Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?
Chapter 334: Jiraiya Sounds the Horn for the Attack!

Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Jiraiya Sounds the Horn for the Attack!

~ Support & Read 11 Advanced Chapters on Patreon!

<><><><>

Encircle the point to strike the reinforcements.

Generally, this meant besieging a town to lure out enemy reinforcements, with the true objective being the annihilation of said reinforcements.

The focus of "Encircle the Point to Strike the Reinforcements" was on striking the reinforcements. Thus, the main force was deployed to handle the reinforcements, while the besieging force was secondary.

Led by one of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, Konoha’s most elite Shinobi launched a surprise attack on Iwagakure’s Earth Release combination units.

Their ultimate goal was to delay the Allied Shinobi Forces’ advance.

No matter what, they had to hold out until the Hokage returned...

Therefore, though knowing the enemy would surely deploy numerous Shinobi to guard the Earth Release units, Jiraiya still charged forward without hesitation.

It could be said that this surprise attack would, to some extent, determine the course of the war between Konoha and the Allied Shinobi Forces.

If they couldn’t destroy the enemy’s demining operation tonight, nearly sixty thousand Shinobi would have a clear path, overwhelming Konoha’s forces with sheer numbers.

Now, just having Konoha’s forces spread out along the vast Kusagakure border, engaging in guerrilla warfare with the Allied forces, was already a struggle. If the Allied forces concentrated their strength at a single point to break through—they wouldn’t even have the chance for guerrilla warfare.

Success was the only option; failure was not!

Destroy the combination units, and they would be hailed as heroes, their deeds echoing throughout the Shinobi World! But if even one escaped, he, Jiraiya, would be a traitor to Konoha!

Swish, swish, swish—

The Konoha Shinobi, illuminated by the moonlight, moved swiftly through the branches, quickly arriving at the Iwagakure combination units’ encampment.

Scattered torches illuminated the scene. Though it was three in the morning, numerous Earth Release Shinobi were at the forefront of the encampment, continuously using Earth Release to churn the earth.

The sound of exploding tags detonating was incessant. The thick black smoke rising from the explosions nearly obscured the last vestiges of moonlight.

Jiraiya adjusted his "Oil" forehead protector, the last trace of pity vanishing from his eyes. Without looking back, he addressed the assembled Konoha Shinobi behind him.

"This is the final battle plan. All units prepare for a surprise attack. Target: all Iwagakure Shinobi in the combination units."

"Of course, to the enemy, we will also be excellent targets. Once they use their combination jutsu to alter the terrain, we will likely be trapped, cornered—Meaning, everyone present, including myself, might die tonight."

Jiraiya wasn’t as relaxed as he’d appeared in the command tent.

He knew the power of Iwagakure’s combination units firsthand. He, Tsunade, and Orochimaru had once nearly perished in their encirclement.

If not for Minato, the Yellow Flash, arriving in time, perhaps there would be no legendary Sannin.

"Meaning, you’re sending us to our deaths~" Chen, his hands behind his back, grumbled. But his body, as firm as—well, as firm as an ox, didn’t waver in the slightest.

"Yes," Jiraiya’s voice was calm and firm. "No matter how happy a life one has lived, no matter what Shinobi way one has embraced, all will be crushed by the falling Earth Release ninjutsu. It’s all the same. Everyone dies eventually."

"We will risk everything here. Even if we never return to Konoha, we must crush the enemy’s ambition here, eliminate every last Shinobi using the combination jutsu."

"We will die here! And pass the Will of Fire to the next Konoha Shinobi! This is—the only way to fight against this cruel Shinobi World!"

With his final words, Jiraiya’s figure emerged from the shadows, deliberately exposing himself to the Iwagakure scout Shinobi’ line of sight.

His voice echoed under the moonlight:

"Konoha Shinobi, rage!"

"Konoha Shinobi, roar!"

"Konoha Shinobi, fight!"

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya formed hand seals, the flames erupting from his mouth dancing like a ferocious fire dragon.

It split into three, striking the Iwagakure encampment from the front, left, and right. The dazzling fire dragon illuminated the entire camp. Upon contact, the Iwagakure scout Shinobi in its path were reduced to ash.

Jiraiya—had sounded the horn for the surprise attack.

Behind him, not a single Konoha Shinobi from the strike force retreated. They immediately unleashed their most proficient ninjutsu, taijutsu, charging like hungry wolves towards the unsuspecting, still-dazed Earth Release Shinobi.

"Konoha Dragon God!" A verdant divine dragon bloomed with dazzling radiance under the night sky.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!" The water dragon and the divine dragon combined, wreaking havoc upon the Iwagakure encampment.

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!" A blast of white energy pierced through the thick earth wall, striking an Iwagakure Shinobi in the chest.

The sudden attack threw the Iwa Shinobi into disarray. But as members of the combination units, they quickly recovered. The fear in their eyes was replaced by an inexplicable excitement.

Konoha Shinobi had really attacked them? Didn’t they know this was Allied Shinobi Forces territory?

As long as they used their Earth Release combination jutsu to trap them, and simultaneously blocked their retreat—when reinforcements arrived, these Konoha Shinobi would all die!

"Our minds are one! Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!" The Iwa Shinobi, their hearts connected, slammed their hands on the ground.

A massive amount of earth-natured chakra flowed into the ground.

A colossal earth wall, nearly ten meters high and wide, rose beneath the combination units’ feet.

And their numbers continued to increase, surrounding the Konoha Shinobi.

The Konoha Dragon God’s strength was immense, a single tail swipe destroying a large section of the earth wall. The Vacuum Palm’s piercing power was also strong, capable of striking the Iwa Shinobi’s chests even through several earth walls.

But the Iwa Shinobi’s replacement speed was also fast. Because their chakra was linked, there was almost no chakra shortage.

The moment an earth wall was destroyed, a new one would be generated.

Though every second, Earth Release Shinobi were being killed by Konoha Shinobi, the number of earth walls—was only increasing.

"Earth Release: Great Mud River!"

"Earth Release: Iron Prison!"

More and more imprisoning Earth Release ninjutsu were used. Jiraiya, sensing trouble, knew from past experience that once trapped, the mission would truly fail.

Jiraiya, forming a hand seal with his foot, stomped on the ground. A massive summoning jutsu seal appeared. "Summoning Jutsu: Gamabunta!"

The seasoned Gamabunta appeared in the center of the battlefield, cooperating with the Konoha Shinobi to continuously destroy the surrounding earth walls.

Swoosh

And just then, a Shinobi, crackling with dazzling lightning, appeared atop the highest earth wall.

Seeing the newcomer’s face, Jiraiya’s heart sank slightly. He uttered the man’s identity:

"Fourth Raikage..."

<><><><>

Support & Read 11 Advanced Chapters!

https://p-atreon.com/dragonnx

(Just remove the hyphen to access Patreon normally.)

There is 9 Exciting Fanfics already available on my Patreon!