Revolution in the Ninja World

The torrential downpour, falling from the sky, was intercepted by the high canopy of the forest, producing a continuous pattering sound. Above the forest was a natural curtain of rain, while within the forest, countless streams of water, large and small, trickled down.

In this environment, where humans might not have been seen for years, the Konoha reconnaissance squad encountered the pursuit and interception of Amegakure ninjas.

Fortunately, none of the pursuing enemies had "Rinnegan eyes." Unfortunately, the enemy's numbers were quite large... The Konoha team was surrounded by enemies several times their number.

This was, after all, the Land of Rain; the enemy's mobility was far superior to Konoha's.

"We're surrounded, Captain Izayo, which way should we retreat?"

Although Habara usually didn't concern himself with the team's decisions, now he had to.

"Towards the Land of Rivers. Although the Land of Fire is closer, Konoha's forces are weaker in that direction. Correspondingly, Konoha's forward camp against Sunagakure is located in the Land of Rivers... Only by breaking through in that direction can we possibly receive reinforcements."

"Reinforcements, huh..."

In reality, everyone knew that their chances of receiving reinforcements or a rendezvous were extremely slim.

Izayo looked at Daigo, then stared at Habara and said, "Habara, I'm leaving it to you."

Although Izayo didn't truly understand Habara's strength, she had seen all of his previous training.

"Understood."

Habara nodded, but at this moment, he didn't fully understand Izayo's entrustment.

His gaze locked onto the enemy charging at the front, his mind rapidly calculating. "If it's a prolonged battle, conserving chakra is the most crucial thing. If my chakra runs out, it's all over. Taijutsu has the highest cost-effectiveness, but I don't know any fighting techniques, so... I guess I have to do it this way."

A ninja with Habara's ordinary chakra amount had very few options to begin with. All his techniques were designed with low chakra consumption in mind, and in this situation, he had to choose the lowest.

So he once again drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

For ninjas, the trajectory of something like a bow and arrow was easy to observe. Therefore, to ensure accuracy, even though Habara's arrow speed was very fast, he decided to let the enemy get within thirty meters before launching his attack.

Considering that over ninety percent of ninja battles took place within five meters, thirty meters was actually a very exaggerated attack range in comparison.

Habara's fingers suddenly released, and the iron arrow instantly pierced the curtain of rain. The enemy charging at the front was suddenly hit by this heavy arrow, and the barbs on the arrowhead deployed. The heavy blow, enough to pierce the enemy's body, was thus firmly locked onto him.

The charging enemy was knocked back as if he had been hit by a flying kick, crashing into a tree behind him.

Blood flowed from his complex wound, staining the surrounding area into a shallow pool of blood. The Wood Style: Cutting Technique was an exceptionally brutal ninjutsu, and Habara's "Binding Mistletoe God" was an imitation and optimization of it... Even if a wooden spear couldn't pierce something, an iron arrow could.

The enemy's first four-man squad was instantly reduced by one. The remaining three stopped in their tracks and looked at Habara.

The three exchanged glances, then launched their attack again.

This time, they didn't charge in a loose formation, but instead formed a single file, simultaneously utilizing the complex obstacles in the forest to close the distance with Habara and the others.

And when the lead figure emerged from one side of a tree trunk, a sharp whistling sound instantly reached his ears.

Habara's iron arrow was less than a meter from his torso.

But at that moment, an earth wall suddenly rose up in front of this enemy... It was Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall.

The enemy had clearly anticipated Habara's attack.

The deployed iron arrow caused the Earth-Style Wall to crack inch by inch, but it was ultimately blocked. The three enemies instantly burst out from behind it, charging directly at Habara.

At such a close distance, Habara didn't have time to fire another arrow, so he had to use a more direct method to stop the enemy's attack.

A mercury ball appeared in front of the lead enemy.

The enemy absolutely couldn't know the power of Habara's jutsu, but he could at least sense the strong chakra within it. Yet, at this moment, his action almost made Habara freeze in place.

He directly spread his arms wide and embraced the silver ball, then kicked off the tree in front of him, forcefully changing his direction of movement.

During this process, Habara's attack had already taken effect. By the time the enemy had just moved behind that tree, he had turned into a pile of minced meat.

However, he had ultimately taken Habara's jutsu with him. Habara's "Mercury Lamp" had attached to the wrong place.

The remaining two enemies didn't directly enter the Mercury Lamp's attack range. On the contrary, this thing's ten-meter attack diameter even caused Habara himself a bit of interference... In such close quarters, it really wasn't suitable to release this kind of ninjutsu.

The attack path of the remaining two enemies was finally unobstructed.

Metal began to flow on Habara's body. He was preparing for a CQC (Close Quarters Combat) with the enemy.

But the enemies, who had finally rushed over, once again made a move that was beyond Habara's expectations. They didn't assume any kind of proper attacking stance at all, but instead recklessly charged forward, as if they intended to directly embrace Habara.

"No, could it be..."

A suicide attack! Unfortunately, Habara understood a little too late. At this point, he could only manage to turn his body sideways.

Boom!

A violent burst of fire rapidly spread through the dense curtain of rain. Caught off guard, Habara was directly blown away by the explosion.

At this moment, the torrential rain was actually a favorable condition. The soft mud cushioned the impact on Habara's body, and the rain and mud extinguished the flames on him... Although he looked somewhat disheveled, he rolled irregularly across the muddy ground for a long distance, eventually crashing into a tree.

Fortunately, he had defended his chest and abdomen. In this explosion, his fragile internal organs weren't injured. Instead, his entire right arm was blown to bloody shreds.

Habara was just a rookie. Facing a succession of enemies constantly rushing towards him, he was somewhat flustered... In reality, he could have completely avoided injury.

He had underestimated the enemy's determination.

The Land of Rain was a small country that could exist, and Amegakure was a small ninja village that could stand to this day, naturally had its reasons. And this reason was very simple and direct, that was... that was, Amegakure ninjas were more willing to die without hesitation.

Whether it was "the barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes" or "the reckless are afraid of the desperate", they were not afraid of death and did not begrudge it, exceptionally quiet and incredibly crazy.

They had nothing to lose but their lives, so they put their lives on the table every time...

Take it if you will.

Just...

Be careful not to get pricked.