Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 82 I killed a Jonin, look at me!

Qingwu and Kakashi returned.

They reunited with their teammates Xiyan and Tianzang on the city wall.

Seeing that Qingwu was sullen, Kakashi comforted him, "Elite Jonin aren't so easy to kill. Don't worry too much. In the end, we won."

"Mission accomplished!" Kakashi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, his tone becoming lighter. "We can go back now."

Yugao stood beside the corpse of the Iwagakure Jonin he had killed, her eyes fixed intently on Kakashi and Qingwu.

He acted like a child who wanted to be praised.

Kakashi looked over and said in a low voice:

"Being a ninja... is truly a cruel profession. Even a Jonin doesn't know where they will die or at the hands of someone."

Qingwu also looked over and sighed, "Yes."

At this moment, he thought of Madara Uchiha from the original work, and also of the many powerful ninjas in the ninja world who might eventually die from an ordinary kunai.

The Glass Cannon lives up to its name!

The corners of Xiyan's mouth drooped beneath her mask; this was not the comment she wanted to hear.

"Well! Iwagakure reinforcements might arrive at any moment. Let's burn the supplies and then head back!"

As Kakashi spoke, he stepped over the corpses scattered on the ground and headed into the base.

The first two medium-sized outposts were destroyed because of the "blitzkrieg" and the battlefield was not cleared in time. Destroying the supplies of this large supply outpost will surely be a painful blow for Iwagakure for a long time.

A moment later, amidst the flames created by Fire Release and exploding tags, three flying horses soared into the sky and flew towards the southern border of Konoha.

Because one of the Pegasus horses was seriously injured, Kakashi and Qingwu each rode a Pegasus, while the lightest of them, Yugao and Tenzo, rode together on one.

Qingwu piloted the Pegasus at low altitude, and the four of them casually shared their joy of mission completion via communicator.

As the morning mist receded, the east began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

The forests of the Grass Kingdom sped backward beneath the wings of the Pegasus.

"Once we cross the mountains ahead, we'll be near the border."

Despite the fierce wind, Yugao checked the map. "The Kannabi Bridge is just below."

Upon hearing this, Qingwu's heart stirred, and he looked at Kakashi.

Kakashi, however, kept his head down, stared straight ahead, and fell silent, abruptly ending their discussion about training.

"..." Qingwu looked down.

A large bridge spans the north and south sides of the canyon, with dark brown speckles scattered on the mottled rocks, as if telling stories of the past.

"It truly deserves to be called a strategic location that military strategists must contend for."

Qingwu, resting his chin on his hand, said, "In wartime, a bridge like this would be extremely important for the transport of supplies."

Xi Yan glanced down and said disdainfully:

"It's all because the Grass Ninja always acts like a fence-sitter. If the Grass Ninja were as steadfast as the Takigakure Ninja in their alliance with Konoha, how could the Iwagakure Ninja have so easily invaded our Land of Fire?"

"..." Tianzang remained silent as always, but he glanced at Xiyan in front of him and somewhat disagreed with his teammate's statement.

Having experienced a difficult childhood, he has some understanding of the survival strategies of the Grass Ninja, who are caught in a crossfire.

The situation in Takigakure Village is different.

As long as they "close their country to the outside world," no one can find the location of Takigakure Village.

"Elephant..." Kakashi said, "Let's speed things up, the Jonin from the morning must be getting impatient."

Qingwu roughly understood that Kakashi wanted to get through this area quickly, and nodded, saying, "Alright, hurry up!"

Under his control, the Pegasus's speed increased even further.

As the Kannabi Bridge was about to disappear on the horizon behind them...

"Buzz!"

With a soft thud, the wings of the Pegasus flying towards the mountaintop suddenly dipped, causing it to plummet several meters downwards.

Something's not right—

Before Kakashi could finish speaking, he felt a heavy weight pressing down on his head, and his chakra became somewhat sluggish.

"Oh no, get out of there!" Kakashi shouted. "It's the Iwagakure's Heavy Rock Technique!"

Only the combined ninjutsu of Iwagakure can achieve such a large-scale gravitational field in the entire ninja world.

Kakashi had barely finished speaking.

Suddenly, a dense network of holes resembling a honeycomb appeared on the mountainside, and countless Iwa ninjas dressed in dark red combat uniforms appeared, all forming hand seals at the same time.

"Earth Release: Clay Descends from Heaven!"

It was as if a huge alternate dimension had been torn open in the sky, and dark red clay descended over a wide area, wrapping directly around the Pegasus in the air.

At the same time, a unified shout came from the other side of the mountain wall: "Earth Release: Earth Rise Spear!"

Dozens of thick, long earthen spears simultaneously pierced the air from both sides of the mountain wall, forming a dense rain of earthen spears that was aimed directly at Pegasus and the four men.

The combined attack from above and below, combined with the ambush by Iwagakure, put the Shadow Guard in a difficult situation in an instant.

"Over there!" Kakashi opened his eyes instantly, his Sharingan flashing crimson, pointing to a gap in the combined attack.

Qingwu managed to stabilize the Pegasus with great difficulty, but the gravity field created by the Weighted Rock Technique slowed the Pegasus down considerably.

He finally experienced the negative consequences of something similar to the "Slowness Technique".

Unable to withstand the gravitational field and ascend into the sky, Pegasus remained trapped in a pincer movement. Qingwu gritted his teeth and roared, "Get down!"

As he shouted, he immediately recalled Pegasus.

The four descended at an accelerated pace, leaving behind a large area of ​​clay in the air.

As for the thick, long homemade guns, everyone has their own way of dealing with them.

Yugao was the most agile; she weaved through the mud gun like a kitten, but Kakashi's Lightning Blade directly overcame her skill with brute force.

Tianzang wrapped himself up like a wooden ball and bounced down.

Qingwu then summoned dwarves, and after the dwarves smashed open a passage with their warhammers, he descended with them. Just before landing, he recalled the dwarves and replaced them with Pegasus.

"call--"

As Pegasus caught the four descending people, it prepared to take off again.

An unknown number of Iwa ninja had surrounded them, and a squad of elite Iwa ninja maintained the gravity field created by the "Weighted Rock Technique" at all times.

So... other ninja villages do have countermeasures against flying attacks... Qingwu thought bitterly.

That's true. I guess Konoha has countermeasures too. Otherwise, if someone like Onoki flew over Konoha, fired a Dust Release, and ran away, would Konoha still be alive today?

"It's over!" Xi Yan clung tightly to the elven knight in front of her, as if it could give her a little sense of security in her despair.

There are just too many enemies.

When the number of ninjas reaches a certain scale, even a powerful figure like the Third Raikage can be worn down and killed.

"We'll split up and run," Kakashi decided immediately. "I'll cover the rear and draw Iwagakure's attention. If Iwagakure splits up, we'll still have a chance to survive."

The Iwa ninja who surrounded them didn't utter a sound, putting immense psychological pressure on the four of them.

Xi Yan opened her mouth, but her throat was hoarse and she couldn't say a word.

She had never encountered such a dangerous situation before, and her mental defenses were on the verge of collapse.

"Konoha's Shadow Guard!!"

Within the silent Iwagakure formation, a Jonin with immense and powerful chakra stepped forward, grinning maliciously:

"You killed two of my Iwagakure's strongholds and slaughtered over a hundred of my elite troops. Do you really think Iwagakure has no one left?"