Naruto: Assassinating Minato Namikaze at the Start

Chapter 34 Trap

Orochimaru melted away like a lit candle, and Manda had already broken out of the camp, reaping its prey.

Earth clone!

A bad feeling washed over her, and Chiyo instinctively gave the order to retreat.

However, there were still too many Sand Ninjas surging in.

The Konoha ninja were easily defeated; although they appeared numerous, most of them were clones.

The rest were a group of disabled people with injuries.

After a deafening roar, it was too late for Chiyo to realize what had happened.

The mountain collapsed, and a huge fire broke out in the forest. The Sand Ninja who rushed into the Konoha camp were instantly reduced to ashes.

A scene of apocalypse unfolded before our eyes.

"Chiyo, this..."

Rasa came to Chiyo's side, wanting to say something, but then wisely shut his mouth.

Anyone can see how terrible the price the Sand Village paid.

Chiyo's heaving chest foreshadowed the amount of anger pent up inside her.

After only a few breaths, she forcefully suppressed it.

"Luo Sha".

"Elder Chiyo, please speak."

"We, the Sand Ninja, have won!"

"Ah," Rasa immediately realized, "That's right, we drove the Konoha ninjas out of the Land of Rivers."

Seeing Elder Chiyo's deep gaze, he immediately added another sentence.

"I will now declare victory and arrange for the military merit statistics."

"Luo Sha".

Just as he was about to go down and make the arrangements, Chiyo's voice came from behind him again.

"The subsequent battles against Konoha..."

The Sand Ninja suffered more than 3000 casualties in this battle.

Luo Sha left to rush to do post-battle statistics and spread the news of the victory throughout the entire Sand Ninja Force as soon as possible.

Chiyo knew it was time to go back, and returned with news of a great victory.

Because Sunagakure truly cannot afford another defeat.

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Nara Shikata's Shadow Imitation Technique immobilized two Sand Ninja.

The look of shock was still on the enemy's face when Shirakumo and Tekuno's weapons would sever their carotid arteries in the next moment.

Hinata Ayako and Ishikawa Shinki followed closely behind Mo Jingxian, blocking the two Sand Ninja's path to rescue them.

Mo Jingxian's fingertips were only one centimeter away from the enemy's throat; a gentle touch would be enough to end their life.

The surprise attack was a success, completely exploiting the Sand Village's blind spots.

Mo Jingxian and his group moved too quickly, while the Sand Ninja reacted noticeably slower.

"puff!"

The palm pierced smoothly into the throat, and the enemy in front of him turned into a wisp of white smoke.

The moment the target was hit, Mo Jingxian realized that the other party had used a substitution technique at a critical moment.

Perception within.

There was airflow stirring ten meters away.

Since gaining mastery of the wind element, his perception range and intensity have increased significantly.

During the battle, he could clearly sense all data fluctuations within a ten-meter radius around him.

Beyond this distance, changes in airflow can also reveal clues.

A series of afterimages trailed behind it as it immediately pinpointed the enemy's location.

This utilizes the advantage of elemental perception, making the information exchange process much faster than with chakra.

While the enemy was still in a state of mental stagnation due to the substitution technique, Mo Jingxian made her move again.

The enemy instinctively tried to block, but unexpectedly, he immediately grabbed the other's arms.

Mo Jingxian's attacks were swift and decisive, completely ensnaring his opponent in his fighting rhythm.

The Sand Ninja, who possessed the strength of a Jonin, was unable to utilize any of their ninjutsu and was instantly trapped in a death trap.

"Bang bang bang!"

The battle had just begun when unexpected events occurred.

Several carriages transporting supplies suddenly burst open from the inside.

More than twenty people who had been hiding there suddenly rushed into the battlefield.

In the blink of an eye.

The word "trap" popped into Nara Shikata's mind.

Without a second's hesitation, they immediately shouted, "Retreat!"

The Water Dragon Technique used to subdue the enemy along Mo Jingxian's arm.

Upon hearing the order to retreat, Ayako Hyuga and Araki Ishikawa immediately moved closer to Mo Jingxian.

"Walk!"

Almost as soon as he uttered the word, the wind blade along the edge of his palm sliced ​​open the enemy's throat.

This was the first Jonin to die at his hands, and his death was quite humiliating.

Mo Jingxian's fighting style has now taken shape, and he has abandoned all fancy ninjutsu.

Utilizing the characteristic of his instantaneous ninjutsu, even if a Jonin fell for his trick...

They could only watch helplessly as he fell into their fighting rhythm, waiting to be harvested.

Mo Jingxian's high-speed movement is one aspect; in addition, he has a wide range of auxiliary means, allowing him to adjust his combat strategy according to different environments.

This is why he was able to succeed so often.

He is currently continuing to refine his understanding of the elements, and it is expected that his methods of fighting enemies will become even more diverse in the future.

The entire attack and retreat took only a dozen seconds.

Before the enemy could close in, Mo Jingxian led her teammates to break through the encirclement.

This was all thanks to Captain Lu Tai's timely decision; otherwise, even a second later, the team would have been doomed.

Those who can set up ambushes are no pushovers; apart from the three Jonin, almost all the rest are Chunin in strength.

"Phew... Ayako... Let's see where the enemy is."

Mo Jingxian and her two companions got separated from Captain Lu Tai. The situation was chaotic at the time, and there was no way to evacuate effectively.

"The Sand Ninja are coming up in less than 1000 meters."

Mo Jingxian immediately stood up. "Let's go!"

