Chapter 379 The war resumes
Later in the night.

The bright moon hangs high.

On the Eagle's Beak Cliff, on the side facing the sea, four Konoha ninjas were chatting idly.

Suddenly, one of them seemed to have seen something, pointed at the sea in the distance, and asked anxiously: "Captain, look, what is that?"

Hearing this, the captain of the four-man team immediately looked in the direction he pointed.

I saw several black spots approaching rapidly on the vast ocean.

He opened his eyes wide and examined it carefully.

The next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said: "Send a signal quickly, it's an enemy attack!"

However, no one responded to him.

A faint smell of blood entered my nose.

Noticing something unusual, he instinctively looked back.

Suddenly, two ninjas in black robes and masks appeared behind him.

Meanwhile, his three teammates had already been killed.

"Kirigakure ANBU?"

Looking at the four curved lines on the masks of the other two people that looked like flowing water or clouds, Ikeda Tsuyoshi exclaimed in surprise.

As he spoke, he was about to step back.

However, it was too late.

puff~
The sound of a sharp knife penetrating flesh was heard.

A Kirigakure ANBU thrust the kunai in his hand into Ikeda Tsuyoshi's heart.

puff~
A mouthful of blood spurted out of Ikeda Tsuyoshi's mouth.

He endured the pain and wanted to raise a voice to warn others.

However, before he could utter a single sound, another kunai slashed at him and cut his throat directly, leaving him unable to utter a single word.

At this point, all four members of Ikeda Tsuyoshi's team were killed, and they were unable to send out any signal until their death.

After doing this, the two Kirigakure Anbu looked at each other and nodded to each other.

Then, they ignored the bodies of the four people on the ground and ran straight to the deeper part of Eagle's Beak Cliff, which was closer to the stronghold.

After walking about a few dozen meters, two figures suddenly jumped out from behind a huge rock nearby.

They were also wearing black robes and masks, and were obviously two members of the Kirigakure Anbu.

Seeing the two men and smelling the faint smell of blood on them, the Kirigakure Anbu who killed Ikeda Tsuyoshi asked, "How is it?"

His voice was hoarse, and through the mask, it seemed even more muffled.

Hearing this, the man who had just appeared replied: "Everything went well, the sentry has been dealt with by us."

Naturally, the sentries deployed by Konoha here could not be limited to the four people shown on the surface.

In fact, in addition to Ikeda Tsuyoshi and others, there is also a small team secretly responsible for monitoring every move around.

In the past, with this configuration of two teams, one bright and one dark, even if someone launched a sneak attack, it would be enough for them to send out a warning signal.

However, in tonight's operation, the Hidden Mist Village was determined to win, so it directly sent out the elite Anbu, whose strength far exceeded that of the two teams, and they had no time to react.

In addition, the Hidden Mist Village has been relatively quiet these days, and several Konoha ninjas unconsciously relaxed their vigilance.

The combination of these two factors has led to the current result.

After confirming that both the light and dark sentries had been dealt with, the Mist Hidden Dark Team did not go any deeper, but hid themselves and quietly waited for the arrival of the main force.

Their mission is to ensure that Konoha will not discover the trace of the large army in the first time. Now that the mission has been completed, they naturally will not do anything unnecessary.

I have to say, they did the right thing.

It is true that they easily dealt with Ikeda Tsuyoshi and others, but that does not mean they can have free rein here.

Because the closer they get to the stronghold, the tighter Konoha's defense becomes. If they dare to move forward, their whereabouts will be exposed in no time.

By then, Konoha would naturally be aware of it. Unfortunately, these people were all elite members of the Kirigakure Anbu, and they had a lot of mission experience, so they didn't do anything unnecessary.

As a result, Konoha was completely unaware of the arrival of the Hidden Mist Village.

And this was bound to catch Konoha off guard.

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inside the room.

Qingming is sleeping soundly.

At a certain moment, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded.

The next moment, Qingming's eyes opened and the three-magatama Sharingan opened instantly.

He grabbed the scabbard beside him and jumped up from the bed.

Boom~
A loud explosion sounded in my ears.

Qingming could tell that it was the sound of the detonating talisman exploding.

What followed was noisy shouting and sounds of fierce fighting.

"Kirigakure?"

Qingming murmured.

The next moment, a figure appeared outside the house.

Qingming released his perception and immediately discovered a large number of strange auras.

He jumped a few times and reached the highest point of the stronghold, and then saw densely packed Mist Ninjas outside the stronghold.

This number has exceeded any previous time, and is almost five or six hundred.

Looking at the outer patrol team retreating step by step, Qing Ming did not hesitate at all. He quickly formed seals with his hands and performed the ninjutsu - Wind Style: Wind Wings!

The next moment, his feet left the ground and flew towards the battlefield.

Qingming passed the two groups of people fighting each other in front and went straight to the rear of the Kirigakure troops.

Looking at the Mist Ninjas who were still gathering, he formed seals with his hands and instantly performed the Ninjutsu - Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!

A fist-sized fireball came out of his mouth, then quickly grew larger, and finally turned into a huge fireball with a diameter of four or five meters, smashing towards the Mist Hidden Team.

Feeling the rolling heat waves coming from above his head, a Kirigakure Genin raised his head and looked upwards.

The next moment, his expression was dull, and he couldn't help but mutter, "What is this?"

Boom~
A huge fireball fell to the ground and exploded, instantly turning the surrounding ground into a sea of ​​fire, engulfing dozens of Mist Ninjas.

The next moment, painful wails were heard, and the Mist Ninjas struggled in the flames like evil spirits.

This purgatory-like scene immediately shocked the surrounding Kirigakure ninjas.

However, Qing Ming didn't care how they reacted.

Now, there was only one thing he had to do, and that was to delay the attack of the Hidden Mist Village as much as possible.

Only in this way can we buy enough time for the Konoha ninjas in the stronghold to organize a defense.

Otherwise, the entire stronghold is in danger of being lost.

Qingming changed direction, faced the crowded area below, formed hand seals again, and performed the ninjutsu - Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu!
A flame burst out of his mouth and turned into a fire dragon, rushing straight into the crowd.

The next moment, the wailing sounded again.

Qing Ming ignored this and flapped his chakra wings behind him, and he arrived at another place.

"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique~"

Another fire dragon rushed into the crowd.

Qingming didn't care about the outcome of the battle. After performing the ninjutsu, he flew to other places and continued to perform ninjutsu to attack.

Just like that, he moved to another place after each shot, never staying in one place, and the Mist Ninja was unable to do anything to him for a while.

He caused unrest in the rear of Wuyin, and the pace of their advance was affected.

(End of this chapter)