"You've been frowning since earlier, is something wrong, Xi?"
After sailing for a while, Lei Ying Ai suddenly asked Xi a question.
Although Ai Mingxi and his men had some concerns about this troop deployment, feeling that there was no suitable pretext, they would still fully cooperate with him since the troops had already been deployed, so there was no need for them to have such expressions.
On the surface, he may seem like a reckless man, but Ai believes he is actually quite shrewd. For example, he had already thought through the pretext for sending troops.
The Snow Village used inferior goods to deceive and plunder the Cloud Village's wealth, causing huge losses to the Cloud Village!
As for the evidence, it's that the Snow Country's divine oil couldn't make him any stronger. This is a major issue that would delay the Raikage's succession in Kumogakure. Shouldn't he be punished?!
Xi's brows remained furrowed, his gaze shifting back and forth between the water and the sky.
“Something is definitely not right. The fish that have been swimming around the fleet since earlier seem to have some kind of magnetic energy. There were also several huge birds that seemed to be following the fleet high in the sky, as if they were watching us closely.”
"Um?"
Ai's eyes widened. He quickly glanced at the empty sky before turning his gaze to the sea. He suddenly threw a punch, lightning flickering on his arm. The powerful force created a wave that washed a string of fish ashore. Guided by Xi, Ai grabbed a fish, squeezed it tightly, and crushed it. Flesh and blood squeezed out from the gaps in his hand. Ai opened his palm, revealing a miniature camera shaped like a fish's eye.
Ai stared intently at the camera, then crushed it to pieces, and instead of being angry, laughed.
"Hehehe, I didn't expect that the small Snow Village would have such a trick up its sleeve!"
"This type of camera may also have signal transmission capabilities, and we should have already been discovered."
Mabuyi also witnessed the scene just now. "At this point, we don't have many choices. We can either retreat or stop. The most impulsive thing to do is to accelerate and charge before they are ready. My personal suggestion is to stop here, send out intelligence personnel to gather intelligence, and then make a decision."
The fact that the Snow Village could deploy such detection methods at sea shows that they possess considerable strength.
"Hahaha, it seems those guys with the white eyes did manage to come up with some interesting things in the Land of Snow."
Ai Yangtian laughed wildly a few times, then his expression turned solemn. "Speed up and charge! Even if they find us, I want to see what kind of strength they have to stop me!"
......
The sky was already dusky, and the setting sun, coupled with the cold wind, created a desolate atmosphere.
The Cloud Village initially estimated that they would arrive in three hours, but because they were unfamiliar with the flight path and could not figure out the landing location, they wasted a lot of time and it took them more than five hours to reach the shore of the Land of Snow.
This is a relatively calm harbor, with boats only about a hundred meters from the shore, which is a rocky cliff made of ice and snow. Surprisingly, it's completely quiet here; not a single ninja from the Snow Village can be seen.
"Be careful, the Snow Village may have already prepared a ninja force."
After having their summoned beasts scout the area and finding nothing amiss, Raikage A defied the objections and led Hijiri and the others in a charge towards the shore. Behind them, waves of Cloud Ninja followed, wading through the water; the hundred-meter landing distance was quickly covered.
Shoot shoo shoo
As the last group of Cloud Ninjas stepped onto the water, a barrage of arrows suddenly shot out from all sides, reaching them in the blink of an eye.
"careful!"
Ai Tengkong unleashed a punch that blasted away over a dozen arrows, yet his incredibly powerful fist felt a slight numbness and pain. Ai was immediately taken aback; these arrows appeared to have been launched from at least 500 meters away, yet they still possessed such force!
The arrows came too suddenly and too densely. Although Ai and Xi tried their best to intercept them, dozens still slipped through. They were already moving forward on water when they were suddenly attacked by a powerful barrage of arrows. Ordinary Cloud Ninja could not withstand it, and more than twenty of them fell down in an instant.
By this time, Ai had fully realized what was happening. He swept his fist, crackling with lightning, through the air, knocking down most of the second wave of arrows. However, the arrows were relentless and came at tricky angles, and some of the weaker Cloud Ninja were still killed or wounded.
"Damn it, Mabuyi, you arrange the landing and advance. I'm going first. I'll make sure these 'white-eyed lunatics' hiding in the shadows know what's what!"
The Fourth Raikage's entire body was instantly enveloped in blue Lightning Release chakra. As he spoke, he charged forward like lightning. With the Lightning Release chakra mode activated, the Raikage's speed was so fast it was like teleportation. In just a few seconds, he covered nearly a thousand meters and arrived at the location where the crossbow bolt had been fired.
There were nearly two thousand ninjas here, divided into more than ten ranks, standing ready. It was a mystery how they had managed to evade the summoning beasts' detection. A quick glance revealed nearly a hundred members of the Hyuga clan, dressed in peculiar armor, constantly firing intricately crafted crossbows.
Judging from the gleaming arrowheads and the sealing marks on the crossbow, this ninja tool must be expensive.
"You bastards of the Hyuga clan, prepare to die!"
Seeing so many disapproving looks, Ai could no longer suppress his anger. He let out a loud shout and launched a solo charge.
It would be enough to capture a few dozen Hyuga clan members and breed them to create Byakugan bloodlines belonging to the Hidden Cloud Village. These Hyuga clan members who harmed the Hidden Cloud Village are not worth regretting.
Aimed at the Hyuga clan members who were still firing crossbow bolts, A gathered all his Lightning Release chakra and charged at his opponents at lightning speed, while his large hand slashed down at their heads like a guillotine.
"Return to Heaven"
Hiashi Hyuga moved like a shooting star, intercepting A's path. He released a large amount of Gentle Fist chakra from his chakra points, which spun like a top, instantly creating a circular chakra shield that blocked A's way.
The fist collided with the protective shield, instantly causing dazzling lightning all around and a piercing sound to echo in the air.
A's fist, crackling with lightning chakra, was incredibly powerful, almost capable of splitting mountains and shattering the earth. Hiashi Hyuga's Reversal of Qi shield was nearly breached. After the impact, A was forced back half a step, while Hiashi Hyuga's Reversal of Qi shield shattered, and he involuntarily staggered back more than ten steps.
When Hiashi Hyuga saw this, his eyes widened in disbelief. His enhanced version of the Rotation, which had been greatly improved in terms of defense thanks to Hyuga Kaze's guidance, had actually been almost crushed by someone's fists!
"Tsk tsk, the Hyuga clan's Rotation technique is quite something, let's try again!"
Sensing the Raikage's threat, the surrounding Hyuga clansmen stopped and put away their bows and crossbows. Seeing that his primary objective had been achieved, A felt a little relieved and then turned to continue charging towards Hyuga Hiashi.
Just as Hiashi Hyuga mustered his strength to prepare to use his Rejuvenation Technique again, a youthful and beautiful figure appeared like a dream and blocked Ai's way.
"This road is blocked!"
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