Chapter 314: Besieged by wolves, savior.
Chapter 314: Besieged by wolves, savior.
In the quiet forest, Naruto gritted his teeth and moved forward, just to avoid being laughed at by his mortal enemy. Even if he was panicking, he couldn't show it.
Hoshino Makoto asked with concern: "Naruto, how about... let's go back."
He lowered his eyes and saw Naruto's slightly weak legs, and thought it would be better to turn back.
But as soon as these words were spoken, Naruto stiffened his neck and insisted on moving forward, still speaking.
"I, Naruto, am not afraid of anything, just follow me."
After he finished speaking, his originally frivolous steps became firm, leaving Shikamaru behind him speechless.
He was obviously very scared, but he still had to pretend.
Everything around was so quiet, with only the sound of wind and the friction of branches and leaves echoing in my ears.
In the dim light, it looked even more eerie. The sun overhead was gradually setting, and the dimness was climbing up into the sky.
"Awoo--" The loud wolf howl was particularly obvious in the quiet forest.
The sound was as deafening as thunder, making all creatures in the forest feel its ferocity and majesty.
Naruto couldn't help but tremble, the fear in his heart was gradually magnified, and he turned his head stiffly and said to Shikamaru.
"Shikamaru... Shikamaru, that sound... can't be a wolf."
Shikamaru's face looked extremely solemn. When he heard Naruto's words, he nodded slowly, breaking Naruto's inner hope.
"Obviously, that's a wolf. We need to get back as soon as possible."
After saying that, he looked up at the sky. The lush branches stretched towards the sky, and the dense leaves intertwined into a green barrier that covered the sky.
Shikamaru narrowed his eyes and secretly calculated the time they had used so far. The final result made his heart sink.
"The sun is about to set, and all kinds of wild animals will come out to look for food. We won't be able to survive on our own."
Sasuke frowned, his handsome face full of solemnity, and looked around vigilantly.
"Shikamaru is right, let's go back the same way."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke suddenly jumped up, shook his wrist, and threw a kunai at Naruto's back.
"Woo——"
All I heard was the sound of an animal howling.
It all happened so fast that it was overwhelming.
After a brief silence, Shikamaru was the first to react and pulled back Naruto who was in the front.
Then everyone could see clearly what was behind Naruto.
It was a sturdy wolf with a tall body, clear muscle lines, light scars on its face, and deep eyes like black holes.
The forelimbs were pierced by the kunai, and blood gushed out, soon flowing all over the ground.
But even so, the ferocity in its eyes did not diminish in the slightest, and a low growl emanated from its mouth.
"It was a close call. I almost died." Naruto raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, showing an expression of surviving a disaster.
After hearing this, Sasuke snorted coldly: "Idiot, you don't have any vigilance at all."
Naruto was about to retort, but when he thought about how Sasuke had just saved his life, he swallowed the words back.
Suddenly, Shikamaru's expression turned extremely ugly: "Be careful, we are surrounded."
As if to verify his words, a large number of wolves jumped out from all directions, looking at them greedily.
In the eyes of the wolves, Naruto and his friends were delicious food that was within reach and could fill their empty stomachs.
"We're in trouble now." Sasuke's face was gloomy. The large number of wolves made it impossible for them to break out of the encirclement.
It's impossible for just a few of them to fight against the wolf pack.
The wolves were getting closer and closer, constantly compressing their movement space, and the air was filled with tension and danger.
At such a critical moment, Shikamaru's breathing became heavy and his blood seemed to freeze. After all, death was so close.
"What should I do, Shikamaru?" Just when his mind was in a mess, Hoshino Makoto's voice instantly made him clear-headed.
He slapped his cheeks hard, the pain drove away the distracting thoughts in his mind and he suppressed his fear.
"We have no choice but to give it a try." Shikamaru said to everyone solemnly.
Only by living towards death can you grasp the only ray of light in the darkness.
"Awooo!!!" The king of the wolf pack howled to the sky and issued an order to attack and hunt.
The next moment, the wolves rushed out like an arrow, one after another towards the prey in front of them.
At this critical moment, the usually impetuous Naruto took the lead, forming seals with both hands and shouting, "Shadow Clone Technique!"
boom! boom! boom!
When Makoto Hoshino saw the dozen or so shadow clones that suddenly appeared, he couldn't help but open his mouth and let out an exclamation.
"Go!" Naruto gave an order, and all the shadow clones rushed forward and started fighting with the wolves.
Shikamaru couldn't help but smile when he saw Hoshino Makoto's stunned expression, and then explained for him.
"Naruto's mother is from the Uzumaki clan. She is born with a huge amount of chakra, and her shadow clones are physical. She has a great advantage in this situation."
As Shikamaru was explaining, Sasuke and Choji also cooperated with Naruto to fight against the wolves.
They held kunai in their hands and, with their small size, were able to nimbly move among the wolves.
Sometimes he attacked the wolf's eyes, abdomen and other weak points, sometimes he used a kunai to block the wolf's claws, and sometimes he pushed the wolf back a few steps.
Hoshino Makoto looked delighted: "It seems that the situation is not as bad as we thought."
After saying this, Shikamaru shook his head, his expression did not show any relief, and his face was still stern.
"No, a stalemate is the most disadvantageous for us." After saying this, Shikamaru fell into deep thought, trying to find a way out.
Seeing his serious expression, Hoshino Makoto was puzzled and felt that it was not as serious as Shikamaru said.
But out of trust, Makoto Hoshino decided to believe him and then joined the confrontation to reduce the pressure on others.
"What should I do? How can I break this impasse?" Shikamaru's mind was in a mess and his brain cells seemed to have died.
Time passed slowly, and Shikamaru's words just now were gradually coming true.
The wolves' attack suddenly became less fierce, and they attacked in batches, taking turns to consume their physical strength.
Even those who had been trained since childhood had their strength drained away by this attack and gradually became unable to cope with the situation.
Naruto, Sasuke and Choji were almost exhausted and were relying on their willpower to hold on.
Only Makoto Hoshino was left holding on, and he took the initiative to attract most of the wolves.
Seeing this, Shikamaru, who had been thinking for a long time, didn't care about his survival and rushed forward immediately to share the frontal pressure.
But this is like drinking poison to quench thirst and it will not work in the long run.
After several rounds of exertion, the five men's hands and feet were sore and weak, their physical strength was on the verge of critical point, and beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping from the ends of their hair.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault that I hurt everyone." Naruto suddenly said with a guilty look on his face.
"It has nothing to do with you. We are all responsible." Shikamaru shook his head and shared the blame.
The decision is made by everyone together, so naturally the responsibility should be shared equally.
"But..." Naruto was about to say something when something unexpected happened.
The wolves pounced again, and this time, their ferocity was truly revealed. All the wolves rushed forward, determined to tear them to pieces with their fangs and have a feast.
Just when everyone was in despair, dark clouds suddenly gathered above their heads, thunderclouds rolled in, and several bolts of lightning fell from the sky, landing accurately on the wolves.
This lightning was like a savior, causing everyone's hearts to fluctuate greatly.
met free