Chapter 583 Foregone conclusion

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

The mansion soldiers on the city wall found the enemy, so the warning whistle resounded throughout the Daming Mansion. However, under the cover of the sky full of fireworks, such a whistle seemed insignificant.

Most of the samurai and government soldiers were drawn by the gorgeous fireworks bursting in the sky, showing a dazed and puzzled look.

They had never heard of any grand celebrations in the city today, but the sky above the city was illuminated by the brilliance of fireworks, and it was immediately filled with a lively festive atmosphere.

Then a bombardment sound that barely overwhelmed the sound of fireworks resounded throughout the castle.

The castle tower located at the highest point of the castle suddenly exploded, and the scalding flame seemed to burn the air, causing the tower, the symbol of daimyo authority, to fall into flames.

The samurai and government soldiers who saw this scene couldn't help being stunned. Before they could ask the doubts in their hearts, a gloomy black cloud suddenly accumulated in the distant sky, floating towards the castle at an extremely fast speed.

The samurai and the government soldiers raised their heads and stared blankly at the approaching black cloud. Only when they got closer did they see the true face of the black cloudit was the Kunai that flew like a jet-black rainstorm.

Their faces changed from stunned to panic, and then turned to despair.

Chichi!

Crack!

is the mixed sound of kunai stabbing into the human body and smashing roof tiles.

The panicked and desperate samurai and government soldiers fell into a pool of blood before they could resist.

But the number of kunai is too much. They blocked the first, second, and even third round of kunai. What makes them pessimistic is that the number of kunai falling from the sky has not decreased in the slightest.

Kunai scratched his thigh, so he could only kneel down and continue to block with a samurai sword. The samurai, who was forced to block with a katana, took a beat because of his leg injury. The following Kunai pierced his arm, making him howl in pain, and finally fell into silence.

The samurai was covered with kunai all over his body, and fell motionless in a pool of blood.

Similar situations like this are countless, and the samurai and government soldiers had no choice but to block while looking for the tall buildings in the castle.

Only by doing so can we have a chance of survival.

Just as they were thinking this way, the Kunai in the sky disappeared.

Another bombing sound that overshadowed the sound of fireworks and firecrackers resounded through the night sky.

Accompanied by thick black smoke rising into the sky, located in the direction of the main gate of the castle, the flames soared into the sky, and the samurai and soldiers guarding the gate could be seen. The shock wave generated by the explosion rushed into the sky, flying around like fireworks.

The cries of 'enemy attack' were drowned in the bombing, but even the samurai and government soldiers inside the castle, no matter how slow they were, could react. The castle they were guarding was attacked by unknown persons.

"What's going on, why..."

The surprise attack came so quickly that the four Naruto standing on the high wall had not had time to see the situation clearly, and the castle tower and gate of the castle were directly blasted to pieces.

Soldiers spreading from all directions, like locusts, stepped through the shattered gate and rushed into the castle fearlessly.

These soldiers who charged in kept shouting the resounding slogan of 'capture the daimyo alive'.

Facing an unknown number of soldiers, the samurai and soldiers guarding the Daming Mansion barely stabilized their formation, recovered from the panic, and fought with the soldiers who rushed into the castle.

"Thunder EscapeEarth Walk!"

The ninja who mingled with the soldiers started his ninjutsu, covering the ground in front of him with a layer of lightning, paralyzing the legs of the samurai and soldiers rushing forward.

Then the soldiers raised the Kunai guns in their hands, and with the momentum of thunder, defeated the samurai and government soldiers blocking the way.

"Put down your weapons, those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Put down your weapons, those who surrender will not be killed!"

After defeating the samurai and government soldiers blocking the way in the outer area of the castle, some soldiers began to shout, trying to use this method to disintegrate the fighting will of the castle warriors and government soldiers.

What's more, in this situation where one's own morale is collapsing, surrender is the best choice.

"Damn it, stop looking down on people! Fuck me!"

The samurai who was stimulated by this kind of words charged forward with a blade in his hand, covered in blood, and wanted to fight until the last moment.

There are still many warriors and government soldiers who hold this belief. Their belief in loyalty to the lord is extremely firm, and they will not be overwhelmed by the difficulties in front of them.

For a while, the sounds of killing and screams mixed with each other, and the battle intensified.

The samurai leader, who was running towards the back of the castle, broke through the door directly.

The first thing I saw was the scene of singing and dancing that was incompatible with the outside world.

Dancing girls in flamboyant and revealing costumes are dancing, while Ikenokuni Daimyo is holding a precious wine vessel, drinking to his heart's content, his face full of drunkenness.

