Chapter 725: , it's over, I can't go back

Ninja World, Land of Rain.

The girl hid behind a low bush, peeking forward secretly.

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

In the distance, two squads from different ninja villages, a total of eight ninjas, were currently engaged in intense combat.

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

They were both basic squads consisting of one chunin leading three genin.

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

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

And when she saw the forehead protectors of the rain-gear ninjas, the girl was greatly shocked.

These are Rain ninjas!

They really are Rain ninjas!

The girl was first shocked, 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 been striving 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, the Konoha 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 would only fight Konoha ninjas during a certain period!

"Hoo..."

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

Now, she should go back.

At this, the girl began to perform 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 hand seal speed, it took a full several minutes!

Calculating it overall, this technique likely possessed hundreds of seals!

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

"..."

"Hoo~"

"Pitter-patter..."

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

Therefore, she began to perform the hand seals solemnly once again.

"..."

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

Her hands changed rapidly once again...

Another ten minutes passed, and a hint 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 it was an extremely important thing.

That is...

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

The girl sat blankly on the spot for a long time, constantly pondering in her mind which part had gone wrong.

Just then.

"Whoosh!!!"

A sharp wind blade struck from afar, instantly cutting off the low bush where the girl was hiding.

This was a Wind Release technique released by a Konoha genin; after missing its target, it accidentally landed on the girl's hiding spot.

The dazed girl was startled awake and then hurriedly lowered her head; fortunately, the girl 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."

However, the bush the girl used for cover was cut in half, causing the girl to lose her shelter and thus exposing her to the view of both sides engaged in battle.

The girl stood there blankly, looking in surprise at the struggle that had come to a standstill because of her sudden appearance.

"Hoo..."

"Iwagakure ninja!?"

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

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

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

The Konoha ninjas on the other side also tacitly stopped fighting and retreated, looking at the girl vigilantly.

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

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

The corners of the girl's eyes twitched twice, and a hint of disarray flashed across her beautiful cheeks.

She seemed to have been dragged into something incredible...

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

Just two chunin squads; she happened to be in a bad mood, so taking it out on these two squads of ninjas would be fine!

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 afar.

Dozens of Rain ninjas, led by a Rain ninja, were seen rushing over from the distance.

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

And among the cluster of Konoha ninjas, one person was actually wearing a green Konoha jonin vest!

The scale of the struggle had actually expanded once again!

It turned out that the cause of this struggle was an "encounter battle" that unfolded due to the two sides meeting.

These two ninja squads were only executing reconnaissance missions.

And the moment they encountered the enemy, both sides tacitly activated "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 afar.

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

It was just because she wasted a lot of time performing hand 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 eyebrows twitched constantly, and her mood hit rock bottom.

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

Now it was fine; 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 the two sides had fallen into a strange "equilibrium" once again.

Although the Rain ninjas had more people, their strength was not as good as Konoha's.

Although Konoha had fewer people, 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 starting to retreat while facing each other.

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

Seeing this, the girl breathed a sigh of relief; although she didn't understand why both sides were retreating, it would be best if there were fewer troubles.

At this, she turned and left directly.

But soon, the girl discovered something wrong.