"Is everyone okay? How's the battle going?" Oonoki glanced at the Iwagakure troops, then asked Huangtu.
"About eight hundred people were seriously injured, and another seven hundred lost their ability to move on the battlefield and failed to retreat in time. I don't know if they are captured or..." Huangtu reported the casualties of the troops to Ohnoki with a shameful look on his face, and then he lowered his head.
Just one fight caused such heavy casualties. As the commander of the troops, he could not escape the blame, even though Nagato was really powerful.
"I'm sorry, Lord Tsuchikage, I have failed to live up to your expectations." Huang Tu said with his head down.
Ōnoki asked him to be the acting Tsuchikage, but he ended up with such a result. Huang Tu was very sad and felt that he had failed his father's expectations. It might even affect his father's prestige in the Iwagakure Village. The acting Tsuchikage he chose made such a big mistake.
"Failure is not terrible. What is terrible is that you have lost confidence." Seeing that his son seemed to have suffered a great blow, Ohnoki put his hands behind his back and said seriously.
"Have you forgotten the Will of Stone of our Iwagakure Village?"
"Of course I haven't forgotten. Perseverance and unshakableness are the stone will of our Iwagakure Village." Huang Tu replied quickly.
Ohnoki nodded and said, "Remember why you still look so dejected? If you lose, you can just win it back. The one who perseveres to the end is the winner."
Ohnoki didn't want to see his son fall apart because of a war. This would be a big blow to the Iwagakure, which was already in a period of transition.
If no decent talents emerge among the younger generation, Ōnoki will most likely pass the position of Tsuchikage to Koei.
Huangtu was so ashamed of what Oonoki said that his fighting spirit was instantly ignited, and he couldn't wait to fight with Nagato again.
But after thinking about it carefully, Huangtu gave up the idea. He was a man with his own strengths, and at the moment he would not be a match for Nagato.
"There is a very powerful ninja among the Light Ninjas. The reason why our troops suffered such casualties is because he performed a powerful large-scale ninjutsu." Huang Tu and Ohnoki talked about the information of the Light Ninja Village.
"You should have fought with him, tell me in detail." Ohnoki nodded and asked about Nagato's information.
It is not surprising that the enemy includes a strong man like Ohnoki. Huangtu is definitely one of the top three in terms of strength among the Iwagakure. If there is an age limit and the older generation is prohibited from participating in the competition, then Huangtu can be said to be the number one.
Moreover, Huangtu also brought a lot of ninjas with him, almost three thousand Iwagakure troops, and when fighting in the Ninja World War and before the decisive battle, there were usually only this number of people.
Therefore, there must be something special about him that allowed him to defeat Huang Tu and the Iwagakure troops so easily.
Huangtu thought for a moment and recalled the battle with Nagato, and unexpectedly discovered that he seemed to have lost without much fighting with Nagato, and Nagato only displayed two ninjutsu from beginning to end.
"This Light Ninja leader has a very powerful ninjutsu that can release extremely powerful thrust. It can easily push me to the ground and create a big hole when I perform Rock Fist. It can even destroy the Mountain and Earth Technique that I release with all my strength in an instant. The casualties of the troops are also because of his use of this move. He can also fly into the air."
Huang Tu told all the information he knew in one breath.
"Powerful thrust and flight capability?" Ohnoki fell into thought.
It sounds like a mystical ninja with considerable strength. There are very few people in the ninja world who can fly.
"During the battle, you don't have to worry about the Light Ninja leader. Just lead the troops to suppress the other Light Ninja and Grass Ninja. Leave his words to me." Ohnoki said.
The ability to fly is very attractive, but he, Ohnoki, also happens to be one of them, and in terms of the power of ninjutsu, Ohnoki doesn't think that his Dust Release is worse than other ninjutsu.
After comprehensive comparison, Ohnoki felt that the advantage was his.
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After winning, Nagato did not pursue the victory, but began to rest on the spot.
Those Iwagakure who temporarily lost their ability to move on the battlefield were captured, and after some simple treatment, they were locked up in the temporary camp they had set up.
Iwagakure, who lost an arm in the war, was very angry and started cursing without caring about the identity of the prisoner.
The guarding Light Ninja sneered: "It's just an arm, but you've become like a mad dog. The ninjas from the five major ninja villages are no more than this."
"For a ninja, the arm is his life. What's the difference between a broken arm and death!" said the Iwagakure ninja with hatred on his face.
Indeed, for ordinary ninjas, losing an arm has a huge impact. First of all, they can no longer release ninjutsu that requires hand seals. Ordinary people don’t know how to make hand seals with one hand. The worst thing is that ordinary ninjas don’t know any special ninjutsu without hand seals.
Without an arm, even physical skills would be affected.
"What's the big deal? Just get a prosthetic limb. It'll be stronger than the original arm." The Light Ninja said indifferently, and then showed off his prosthetic limb to the Iwagakure ninja.
The Iwagakure ninja was also dumbfounded when he saw a bunch of weapons suddenly appearing from the seemingly ordinary arm of the Light Ninja.
At this moment, a roar was heard and the Light Ninja camp was attacked.
The imprisoned Iwagakure became agitated when he heard the noise.
"It must be the Tsuchikage-sama and the others who have come to rescue us!"
"We will be rescued soon."
"What are you arguing about!" the guarding Guangnin shouted loudly.
"If your Tsuchikage really comes, and our leader Yahiko is here, he will come in to accompany you!" The Light Ninjas were very confident in the strength of their leader and felt that even the leaders of the five major ninja villages were no match for Nagato.
Nagato had a very high prestige in the Hikari Ninja Village, so no one would raise any objection no matter what decision he made, such as not pursuing the enemy after defeating them but instead setting up camp on the spot to rest.
Because they were in a foreign country, the Light Ninja and Grass Ninja were very vigilant. After discovering Iwagakure, they quickly gathered together and prepared for battle. Nagato, who noticed the movement, also quickly rushed to the battlefield.
After seeing that the Iwagakure of the territory was no longer the yellow earth as before but a short old man with a green striped vest, Nagato nodded secretly. It was worth it that he was so arrogant and set up camp on the spot. Finally, the Third Tsuchikage came.
"The young are really to be feared. At such a young age, they can lead a small country to attack a big country. It reminds me of the demigod Hanzo." Ohnoki said with a smile.
On the surface, it seemed like Ōnoki was complimenting Nagato, saying that he was young and promising.
But he put Nagato and Hanzo together. Although Hanzo was also a small country challenging a big country, Hanzo lost that year, and lost particularly badly.
Ohnoki's meaning is self-evident. The demigod Hanzo lost back then, and you, Nagato, will also lose today.
"Hanzo? Just a waste, not worthy to be compared with me. It seems that the Third Tsuchikage is no more than this." Nagato's tone was indifferent, but his words were extremely sharp.
He understood what Ōnoki meant, but was too lazy to play witticism and just stated his attitude directly.
Oonoki narrowed his eyes slightly, and chakra gradually gathered in his limbs.
"Let me teach you what it means to respect your seniors." Since Nagato was so impolite, Ōnoki didn't bother pretending to be a close senior in the ninja world.
There has been a war, and all the predecessors are enemies.