"What's so noisy outside?"

"My lord, the castle is under attack, please follow me to evacuate the castle, the situation outside is not optimistic!"

The warrior leader ignored the dancers around him and said in a deep voice.

"The castle was attacked? Evacuate? Why are you so drunk without drinking? Isn't Konoha's ninjas here? Let them go and settle the matter? I paid a lot of money to hire them to protect this city."

Ikenokuni Daimyo said drunkenly, his eyes were narrowed, almost unable to open them.

"The situation is critical now. Even Konoha's ninjas may not be able to take care of it. The number of enemy troops is too much! Please also ask my lord to evacuate this place with me!"

The warrior leader said with objective facts.

The morale of the enemy army who invaded the castle was too fierce, and the number of defenders was several times that of the castle. In addition, it was a surprise attack. It would be a matter of time before this castle was dedicated.

If you don't leave now, the final result can only be wiped out or captured alive by the enemy.

Ikenokuni Daimyo was about to scold, when suddenly a kunai shot in from outside the house, flew past Ikenokuni Daimyo's cheek, brought a icy chill, made the hairs on Ikenokuni Daimyo's back stand on end, instantly woke up, and uttered a whimpering cry.

The dancers also seemed to be pale with fright. They all understood the situation, stopped dancing, and fled in all directions, for fear of being affected by the battle outside.

"What, what's going on, why is it here..."

Ikenokuni Daimyo's lips trembled and his face was pale.

"My lord!"

The warrior leader's face sank, then he stood up and turned to look outside the house.

Several black shadows swished in, dressed as ninjas, holding a kunai, and confronted the samurai leader.

"Is it you guys? Court death!"

The samurai leader pulled out the katana at his waist angrily. Chakra spewed out from his body and attached to the katana as thin as a wing, greatly enhancing the sharpness of the blade and filling the hall with a cold chill.

Although the samurai leader does not know how to use ninjutsu, in terms of chakra control, he is not inferior to ninjas.

After many years of practice, he has been able to skillfully combine Chakra with his own sword skills.

"My lord, please evacuate from the secret passage as soon as possible, I will intercept it here!"

After speaking, the leader of the samurai rushed to the number of ninjas who appeared in the hall without hesitation, and plunged into the vortex of the enemy.

"Die me all, you rebels!"

"Hurry up!"

An urgent voice sounded in the aisle of the castle. Teams of warriors and government soldiers, about a thousand people, under the order of the leader, were continuously transported to the frontline battlefield, preparing to resist the surging enemy.

buzz.

buzz.

Such a voice came from heaven.

The samurai and government soldiers running below couldn't help but look up.

It was a group of 'giant birds' flying across the sky quickly, and disappeared in a flash. Before they could see the true faces of these 'giant birds', black raindrops fell from the sky.

are high-strength bombs shaped like small spheres.

It fell to the ground, jumped, rolled, and then exploded, causing the buildings it touched to collapse.

The nearby samurai and government soldiers were also affected and fell into chaos.

The bombing from the sky didn't end here. The 'big birds' that flew past circled in the sky, turned around and passed by again, dropping small spheres one after another.

The moment it came into contact with the building, a huge flash and roar were released.

Explosions began to resound from various places in the castle. The light from the explosions turned the night into daylight.

The buildings that were constantly being destroyed by the explosions raised dust and debris, further exacerbating the chaos of the samurai and fubing.

It is necessary to guard against the bombing from the sky, as well as the surrounding buildings that suddenly collapsed and fell down. In addition, the collapsed buildings began to block the intersection, making it impossible for them to rush to the front line in time to support the friendly forces on the front line.

The fire burned the night sky red.

It looks like the air is also burning.

On the dilapidated city wall, the flag engraved with the family crest of a famous family was inserted obliquely on the scorched ground. Flames were burning on it, fluttering in the strong wind. Only half of it was left, and the other half was burned to ashes, turning into a large number of sparks and flying away.

The building is still collapsing, and the howling sound has not stopped.

The hot wind blowing in the face, rolling everyone's heart.

With the ups and downs of fighting each other, the originally peaceful castle fell into the brink of shattering in an instant. Countless soldiers flocked to fight with samurai and government soldiers. No one would take a step back. Naruto, who had never seen such a big scene before, fell into a sluggish state.

The roars and tragic cries of the fighting sides, the burning blood and air, and the strong smell of iron and blood in his nostrils deeply shocked his heart.

Although he was instilled with the knowledge of the cruelty of war more than once, he was born in a peaceful age after all, and he couldn't witness the most real side of war at all.

