Pirate: If you are immortal, I will first fill up the overlord color.

Chapter 491 Rushing to the battlefield
Meicun Yejuan's face was solemn, and he expressed his opinion without hesitation.

But this is understandable. Fighting in a foreign country, and in an endless loess plain, is something that the Konoha ninjas have almost no experience with.

Moreover, in fact, the Konoha guard force in the northwest area is not large. This war focuses more on fighting against the Land of Lightning.

If the entire guard force was sent out to rescue a team of five, Konoha's defenses would likely collapse if the enemy made any major moves.

"Intelligence shows that Iwagakure has sent a large number of personnel to capture Nagato and his men."

"It's just a team of five people, but the enemy takes us so seriously!"

"This just shows the value of the Nagato Five. I don't believe you can't see it, Mimura!"

Fugaku said with a frown.

His fists clenched unconsciously.

His own son was now trapped in the encirclement, and his life or death was unknown. His calm appearance did not mean that his heart was calm.

"but."

Mimura wanted to say more.

But at this moment, Xia Le interrupted with a smile.

"Rescue is definitely necessary!"

"My four disciples, children of the Uchiha clan, are surrounded."

“But it doesn’t take too many people to go.”

Hearing this, Meicun Yejuan was stunned, and immediately reacted: "I will organize a rescue team immediately."

Xia Le waved his hands, still smiling.

"unnecessary!"

He slowly stood up and walked out of the tent.

"I alone am enough!"

Meicun Yejuan was stunned and just stood there in a daze.

Only after the other party left did he turn around and look at Fugaku.

"Elder Xia Le, do you really need one person?"

Fugaku frowned but said nothing.

"Faced with the large force of Iwagakure, Nagato and the others might be in trouble."

Meicun Yejuan opened his mouth again, but hesitated to speak.

Fugaku suddenly raised his head and said coldly: "I believe that Nagato and the others must be fine!"

Meicun Ye Juan was stunned for a moment, and then he said: "I will arrange a rescue team. Since you trust them and Elder Xia Le, then prepare all the response measures."

Then he explained again.

"Fugaku, I have my own considerations for stopping the entire army from entering the Land of Earth. If something goes wrong and Konoha's defenses collapse, you and I will be sinners!"

Hearing this, Fugaku's expression softened slightly: "I understand!"

Of course, Konoha cannot deploy all its troops in the enemy's territory. Even if it does so, the military strength of the two sides is not even on the same level.

Fighting in another country and defending within one's own territory are two completely different concepts.

Therefore, although Fugaku felt uncomfortable listening to Mimura Yemaki's words, he could understand them because he was also one of the commanders of this operation.

Meicun Yejuan quickly arranged a team to be responsible for the rescue and response.

Then, the two fell into silence in the tent.

"Patriarch Fugaku, Elder Xia Le is going alone?"

Finally, Meicun Yejuan still asked hesitantly.

He had heard of Xia Le's name, but he had never seen his strength. But no matter how powerful he was, he could not face all the ninjas in a country.

"If it's him, there will be no problem!"

Hearing this, Fugaku's brows relaxed and he spoke softly.

"what?"

Meicun Yejuan was stunned.

He didn't expect that the other party actually believed so much in Xia Le's strength.

"Now, the only thing I'm worried about is whether Nagato and the others can hold on before Xia Le arrives!"

Fugaku sighed.

Yes, he was not worried about Xia Le at all. As for the strength of that man, he was probably the only one in the whole village who understood him.

Xia Le, who was able to defeat and make the once legendary man retreat, can be described in four words as the strongest Uchiha: well-deserved!

"is it?"

Mimura Yemaki blinked.

He suddenly realized that perhaps he had underestimated the power of the strongest Uchiha.

No wonder when the other party proposed one person, Fugaku didn't even say a word to stop him.

Xia Le returned to the tent and tied his armor carefully before walking out.

Just as he walked out of the tent, four figures appeared in front of him, kneeling on one knee.

"Who are you?"

Xia Le frowned.

"For our compatriots trapped in the Land of Earth, we are the rescue team for this mission!"

"Master Mimura said we will follow your orders."

The leading Chunin said.

Xia Le was stunned for a moment, but without saying anything, he walked towards the northwest border.

"Since this is a mission, then follow me closely."

