I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 273
“Not paying attention to Killer Bee and the actions of Yugito privately, Shisui turned his head towards Ao:
“So, I’ll leave it to Ao to command next.”
“Rest assured, Lord Shisui.”
Ao nodded solemnly, then picked up the intercom and issued orders to everyone,
“Aircraft carrier formation, maintain direction, target due west, immediately sail at full speed.”
Ao didn’t choose to immediately engage with the Mist Ninjas but deliberately enticed them further.
In the long pursuit, this could consume a lot of the enemy’s chakra, not to mention.
By the time the real battle ensued, the farther the Mist Ninjas were from the Water Land, the lower their chances of survival, and the greater the achievements Konoha Village would gain.
Shisui naturally agreed to this.
So, at Ao’s command, six aircraft carriers turned their backs on the Mist Ninja ships and swiftly headed deep into the sea.
“Don’t let them escape!”
Seeing this scene, the Mist Ninjas who chose to flee under the Konoha’s terrifying gaze immediately pursued without hesitation, with some ninjas continuing to use Water Release to propel the ships faster.
So it went.
As time passed, the distance between the two sides visibly narrowed.
However, soon, a series of deafening explosions suddenly resounded from the sky.
Naturally, the Konoha Flying Squadron from the aircraft carrier formation wouldn’t sit idle.
After reloading their ammunition, they took off again, aiming directly at the Mist Ninja ships pursuing them from behind.
“Water Release: Hiding in Mist Technique.”
Seeing this, the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, swiftly formed hand seals.
Instantly, a broader mist covered the large area where the Mist Ninja ships were located on the sea.
The Konoha Flying Squadron in the air immediately lost sight of their targets.
But not seeing didn’t matter.
The Konoha Flying Squadron members, who had previously estimated the position of the Mist Ninja ships, didn’t hesitate. They quickly manipulated their flying ninja tools to fly to the approximate area overhead and dispersed, bombarding the large area below in a cover-and-strike approach.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The next second, a fierce fire erupted in the thick mist, stirring the mist and seawater restlessly.
This was just the first round.
Through a multitude of explosive shockwaves revealing glimpses through the thick fog, the Konoha Flying Squadron, now with updated estimations of the Mist Ninja ship positions, systematically continued the second round of bombardment.
Followed by the third round, and the fourth round…
Although the Mist Ninja ships were concealed by the thick fog, under such dense and relentless attacks, there were moments when they were hit.
Seeing one after another cannonball whistling down toward the ships, the elite Mist Ninjas, led by Mei Terumi, quickly deployed various methods to intercept them.
Even so, some were caught.
A cannonball missed by the Mist Ninjas didn’t hit the ship but exploded near the water’s surface, causing a near-miss effect.
It was fortunate that the Mist Ninjas had used various high-quality materials in constructing this fast ship; otherwise, it would have been disabled in one blow.
However, even so, the violent shaking caused by the explosion left Mei Terumi and the others in a precarious situation.
“We must restrict those flying ninja tools above us.”
At that moment, Ao, drenched in seawater, looked up at the sky, and after explaining to the Mist Ninjas beside him, he saw a dozen or so elite Mist Ninjas forming seals simultaneously, using their signature technique:
“Water Release: Severing Rain!”
Instantly, the sky changed, and a heavy downpour poured down, first hitting the airborne Konoha ninjas.
“Huh? What’s this?”
At first, the Konoha ninjas, feeling the rain on them, didn’t initially understand what was different about it from normal rain. However, soon their expressions changed drastically.
As the rain continued to batter them, they suddenly realized that their chakra was visibly weakening.
The Technique of Severing Rain is one of the exclusive Mist Ninja techniques.
Under the downpour’s baptism, it weakened all ninjutsu and chakra within its range except for Water Release ninjutsu.
For the Konoha ninjas who needed to channel chakra to control their flying ninja tools, this was undoubtedly extremely lethal.
After hastily discarding the bombs they carried, this batch of Konoha Flying Squadron hurriedly retreated.
Seeing this, the Mist Ninjas on the ship breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before the relieved expressions could linger on their faces.
Soon enough, a new batch of Konoha Flying Squadron came flying again with heavy rumbling.
Although Severing Rain could weaken the ninja’s chakra, it required a certain amount of time.
Hence, when the aircraft carrier formation received the intelligence from the first batch of flying squadrons and learned about the properties of Severing Rain from Shisui, Ao swiftly responded with countermeasures.
Since they couldn’t stay for long, they came in batches.
With numerous members in the six aircraft carriers’ flying squadrons, they flew in and out, dropping bombs and returning repeatedly. This minimized the impact of Severing Rain and prolonged the delay of the Mist Ninja ships, just as they did at the beginning.
So, in the subsequent changes in Konoha’s flying squadron strategy and repeated airstrikes:
The Mist Ninja ships affected by Severing Rain didn’t suffer as many continuous and severe attacks as initially.
But under this harassment, the ships were severely obstructed, and for a while, they couldn’t close the gap with the aircraft carrier formation.
During this period, the Mist Ninjas also considered pursuing through the water.
However, at a considerable distance and unexpectedly finding that the aircraft carriers’ speed wasn’t any slower than their full-speed sprint, they chose to remain on the ships instead.
While the Mist Ninjas furrowed their brows in concern.
Suddenly, Yagura, who hadn’t exerted much effort before and had an air of calmness about him, thought of something.
Looking at Hizashi, who was clear about the opponent’s unique bubble technique, he said solemnly, “Hizashi, we need your help now.”
At this moment, despite his usual placid demeanor, Hizashi didn’t refuse.
Of course, before actually acting, he inquired, “Do you want me to act now? To achieve perfection, I must use the power of the Six-Tails.”
“Use the power of the Six-Tails!” At this moment, Mei Terumi affirmed decisively.
In the Mist Ninja’s original plan, they didn’t want to expose the Tailed Beast’s power before pursuing the Konoha’s aircraft carrier formation to avoid alerting them. The Konoha’s determination to survive might lead them to abandon some carriers forcibly, allowing the remaining forces to escape.
Only by annihilating all six carriers would the mission be accomplished.
Escaping even one carrier would still be a threatening situation for the Mist Ninjas, who relied on ships for transportation.
However, the current situation exceeded the Mist Ninjas’ planned scenario.
It was no longer a choice of hiding or revealing the Tailed Beasts.
It was a situation where without acting with.
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