I, Yu Uchiha, am devoted to cultivating immortality

As superiors, Kaguya Ren and Ling Jian are used to all kinds of things. They all know that all kinds of strange things can happen in war.

But they also knew that this ninja was an experienced veteran, and they even believed that this ninja would never turn a blind eye to this huge crack when he was investigating this place.

But the question is, who can prove whether he was lazy and failed to complete the investigation mission properly?

More importantly, someone has to be responsible for such a big mistake, right?

If he is not responsible, should Ling and Kaguya Lian be responsible?

Kaguya Ren ordered angrily: "Delay him first, then punish him later."

"The first question now is to plug this gap. Will anyone be able to escape?"

The Kirigakure ninjas looked at each other. It's not that no one knows how to do it, but it's such a big gap that one has to be very proficient in Earth Release Ninjutsu to close it under the impact of the flood.

Building a dam in normal times and plugging a breach in a flood are completely different things, and the level of difficulty is naturally not the same.

Finally, Ling, who was still from the Snow Clan, sighed and said: "We can only give it a try with ice escape. Although freezing and blocking is not very suitable and cannot last long, we don't need to persist for long."

Recruiting the three highest-level Snow Clan teams, plus Ling, there were exactly ten powerful ice escape blood successor ninjas. They entered the pit directly, stood on both sides of the crack, and then formed seals to perform spells at the same time.

Ice Escape·Icicle

This is the simplest ice escape ninjutsu. Anyway, because it is simple, it can be performed very quickly. With the abundant water here, a large number of icicles are created in a few seconds, which are ten meters long and about one meter thick. , falling into the gap in various directions.

The strength of the icicles is very problematic. Under the impact of the water flow, the icicles will break into several sections from time to time and fall into the gaps along with the water flow.

But the ten ice escape ninjas performed their ninjutsu faster, and the accumulation of icicles increased rapidly. Soon the gap was completely covered by several layers, and the speed of the water flow suddenly slowed down.

Seeing that the time had come, Ling shouted: "Now, freeze!"

"yes!"

The ninjas of the Snow Clan immediately switched to Ninjutsu and used Ice Release and Freeze. Everyone puffed up their cheeks and blew out icy cold air towards the location of the icicle.

Using icicles as the frame and endless flowing flood water as the material, a crystal clear iceberg soon appeared in front of everyone.

The iceberg is roughly conical in shape, with a bottom diameter of more than 150 meters, firmly blocking the huge gap. The surging water stopped flowing, and the roaring sound of the water suddenly decreased by half, which even gave people the illusion that this place was exceptionally quiet.

Kaguya Ren clapped his hands and laughed and said: "This is blocked, ice escape is very powerful."

Ling shook his head and said: "It's not even close. This can only support a few hours, and when the water level here rises, the ice may float."

After saying that, he started to form seals. The speed of the seals was extremely fast, and his slender white fingers turned into a shadow. Such rapid seals continued for a while before he completed the prelude of the ninjutsu.

Finally, Ling Jiao shouted: "Ice Escape·Ling Zhizhi Freeze!"

As the huge amount of chakra condensed, it converged into a pure white beam of light, shining straight onto the iceberg.

In fact, this is not a light beam, but an absolutely low-temperature jet that freezes all the moisture in the air into ice dust. The ice dust reflects sunlight during diffusion, creating a false Tyndall effect, making people mistakenly think it is light.

As this special ice escape hits the iceberg, the shape of the iceberg does not change at all, but the color changes from white to cyan, then quickly deepens from cyan, and finally turns almost into indigo.

In fact, the shape of the iceberg changes, but the change occurs at the bottom, where dozens of ice spikes are constantly drilling into the rock to strengthen it.

The surface of the indigo ice is almost not cold to the touch, but in fact the temperature is so low that Ling doesn't know how to describe it, and this kind of ice is very restrained, and the speed of absorbing heat is reduced to the limit, so it doesn't feel cold to the touch.

With such ice quality, the iceberg can survive for almost a year. Even if the Konoha ninjas concentrated their efforts to launch an attack, they would not be able to destroy the iceberg within a day or two.