But now he saw that countless lives were dying every minute.

Fighting, shouting, despair, shouting, as if there was an invisible big hand, holding his heart tightly, and the suffocating pressure prevented him from breathing smoothly.

This is war!

Sakura's face is also pale, this kind of battle has been separated from the side she can recognize.

This reminded her of the pictures of wounds of wounded people during the war that Tsunade had given her in the past. They were equally tragic and shocked her immature heart.

Hands and feet were cold, and began to tremble uncontrollably.

War!

Something strange yet extremely familiar.

Even Sai's expression was slightly unnatural in response to this scene.

The only one who is quite calm is Tianzang, the leader of the ninja who has seen various scenes. Although he is a little uncomfortable with this kind of scene, he quickly calmed down.

But he would never have imagined that this kind of thing would happen suddenly after just staying here for one night.

If he had known that this kind of thing happened earlier, he would have taken Naruto and three people away from this place of right and wrong during the day, instead of accepting the temporary entrustment of Ikenokuni Daimyo.

Naruto clenched his fists, and began to move the chakra under his feet. Just as he was about to do something, his shoulder was held down by a wide palm, and his body seemed to be welded in place, unable to move.

"Captain Yamato?"

Naruto looked up at Tianzang.

"Naruto, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to stop them!"

Naruto held back the fear in his heart, gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't do stupid things, you can't stop them. The worst result is that you and the warriors of the castle are attacked together."

Tianzo stared at Naruto seriously.

It wasn't just soldiers with kunai guns who broke into the castle, but also ninjas.

Although the strength of these ninjas is generally not very strong, there are quite a few of them, more than a dozen. Coupled with this group of soldiers with fierce morale, even if he is surrounded, he has to weigh it a little bit.

"Mr. Konoha's ninja, it's great to understand this truth. In this way, it will save us a lot of effort."

Crisp laughter echoed in the air.

With the red-hot starry sky as the background, a girl stands silently at the other end of the wall, her long black hair fluttering slightly in the scorching wind.

Two ninjas in thick chakra armor followed behind them, with gas helmets of the same color as the armor on their heads, with only two eyes exposed. Keep a close eye on Naruto and his party, monitoring their every move.

"Is it true that your country of ghosts is playing tricks?"

Tianzang's face began to smile, and cold sweat flowed from his forehead.

He recognized the girl's identity.

Chiba Kazuhime, the daughter of Chiba Shiraishi, the Minister of the Army of the Demon Country, is a number one person who is also marked as extremely dangerous in the Konoha Anbu intelligence system.

It's really bad luck. If he knew that things would turn out like this, not only would he not accept Ikenokuni Daimyo's commission, but he even wanted to take a long way back to Konoha instead of coming here to soak in some hot springs.

Now it seems that their current behavior is no less than dancing on a tightrope. Once there is a mistake, they may fall down and die at any time.

"Hey, why are you doing this?"

Naruto also recognized Kazuhime, and couldn't help questioning him loudly, with a slightly distressed expression on his face.

Regarding what happened tonight, he seemed both helpless and very angry.

While they were talking, a large number of lives were dying, and I could only ignore what happened, so I felt painful.

He also seemed to meet Ichiki for the first time.

Although he didn't meet Yiji many times, in the past, the other party gave him the impression that he was just a big sister who liked to tease others, and was considered a good person in general...but now it seems that this is not the case.

The bright red Sharingan that shone in the dark night was full of cruelty, and the staring gaze was like a ruthless sharp knife, stinging one's skin.

"Who knows about that kind of thing, I just received the old man's order to start tonight's operation."

Regarding Naruto's questioning, Kazuhime felt that the explanation was quite cumbersome, so he just used this sentence to prevaricate.

"Damn it!"

"Why, do you want to fight with me? Although I don't mind, but if you do, then the nature of the matter will be completely different. I have seen the power of the two tails, and the power of the nine tails. I don't mind to experience it for myself here."

Ichihime looked at Naruto with a full smile, with a gesture of eagerness to try.

Naruto clenched his fists, wanting to rush up and punch Ichihime's hateful smiling face.

However, Tianzang grabbed Naruto's shoulder with greater strength, telling him not to act recklessly.

That's right, if they choose to do it now, the nature of the matter will be different, which is equivalent to giving the other party a handle.

In this case, the agreement with Ikenokuni Daimyo is not worth mentioning at all.

Even at the risk of violating the contract, he must protect Naruto's personal safety.

And... Tianzang stared at Kazuhime seriously, and an unprecedented sense of suffocation wrapped around his body. This feeling is completely different from murderous aura, and it is something more terrifying than pure murderous aura.

insisting on putting it into words, it is more like being wrapped in the breath of'death'.

