The sky gradually darkened, and the dark clouds overhead blocked the already dim moonlight.
The river valley at the junction of the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Sichuan was shrouded in darkness, and the biting cold wind seemed to herald the coming of thunderstorms.
After running for a long time in this environment, the wind and sand blow so hard that ordinary people can't keep their eyes open.
But for the Sunagakure ninjas living in the desert, this harsh climate will only make them stronger.
"Hurry! We must get to that canyon before dawn!"
"Yes, Captain Markey!"
More than a dozen figures, including Ma Ji, kept running towards them. They were also wearing scratched forehead protectors symbolizing their status as traitorous ninjas. Several of them were carrying huge seal scrolls behind their backs.
This is the team responsible for mining tasks here in Sunagakure. Most of them are jounin and special jounin who are good at earth escape.
Among the Jonin of Sunagakure Village, they can also be called an elite team.
They set off from the village entrance at noon and arrived at the border between the Kingdom of Sichuan and the Kingdom of Wind, and drove for more than ten hours.
The northern part of the Kingdom of Sichuan is adjacent to the Kingdom of Rain. It is a small country living between the two major countries, the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind.
Although there is a certain amount of ninja power in the country, its real military strength is too weak and it has no reputation in the ninja world.
In this competition for mineral resources, the threat from the Kingdom of Sichuan is almost negligible.
However, on the surface, it is still necessary to maintain peace and balance in the ninja world.
So Luo Sha, who was a Kazekage, and the second mining team stayed at the camp on the border of the Kingdom of Wind.
They will only come to support when their first mining team has a problem or sends a signal.
Ma Ji could feel how much Master Kazekage valued him.
He had long secretly made up his mind that this major S-level mission must be completed perfectly.
at this time.
A Sand Ninja who was following Ma Ji suddenly came up to him.
"Maki Jounin, five hundred meters away from the front, detected dozens of chakra reactions." The sand ninja had a strange expression on his face and whispered into Maki's ear, reminding him in a low voice.
Marky frowned when he heard this and made a gesture quietly.
Seeing this, the Sand Ninja team behind them spread out to the surroundings without hesitation.
After a while, dozens of figures vaguely appeared in the vast wind and sand.
And the other party obviously discovered a group of Sunagakure ninjas at the first time.
Without any hesitation, they picked up the strange weapons in their hands and pointed them at the Sunagakure team on the opposite side.
next moment.
Bang bang bang! !
In the darkness, several flames exploded.
Projectiles pierced the air one after another, making a terrifying roar and hitting the Sunagakure ninja like a snare.
The densely packed projectiles move very fast, making it difficult for ordinary people to catch the trajectory.
But for a ninja with dynamic vision, the speed of these projectiles is like a turtle crawling.
What's more, the distance between the two is at least two to three hundred meters.
"Don't panic, maintain your formation!"
Marki reminded him with a serious face, and then raised his right hand without hesitation.
Wind attribute chakra emerged from the fingertips, slashing in front of him like a sharp blade.
"Wind Release·Wind Blade!"
Click, click, click! !
With a crisp cracking sound, countless projectiles were directly shattered.
However, a tingling sensation suddenly came from the palm of my hand.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the blood splashing out, and Ma Ji's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.
On top of these projectiles...
"Be careful! Wind attribute chakra!!" He yelled in a frightened tone.
However, it was too late.
"ah!!"
The reflexes and eyesight of most Sunagakure ninjas are obviously not as good as Maki's.
Under this dense bullet shroud, the bodies of several Sand Ninjas were penetrated, and they let out shrill screams.
Bullets flew one after another.
Marky dodged and retreated around while using the wind blade to chop the bullets.
Although he reacted quickly, it was very difficult to deal with it for the first time because he was not used to it, and he soon suffered several wounds on his body.
"Damn it! Damn it!!"
Ma Ji waved his sword and cursed secretly in his heart: "What kind of ninja tool is this? Who are these guys?!"
Although he was very angry in his heart, he quickly recovered.
"Calm down! Earth-type ninjas defend, while wind-type and fire-type ninjas charge forward!"
After saying that, Ma Ji stepped back with his legs, seizing the opportunity to form seals with his hands.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
The sand ninjas in the back row also maintained their formation and began to form hand seals at the same time.
"Earth Escape·Earth Formation Wall!"
"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!!"
A whistling sound suddenly sounded, and Ma Ji's fire escape ninjutsu turned into a sea of manic fire.
