Chapter 385

Because behind her, there were actually dozens of tracking ninjas!

The most strange thing was that this group of ninjas was clearly divided, but their goal was surprisingly consistent!

Their goal was her!

Who could tell her what was going on!

The girl's mentality directly collapsed!

At that moment, the girl didn't have time to think, and she panicked, fleeing even more desperately.

But with dozens of ninjas chasing her, how could it be easy to dodge?

So, this "inexplicable" chase began in such a bizarre way...

Actually, if you think about it carefully, the reason for this result is self-evident.

Because of the girl's identity as a Rock ninja, both the Leaf and the Rain ninjas would subconsciously choose to be hostile to her.

Who in the ninja world doesn't know about the bad blood between the Rain ninjas and the Leaf/Rock ninjas?

And the relationship between the Leaf and the Rock ninjas is not as clean as one might think.

Do you know where this is? This is the battlefield where the Leaf and the Rain ninjas are fighting!

A Rock ninja suddenly appearing here, what does that mean?

It means the Rock ninjas might be planning something against the Land of Rain! If they really were plotting something, wouldn't catching this lone Rock ninja be a great achievement?

Plus, the reason the Rain ninjas and the Leaf were fighting here was just an "encounter," not because they had received orders or missions to fight.

Therefore, even if they won, the credit would be limited.

Not to mention that the strength of both sides was close, so it wasn't certain who would take whom!

On one side is a lone Rock ninja who is very easy to deal with and is likely a "great achievement."

On the other side is a Leaf (Rain) ninja who has no profit and is fierce in combat; if it were you, which one would you choose?

Just like that, the unlucky girl began her escape journey in the Land of Rain. ***

In the country where the rain never ceased, a young ninja with white spiky hair sat cross-legged in a dim tent, staring blankly at his arm wrapped in white bandages, not knowing what he was thinking.

Under the dim candlelight in the tent, his expression appeared extremely warm.

His slightly haggard face carried a trace of gentle tenderness, but if one looked closely, one could still find a trace of obvious complexity in the depths of this expression.

Just then, outside the tent, apart from the pitter-patter of the rain, there was a slight movement.

The white-haired spiky youth looked up, and a female ninja with a plump figure and moving features stepped into his tent.

The female ninja wore armor and had a head of brilliant golden hair; even in such a dim environment, these dazzling strands shone like pure gold.

This couldn't help but make one feel—she was a noble princess, and wherever she went, it would be turned into a magnificent palace.

The young female ninja's moving and firm face carried a sense of restraint and fortitude.

After stepping into the tent, she looked at the white-haired youth sitting cross-legged in the tent.

"Jiraiya..."

"How are you?"

Her pleasant and gentle voice rang in Jiraiya's ear; just hearing this voice brought a feeling as warm as sunshine.

"I'm fine, Tsunade."

Jiraiya smiled and shook his head.

At the same time, he silently hid the gentleness on his face, replacing it with a carefree look.

Tsunade shifted her gaze to Jiraiya's arm wrapped in gauze; a trace of bright red color faintly seeped through the white gauze, and one could imagine that beneath the gauze was likely a scene of mangled flesh.

Seeing this, Tsunade's mood sank a few more degrees.

Ever since Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru led the army to launch a counterattack against the Rain ninjas and invaded the Land of Rain, this war had lasted for nearly half a year.

It can only be said that although the Sannin attached enough importance to the situation of the war, they still underestimated the difficulty of this war.

The Leaf, which occupied a strength advantage on paper, was instead kept in a passive position in the situation.

During this period, there were few large-scale operations between the two sides, mostly sporadic skirmishes, counterattacks, assassinations, and intelligence wars.

Whenever the scale of the battle showed a trend of escalation, the Rain ninjas would immediately retreat, bringing the "collapse, retreat, sell, run" four-character tactic to the extreme.

Whenever the Leaf wanted to pursue, they would encounter the interception of the demigod Hanzo of the Salamander.

