problem to hold out for a few hours!"

Takahashi Ryuichi bowed his head slightly: "Yes, the intelligence squad in the command headquarters has already calculated, and with the configuration of the vanguard team, it is enough to entangle the enemy for at least half a day!"

Kirishin breathed a sigh of relief and grinned, "So, we just need to arrive as planned and clean up the mess?"

Limited by chakra reserves, ninjas tend to be the most combative at the beginning of the battle. And once they enter the stalemate and grappling phase, the ninja's combat power will gradually decline with the consumption of chakra and the exhaustion of the body, which is unavoidable even by human strength.

Therefore, compared with the vanguard troops, the encirclement and suppression troops supported by the follow-up are obviously more advantageous.

Sha Yin Shang smiled, "As long as you can get rid of the two official members of the Xiao Organization, the five shadows will be in hand!"

When Takahashi Ryu heard this, his eyes lit up: "You guys work hard!"

The 'special feats' mentioned by the Sand Hidden Shinobi are the special rewards proposed by the Five Shadows in order to increase the enthusiasm of the ninjas under their command in the ninja war.

The conditions are also very simple, as long as you can kill or capture the official members of the Xiao organization, you can get the 'special merit' awarded by the five shadows.

Those who hold 'Special Meritorious' can apply for one 'S' rank ninjutsu or three 'A' rank ninjutsu from the Five Great Ninja Villages.

And that's just the most superficial reward.

There are also hidden rewards for obtaining 'special merits', for example, it has been clearly stated within the sand that the commander of the ninja army who has won the 'special meritorious' can enter the elder group and become one of the elders of the village as long as he passes the loyalty audit after the war.

Other villages, although there are no similar regulations, there are various rumors.

In fact, this is normal, because those who can become the commander of the ninja army are basically the top ninjas, and most of them are the best of the ninjas.

These people already have a lot of prestige in their respective villages, so once they get a 'special merit' in the ninja war, it is natural for them to step further and step into the management of the village.

For example, Takahashi Ryuichi's encirclement and suppression troops.

Takahashi Ryu's people are not famous in Konoha, but as long as he can solve the dragon and Shennong, and get the 'special meritorious', he has a high probability of becoming the next seal squad leader of Konoha.

As the vice-captains, the mist and the sand are likely to enter the elder layer of their respective villages.

And because there are only so many official members of the Xiao Organization, there is no need to worry about the proliferation of 'special merits' on the part of the Ninja Village Alliance.

In a tense and agitated mood, the three captains and deputy captains of the encirclement and suppression force finally came to the snow peak of the No. 7 target despite the snowstorm on the ice field.

"Huh!?"

Takahashi Ryuichi-ring

Looking around, he sighed softly.

According to the plan, there should be a ninja near the target to meet them, but their team has already arrived, and the ninja who answered has not appeared for a long time.

Kirishin pointed to the hole in the snow peak in the distance, "It seems to be the number seven target there!" The entrance to the cave is connected to the belly of the mountain, so the vanguard won't have already attacked all of them, right?"

Hearing this, Sha Yin Shangnin was a little impatient: "Damn, there seems to be a sealing squad in the vanguard army, and the dragon and Shennong won't have been killed by them!" Captain, let's attack!"

Takahashi Ryuichi hesitated: "But..."

Kirishin also persuaded, "Even if the vanguard has been wiped out, we have no way to retreat, so there is nothing to hesitate about!"

Takahashi Ryukachi felt that it made sense when he heard it, so he waved his hand: "Attack!"

Soon, the entire encirclement and suppression force launched a long-trained attack formation, and attacked the snow peak from the entrance of the cave in turn.

I thought that I would encounter an ambush in the narrow cave passage, but most of the encirclement and suppression troops marched, and the forward team at the front was about to enter the mountainside, and there was no attack.

After passing through the cave and entering the belly of the mountain, Takahashi Ryuichi immediately felt a sense of warmth. This warmth is undoubtedly emanating from the hot springs located in the belly of the mountain, which makes the temperature in the belly of the mountain much higher than the snowy fields outside.

However, the warmth on his face could not suppress Takahashi Ryuichi's chilling heart.

As his vision widened, everything in the belly of the mountain came into his eyes, but what he saw was not the busy scene of the vanguard cleaning up the battlefield, but the stumps and broken arms everywhere, and the leader of his vanguard team who was sitting on a high pile of corpses and looking at his vanguard with a playful face.

Takahashi was speechless for a while: "You..."

Sitting on the pile of corpses, the leader Shinobu slowly got up, looked down at his body, and complained, "This body is still too weak, why can't you send some stronger guys over?"

Takahashi Ryuichi was stunned.

The corpse pile was not someone else, it was their target monster this time, this monster obviously occupied the body of the vanguard leading the team at this moment.

As the deputy captain of the encirclement and suppression force, the fog and the sand are shinobi, their eyelids are jumping at this moment.

They did not expect that the vanguard was not only defeated, but also defeated so completely, which was completely contrary to the deduction of the command.

Takahashi Ryuichi ordered: "Notify the temporary camp, the vanguard force will be completely defeated, and our encirclement and suppression troops will take over the battle!"

"Yes!"

One of the ninjas in the team responded and quickly galloped out of the cave.

Boom!

As a result, as soon as the ninja of the intelligence squad approached the passage of the cave, he was hit by a black shadow punch head-on and flew back into the belly of the mountain...

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