None of the three were in good condition. Ishikawa Shinki had a cut on his arm from a shuriken, which was coated with a deadly poison.

Although antidotes were taken, the effects were not ideal.

Ishikawa Shinki's limbs began to weaken, his face turned pale and he was covered in cold sweat.

Mo Jingxian carried him as they ran, the enemies behind them having no intention of letting them go.

"Put me down."

Ishikawa Shinki rested his head on Mo Jingxian's shoulder, his voice barely audible.

Should I abandon my friends?

Mo Jingxian had never thought of this, or rather, she had never thought of it in either of her two lifetimes.

He had few friends, in fact, very few.

But once he recognizes someone as a friend, he will not betray them.

Some people have said he was foolish. He never refuted it, but he never changed it either, always sticking to his original intentions.

In fact, the three of them had only fought together for less than three months, and Ishikawa Araki always gravitated towards Ayako.

But Mo Jingxian believed that he was her friend.

Although he wasn't very strong and was still some distance from becoming a Chunin, Mo Jingxian dared to entrust her back to him.

This is enough.

The sandstorms in the Gobi Desert stung and numb my face, and the dust floating in the air was dry and astringent.

As the sun gradually set, the three of them fled for a day like headless flies.

As night fell, Mo Jingxian dared not light a fire and found a shallow, low-lying pit to rest for a while.

"The Sand Ninja followed behind and stopped about 3000 meters away."

Hinata Ayako closed her Byakugan and bent down to examine Ishikawa Shinki's wounds again.

The wound had begun to fester, and the arm was swollen to the size of a calf.

A foul stench could be smelled from time to time, and people developed high fevers.

She looked up at Mo Jingxian: "The new tree can't hold on any longer, perhaps..."

Actually, even without him saying it, Ishikawa Araki's condition was obvious.

If they don't help him soon, this kid won't make it through the night.

Mo Jingxian gathered water elements in her palm, placed them on the wound of the new tree, and slowly infused them into its body.

At this moment, he regretted not having learned a few medical ninjutsu techniques.

The healing effect of water was very weak, so he could only keep cleaning the wound in the hope of diluting the toxins in his body.

Ishikawa Shinki's life hangs in the balance, while the Sand Shinobi roam around him like wild dogs in the desert.

"Do you think the Sand Ninja might launch a sneak attack in the middle of the night?"

Mo Jingxian continued to infuse water elements into the new tree while calmly considering solutions.

"I think so," Ayako Hinata nodded, looking at him. "Have you come up with a solution?"

"It's not a solution, but it's worth a shot."

Mo Jingxian withdrew her hand, and Xinshu's injuries were temporarily under control.

"Think about it... Almost everyone in the Sand Village uses poison, isn't there a possibility of accidental injury?"

"Yes, definitely."

"The antidote! I bet they brought the antidote with them."

Mo Jingxian's logic is sound, but how to obtain the antidote is a major problem.

It should be noted that there were six Sand Ninja behind him, one of whom had reached the level of a Jonin.

Furthermore, there must be Sand Ninja waiting outside the Byakugan's boundaries for Ayako Hyuga.

He had already considered these problems, picked up a stone, and began to write and draw on the ground.

"Come and see."

Ayako Hinata got up and came closer.

"Here," he pointed to the makeshift map, "our current location."

The map was indeed simple, consisting of only a few rough lines and a pebble placed on it.

He then pointed to the pebbles: "This is Sunagakure Village, located to our northeast."

"Didn't you notice that the Sand Ninja were intentionally driving us there?"

If I'm not mistaken, the enemy ahead has already woven a trap, just waiting for us to plunge in.

Ayako Hinata looked somewhat somber; her situation was worse than she had imagined.

"So what should we do? How about we try to break through from both sides?"

"No!"

Mo Jingxian immediately rejected her suggestion.

"I don't know what's wrong with Konoha, but judging from the enemy's deployment, they're quite well-prepared. What does that mean?"

Ayako Hyuga suddenly turned her face to the side, their two young faces very close, and the girl blurted out:

"We've been betrayed?"

"It's hard to say."

Mo Jingxian waved her hand: "We'll leave this question for later."

"The key point is that since the enemy has made preparations, they won't leave any loopholes for us to exploit. If I'm not mistaken, they should also have enemy ninja squads on both sides."

"Think about it, there were more than twenty Sand Ninja who were lying in ambush in the supply truck. Where are they now? They couldn't all have gone to chase Captain Shikata, could they?"

Ayako Hyuga finally realized what was happening and exclaimed in astonishment, "The enemy is driving us away, which means they will gradually tighten the encirclement until we are completely surrounded."

Mo Jingxian nodded helplessly.

"Yes, the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us. So we can't wait any longer. We can't afford to wait any longer either. We must take the initiative to break out of this trap."

"I'll do whatever you want."

"This is what I'm thinking: since a battle is inevitable, let's do the opposite and deal with the pursuers behind us first."

Mo Jingxian beckoned Lingzi to look at the map again, pointing south before suddenly turning west.

"After breaking through, run south, which is the direction we came from. Only there are no enemy deployments."

Ayako's eyes lit up; what Mo Jingxian said was true.

"Then we headed west, through the heart of the desert in the Land of Wind, then north into the Land of Stone, passing through the Land of Rain before returning to Konoha."

The journey is long, almost circling most of the Land of Wind, but there is indeed a great chance of escaping this moment.

Ayako Hinata agreed to Mo Jingxian's plan.

"One last question: how do you plan to break through the pursuers behind you?"