I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 248

“At that moment, in the harbor of Nayori, Meikyo, and Oyatani, they were all attacked almost simultaneously. The ships anchored there suffered devastating blows, and the once invincible ninja in the three places had nothing to do but watch helplessly except to pass on information.

At this moment, above Nayori Harbor, many members of the Konoha Flying Squad were filled with excitement and joy in their radio communication.

As they dropped their last bomb, looking down at the thick smoke and flames below, with debris floating on the water where there used to be a forest of masts, the Konoha Flying Squad leader, who was in charge of this aerial assault, nodded in satisfaction.

In the current confrontation with the Mist Ninja, the real target was the ships, not the people.

Now, in their first real battle, they had already successfully completed their mission, and it was time to return.

“Everyone, drop all the bombs and return in one minute,” the Konoha squad leader ordered via the radio.

The battle with the Mist Ninja would not be just this one time.

As one of the Five Great Nations, the Land of Water had a strong shipbuilding industry, and even if this batch was destroyed, they would quickly launch a new fleet under the former’s power.

For Konoha, their goal was to keep destroying them to prevent the Mist Ninja from deploying their large army on the battlefield.

And to achieve this, their aerial squad played an undoubtedly crucial role.

In the time to come, on the battlefield between Konoha and the Mist Ninja, the real main force was no longer the conventional ground troops but their flying squad.

The Konoha Flying Squad leader, who clearly understood his team’s biggest responsibility, didn’t let his subordinates linger any longer.

The aerial assault had been ongoing for a while, and the Mist Village headquarters should have taken action by now. It was better to leave before the night grew longer. Having achieved significant results, he prepared to depart.

Soon, after the final round of bomb attacks, the relaxed Konoha ninja manipulated their flying ninja tools and departed gracefully under the watchful eyes of the perplexed Mist Ninja below.

“Our ships… are all gone!”

The Mist Ninja commander stationed here had thought about salvaging any surviving ships. But as he waded into the smoke and flames, surveying his surroundings, he realized no object was taller than him. His face filled with sadness.

Beside him, other Mist Ninjas wore expressions of resentment, frustration, and confusion. As ninjas, they had experienced battles where life and death were at stake, but this kind of unimaginable, asymmetric battle was beyond their comprehension.

When had battles been fought like this?

Just as the group was forced to experience the bitter aftermath of the battle.

Suddenly!

The familiar sound of flying ninja tools whistling through the air again echoed.

“Weren’t they just leaving? Why are they back?”

“Konoha is really going too far!”

“Quick, take cover!”

…

Just as the Mist Ninja was about to scatter in a panic, someone exclaimed in surprise, “It’s not Konoha! It’s our reinforcements! Look up in the sky!”

At these words, the people raised their heads and indeed saw something different.

The Konoha Flying Squad had come from across the sea before, but this flying squad had come from the heart of the Land of Water. In addition to the difference in color, their flying ninja tools had a distinct design compared to the Konoha tools.

It was undoubtedly their Mist Ninja flying squad.

At this moment, all the Mist Ninjas at the harbor cheered, and some even shouted things like asking the Mist Ninja flying squad to maintain their Mist colors.

In contrast to when they first learned that their village had formed a flying squad, most of them had a mocking attitude and viewed it as impractical.

The Mist Village’s flying squad that had just arrived was less than one-fifth the size of the previous Konoha squad, but this was their entire force.

Without lingering at the ravaged Nayori Harbor, they followed the direction the Konoha Flying Squad had departed. Despite being outnumbered, the Mist Ninja flying squad continued to pursue.

At the same time, a group of Mist Ninja elites, led by Ao, was also heading in the same direction.

With the help of Byakugan, they walked on the water’s surface, following from a distance.

…

One hour later.

Six massive steel battleships, resembling black behemoths from a distance, floated steadily on the sea’s surface a hundred kilometers off the coast of the Land of Water.

In the airspace above them, many members of the returning Konoha Flying Squad circled in high spirits, patiently waiting to return.

On the sea, about a kilometer away, a head slowly emerged from below the water, staring in astonishment at everything before them.

This person was none other than Ao, leading the Mist Ninja elites.

With Byakugan’s long-range tracking and the Mist Ninja’s relaxation after the Konoha squad’s elimination, they had successfully arrived at their destination.

As he saw the massive battleships and the flying ninja tools descending from the sky, the thoughtful Ao finally understood why Konoha could launch long-distance air raids on the Land of Water.

‘These ships must be destroyed!’

At that moment, Ao made a determined decision.”_

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