Let Tianzang clearly realize how irrational it is for them to be enemies with the girl in front of them.

At this time, it is the wisest decision to stand aside honestly, not to get involved, let alone try to stop it.

Although he also felt a little bit unbearable about the battle below, that was all he could do.

"Then there is no need, we were just innocently involved in it, and we promise not to do any unnecessary things."

Tianzang held Naruto down, took a step forward, came to Naruto, blocked Naruto behind him, and smiled in a soft tone.

Yiji also smiled back, it is best to solve it without doing anything. If it wasn't necessary, she didn't want to cause extra trouble at this time, so as not to disturb the follow-up arrangements.

So, she disappeared with the instant body technique, leaving behind two heavily armored ninjas from the Oni Nation to monitor Tianzang and others.

After all, if Tianzang and others intervene in the battlefield, it is likely to lead to a reversal of the battle situation. Naturally, they must be restrained.

The battle lasted until the second half of the night.

The resistance of the samurai and soldiers of the Daming Mansion exceeded everyone's imagination. Think about it, too. As a regular army of a country, their willpower is far from being comparable to that of bandits and bandits.

They will not give up resistance suddenly just because they are at a disadvantage. It is more likely to fight the enemy to the end and complete their mission of allegiance to the daimyo.

Most of the buildings in the castle were damaged, and the corpses of samurai and fubingda fell to the ground in disarray.

It is conceivable how intense their struggle and resistance were before they died.

The samurai and government soldiers who were surrendered were forced to put down their knives and guns, raise their hands, and stand facing the wall to show their harmlessness and avoid being slaughtered.

Not only that, Ikenokuni Daimyo, who fled in a panic, also found it in the secret passage, and did not have time to escape.

There are very few castle back houses affected by the battle, where daimyo's family members live, such as daimyo's wives and concubines, his children, that is, the prince and princess of Ikeno country, who are also imprisoned together with Ikeno country daimyo, waiting for follow-up processing.

This also means that the power of the nobles and leaders of Chizhi Country has officially fallen.

The remaining aristocratic forces will not be successful in the future, and it is only a matter of time before they are defeated.

The sky was getting bright, and the battle situation in Daming Mansion had already stabilized. The defeated soldiers began to sweep the battlefield, cleaning every corner of the castle, and checking for any missed enemies by the way.

"Ikenokuni Daimyo and his family members must be handled carefully. Go and monitor them yourself, especially those female family members. Don't let dubious guys mess with them."

In a large hall in the back house, Yi Ji casually admired the ancient calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and gave instructions to an accompanying ninja behind her.

Although the agricultural and industrial organization of the country of the pond is supported by the country of ghosts, whether it is the soldiers or ninjas in it, they cannot do without the cultivation of the country of ghosts.

Equally, Kazuhime can be sure that most of the soldiers in this group can achieve strict discipline, but there must not be any individual black sheep who take advantage of this opportunity to sneak around to find the defeated daimyo and their families, especially the daimyo's wives and daughters, and play some exciting games.

This is not groundless, but from the past history, the female family members of the defeated country often end up miserable and are easily coveted.

Even today, such examples are not uncommon.

Considering the special status of Ikenokuni Daimyo and his family members, they will be extradited to Ghost Country for resettlement and reform through labor in the future. Those who should go to mines should be sent to mines, those who should go to factories should be sent to work in factories, and young and ignorant children should be sent to schools to study. If they can be successfully transformed, they can play a very good role model.

If the problem arises because of an individual person, isn't this telling others in disguise that she has made a major mistake in dealing with the issue of Chi Zhiguo?

At that time, not only will the credit be counted, but a serious demerit will be recorded in her file, and she will be so angry that she will vomit blood.

Therefore, these people must not have accidents on the way and must be foolproof.

"yes."

Received Ichihime's order, the accompanying ninja quickly rushed to the place where Ikenokuni Daimyo and his family were detained.

One ninja had just left, and another ninja came in and came to Kazuhime.

"Master Ichihime."

"What's up?"

Yiji tilted her head slightly.

"The ninja of Konoha, please see me."

"Oh, it's finally here? Unfortunately, they came a step late."

Ichihime knew that the Konoha ninja who came to ask her to meet at this time was not the seventh class she met last night, but the Konoha ninja team officially commissioned by Ikenokuni Daimyo.

"Let's go, meet them for a while, and get rid of them."

Yiji looked away from the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, turned around and walked towards the door of the main hall.

(end of this chapter)