Chapter 309: The Sand Ninja's Attack!
Chapter 309: The Sand Ninja's Attack!
Land of the Wind!
The land is mostly covered in sand, and only oases are inhabited.
Despite having the largest area among the Five Great Nations, it has the smallest population.
The harsh natural environment has tempered the resilience of the Sand Ninja.
Of course, being one of the Five Great Nations, its population is nearly a hundred million, all of whom are sustained by the oases, indicating the vastness of the Land of the Wind.
At the same time, the Land of the Wind has the most minerals.
Chakra Metal!
The place with the most production is this desert of yellow sand.
Although the Land of the Wind borders the sea to the south, there aren't many settlements along the coast, let alone development.
Due to the lack of 'water sources' and the threat from the sea.
However, on this desolate coastline, there is a natural harbor.
At this moment, a ship is slowly approaching this natural harbor.
Stomp!
A figure jumped onto the cliff without waiting for the ship to stop.
"Let's go!"
Guren called out to a small team of ninjas behind her.
"Yes!" 3
Several ninjas responded in unison.
Besides these ninjas, there were also hundreds of civilians and a large amount of supplies on the ship.
Their task was to set up a temporary camp here and prepare for the subsequent landing of the main force.
From the beginning, Dong Ping had prepared for a fight with the Sand Ninja.
This time, he was planning to make a big move to firmly control the mining area in the future.
Not only did he want to hurt the Sand Ninja through this incident, but he also wanted to take a bite out of the Land of the Wind's resources.
Invasion!
While Konoha might not be interested in the barren desert, the same couldn't be said for him.
He was extremely envious of the vast resources beneath the yellow sand and couldn't possibly look away.
Not right!
He wasn't invading; he was here to grant them freedom.
The Skyguard Tower is the 'Beacon of Freedom'; how could they invade others?
Fake news!
Guren was unaware of the subsequent arrangements and led her team straight to the mining area.
Along the way, they could see traces of heavy vehicle convoys passing by.
Although it had only been a little over a month since the convoys stopped running, the wind and sand had almost completely eroded these traces.
"Speed up!"
As Guren gave the order, her mind recalled the information about the mining area.
Several thousand people!
The Void Ninja had captured several thousand people and forced them to mine in the area. After the guarding Void Ninjas escaped, the news leaked out, and the mining area was occupied by the Land of the Wind's nobility.
As for strength, Guren wasn't too worried.
She is now an upper-level ninja.
With this level of strength, even among the Five Great Ninja Villages, it wasn't considered exceptional, especially with the small team of ninjas she led. Unless they encountered a large number of Sand Ninja, they could move freely.
The mining area wasn't too far from the coast, only about eighty kilometers, which could definitely be considered coastal.
But this was normal.
If the distance were too far, even with the relatively easy-to-mine open-pit mines, it would be difficult to transport the ore to the coast.
After all, several tens of thousands of tons of ore is no small matter.
It was only because the Void Ninjas had profound knowledge in machinery and had been working hard since the Second Shinobi World War, several decades ago; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to create such a commotion.
However, all of it fell into the hands of Dong Ping's Skyguard Tower.
After acquiring those steel warships, aircraft, refining factories, and craftsmen, it was a direct windfall.
Now, it was a complete industrial upgrade.
However, to sustain development, they must obtain sufficient ore, so the mining area must be retaken.
Suddenly.
"Be careful!"
A sensory ninja in the team spoke up.
After speaking, he carefully followed a thin-as-hair wire and disarmed a trap.
Upon seeing this trap, even Guren felt a chill.
Several explosive tags were distributed in a trap formation, and even an upper-level ninja might not be able to escape if they stepped on it.
Although Guren had encountered many traps during her previous suppression missions, this was the first time she had encountered such a sophisticated and well-hidden trap.
Ordinary ninjas didn't have a systematic education in trap techniques and had to figure it out on their own. However, the Great Ninja Village Academy taught these techniques, and they could also seek guidance from their seniors, so the standards were naturally different.
Not to mention, when it came to tools, how could ordinary ninjas even compete with the ninjas from the Great Ninja Village?
A single Explosive Tag trap was enough to put this team in a difficult situation.
Fortunately, an experienced Perception-type Chunin was arranged in the team; otherwise, there might have been casualties.
After encountering the trap, the team slowed down and finally arrived at the mining area.
Since they were here to reclaim the mine, not to launch a surprise attack, the team approached openly.
The first thing that caught their eyes was a flag representing the nobility, fluttering atop a wooden watchtower, indicating that this place belonged to that noble family.
Below was a massive yellow sand fortress.
But none of these were important.
The most eye-catching sight was naturally the spiral pit, nearly a few hundred meters wide and over ten meters deep.
This was a bit too 'open' even for an open-pit mine.
It was as if it were an iron mine, covered only by a layer of yellow sand.
It wasn't surprising to see this.
The Ninja World's iron ore extraction was far less than that of the world before the crossing.
If they had known about such a rich and easily accessible mine before the crossing, it would have been a mad scramble.
But in the Ninja World, unless it was Chakra Metal or gold, there wouldn't be many people fighting over it.
Wait, no!
In places with good transportation and high production, iron ore was still valuable.
The Land of Wind had never lacked resources; it was only due to transportation issues that it seemed so barren.
Take the Sand Village, for example, over a thousand kilometers away from the border. With such a long distance, the efficiency of using horse-drawn carriages and merchant transportation was unimaginable, and it was a complete loss.
Since Guren's group didn't hide their tracks (in order to create a disturbance under the pretext of reclaiming the mine), they were naturally discovered by the watchtower guards at the first opportunity.
Clang, clang!
The guards rang a copper bell.
Then, figures dressed in hemp robes emerged from the sandpit, like sand rats.
It was noon, so naturally, no one would be mining at this time. They were all hiding in the sandpit to avoid the scorching and venomous sunlight. They only rushed out after hearing the warning bell.
But Guren was the first to sense something amiss.
Too fast! Their response was too swift, as if they were well-trained.
And there were too few of them.
"Careful!"
As she spoke, she began to form hand seals.
"Crystal Transformation - Crystal Kunai!"
She immediately used a Crystal Transformation technique to test the waters.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Pink crystal kunai flew towards the front.
Although she could use other ninjutsu, with her Bloodline Limit, not only was the power stronger, but the consumption was also less. She naturally wouldn't give up her advantage.
Among those who rushed out, there was a figure in a hempen outer garment, like an ordinary miner, quickly forming hand seals.
"Wind Style - Inferno Palm!"
A direct Wind Style technique blew away the red crystal kunai.
It was just a basic C-rank Wind Style, but in his hands, it was comparable to a B-rank Wind Style, demonstrating his mastery of Wind Style techniques.
Bang! The ninja who cast the technique released his transformation jutsu, revealing his true form.
He had a head wrap, two red markings on the right side of his face, and fierce eyes.
But his age was surprisingly young, barely twenty.
An acquaintance!
If Dong Ping were here, he would recognize him instantly. It was Maki, the one they met during the Chunin Exams.
Later, he even 'soloed' Moonlight Gale.
But they didn't expect him to appear at the mine.
After all, he wasn't just anyone.
The leading figure of the new generation of Sand Ninjas.
Bang, bang!
Beside him, another Sand Ninja released his transformation jutsu.
And it didn't stop there.
More Sand Ninjas emerged from the sandpit behind them, blocking their retreat.
Trap!
Guren was clear that she had fallen into a trap.
But she didn't despair; she had confidence in her strength and remained calm, then reacted accordingly.
(End of Chapter)
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