Chapter 15: The pressure on the patriarch.
Since the Senju, Sarutobi, and Shimura clans joined forces to launch a tentative attack on the Hagoromo clan three days ago, they have clashed against the Hagoromo clan several times.
The three clans did not relax their offensive, but they did not attack with all their strength.
At this moment, in the eyes of the three clans, the Hagoromo clan is like a grasshopper after autumn, unable to survive for a few days.
What the three clans have to do is to invade step by step and consume the resistance of the Hagoromo clan.
Anyway, the number of ninjas of the Hagoromo clan is not as good as that of the three clans, and their high-level combat power is not as good as that of the three clans. If they attack with all their strength, the Hagoromo clan will fight hard to resist and huge losses will be caused.
Therefore, it is better to slowly reduce the Hagoromo clan, consuming some of the numbers of Hagoromo clan ninjas every day, wearing down the mental state of the Hagoromo clan ninjas.
After a long time, the Hagoromo clan could not take it anymore and launched a general attack again, in order to gain maximum benefits with minimum losses for their own side.
Boom!
A small explosion sounded.
Not even two seconds passed and there were explosions one after another, and the Hagoromo clan camp also became chaotic.
"Defend yourselves!"
"It's the Sarutobi clan!"
"Hurry up!"
...
There was a noise outside. Hagoromo Zenitsu looked serious, holding a long sword on his waist with his right hand and left the store.
Shigeru followed the large troops and rushed towards the position.
Soon, Hagoromo Ryokawa arrived at a huge rock behind the position.
Accompanying him were Second Elder Hagoromo Kazuo, Hagoromo Zenitsu, and other elite jounin.
And Shigeru was next to Hagoromo Zenitsu.
"Father ..."
Shigeru looked at Hagoromo Ryokawa in disbelief. I don't know if it was because of his predecessor or something else, but he called out to his father softly in a tone full of surprise.
It's only three days.
When we parted ways three days ago, Hagoromo Ryokawa still looked relatively young, but when we met again today, his face was full of dark circles and some wrinkles.
It's really hard for Shigeru to imagine what Hagoromo Ryokawa has been through these past few days!
How much pressure I was under!
Hearing this voice, Hagoromo Ryokawa seemed to have seen his son "You are here."
Shigeru felt complicated and nodded.
Hagoromo Ryokawa's face was calm, but his eyebrows were already furrowed. He looked forward: "Now that we are here, be careful."
The fate of the entire clan weighed on him, and Hagoromo Ryokawa no longer had much time to worry about his own son. Since the attempted attack three days ago, the three enemy figures with the strength of a clan leader have not returned. take actions.
But this is not a good sign.
The number of casualties among the clan members every day made Hagoromo Ryokawa understand what the other party was planning.
But so what if you understand? The other party has a conspiracy and it is a naked statement that I want to consume you to death.
Faced with this situation, Hagoromo Ryokawa really had no way to solve it.
After all, if he did his best, he would die immediately. If she didn't do it, she would die slowly, but she still had a hope in case things changed.
Procrastinating like this is actually a last resort.
He felt heartbroken every day when he saw the number of sacrifices made by his clan members and the corpses sent back to the clan land for burial one after another.
But you really have no choice.
Seeing the helplessness hidden by Hagoromo Ryokawa, Shigeru nodded and said nothing.
In this situation, I didn't have a good solution. He couldn't say that if everyone persisted, in one more month, Hagoromo Zenitsu would reach the level of a clan leader.
If you say this, not only will others not believe it, but they will also wonder if the young Hagoromo Shigeru has gone crazy facing the cruel battlefield.
When news spreads that the young patriarch was scared out of his mind from the war, wouldn't it be an even bigger blow to the morale of the Hagoromo clan?
Therefore, in this case, it would be better for him to wait and fight to kill the enemy later.
"Prepare the explosive seals!"
At the forward position, an elite Jonin commander extended his hand. The tribesmen next to him immediately prepared kunai and explosive seals, preparing to throw them according to the order.
The place where Hagoromo is stationed is a slope, and this is also the only way to enter the land of the Hagoromo clan.
Seeing that the Sarutobi clan had entered the range, the elite Jonin waved his hand "Throw it away!"
As soon as the words fell, the waiting Hagoromo clan members threw out the explosive seals instantly.
Naturally, the Sarutobi clan below the slope would not be stupidly bombarded.
Seeing the kunai fall from above their heads, a group of stronger Sarutobi ninjas directly formed seals.
"Doton: Earth Flow Wall!"
A long wall of earth emerged diagonally from the ground, blocking the Sarutobi ninjas' head at a 45-degree angle to the ground.
The kunai tied with the explosive seals landed on the earthen wall.
Noise...
Continuous explosions sounded.
After more than ten seconds, the Hagoromo clan stopped attacking with the explosive seals.
Seeing this, the Sarutobi clan quickly removed the earth flow wall and rushed forward.
"This is..."
A ninja from the Sarutobi clan felt as if something tripped under his feet.
Before he could react.
Boom!
An explosion directly exploded his flesh and blood, leaving his body incomplete. Then, there were many more explosions, and many genin of the Sarutobi clan were stunned by the explosion.
"Doton · Dirt Surge Over Rocks!"
Suddenly, a voice rang, and the ground in front of the Sarutobi clan directly shook, and the trap set by the Hagoromo clan was affected and activated.
Rumble…
The fire was accompanied by the splashing of the earth, and all the explosive seals hidden in the open space between the two sides were detonated.
When the explosion ended, a group of Sarutobi ninjas rushed forward, forming seals on their hands.
"Katon: Fireball Technique!"
The elite jounin who was on the front line took the lead in counterattacking "Suiton: Great Waterfall Technique!"
In an instant, a huge stream of water rushed down the slope.
The other clan members followed closely behind him "Suiton: Water Formation Wall!"
Water and fire met, causing a large amount of water mist, and the Sarutobi clan took the opportunity to attack.
"Kill!"
The elite jounin gave the order, and the Hagoromo clansmen immediately launched a counterattack, engaging the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
The two clans are at war, with casualties occurring at every turn.
"Ouch..." Hagoromo Zenitsu sighed.
Although now they are only facing the Sarutobi clan on the battlefield, and the number of ninjas on both sides is about the same.
But after repeated battles, the mental state of the Hagoromo clan ninjas was no longer very good.
The Sarutobi clan is in better shape than Hagoromo due to the rotation with the Shimura and Senju clans.
Therefore, this also resulted in the Hagoromo clan's casualties being obviously higher than Sarutobi's.
Faced with this situation, although Hagoromo Ryokawa was heartbroken, he was unable to send the remaining clan members on standby.
After all, once these tribesmen come forward, Shimura and Senju will definitely support Sarutobi. When the time comes, Hagoromo will be at a greater disadvantage and will suffer more serious losses.
At that moment, Hagoromo Ryokawa's heart was filled with frustration and helplessness.
Sarutobi! Shimura!
These two second-rate tribes deserve to be condemned!
Observing the situation on the battlefield, Shigeru jumped off the rock and walked towards the slope where the fight was taking place.
After seeing this, Hagoromo Ryokawa opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Not far from the slope, Sarutobi Kaoto and Shimura Nesuke were paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. As for Senju Bōra, he was resting in a tent.
In the forward position, Shigeru was holding a short sword and walking faster and faster, and gradually began to run and soon entered the battlefield.
"Hyōton: Ten thousand petals of ice!"
Shigeru formed a seal with his hands and fired a dozen senbon made of ice directly at the enemy in front of him.