The Kirigakure ninjas are known to be the best at concealed attacks, but once they give up the Kirigakure technique, the noise of their attacks will be the loudest.

Whether it's water jutsu, the huge wielding ninja sword, or the Hyuga clan's corpse-bloodline ninjutsu, they are all very scary things.

The old jonin Noji Nobusumi was very experienced. When he saw the scale of the water jutsu and the bone spikes that pierced the wall, he immediately knew that the elite among the Kirigakure ninjas had arrived.

He gave the order without hesitation: "Retreat, disperse and evacuate immediately, don't gather in groups!"

After saying that, he took his team members, picked a random direction, and fled for their lives.

Led by Noji Nobusumi, the remaining Konoha ninjas fled in small groups, forcing the Kirigakure ninjas to also disperse and pursue.

So a chaotic pursuit began.

Despite the chaos, the inevitable death situation of this Konoha ninja squadron was reversed, and at least they would not be wiped out so easily.

This situation was passed on to the two elite ninja troops in ambush through the eyes of the reconnaissance ninjas, and all the ninjas felt surprised and relieved.

The Uchiha couldn't help but smile at each other, and felt that the awkwardness in their hearts was relieved a lot.

The Tiger Unit is so fierce, but it has less than 400 people, and all of them are under 20 years old, because Uchiha Yu has extremely high requirements for its members.

First of all, all members are Uchiha members who have awakened the Sharingan, and have been trained in tactics and ninjutsu study sessions, and understand the importance of discipline and obedience.

Secondly, with the exception of Uchiha Ikki, all the Uchiha ninjas in the Tiger Corps naturally awakened their Sharingan by practicing the three basic methods without the emotional fluctuations caused by tragic experiences.

This is the only way to ensure that their emotions are stable and they don't suddenly go crazy, causing disaster to the entire Tiger Unit.

Therefore, the Tiger Unit has the compassion and empathy of normal people. They sympathize with the plight of the ninjas stationed in Konoha, and feel very uncomfortable that they can only watch their companions die in battle.

When they saw that their companions had a chance to escape, even though there would still be heavy casualties, the Uchiha felt much more relieved.

This is the taste of hope.

On the other side, Minato Namikaze was even more relaxed. He even laughed with his subordinates and said, "Senior Nobusumi is amazing. He is such a reliable senior."

A ninja asked curiously, "Captain, do you know this commander?"

Namikaze Minato smiled and said, "I don't know Senior Noji Nobusumi, but his youngest son Noji Roie and I have worked together on missions."

"At that time, he had only graduated from Ninja School for a year, but he was already a very reliable teammate."

After a few words, Namikaze Minato noticed that the Kirigakure ninjas were getting closer and closer, and asked, "Shigenobu-kun, will our camp be discovered? Should we get rid of these Kirigakure ninjas?"

Uchiha Shigenobu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I brought the clan leader's barrier ninja tools and opened a concealment barrier. As long as we don't show our heads, the Kirigakure ninja won't find us and will naturally bypass this camp."

Namikaze Minato felt relieved and said, "Great, I also notified the large camp in the rear of the situation through the communicator given to me by the Hokage, and they have already sent reinforcements."

The Uchiha felt relieved when they heard this information. Uchiha Kazushi said with a smile, "That's great. Now we can carry out our plan without worrying about them."

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When Konoha's elder Noji Nobusumi gave the order, the ninjas who were given priority to retreat were the young ninjas. Among them, children like Might Guy, Genma Shiranui and Ebisu, who were only 11 to 12 years old, were given priority for protection and retreat.

They all graduated from the Ninja Academy early due to the shortage of troops during the Third Hokage's reign and entered the ninja sequence as Genin.

The Fourth Hokage Orochimaru is completely different from his teacher. In his opinion, a ninja who is less than 15 years old cannot be considered young, but rather childish.

After taking office, Orochimaru began to clear out these too young ninjas from the front lines, letting them take on easy jobs in the village and allowing adult ninjas to fight on the front lines.