The scorching fire engulfed the surroundings, raging towards the bullets and figures ahead.
The temperature of the air began to rise, and the ground beneath his feet exploded, and countless dust was blown up.
And the dense bullets that flew towards them were blown away and melted by the wind and fire.
Ma Ji blocked the kunai in front of him and stared at the figures in front of him.
Wait until the smoke clears.
I saw figures wearing strange armors appearing in front of them.
They held firearms and weapons with a sense of technology and metal texture in their hands.
However, compared with ordinary flintlock guns, the caliber of this kind of firearm is much larger, and the overall firearm is slightly bloated and delicate, giving people a cold and dangerous feeling.
Seeing how these people were dressed, Ma Ji was slightly startled at first.
After a moment, a sarcastic smile appeared.
"……I see."
Ma Ji said in a cold tone: "You must be the remnants of the Kingdom of Kong, you are really a group of guys who only care about eating and not fighting!"
Although the workmanship of those firearms and weapons looked more sophisticated, he still recognized the style and methods of these guys.
Every time a ninja world war breaks out, these small countries that are not even shown on the ninja world map are most vulnerable to the crisis of national annihilation.
For example, during the Second Ninja War, the Kingdom of Kong declared war on the five major powers.
A country that appeared out of nowhere and wanted to challenge the status of the five major powers because of its ambition.
Ninjas from the Land of the Sky are good at manipulating chakra, using a gun capable of shooting kunai for long-range attacks, and using a flying ninja tool to fly in the air.
Although it caused some minor troubles to the five major countries at that time.
but……
"I remember that the Kingdom of Kong has been wiped out by Konoha, but now it seems that there are still remnants surviving."
Even though the Konoha ninjas who destroyed the Sky Country did not use any firearms in the subsequent ninja battlefields.
It is conceivable that the ninja tools of Kong no Kuni have long been lost.
So did these guys independently develop this ninja tool, or did they get the legacy of the Kingdom of Kong?
Staring at the fully equipped "empty ninja", Ma Ji said in a joking tone: "You actually dare to attack our Sunagakure. Are you really brave, or are you..."
As he spoke, the conversation suddenly changed.
The tone was very cold: "Do you think Sunagakure is easier to bully than Konoha?!"
The "Sky Ninja" and the Sand Ninja looked at each other from a distance, and the atmosphere between the two parties was very solemn and cold.
The scene also fell into an eerie calm, leaving only the sound of burning flames and the gentle sound of wind and sand blowing.
The next second.
"retreat!"
All the "empty ninjas" put away their firearms and scattered back in unison.
In their hands are firearms that combine the technologies of the Kingdom of Sky and the Kingdom of Snow, and the speed and power of the bullets fired are terrifying.
Coupled with the wind attribute chakra core installed in the firearm...
The power of the bullet can easily penetrate the steel plate!
But they don't think that these firearms alone can deal with the elite ninjas of Sunagakure Village.
Makki, the elite jounin of Sand Hidden Village, had already collected intelligence before they arrived.
——Clear mind, stable character, and outstanding leadership ability.
If you wait for him to react, it will become a bit tricky.
"Want to escape now? It's too late!"
Seeing that these guys intended to retreat, Ma Ji ordered in a cold tone: "Chase! Kill them all!"
After saying that, wind attribute chakra condensed under his feet.
However, just when he was about to pursue him.
Whoop whoosh! !
Just heard a burst of wind.
Marky couldn't help being slightly startled, and subconsciously looked up.
I saw several black shadows like birds suddenly passing through the sky at extremely fast speeds.
Marky narrowed his eyes slightly.
After these black shadows flew past, something fell from the sky.
And as those falling things get closer, those things become clearer and clearer in the field of vision.
That is……
Spherical objects emitting unstable chakra fluctuations.
When Ma Ji saw this, his expression suddenly changed.
"retreat!"
He only had time to scream.
Then, use the fastest sealing speed in this life.
But the air attack came too suddenly.
As soon as Marki said the words, he saw the sphere in front of him.
At this moment, he felt that time had slowed down, and the fear of death also surged into his heart.
He just watched helplessly as the spherical object in front of him gradually exploded.
The next second, a flash of light and a roar burst out together.
"Earth Escape·Earth Escape!!"
boom! ! !
The sea of fire set off by the explosion engulfed everyone.
The screams of the sand ninjas were covered up by the terrifying roar.