Hearing this, the leading Chunin looked up and immediately said, "Yes, Master Xia Le!"

The group of five quickly left the Konoha Forest and rushed into the Land of Earth area which was covered with yellow earth.

It's empty here, with only strong winds and dust. The climate and environment are almost the two extremes from Konoha.

"What are your names?"

Xia Le asked casually.

"Ikeda."

"Dajiang."

"Igawa."

"Tominaga."

The four of them gave their names one by one. Xia Le nodded slightly and said nothing more.

He was not surprised to learn that the name indicated that he was a person with no presence in Konoha.

"Three kilometers ahead, your mission will end."

After a moment, Xia Le suddenly said.

"what?"

Ikeda, the leader, looked up blankly.

"If we go forward, we will most likely face a large force from the Hidden Rock Village."

"As for you, there is a great chance that you will never come back!"

Xia Le explained.

The four of them looked slightly changed when they heard this, but soon, the leader Ikeda Chuunin raised his head and said with a calm smile: "When we accepted this mission, we didn't expect to come back alive."

Xia Le was stunned and a little surprised.

"People outside say that Elder Xia Le is different from us common people."

"I saw it today and it's true."

There was a hint of awe in the eyes of Ikeda and the other three.

Strong power may make people envious and afraid, but it cannot be exchanged for respect. However, Xia Le's unintentional concern made the four people feel very warm.

When they were on missions in the past, no one ever cared whether they came back alive or how serious their injuries were.

All the village cares about is whether the mission is completed.

"Ninjas are just tools."

"Please, Master Xia Le, use us as you wish."

Ikeda said with a smile.

The words were plain, but there was no hesitation at all.

Xia Le fell silent and looked back at the four people behind him.

Just like their names, they all looked ordinary and unremarkable. One could even see the anxiety and nervousness on the faces of the three teenagers behind Ikeda.

However, Xia Le could not see any sign of retreat in their eyes.

Ninjas are just tools! The meaning of their existence is to carry out missions!

This powerful sentence made Xia Le feel mixed emotions.

He has been in the Uchiha clan for a long time, obsessed with studying the power of this world, and created a new way to absorb natural energy.

But over the years, few people have observed or cared about the significance of the existence of ninjas in this world.

Including Nagato's three disciples, he only taught them strength and interacted with them in a gentle manner on weekdays.

As for ninjas, perhaps even his own disciples don’t have such a deep understanding of them.

"I will not use you as tools."

After a while, Xia Le spoke.

Upon hearing this, Ikeda and the other three moved their lips slightly and their eyes changed again.

After three kilometers, Xia Le suddenly stopped.

The other four also stopped and looked at him in confusion.

"You guys hide here."

"Responsible for meeting us here."

Xia Le said lightly.

Ikeda looked up suddenly: "You want to go alone?"

The other three Genin also had surprised and shocked expressions.

"If I take you with me, I will have to take care of you."

Xia Le said with a smile.

Then he spoke again.

"Protect yourselves and support me here. This is your four tasks from now on."

There was a pause.

"Besides, you are all living people!"

“It’s not a tool!”

The four of them were shocked when they heard this.

Ikeda gritted his teeth and said, "But!"

"obey orders!"

Xia Le shouted coldly.

Ikeda's expression changed, and he finally gritted his teeth and uttered one word: "Yes!"

And at the moment when this word came out of his mouth, the respect for the man in front of him in his eyes surpassed everything, and even the other person's back would become an extremely bright light in his life.

It was the first time in his life that someone said such words to him.

However, it is such a person who is regarded by the village as the most despicable, shameless, cold-hearted and cruel member of the Uchiha clan with a negative personality.

"Shh!"

In almost an instant, Xia Le's figure disappeared.

"Captain? Aren't we going to follow?"

"Lord Xia Le is a good man, let's go protect him."

"It would be hard to survive if we face Iwagakure alone. Even if we can't play a big role, we can at least delay the enemy, right?"

The three Genin, Oe, Igawa, and Tominaga, stared at them with their innocent, young eyes and couldn't help but speak out.

The brief time together and communication made the three teenagers, who were no more than ten years old, feel unprecedented warmth.

"Follow Lord Xia Le's orders!"

Ikeda shouted coldly.

The three of them looked at each other and didn't insist.

