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Chapter 108 Luring the Enemy Deep into Their Territory for a Desperate Counterattack

What's the point of a brocade pouch?

If it were truly useful, why not bring it out sooner?

If they hadn't been poisoned, or if their lives hadn't been in someone else's hands, they would have run away long ago.

As for whether it's truly poisonous or just fake?

The best proof is that those ninjas who were preparing to escape all acted as if they had lost their minds, covering their bodies with explosive tags and rushing into the crowd to detonate them.

In fact, Negishi Kusa was also about to collapse.

His special physique can neutralize some attacks, but days of fierce battles and fleeing have left him covered in wounds and his chakra is almost depleted.

He looked at the two brocade pouches he had left in his hand, his hands trembling slightly.

Should they open it? Although the timing wasn't right, he feared that if they delayed any longer, they would be wiped out by the people of Konoha.

Finally, urged by everyone, he opened the brocade pouch marked with the number two.

The letter stated, "Having fought the Konoha ninjas for so long, you must already know who the water-style ninjas are. The second plan is to fight with all your might to eliminate their water-style ninjas; this is the key to victory!"

That's it? That's all? What's the point of killing a Water Release ninja?

The crowd was puzzled, but they had no choice but to obey orders.

"Chief, open the last secret pouch as well."

Negishi Kusa hesitated, but in the end, she did not listen to the strategist Shiraki and opened the brocade pouch.

Because they are already struggling to survive, they all want to know quickly whether there are any plans or arrangements for the future.

The final secret package contained a simple hand-drawn map with a location marked as "Huan Gu" (Circular Valley). Next to it was a line of small print: "I knew you would open it beforehand. But killing the water-style ninja is the key. After that, escape into this place; a trap has been set here."

The Huan Die Valley on the map is less than twenty miles away in their current retreat direction.

"Leader, since there's a trap, let's retreat now and forget about the water-style ninja."

At this moment, someone else urged, "That's right, Konoha didn't send many Water Release ninjas this time."

"Shut up and obey orders!" Negishi Kusa hissed. "We've come this far; we must proceed as planned."

He didn't really understand why the other party was being so unwise, but Aburame Shisei had assured him that as long as he followed the plan, he would survive.

As for whether the other Grass Ninjas can survive?

He doesn't care about those things anymore; as long as he can live, that's all that matters.

There was another point he was very clear about: the grass ninjas were not poisoned; everything was just a lie to stabilize morale. He was fully aware of this, and it was the result of his discussion with the strategist.

As for why those ninjas who wanted to escape all turned into human bombs, it was naturally because the strategist had left other contingency plans on them.

Three days later, the Grass Ninja Village's forces were reduced to just over 110 people.

Fortunately, the number of Water Release ninjas in this group was small. The Uchiha clan primarily used Fire and Lightning Release, with few Water Release ninjas; the Hyuga clan specialized in Taijutsu, and most members either didn't know the Five Elements Release techniques or disdained to learn them. This led to the plan to eliminate the Water Release ninjas being very successful.

After that, they fought and fled until they finally reached the valley.

This is a small, circular valley, visible to the naked eye, surrounded by wild grass, while the valley itself is shaded by green trees.

Besides, the terrain is low-lying, surrounded by toxic fumes and marsh gas, and water resources are scarce; however, these features are readily apparent. Apart from this, there were no traps to be seen.

"A trap? What trap?" A half-armed Grass Ninja laughed bitterly. "This is just a quiet swamp valley. Is the strategist lying to us? Trying to kill off the last of us so he can surrender to Konoha?"

"Shut up!" Negishi Kusanagi shouted sternly, but he himself was not sure if he was sure.

The plans of "Strategist Bai Mu" are becoming increasingly incomprehensible. But now, do they have any other choice?

"Continue to escape towards the center of the valley!" Negishi Kusanagi gritted his teeth and gave the order, which was also the only order.

The remaining Grass Ninjas helped each other up and stumbled as they ran toward the center of the valley.

Moreover, Konoha's pursuers were close behind them, and after several days of relentless pursuit, Konoha suffered another loss of dozens of lives.

Most of them died in the Grass Ninja's almost suicidal, frenzied counterattack.

This casualty ratio shocked and humiliated all the Konoha ninjas. Those who were once arrogant felt as if they had been slapped hard in the face.

However, the battlefield waits for no one. After guessing that the Grass Village might be supported by the Iwagakure Village, they could no longer change their strategy and proceed cautiously.

They could only crush and kill all the grass ninjas in one go, but even though they had realized their mistake and were being extremely careful.

However, despite this elusive and suicidal fighting style, casualties and losses have not decreased.

The Hyuga clan ninjas were alright; they possessed the Byakugan and didn't act recklessly at home, so the casualties weren't significant.

The Uchiha clan always leads the charge. They have lost a third of their members in recent days, but their strength has only increased because almost all the remaining Uchiha have awakened their Sharingan, and four of them have even reached the three-tomoe level.

Hyuga Tenjin's Byakugan had already seen the terrain of the circular valley in advance. Although it was a bit strange, there was no sign of a large amount of chakra reaction or an ambush.

"No large-scale ambush has been detected in the valley ahead," Hyuga Tenjin confirmed to Fugaku.

"Speed ​​up! Don't let them escape into the valley!"

Fugaku Uchiha gave the order, and his Sharingan swept over the fleeing remnants of the Grass Ninja, dispelling the last trace of doubt in his heart.

When you're at your wit's end and flee to a desperate place, it's nothing more than a death throes.

Soon, there was no way forward. In despair, the group stopped and looked back to find that seven hundred Konoha ninjas had already blocked their retreat. Their faces were filled with excitement, clearly seeing their heads as tools for their own advancement.

"Move the entire army forward and finish them off in the valley!"

At a command, all the ninjas launched another attack with all their might.

Nemoto Kusanagi's last hope was utterly shattered. Looking at the dark mass of Konoha ninja charging towards him, he roared, "Strategist Shiraki, you lied to me!"

However, at this moment—

High in the sky, the clouds parted, and the chirping of insects came from the heavens. At that moment, all the ninjas couldn't help but look up.

A gigantic insect was seen flapping its six wings, blotting out the sky and showering down countless colorful scales from above.

It's Shigeaki Nanao; their reinforcements have arrived.

Soon, the chirping of insects began to rise in the valley, and a faint mist wafted from the insects' bodies. A figure with green hair formed a seal in the forest.

The voice was so faint that no one could hear it: "Illusion - Breath of Excitement".