Naruto: Kushina's Redemption, My Revenge

Chinya had eliminated six of the seven Cloud Ninjas, leaving only one Tokubetsu Jonin alive.

Just as the Tokubetsu Jonin was about to flee, Chinya's voice echoed from directly behind him.

"Trying to run? Is that worthy of your comrades' sacrifice?"

The special Jonin's pupils violently constricted. When had he come up behind him? Just a moment ago, he was clearly over there...

[It was Clone Jutsu!]

Since acquiring Kenbunshoku Haki, Chinya could always clearly detect wherever this Tokubetsu Jonin hid.

Immediately, the special Jonin raised his sword, attempting to counterattack Chinya. But Chinya's ninja sword already pierced through his skull from behind, killing him instantly.

After Chinya withdrew his blade, cleaned it thoroughly, and returned it to its sheath, he rejoined his main group.

Seeing Chinya return, the Konoha Ninjas who had been shadowing his Shadow Clone finally let out a collective sigh of relief.

Now that Chinya had come back, they felt uneasy knowing they had been following just a Shadow Clone all along.

Upon returning, Chinya noticed that Minato Namikaze and the five ninjas he had taken with him hadn't regrouped yet.

Chinya sensed their situation using his Kenbunshoku ability. Four out of the seven Cloud Ninjas had been eliminated by Minato's squad, but two of their own Ninjas were injured.

According to what he perceived, Minato should be able to eliminate the remaining three Cloud Ninjas, but for protecting the two wounded ones, the battle appeared to be dragging on.

Chinya stopped observing Minato through Kenbunshoku, continuing instead to lead the team forward.

The mission had already been decided—no matter the outcome between Minato and the remaining three Cloud Ninjas, the Cloud's pursuit had already failed.

What would happen to Minato's team was something Chinya couldn't care about, nor would he.

The objective had already been accomplished.

About an hour later.

Minato finally returned to the group. However, among the five ninjas he originally took with him, only four remained.

The two injured ones Chinya sensed earlier were still alive. It was another one among the three enemy ninjas who had perished.

I guess someone became a liability.

Minato murmured quietly to Chinya that all seven Cloud Ninjas had been dealt with, then wordlessly returned to the ranks.

He looked subdued and somber.

Chinya curled his lips slightly but didn't acknowledge Minato.

Protecting two injured companions caused the death of another comrade.

Gained an edge? At a heavy cost.

Those two injured ninjas no longer possessed any significant combat capability.

Worse still, in future battles, Minato would also have to protect those two wounded comrades—effectively dragging dead weight.

Sacrificing one capable Ninja to preserve two combat-ineffective ones was simply foolish.

"Heh, so this is what bonds between comrades look like? Glad I have none."

Snorting mockingly, Chinya resumed leading the group forward.

...

Orochimaru and Jiraiya, veterans who had experienced The Second Great Ninja World War and possessed extremely rich battlefield experience, moved through these forests filled with obstacles as naturally as fish in water.

Facing the pursuing Cloud Ninjas, Orochimaru and Jiraiya alone effectively halted their advancement solely based upon their superior tactical acumen and extensive combat experience.

However, the Land of Hot Springs had an extremely large number of Cloud Ninja.

Cloud Ninja stationed in the surrounding areas had gradually gathered together. Facing the uncharted path ahead, they used ninjutsu to clear concealed traps as they advanced.

The speed of the Cloud Ninja pursuit increased significantly.

At the same time, Cloud Ninja from all directions were closing in, forming a surround-and-encircle strategy aimed at trapping Chinya's main force.

Chinya's Observation Haki clearly sensed the current dire situation, so he needed to make a decision.

This retreating engagement had already lasted nearly 22 hours.

They still needed at least 14 more hours before meeting up with reinforcements coming from Konoha.

After thinking calmly for a moment, Chinya issued orders: "All ninja! Dispel your Bunshin and Shadow Clones! Follow me as I lead the charge out of this encirclement!"

Chinya reported his current situation and his decision to break through the Cloud Ninja encirclement to Orochimaru via summoned snakes.

Under the current circumstances, maintaining Bunshin and Shadow Clones was completely meaningless anymore.

Because once the encirclement formed, the Cloud Ninja would discover that many of them were actually illusions.

If that was the case, it was better to dispel them directly to avoid wasting chakra.

Then, they should break through immediately before the Cloud Ninja completed their encirclement.

Otherwise, if completely surrounded, things would become truly problematic.

When the ninja following Chinya heard him say they were breaking through an encirclement, their hearts immediately filled with shock—how had they suddenly been surrounded?

However, all the ninja obediently dispelled their Bunshin and Shadow Clones.

They trusted Chinya.

Not because of comradeship or friendship, but because of their trust in their commander.

Because so far, Chinya's instructions had never been wrong.

Chinya led the ninja forward at full speed.

They hadn't gone very far when Cloud Ninja appeared ahead.

Chinya used his Observation Haki again to scout the situation ahead.

The Cloud Ninja moved even faster than Chinya had anticipated.

Several Cloud Ninja had already blocked the front, and surrounding forces were preparing to encircle them.

Chinya stopped, turned around, and faced the ninja behind him: "I'll carve a straight path forward. All of you must follow my cleared route with all your strength. If anyone falls behind, hide yourself and find an opportunity to escape. Don't expect help from others. If you rely on others' assistance, you're not just risking your life—you're endangering your comrades!"

After finishing, Chinya glanced toward Minato Namikaze and the two wounded ninja beside him.

Minato bowed his head. The two wounded ninja did the same, too ashamed to meet Chinya's gaze.

Chinya withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled white vapor. Then he placed his hand lightly on the hilt of his ninja sword.

[Thunder Breathing, Seventh Form – Fire Thunder God!]

Chinya's eyes snapped open as lightning surged across his entire body, forming into a blue thunder dragon.

Moving at superhuman speed undetectable by the human eye, Chinya charged forward with a slashing strike. Wherever he passed, the ground blackened and trees collapsed.

Those Cloud Ninja at the front who tried to stop Chinya were sliced apart in an instant.

The Konoha ninja quickly gave chase to Chinya across the burnt earth.

Chinya forcefully tore open a gap in the Cloud Ninja's encirclement before it could fully form.

Upon receiving news about Chinya, Orochimaru said to Jiraiya, "Let's pull back. Chinya has already started breaking through."

Jiraiya asked in surprise, "Breaking through?"

Orochimaru nodded, "That's right. Chinya has discovered the Cloud Ninja are already surrounding them, so they must break through now; otherwise, if trapped, things will get problematic. We should hurry over there too."

Orochimaru and Jiraiya broke off from fighting the Cloud Ninja and retreated to regroup with Chinya and the others.

[Fire Thunder God] cleared a straight path as Chinya used it to blast through the enemy ranks.

At first, Chinya felt he still had enough chakra left to extend the path further.

However, Chinya suddenly stopped in his tracks because his Sensor ability detected a large number of ninja appearing not far ahead—roughly estimating, about eighty of them.

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