Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 85 A weak nation has no diplomacy

Qingwu leaped swiftly through the woods.

The woods in winter do not provide as good cover as they do in summer.

However, the Great Elf was able to unleash even greater offensive power in the forest.

The elf moved through the trees as if on flat ground, and after firing, immediately changed direction in the forest, leaving the rock ninja pursuers behind frustrated to the point of vomiting blood.

Qingwu's current condition is not very good either.

He used too much magic in the previous battle.

Especially with the upgraded magic, although the effects are stronger, the natural energy consumption per use has also increased, so he dares not linger in battle.

Moreover, they lost their way while fleeing.

All they could do was keep their heads down and keep running.

Most importantly, he now has less than fifty great elves left.

In order for him and Kakashi to escape safely, he abandoned the centaur and the dwarf, and Pegasus was also severely injured in the Stone Pillar prison.

I glanced at the sky above the treetops.

Qingwu knew that Konoha's reinforcements must have entered the Land of Grass under the leadership of Baiyun Zaojian.

But he can't turn back now; there are many Iwa ninja pursuing him.

He had even exchanged blows with Wenya once, only managing to escape by relying on the terrain of the forest and the [Slowness Technique].

Qingwu quickly understood why Iwagakure's commander, Wenya, hadn't chased Kakashi but instead pursued him.

He's been too "dazzling" these past two days.

The effectiveness of the military branches in the war is something that cannot be ignored.

It can be said that without the nearly three hundred soldiers they had accumulated, the four of them would have had no chance of escaping from the siege of eight hundred men.

"I estimate that after this battle, I'll become famous throughout the ninja world."

Qingwu, who had escaped, thought to himself, finding a bittersweet humor in his actions.

They escaped from day to night.

Qingwu could no longer determine where he was.

Anyway, the terrain didn't look like the Land of Earth, which put his mind at ease.

Wenya was pursuing them very closely.

This guy's relentless, suicidal attitude was giving Qingwu a huge headache.

The great elves lost more than a dozen more in the pursuit.

Of course, it's estimated that they killed close to a hundred Iwa ninja.

This casualty ratio is undoubtedly extremely abnormal.

Unfortunately, Qingwu was unable to replenish its troops in areas far from its territory, while the number of Iwa ninjas led by Wenya seemed to be quite large.

Unbeknownst to Qingwu, Wenya had used a message to requisition ninjas from the strongholds along the way.

As far as Yu Wenya was concerned, things had come to this point, and no matter the cost, he had to keep those despicable guys from leaving.

……

Baiyun led his men to follow behind the centaur in the morning.

He believed that he could find their owners through the "spirit beasts".

Centaurs and dwarves have become separated.

The dwarves move too slowly.

However, centaurs cannot reach full speed in the forest.

Along the way, Baiyun dealt with several waves of Iwa ninjas roaming nearby in the morning.

A whole day had passed, and they still hadn't found anyone, which made Baiyun increasingly anxious in the morning.

"Report our current location," Bai Yun instructed those behind him in the morning.

The subordinate checked the map and replied after a moment, "We're almost at the Land of Waterfalls."

"..." Bai Yun frowned in the morning.

Although the Land of Waterfall is an ally of Konoha, it would be troublesome to deal with the consequences if someone crossed the border without diplomatic notification.

After all, ninjas are an armed force.

Meanwhile, the Iwa ninja ahead were also caught in the same dilemma.

"Captain, we've reached the border."

Seeing his subordinates hesitate, Wen Ya waved his hand and said fiercely, "Mere Takigakure ninjas, I'd like to see if they dare to lay a hand on my Iwagakure ninjas."

Under the leadership of Onoki, Iwagakure is ambitious.

Towards the end of the Third Shinobi World War, in addition to bringing the Land of Grass under its control, Iwagakure had already launched several probing attacks against Takigakure.

If it weren't for the fact that no one in the entire ninja world could find Takigakure, and that Iwagakure was worried about being attacked without being able to fight back and having its supplies cut off, Onoki would probably have already deployed troops to the border of Takigakure, posing a multi-faceted threat to the Land of Fire.

"You should take a detour to the side and ambush them. If you encounter any patrols of the Takigakure ninja, do not attack them first. Just say that we are capturing rogue ninja."

Wenya believed that as long as Iwagakure did not provoke trouble, Ryūtakigakure would not dare to attack them who were just passing through.

"yes!"

Wenya led nearly three hundred Iwa ninja.

This is also the main reason why he was confident in crossing the border.

A small ninja village like Takigakure only has a combat force of a few hundred people.

……

Qingwu narrows the scope of natural perception.

In order to conserve natural energy, he had to make a choice.

"Splash splash splash—"

The sound of water could be heard ahead.

Qingwu, who always chose to escape through dense forests, saw a huge waterfall.

His mouth was parched, so he ran to the pond and drank the river water in big gulps.

"Who goes there!"

Two middle-aged ninjas wearing headbands with the "waterfall" symbol landed opposite him, staring at him warily.

Qingwu paused for a moment, then realized that she wasn't wearing a headband.

Taking out the Konoha headband from his ninja tool pouch, Qingwu said in a low voice, "Konoha Anbu, just passing by."

He knew that Takigakure was an ally of Konoha and would not attack him casually.

He took out a soldier's ration pill and swallowed it, then took the opportunity to rest for a while.

"Konoha?"

The two ninja from Taki exchanged a glance, then one of them asked suspiciously, "Do you have any evidence?"

Qingwu's masked appearance, concealing his true face, was truly suspicious.

Qingwu sat down with his back against the stream rock and waved his hand, saying, "There are Iwa ninja chasing us. If you don't want to cause trouble, you should leave."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a voice came from not far away: "There's a trail, over there!"

Qingwu stood up slightly unsteadily, "Damn it, why are you chasing me so fast?"

He glanced at the two ninja from the pool, then charged towards the dense forest on the other side.

The two ninja from Takigakure exchanged glances again. One of them said, "I'll go back and report to the leader. You be careful."

"I know," the remaining person said through gritted teeth, "none of these major powers are easy to deal with."

Takigakure is not a large village, and its leader does not arrogantly call himself "Kage" like Kusagakure; he simply refers to himself as the leader.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Three Iwa ninja landed and surrounded the remaining Taki ninja.

"Did you see a kid wearing a mask?" the Iwa ninja squad leader asked rudely.

Taki Shinobu calmly shook his head: "I'm just here to fetch water, you..."

He looked at the Iwa ninja's headband and said, "Aren't you Iwa ninjas afraid of causing a diplomatic incident by crossing the border without permission?"

"Tch~!" The Iwa ninja squad leader scoffed, "We're capturing an S-rank rogue ninja, we'll be leaving soon."

Having said that, they ignored Takishinobu and quickly dispersed.

"..." Taki Shinobu felt frustrated, but he could only clench his fists and lower his head.

Weak nations have no diplomacy; when facing the ninjas of the Great Ninja Village, they have always been "inferior."

Once outside the waterfall's vicinity, Qingwu faced another encounter.

There were too many Rock Ninjas; they always managed to bypass the Great Spirit's defensive perimeter and appear from the side.

Fortunately, as long as it doesn't encounter Wenya, Qingwu can usually defeat it with the help of the Great Elf.

However, his progress was inevitably delayed.

Moreover, natural energy is becoming increasingly scarce...