The ninjutsu is progressing very smoothly and will be completed soon. Ling can't help but smile on his face, just like the wintersweet that suddenly blooms in the cold winter, it is so beautiful and freezing.

Kaguya Ren couldn't help but shudder, the flesh on his cheeks twitched twice, and he quickly took a few deep breaths to clear his head of inappropriate thoughts.

It was so dangerous that I almost bent over.

But Ling's smile lasted only a few seconds before his expression changed drastically. He felt an ice thorn drill through the rock.

Drilled through!

It should never be drilled through, and after drilling through, the ice blocks lose their restraints and spread quickly. The feedback from the ice spreading made Ling realize that there was not a thick rock under his feet, but a thin layer of rock slab.

Could this be natural?

With doubts, Ling simply manipulated the ice cubes to spread around, and gradually figured out the general shape. Finally, he realized that the space under his feet was a cylindrical hollow, and the puddles and icebergs were supported by several poles with exactly the same spacing. Rock slabs supported by stone pillars.

There is no doubt that this is a man-made...trap.

Ling warned loudly: "Retreat, retreat immediately! This is a trap!"

No ninja reacted, so Ling set an example for everyone to see. He stepped on the rushing water and ran to the top of the pit as quickly as possible.

The Kirigakure ninjas felt very embarrassed when they saw Ling, who had always paid attention to his manners, and immediately believed that he was not joking, and they all started to move.

Of course, the sound of cracking rocks coming from under their feet was more convincing, and no one dared to stay at the bottom of this circular pit.

According to Uchiha Yu's design, at least a few meters of water must accumulate to trigger the first collapse, and then more water must accumulate to trigger the final collapse.

But the Kirigakure ninja used Ice Release to create a small iceberg, which increased its weight several times. The most important thing was that Ling controlled the iceberg to stab downwards, piercing the rock layer. The expansion effect of the ice even caused the rock to crack. .

As a result, the first collapse was the largest collapse. The entire rock slab disguised as a circular pit fell down, revealing a 300-meter-diameter sinkhole. Several unlucky ones among the Kirigakure ninjas fell down.

The ninjas who were close to the edge were okay. They quickly stabilized their bodies with the help of the walls of the sinkhole and walked up step by step. But the ninjas who were too far from the edge were doomed. They screamed and fell downwards.

The screams of these ninjas lasted very long. After a long time, they were drowned out by the roar of heavy objects falling to the ground, and then disappeared completely.

Everyone knew that the depth of this sinkhole was terrifying, and so much water poured into it that there was no sound of falling water, proving that there was no water at all below.

Ling's lips trembled and he said, "We can't defeat Kubota Village."

Kaguya Ren's reaction speed was a bit slow, but after getting the hint, he figured it out.

This sinkhole is too big to be blocked, and it is so deep that there is no hope of filling it up.

If the water cannot be accumulated, the ground cannot be completely submerged. If the water cannot completely submerge the ground, the ninjas of Konoha Village cannot be eliminated, and Kubota Village cannot be captured.

All the Kirigakure ninja's plans failed.

Kaguya Ren sighed: "We can only retreat. I don't know if we can return to the fleet."

Ling shook his head and said: "Let's not be delusional. Our tragic defeat cannot be concealed. Kumogakure ninjas will definitely attack. I only hope that our remaining ninjas are alert enough to avoid Kumogakure's sneak attack."

Kaguya Ren frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"

Ling looked at Dongfang and said calmly: "Simple, call Commander Gui Deng Shuoyue back, then we will throw away all the extra baggage and pack lightly, and then head east directly to the sea."

Kaguya was stunned for a few seconds before he understood the meaning of these words. He asked confirmingly: "Swim...swim back?"

"Yeah." Ling was still very calm, as if he was talking about what to eat next, "This is the worst case scenario."

"If we're lucky, we can rendezvous with the retreating fleet and then return to the Kingdom of Water by boat."

"Of course, such a big defeat. After we go back, none of the three of us will have a good life."

When Kaguya Ren thought about the gloomy days in the future, he was filled with depression, and sighed and said, "Yeah, I've had bad days."

In frustration, he suddenly thought of the Konoha ninja force that had led them to this situation, and the anger that had long turned to death rekindled in his heart.

Kaguya Ren asked fiercely: "Don't you want me to open the passage for everyone now?"

