Chapter 37 The Chase Battle on the Yellow Sand

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A blade flashed, and the yellow sand was split in two like paper.

Four Sunagakure ninjas instantly showed expressions of horror. This joint ninjutsu is a technique the four of them have practiced for a long time.

It had always been successful without fail, but unexpectedly, it was cracked so easily today.

Moreover, the way to break it was so simple, just one slash.

"Don't just stand there! Who do you think he is?"

"He's Sakumo Hatake, Konoha's White Fang! Treat him as if he were the Hokage!"

"Puppet Technique: Thousand - Needle Pufferfish"

Kamaji's somewhat angry voice suddenly rang out.

Immediately, four Puppets were activated, and spikes instantly emerged from them.

The Puppets, already huge and ball - like, did indeed look somewhat like pufferfish from afar.

But don't underestimate these spikes. As Puppeteers, apart from being proficient in using Puppets, they are also experts in poisons.

These spikes were all smeared with Kamaji's exclusive poison.

"Don't let those Puppets touch you!"

"Chiyama Gekko, Heiichi Yamanaka, retreat quickly!"

Sakumo Hatake swung his sword forward again, and Dotetsu and Ken Aoyama closely followed.

"Earth Release: Fist - Rock Jutsu"

"The sand won't let me have fun! I can make my own rocks, can't I!"

Only to see Dotetsu's fists were instantly wrapped in layers of heavy rocks, without any fancy movements.

He punched directly at the Puppet, and with a heavy blow, sent a pufferfish - like Puppet flying.

"Hahaha, Dotetsu, you're killing me!"

"Water Release: Water - Wave Hand Jutsu"

Ken Aoyama's approach to dealing with the Puppet was much gentler. He simply raised his right hand without even forming Hand seals.

A jet of water instantly gushed out from his palm, directly blocking the Puppet with the water's impact force.

Meanwhile, Chiyama Gekko, Heiichi Yamanaka and others took off running at full speed.

"Don't let them escape!"

"Send a few people to go after them!"

"Our reinforcements are on the way! Don't be timid in battle! Stop them!"

"Puppet Technique: Needle - Shower Jutsu"

Seeing the enemies about to flee, Kamaji suddenly flicked his hand, and a pufferfish - like Puppet immediately chased after Chiyama Gekko and others.

Meanwhile, the spikes on its body shot out like Senbon, directly covering the direction where Chiyama Gekko and others were.

"Keep running!"

"Eight Trigrams Aiki Palm"

Mitsuto Hyuga suddenly turned around. With his Byakugan activated, he had all the spikes in sight.

In the next second, several shockwaves shot into the air instantly, shattering all the spikes attacking them.

It is one of the few long - range attack abilities of the Hyuga clan. It releases vacuum shockwaves and coordinates with the Byakugan for long - range strikes, with rather impressive power.

"Don't run!"

Apart from the ninjas blocking Sakumo Hatake and others, there were six ninjas in total chasing after Chiyama Gekko and others.

Seeing their leader's attack blocked, they all began to attack.

Countless Shuriken and Kunai were instantly thrown.

Among them, there were quite a few with Explosive Tag attached.

"Damn it!"

"There are a bit too many!"

Mitsuto Hyuga, who volunteered to fend off the enemies, suddenly felt a sharp increase in pressure.

Just as he was about to defend, a figure suddenly appeared behind him.

"Go!"

"Water Release: Water - Formation Wall Jutsu"

Under the urging of chakra, a column of water suddenly burst into the sky from the yellow sand, blocking all the enemy's attacks.

"Boom!"

The Explosive Tag struck the Water - Formation Wall Jutsu, triggering an immediate explosion.

For a moment, the battlefield was shrouded in the steam from the evaporated water.

The one who came was Ken Aoyama. The instant he saw the enemy in pursuit, he dashed over to offer support.

Although he failed to block the first wave of attacks, he finally made it in time for the second wave.

"Aoyama!"

"Cut the crap! Run! Take that female ninja back. That's the mission!"

Mitsuto Hyuga looked at his teammate with a determined expression on his face, and his eyes couldn't help but turn a bit red.

But at this moment, the mission was of utmost importance. He gritted his teeth and spun around.

"You bastards from Sunagakure! I'll play with you!"

Ken Aoyama drew out a Kunai and immediately launched a counter - charge. Facing six enemies single - handedly, he didn't show an ounce of fear!

