The western part of the Land of Fire.

Confederate Fifth Wing Camp.

Perhaps it was caused by psychological effects. After nightfall, Mifune suddenly sensed a chilly breath from the air, and his palms began to subconsciously clenched the samurai sword at his waist.

Even so, this chilly aura still lingers, holding a weapon in hand, Mifune doesn't feel the slightest sense of security.

The samurai's intuition told him that it was because of the fierce fighting on the battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain that the skies of the neighboring countries also took on this ominous color.

The bright moon is bright and clear, the wind is light and the clouds are calm, but the sky seen by Mifune is always covered with a layer of haze and a touch of scarlet, as if the moon is stained with blood and begins to turn red.

Mifune stood outside the conference room tent, raised his head, squinted his eyes facing the moonlight, and held the handle of the samurai sword with greater force, trying to use this method to dispel the anxiety and anxiety in his heart.

The sound near the camp is relatively noisy, it is the sound of troops gathering.

Ten minutes ago, Shinobi Konohayama, Nakakaiichi Kazumi, the captain of the intelligence force at the headquarters of the Alliance Army, conveyed the combat order of the staff to each wing of the Alliance Army.

The covenant with the kingdom of ghosts has been torn up, and then the alliance army and the kingdom of ghosts are no longer an alliance and can attack at will.

As one of the main forces of the Alliance Army, the Fifth Wing has been guarding the western part of the Land of Fire since the beginning of the war, occasionally participating in the battle, so the loss is very small, and it still retains most of its strength until now. This is a sharp blade that can go straight into the Land of Rain.

A total of more than 20,000 people, a total of 150 squadrons, most of which are combat squadrons, a small number of medical squadrons and reconnaissance squadrons, and air force squadrons that focus on air combat.

Besides, among them, there are thousands of warriors from the Iron Kingdom, accounting for about one-sixth of the fifth wing.

If these thousands of warriors are excluded, the number of the Fifth Wing will not exceed 20,000.

And this is where Mifune hesitated.

The reason why he participated in this battle on behalf of the Iron Country was not because he wanted to be an enemy of the Oni Country, but because of the existence of Akatsuki and Juowei, he had to join forces with the Alliance Army. The main purpose is also to destroy Akatsuki and assist the Alliance Army in recovering the Tailed Beast, so as to prevent the world from being manipulated by such techniques as Infinite Tsukiyomi.

Now that the alliance army has broken with the kingdom of ghosts, it means that the battle against Akatsuki has come to an end and is no longer a threat. As the assisting party, the country of iron should retreat bravely at this time, evacuate the ninja battlefield, and return to the daimyo of the country of iron to return.

However, is this really the case?

Will the Union Army let him go?

Thousands of warriors, plus him as a warrior general, is already a strong force.

Even those ninja villages from small countries are coerced, and there are also ninja villages from neutral countries. As the samurai group of neutral countries, what should they do?

Different from those ninjas from small and weak countries, the Iron Country has a stronger military force, and there is enough room for manipulation in terms of selection.

So, how to choose now has become a difficult problem in Mifune's mind.

As the departure time approached, he was still thinking about this question.

Do you want to leave, or continue to fight?

Just as Mifune was lost in thought, footsteps came from behind.

"In the corner?"

"It's me, Mifune-sama."

The tall samurai Lijiao approached and bowed slightly to Mifune.

He served as the squadron leader of the Fifth Regiment, and replaced Mifune to mediate the disputes among ninjas in the villages of the Fifth Regiment of the Alliance Army, including those bounty hunters who had many grievances and entanglements.

"Are all the troops assembled?"

"Yes, due to the battle orders issued by the headquarters, the ninjas of the villages have finally let go of their prejudices for the time being. At present, most of the squadrons have been assembled, and a few are still being adjusted, but I think it will take a while before they can set off and enter the Land of Rain."

Li Jiao answered in a flat tone.