No one dared to openly oppose Orochimaru's policy, because the slogan of Konoha Village is to protect children, and the core of the spirit of fire is also that adults protect the seeds of the future.

But the implementation of any policy has a process. It is impossible for Orochimaru to give an order and all ninjas under the age of 15 will return to Konoha Village.

Because there are always some talented ninjas who, although they are less than 15 years old, have been promoted to Chunin or even Jonin with their own abilities.

For example, the Jonin Hatake Kakashi, the Chunin Rin, etc., they have become the backbone of the Konoha Ninja, so naturally they don't need to retreat.

Therefore, no matter how good a policy is, it cannot be implemented in a one-size-fits-all manner, otherwise it will cause various difficulties and confusion in work on the front and in the rear.

Destiny seems to be really pursuing the established trajectory, and the replacement work is nearing its end. Might Guy, Genma Shiranui and Ebisu happen to be the last batch.

Just before they retreated to Konoha Village, they encountered an ambush by the Hidden Mist Ninja, and among the attackers were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village.

The one protecting them was Konoha's jonin Yamamura Yukihiro, who was specially appointed by the commander Noji Nobusumi.

If you knew, among this Konoha ninja force of more than 40 people, there were only two jonins, Noji Nobusumi and Yamamura Yukihiro.

In order to protect the three children, Noji Nobusumi did not hesitate to use half of his jonin skills, which shows how much he values ​​the children.

Unfortunately, the protection provided by the senior ninja Yamamura Yukihiro attracted the attention of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and they began to chase the team protected by the senior ninja.

According to Kurisai Kushimaru, the children who can be protected by the jonin should be the children of important figures. Capturing them is more valuable than killing a few insignificant genin and chunin.

Yukihiro Yamamura is a ninja who was born as a civilian. After going through the hardships of two wars, he was promoted from a special jonin to a jonin this year.

Unlike Hatake Kakashi who was promoted to jonin at the age of 12, Yamamura Yukihiro's promotion qualifications were largely based on seniority, and his personal strength was not outstanding.

Being besieged by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Yamamura Yukihiro had no ability to resist at all. He lost his life with just one blow from Togusa Nobi's blunt knife.

The temporary captain who protected them was a Jonin, but he was killed so easily. The three little ones were scared out of their wits and ran away desperately.

The world of ninja is so cruel. When you are not strong enough to defeat your opponent, you often can't even escape.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village were selected from the survivors of the war. Their strength is far beyond the reach of ordinary jonin.

Logically speaking, Might Guy and the other three would not be able to escape far and would be caught up and killed one by one.

But the tall and fat Xiguashan Puffer Ghost came up with an idea of ​​playing cat and mouse. They deliberately chased and teased the three young Konoha ninjas, and then attracted other fleeing Konoha ninjas, and even ninjas who heard the intelligence and came to support them.

This vicious trick really worked. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen used the three little ones to attract several waves of reinforcements of Konoha Ninja, and then killed them happily.

Might Guy, Genma Shiranui and Ebisu are not fools. The reinforcements that passed by them, the constant screams, and the powerful enemies that were always hanging behind them soon made them realize that they had become baits deliberately played by the enemy.

Because Might Guy had honed his physique in freedom and had the most resilient and courageous mind, he suddenly stopped and said to his two companions, "We can't run anymore. We are now bait for the enemy. If we keep running, we will only kill more and more of our comrades."

He assumed a fist-fighting stance and said through gritted teeth: "Rather than watching my comrades in Konoha Village being killed by me, I would rather fight them!"

Ebisu had the worst physical strength and was already out of breath. He held up his sunglasses and said, "Kai, you can't give up. If you give up, you will definitely be killed by the enemy."

"As long as we keep running, we will have a chance to meet a truly strong person and have hope of survival."

Shiranui Genma was also exhausted, but after hearing what Ebisu said, he objected: "I think what Kai said makes sense, and did you notice that the enemy is deliberately driving us to run in an arc, making us circle around the rear camp, and we can't run back."

