"The enemy general has been defeated by me!"

"Surround them!"

In the dense forest, a muscular taijutsu ninja waved his Zanpakutō and loudly demonstrated his achievements to the large army following behind him.

Inhuman bravery has an extraordinary boosting effect on one's own morale in the ninja world, a life-and-death battlefield where personal force is highly valued.

Even the Konoha ninjas, who were originally the first line of defense when being chased by Kumogakure Village, were like bereaved dogs. Under his leadership, they fought with red eyes in the direction of the hurriedly retreating Kumogakure ninjas, without any regard for their physical strength.

The person charging at the front was undoubtedly Sarutobi Hiruzen himself.

At this moment, I saw him running quickly through the dense forest. The golden cudgel in his hand was sometimes thick and sometimes thin, and the length was variable. As it flew and changed, he whipped out every enemy who dared to get close to him.

No one can be a match!

Sarutobi Hiruzen was like a sharp knife, piercing into the middle of Kumogakure's troops without hesitation.

Behind him were the Konoha ninjas who looked enthusiastic.

Looking from top to bottom, the surging crowd seemed like a tidal wave. Under the leadership of Sarutobi Hiruzen, it kept rushing and surging in this large dense forest, seeming to swallow up the rugged mountain that symbolized Kumogakure's troops in an instant.

reef.

The front that was blank just now suddenly bumped into Ye Yue Ai's sudden figure. He seemed to have deliberately fit into the stick and hit the tip of the stick. The collision made a dull sound like cracking silk, and circles spread around him.

Blazing white air waves.

Even though Yeyueai's whole body was covered with thunder armor composed of thunder escape chakra, he could barely withstand the blow. In addition, his firepower was far from reaching the level of his father who could be called a master of both offense and defense. He was thick and fierce.

The body shape suddenly bent at this point.

Although the human body is wonderful, it is also very fragile.

What he didn't expect was that the little guy in front of him also had a bad temper. If he disagreed with her, Ye Yueyai's whole body suddenly lit up with shining lightning armor, and her smooth back and head stood up under the electric shock.

, holding the wooden knife tightly in his hand.

The moment this sound sounded, a blazing white thunder suddenly flashed in the center of the raging sea of ​​fire.

However, after he witnessed the desperate turn of the battle, a light called hope gradually ignited in his originally gloomy eyes.

Seeing this scene, Yeyue Ai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood on the charred land, frowning and thinking about the reaction of that boy Yezuki Ai just now.

Keep moving forward! Keep moving forward!

What is the reason?

Long live the weekend!!

'However, although this kind of caution is the secret to saving lives on the battlefield, occasionally it will cause you to be stuck in place because you fail to make a full effort.'

"Jian Yu Lei Ming!"

He reached out and pulled out the wooden sword from his waist, looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen who was standing on the treetop looking down at them, and muttered:

"Daddy really got it right."

He stood on the treetop and stretched out his hand to signal behind him.

The pair of eyelids that had begun to soften due to the erosion of time were slightly drooped, and his eyes sharply scanned the surrounding scene.

Thinking about the instructions his father gave him again and again in the pre-war meeting, as well as the series of strategies that had been formulated long before Hiruzen Sarutobi joined the battlefield, Yeyue Ai couldn't help scratching the back of his head and took a breath.

Ye Yuueai subconsciously shuddered as she thought of her father's appearance as a tall and thick man who looked like a head full of muscles and only knew how to exercise, box, and say "Waaaaaagh——" every day.

The short stick in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand flew into a shadow, breaking up the attack in the slightest. He stepped forward and hit the opponent's ribs with the stick sideways, and there was another muffled sound of 'bang'.

"."

"Is the outpost still in our hands?"

"withdraw."

Soon, a Nara ninja covered in blood came to his side and asked in a low voice: "Excuse me, are you planning follow-up pursuit tactics now?"

Immediately afterwards, he punched the black stick in place, and his hands speckled with stars quickly and steadily formed two completely different seals.

"call--"

When it comes to moving and running over long distances, he cannot keep up with Ye Yue Ai, who is able to skillfully use the thunder escape chakra mode. However, in terms of short-range close combat and judgment and prediction of the direction of the attack, the seventeen-year-old is better

But Yeyue Ai couldn't possibly compare to him.

