"It's… it's a corpse!"
Gekko Hayate almost popped his eyes out. He looked at the Konoha ninja, who was right in front of him, dead as a doornail, staring back at him with dead eyes.
His legs trembled, and a strange wetness and heat made his pants gloriously wet.
The smell of urine made the surrounding Konoha ninjas raise their guard, and they looked at Gekko Hayate with disgust.
Of course, you couldn't blame Gekko Hayate.
This was his first time on the battlefield. He had experienced being chased by Anbu, being threatened and teased by Kai, and now he was face to face with a corpse.
He wasn't scared to death, which was already pretty good.
Figures flickered from all directions.
After learning that the Cloud ninjas had failed to attack the stronghold, Kirigakure immediately mobilized their forces to launch a second wave of attacks.
In their eyes, there were only two possibilities for the Konoha ninjas to withstand the first wave of attacks.
First, they had suffered heavy casualties.
Second, they had a powerful ninja as their backbone.
When they saw Minato Namikaze, known as the Yellow Flash, leave, the so-called important stronghold was left with only a dozen Konoha ninjas.
For the Mist ninjas, this was completely undefended.
So, from the beginning, they had used a feint to lure Minato away.
They used some ordinary ninjas as bait to lure Minato away.
Then, they mobilized their elite forces to launch a surprise attack on the stronghold.
They had considered that Minato wouldn't be easily lured away.
However, the current result was beyond their expectations.
As long as they broke through this stronghold, the Mist ninjas could advance directly and attack Konoha's rear.
At that time, Konoha would be caught between two fronts, and the balance of the three battlefields would be broken first.
Most importantly, this time, in order to ensure the mission's success, Kirigakure had sent ninjas who weren't as strong as the Cloud ninja AB duo.
But the leader was one of the two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, who were feared throughout the shinobi world.
As products of the Bloody Mist, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were all ruthless elites who had been forged in a sea of blood.
Facing a stronghold with only a dozen or so ninjas, it was a piece of cake for them.
"Be on guard. Everyone, be at your best. This time, we're facing some serious opponents," Uzuki Ao's face turned pale as he looked at the two leading ninjas who had landed.
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Samehada's Zabuza Momochi!"
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Kushimaru Kuriarare!"
As soon as these two names were uttered, all the Konoha ninjas gasped in unison.
Behind them were 50 elite Mist ninjas.
Zabuza was over two meters tall, with a large build, and a seemingly kind face.
But in Kirigakure, the ninjas who had emerged from the Bloody Mist era were all psychologically twisted.
They were ruthless characters who would betray even their own comrades for profit.
As for Kushimaru Kuriarare, he was thin and had black hair. He wore a black robe, and the two blades in his hands crackled with electricity.
Crimson blood dripped from the blades.
The previous scout had clearly been killed by him.
"Hehehe, they're all just trash. Especially that little brat over there. He even peed his pants," Kushimaru laughed mockingly.
Facing such opponents, they found it completely unchallenging.
"Alright, don't forget about the troublesome Minato Namikaze. Let's destroy this stronghold as quickly as possible. Even if he rushes back later, it'll be too late," Zabuza said coldly, scanning the surroundings.
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