As time passed, the sky gradually darkened, but the battle continued.
At this moment, Ren had once again returned to his human form, shooting down the flying Kunai before quickly retreating, his hands beginning to move.
"Wind Release: Wind Cut!"
As soon as Ren finished speaking, a violent gust of wind formed in front of him, carrying a series of whooshing sounds, directly striking the densely packed Iwagakure Ninja ahead!
"Earth Release: Earth Wall!"
Several Iwagakure Ninja stepped forward, formed hand seals for a moment, then quickly slammed their palms onto the ground, causing the earth in front to tremble, and then four earth walls rose, colliding head-on with the Wind Cut in the air.
"Crack!"
The sound of rock shattering rang out, and several Iwagakure Ninja immediately gritted their teeth, fearing their defense would be broken.
Fortunately, after penetrating three layers of earth walls, the Wind Cut was finally stopped by the last remaining earth wall. Seeing this, the hearts of the few Ninja finally relaxed.
Seeing his attack blocked, a hint of disdain flashed in Ren's eyes. He quickly formed hand seals, and a halo appeared in front of him. Dozens of laser beams, wrapped in electric arcs, shot out from it, rushing towards the only remaining and already dilapidated rock wall ahead!
The surrounding Iwagakure Ninja immediately reacted, forming hand seals simultaneously. The ground began to vibrate again, and seven or eight earth walls rose, blocking their comrades.
"Can you block it?"
Ren's lips curled slightly upward, while the dozens of laser beams that shot out directly bypassed the earth walls under the astonished gazes of everyone, striking the several unprepared Iwagakure Ninja behind!
"Ugh..."
As the laser beams passed through their bodies, several Ninja screamed before collapsing one after another, trickles of blood flowing down their faces from their slightly agape mouths.
"Bastard, die!"
Just then, a figure flashed behind Ren, and a rock-covered fist angrily slammed down towards him!
"It's you again!"
A hint of helplessness immediately appeared on Ren's face. He had already sensed the other party's presence, so he was prepared, directly turning and throwing a punch to meet it.
"Bang!"
A large and a small fist collided, producing a dull thud, and a wave of air spread outwards with the two as its center.
"I say, why don't you go deal with the dignified Third Raikage over there? Why are you always staring at me?"
After a moment of stalemate, Ren withdrew his strength and retreated, looking at Kitsuchi, who had bloodshot eyes, and asked with some bewilderment.
No matter what, the Third Raikage was more valuable than him, but this guy seemed to have gotten fixated on him, leading a team to besiege him for half a day. The Third Raikage nearby had already cut down a hundred people, but this guy remained unmoved.
"Shut up! Neither of you can escape!"
Kitsuchi roared and charged out again, veins bulging on his arms, swinging his fist at Ren.
As for why he didn't go after the Third Raikage, it was, of course, because the other party was too fast, a single thrust piercing through most of the battlefield.
He had previously ordered most of his elite forces to trap the Third Raikage, while he led a small number of elites to first take down Ren, who was relatively weaker, and then concentrate all their strength to deal with that old man.
What Kitsuchi and the others hadn't expected was that Ren was far more troublesome than imagined. His superb Ninjutsu mastery, the strong physique brought by his Tailed Beast transformation, and his immunity to genjutsu allowed him to easily handle any situation.
From noon until now, night had already fallen, but the battle was still in a stalemate.
Kitsuchi had already received news that the Kumogakure and Konoha Commanders had both mobilized large armies towards the Land of Earth, intending to rescue the two.
And his father had also transferred many Ninja from the Land of Rain battlefield to help them resist the enemy's attack. With such a great price paid, these two must be kept here!
On the other side, the Konoha army led by Minato encountered the Kumogakure army on their way, led by Ay.
Although they were wary of the sudden appearance of the other party, they had no intention of starting a war. The top priority was to first rescue their comrades.
Before long, the two armies arrived at the border of the Land of Waterfall, and here, the Ninja dispatched by Ōnoki were already in position.
The one leading the team was Hunter, the captain of the Iwagakure Demolition Squad, one of the top few experts in Iwagakure, and the Commander of the Iwagakure side of the battlefield.
"Kill!!!"
Without any superfluous words, when the three armies met, a brutal slaughter immediately began.
"You damn guys!"
Ay activated his Lightning Release Armor, transforming into a lightning bolt and charging directly towards Hunter, raising his fist, which glowed with electric arcs, and swinging it in anger!
"Hmph, what big words!"
Hunter snorted coldly and swung his fist to meet him. As soon as the two collided, a violent explosion occurred, and black smoke scattered.
Just then, a lightning bolt rushed out of the black smoke, knocking away an Iwagakure Ninja before standing firm on the ground.
"Damn it!"
Ay raised his hand, looking at a wound that had appeared on it, his face sinking involuntarily.
Although the two had fought before, Ay, in his rage, hadn't thought much and directly met the attack, unexpectedly suffering a small loss.
"Again!"
Ay roared and charged up again. This time he had regained his composure and began to use his speed to contend with the other party.
Meanwhile, Minato, not far away, scattered a large number of Kunai among the crowd, and then began his personal show.
His yellow hair constantly flew in the air. Each of his appearances represented the death of an Iwagakure Ninja or the rescue of a Konoha Ninja.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Minato, who was about to perform another Instantaneous Body Technique, suddenly paused, his gaze passing through the battlefield towards the Land of Earth, a strange look in his eyes.
"Die, Yellow Flash!"
As Minato paused, an Iwagakure Ninja nearby, his mind flustered, directly gripped a Kunai and stabbed at Minato.
The latter merely glanced at him, then suddenly vanished from his original spot, and his attack, after slicing through the air, successfully missed its target.
"Hmm?"
As the other party was confused, he suddenly felt a chill at his neck, and then a liquid flowed out. He instinctively raised his hand to cover it, and what met his eyes was a hand full of blood.
He immediately widened his eyes, feeling all his strength draining away with the blood, and his legs went soft, causing him to collapse to the side.
"You..."
Only then did he notice a figure standing behind him: yellow hair, a stern face, it was precisely Minato Namikaze, whom he had just ambushed.
Minato ignored the dying man on the ground, merely glanced around, then fixed his gaze on a certain spot, and then vanished from his original spot with Instantaneous Body Technique.
"Ken!"
Uchiha Ken, who had just killed an Iwagakure Ninja, suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned his head and saw Minato Namikaze approaching him with Instantaneous Body Technique.
"Ken, I'm leaving command here to you for now. I'm going to rescue Ren. If things go south, quickly lead the team to retreat."
Before the other party could respond, Minato spoke first, giving a series of instructions before again leaving with Instantaneous Body Technique, leaving Uchiha Ken standing there in a daze.
"Huh?"