Chapter 384

(Brothers who understand have already guessed it; I won't keep you in suspense. The fourth heroine of this book, the "Leg Kage," has finally appeared.) ***

Ninja World, Land of Rain.

The young girl crouched behind a low bush, secretly peering forward.

With her eyesight, although they were hundreds of meters apart, she could clearly see the scene in the distance.

In the distance, two squads from different ninja villages, totaling eight ninjas, were currently engaged in a fierce battle.

It was clear that the strength of both squads was not very high.

They were basic squads consisting of one Chunin leading three Genin.

One side wore green standard ninja uniforms, while the other side wore raincoats with breathing masks.

The battle between the two sides was very intense; although the ninjas in green uniforms clearly had higher combat skills, this was obviously the home field for the raincoat ninjas who were skilled in Water Release.

And when she saw the forehead protectors of the raincoat ninjas, the girl was greatly shocked.

These are Rain ninjas!

They really are Rain ninjas!

The girl was first shocked, and then overjoyed.

Because in the "place" where she lived, Rain ninjas had long since become a thing of the past, replaced by a much larger and more terrifying organization.

At this moment, being able to see Rain ninjas meant one thing.

The cause they had fought for had succeeded!

This meant that this really was the Land of Rain, and it was the Land of Rain where Rain ninjas still existed!

Not only that, but the Leaf ninjas currently fighting the Rain ninjas were even better proof that everything the girl saw was not a dream, but real!

In the girl's memory, Rain ninjas fighting Leaf ninjas only happened within a certain period!

"Phew..."

The girl took a deep breath; since everything had been confirmed, her mission was complete.

Now, she should go back.

At that moment, the girl began to form hand seals with a serious expression, following the technique she had learned previously.

It was clear that this was a quite complex and lengthy technique; even with the girl's not-so-slow speed, she spent several minutes forming the seals!

Calculating it all, this technique probably had hundreds of seals!

Finally, the girl finished the seals with a serious face, waiting for the effect of the technique.

"..."

"Phew~"

"Pitter-patter..."

A cold wind blew, making the girl, whose clothes were somewhat thin, shiver slightly.

Apart from the whistling of the cold wind and the pitter-patter of the rain, nothing happened.

The girl didn't believe it, thinking that something had gone wrong in one of her steps.

So, she began to form the seals solemnly once again.

"..."

Ten minutes later, the girl's face was full of astonishment and panic.

Her hands moved quickly again...

Another ten minutes passed, and a trace of despair appeared in the girl's black-and-white eyes.

Subsequently, she collapsed to the ground in complete despair.

Because she seemed to have discovered something, and an extremely important thing at that.

That was...

"It's over, I can't go back..."

The girl sat blankly on the spot, silent for a long time, constantly thinking in her mind about which step had gone wrong.

Just then.

"Whoosh!!!"

A sharp wind blade flew from the distance, instantly cutting the low bush where the girl was hiding.

This was a Wind Release technique released by a Leaf Genin; after missing the opponent, it accidentally landed on the girl's hiding spot.

The dazed girl was suddenly startled and hurriedly lowered her head; fortunately, she dodged in time, and the wind blade grazed her scalp, cutting off a few strands of her hair.

Because she dodged in time, she barely "escaped a disaster."

But the bush the girl used for cover was cut in half, causing the girl to lose her cover and thus exposing her to the vision of both sides.

The girl stood there blankly, watching the fight that had stalled because of her sudden appearance.

"Phew..."

"Rock ninja!?"

The Rain ninja wearing a breathing mask looked at the earth-stone forehead protector on the girl's head, his muffled voice clearly carrying a hint of surprise.

As the words "Rock ninja" fell, the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat subtle.

The Rain ninjas quickly stopped and retreated, their expressions instantly becoming vigilant.

The Leaf ninjas on the other side also tacitly stopped and retreated, watching the girl vigilantly.

In a scene where both sides are fighting, the most feared thing is a suddenly appearing "third party."

Especially a "third party" who has had "trouble" with both sides and whose attitude is unknown.

The corner of the girl's eye twitched twice, and a trace of confusion flashed across her lovely face.

It seemed she had been dragged into something incredible...

But soon, the girl, who looked childish on the outside but was firm and brave on the inside, felt her almond eyes turn cold.

It was just two Chunin squads; she was in a bad mood anyway, so it would be good to vent her anger on these two squads!

But before the girl could act, suddenly.

"Chunin, we're here to help you!"

Just as the "three parties" were in a standoff, a shout suddenly came from the distance.

Dozens of Rain ninjas, led by a Rain ninja, rushed over from the distance.

That wasn't all; on the other side, seven or eight Leaf ninjas suddenly appeared from all directions, standing behind the Leaf squad.

And among the Leaf ninjas, one person was wearing the green vest of a Leaf Jonin!

The scale of the fight had expanded once again!

It turned out that the cause of this fight was an "encounter battle" that unfolded when the two sides met.

These two ninja squads were only performing reconnaissance missions.

And the moment they encountered the enemy, both sides tacitly entered "call for help mode."

As the battle time passed, because the two squads couldn't do anything to each other, reinforcements from both sides had arrived from the distance.

Originally, if the girl had just left, nothing would have happened.

It was just because she wasted a lot of time forming seals that she couldn't get away...

And with the reinforcements from both sides, the situation fell into a strange standoff once again.

The girl's brow twitched continuously, and her mood fell to the bottom.

At this moment, she regretted immensely why she hadn't retreated just now.

Now, not only had she failed to "go back," but she had also fallen into a crisis.

Although both sides had reinforcements, in reality, the strength of both sides had fallen into a strange "equilibrium" once again.

Although there were many Rain ninjas, their strength was not as good as the Leaf.

Although there were few Leaf ninjas, they had a Jonin.

Once the fight started, it was hard to say who would win.

Next, things gradually developed in a strange direction.

The Rain ninjas looked at each other, then glanced at the girl on the side, and finally exchanged a look, actually turning around and slowly retreating.

Seeing this, the Leaf ninjas on the opposite side followed suit and began to withdraw.

Seeing this, the girl breathed a sigh of relief; although she didn't understand why both sides were retreating, it was better to have less trouble.

At that moment, she turned around and left.

But soon, the girl discovered something wrong. ***