Fleeing from Konoha

Chapter 856: Chapter 31: Statue Soldiers 4

The majority of the stone soldiers marching forward were engulfed, burned red by the scorching flames, and the surface of their bodies cracked.

The ground and the mountain paths on both sides left charred marks, emitting a terrifying high temperature that warped the air.

The hundreds of stone soldier troops that were a headache for the Ninja of the Land of Demons were so effortlessly dealt with. free𝑤ebnovel.com

The speed was so fast that they didn’t even have time to react.

Ayane sighed and smiled helplessly, "Looks like you guys aren’t needed here anymore. Go to other places to eliminate stone soldiers, and be careful not to let the towns get destroyed, or the rebuilding work will be troublesome."

"Understood."

Since the stone soldiers here were already dealt with, they didn’t need to take action themselves.

Subsequently, they disappeared from their original positions one by one, heading to other locations to eliminate stone soldiers.

Ruri appeared here at some point, looking at the mountain path below, which had turned into a scorching hell like a high-temperature steamer, her eyes transformed into the shape of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, her gaze calm and indifferent.

"Too slow. Wasting so much time on this level of opponent."

Ayane turned her head to look at her, "No choice, unlike you, I’m not good at dealing with a large number of enemies."

This was not wrong; her Gentle Fist was more suited for single-target breakthroughs.

Even her wide-range destructive Gentle Fist—Divine Sky Strike—was essentially a dangerous move aimed at killing specific targets.

Moreover, it consumed a large amount of Chakra and had to be used cautiously.

Ruri was different.

Though the stone soldiers had hard bodies and strength comparable to elephants, their slow actions and lack of adaptability made them perfect targets in the narrow mountain paths for a ninja like Ruri, capable of large-scale sweeping techniques.

Even their bodies as hard as steel could not withstand Susanoo’s blade, nor could they block the high-temperature Fire Style, fused with Sage Art Chakra, capable of melting steel.

"The border is sealed. Next, we just need to deal with the demonic creature Moryo that’s controlling these stone soldiers."

"The Land of Swamps, right? According to the news we received not long ago, Hakushi has already gone ahead. We need to move quickly too."

These stone soldiers weren’t any difficult opponents for a ninja of her level, though dealing with them was a bit troublesome.

The real key lay in Moryo; if Moryo wasn’t sealed, defeating countless stone soldiers would be pointless.

Located between the Land of Demons and the Land of Shadow, the Land of Swamps was a very small country on the map of the Ninja Realm.

Moryo’s physical body was sealed within a Volcano Shrine in the Land of Swamps.

To fully resurrect itself, Moryo would undoubtedly head to the Volcano Shrine in the Land of Swamps.

These stone soldiers seemed to attack fiercely and with great momentum, but they were merely a smoke bomb thrown by Moryo, a way to divert attention.

As Ayane and Ruri were about to leave, suddenly, in the still scorching mountain path below, a scarlet, sinister light shone.

A stone blade came flying, without any warning, straight towards the back of Ayane’s head.

Crack!

The stone blade hit the back of Ayane’s head and instantly shattered, scattering into pieces like petals.

The sinister red eyes witnessing this scene wavered in determination.

Could this woman’s head be made of diamond?

This question arose involuntarily.

Not only did it fail to leave a wound on the back of her head, but the hard stone blade projected was what actually shattered.

Ayane turned around calmly and looked below.

A half-crippled stone soldier stubbornly stood there, empty-handed.

The stone blade that targeted Ayane was its last attack.

"Moryo?"

Stone soldiers were devoid of intelligence, possessing only the most basic movement capabilities, with very rigid actions.

A sneak attack was completely unlike the autonomous behavior of stone soldiers.

"...Inter...esting..."

Such words came from the mouth of the half-crippled stone soldier, with the scarlet light in its eyes suddenly turning pitch black, standing there unmoving as the high temperatures of the mountain path continued to roast it.

"Is your head okay? It shouldn’t affect the upcoming battle, right?"

Ruri asked.

Ayane waved her hand, replying, "No problem, just felt like a mosquito bite. There’s no need to dodge such an attack. Let’s go quickly to the Land of Swamps to meet up with Hakushi. I’ve been stuck at home for the past two years and haven’t gone anywhere; this is a good chance to get some action."

Ruri nodded, then used the Instantaneous Body Jutsu along with Ayane to disappear from the scene.