Chapter 277: Strong on the Outside but Weak on the Inside

Water Kingdom Battlefield

After Yunyin had been guarding for a whole morning.

Everyone knew that Kirigakure's offensive would be even more intense in the afternoon.

So they are all very alert.

Fortunately, Kirabi recovered somewhat.

He can barely fight in his human form, but not in his tailed beast form.

The injuries on his body are not easy to deal with, especially the toxin problem, which has never been able to be eliminated.

"I hope they ♬ don't overestimate their capabilities ♪. ♫ These guys, stupid guys."

Kirabi was still wrapped in a bandage, and the faint redness inside the bandage did not affect his tough talk.

He looked towards Kirigakure from outside the stronghold.

Yukito's injury is very strange. He has never recovered. Now he cannot go to the battlefield at all.

Kirabi can't fight for a long time, otherwise the wound will burst open again.

But he had to come, and he couldn't let Kirigakure know about his recovery status.

Just wait until the Raikage appears.

However, Kirabi's idea was obviously shattered, and more people tried to attack Kirigakure in the afternoon.

Moreover, several people active on the battlefield were all acquaintances of Kirabi.

Kisame, Zabuza, Juzo.

Three more people acted as sharp knives and quickly swept away the people outside Yunyin.

The fighting power of several people was very strong and they played a very good leading role.

"Water escape, water body."

Kisame summoned another pile of water to appear.

Go directly to the Explosive Talisman Trap.

There were rumbling explosions all around Yunyin's stronghold.

Extensive use of the water body also consumes a lot of chakra, but Kisame has the same shark muscles to suck it back to him.

Therefore, Kisame is the most efficient at breaking traps.

While Kirigakure was slowly advancing towards Kumogakure.

Juuzou, Zabuza, and Kisame felt a huge sense of threat.

I’ve never felt this feeling before!

Juuzang shouted: "It's the Tailed Beast Tama! Run quickly!"

Juuzang only had time to shout before falling to the ground.

A dark tailed beast jade in the sky hit Kirigakure's team.

Boom----Long-----

The huge sound and shock wave knocked out most of Kirigakure in an instant.

A huge hole instantly appeared in the middle of the team.

There were more than ten people dead on the spot, and almost all those who were close by had injuries to their internal organs, and several of them were vomiting blood in their mouths.

I can't live without seeing it.

The tailed beast jade landed not far from Kisame, and the huge power and shock wave sent Kisame flying away.

After Kisame got up, he immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.

His internal organs were injured by the tailed beast jade.

Fortunately, he kept holding Samehada tightly in his hand.

Samehada had just absorbed a lot of chakra.

Seeing that Kisame was injured, he quickly sent chakra to Kisame, and the wounds on Kisame healed quickly.

Loquat Juzo and Zabuza were relatively far apart and were not greatly affected.

He ran over and saw that Kisame was fine.

He quickly said: "The jinchūriki on the other side may have recovered from his injuries, so retreat quickly."

Kisame actually knew that the Kirabi opposite him was strong on the outside and smart on the inside.

But today he felt comfortable cutting and could no longer continue.

"Save everyone you can."

As he said that, Kisame Kisaki looked at the nearby Kirigakure and took away everything he could save.

He called the other Kirigakure people and quickly retreated.

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Kirabi changed back from the tailed beast state, with blood bursting all over his body.

He also murmured: "These guys, stupid guys..."

The person is already unconscious.

Xi hurriedly came forward and said while treating her: "It's so random."

Yumu Ren said helplessly next to him: "If Kirabi doesn't scare them away, our losses will be huge."

Samyi also retreated. She was still on the front line just now. After receiving the news, she quickly retreated with Kumogakure.

Sure enough, a moment later, the tailed beast jade fell from the sky.

Samyi knew Kirabi's condition, and when he came back, he saw that Kirabi was indeed unconscious.

Samyi suggested: "The shock effect of Kirabi's tailed beast jade will not last long. If Kirigakure attacks again, we will be very passive."

"Why don't we give up this stronghold."

Now that Kirabi is in coma, the only person who can actually make the final decision is Yukito.

Yuki thought for a moment and asked Xiang Xi: "How many wounded do we have who are unable to fight?"

Xi was in charge of this, and as soon as he thought about it, he came up with the numbers:

"Fifty-three people are unable to participate in the battle, and there may be more today."

