Swing the knife from the leaves

On a mountain road, the baggage sent to the front line was moving slowly.

There are five teams responsible for guarding, led by a jounin, a total of about twenty people.

There were not many supplies, but some of the raw materials were crucial. They were the antidote ingredients that Tsunade wanted.

Three good horses came with the cart, and a sheet of cloth wrapped around the contents.

Qingshui Youyi is the Jonin leading the team this time. He is sitting on the empty seat in front of the car and observing the surroundings.

Shimizu Uichi is a civilian with good qualifications. He passed the test and became a Jonin at the age of 25.

The ninjas he led were also young people, mostly genin who had just graduated a few years ago.

In addition to escorting supplies, this pair of people will also form a joint team when they arrive on the battlefield, with Shimizu Youyi as the team leader.

Turning his gaze to the subordinates around him, Qing Shui looked helpless in his eyes.

They were all too young and very inexperienced. Shimizu Uichi had seen their performance along the way.

To be honest, I am much different from where I was ten years ago.

Shimizu Uichi doesn't insist on strength. People have different qualifications, but they must have the caution of a ninja.

There has been no war in the ninja world for ten years, resulting in this group of young people lacking experience and being too immature.

The only thing that made him somewhat gratified was that they had a good foundation and did a comprehensive job in ninja reconnaissance.

The group of people moved forward slowly, and there were about ten people staying behind, all of whom were young people.

As for the remaining two chuunin, they each led their teams to scout ahead, and would report back as soon as there was any situation.

The carriage kept moving forward, and the road ahead seemed to be without any risks.

There are many escort teams like this in Konoha, and they all become frontline combatants after delivering supplies.

The dispatch of the young ninja was a helpless move by the Third Hokage.

One day ago, news of the Kumo ninja attack came from the north.

The Third Raikage awakened and led ten thousand Kumo ninjas to directly invade the border of Konoha and start a battle with the Konoha defenders.

In the first battle, the entire army pressed forward. The Third Raikage did not test the enemy at all, and rushed to the front alone.

Most of the trap originally set was destroyed by the Third Raikage's single-handed attack, leaving a path for the Kumo ninja to advance.

In desperation, Jiraiya had no choice but to lead all his troops to attack, and he even stopped the terrifying Third Raikage.

The two sides fought in a melee, resulting in numerous casualties, but the Kumo ninja had the upper hand.

Konoha had no choice but to fight and retreat, thinking of withdrawing from Tian Country and retreating to Konoha's border.

The Kumo ninjas were unyielding and pursued them relentlessly, hoping to reach Konoha Village.

With no other choice, Jiraiya let the team go first and summoned two Toad Sennin to activate the Sage mode. One of them launched a super fire escape - Senfa Goemon - at the cloud ninja army.

The huge flames directly covered most of the Kumo ninja, blocking their attack.

The Third Raikage drove his Thunder Armor into the fire and wanted to kill Jiraiya directly.

However, he was blocked by Minato who arrived in time. Standing in front of Jiraiya who was exhausted of chakra, he greeted the Raikage's hand with a Rasengan.

When the Raikage was about to break the Rasengan, Minato, a flying thunder god, took Jiraiya away from the battlefield.

The Raikage failed, so he could only suppress the anger in his heart and return to the rear to issue orders to treat the wounded.

Jiraiya's Senjutsu Fire Release caused many casualties to the Kumo Ninja, and also directly stopped the Kumo Ninja's offensive.

The first battle between the two sides ended in a tug-of-war.

Withstanding the enemy's offensive, it still made the Third Hokage worry.

The Suna Ninja side has already started a war, and now the Cloud Ninja are attacking again. It has really become one Konoha vs. two, not to mention the strange movements on the Mist Ninja side.

The lack of military reserves has become a worry for Hiruzen Sarutobi. There is no problem now, but big trouble will happen later.

Jiraiya had seven thousand, Orochimaru had ten thousand, and there were two thousand and Hinata Uchiha's family ninja to the southeast.

There are currently less than two thousand troops left in Konoha, so the Third Generation sent out the genin who had just left school to increase the number of troops.

Uichi Shimizu's team is okay. With him as a Jonin leading the team, he is the backbone of the team, although he is somewhat disgusted by the quality of the team members.

However, Konoha's education system is much better than that of the other four countries. The strength of these newly emerged genin is actually enough for the Suna ninja.

Even that determination is not as good as that. Those ninjas who grew up in the desert are much more cruel than Konoha.

Shaking his head, Qing Shuiyou gave up thinking about these problems.

When he was 15 years old, Shimizu Uichi was a chunin and participated in the Second Ninja War at that time.

The Land of Rain is an unforgettable memory for him.

On the battlefield, killing and being killed is the norm, and dying together is not uncommon.

Sometimes if you are unlucky, a large-scale ninjutsu from the enemy will kill many ninjas.

Watching your dead teammates on the battlefield every day is a kind of torture.

Living on became Shimizu Uichi's wish at that time.

But when Shimizu Uichi survived, those painful memories followed him.

The battlefield where the rain kept falling became the pain in his heart.

I just didn't expect that I would come again.

Youyi Qingshui thought mockingly to himself, why the pain in his heart became much less when he came to this place again.

Suddenly, a smell came to Qingshui Youyi, which brought him back to his senses.

Without hesitation, Qing Shuiyou jumped up and formed a seal with his hands.

"Wind Escape · Flurry of Air Flow"

Two gusts of wind blew out in front of him. They didn't have much lethality, but they made the air next to the carriage change.

"Back off, hide"

Shimizu Uichi shouted, and although the ninjas around him were confused, they scattered into the nearby woods.

"It's unmistakable. I will never forget this smell in my life."

Qing Shui landed on the carriage with his right hand, looking at the road ahead with a wary face, thinking to himself.

This is the odor poison of Suna Ninja. The smell is not outstanding, but if you inhale it too much, your limbs will become weak.

Back then, Shimizu Uichi's team was attacked, and he was the only one who survived by chance.

Suddenly, dozens of shurikens shot at Shimizu Uichi who was standing on the carriage. The rapid speed shocked the surrounding genin.

But Qingshui Youyi said with a smile: "I found you."

A burst of white smoke dispersed, and the shuriken was stuck on the supplies.

"It's a clone. When did it form the seal?"

The Sand Ninja hiding not far away was startled and quickly looked around.

"what"

There was a scream, and Qing Shui inserted the kunai into the neck of a sand ninja.

The eyes from all around were focused on him, and Qing Shui showed a stern smile.

The Konoha genin who were originally scattered also came behind Shimizu Uichi.

The two groups of people immediately started fighting.

The strength of the right jounin Shimizu was unparalleled among the sand ninjas, and the three leading chuunin struggled to resist his offensive.

The remaining genin also fell into the siege of Konoha genin.

As he fought, Qingshui Youyi became more vigilant.

This kind of enemy doesn't seem to be here to ambush you, but rather like it's here to hold you back.

Qingshui Youyi was shocked when he thought of this.

Those two recon teams.