Konoha's Destiny Twins

The Sandaime Hokage actually came in person, and everyone immediately stood up.

I saw him taking off the large Hokage robe and wearing a simple and capable black combat uniform, with two long tails behind the hood fluttering in the wind.

"Teacher..." Orochimaru greeted.

"Hokage-sama!" All the Konoha ninjas present bowed their heads.

"How many people are buried under here?" the Sandaime Hokage asked in a deep voice.

"About 300 people..." a Konoha ninja replied.

Orochimaru and Qingshui gathered more than 400 people before, but only less than 120 people escaped here...

"Dig!" the Sandaime Hokage immediately ordered, "You want to see people alive, you want to see corpses if you die!"

There are about 500 Konoha ninjas who came with the Sandaime Hokage.

They are all 500 Konoha elite ninjas who are fully armed and in their prime.

Shimizu did not stop this extravagant behavior that seemed to him to be a waste of chakra.

No matter how strong a ninja is, he is only a body of flesh and blood, not an iron wall.

What's more, this kind of placer gold is thicker and heavier than ordinary sand. If it is pressed into the bottom layer up to a hundred meters deep...

So if he could really save so many people, Qingshui wouldn't mind spending more chakra.

You must know that there are many familiar faces there, including his former subordinates and partners who have fought alongside him...

And right now, is there no new battle?

Or to prepare for new crises?

After all, they didn't know about Sunagakure's movements yet.

"I already understand the general situation."

"On the way to Platycodon Castle, I met Nara Shikaku and the others...Tsunade and Maruhoshi Kosuke are both here. They have taken most of the people out of Platycodon Castle in time."

'Teacher Kosuke retreated in time...'

At this moment, the last stone in Qing Shui's heart fell.

It turns out that Nara Shikaku knew that Kikyo Castle would not be able to be defended, so he chose to retreat while fighting, and constantly divided his troops to release bait to distract Sunagakure's pursuit force, and finally succeeded in deceiving Sunagakure's pursuit force at the cost of a small number of people. , in exchange for the vitality of the large army.

The Konoha ninjas that Qingshui and the others met along the way were basically people who got separated along the way.

After all, an army of tens of thousands of people had to retreat quickly in the city late at night, and at the same time they had to deal with the enemy's pursuit...

No matter how powerful a commander is, he cannot take care of everyone.

The battle of Platycodon City ended, causing the entire Platycodon City to turn into a piece of sand, and even the Platycodon Mountain was half vaporized.

The two squad leaders of Konoha's Jonin class, elite Jonin Ueno Takumi and Kimura, died in battle respectively.

Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, was seriously injured and unconscious, and the elite Jonin Maruhoshi Kosuke was also seriously injured.

Since the entire battle, a total of nearly 2,000 people have disappeared. In addition, a large number of surviving Konoha ninjas led by Nara Shikaku are still unable to refine chakra...

It can be said that the original tens of thousands of Konoha defenders in Platycodon Castle are still capable of fighting, and only a hundred people here are left who are injured or have chakra depletion.

Konoha suffered such heavy losses, but what about the attacker, Sagakure?

"Not long ago, the Anbu had discovered that Sunagakure had withdrawn all troops." Then the Sandaime Hokage finally speculated, "I'm afraid Sunagakure also suffered heavy losses in this battle..."

Before the war, it was estimated that the total number of Sunagakure's army besieging Platycodon Castle was around 15,000.

But with Konoha's fighting power last night, the limit would be 2,000 to 3,000 casualties for Sunagakure.

And now the Sandaime Hokage has only brought a total of 3,000 ninjas to Kikyo City for support...

There are clearly over 10,000 people left in Sunagakure...

Maybe it was because morale was low, the situation was poor, or the progress of the war was not as expected and there was a shortage of food and grass, so the plan was changed.

Maybe even afraid of the reputation of the Sandaime Hokage...

Under the combination of these various factors, Sunagakure finally had no choice but to choose to retreat.

