"Are reinforcements here?"
"Leaf's reinforcements have arrived!"
"Hahaha, let's kill these bastards together!"
Over a hundred ninjas suddenly appeared in the distance. In an instant, the news of the Leaf's reinforcements arriving spread rapidly across the battlefield like a gust of wind.
Although there were less than twenty Jonin among these so-called supporting ninjas, the rest were Chunin and Genin. However, the ninjas engaged in the fierce battle had no time to distinguish these details.
They only knew that reinforcements from the Leaf had arrived. In an instant, all the Leaf ninjas' morale soared. The somewhat deadlocked situation also began to tilt.
Ninjas filled the sky and the ground, raising their kunai and shouting, and in an instant, the sound of battle shook the earth.
Looking at the scene before him, Tatsumi was now so eager for victory. Faintly, a feeling of recognition for the Leaf surged in his chest. At least at this moment, this was what Tatsumi, who charged into the battlefield, thought.
Tatsumi didn't know what this feeling was all about. Ever since he transmigrated to the ninja world, it had been like a dream. For him, it was like completely abandoning his previous life, unable to find a home.
Although he was in the Leaf, he had no sense of belonging to the village. He always felt a sense of alienation from this world.
However, as time gradually passed, Tatsumi realized that he had stepped into a new life. This world was countless times more dangerous than his previous ordinary life.
The cunning and fighting among ninjas meant that anything seemed possible here. And the Leaf was a home that could protect them.
In addition, the excitement of the battle at this moment infected Tatsumi, finally making him feel some belonging to the Leaf.
Perhaps he would occasionally miss his original world, but Tatsumi also began to feel that the Leaf... seemed not bad.
With this feeling in mind, Tatsumi took out a kunai, and in an instant, the crowd surged like a tide, spreading out...
At the same time, in a certain part of the battlefield, two figures collided and intertwined, then separated again. After testing each other, they were both somewhat wary of each other.
"Chiyo, did you hear that? Leaf's reinforcements have arrived. Why don't you surrender obediently?" the man shouted at Chiyo.
The man was wearing the Hyuga clan's uniform, and he was none other than the current head of the Hyuga clan—Hyuga Tenku.
Chiyo shook the chakra threads in her hands and snorted coldly. "Don't use such petty tricks. We both know there won't be any Leaf reinforcements at this time. It's okay to deceive others, but you want to deceive me? Hyuga Tenku, is your brain waterlogged?"
Hyuga Tenku sighed. "Alas, you, as the 'Flower of the Ninja World,' have the same fiery temper as when you were young, even your figure."
"We have fought each other so many times. We have also had an in-depth, physical understanding of each other. What's the point of continuing to fight like this? Why don't we sit down and talk about our past? What do you think?"
Hyuga Tenku's white eyes kept wandering over Chiyo's body.
Chiyo glared at him with fire in her eyes when she heard this. "Hyuga Tenku, mind your eyes, or I'll gouge them out and use them as bubbles to step on. Do you think we wouldn't be prepared for this war?"
"We were just assessing each other's strength before."
Chiyo's voice echoed in the rain.
As Chiyo said, the strength of both sides was similar at present, and neither side had an overwhelming advantage. However, in order to ensure the success of this war, the Sand Village had put a lot of effort into it.
They would not tolerate this stalemate. Even if the Leaf fought three against one and ended in a tie, it would represent the failure of the Sand, Rock, and Rain alliance. Therefore, it would not be long before the Sand Village deployed its trump card.
As if in response to Chiyo's words, more than a dozen ninjas from the rear of the Sand Village rushed into the battlefield under Hyuga Tenku's gaze.
These dozen ninjas were all puppeteers. As they ran, the boxes behind them opened, and the puppets they controlled jumped out.
Each puppet either had a thin tube erected in its palm or opened its mouth wide, releasing a cloud of purple smoke that began to spread across the battlefield.
The Sand Village used poison gas again, but this time, the ninjas of the Leaf Village were not panicked at all.
The Leaf ninjas surrounded by poison gas quickly took out antidotes from the ninja pouches behind them, swallowed them, and continued to join the war.
"Chiyo, it seems that your poison is not very effective. Our Leaf has already developed an antidote for this poison. You should surrender obediently."
Hyuga Tenku mocked, watching the purple mist spread gradually without any reaction.
The phenomenon of Leaf ninjas collapsing at the first touch and having no resistance, which had happened twice before, did not occur. Instead, the battle in the purple mist never stopped—it was even becoming more intense.
"My poison is not so easy to crack. Hmph, it seems that the slug girl does have some skills."
Granny Chiyo snorted coldly when she saw that her poison was useless and jumped up, rushing toward Hyuga Tenku again.
Hyuga Tenku chuckled as he watched Chiyo charge at him in anger.
However, Chiyo suddenly changed direction and began attacking other ninjas.
Seeing Chiyo kill her way forward, the Leaf ninjas continuously shot kunai to attack her, but she dodged them easily.
"Don't look down on people!" Seeing Chiyo easily evade the kunai and shurikens, a Chunin untied the Fuma Shuriken on his back, shouted loudly, and threw it.
Granny Chiyo flicked her finger lightly, and the Fuma Shuriken flying toward her in mid-air suddenly deviated, missing her entirely.
At the same time, a few kunai that had been shot at her turned around and flew back toward their original owners under her control.
Screams echoed as Chiyo passed through the Leaf ninjas, her controlled kunai cutting them down.
As a few kunai turned to strike again, Hyuga Tenku appeared in time, knocking them away with a punch.
Then, his fist shot forward, aiming at Chiyo's chest.
Swish! Chiyo used a Body Replacement Technique just before being hit, dodging the attack.
Chiyo stared at Hyuga Tenku, motionless. A scroll appeared in her hand.
Just as the other party had said, they had known each other for a long time. They both knew each other's strength.
"It seems I have to go all out," Chiyo thought. With a bang, ten puppets wearing white robes appeared as she opened the scroll.
"White Secret Technique: Chikamatsu's Ten Puppets reappear!"
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