Chapter 212: Remnant Troops

"We are currently in good condition, and you only have eleven. The remaining companions, most of them have suffered various degrees of injury!"

"Among the wounded companions, only about ten still have combat ability. The rest have no combat ability at all!"

"Facing the casualty numbers reported by the companions, this earth hill Jonin's mood grew increasingly heavy."

"As the commander of the camp, he still knew the camp's situation like the back of his hand. Before the attack, counting the wounded and the villagers' ninjas resting, their entire camp had about over ninety people."

"But now his companions have only done a rough count, yet the situation has already turned out beyond his expectation!"

"He hadn't expected that just one round of surprise attack from the enemy would cause them so many casualties. Fortunately, not all the news he received was bad, as he saw the enemy continue to say:"

"\"Although their numbers aren't many, those who managed to survive are basically companions with higher alertness. Their strength is the strongest part of the camp! Moreover, there are two Jonin resting in the camp among them!"

"This is also a fairly normal situation; although Dong Shilang's surprise attack was quite abrupt, those veteran soldiers who have been wandering the battlefield for years still noticed it the moment it happened."

"When the howling sound from their high-speed dive spread, some rock ninjas had already awakened, but Dong Shilang's speed was truly too fast, giving them no time to prepare."

"Although due to the large number of explosive tags, they couldn't save too many companions' lives, these people immediately escaped the first wave of explosive tag strikes, hid themselves, and began to observe the changes in the stronghold without making a sound."

"But the next scene frightened them greatly again!"

"Those hiding underground were fine, but the rock ninjas on the ground were all significantly damaged by Dong Shilang's just-released sound genjutsu."

"Even so, when the earth hill Jonin launched a probing attack just now, many rock ninjas seized the opportunity to rescue many companions."

"\"Are there any sensory ninjas among the survivors? If not, we'll be in quite a trouble. The enemy's genjutsu is truly too strong; I merely used a secret technique to scout the situation above, and I almost got caught."

"\"If we launch a rash attack without finding the enemy's true body, even if we have numerical superiority, it will be hard to gain any advantage!"

"Dealing with genjutsu ninjas, there is no more effective method than attacking their true body."

"\"The sensory ninja who survived is Liang Xiong!"

"\"Liang Xiong? If I remember correctly, among the sensory ninjas on duty tonight, he's the only one! I hope this time he can redeem himself through merit!"

"The camp was successfully ambushed by the enemy; the sensory ninjas bear the greatest responsibility. If it were in the wild, no one would blame them, but in the camp, there is still a sensory barrier, yet the camp was still taken by others—this is clearly dereliction of duty!"

"If it weren't for the current urgent situation, not the time to pursue responsibility, he would gladly cut down the enemy with a single slash to quell his present anger~"

"But if the enemy cannot help in the upcoming battle, then there's no need for them to continue living in this world."

"Rock ninjas may be united, but they don't keep idle people!"

"\"This time's opponent……"

"\"This time's enemy is in that Uchiha squad!"

"Before the earth hill Jonin could finish his upcoming words, his subordinate had already finished saying what he was about to say."

"This isn't the end yet; the enemy continued to say:"

"\"Just now a companion scouted and found that the entire camp is enveloped by a barrier……"

"Upon hearing this, the earth hill Jonin gave the other a deep look. Even though they were underground, at such close distance the other felt that he was being stared at."

"Therefore, the following words were not spoken."

"However, the meaning the other wanted to express was already self-evident!"

"\"I know this Uchiha team; they've started to gain fame in the past year or two, but among them, aside from the few leaders who are slightly hard to deal with, the rest are just young brats!"

"\"Given our situation, as long as we take out the enemy's leaders, the rest will be easy pickings!"

"It's not that this earth hill Jonin looks down on Dong Shilang and his group; it's simply that what the earth hill Jonin said is indeed true."

"As a squad composed entirely of Uchiha members, these people are undoubtedly the merit that all rock ninjas on this battlefield wish to obtain."

"Some basic circumstances of the squad have inevitably been studied by these rock ninjas."

"Although they also don't quite understand why the enemy is a child corps mostly made of 'little brats', this doesn't stop those rock ninjas from fantasizing about using Dong Shilang and his group's heads to exchange for generous rewards in the main camp."

"Indeed, in the rock ninjas' main camp, they have offered a quite tempting bounty for these Uchiha ninjas operating outside."

"Including but not limited to money, ninjutsu, positions~"

"This made Dong Shilang, upon learning of this situation, become even more cautious."

"At the same time, he secretly complained, needless to say, these are all the faults caused by their own 'Dance King'~"

"\"Yes!"

"He secretly let out a sigh of relief; the ninja who came to report the situation was overjoyed."

"I myself was also a bit dazed just now; how could I have expressed my meaning so bluntly! Fortunately, the earth hill Jonin didn't keep pressing."

"\"Next, make arrangements—especially for Liang Xiong—have him reflect properly. If he makes another mistake later, he won't have the necessity to stay alive!"

"Regarding his deputy's blunder, the earth hill Jonin didn't take it too seriously. Even though the other is also a Jonin, fearing death is a human instinct; having such a thought after a sudden attack is understandable."

"But the upcoming matters must be handled with extreme caution; although the opponent is mostly young in age, relying on those few pairs of Sharingan makes him dare not have the slightest contempt~"

"On the ground, as time passed, those rock ninjas whose injuries made them unable to move have basically been cleared away by the flames."

"At this time, each of them formed three-person squads, with wary faces observing the surroundings' movements, especially underground."

"Each of them even wished to press their eyes against the surface, in order to detect the traces of the rock ninjas hiding underground."

"Unfortunately, the thick earth not only blocked Dong Shilang's sound genjutsu, but also rendered the flames' Sharingan useless against it."

"This is also unavoidable; the rock ninjas' earth release, in this regard, truly stands unmatched in the ninja world~"