Under the formidable strength of Hanzo of the Salamander, the Leaf ninjas who went to pursue would soon be repelled.

And among the Leaf ninja clusters, with the formidable strength of Hanzo of the Salamander, it was almost equivalent to a god descending, entering a land without people.

With Hanzo of the Salamander providing support, the Rain ninjas fully utilized the "guerrilla tactic" to the extreme.

Coupled with the fact that the Rain ninjas occupied the home-field advantage of the Land of Rain, plus the characteristic that Rain ninjas were good at assassination, the Leaf side was miserable for a time.

The three elements of war.

Heaven's timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony—the Leaf was at a disadvantage in all of them.

The war had lasted for half a year, and both sides had suffered losses, but overall it remained infinitely close to a tie.

At first glance, it seemed that both sides were forced into a 50-50 split, but you have to know.

In the case that the Rain ninjas themselves lacked mid-level combat power and their combat quality was far inferior to the Leaf ninjas, the war situation could still be a draw, which already showed the excellence of Hanzo of the Salamander's tactics and the brilliance of his command.

And Hanzo of the Salamander's goal was also very clear: to drag the Leaf down in the Land of Rain!

Fortunately, the Leaf had a large family and a big business, and could still afford to consume with the Rain ninjas for a short time.

This was not the worst part.

As the war continued, more and more problems began to be exposed.

For example: because they didn't consider fighting in the Land of Rain for a long time, the standard weapons produced in the Land of Fire would gradually rust because they didn't have good rust-proof treatment; the food and grass transported to the Land of Rain would become moldy due to dampness if stored by conventional means; the epidemics and acclimatization problems brought by the weather in the Land of Rain...

Various problems broke out one after another, leaving the Sannin overwhelmed for a time.

And because they couldn't make breakthrough progress in the war situation, this also put tremendous pressure on the Sannin.

The pressure accumulated more and more, and the sudden increase in pressure would cause people's judgment to have errors and mistakes.

Jiraiya's injury was caused by his own recklessness and mistakes.

He shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake, but given the worsening situation, it was inevitable that Jiraiya would lose his footing.

"Phew..."

Tsunade let out a sigh, suppressing her chaotic thoughts.

Jiraiya's wound was treated by her, and she knew that such an injury was indeed not a big problem.

What she was worried about was not the wound on Jiraiya's arm, but Jiraiya's mental state.

Real-life examples told Tsunade that the key factor determining the outcome of a battle on the battlefield is often not the physical condition of the ninja, but the psychological problem!

The higher the level of the ninja, the more they will face such problems.

As a commander, it is different from an ordinary ninja.

Every move of Jiraiya affects all the Leaf ninjas.

Tsunade didn't say much, but came to Jiraiya's side, skillfully helped Jiraiya untie the bandages on the wound, and cleaned and healed the wound.

"Jiraiya, you are no longer the 'dead last' of the past."

"You are now the commander of the Leaf army; you must hold on and not fall."

"Also, you are my teammate, Tsunade! Cheer up, do you hear me?!"

While helping Jiraiya treat the wound, Tsunade said to Jiraiya.

Perhaps because of the tempering in recent days, Tsunade's tone carried a strong flavor.

"Hahaha!!!"

"Don't worry, I am the Toad Sage Jiraiya-sama, how could I fall just like this!"

Hearing this, Jiraiya laughed extremely brightly, even his body was swaying back and forth.

It was just that Tsunade clearly didn't notice that there was a trace of bitterness in Jiraiya's smile that was hard to hide.

"Teammate, huh... it's just..."

This bitter whisper in the depths of his heart could only be heard by Jiraiya himself.

"Hmm, that's more like it."

Seeing this, Tsunade nodded with satisfaction.

Jiraiya's injury was not serious, and with Tsunade's medical ninja level, it was naturally handled in a few moments.

"Alright, since you're fine, I'll go first."

"There are still things waiting for me to handle at the medical unit."

After treating Jiraiya's wound, Tsunade stood up gracefully and said to Jiraiya. ***