The Haigai in his hand remained unfolded, and he just stood there, standing quietly in the scorched earth, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen in the distance, as if he wanted to scare him away with his eyes.

This confrontation lasted for nearly a minute, until the surrounding ninjas seemed to notice something unusual and gradually retreated back to the camp. Only then did Yeyue Ai hold on to her seriously injured body and wave her hand.

"Then set up a defense line there, set up camp, and rely on the favorable location to launch a strangulation battle against Yunyin's stronghold in the rear."

My dad, could it be that or something?

Great wisdom or foolishness?

His eyes were cloudy and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

A Konoha frontline ninja who was covered in blood and looked like white clouds in the morning, who was rescued by Sarutobi Hiruzen, stood there blankly. Even the Zanpakutō, which had been restored to a wooden shallow strike, did not know when it fell.

On the ground - most of these Konoha ninjas who have been on the front line of the war for half a month have reached the point where their fuel is exhausted and their physical strength is basically exhausted.

The natural energy cannot be replenished at all.

However, since he was completely right about the current disadvantageous situation, Ye Yuueai would naturally not refuse to listen to his advice.

All the Konoha ninjas present witnessed the exaggerated changes in the entire battle situation after the arrival of the Third Generation.

Looking at the sword in his hand, Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice:

"Zanpakutō?"

The trees, earth, stones, or human bodies that stood in front of it were all burned under the high temperature of more than a thousand degrees, turning into a charred black color. Many people who were wrapped in the attack range

The Kumogakure ninja turned into a rolling mass of charred bones within seconds of coming into contact with the flames.

Having been firmly in the position of Hokage for twenty years, this strong man who is at the end of his peak as a ninja has long been used to countless winds and rains and has personally experienced all kinds of dangers.

As a strong man who has been fighting since the first ninja war to this day, Sarutobi Hiruzen has an almost intuitive ability to judge the battle situation and dangers.

The Nara ninja replied in a low voice: "We can still contact the seventeen defenders who maintain the barrier, and they have not fallen into the enemy's hands yet."

"That old guy isn't really smart, is he?"

The wooden knife in his hand turned into a ball of flowing lightning.

The hurricane roared, and the thick and long black rod swept across, clearing a large piece of giant wood in front of it, and also knocked a Kumogakure ninja wielding a tachi in front of him ten meters away, splashing a large amount of blood in the air, and he looked like he was dead.

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At the same time, Kumogakure's side was also rapidly making tactical adjustments.

As for Ye Yue Ai, neither his body nor his weapon could touch Sarutobi Hiruzen in the slightest.

Under the suppression of this kind of strength, no one of the other ninjas present dared to approach the battle area between the two, for fear that if they were not careful, they would be shocked to death by the aftermath of their battle.

Seeing his strange appearance, out of caution, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not continue to pursue him, but stood at a distance, guarding against the opponent's desperate attempts.

The flaming waves of fire surged violently.

There was another series of horizontal blows with the stick, and Yozuki Aiden's middle door opened wide when even his basic posture was almost broken. Without any hesitation, Sarutobi Hiruzen flew up and kicked his clog heavily between his exposed chest and abdomen.

, the entire abdomen sank accordingly.

For those 'normal' ninjas, a collision between two people who also possess terrifying power and strong physiques is nothing short of a natural disaster, and it may not be possible to escape in time.

"Tum——"

The Konoha ninjas behind him also gradually recalled his reputation forged with countless blood and corpses.

"That's enough, old monkey!"

It seemed like a short and smooth process, but the force it produced was terrifying.

In just a blink of an eye, the whole person suddenly disappeared from the sight of everyone present.

"Sizzle."

"laugh!"

Even a strong person with the title of Shadow will die from some of his opponent's tricks if he is not careful.

The violent lightning that was difficult to catch with the naked eye suddenly penetrated the high temperature and sea of ​​fire, splitting the originally charred earth into two, revealing the charred half of Yeyue Aina's body in the gunpowder smoke, and the flesh and blood all over her body cracked and shattered like a drought-stricken earth.

Under the dried sebum were deep red traces like molten lava. His head was hung low, breathing heavily.

'This is our opportunity.'

Facing such a strong man, an ambush would have no effect at all.

However, it is these 'strong men' who support the ninjas' sense of identity with their own ninja village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen always stood still.

"Hokage-sama!!"
To be continued...