Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 21 Who's the kind person who's mining in the middle of the night?

It fell about 30 meters.

The female ninja heard a "clinking" sound.

She listened quietly for a while and was almost certain that the people inside... seemed to be mining?

Without alerting the enemy, the female ninja imbued her feet with chakra and floated back to the top of the rocky mountain.

"What? Miners?"

Upon hearing the female ninja's report, the bald ninja looked on with suspicion.

What normal person would be mining cryptocurrency in the middle of the night?

"Probably." Xi maintained her sensory ninjutsu. "They haven't moved. They've stayed in the same place, like they're...working."

"..." The bald ninja thought for a moment and made a decisive decision:

"It's good that they haven't spotted us. Don't alert them. Let's bypass them and head down the mountain from the other side to our destination. Disperse!"

Never mind, the mission is the priority, and since they're not ninjas, it means the four "miners" below pose no threat.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The six people split into two teams again, concealing their presence and moving quickly.

……

Qingwu practiced the coordinated combat of different troop types for a while on the spot.

As the number of military units to command increases, it becomes quite mentally taxing.

But he was helpless.

He's too poor now, every type of soldier is precious, and his current goal is to defeat his opponent at a lower cost.

Of course, once you reach the point of "mass production" in the future, you won't need to be so careful anymore; you can just push straight through!

"Alright, that's enough for today."

It was getting late, and Qingwu was about to send centaurs to collect timber while he went to rest.

【Ding! 】

[Trigger Mission: Drive Out the Invaders 2]

[Mission Description: Utilize the coordinated combat of the Barrier Faction units to repel the invaders.]

[Quest Reward: Healing (Basic Water Magic)]

Qingwu: ? ? ?

What the heck? You're playing a "tower defense game" here, and you even have a second mission?

"Could it be another Root ninja? Danzo is too audacious!!"

Qingwu immediately summoned the withered wood guards.

"Where's Kakashi?" His first thought was of "allies."

After testing the new unit, Kakashi went to report to the Third Hokage. I don't know if he's back yet.

With the withered tree guardian present, Qingwu felt somewhat at ease.

He then looked at the rest of his troops.

The four centaurs that were knocked unconscious by Kakashi have recovered and are now ready to fight.

However, the other two dwarves who were injured by the fire attack are still recovering.

So...

"Summon all!"

A total of 12 centaurs, 6 dwarves, and withered wood guards appeared on the field, making a total of 17 types of troops.

Sensing the rapidly recovering natural energy within his territory, Qingwu sneered:

"No matter who comes, we can now fight a 'fight with plenty of resources'!"

"The dwarves split into two teams to protect the centaurs' flanks."

"The centaurs are divided into 4 teams, two of which are hidden."

The order was given, and half of the six centaurs hid in the bushes.

With the Deadwood Guardians present, there was no need for dwarf defenses, so Qingwu deployed all his combat units.

Then, he closed his eyes and sensed the movement of the wind and grass around him.

The sensory abilities granted by natural energy, comparable to those of sensory ninjutsu, quickly came into play.

"Southeast!"

Qingwu directed the six centaurs and six dwarves that were positioned in the open to move towards the wall in the southeast direction.

Six figures emerged from the forest and landed on the open ground at the edge of the territory.

hope maintained his sensory ninjutsu. "There are quite a few people inside, but... they all seem to be civilians."

"Be careful." The bald captain displayed a caution that was very different from his appearance.

"Our mission this time is mainly investigation. If we encounter Konoha patrol teams or Anbu ninjas, we will retreat immediately."

"Yes!" He glanced at the average-height wall.

The six people split into two groups again and entered separately.

"Something's not right!" The female ninja's eyes swept across the scene like a hawk's. "It's too quiet."

hope pointed to two large trees: "Someone's approaching from four o'clock..."

His words came to an abrupt end.

With the clatter of hooves, three and a half centaurs galloped towards them.

"Enemy attack—"

The bald captain shouted sharply, his hands instantly forming hand seals: "Lightning Release: Lightning Wall!"

A blinding bolt of lightning unfurled into an arc shield in front of him, and the spear struck it, exploding into a shower of sparks.

"Wow, that's fast!"

Watching the strange creature strike and disappear behind a tree on the other side, hope was filled with astonishment.

Although I couldn't sense any chakra, the strange creature from before was clearly not an ordinary person.

However, before he could react, three more centaurs charged out from one side.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

The female ninja looked at the charging centaur in horror. This time she finally saw it clearly; the centaur's half-human, half-horse form was beyond her comprehension.

"Scatter!" the bald captain roared, charging forward to meet the spears, his hands crackling with lightning—"Lightning Release: Lightning Storm Fist!"

"Boom boom boom—!"

The front half of the spear was shattered by Thunder Fist, demonstrating the bald captain's formidable fighting prowess.

However, the centaur seemed to be very "intelligent," abandoning its spear and speeding past as it unleashed its lightning chakra.

What shocked the bald captain even more was that a flash of green light appeared in the hands of these monsters, and their spears reappeared out of thin air.

"A psychic creature? A puppet?" the female ninja exclaimed. "Someone must be controlling it from the shadows."

"So it's the Cloud Ninja!" A clear voice rang out from behind.

"They're behind me!" Sensing ninja hope turned around first.

A black-haired boy wearing a Konoha headband stood quietly on the wall.

It turned out that while the centaurs were harassing them, Qingwu had already flanked them and surrounded the two teams of Cloud Ninja.

"The ninjas of Konoha!" The bald captain secretly winked at his teammates.

The female ninja silently disappeared behind a tree.

Qingwu pretended not to see it, but in reality, no movement in his territory could escape his "eyes".

hope was very puzzled.

If my senses are not mistaken, the boy in front of me has very ordinary chakra, probably only at the genin level.

But how dare he just blatantly appear in front of six powerful Cloud Ninja?

"Found you, kid!"

The female ninja suddenly sprang up from the corner of the wall at Qingwu's feet, her speed leaving a trail of afterimages in her wake.

"Oh? An assassin-type ninja?"

Qingwu did not dodge at all.

He simply raised his hand, palm facing the female ninja holding a kunai.

"Magic Arrow!"

The emerald green energy arrow condensed and took shape in a hundredth of a second, tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound.

"ah--"

The female ninja let out a sharp scream. At such close range, she had no time to react before an arrow pierced her chest.

Boom!

The body lay in the corner, and several Yun ninja were stunned.

The bald captain's pupils suddenly contracted.

No hand seals! No wind-up animation! What kind of technique is this?!