The fire was ferocious, covering the forest ahead in an instant.

The wind suddenly rose, the blazing heat hit the face, and the fire exploded like oil and burst into huge gray dust and smoke!

Jiraiya's figure stood on the branch, wiped the corners of his mouth with one hand, spit out the remaining smoke in his mouth, and the screams in his ears were endless, all kinds of ninjutsu and kunai shuriken flew sideways, and this battlefield was in chaos.

"Jiraiya, it's time to retreat, the enemy has already broken in." A figure appeared on a nearby tree branch in an instant, shouting at him.

Tired of fighting, Jiraiya looked to the rear and found that his side was in a rout, and there was a steady stream of enemies in the dense forest ahead.

The difference in forces was too great for the frontal onslaught of the enemy to withstand at all.

Originally, there was still a stalemate between Konoha and Iwakuin, but the addition of Yunyin and Shayin made Konoha's situation take a sharp turn for the worse.

"If you withdraw, the enemy will come in!" Jiraiya frowned.

Let Iwa Shinobi enter the territory of the Fire Country, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

"We can't stop it, if we don't withdraw, we will be wiped out!" Ape Feilong said anxiously, the more you get to this time, the more you have to save your troops, otherwise you won't even have a chance to turn over.

The area of the forest is too vast, and as far as the eye can see, the field of vision is filled with countless rock ninjas, and there are not many in the invisible places.

Jiraiya's expression was awe-inspiring, his ten fingers changed, and a huge fireball rushed out, and the hot air was distorted and deformed, but this time it was blocked by a rock wall that instantly stood up in front of him.

Rumble!

Louder explosions, gravel and dust tumbling down from high altitudes, making it difficult to look up, and at the same time falling the figures of the enemy hiding inside.

Jiraiya took a deep breath and could only say: "Long Ci, you organize a retreat, I'll cover it!" ”

The defeat was like a tide, and countless figures flew by in Jiraiya's eyes, gradually becoming blurred, and even the surrounding voices were silenced, and the indescribable taste spread in his heart, like sadness, anger and unwillingness intertwined.

His heart also became more cold and hard, and in the face of the flying stones and enemies that were overwhelming the sky like dark clouds, he did not retreat but rushed in.

But in the next moment, a dazzling white light flew over his head.

Jiraiya was briefly stunned, and looked behind him sharply, only to see a wildly expanding patch of white light.

Boom –

The sound of the explosion suddenly became clear, but the countless screams came to an abrupt end.

A figure stood above the Iwa Shinobi, indifferently staring at the Konoha ninja below.

#

As soon as Mizumon returned to the camp after scouting around the territory of Tian Zhiguo, he saw Lu Jiu and the others with solemn faces.

Immediately, he chuckled inwardly and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Shikaku said with a calm face: "The defense line in the northwest has been broken through, Onoki personally led the army, and most of the troops we deployed there have been lost, and Lord Jiraiya has also been seriously injured because of covering the retreat of the troops. ”

When Shuimen heard this, he suddenly felt his heart pwitch: "...... so soon"

Lu Jiu frowned and said, "There must be an exchange of information between the three of them, and Onoki should have guessed that we would divide our troops." ”

To add insult to injury, Iwa Shinobi is now in the Land of Fire, which makes it no longer safe for them, Fugaku, or even the village.

The difference in strength by three or four times made them so vulnerable.

Shikaku suddenly thought of the battle of Kikyo Mountain in his future memory, because Hinata Shin and Orochimaru betrayed the information, so that the remnants of Konoha were only more than 1,000 people, and at that time, Yun Yin sent more than 7,000 ninjas!

How to break the game...... Is it difficult to ask that Hinata Ma?

"What are we going to do next?" Watergate asked.

"I'm thinking about ......," Shikaku looked at the map and frowned.

If they continue to stay here to defend against the cloud ninja, then the rock ninja will be unstoppable in the Fire Country, and once they approach Konoha I am afraid that everything will be over!

If the defense line is closed and all the forces are gathered together, Konoha will be able to put together another force that is not weak, but that means that if you want to let Yun Shinobi and Sand Shinobi in, you will still have to face the situation of being attacked on three sides.

The total number of enemies is 30,000!

And by doing so, he wanted to use the Fire Country as a battlefield, and the daimyo would definitely not want to.

It's not that Shikaku made a wrong decision before, it's that the situation is already unfavorable to them, and if they ninjas want to protect the country, they can only stretch the battle line.

At this moment, a Konoha ninja came in an instant and handed over the letter: "This is from the southwest camp!" ”

Sent by Fugaku!

Shuimen and Lu Jiu looked at each other, and finally Shuimen stretched out his hand to take it and looked at it, and after a while, he said with deep eyes: "Fuyue chose to evacuate." ”

Shikaku sighed: "He made a decision first, and we can only withdraw, and we must immediately send a message to Hokage-sama." ”

Uchiha Fugaku's decision was not wrong, and Shikaku felt that even if he didn't have this letter, he would have done so in a short time.

Watergate clenched the letter in his hand, and quickly and weakly released it.

He himself is strong, but far from being able to influence this war.

This is true in the future, and it is true now......

#

They really got the news that they were going to retreat.

After only two days of garrisoning here, he had to abandon the camp here, or the entire northeastern defensive line.

He immediately guessed that after Konoha divided his troops, one side of Jiraiya or Uchiha Fugaku failed to resist the enemy's attack, causing the Fire Country to be opened a gap.

He got together with Kakashi and Rin, and when he left, he only took some ninja equipment and medicine with him, and as for tents and the like, he had to leave them here.

Lin was a little worried: "Why did you suddenly have to withdraw again?" ”

Kakashi said, "Just follow the arrangement, Mr. Watergate, they will have a way." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhen beside him, and saw that he was silent, so he didn't say anything.

Kakashi wanted to ask in his heart if there was really any way to solve the siege in Konoha now.

Fortunately, someone came to ask for him.

Before the troops left, Watergate took the initiative to find the truth and informed him of the current situation.

"Jiraiya-sama has already ......" really looked sad, and then asked: "Then what are we going to do next?" ”

Shuimen looked at his expression and muttered, "I want to ask you if there is a better way." ”

He said bitterly: "Lord Watergate thinks too highly of me, I'm just a middle ninja." ”

Watergate couldn't help but say: "This is already a matter of life and death for the village." ”

Shin raised his eyes to him and replied resolutely, "Lord Watergate, I am ready to die in battle." ”

“……”

Watergate eventually had no choice but to leave.

The 3,000-strong Konoha ninja force began to return in the direction of Konoha Village.

On the way back with the team, I suddenly heard Lynn's inquiry.

"Is there really nothing you can do?"

The girl had a sad face, and said something that seemed innocent but heart-wrenching.

"Trust Lord Watergate." Zhen only responded.