Naruto: Kushina's Redemption, My Revenge

Chinya spotted a force of roughly eighty ninjas ahead and immediately released the Fire Thunder God technique, becoming alert toward that direction.

The Konoha ninjas behind had not yet arrived.

Furrowing his eyebrows, Chinya frowned in thought.

Why would such a large group of ninjas appear straight ahead?

Could it be the Cloud Ninja anticipated this, deploying these forces in advance?

But that didn't make sense either.

If they truly had prior knowledge, there'd have been no need to send those fourteen Cloud Ninja to intercept them initially.

From his Observation Haki, he sensed that at least twenty among them were Jonin-level ninja.

Cautiously, Chinya began stealthily moving forward, wanting to verify the situation firsthand.

Upon seeing the group of about eighty ninjas, Chinya slightly widened his eyes.

Forehead Protectors marked with Konoha's symbol—these were Leaf ninja.

How come reinforcement came so quickly?

Chinya proceeded carefully. Creating a Shadow Clone, he appeared before them.

His clone asked, "Are you Konoha ninja sent to reinforce the Land of Hot Water?"

Most shinobi present recognized Chinya.

A pineapple-haired man, Nara Shouji, stepped from the ranks toward him. "You're Chinya, right? We are the ninja unit dispatched to reinforce the Land of Hot Water. I'm Nara Shouji, temporary commander of this squad."

Chinya questioned, "Why did your reinforcements arrive so swiftly?"

Shoji replied, "Because Hokage-sama stated the Land of Hot Water currently faces dire circumstances. We assembled immediately and advanced at maximum speed, minimizing rest periods to expedite our arrival. Do you know where Orochimaru-sama and Jiraiya-sama are now, Chinya?"

Chinya shifted his gaze toward a black-haired ninja with pale eyes and long, shoulder-length hair.

He ordered this ninja, "You're from the Hyuga Clan, aren't you? Activate your Byakugan!"

The Hyuga ninja under Chinya's gaze frowned slightly.

As the second most powerful ninja clan in Konoha, the Hyuga found Chinya's tone disagreeable. Just because someone asked him to activate his ability didn't mean he should immediately comply. Did he have no pride?

Nara Shouji observed Chinya's disheveled state and could even smell the intense blood odor—clearly indicating recent combat.

Therefore, Shouji deduced Chinya's concerns.

He turned to the Hyuga ninja. "Tsukasa, activate your Byakugan please. Chinya is merely verifying our identities."

Following his temporary commander Nara Shouji's order reluctantly, Tsukasa focused chakra and activated his Byakugan.

After activating his Byakugan, veins bulged around Tsukasa's eyes.

Chinya nodded appreciatively, then dispelled his Shadow Clone technique, revealing his original body from the side.

Looking on with mild surprise, Nara Shouji hadn't expected Chinya to be this cautious.

Now that he thought about it, if Chinya really suspected their identity, why would he reveal himself so openly?

Chinya solemnly addressed Nara Shouji: "I'm the current commander of the ninja forces stationed here in the Land of Hot Water. The Cloud Ninja are planning to surround us. I tore open a gap in their forces and led my squad escape. They're following behind me now—you must go assist them immediately!"

After Chinya finished speaking, many within the ninja formation cast scornful looks toward him.

They thought Chinya was bluffing.

With Orochimaru and Jiraiya around, how could a brat barely thirteen take command?

Now that Chinya was alone, it only reinforced the impression that he'd run off on his own.

Truthfully, most of them had never liked Chinya anyway.

So they were more willing to believe that Chinya really had run away.

Nara Shouji, however, believed in Chinya.

Firstly, it was because of Chinya's emotions—as a leader, calmness was the most important quality, and Chinya remained very composed.

If he were just a fugitive, Chinya wouldn't have calmly identified their identities just now.

Then there was Chinya's identity.

Though Chinya wasn't well-liked in Konoha, there was no doubt—he was Orochimaru's disciple.

While it did seem strange to appoint a thirteen-year-old, who had only recently seen battlefield action, as commander,

as a student of Orochimaru—one of the Sannin—Chinya must possess exceptional abilities.

Nara Shouji immediately issued orders: "Everyone, move out right away and reinforce our comrades!"

Leading his unit forward, Nara Shouji went to provide support.

Thanks to the path Chinya cleared, the incomplete encirclement formed by the Cloud Ninja was torn open, allowing over twenty Konoha comrades to escape in time.

Now the Cloud Ninja were chasing after them.

After arriving, Nara Shouji's unit quickly organized a counterattack.

Seeing over eighty Konoha ninja approaching, the Cloud Ninja were instantly frightened and hastily retreated in disorder.

Observing closely, Chinya noticed these reinforcements all seemed to come from ninja clans.

It appeared that Konoha's ninja with civilian backgrounds had already been almost entirely deployed, leaving no choice but to dispatch ninja from ninja clans.

Made up of countless ninja clans, large and small, Konoha actually had far more clan ninja than civilians.

Furthermore, whether Chunin or Jonin, the strength gap between clan ninja and civilian ninja was enormous.

After all, many [Secret Techniques] were monopolized by ninja clans.

When the reinforcements arrived, many ninja couldn't help but shed tears of joy.

Because this meant they no longer needed to endure such intense combat.

Since Orochimaru and Chinya arrived, their original force of fewer than a hundred ninja had dwindled down to only about two dozen survivors.

This brutal warfare with its heavy losses had nearly broken them.

Hearing from the reinforcing ninja that Chinya was truly the current commander of these surviving forces—and that thanks to Chinya clearing an escape route, so many lives had been saved—they all looked at him in astonishment.

At this moment, Chinya had already been resting against a tree.

Finally, he could relax for a while.

His mind had been on edge ever since arriving in the Land of Hot Water—the battle intensity had been relentless.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya also reunited with the main force.

After listening to Nara Shouji's report, Orochimaru nodded slightly: "You've done well. Your timing was perfect. With your arrival, our plan has succeeded completely."

Nara Shouji asked Orochimaru about the specifics of their plan.

Jiraiya explained their plan, and Nara Shouji was horrified.

This was way too risky!

No wonder the ninjas had tears in their eyes when they saw them.

Over ninety men originally under Orochimaru's command had dwindled down to barely twenty. Nearly seventy had lost their lives.

Although Nara Shouji thought Orochimaru's plan was quite risky,

the outcome was clear. Right now, they were approximately six kilometers away from the border.

Don't underestimate those six kilometers; they provided a significant tactical advantage.

If they had still been stuck at the borderline, even with their support, pushing forward the frontline would have been extremely difficult.

Even more shocking to Nara Shouji was the realization that the plan wasn't just Orochimaru's doing—it included Chinya as well, and in fact, it was largely based on his ideas.

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