Chapter 177: Delivered to the Door

Cloud Hidden Camp.

Jin Jiao, who fled the Battlefield, barged into the Commander's Tent.

"Jin Jiao, why are you back?" Long-haired Strongman said, his brows furrowed as he saw the disheveled Jin Jiao.

As the Battlefield commander, he needs to stay in the rear and does not go to the Battlefield to kill enemies.

To prevent Konoha from taking advantage of the chaos to attack the main base.

The rear holds supplies and wounded; a successful intrusion would cause huge losses.

This concerns the war's direction, so as Commander he can only stay behind.

Although he cannot easily go to the Battlefield, he can send someone to avenge the teacher…

So he ordered Jin Jiao to lead two Elite Jonin to the Battlefield to kill that Uchiha youth.

With Jin Jiao's strength plus the support of two Elite Jonin, taking down a single youth is no difficulty.

After all, Jin Jiao possesses Six Paths Ninja Tools and Nine-Tailed Chakra, firmly reaching the Shadow-level threshold.

He wouldn't be defeated by a few Jonin…

But seeing the disheveled Jin Jiao before him, Long-haired Strongman felt a bad omen.

"Damn, that cursed Uchiha Xiao Gui, his strength grew again!" Jin Jiao, having exited Tail Beast Transformation, gritted his teeth and drew the Kunai from his back.

He angrily planted the Kunai into the ground, his face snarling: "These damned guys coordinate so well, I have no way to strike!"

Thinking of Zhuan Qin Xiaochun and Shuihu Menyan, he trembled with rage.

"And also, that's my Banana Leaf Fan..." Jin Jiao hadn't finished when Long-haired Strongman cut him off in a deep voice.

He squinted, suppressing his anger, and said: "You mean you were beaten again by that Uchiha?"

Jin Jiao didn't admit, "Send me five more Elite Jonin, this time I will kill them all!"

Lian Ye's six-person coordination was overly seamless; even though his strength surpassed the six, he gained no advantage in battle and was instead tightly suppressed.

Two Elite Jonin were still too few; if he received three more, he wouldn't have been beaten down by their trio's coordination.

In a one‑on‑one duel, he is confident he can kill Lian Ye!

If Jin Jiao weren't no longer a Commander and lacked authority to mobilize troops, he would have already led a large force to kill Lian Ye and the others.

In his view, winning the war matters not; satisfying his bloodlust is enough.

Now he also adds avenging his younger brother; as long as the goal is met, any price is acceptable.

Long-haired Strongman differs from Jin Jiao; he wants to defeat Konoha at minimal cost, so he cannot let Jin Jiao act recklessly.

Elite Jonin belong to the Village's High-End Combat Power; their role is great and must not be abused!

Lian Ye's six, through coordination, can defeat Jin Jiao, showing their strength is not to be underestimated.

He certainly would not continue sending Jonin to attack a few.

"Send me five more, this time I will definitely win!" Jin Jiao said resentfully.

"Useless, shut up!" Long-haired Strongman barked coldly: "You fool, no matter how many you give, it's useless!"

The pressure inside the tent dropped sharply.

Jin Jiao's grim face gave no retort, a flash of humiliation crossed his eyes, and he clenched his fist in anger.

If he couldn't beat them, he would have torn the opponent apart long ago.

Long-haired Strongman ignored Jin Jiao; his fist, squeezed by him, crackled, and dazzling Lightning Radiance arced around him.

Since the useless Jin Jiao failed, he must go to the Battlefield himself to avenge the dead teacher.

At this moment he has cast aside the notion that a Commander cannot easily go onto the Battlefield…

Even if Lian Ye and his group hadn't killed the teacher, he would still go to the Battlefield to kill them!

After all, defeating Jin Jiao already poses a serious threat to Cloud Hidden, and as Commander he must eliminate that threat!

Long-haired Strongman gave Jin Jiao a cold glance, Lightning Radiance coiling around his fist,

"That Uchiha youth, I will kill him myself!"

……………………

Frontline Battlefield.

Konoha ninja had just finished a melee; fresh blood soaked the ground beneath their feet, and Cloud Ninja corpses were scattered around.

With Lian Ye's six joining, the fight ended quickly.

They were preparing to rush to the next war zone.

"Boom—!"

On the distant horizon, a white Lightning Radiance tore the air, closing in at terrifying speed.

Trailing it closely was Jin Jiao, his six crimson tails wildly flailing.

"That guy and Jin Jiao!" Yuanfei Rizhan's face changed dramatically, and he gripped the Diamond Ruyi Staff tightly.

"Damn Jin Jiao, he even went back to fetch reinforcements!" Zhi Cun Tuan Zang's face darkened, thinking he should never have let him leave.

"Stay alert!" Uchiha Jing reminded.

Just as everyone grew tense, an ill‑timed voice rang out.

"Finally arrived."

Lian Ye's voice was calmly terrifying.

The others whirled around; his mouth twitched upward slightly, and the Three Tomoe in his eyes slowly rotated, oddly bearing a hint… of expectation?

Everyone was instantly shocked and incredulous; they didn't know where Lian Ye's confidence came from?!

They should know they're about to face two Shadow-level Strongmen!

Facing his comrades' probing gazes, Lian Ye had no intention to explain,

"You will find out soon enough."

Seeing his confident demeanor, the several of them simultaneously thought of an idea.

Could Lian Ye have already devised a counterstrategy?

In fact, their guess was correct: Lian Ye had long ago created a powder to deal with the Strongman, but had never revealed it.

At first, upon arriving at the Battlefield they did not encounter the Strongman, assuming they couldn't test the powder's effect immediately, but the opponent unexpectedly came to them on its own.

This time Lian Ye must capture both of them in one net!

……

The Long-haired Strongman's figure crashed down like a meteor, the ground cracking under the impact, shards of stone spraying.

He slowly rose to his feet, Lightning Release Chakra Mode forming a raging Thunder Armor on his body, his sharp eyes scanning the crowd before finally locking onto Lian Ye.

"It's you… who killed my teacher?"

Jin Jiao rushed over right behind, his six tails thrashing wildly, flames of vengeance burning in his eyes:

"Damn little brat, this time you are certain to die!"

He couldn't believe that even teaming up with the Long-haired Strongman, he still couldn't kill that damned Uchiha Xiao Gui?!

Today is this guy's day of death!

The air seemed to solidify as Yuanfei Rizhan and the others broke cold sweat on their foreheads.

Facing two Shadow-level opponents at once, even if the six of them combined, their chances of victory were pitifully slim.

Instinctively, the several looked toward Lian Ye's back, able to place their hope only in his plan.

Given Lian Ye's nature, he would never act without certainty.

The Long-haired Strongman said nothing, Lightning Chakra Surge coursing through him, his figure vanished in an instant, launching the first attack.

"Hell Piercing: Four-Root Penetrating Hand!"

His four fingers were wrapped with Lightning Release Chakra Mode capable of piercing rock, thrusting straight at Lian Ye's heart.

If this strike lands, Lian Ye is certain to die!

"Lian Ye, watch out!" Yuanfei Rizhan shouted, "Everyone, block him quickly!"