He opened his collar and pulled out a small cloth bag from his innermost crotch. He took out a few detonating tags from it, stuck two of them directly on his chest, and then handed the other one to Ebisu.

"I don't plan to continue running away! If we can't return to the Konoha camp, we can only encounter patrolling Chunin teams, and such ordinary teams can only die and cannot save us."

Ebisu took the detonating tag with great disgust and hesitantly stuck it on the inside of his clothes.

Even though he said he was running away, he was still prepared to die together with the enemy.

The three young Genin looked at each other, knowing clearly the other's determination, and then formed a triangular defensive formation.

Since they had already made up their minds to die, the fear in the hearts of the three Genins naturally dissipated like the wind.

They were no longer afraid of the threat of death, and all they were thinking about was how to find an enemy to take the blame for them.

Brush! Brush! Brush——

Just as the three Genin made the decision to fight defensively, a rapid sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out, and seven ninjas, some tall, some short, some fat, and some thin, appeared in front of them.

Moreover, these ninjas posed in various postures. It was obvious that these guys were always paying attention to the movements of the three people and could take them down at any time.

It was the first time that Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu saw the enemy chasing them.

All the seven ninjas wore Mist Headguards and carried uniquely shaped ninja swords on their backs. Some of the ninja swords were so unique in shape that they had nothing to do with swords at all.

Especially the scroll-shaped ninja swords among them, which is extremely unreasonable.

With the appearance of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the aura and murderous intent of the seven elite jonin enveloped the entire forest, shocking the three Konoha genin so much that their bodies stiffened.

Fortunately, there is still a big gap between the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Orochimaru. Might Guy and others have also been trained on the battlefield for more than a year and are much stronger than the future graduates.

They did not lose their ability to move because of the enemy's murderous aura, but they felt their bodies stiff, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over them from head to toe.

Even though the golden sunlight shone through the leaves, casting golden spots of light in the forest, it could not drive away the bone-chilling cold, and the Konoha Genin felt very uncomfortable.

Since these three baits have no intention of running away, they are no longer valuable as bait. If their identities are special, capture them; if they are just ordinary Genin, kill them.

Biwa Juzo had no desire to fight with the Genin, so he pulled out his beheading sword, stuck it into the ground, and leaned against the blade as if resting.

After he demonstrated, others also took relaxed or bad attitudes.

The most cruel Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost grinned, revealing his fangs, and teased, "Three little mice, are you really not going to run away?"

The three teenagers, who were less than 150cm tall, felt the terrifying pressure when looking at the huge body that was over 250cm tall.

Might Guy was the first to get rid of all his fear and shouted, "If we run, we will die, and it will also kill our companions. If we fight, we will die too, but we can die together with you, so of course we choose to fight!"

The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost laughed loudly: "Die together? He said die together with us! I am dying of laughter. I can't do it anymore. One of you go and kill them."

As expected, it was Kurisai Kushimaru and Murasaki Shinpachi who stood up. Before they became the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, they were known as the cold-blooded duo.

The fact that these two Kirigakure ninjas were given the title of cold-blooded in the Blood Mist Village shows their style of doing things.

Kurishan Kushimaru pulled out the long sword and stitches, and said regretfully: "Is this the end? It's such a pity, I thought we could play a little longer and kill a few more Konoha Jonins before the Mizukage summons us."

Muri Jinpachi also pulled out his scroll-shaped explosive knife Feimo and reminded his teammates, "Be careful, don't kill them all."

"We still have to interrogate their identities. If there really is a child of an important person, the bait game can continue for a long, long time."

Kurisan Kushimaru said impatiently: "Okay, I know, as long as I don't die, it's fine."

"Jinpachi, your ninja sword is too powerful, let me do it."

"First, knock off their hands and feet, then sew them back together. That way they can no longer escape, and they won't die from blood loss."

