Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 257: Watching the Show (Bonus chapter)

At this moment, in a corner of the Land of Grass, Danzō, with a gloomy face, shouted at a subordinate, "Are you sure Iwagakure has made no move?"

That subordinate was originally one of Orochimaru's underlings, now branded with the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

Upon hearing Danzō's question, this person said, "Yes, Lord Danzō. Not only has the main Iwa force not advanced into the Land of Grass, but they have also recalled many of their squads."

Danzō's face grew even uglier. He had prepared a big surprise for Iwagakure in the Land of Grass.

Looking back at a barrier of a strange color, Danzō looked at a masked, middle-aged ninja beside him and said, "Shikuro, can the insects in this barrier be moved?"

The ninja named Shikuro Aburame hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Danzō, the insects of the Pot of Poison Technique are very difficult to control. If we must move them, there will be a price to pay."

Shikuro Aburame was also originally one of Orochimaru's subordinates. He felt no loyalty towards Danzō and was only forced to join Root because he had no other choice.

Danzō, of course, knew what price Shikuro would have to pay. He just said coldly, "I don't need to tell you how great a crisis Konoha has fallen into. The village needs your sacrifice now. It is time to show your Will of Fire."

Shikuro Aburame gritted his teeth and said, "This subordinate understands. Lord Danzō, this subordinate will now control the poison insects to enter the Land of Earth."

"No, not the Land of Earth, but the Land of Rain. The target is the Sand ninjas." To Shikuro's surprise, Danzō had changed the target.

This time, the Sand ninjas' line of attack did not choose the Land of Rivers but once again passed through the Land of Rain. In Rasa's view, the decadent Hanzō was far less difficult to deal with than the two Kage-level individuals of the Akatsuki organization.

Danzō had not originally wanted to use the Pot of Poison Technique against the Sand ninjas. The Sand had puppet masters, and they were more adept at dealing with poison attacks than the Stone. Moreover, this Pot of Poison Technique was not perfect, and its toxicity was not strong.

But with Iwagakure unexpectedly choosing to retreat at this time, it made Danzō feel like he had punched at empty air.

A carefully prepared method could not be wasted. Since Iwagakure chose to retreat, he could only make an example of the Sand ninjas. On the way, he could also threaten Hanzō.

Doesn't Hanzō like to use his salamander's poison to threaten other hidden villages? Let him also have a taste of being threatened by a large swarm of poison insects.

It was just that this place was not close to the Sand ninja camp. It was unknown if Shikuro Aburame alone could last long enough to lead the poison insects to the Sand camp.

While Shikuro was busy transferring the poison insects, Danzō said to another subordinate, "Go to Minato Namikaze. Tell him I need ten members of the Aburame clan. With these ten, I can intercept the Sand ninjas."

"Yes." This subordinate was one of Danzō's original Root members. Without any hesitation at Danzō's words, he acknowledged and left directly.

While Danzō's plot against Iwagakure failed and he turned his sights on Sunagakure, Ishiro was watching the show.

Ishiro and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had smoothly entered the heartland of the Land of Fire.

Along the way, apart from helping the Seven Ninja Swordsmen deal with a few fish that had escaped the net, Ishiro had not made any other moves.

But Ishiro had an unexpected gain.

Looking at a Konoha ninja who had been tightly wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside by his sealing jutsu, Ishiro couldn't help but laugh.

"A ninja from Konoha's Kurama clan. What a pleasant surprise."

This Konoha ninja was also one of the scattered ninjas on the Seven Swordsmen's path of advance. His squad had been completely wiped out after being attacked by Jūzō Biwa.

Only he had escaped. At that time, this ninja had deceived Jūzō Biwa by using a genjutsu that manipulated the five senses. But he couldn't escape the perception of Ishiro, who was picking up the stragglers from the air.

Ishiro had just happened to have studied this aspect of genjutsu with Katsumata. Although his level was far inferior to the Kurama clan member in his hands, he could still see some clues.

"A Chunin, able to deceive a Jonin's close-range perception. The Kurama clan is amazing."

If not for the good show that was about to happen, Ishiro would have wanted to take this captive back to Iwagakure right now. Ishiro felt that with this captive, this trip was not in vain.

For the first time, Ishiro saw hope for Iwagakure to make up for its deficiency in genjutsu.

Carrying the Kurama clan ninja in his hand, Ishiro, in a good mood, continued to follow the Seven Ninja Swordsmen forward.

Finally, Ishiro saw a scene mentioned in the original story. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen encountered Might Guy, and then Might Duy, who had come to provide support.

Although Ishiro was far away in mid-air and couldn't see clearly, he could feel Might Duy's violent chakra very clearly.

That chakra was too chaotic for Ishiro to judge its quantity, but the chakra that burst forth from burning life was, in terms of level, definitely Kage-level, or even beyond.

The moment Might Duy opened the Eight Gates and unleashed his chakra, Ishiro turned his gaze over. But he didn't see a figure, because in the next moment, Might Duy had already appeared beside Kushimaru Kuriarare.

Kushimaru's position happened to be at the very edge of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, closest to the approaching Might Duy. So Kushimaru also became the one among the seven who died the most confused death.

Ishiro estimated that Kushimaru didn't understand what had happened until the moment he died.

