"What happened?"
The team leaders rushed out of the tent like a whirlwind.
Just then, a figure rushed over; it was a ninja from the Terumi clan.
"My lord!" A Terumi clan ninja ran breathlessly to the Terumi clan leader."The Uzumaki clan ninjas have just launched an attack!"
"However, sir, they are just throwing kunai with explosive tags around them, they haven't launched a real attack," the Terumi clan ninja quickly added.
"This is a cheap trick to lure us in.These red-haired bastards are trying to make us chase after them," said Minazuki Kaikawa, the leader of the Minazuki clan, with a sneer."They've definitely set a trap ahead, just waiting for us to walk right into it!"
The team leaders weren't fools; the ninjas chosen by various clans to lead their teams were all skilled in some way.They were all aware of this, but they didn't say it aloud.
"If only the Kaguya clan were here, they could have led the charge." Suddenly, someone said indignantly, "Damn the Kaguya clan, they weren't here at the crucial moment!"
These words acted as a fuse, instantly igniting the discontent in everyone's hearts.They all fell silent, silently cursing the absence of the Kaguya clan.
Kaguya and the others, already lying inside the scroll: .
Back in the camp, the team leaders sat together with grave expressions, discussing their next move.
After a heated discussion, they finally decided to send a small team out to scout ahead and determine if there were any traps or ambushes.
However, a problem arose: who should be sent?
Because the leaders were not under each other's command, and no unified command was established in the village before their departure, a situation of each ninja clan acting independently arose.
Each ninja clan believes itself to be the strongest, and none of them are willing to take orders from others.
In this situation, the team leaders got into a long argument and wrangling.They argued back and forth, each insisting on doing things their own way.
Time ticked by, but no consensus could be reached.
Thus, the meeting ended without producing any useful results, and the leaders of the various ninja clans stormed off.The meeting concluded hastily.
Back at their respective camps (that's right, these bloodline ninjas don't even camp together), the leaders unanimously dispatched their own reconnaissance teams to explore the area ahead and check for traps and ambushes.
Actually, this can't be blamed on the higher-ups of Kirigakure.This Bloodstained Squad was just bait and cannon fodder thrown out by Kirigakure.Their mission was simply to keep fighting their way forward.
This would not only severely damage the unsuspecting Uzumaki clan, making it easier for the village to reap the rewards of victory, but also deplete these unruly bloodline ninjas, weakening the Bloodline Clan's strength.
It has to be said that it's a miracle that the village hasn't collapsed despite all the internal strife.
After waiting all night, none of the ninjas who went out to gather intelligence returned, leaving the team leaders somewhat dumbfounded.
It's clear that none of the ninjas who went out to gather intelligence were killed.Sending more people will likely yield the same result.
With no other option, these ninja clans had to join forces and march together towards Uzushiogakure.
......
Beside an unnamed stream, Hatake Kaede and his men were resting.
After a night of fighting, everyone was exhausted.Most of the ninjas sent by Kirigakure to gather intelligence had been eliminated.
However, at one point on the surface of the stream, the water level rises slightly, as if it has been pushed up by a rock at the bottom.
The protruding stream was so natural that it seemed to go unnoticed by the people resting by the creek.
At this moment, a Hozuki clan ninja is lurking underwater, using the clan's secret technique—Water Transformation Technique—to achieve perfect concealment in the river.
This method of concealment has a significant advantage over ordinary sensory ninjas, such as Uchiha Fujino from the Uchiha team.
However, under the influence of Kagura's Mind's Eye and Hatake's Mind's Web from the Uzumaki clan, such behavior would be a blatant insult to their intelligence.
Hatake Kaede silenced Uzumaki Reina with a look, who was about to speak, and said to himself, "Rena, this battle is over.Let's rest and retreat immediately."
Although Uzumaki Reina had no idea what Hatake Kaede was up to, she could only go along with what he was saying: "Yes, everyone is exhausted.Let's rest for a bit and then retreat!"
Seeing that Uzumaki Reina was so cooperative, Hatake Kaede continued, "Well, let's rest for a bit and then head to Hongchuan Town.It's one of our supply depots, and all the villagers from the nearby villages have gathered there.We can go there to replenish our supplies."
Reina Uzumaki was puzzled: [Red River Town?Does that place have supplies?I remember that town was abandoned a long time ago?]
Although somewhat doubtful, Uzumaki Reina still said, "Good idea.Red River Town is rich in resources.A third of our Uzumaki clan's resources are concentrated there.We can have a good rest after we get there."
Hatake Kaede nodded and said, "Then it's decided.You should go and rest too!We'll set off in half an hour!"
Half an hour passed in a flash.Kaede woke everyone up and then led them away from the stream.
Half an hour later, the flow of the stream changed.The water suddenly surged upwards and transformed into a man of about thirty years old.
"Damn the Third Mizukage!" The man wiped the cold sweat from his brow, cursing the village elders under his breath.At the same time, he felt a surge of relief that he hadn't been.A little white-haired devil was discovered.
The man was a ninja who had been sent out on a reconnaissance mission the night before.His partner had been wiped out long ago, and he was the only one who managed to escape.
Okay, it's because he's a bit of a coward.When his companion was attacked, he immediately jumped into the water and used a water-transforming technique to escape.
He watched as the white-haired brat threw purple spears from afar, pinning his companions to the ground one by one.Then, a bunch of red-eyed people and a bunch of red-haired people jumped out and eliminated his companions one by one.
"Damn it, why did I, Hozuki Ryōgetsu, have to do this kind of mission?Do you guys even know how dangerous that white-haired brat is?"
"Damn the Third Mizukage, damn the Genji, damn Hozuki Tengetsu!"
Hozuki Ryougetsu muttered to himself as he carefully surveyed his surroundings.Once he was sure no one was around, he quickened his pace and left.
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