Chapter 332 Retreat
Before I knew it, it was already late at night.

night sky.

The moon has moved from the center to the west.

However, the Mist Ninja still failed to break through any of the three lines of defense.

This made the commander of the Hidden Mist Village very angry.

Coastside.

On a warship from the Hidden Mist Village.

A Kirigakure jonin looked at the battle report in his hand, his expression changing again and again.

Finally, he threw several battle reports on the table and cursed in a low voice: "Waste! All waste!"

Just now, news came from the front line that the area previously occupied by them on the eastern battlefield has been recaptured by Konoha Ninja.

And judging by their attitude, they are still planning to move forward.

In addition, on the southern battlefield and the southeast battlefield, the Konoha ninjas were also making efforts to gradually regain the lost territory.

It can be said that on the three fronts of the battlefield, the Hidden Mist Village was defeated.

How could this not make Qian Yuliu angry?
Qian Yuliu hated the culprit who caused all this, Uchiha Qingming, who was known as the "Ghost Sword", to the extreme.

But then again, a mere kid of twelve or thirteen years old couldn't even take it down, which was simply a disgrace to the Hidden Mist Village.

If Qingming had not previously killed Biwa Juzang and Hei Chu Lei Ya.

Not long ago, Kaguya Kotaro was killed right under his nose. Chigureu almost thought that Mei Terumi and others were deliberately letting him win.

But even so, it's a bit too outrageous.

The Uchiha clan's jonin were indeed top-notch among ninjas of the same level, but they were not so powerful that even the combined strength of seven or eight jonin could not defeat them.

Not to mention, among these seven or eight people, there is a double-blooded ninja like Mei Terumi, and a ninja sword holder like Kurisai Kushimaru. They should be able to defeat them no matter what, right?
But the result?

Qing Ming was like an indestructible cockroach. He survived tenaciously and even fought back, injuring several of them.

This left Qian Yuliu completely puzzled.

However, since he couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it.

As the saying goes, if you can't afford to provoke someone, can't you just avoid them?

Therefore, Qian Yuliu tried to dispatch some people to leave, leaving only one or two people to hold the enemy at bay.

However, Qingming's strength is too strong, and keeping ordinary jonin is basically just delivering food to him.

If Mei Terumi and other strong men were left behind, Qing Ming would actively avoid the battle and then force his way into other jonin battle groups.

That time, because of the cooperation of other Konoha jonin, Qingming directly killed one of their jonin, which made Qian Yuliu heartbroken.

As a last resort, Qian Yuliu had to mobilize his men again and launch an attack on him.

Even after knowing that Qingming was deliberately delaying time, Qianyuliu did not dare to arbitrarily transfer the troops that were besieging him.

It can be said that Qingming, with his own strength, held back nearly half of the jonin of the Kirigakure Village on the eastern battlefield.

Its role is huge!
And this is the role of high-end combat power in this kind of melee.

It was precisely because of Qingming's delay that Konoha was able to successfully counterattack.

Otherwise, how could it be so easy?
Forcibly suppressing his inner irritation, Qian Yuliu asked towards the dark corner nearby: "How long will it take for Konoha's support to arrive?"

Hearing this, a ninja in a black robe and a mask came out. It was another Kirigakure ANBU ninja.

Then he said, "The Flying Fish Squad has just received news that Konoha's support forces have arrived near the Red Coral Reef and will be here in about three hours at the earliest."

"Three hours?"

Qian Yuliu murmured and fell into silence for a long time.

He tapped the table with his index finger, making a series of tapping sounds. About ten minutes later, Qian Yuliu suddenly stood up, picked up the battle report on the table again, and read it carefully.

After a moment, he sighed and said, "Ah~, forget it, pass on my order, retreat!"

After saying this, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He leaned back in the seat at the back and remained silent for a long time.

Qian Yuliu knew that after this incident, it would be difficult for him to make a comeback.

As a jonin with ordinary combat power and no background, his command ability is almost his only strength.

If he fights well in this battle, he will most likely have a chance of entering the center of power in the village.

Now.
Don't even think about it!
The village has been silent for so long this time, in order to be fully prepared and strike with one strike.

However, now, not only have we suffered heavy casualties, but we have also not achieved any strategic goals.

Originally, the village's plan was to first capture Konoha's forward base in the Land of Waves, and then use it as a springboard to attack the Land of Fire's homeland, and eventually push the front line to the heart of the Land of Fire.

Unfortunately, they haven’t even taken down the forward base for exploration, let alone the follow-up arrangements.

Therefore, let alone any credit this time, it is already good enough not to have to take any responsibility.

In this way, there is no need to think about going any further.

Of course, he could continue to fight, but given the current situation, the probability of their failure was as high as 80 to 90 percent.

In this situation, continuing to fight would be a gamble with your life.

Qian Yuliu still had some conscience after all. He didn't want his men to die in vain, so he finally chose to retreat.

Of course, there was another reason that prompted him to make this choice, that is, even if they won the bet this time, they would not be able to hold on when Konoha's reinforcements arrived.

In that case, we might as well reserve some fighting power for the village!

Upon hearing his order to retreat, the Kirigakure Anbu nearby turned around and left without saying anything.

Soon, the Mist Ninjas on the three fronts began to retreat in an orderly manner.

The Konoha side naturally discovered their actions, but the Uchiha Jonin in charge of the command gave up the idea of ​​pursuit after some thought.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to give chase, but the situation doesn’t allow it.

Although they blocked the surprise attack from the Hidden Mist Village this time, they suffered a lot of casualties, and the surviving Konoha ninjas were all injured.

Moreover, after fighting for several hours, everyone was already exhausted and had no energy or chakra to continue chasing.

Maybe, if they keep chasing them, it will give the Hidden Mist Village a chance.

Therefore, the Uchiha Jonin chose to stay put. After all, they had already exceeded their mission this time, so there was no need to take any more risks.

By the same token, Qingming watched the several Kirigakure jonin who were besieging him leave and did not choose to chase them.

Although he was in pretty good shape, his performance in this battle was already outstanding enough, so there was really no need to chase after him and kill a few Mist Ninjas.

Who knows, it might attract more people to pay attention to it!
Qing Ming has not forgotten why he was transferred to this battlefield. Now he has provoked a root organization, and he doesn't want a second one.

Although the possibility of him not being noticed is very small, we should try to reduce it as much as possible.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. Qing Ming shook off the blood on the blade, and then with a "clang", he sheathed the sword.

After glancing around and confirming that the people from the Hidden Mist Village had really left, he headed back to the base.

However, before he could rest for a moment, a Chunin arrived in front of him.

Before he could speak, Qing Ming opened his eyes, stared at him, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Hearing this, the Konoha Chunin swallowed his saliva, and then said carefully: "It's like this, Qingming Jonin, the medical team is a little short of manpower right now, you see..."

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Qing Ming was silent for a while after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)