69novels Chapter 85 Sakumo Hatake
Chapter 85 Sakumo Hatake
Chapter 85 Sakumo Hatake
rustling sound —
In the border forest, figures moved swiftly, and the sound of metal clashing echoed through the woods from time to time.
Ping!
As the kunai clashed with the short sword, Matsushita Ishi's face contorted with rage as he looked at the Sand Village ninja before him and the reinforcements constantly arriving from behind.
"Damn Sunagakure!"
"Hmph, Konoha ninjas, so weak and pathetic!"
The enemy before him sneered and launched a barrage of attacks on his vital points with his short sword. The flashes of the blades formed a large net, forcing Matsushita Ishi into a perilous situation.
Seeing Matsushita Ishiba's cold sweat dripping down his face, the Sunagakure ninja's smile grew increasingly arrogant: "Is that all you've got? Then you can just die!"
As soon as the words fell, a chilling glint of light flashed, and the head of the Sand Village ninja flew high into the air, his arrogant smile still lingering on his face.
A white-haired figure blocked Matsushita Ishi's path, coldly staring at the group of enemies before him.
"Sakumo-sama!"
Upon seeing the figure in front of him, Matsushita Ishi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't get distracted. Quickly gather the other squads at the front and head back to camp."
Sakumo Hatake's voice was calm, showing no sign of panic despite the overwhelming number of enemies.
"My lord, there are too many enemies, the camp cannot be defended!" Matsushita Ishi said urgently.
"At the very least, we must keep the enemy outside the border."
Sakumo Hatake's voice was solemn, carrying an unquestionable tone.
"It's Konoha's White Fang—"
Upon seeing who it was, a hint of apprehension flashed in the eyes of the leading man in the Sunagakure camp.
Sakumo Hatake is a bit older than Tsunade, but he is not yet thirty years old. He is handsome, in his prime, and has a sharp yet composed demeanor.
"I remember you're called Haku? A very talented puppeteer from Sunagakure."
Sakumo Hatake sized him up: "Back then, there were rumors that you were one of the candidates for the Third Kazekage. Judging from this, you didn't succeed to the position of Kazekage."
"Stop trying to sow discord."
Hark chuckled, "No matter how much you stall for time, you're still going to die here eventually."
"That's not necessarily true."
Sakumo Hatake raised his hand to grip the short sword on his back, his gaze sweeping over the group of enemies, his mood inevitably becoming somewhat heavy.
The enemy numbered at least fifty, while our side only had two squads, one of which was already wounded.
"Let me stay behind to cover our retreat!"
Matsushita Shi gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for rescuing us, you wouldn't be in this danger."
"No, there are too many people. You can't hold them off for long. There's no point in covering their retreat."
Hatake Sakumo shook his head slightly, but his gaze remained fixed on the surrounding enemies: "Form a defensive formation and retreat towards the camp."
"Are you planning to cower in fear?"
Hack sneered, raised his hand and waved it, and the surrounding ninjas immediately formed a semi-encirclement formation, their hands forming hand seals.
"Wind Release: Sky-Slicing Wave!" ×N
In an instant, countless wind blades swept towards Sakumo Hatake and his group, and the surrounding trees were cut in half by the invisible wind blades.
"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"
A massive, arc-shaped earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking all the wind blades that came from all directions.
However, in those brief seconds or two, a group of Sunagakure ninjas circled around to the rear of Sakumo and his group, surrounding them completely.
"It seems the only option is to force a breakthrough."
Sakumo Hatake sighed inwardly. With his strength, he was confident he could break through, but the others would likely suffer heavy casualties.
Just as he was mentally preparing himself and planning to lead the group in a desperate breakout, a three-pronged kunai seemed to fly in from eight hundred miles away, drawing a parabola in mid-air before, to everyone's puzzled gaze, piercing the ground in front of Hatake Sakumo with a hiss.
Just as both sides were wondering how far the kunai had come from, and why it was so weak and powerless, a little blond boy who looked no more than eight or nine years old suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of Hatake Sakumo!
"Konoha reinforcements, Minato Namikaze!"
Minato quickly identified himself, then raised his hand and created three shadow clones, each holding two people.
The next instant, the Konoha group vanished into thin air!
And all of this happened in less than two seconds!
"Um?"
The sudden turn of events left everyone in Sunagakure in a state of shock.
"Where are they?! Where did they go?!"
Looking at the empty space, Huck suddenly roared, his face gradually turning red.
He instantly appeared at the spot where the Konoha group had just been standing, his gaze fixed on the trident kunai.
"Space-time ninjutsu? Wait, could this be the Second Hokage's—"
Before Hack could finish speaking, the scene before his eyes suddenly flashed, and the little blond guy from before reappeared in front of him!
He instinctively pulled out a kunai, intending to take the opportunity to kill the other person.
A kid who looks to be less than ten years old and has mastered space-time ninjutsu—
If they are allowed to grow stronger, it will be an extremely terrifying nightmare for Sunagakure!
Hack's mind raced, but the scene before him seemed to jump frames, and a bright blue ball suddenly filled his entire field of vision!
In the lingering consciousness, the screams of his subordinates seemed to still echo—
Bang!
Minato easily dispatched Haku, then vanished again after putting away his kunai, leaving behind a group of Sand Village ninja leaderless.
Meanwhile, at the Konoha camp.
Sakumo Hatake and the others were still in a daze.
"Lord Sakumo is back!"
Upon seeing the group, the surrounding ninjas cheered as if they had found their pillar of support.
Sakumo Hatake looked at Minato beside him: "What on earth is going on?"
"My name is Minato Namikaze. I am here on the orders of the Hokage to support Sakumo-senpai at the front lines. This is the mission order."
Minato handed a scroll to Sakumo Hatake. Sakumo took the scroll, broke the seal, and quickly scanned the scroll with his eyes.
"It seems I was right. The front line cannot be lost, but the Sand Village has too many troops, so it will be difficult to hold it."
Sakumo Hatake frowned slightly and turned to Minato: "Minato, if I'm not mistaken, you just used the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique, right?"
Minato nodded: "Yes."
"How much chakra do you have left? If possible, could you help bring the other teams back?"
"I asked Hatake Sakumo."
As the frontline commander, he actually had the authority to directly issue orders to Minato. However, considering that Minato's chakra reserves might not be very high at his age, and that the other party had just helped him escape from the encirclement of Sunagakure, Hatake Sakumo's tone was very polite.
Before Minato could speak, a ninja from the Yamanaka clan spoke first.
"Lord Sakumo, this is all the surviving squads on the front lines. Six squads have lost contact with the enemy, and most of the squads that successfully retreated were wounded."
Upon hearing this, Sakumo Hatake frowned and looked at Minato: "When did you receive this order?"
"About twenty minutes."
Minato calculated the time: in those twenty minutes, he could lead Nawaki and the others to the front-line camp in five minutes, confirm their identities in five minutes, and successfully find the seven ninja teams, including Hatake Sakumo and his group, in the remaining ten minutes.
Those with high mobility don't care about any logic!