Taking care of such a foolish brother is really not an easy thing to do.
Behind Amaterasu, the Dominator 001 broke free from the Puppet Puppet's restraints, and its eight arms turned into wooden parts, falling down from the sky.
On the sandy ground, an elderly Hidden Sand Ninja witnessing this scene was also gasping for breath and coughing, showing a face full of resentment.
"Damn it, just a little more and it would have succeeded!"
However, no matter how much he regretted the missed opportunity at this moment, failure is failure, and such an outcome would not change with his remorse.
Suddenly, the metallic arms of the Dominator 001 opened a mechanism resembling valves on both sides, and round metal warheads were unexpectedly exposed to the air, giving off a cold and dangerous feeling.
Ka ka ka, these metal warheads were ejected from the mechanical grooves on the sides of the arms, and with the propulsion of the flaming exhaust, they flew irregularly in the air, with no discernible pattern at all.
Subsequently, all these warheads rushed toward the sandy ground, scaring the nearby Hidden Sand Ninja, who quickly jumped away.
Just when they thought these warheads would explode upon landing, under the amazed eyes of the Hidden Sand Ninja, the metal warheads penetrated the sand layer and disappeared directly.
While the Hidden Sand Ninja were puzzled, Rasa, who was responsible for using Gold Sand Jutsu to protect the warehouse, realized something, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly withdrew the Gold Sand surrounding the warehouse.
Boom!
At the moment the Gold Sand withdrew, explosive flames erupted from the underground, engulfing the warehouses in a great fire, illuminating the sullen and angry expressions of countless Hidden Sand Ninja.
In the sky, Amaterasu and the Dominator 001 ignored the anger and killing intent of the enemies on the ground, flying away into the distance, leaving a scene of relaxed ease for their foes.
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The next morning, the Hidden Sand forces retreated.
By noon, Hakushi and Ruri led a squad of one hundred ninja to sweep through the Hidden Sand's base.
Although called a sweep, they were actually there to inspect the traces left by the battle the previous night.
The sandy ground was full of scorched marks left by the explosions, and the smell of burnt materials lingered in the air, not yet dissipated. Although the air raid the previous night did not kill many, the coverage of firepower was still quite intense.
Especially in the Hidden Sand Camp, many flammable and explosive buildings left many embarrassing traces after such a fierce fire attack.
"I thought we would need to hold on for a few more days, but the retreat was more decisive than I imagined; that Kazekage is really cautious."
Hakushi said with a smile as he looked at this messy place.
Although he had anticipated this outcome, he still hoped that the Hidden Sand could hold on for a few more days before retreating.
In this way, he could further reduce the number of Hidden Sand Ninja using the aerial combat abilities of the Dominator 001 and Amaterasu.
After all, Rasa would absolutely not let the Konoha Ninja appear at this time to hide this unexpected raid on Konoha.
Appearance means exposure, and it means the surprise attack operation of the Hidden Sand and Konoha has failed.
Even though Konoha's support was already exposed in front of the Land of Demons, it is also something that could be utilized in the subsequent occupation.
Ruri did not object, as after suffering such a substantial loss of supplies, the Hidden Sand and the Land of Demons troops here had their capital for a prolonged war stripped away.
Strategic relocation is a wise move.
So sooner or later, this is something that was bound to happen.
The next strategic plan for the Hidden Sand should be to continue transferring supplies from the Hidden Sand Village to the frontline.
This round trip would take at least three days to complete.
This three-day window is enough for them to do many things.
Hakushi held a handful of sand, gazing toward the direction of the Hidden Sand retreat.
"The new batch of construction materials transferred from the Hidden Star Village has also arrived, we must not waste this time. Next, we will continue to advance, further extending the deep battle line. Let's see if the Hidden Sand can seize the upcoming opportunities; hopefully, they will not disappoint us."
The fine sand spilled through the gaps between his fingers and, propelled by the wind, flew into the distance along with Hakushi's murmured words.