Kurishan Kushimaru twirled the long knife in his hand, walked forward with a smile, and said, "Who should be sewn up first?"

"Ah, this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes with a bowl cut is so irritating to the eyes. Let's start with you..."

Bang——!

Before Kurisan Kushimaru could finish his words, he was suddenly kicked in the masked face by a big foot. Amid the loud sound of flesh hitting flesh, he flew away spinning like a windmill.

Then, a figure that was not tall but as reliable as a mountain blocked the view of the three Genins and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

"Who?"

"Who are you?"

Six of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were extremely shocked and angry. Until Kurisai Kushimaru was kicked away, no one noticed that the enemy was approaching.

They couldn't help but think that if they were the ones who were attacked just now, they would probably be kicked away because they couldn't react in time like Kurishan Kushimaru.

Putting aside matters of life and death, the humiliation alone is unbearable.

Among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Shinpachi Murasaki's expression was the ugliest, so gloomy that water seemed to drip out.

As a member of the cold-blooded duo, he and Kurishan Kushimaru were standing closest to each other. The man almost brushed past his face and then kicked Kurishan Kushimaru hard in the face.

In other words, if he was kicked, he would be kicked in the back of the head without knowing it.

It was just a little bit short, and the one who would be embarrassed would be Murishinhachi.

Might Guy recognized the man at a glance and exclaimed, "Father! Why are you here?"

The one standing in front of the three Konoha Genin was naturally Might Dai. He opened six of the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu and exuded a green aura.

He turned around and looked at his son, grinning with a mouthful of white teeth flashing a dazzling light, raised his thumb and said, "Kai, Dad is here to save you!"

Might Guy was surprised but not happy. His father was also a Genin, and even the Jonin was killed by the enemy. If he came, they would die together. What was there to be happy about?

Ebisu and Genma Shiranui also know Might Dai, and in their hearts, Kai's father is not as good as them.

In any case, they are also Genin who have fought the enemy on the front line, while Might Dai is a Genin who has been doing D-level missions in the ninja village.

A 33-year-old Genin from Konoha Village, what a weak yet shameless existence this must be.

Yes, Mighty Dai is indeed shameless, wearing a shameless green tights and saying slogans that would make a 12-year-old feel ashamed.

At another time, they would even start to mock, but now that someone is risking their lives to save them, they naturally can't say anything.

Might Guy asked anxiously: "Dad, where is your captain?"

Matt Dai smiled and replied, "Kai, you know your dad doesn't have a captain."

Kai was angry and anxious, and cried out in a crying voice: "Dad, you are also a Genin. If there are no high-level ninjas, why are you here? Are you going to die together?"

Mighty Dai waved his hand and said with a smile: "Son, don't ask any more questions. The three of you should leave quickly. I will protect you from the enemy."

Might Guy immediately shouted back, "Dad! There are seven jonin on the other side. Seven!"

"Dad, you can't stop it by yourself, stop joking!"

Of course he knew that his father was risking his life to give him a chance of survival.

Might Guy found it hard to accept and thought it was impossible, so he said, "Instead of running away, why don't we join forces and fight together? Maybe... maybe we can kill one of them."

Ebisu and Shiranui Genma thought the same, so they assumed fighting stances and wrapped a trace of chakra around the detonating tags on their bodies, ready to detonate at any time.

Matt Dai suddenly stretched out his hands, clasped Kai's cheeks, and said face to face: "Son, your father is not dead yet, so you have no right to die, understand?"

"Come on, take your companions with you, leave this place to me."

It was then that Might Guy realized that his father's temperament was very different from usual, full of contradictory feelings of comfort and sadness. He murmured, "You are a Genin, Dad..."

Might Dai turned around, looked at the enemy, and said in an exceptionally calm tone: "Youth cannot be retreated, not to mention that you are still here, Kai, I have no way to retreat."

He didn't mention death, but everyone could hear the determination to die, yet he was extremely calm and certain, as if death was a trivial matter that had already been determined but was insignificant.