The speed Might Duy had just unleashed shocked Ishiro. This speed was no less than that of the Fourth Raikage after activating his Lightning Release Armor.

From this, Ishiro came to a conclusion: if he were approached by Might Duy with the Eight Gates open, he would surely die.

Fortunately, his current position was high enough. Although the Eight Inner Gates could allow Might Duy to fly, he couldn't afford the consumption of flying so high.

The remaining six of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were startled by Might Duy suddenly appearing and killing one of them, but their reaction was still very fast.

Jinpachi Munashi, who was closest to Kushimaru, seized the pause after Might Duy had punched Kushimaru to death and swung his Blastsword Shibuki at the first opportunity.

But Might Duy didn't even dodge and rushed into the area covered by the explosive tags of the Blastsword. Then, a huge explosion sounded in time.

But before Jinpachi could be happy, Might Duy's blood-red figure appeared from the smoke and dust. Before he could even utter a word of surprise, Jinpachi followed in Kushimaru's footsteps.

This time, the remaining five were thoroughly panicked. Kushimaru's death could still be attributed to a sneak attack, but before the Longsword Nuibari had even completely fallen, Jinpachi had also died. This was too terrifying.

"All together!" The one who shouted this was Fuguki Suikazan. This sentence came from the heart; there was no conspiracy.

In an instant, Fuguki Suikazan's greatsword Samehada, Akebino Jinin's Blunt Sword Kabutowari, Jūzō Biwa's Executioner's Blade, and Hōzuki Senba's Twin Swords Hiramekarei all slashed towards the charging Might Duy.

Meanwhile, Raiga Kurosuki held the Thunder Swords Kiba at a distance, preparing a ninjutsu.

Boom~~~

A huge sound, and dust rose everywhere.

From mid-air, Ishiro couldn't see the specific battle below, but his sensory ninjutsu told him that Might Duy's attack had been blocked, but the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had paid a heavy price.

Akebino Jinin, wielding the Blunt Sword Kabutowari, was closest and was sent flying back several dozen meters, heavily injured.

Fuguki Suikazan was also injured and retreated. His situation was better; the purpose of Samehada's attack was to absorb Might Duy's chakra. Although it didn't absorb any, the recoil was not great. Although he was injured and Samehada was also extremely uncomfortable, at least he retreated in one piece.

Jūzō Biwa's Executioner's Blade was directly broken in two, but precisely because it broke, the impact he received was not great.

Hōzuki Senba, wielding the Twin Swords Hiramekarei, used his Hydrification Technique in time. Although injured, he could still fight.

But after paying such a heavy price, Might Duy only paused for a moment before charging again.

Coincidentally, Raiga Kurosuki's Lightning Release attack came over, but was easily甩开 (shuǎikāi - thrown off/shaken off) by the re-accelerated Might Duy.

Might Duy's third charge was blocked by the full force of the four, but it broke the mental defenses of the five.

Fuguki Suikazan was the most direct. While having Samehada heal his injuries, he turned and ran.

Seeing his Executioner's Blade broken in two, the subconsciously dodging Jūzō Biwa also followed and fled.

Pity poor Hōzuki Senba, who had just finished his hydrification. He took Might Duy's fourth blow alone. This time, the Hydrification Technique couldn't save him.

The last intact one, Raiga Kurosuki, although his reaction was slightly slower than Fuguki's and Jūzō's, was fortunately far away. Seeing the situation was bad, he also chose to retreat.

Only the most heavily injured Akebino Jinin, who had barely stood up, stared blankly at Might Duy charging towards him for the fifth strike.

Boom~~~

After another loud bang, the battlefield returned to silence. When the dust settled, Ishiro, high in the sky, saw the scene below clearly.

Akebino Jinin was as dead as could be, and Might Duy had also become a charred corpse, lying on the ground. It was just that the direction he was facing was exactly where Ishiro was in the sky.

"Was I discovered?" Ishiro thought to himself.

However, Ishiro did not delay. He quickly rushed down, swiftly picking up the Longsword Nuibari, the Blunt Sword Kabutowari, the Twin Swords Hiramekarei, the Blastsword Shibuki, and Might Duy's body.

Then Ishiro cast the Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu and left this area without looking back.

After a while, some Konoha ninjas on a mission nearby arrived. Looking at the devastated battlefield, the Konoha ninjas collected intelligence while staying on alert.

As for the main Mist army, after encountering the fleeing Fuguki Suikazan and learning of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's defeat, they did not linger and returned directly the way they came.

Half a day later, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the scene. After learning the course of events from Might Guy and a group of other children, and judging the battle process from the scene, he took his men to rendezvous with Minato Namikaze at the front line.

On the way, Hiruzen would occasionally cast his gaze at the still-grieving Might Guy, lost in thought.

Before this, even Hiruzen had not expected the Eight Inner Gates with the Gate of Death open to have such power. It seemed he would have to focus on cultivating this child in the future.

In any case, a Genin had solved the village's biggest crisis. Hiruzen didn't feel much grief, more relief.

Not long after, Hiruzen encountered the 2,000 ninjas Minato had sent back to reinforce the village. After the two sides met, Hiruzen directly instructed them to return to the front line with him.

When Minato, at the front, heard that Hiruzen was leading men back, he was still a little puzzled and quickly went out to greet them.

When the two met, Hiruzen's first sentence was, "The Mist's flanking force has already retreated."

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