"You want to...kill the Konoha ninjas there?"

"Of course! Can you?"

"Okay, I'll organize the retreat, and you go and kill them all."

…

Oni Tou Sakuyue, who was confronting Orochimaru, felt uncomfortable all over his body at this time. He came to see Orochimaru and prevent him from interfering in the battlefield, but this guy was not in a hurry at all and watched the changes on the battlefield leisurely.

Normally, Gui Deng Shuo Yue should be happy that he achieved his goal without fighting, but for some reason, he felt more and more hairy in his heart, as if he was being targeted by a poisonous snake.

He glanced at Orochimaru and found that his feeling was correct. The man in front of him was the most poisonous snake in the ninja world. He was so silent. Was he planning some conspiracy?

Orochimaru was in a very good mood. Uchiha Yuu led the tiger troops across the battlefield, fully demonstrating the advantages of the new ninja army. Orochimaru had already seen some flavor.

The 84 ninjas of the Tiger Force are indeed more elite than the Kirigakure ninjas, but they are not powerful enough to surpass the 200 Kirigakure ninjas.

The Tiger Troops were indeed able to quickly defeat hundreds of Kirigakure ninjas. The secret was their excellent tactics and killing speed.

Their formation and sophisticated tactics ensure that the four-person team can concentrate their strength and focus the four-person attack on one ninja at the same time.

Orochimaru originally disliked the Tiger Force's four-man team because one more person seemed cumbersome, and his movements were mechanical and rigid, with no spiritual beauty.

But now he understands that numbers and mechanics are the essence of tactics. Only the combined efforts of four people can ensure the crushing of Chuunin, and mechanical actions can ensure absolute synchronization when attacking the enemy.

When the tiger troops' attacks are guaranteed to kill the enemy with one hit every time, they don't have to worry too much about defense and dodge, and their attacks will naturally be smoother and faster.

Four teams working together can kill 20 ninjas in just ten seconds. For any small group of Kirigakure ninjas, this speed of casualties can cause them to collapse.

Just like this, the team combat seems to be stiff and unsmooth, but at the overall level of the Tiger Force, it embodies fast and smooth killing, which even makes people feel inexplicably gorgeous.

Only Kirigakure's jounin, and an experienced jounin at that, could handle such an attack.

But the four-person team will not attack the Jonin at all. It is the duty of the team leader to hold the Jonin back, and it is Uchiha Yu's duty to kill the Jonin.

The mission structure of the Tiger Force is so perfect. Ninjas of each level are responsible for their own goals and support each other to overwhelmingly defeat the enemy.

It seems that the only problem lies in the Jonin. Only the Jonin who leads the team must be stronger than the enemy. Not only must he defeat the hostile Jonin, he must also be able to defeat it quickly with the assistance of several Chunin.

But this is already very impressive, and the jounin level among the Konoha ninjas is high enough to be able to take on this task. Even if one person can't do it alone, just put together a team of jounin.

The more Orochimaru watched, the more satisfied he became, and he had already begun to plan a plan to train a new ninja force. As for the ninja from the Oniden family standing beside him, which was an eyesore, he completely ignored it.

It is true that he is not sure to kill him, so he can only let him be an eyesore.

Orochimaru is a disciple of Doctor Ninjutsu, and he knows that the Oniden family is a family with deception woven into their bones.

They publicize the secret technique of water transformation passed down by their family in the ninja world, but this is not a secret technique. It can even change the molecular structure of the body. How can it be such a shocking secret technique?

It is obviously the blood inheritance limit of the body, and it is at the same level as Sharingan, Corpse Vein, Byakugan, etc., and directly involves the blood inheritance limit of body organs.

They are also keen to publicize their family's weaknesses in the water transformation technique, such as fear of thunder escape, ice escape, and even evaporation caused by fire escape, which can seriously harm the ghost lamp ninja.

According to the content of these propaganda, the secret technique of transforming water is rubbish. Ninjas from the Oniden family are doomed when they encounter ninjas who master thunder escape, fire escape, and ice escape. They can only show off their power in front of ninjas who don't know ninjutsu or only know water escape, wind escape, and earth escape.

As long as you think about it, you will find the problem here.