"Then since Sunagakure has retreated, shouldn't we pursue him?" someone asked.

In fact, Qing Shui also had this idea.

He glanced at Orochimaru who was hesitant to speak, and it was obvious that the other party had the same thoughts.

The Sandaime Hokage explained patiently: "The war with Iwagakure is still going on, and the reconciliation with Kumogakure is only temporary... There is no movement on Kirigakure's side for the time being."

"And Sunagakure's strength has not actually been seriously damaged..."

"So for now, we should be on the safe side... not to mention that with Platycodon City in its current state, the task of rebuilding and dealing with the aftermath is not easy."

If you think about it carefully, Sunagakure's side did not retreat in panic, but conserved their strength and retreated in advance.

And Konoha does not have enough power to pursue an army of tens of thousands of people.

If you pursue blindly and rashly, it may be counterproductive.

Maybe at this time, Sunagakure has already set up a trap waiting for Konoha's pursuers to jump in!

"But teacher..." Orochimaru was a little unwilling. He gritted his teeth and continued, "It was the conservative strategy that led to the current situation..."

"Orochimaru, you have to know that it was our radicalness that caused Sunagakure to launch a general attack in advance!" The Third Hokage said solemnly.

He still saved enough face for Orochimaru and did not say that this was Orochimaru's personal risky behavior.

After all, he finally agreed to such a plan.

Although he was forced to agree after being killed first and then reported later.

"If we could delay it for another day and a half, waiting for me to lead the army to support Platycodon City, then the situation today would be completely different..."

"What a pity..." At this point, the Sandaime Hokage sighed.

The missing Konoha ninjas are probably buried deep under this gold dust burial...

In the battle of Platycodon Castle, nearly 2,000 Konoha ninjas were lost...

It's a pity that there is no if...

"So, we can't make the same mistake a second time!"

"But I also cut off Sunagakure's retreat! They can't launch a new war against Konoha in a short time!" Orochimaru insisted.

He refused to accept it, he should obviously be a hero!

How could he be the culprit behind the current state of Platycodon City? !

"Of course you have merit, but you also have faults."

"But..." Orochimaru was about to continue explaining. At this time, the bodies of Konoha ninjas were dug up from the depths of the ground one after another.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment.

Most of these people had painful expressions and died in miserable conditions. Even their blood had dried up... I'm afraid they suffered extreme pain before they died.

Qing Shui suddenly remembered the pair of eyes that refused to close last night.

They were unwilling to die like this...

Too many deaths, and perhaps as time goes by, only a name or a number is left.

But now, right under their feet, nearly 2,000 Konoha ninjas are buried!

That was a companion they were familiar with and had fought side by side with!

What's more, Konoha, the leader of the five great ninja villages, was being teased and beaten like this, but was unable to fight back? !

No one will be willing to do so.

"Lord Hokage..." Qingshui decided to express his thoughts, "No one would want this to happen in Platycodon City, and no one expected it."

"We also learned about Sunagakure's arrangements and preparations for this war before..."

"It can be said that Sunagakure tried his best and made a desperate move..."

"However, even so, they were still defeated by us. Sunagakure retreated..."

"Not only Chiyo, but also their Fourth Generation Eye Kazekage and even the One-Tail Jinchuuriki were defeated by us!" At this point, Qingshui paused. He glanced around and found that hundreds of Konoha ninjas were all defeated. Listening to his statement quietly.

Not only the Sandaime Hokage, he must also make everyone agree with him, because the next thing cannot be accomplished by him alone!

That's a crazy idea!

"Konoha has been led by them for several months...a war that we thought was extremely simple, but in the end, the entire army was almost annihilated."

"Would it be too cheap for them if we just let them retreat safely?"

"Can the territory of the Country of Fire be allowed to be trampled upon by them?! Is Konoha Village a ninja village that they can manipulate at will?!"

"Since they dare to come, they will have to pay a heavy price!"

Sunagakure, do you think this is the end?

You are wrong, this is just the beginning.