This is the strategy formulated by the Alliance Army from the very beginning. The first to fourth wings counterbalance the main force of the Oni Land, and as the fifth wing, they will go to the Land of Rain to help Five Kages at the moment war is declared.

Besides that, the bounty hunters who were invited also had the same reason. The next place they were going to was the Land of Rain, where they entered the core battlefield and accepted the command of the Five Kages.

Bai Jue and the Dragon Beast Legion standing in front of them disappeared for some reason, so the road before them is smooth.

Before entering the core battlefield, there will be no twists and turns.

but

Thinking of something, he looked at the back of Mifune from the inside corner. His upright figure was like a sharp knife about to be unsheathed. Although he restrained himself as much as possible, there was also a sharp aura emanating from his torso, which made people's skin tingle slightly.

"In this case, let's call all the squadron leaders who can take charge. I have something to announce."

Mifune's face was calm. After saying this, he stared at the dark clouds in the western sky and remained silent without saying a word.

"yes."

Li Jiao didn't hesitate, went down quickly, and immediately called the squadron leaders in charge.

Less than two minutes later, a dozen or so elite jnin from Konoha, Sand Yin, Yun Yin and other villages came here to meet up in accordance with Mifune's summoning order.

Compared with the rest of the squadron leaders, they are stronger in their own strength and have enough commanding experience, how to effectively command troops to fight.

In the Fifth Wing, their right to speak is about the same as Lijiao, second only to San Chuan, the leader of the Fifth Wing.

"Co-leader, we are about to leave, may I ask you to call us here at this time, what is the matter?"

Shangren, a squadron leader from Yunyin, couldn't bear it first, looked at Mifune, and asked Mifune the purpose of issuing the summoning order.

After Lijiao brought them, he took the initiative to stand by Mifune's side, protecting him personally.

Later, there was also a group of armored warriors, about dozens of them, all of whom were the elite of the Iron Kingdom's warrior group. Their superb sword skills alone were enough to suppress the Chunin, and a small number of them could even compete with the Jonin. They were the elite of the entire Iron Kingdom, the foundation of the country.

"Yes, if it is to mediate disputes, I personally think that is unnecessary, and we have no time to waste on it."

Konoha's squadron leader Jonin answered first.

The order of the Alliance Army Headquarters has been clearly issued to each of their squadron leaders.

The next battle plan is very important. Although the ninjas in each village dislike each other, it only happens after they are free. At this time, it is impossible to abandon the battle plan of the headquarters because of this friction.

Squadron leaders like them still understand the priority of things.

Besides, it is not the upper ninja at the level of the squadron leader that has conflicts. Most of them are the zhongnin and lower ninja of each village. When there are frictions and conflicts, these squadron leaders will never participate in it for the sake of the overall situation. And this is also the order that Wuying secretly gave them at the beginning of the war, at least not to lose the chain at a critical moment.

"Don't worry, the old man didn't call you here specially for these things, but..."

Mifune paused, and glanced at these people.

"But what, Your Excellency the Captain?"

Everyone was puzzled by Mifune's attitude and couldn't wait to ask.

Mifune was silent for a while, and closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he opened his eyes, and the color in his eyes was very clear and bright, without any cloudiness.

"Next, the old man and the warriors from the Land of Iron will leave the Alliance Army, give up fighting in the Land of Rain, and return to the Land of Iron to guard. I will entrust you with the command of the Fifth Alliance of the Alliance Army."

"Varied-"

"Your Excellency, Captain, what do you mean?"

"Captain, do you want to betray our alliance army?"

Hearing the voice of Mifune's resignation, more than a dozen squadron leaders in front of him were shocked.

Of course, after the shock, there were more anger and questioning. I was very repulsed by Mifune's idea of retreating without a fight, and began to utter words of reprimand and accusation.

Seeing the angry look of these people, the inner corner standing beside Sanfuan subconsciously held down the handle of the knife, for fear that these people would suddenly attack Sanfuan in a state of anger.