Chiyama Gekko glanced back and saw this scene, and couldn't help but feel a twinge of emotion.

Ninjas during this time truly valued the mission more than their own lives.

Alas, precisely for this reason, Sakumo Hatake in the original story was criticized for this very thing.

Thanks to Ken Aoyama's help, Chiyama Gekko and the others quickly put some distance between themselves and the battlefield.

He had no idea how long they'd been running, but he was dead tired.

Come on, he was still carrying someone and holding on tightly, for fear that the person might fall.

"Up ahead is the abandoned ruins. It's the building on the escape route we previously planned with Sakumo Hatake. Let's take a break there for a while."

All the way, Mitsuto Hyuga kept the Byakugan activated. Soon, he spotted a relatively safe spot.

Everyone nodded and then dashed towards the ruins.

Leaning against a broken wall, Chiyama Gekko unconsciously rubbed his legs.

He'd always flown whenever possible. He'd never run such a long distance at one go. He was completely worn out.

"I wonder how Sakumo Hatake and the others are doing..."

"Sigh..."

The medical ninja Tsukino had a very gloomy expression.

"They'll be okay. Sakumo Hatake is just as strong as Lord Hokage. His sword skills are unrivaled. A few Sunagakure ninjas won't be able to touch him."

Mitsuto Hyuga admired Sakumo Hatake very much and had full confidence in him.

"Alright, cut it out. Take a rest first. Once we regain our strength, we'll keep going."

"We can't stay in this desert."

"I'll keep guard first. Mitsuto, relieve me later."

The night continued. None of them had expected that just a moment ago they were still preparing for the mission, but on this night they had completed the mission and were being chased and on the run.

Changes always come faster than you can anticipate. They could do nothing but accept it.

Chiyama Gekko had already closed his eyes to rest, but he wasn't sleeping.

Instead, he was using a spell to detect the positions of Sakumo Hatake and the others.

You know, Sakumo Hatake had been holding the Kunai with his spell inscribed on it. Thanks to this, he could detect Sakumo Hatake's movements.

Suddenly, he sensed the Kunai moving rapidly.

Then he opened his eyes suddenly.

"Mitsuto! 9 o'clock direction!"

"Check if someone is coming!"

Chiyama Gekko suddenly shouted, startling everyone. Mitsuto Hyuga, who just wanted to take a nap, instantly perked up, activated his Byakugan, and looked in the direction of 9 o'clock.

Sure enough, he made a discovery through his observation.

"There's someone! Wait... something's not right."

"Tsukino! Hurry up quickly and get ready. Someone is injured!"

In his sight, Sakumo Hatake was running towards them quickly with Ken Aoyama on his back.

Soon, Sakumo Hatake and the others appeared in front of them.

Sakumo Hatake's clothes were completely stained red with blood, but his breathing was extremely steady. Obviously, these bloodstains didn't belong to him.

However, Ken Aoyama, who Sakumo Hatake was carrying on his back, was in a very bad condition, with Shuriken and Kunai still stuck in his back.

Dotetsu looked miserable, with wounds all over his body, but they were only superficial injuries.

"Mr. Sakumo!"

"Quickly put Aoyama down here. I'll treat him!"

"Dotetsu, you go to the other side and wait for a while. I'll treat you after I'm done with Aoyama."

Tsukino immediately got to work. She was originally a healing ninja, and it was her duty to help her teammates with their injuries.

"Mr. Sakumo, are you okay?"

Heiichi Yamanaka came to Mr. Sakumo's side and noticed that his face looked kind of pale.

Sakumo Hatake slightly shook his head.

"Tsukino, you need to hurry up. There are quite a few pursuers behind us."

Everyone was a bit stunned. There were still pursuers?

"Originally, Kamaji and the others were completely no match for us at all."

"Mr. Sakumo killed six of them in just a few minutes."

"Just as we were about to retreat, that old woman Chiyo showed up."

"Ten Puppets! Damn it. If it weren't for me having used rocks to block, I probably would have been done for."

"And there were a lot of pitch-black things in the sky with extremely strong destructive power. Even my rocks couldn't stop them."

Dotetsu took the water bottle Chiyama Gekko handed him and gulped down a few mouthfuls.

Obviously, the battle just now gave this strong man quite a shock.

"Pitch-black things? Mr. Sakumo, was it the Third Kazekage?"

When Chiyama Gekko thought of this Kazekage who was known as the so - called strongest, his heart skipped a beat.

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