Chapter: The main members of the Second Unit were: Kurotsuchi, Hyuga Neji, Karui, Hyuga Hinata, and others.
Behind the Second Unit were the First and Third Units. After entering the battlefield, the three units did not scatter but advanced in a stepped formation.
Huang Tu ran quickly across the desert. Behind him were Kurotsuchi, Hyuga Neji, Karui, and Hyuga Hinata, and further back were over twenty thousand ninjas.
"Captain, according to intelligence from the reconnaissance unit, a large number of enemies have been spotted ahead," said Kurotsuchi, the Fourth Tsuchikage in reserve. Although the Second Unit's commander, Huang Tu, was her father, she did not address him as such.
"Numbers," Huang Tu said, his expression calm. Though not widely renowned, his strength was far from weak.
"About thirty thousand."
"All troops, halt. Prepare for battle."
Huang Tu immediately gave the order. The force of over twenty thousand ninjas stopped moving within ten seconds, demonstrating their exceptional discipline.
Despite their strong discipline, Kurotsuchi's command style revealed that ninjas were still in the exploratory stage when it came to large-scale warfare.
Several hundred meters ahead, Su Xiao, who had been lying on a stone pillar, sat up. Traces of blood could be seen at his sleeve.
"It seems the main force has arrived."
Su Xiao looked toward the distant ninja coalition army. The robust Huang Tu was the first to catch his eye, with the black-haired girl Kurotsuchi standing behind him.
Neither of this father-daughter pair could be underestimated. However, Su Xiao paid them little mind. Once the battle began, he would show them just how powerless ninjas were in a war of this scale.
One by one, White Zetsu clones emerged from the yellow sand. They had been lying in ambush here, carrying out photosynthesis.
Yes, photosynthesis. The White Zetsu clones were unique in that they could recover chakra through photosynthesis.
Over thirty thousand White Zetsu clones appeared, forming a vast white sea. But unlike in the original story, they did not charge at the ninja coalition armed with kunai or bare-handed.
Each of these thirty thousand White Zetsu clones held a wooden shield in their left hand and a dark green wooden spear in their right. Some White Zetsu with abundant chakra even covered themselves in a layer of wooden armor.
White Zetsu could use the simplest forms of Wood Release, as they were created from Hashirama's cells. Of course, using powerful Wood Release techniques was completely beyond them.
Though they couldn't use powerful Wood Release, they had no trouble using it to create simple weapons. In fact, this wasn't even true Wood Release—it was merely sacrificing a small portion of their cells and a large amount of chakra to grow trees.
Thirty thousand White Zetsu, armed with wooden shields and spears, formed three square formations, each with ten thousand soldiers. At first glance, it was quite imposing, resembling a proper army.
Su Xiao nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this. However, a few seconds later, chaotic footsteps rang out.
The White Zetsu began to change formation, disrupting the orderly arrangement. Their inexperience in shifting formations caused several White Zetsu to trip over their comrades.
Bubu Wang, standing beside Su Xiao, glanced at this scene and then looked at Su Xiao, as if to say, "Master, I shouldn't say this, but these guys look like a ragtag bunch."
"Don't expect too much. Though their formation change was sloppy, they've barely managed to form a T-shaped charge formation."
The three groups of White Zetsu formed three T-shapes. This was a charge formation designed to maximize the formation's spread, reducing the area affected by large-scale ninjutsu while preventing easy dispersal. Even if the front ranks of White Zetsu were wiped out during the charge, the rear ranks would drive into the enemy's formation like a wedge.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
The ninja coalition let out a series of battle cries as all members of the Second Unit charged toward the White Zetsu.
Seeing these shouting ninjas, Su Xiao also judged them to be a ragtag bunch. He recalled the soldiers in the war world charging into battle, their war cries of "Kill, kill, kill" from tens of thousands of voices—how awe-inspiring that was.
The ninja coalition initiated the charge, and the White Zetsu forces followed suit. The three T-shaped formations advanced in a semi-encircling manner toward the ninja coalition.
With the White Zetsu's current formation, even if they lost several thousand during the charge, once melee combat began, they could inflict heavy casualties on the ninja coalition.
However, just a few seconds into the charge, the smiles on Su Xiao and Bubu Wang's faces gradually faded.
The three T-shaped formations collapsed within ten seconds of the charge. Over thirty thousand White Zetsu converged into a chaotic mass, surging toward the ninja coalition. They were practically shouting, "We're a motley crew."
"These... ragtag bunch."
Su Xiao slowly drew the long blade at his waist. These White Zetsu forces would suffice as cannon fodder.