Mifune stretched out his hand and stopped Lijiao's side, signaling that there was no need to be so vigilant.

Although he is old, he still has the ability to react after years of cultivation and recuperation. Even a ninja of Gokage's level cannot sneak up on him quietly. Otherwise, he would not have been selected by the Confederate Army as the captain of the Fifth Wing.

Facing the accusations and dissatisfaction of these people, Mifune did not get angry, rather, their reactions were within his expectations.

He is the captain of the Fifth Wing. At this time, he retreats without a fight and withdraws from the Alliance Army. In the eyes of most Alliance Army ninjas, his behavior is 'betrayal'.

But from the standpoint of the Iron Kingdom, Mifune does not think that he has betrayed the covenant.

"Everyone"

Mifune's loud words came, overwhelming the arguments of these people:

"Our samurai joined the Alliance Army in the name of the assisting party. The purpose is to destroy Akatsuki and stop Infinity Tsukiyomi from happening. We are fighting for the peace of the ninja world. Now that the Alliance Army has broken with the Kingdom of Oni, the matter of Akatsuki has probably been settled. Then, our samurai as the assisting party naturally have no reason to fight against the Nation of Oni. This is your ninja war, and the samurai will not intervene."

Mifune's voice was very firm.

He considered for a long time, and finally made up his mind to step down as the captain of the fifth regiment of the Union Army.

For him, the position of captain is not an honor, but a shackle, a tool that binds him and the warriors to the alliance army.

"If the fight is for peace, then please ask the captain to continue to assist us in defeating the kingdom of ghosts. In that way, the ninja world will naturally achieve permanent peace. The righteous side will surely win."

Sunakishi's squadron leader Jonin stepped forward and said, with a serious face.

Mifune glanced at him, and replied calmly: "The alliance army and the ghost country, who is just, there is no definite statement or evidence for this matter. Moreover, the positions between countries are relative justice, not absolute things."

"Don't you need to think about it again, captain? If you quit at this time, you will be very dissatisfied if you want to come to the headquarters. Please also consider it for the country of iron."

The words spoken by Yun Yin Squadron Leader Jonin were already threatening.

Mifune was silent for a while, and continued: "Before the war started, I signed an agreement with the Lords of the Five Kages. When fighting the Kingdom of Ghosts, the warriors of the Iron Kingdom will leave the Alliance Army and will not continue to fight for the Alliance Army as an assisting party. This has already been determined."

"If this is the case, why didn't we get the relevant order? Why did you ask your Excellency to continue to serve as the captain of the alliance at the headquarters? Was the so-called agreement fabricated by the captain himself?"

The faces of this group of people showed distrust.

But their meaning is also very clear. They want Mifune and the samurai to be completely tied to the alliance army and fight for it.

After all, this is a powerful samurai close to the Five Kages level, and it is a strong support for the alliance army.

It's not that they don't understand. The reason why they have been messing around here is to stop Mifune's behavior of leaving the alliance army and force the other party to give up such an unrealistic idea.

"Yes, and at this time, can the Kingdom of Iron remain neutral? From the perspective of the Kingdom of Ghosts, you have already formed one body with our alliance army. Your Excellency, Captain, please stop saying this, not everyone will be as considerate of you as we are."

The rest of the people agreed, although they were unhappy with each other, but at this time they all agreed to unite to prevent Mifune and the samurai from leaving the alliance army.

"You guys, don't let Mifune-sam"

Mifune didn't get angry, but Rijiao couldn't help it.

Looking at the faces of this group of people who kept pushing them up, I was very angry.

Before the word '' was uttered from the mouth, a booming sound suddenly sounded from the east of the camp, pillars of fire soaring into the sky formed, and the crowd was confused and shouted.

"That is-"

Mifune and the squadron leaders all changed their expressions and looked towards the place where the fire started.

To the east of the camp is the snow storage area for the supplies of the 5th Wing. If the supplies there are burned, the 5th Wing basically has no ability to attack.