After a while.
The smoke and dust gradually dispersed, leaving flesh and blood flying everywhere.
Dozens of sand ninjas fell to the ground without exception, either dead or injured.
Only a broken stone wall was left, sheltering Ma Ji who was huddled in it.
If he hadn't successfully used ninjutsu a second before the explosion, he would have lost his voice like everyone else.
"Damn it! Damn it! Forgot these guys' flying ninja tools!"
These "empty ninjas" in front of them are completely different from the group of guys they met a few years ago!
The other party has been keeping a distance from them. They are very clear about each other's strengths and weaknesses. They are definitely ninjas with rich combat experience.
Blood flowed down and slipped into Marky's eyes.
I felt dizzy before my eyes, and all the bones in my body seemed to be shattered.
But despite this, he still stood up with a distorted face.
"You must, you must inform Mr. Kazekage..."
Without enough time to wipe the blood from his face, Markey took out the flare from his pocket.
But when it was about to be launched.
However, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone's palm, directly preventing the launch of the signal flare.
"……who?!"
Marki's body suddenly stiffened.
He didn't notice someone approaching him silently.
He endured the severe pain and took out the kunai, turned around in panic and paddled back.
Snapped!
The man directly pressed against the kunai and said in a low voice: "It's me, don't be nervous, Maki Jounin."
The person who came was none other than the Fourth Kazekage, Luo Sha.
Seeing that familiar face, Ma Ji couldn't help but be startled at first.
Immediately, his face was full of shame: "Master Feng Ying, I..."
Marki wanted to die.
He completely disgraced Sunagakure Village.
Boom boom boom! !
Luo Sha waved his arm lightly, and a large piece of sand gold acted like a shield, blocking the explosion above his head.
"Don't talk about this yet."
He looked at Ma Ji with a serious expression and said in a solemn tone: "What's going on? Why are you guys so embarrassed?"
"Kazekage-sama, those guys have fast-flying ninja tools and launched an aerial sneak attack on us from above. Only then did we fail to notice and were overtaken by them."
Marki's face was full of resentment, and he said in an angry tone: "In addition to the flying ninja tools, they also hold a strange firearm in their hands that can continuously fire projectiles with wind attribute chakra. Chuunin and jounin You can get shot if you're not careful."
After all, the human body is made of flesh and blood. It's just that jounin and chunin have more powerful comprehensive mobility than genin. They can't easily be shot by such firearms by using the teleportation technique.
"In other words, did they rely on those ninja tools to catch you off guard?"
Luo Sha became thoughtful.
He had never heard of any force possessing such a strange ninja tool.
But when it comes to the flying ninja world...
During the Second Ninja War, the Kingdom of Kong, which was once destroyed by Konoha, did some research on this aspect.
"I see."
Luo Sha patted Ma Ji on the shoulder: "You hide here first and wait until I deal with them."
Looking at the extremely reliable Luo Sha, Ma Ji nodded heavily.
"Yes, Lord Kazekage."
As long as the Kazekage-sama takes action personally, any enemy can be easily defeated!
However, just when the two of them were about to take action.
A chakra wave that made them feel depressed suddenly appeared.
at the same time.
A figure exuding a terrifying aura appeared among the "empty ninjas" at some unknown time.
Wearing a red three-eyed cat-face mask and a black coat.
"This distance seems to be just right."
Looking at the thick placer gold, Uchiha Izumi nodded with interest.
"Then, let's say hello to Kazekage-sama!"
After saying that, he began to form seals with his hands, and a large amount of chakra accumulated in his mouth.
"Fire Escape·The Great Fire Extinguishes!"
He spit out a sea of raging fire from his mouth and released it towards Luo Sha and the two of them in one breath.
The red fire light emerged on the desert, directly illuminating the darkness of the entire world.
Luo Sha's pupils shrank when he saw this, and he suddenly slapped his hands on the ground, and the chakra in his body surged crazily.
"Magnetic Escape·Golden Sand Waves!"
A large amount of gold dust emitting golden light gathered, building a thick wall up to ten meters high in the air.
boom! !
The sudden and terrifying sea of fire attacked the placer gold, which was no less powerful than flames.
The fire wave and the sand sea attacked each other and started a close contest.
Seeing such an impactful scene, Luo Sha's calm and confident expression disappeared instantly, and her face became more gloomy.
"The fire escape is comparable to sand gold, who is this guy..."
(End of chapter)