But his little eyes, looking in the direction where Xia Le disappeared, were still full of worry.

"The Uchiha clan seems to be different from what is said in the legend."

Tominaga suddenly said.

"That's right, Master Xia Le is so gentle, the kindest person I have ever met."

The big river is also the Tao.

"I think Lord Xia Le is right. We are not tools. We are also human beings."

Igawamichi.

"Rumors are just rumors. To get to know a person, you should observe what he does, not listen to what others say."

Ikeda said in a deep voice.

As one of the crowd, he is already an adult of fifteen or sixteen years old, so naturally he has a more superficial understanding of life than these children.

"Lord Xia Le is a man worthy of respect!"

Ikeda said again.

The three Genin nodded in unison.
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the other side.

Xia Le's feet were almost off the ground, and his whole body was pulled like a thin line in the wind, running quickly towards the location mentioned in the Konoha intelligence.

After the natural energy runs through the whole body, the physical fitness has completely reached the superhuman level. As long as the energy in the meridians is stimulated, unimaginable power will burst out.

What's more worth mentioning is that his eight gates are fully open, and the eight portals in his body can even expand and shrink at will, so as to manage the rate and output of energy transportation throughout the body.

And this is naturally related to the world tree inside the body.

Its mysterious structure is like opening up a vast world inside the body, along with blood, organs, and spiritual energies.

In this way, Xia Le will be able to perfectly control this body.

And this, in his opinion, is the true immortal body.

"Shh!"

With a touch of his feet, his body flew high into the air, riding the wind. A mysterious halo burst out from his whole body.

Between the eyebrows, the golden mark of the World Tree emerged.

At the same time, his eyes also changed rapidly, first into a blood-red kaleidoscope, and then into a Rinnegan that looked like the growth rings of a tree.

Finally, a divine light flashed and transformed into two nine-magatama Samsara eyes.

At this moment, Xia Le's vision became endlessly distant and he glanced forward.

The unclear places in the distance were quickly brought closer, magnified, and became clearly visible, and the vision was enhanced to an extremely terrifying level.

The perception ability also increased in an instant, and everything around could be seen clearly.

After a few breaths, Xia Le, running at high speed, locked onto the battlefield in front where Nagato and others were.

At the same time, we also saw the Iwagakure troops that were coming here in large numbers like ants from the territory of the Land of Earth.

“Found it!”

A smile appeared on Xia Le's lips, and he suddenly swooped down.

at the same time.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

Nagato stood on the ground with a cold expression.

The violent repulsive force blew away all the surrounding rock formations, and another big pit appeared on the ground.

"Tick!"

The sweat on his forehead flowed down his chin and dripped onto the ground.

His body began to tremble constantly. Even though he had practiced six styles of physique over many years, he still found it difficult to sustain under the opponent's human wave tactics.

The power of a village should never be underestimated.

"The chakra in my body is almost reaching its limit!"

Nagato gritted his teeth and said in despair.

Looking up, he could see in his Rinnegan that there were more ninjas in the distance, rushing in from all directions.

Obviously, the other party called for support again.

Not far away, Dong Dead Man's expression was also extremely ugly, as if a family member had died.

He was frightened by the tenacity and terrifying power of the team before him.

Nearly a thousand ninjas suffered heavy losses, but still failed to defeat the enemy.

"Lord Tsuchikage is here!"

Just then, a figure came quickly and spoke softly in his ear.

Dong Siren's face froze for a moment, but he soon relaxed again.

A moment later, support from the Iwagakure Village arrived and surrounded the entire battlefield.

The Third Tsuchikage quickly came up to the Toushijin.

"I'm sorry, Tsuchikage-sama. It's my fault that the village has suffered such a heavy loss!"

The dead man knelt on one knee and cried bitterly.

Nagato's strength made him unable to stay still at this moment, and he burst into tears.

The Third Tsuchikage, Ohnoki, was completely speechless when he saw the situation on the field.

But soon, he gritted his teeth.

"The other party is the legendary Samsara Eye!"

“No matter how big the loss is, it’s normal!”

"Today, we just need to capture him and get the secret of his eyes!"

"Then, no matter how great the loss is."

At this point, the three Tsuchikage took a deep breath and locked their eyes on Nagato, who was already close to his limit.

“It’s all worth it!”

(End of this chapter)