Especially the medical supplies there are the top priority and the key to survival on the battlefield.

Without hesitation, everyone stopped arguing and prepared to set off to the snow storage area in the east of the camp to check what happened there.

However, before they could act, the surrounding samurai and ninjas began to move around indiscriminately. Their faces and voices seemed to be in a state of confusion, in a very strange state.

"What's this?"

"Damn! What's wrong with my brain-"

"The body doesn't listen"

"Oops, we're poisoned!"

Among the chaos, some people realized that their group of people had been poisoned, and they all showed expressions of disbelief.

They are doing well here, and no enemies have sneaked in. How did they get poisoned?

Moreover, it was this colorless and odorless poison that directly affected all of them.

Then, they realized a more critical problem.

The top leaders of the Fifth Wing are all gathered here. They are now collectively poisoned. Without the entry of outsiders, there is only one result that can be thought of

They coincidentally looked at the only standing squadron leader Jonin in the field.

From Fog Hidden.

It is said that he is from the Kirigakure pursuit unit, and a member of Mizukage Godaime's direct subordinate.

In the Fifth Wing, he served as the captain of the 31st Squadron.

"you-"

Everyone realized that this Kirigakure Jnin betrayed them.

The reason is still unclear, but it was too late to react at this time. They fell to the ground, their limbs were not only weak, all kinds of wonderful fantasies caused the surrounding world to rotate, and there were all kinds of terrible illusions.

This poison not only has a paralyzing effect, but also has the ability to make people hallucinate.

Kirigakure's squadron leader, Jnin, calmly took out a flare from his pocket, ready to pull it away and launch it.

The cold blade touched the skin of his neck, making him stiff. He looked at Mifune who didn't know when the blade was on his neck in astonishment.

I believe that as long as he makes a slight abnormal move next, his head will fall to the ground instantly.

"Impossible, how do you..."

It seemed that Mifune couldn't believe that Mifune still had such mobility, and Kirigakure's Kaminin couldn't help but panic.

"Unfortunately, the old man's body resistance to poison is slightly stronger."

Mifune's face was slightly cold, not only the ninjas, but even the samurai under his command were also tricked.

If it weren't for his body's higher resistance to poison, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no problems.

And even Jonin are not immune, this poison is terrible.

Kirigakure Kamunin did not resist, let go of his hand honestly, let the signal flare fall on the ground, raised his hands in surrender, and did not dare to act rashly.

After all, his mission has been roughly completed. He doesn't know if Mifune's blade is sharp or not, but cutting off his head is not a problem. He doesn't want to die aggrieved in such a place.

"Are you a spy of the Oni Nation? I have long heard that the Oni Nation is good at attacking the opponent's interior and instigating hostile personnel... But I didn't expect that Mizukage's confidants like you would also be instigated. Recently, in the alliance, you were also secretly instigating Kirigakure's ninjas to conflict with ninjas in other villages."

Mifune's expression became solemn, and his tone revealed fear.

Kirigakure Jnin didn't want to explain, so just pretend it's like this and keep silent.

Just when Mifune wanted to continue asking questions, there was another loud bang.

This time the distance is very close, not far from the camp.

That is the communication area of the Fifth Wing, which is used to communicate with the Alliance Army Headquarters and the rest of the Wing.

Whoosh

Whoosh

Whoosh

Such voices kept surrounding the Fifth Regiment's camp and rushed into the night sky.

Then the unknown object exploded in the sky, and intense flashes of light emerged, driving away the darkness and turning night into day.

More than that, it also contains special chakra fluctuations, which interfere with the signal receiver of the fifth wing and completely block the information here.

It was only then that Mifune realized that the attack on the Kingdom of Ghosts had begun, and it was more sudden and terrifying than imagined.

First, a group of squadron leaders were poisoned, and then the communication was interrupted. The Fifth Wing became a lone army, and it was still a lone army with huge hidden dangers inside.