Yukito exhaled, it was not easy to build a base on Kirigakure's side.

But with the two jinchūriki injured, Kumogakure simply couldn't withstand Kirigakure's attack.

It is also a good idea to abandon the stronghold now, break it into parts, and wait until the Raikage arrives before regrouping.

The reason why we needed a stronghold in the past was that we didn't know whether Kirigakure's jinchūriki were there, so we needed to be steady and steady.

But now, it seems that Kirigakure's Jinchuuriki is indeed gone.

It was necessary to protect the living forces, especially the safety of the two Jinchuuriki.

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Konoha Village.

Hokage's office.

"Old man, I'm back."

A familiar voice sounded.

He has long black hair, a goatee, and wears a tight-fitting black combat uniform with green jounin mail on the outside.

The red symbol of the Anbu is tattooed on his shoulders and back. There is a mark of the Fire Country emblem on his waist, and he still has a cigarette in his mouth.

It is Asuma Sarutobi.

The Third Hokage took a puff of his cigarette: "It's earlier than expected."

Although Asuma also had a cigarette in his mouth, he didn't light it.

"If you hadn't called me back in a hurry, I wouldn't be so anxious."

Asuma spoke calmly, his expression was calm, and he said he was anxious, but his face didn't look anxious.

The Third Hokage sighed when he saw Asuma's easy-going personality now.

If Asuma hadn't been so rebellious before, the burden of Konoha would have been handed over to him long ago.

Now Asuma can be said to be a prodigal son.

Although the two did not have a complete heart-to-heart talk, the Third Hokage could also see the change in Asuma.

It's not too late now, there is still time to cultivate slowly.

Now, let Orochimaru deal with those troublesome Uchiha.

The third generation thought so in his heart, and said:

"This time, the Cloud Village and the Mist Village have already started fighting, and we don't know what the trend of the war will be."

"You should stay in the village for now."

"A group of students will graduate from the Ninja School soon, so you can be the team leader."

Asuma didn't ask any more questions: "I know. I'll go find Hong first."

The third generation nodded.

Asuma had pursued Hong for many years, but his personality was not mature at all before, and Hong didn't like him very much.

Later, as he got older, Asuma matured, and never stopped pursuing Hong, and Hong was gradually moved by Asuma.

I only agreed to be with Asuma recently.

Asuma walked out of the office and took out a lighter to light the cigarette.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

Asuma is no longer the rebellious young man he was back then.

From him becoming one of the "Twelve Guardian Ninjas", to his political disagreement with Kazuma, and finally the split of the organization.

After going through a lot, Asuma gradually understood his father's hard work.

Uchiha has been very active in recent years. To be precise, it was after the appearance of Uchiha Natsuki that Uchiha began to be active.

Every move they made has really strengthened themselves.

The prestige of the Third Hokage has been severely damaged in several incidents.

In particular, the defection of Danzo almost eliminated the possibility of reconciliation between Uchiha and Konoha.

The Third Hokage recalled Jiraiya in succession, vindicated Orochimaru, and accepted Orochimaru back to the village.

Many masters were also transferred back to the village.

Asuma thought that it might not be a war between Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

But the problem between Konoha and Uchiha is imminent.

He took another deep puff of cigarette.

Asuma was also a little uneasy in his heart.

We can only see what Uchiha plans.

...

Hokage's office.

"Hokage, urgent!"

The Anbu brought up a scroll.

The Third Hokage looked serious and asked the Anbu to go down.

Pulling out the scroll, the mark on it is the mark of Morino Ibiki.

The third generation read Ibiki's report carefully, his eyes flashing.

He couldn't help but show a look of joy.

Kumogakure and Kirigakure are still in a stalemate, and it's hard to say what will happen next.

But the battle between Obito and Natsuki last night revealed the information that the third generation Hokage wanted to confirm the most.

The Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan is indeed flawed!

According to Ibiki's description, whether it's Natsuki or Itachi, their eyes are bleeding when they use Susanoo.

And Itachi was unconscious in the end.

Ibiki directly confirmed Orochimaru's information.

Orochimaru is credible!

Uchiha Fugaku has not appeared for so long, there must be something wrong with his eyes.

Itachi is also injured.

The top masters of the Uchiha clan are only Natsuki and Shisui.

The advantage is mine!

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