Grind is My Ninja Way

"It still failed after all..."

Seimei murmured as he watched the shark disappear.

Whoosh~

A figure appeared beside him and said, "Seimei, are you alright?"

Hearing this, Seimei withdrew his gaze, looked at the person, shook his head, and said, "I'm fine, Tetsuka. How about you?"

That's right, the person who came was none other than Uchiha Tetsuka.

At this time, the other party was soaked in blood all over, looking extremely ferocious.

However, Seimei could sense that the other party's life was still relatively stable, obviously not having suffered too serious injuries.

In other words, most of this blood belonged to the enemy.

And just as he was thinking this, he saw Uchiha Tetsuka pat his chest and say, "Just those weaklings, how could they possibly hurt me?"

"Hmm."

Hearing this, Seimei nodded, not too surprised.

He had sparred with the other party many times and had a certain understanding of his strength. Ordinary Jonin were really not Uchiha Tetsuka's opponents.

And although the blocking team sent by Kirigakure this time was strong, the two strongest people were held back by him, so it was normal for him to be safe and sound.

His gaze swept past Uchiha Tetsuka, and Seimei looked at the others. The team of one hundred people now had less than sixty survivors.

From this, it could also be seen that the enemy's strength was indeed very strong.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Seimei noticed that the two special Jonin who he had forced to come along and who were vaguely hostile to him were missing.

After some inquiries, Seimei learned that these two people had actually died on the battlefield.

"This..."

Seimei shook his head, feeling speechless. He had previously thought about secretly getting rid of these two people, but this was the result?

So, Seimei stopped paying attention to these two people and instead began to think about what to do next.

From Kirigakure's reaction, it could be inferred that the opponent's goal had most likely been achieved.

As for whether the northern defense line had been breached or Kirigakure's surprise attack troops had retreated safely, this was unknown.

Now, their ships were destroyed, and it was definitely impossible to rush to the battlefield in time.

In addition, after a big battle, everyone urgently needed to rest, so it was even more impossible to rush there in time.

After thinking for a while, Seimei simply didn't rush anymore, but instead ordered: "Everyone, rest for ten minutes. After ten minutes, we will set off again and continue to rush to the northern defense line."

That's right, he planned to continue carrying out the original mission.

No matter what the situation was, before receiving clear instructions, continuing to carry out the original mission was the least bad choice.

As for choosing wrongly and being labeled as having no commanding ability, Seimei didn't care.

Anyway, he didn't like leading teams. If from now on, he could be exempted from such missions, that would be even better.

Unfortunately, this possibility was not high.

In the ninja world, in the end, it was still strength that spoke. His commanding ability might be criticized, but his strength was unquestionable.

In this way, as long as it wasn't too outrageous, he wouldn't be able to avoid such missions in the future.

At the very least, after encountering unexpected situations, he could rely on his strength to save more people.

Just like this time, if other Jonin had come, let alone repelling Kisame Hoshigaki and the others, it would be considered good if they didn't get completely annihilated.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and ten minutes quickly passed.

After everyone dealt with their injuries, they followed Seimei and rushed to their destination together.

And this direction was not the same as the direction Xuefeng and the others fled.

This was also the main reason why Seimei concluded that Kirigakure's goal had been achieved.

Otherwise, even if they retreated, they should go to the northern battlefield to support the Kirigakure surprise attack troops there, instead of just leaving.

"I just don't know what Kirigakure's real goal is for making such a big move this time."

Seimei pondered in his heart, but his footsteps didn't stop, and the others followed closely behind him.

After the previous big battle, although many people died, those with weaker strength were also eliminated.

Therefore, their marching speed was slightly faster than expected.

About two hours later, Seimei and the others saw the coastline and also saw Konoha's defense forces.

As he expected, the battle here had already stopped.

Now, only the troops cleaning up the battlefield were left.

Their arrival really startled these people, who thought that Kirigakure was going to launch a counterattack.

It wasn't until Seimei and the others revealed their identities that these people were slightly relieved.

Afterwards, Seimei met the commander of the northern defense line - Kurosawa Naruto, and then he received bad news from him.

Seimei looked at the Jonin behind the desk, suddenly stood up, and said, "What did you say? The forward base was breached?"

That's right, the other party told him that not long ago, the forward base established by Konoha in the Land of Waves was breached by Kirigakure.

Seeing Seimei's disbelief, Kurosawa Naruto nodded affirmatively and said, "Anbu has already confirmed it, the forward base has indeed been breached, and the ninjas there were almost completely annihilated."

"Inhale... Exhale..."

Hearing this, Seimei took a deep breath and asked again, "When did this happen?"

"Two hours ago."

Kurosawa Naruto replied.

"Two hours ago..."

Seimei murmured, and immediately thought of Kisame Hoshigaki and their retreat, the time matched.

At that time, he was still thinking that Kirigakure's goal must have been achieved.

Now it seemed that his thoughts were indeed correct. Kirigakure's goal had indeed been achieved, but it was not as he had expected, either breaking through the northern defense line or giving up the attack.

Instead, the forward base that he had been stationed at not long ago was breached.

Seeing that Seimei remained silent for a long time, Kurosawa Naruto continued, "Based on the analysis of existing intelligence, it can be concluded that Kirigakure's primary goal this time was to attack the forward base."

"During this period, whether it was the surprise attack we encountered here or the ambush you encountered, they were all just feints. Their target from the beginning to the end was that base."

Hearing this, Seimei nodded. This conclusion was not difficult to reach.

After all, after he left with his people, there were still more than two hundred people in the forward base. Coupled with the favorable terrain, it was definitely not something Kirigakure could do on a whim.

"I just don't know if the result would be different if I had stayed there."

Suddenly, this thought popped into Seimei's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

He didn't want to encounter that kind of dangerous situation.

Judging from the time it took the other party, it was even faster than last time, obviously well-prepared.

Under those circumstances, unless he used the Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities, he would most likely only be able to cause a little trouble for the other party. It was basically impossible to defend the base.

After all, even the Third Raikage could be exhausted to death, let alone him now.

Shaking his head, Seimei stopped thinking about it and instead asked Kurosawa Naruto, "So what should we do next?"

Now, the forward base was gone, and the Kirigakure troops attacking the northern defense line had also retreated. For a time, they really had nowhere to go.

(End of this chapter)