"Mifune-sama, Hotaru, Hotaru-"

Another samurai, Mifune's right-hand man, Shousuke ran over anxiously and shouted at Mifune.

"What?"

"People from the fireflies attacked the warehouse and burned all the supplies there! And they also cooperated with the Leiguang Group"

Shousuke finished talking about the situation over there in one breath.

Fireflies? Weren't they injured by the Lei Guang regiment? How can you still act?

And still acted together with the Lei Guang Regiment to burn down the warehouse of the Fifth Wing?

Because the situation was too sudden and complicated, Mifune felt that his brain was not enough for a while.

"Anything else?"

Mifune took a deep breath, thinking that things with the Alliance Army could be even worse.

"The Asuras were fighting against the Lightning Regiment. When I came, they were almost overwhelmed, and half of them were killed or injured. Not only that, multiple bounty hunter teams also turned their backs at the same time, and cooperated with the Lightning Regiment to attack the important facilities of the Fifth Wing!"

Chongjie's face was full of travel and dust, and he was completely numb to the current situation of the Fifth Wing.

There are too many sieves inside the Alliance Army, isn't it paper?

A quarter of the bounty hunters who paid a lot of money suddenly turned back, which caught them off guard.

Afterwards, he saw the surrounding samurai, squadron leader Jnin, and his colleague Rikaku fell to the ground powerlessly. The leader, Mifune, held a knife on the neck of a Kirigakure Jnin, and his face was stunned again.

Here... what happened again?

Why are these squadron leaders down?

Why is Master Mifune attacking Kirigakure Ninja?

Thinking of a terrifying possibility, Shousuke couldn't help but fell silent.

Surrender, you can't fight, you can't win.

The senior management of the Fifth Wing has only three ships left to act, and the rest are down. How can the more than 20,000 ninjas lead and command? Moreover, the enemy has already started a surprise attack, the Fifth Wing is in chaos, the warehouse area and communication area have been destroyed, and the Fifth Wing has been completely reduced to a lone army.

The remaining hope is to break out of the siege in the direction of the Country of Grass, join the main force of the Alliance Army there, or seek help from Konoha in the east, and use the communication troops there to ask for help from the Alliance Army Headquarters.

In the sky, a familiar buzz sounded, and an air force squadron flew over the sky with flying ninja gear. Although they didn't drop bombs, they brought tremendous pressure to everyone present.

More explosions began to sound from the edge of the 5th Wing's camp.

The sea of blood all over the sky looked extremely intimidating, engulfing the alliance ninjas blocking the way into the sea of blood in one go.

A walking corpse with a numb expression, made up of Alliance Army ninjas, they opened the way ahead, rushed into the crowd, suddenly swelled up, their flesh and blood were torn apart, and exploded to death in the crowd, and even their companions around them were also affected.

Several blood-colored dragons with a length of more than ten meters are attacking and biting the alliance ninjas below. Even the three ships here can see the brutal power of the blood dragons at a glance.

"That belongs to the leader of the Lightning Lightning Corps..."

Mifune sighed, and recognized that it was the blood dragon eye ability of Chino, the leader of the Leiguang regiment.

Blood sea, body bomb, and blood dragon are all the opponent's special skills, and they have earned a great reputation in the underground black market. Relying on that kind of blood succession boundary with strange abilities, even in the face of Wuying, he is still capable of fighting.

Seeing this, although there are still some things that he can't figure out, he can figure out the general things by himself.

The Lei Guang Group belongs to the Ghost Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Waves may have been secretly controlled by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and then think of the cross-sea bridge connecting the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Fire, which was jointly built by the two countries...

Konoha... or the country of fire, most of the area has now fallen.

Thinking of this, Mifune retracted the samurai sword on Ninja's neck on Kirigakure.

Things have come to this, no matter how stubbornly the Fifth Wing fights, defeat will happen sooner or later, and there is no way to recover.

(end of this chapter)