Jedi Forces Enter the Fray (Third Update)

"Reinforcements? Just two?"

The injured Konoha jonin was startled by the figures who had suddenly appeared in the trench and immediately went on guard.

He only relaxed after seeing their Konoha Headbands.

But when he realized there were only two of them, his disappointment was obvious. Then he asked hopefully,

"How many more are coming later? Huh, the Yellow Flash?"

Minato Namikaze answered with that same bright, sunny smile.

"Sorry, there won’t be any more. The two of us are all there is."

The morale that had only just risen at the mention of reinforcements collapsed again because of Minato Namikaze’s words.

They had fought here until they were utterly exhausted, watching their comrades fall one after another. They had only been forcing themselves onward by clinging to the lifeline of "reinforcements."

Yet there were only two more people, while the enemy still had over a hundred!

Even if the two who had arrived were strong, the enemy was certainly no weakling either. Those who had survived until now were at least Chunin-level! There were definitely quite a few Special Jonin and jonin among them!

There were even elite jonin!

"Everyone is already tired. Leave the rest to the two of us. For now, let’s exchange intelligence."

Faced with his comrades’ disappointment and distrust, Minato Namikaze still possessed that straightforward, sunny air, utterly unchanged inside and out.

It eased the others somewhat as well.

"Don’t bother mentioning anyone below jonin. Tell me how many jonin they have, especially how many elite jonin."

An invisible dominance, the bearing of the future Fourth Hokage, swept over them. Even Xu Yue beside him was faintly affected.

Before Minato Namikaze’s abilities, so long as his Chakra was not exhausted, the number of enemies below jonin level made no difference at all!

"The enemy has roughly a hundred people left. They have three elite jonin and around ten jonin. But one of those elite jonin and the squad he leads are rather strange. Each of them has an excellent Chakra weapon, and that elite jonin can also cast some invisible ninjutsu without hand seals. It’s unpredictable and bizarre."

Hearing this, Xu Yue more or less understood. That elite jonin was definitely one of the big shots from Bear Power.

And the power he used was most likely that of the Jedi Knights from Star Wars, which had appeared in reality!

Honestly, the potential of Jedi Knights could be considered limitless. But given how the Mission Space squeezed every last penny, most of them were probably nerfed versions.

Still, that big shot who could be rated as an elite jonin and use "ninjutsu without hand seals" had likely already mastered the Force. It was not as simple as merely being a nerfed version.

That gave Xu Yue a headache. He was not too worried about the other man’s strength. Since he was rated as an elite jonin, he clearly could not be one of those absurd Force Masters.

But that power was simply too versatile: enhancement, offense, prediction, and danger perception. Of course, given the opponent’s strength, Xu Yue did not need to worry about bug-level abilities like precognition or mind reading.

Physical enhancement was secondary. The main problem was that sharp sensitivity to danger. That was a perfect counter to Flying Thunder God!

Especially against Xu Yue’s first-stage Flying Thunder God Technique.

As for why Xu Yue had reached such a conclusion based on that introduction alone, it was mainly because he had looked out from the trench and seen seven massive "puppets."

Puppets, of course, were what the ninjas called them.

But damn it, weren’t those classic Gundam units, Zakus?!

The numerous mech wrecks and fragments scattered across the battlefield were already enough to show just how hard Konoha’s ninjas had fought.

Since seven of them still remained, it was only natural for the Jedi forces with corresponding abilities to appear on the battlefield.

Bear Power had indeed allied with German Eagle. As for the source of these powers, it was likely related to the patrons behind them.

"The Zakus are products of Germany’s Legion Space, while the Jedi forces should be products of some Legion Space jointly run by Britain and America. Fortunately, only these lowest-grade mechs and nerfed Jedi Knights have appeared."

Other than their partial counter to the Flying Thunder God Technique, no matter how great the Force’s potential was, potential remained merely potential until it was converted into actual strength!

As for Zakus? When fully armed, they were stronger in combat than Titans. But because their pilots were fragile and the machines could not repair themselves, their practical value was actually inferior to Titans.

"Kui Xing, why aren’t we attacking? The number of enemies they have left is absolutely insufficient to withstand our next assault."

Suiyan, a bandage-wrapped elite jonin and one of Iwagakure’s three frontline commanders, asked his companion.

The three held equal status, but this companion of his seemed to possess a Kekkei Genkai that could sense danger, so the others generally trusted his judgment.

Kui Xing, who possessed an ethereal and detached aura, looked toward Konoha’s position with pale blue eyes and spoke calmly.

"I just sensed an unknown threat. The enemy should have received reinforcements."

"Reinforcements? How is that possible? Our scouts have sent back no reports whatsoever, and communications are normal. None of our lines have been cut."

Ryuya, another elite jonin with two katanas at his waist, frowned as he asked.

"There aren’t many of them. There seem to be only two, but they’re very dangerous."

Kui Xing remained indifferent. Though he spoke of danger, he showed no sign of nervousness.

Yet the other two elite jonin from Iwagakure fell for exactly that. After pondering for a moment, Suiyan said,

"Then send the puppet unit in first and test them."

"Mm, let’s do that."

Ryuya nodded in agreement.

The order was swiftly delivered to the "puppet" unit under German Eagle.

Bang!

An Asian man slammed his fist heavily against the controls, his face full of fury.

"Damn it! They’re making us probe them again. I knew those compromises from the higher-ups couldn’t mean anything good."

But anger was anger. The Legion’s upper ranks had reached a compromise, and one of the other side’s big shots had entered the decision-making level on the front lines. Even if he had to grit his teeth, he had to accept it.

This damned Mission Space clearly had such a high combat ceiling, yet because it lacked modern firearms, all guns and mechanical units suffered a fifty percent reduction in damage here.

Otherwise, they would not be in such a miserable state.

Using the mounted radio, he issued the attack order to the unit.

"Everyone, be careful. Give them a burst first before advancing. Don’t forget the lesson from our comrades’ losses."

"Understood!"

"Yes, sir!"

"…"

Rat-tat-tat-tat~

The large-caliber automatic weapons mounted on the machines still created a dense barrage under the sustained fire of seven Zakus, despite the damage reduction penalty. Dust erupted all along the outer perimeter of the Konoha trenches.

"Damn it! These ‘puppets’ might not be agile enough, but their concentrated firepower is too troublesome. Don’t their ninjutsu need Chakra?!"

The injured Konoha jonin, pinned down so thoroughly that he could not even raise his head, could not help complaining again.

"I think I already understand their capabilities. Aside from those three elite jonin, the rest should not be much of a problem. Leave them to me first."

Even while being suppressed by enemy fire, Minato Namikaze still wore a slight smile.

Then, from behind the trench cover, he casually flung fourteen Kunai into the air without even looking!

At the same time, he opened a Sealing Scroll and unsealed a large number of specially made Kunai.

"While I deal with these ‘puppets,’ I’ll have to trouble everyone to throw these Kunai out. It would be best if you can toss them into the enemy position."

After giving that instruction, Minato Namikaze vanished from where he stood.

Xu Yue immediately followed by throwing several Kunai outward. He also grabbed a handful of his own and tossed them to the surviving fighters who still had combat ability.

"Senior Brother Minato should be able to deal with the fodder quickly. Just keep an eye on that special elite jonin you mentioned. The moment he appears, don’t hold back—throw all my Kunai at him…"

With that, Xu Yue vanished as well…