The Ghost Lantern family is aboriginal from the Kingdom of Water, and the Snow Clan who inherits the ice escape blood boundary is also from the Kingdom of Water. There are two neighbors in the Kingdom of Water, namely Yunyin Village, where everyone has popularized thunder escape, and the one who is the most proficient in fire escape. of Konoha Village.

Surrounded by two neighbors outside, and hostile ninjas with ice escape inside, in such an environment where the secret technique of the Ghost Lantern family is suppressed, they still regard the secret technique of transforming water as the foundation of family inheritance. Are they mentally ill, or are the other ninjas blind?

During the Warring States Period, which lasted for thousands of years, and in the first ten years after the establishment of the Ninja Village, hundreds of ninja clans were destroyed. The Oniden clan can continue to this day. Their secret techniques are definitely not as advertised, and have fatal flaws.

If the Water Transformation Technique was really like this, the Ghost Lantern Family of the Water Country would have been wiped out by the Yeyue Family of the Thunder Country.

No, it's not the turn of these foreigners. Although the Snow Clan all look cute and sweet, they are also a ferocious ninja clan that frequently kills their own clans. If they can really restrain themselves to this extent and tolerate the continuation of the Ghost Light family to this day, there may be only one reason, and that is that the Ghost Light family has been annexed by the Snow Clan, and they have become slaves whose life and death are in the hands of others.

Just like the clan and branch families within the Hyuga clan.

Survival is not about fighting. What is important is not defeating the enemy, nor is it about being super strong in one area. It is about having no fatal weaknesses in all aspects and not being easily killed.

The secret technique of turning water should have different levels of inheritance. Low-level ninjas have incomplete mastery and fatal weaknesses are real, but the secret techniques mastered by high-level ninjas have absolutely no weaknesses and can maximize their advantages.

It can be said that every shadow-level ghost-light ninja is an unkillable monster and very annoying.

Although Orochimaru also pursues immortality, it does not prevent him from despising the Oniden family. The most hated enemies in the world are enemies like me.

However, there is still a chance to kill this ghost lamp ninja.

Before he came, he gave Nara Shikaku an order. If he didn't go back within four hours and didn't contact him, he would mobilize the Konoha ninja army and launch an all-out counterattack.

Counting the time, it's almost time now.

If the Konoha ninja army can arrive in time, the ninjas of the mountain clan who are good at soul attacks will also come with the army.

There are a lot of Ino, Deer and Butterfly combinations under Orochimaru. As long as the mountain clan is gathered together, there will be a chance to control the soul of the ghost ninja. By then, any secret technique of transforming water will be meaningless.

If you want to capture him, find a big water jar to seal the ghost lamp. If you want to kill him, use fire escape to evaporate him bit by bit.

Among the ninjas of Konoha, those who are good at fire escape are the most numerous, and this kind of work can be done very quickly.

Unfortunately, before the arrival of the Konoha Ninja Army, Oniden Sakuyue received some information and retreated early. After a while, the entire Kirigakure Ninja Army began to retreat.

After missing an opportunity to kill the enemy commander, Orochimaru's golden eyes flashed with regret, but he soon felt relieved. Don't worry, there are still many hunting opportunities ahead.

After getting the signal to retreat and rejoining Ling and Kaguya Ren, Oni Tou Sakuyue strongly agreed with the retreat. In the tradition of ninjas, there is no habit of fighting to the end. Since all plans have failed, then just save your life honestly.

As for being embarrassed or something, he didn't care.

Regarding Kaguya Ren's proposal to kill the small group of Konoha ninjas, Oni Tou Sakuzuki also supported it with both hands.

But he specifically reminded: "My suggestion is ten minutes. Kill as many as you can. If you can't kill them all, don't be stubborn. We may not have much time."

Ling asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Kito Sakusuki frowned and said: "When I was confronting Orochimaru, he pretended to ignore me. Not only did he not take any precautions, he didn't even try to attack me. This is not right."

"When I retreated, I felt Orochimaru's eyes. Those eyes were full of regret, regret that the food in his mouth had slipped away."

"Konoha's ninja army must be on their way, and they might arrive soon."

Kaguya Ren and Ling's expressions changed at the same time.