MTLNOVEL Chapter 46: 046: You, I Will Defeat!
Using the enormous Tenseigan synthesized on the moon, Ōtsutsuki Toneri could control puppets throughout a distance of over 300,000 kilometers.
He controlled the puppets from the moon to capture Hyūga Hanabi.
Moreover, these puppets possessed considerable combat capabilities, each capable of emitting energy beams.
While Natsuki was still far from achieving the level of that gigantic Tenseigan, controlling the puppets in a range that encompassed the entire Konoha and its surroundings was still a piece of cake.
Furthermore, the number he could control far surpassed Sasori's Hundred Puppet Army, and he did so without the need for chakra strings.
However, in terms of quality, he couldn't yet make each puppet emit energy beams like Ōtsutsuki Toneri.
Also, due to using readily available materials, they lacked the intricate weapons and deadly poisons installed in Sasori's puppets.
But to stop this Jōnin from taking away the Jinchuriki, this was more than enough.
All the wooden puppets, their eyes glowing with a sinister sapphire blue, lunged at the Uchiha in midair.
"Lord Kurama, the... the wooden figures have come alive."
Uchiha Izumi cried out.
She was currently only a Genin, hadn't yet taken the Chunin Exams, and usually just helped some noble's wife with chores like caring for cats and weeding.
Even as an Uchiha who had awakened the Sharingan and had seen more than other ordinary ninja, she was thoroughly frightened by the sudden sight of over a hundred wooden figures coming to life around her.
"Sasuke, what's going on with these training dummies from the Academy? Can you make them stop?"
Uchiha Izumi, while fleeing for her life, didn't forget the mission objective, pulling Sasuke along with her as she ran.
"I... I don't know either! Normally, these training dummies are just like dummies, how could they suddenly move?"
"Something's wrong with this day!"
Sasuke gasped for breath.
"We can only leave it to Senior Kurama to deal with."
Seeing that the wooden figures could even fly in the air, Uchiha Izumi ran even faster, dragging Sasuke along.
Quickly, they slipped behind Kurama, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Lord Kurama, what's wrong?"
"Are you preparing a powerful jutsu to annihilate them in one fell swoop?"
Uchiha Izumi asked hopefully.
"Uh, no, I accidentally jumped from the fourth floor just now, and I got a leg cramp.
"Can you help me up?"
"..."
Five seconds later, Uchiha Kurama finally stood up again.
After moving his limbs, the aura of a Jōnin returned to him.
"Hmph, just some mere toys, who are they trying to scare?
"I'll take care of them right now."
Kurama stood tall, his tone filled with disdain.
Having been thoroughly embarrassed earlier, it was time to regain some respect by beating these wooden figures black and blue.
This scale of the opponents were indeed befitting of his Jōnin status.
Looking at the wooden puppets encircling them,
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
Uchiha Kurama swiftly formed hand seals, releasing a shadow clone.
Together with the shadow clone, he unleashed a combination jutsu.
Wind fueled the fire, and the fire amplified the wind's destructive power!
The immense flames surged with the wind, transforming into a gigantic red dragon head.
It roared towards the puppet horde.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of wooden figures were reduced to ashes, clearing a path directly ahead.
"Amazing... So powerful."
Izumi and Sasuke, eyes shining, exclaimed in heartfelt admiration.
As expected of an elite Uchiha Jōnin.
"Hmph! mere trifle."
Kurama finally had a confident smile playing on his lips.
"Hey... what's going on, smelly Sasuke?
"Crap, Flame demons are flying over! Run!"
Amidst the commotion, Naruto, who had been knocked unconscious by the genjutsu, woke up.
He opened his eyes to a horrifying scene:
Wooden puppets, blown haphazardly by strong winds, were floating in the sky.
The ground was a sea of flames, and more than ten fiery figures, as if emerging from hell, were marching forward with mechanical steps.
"Uh... Senior, it seems the wooden figures have evolved?!"
Sasuke offered a timely reminder.
Although two-thirds of the wooden figures had been instantly eliminated, more than ten remained intact and were even charging towards them while engulfed in flames.
"Hmph! Then I'll just obliterate them again."
Comrade Kurama clasped his hands together and formed hand seals once more.
Unfortunately, this time the wooden figures seemed to have realized their inferior quality.
They leaped into the air and converged, and the wooden debris on the ground quickly swept upwards as well.
In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a colossal wooden puppet.
"Hmph! Just a toy made of rotten wood!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
"Die!!!"
Boom!!
The fire dragon's head, still being empowered by the Wind Style buff, was smashed by a giant fist.
The scattered flames coiled upwards, absorbed by the giant. The giant puppet completely transformed into a blazing inferno giant.
"I! Am! Hellfire! From Azeroth!"
The flaming giant, wreathed in wind and fire, roared towards the heavens.
It charged towards Uchiha Kurama.
"What the—!!!"
Kurama, his face ashen as if he had swallowed shit, turned around and said, "You guys run! This thing is too bizarre, I might not be able to defeat it in a short time."
"No, Senior, I will fight alongside you! I can also use Fire Style.
"As long as the flames are strong enough, we can destroy them in one fell swoop."
Sasuke, stepping forward, showed no fear of the clearly powerful foe.
"Then I'll stay too. I'm proficient in taijutsu and Fire Style..."
Uchiha Izumi's small face was resolute.
"Although I don't know what you're doing, count me in to protect the Academy!"
Naruto, patting his chest, picked up a wooden stick from the ground.
The three looked at him speechlessly.
"Captain, we're here too!
"The ANBU outside have been dealt with.
"If you want to touch our captain, you'll have to step over our dead bodies!"
Seven figures leaped down, each bearing injuries, but their eyes were firm.
They were the surviving members of Kurama's squad, who had come to the Academy to carry out the mission.
"You guys..."
Kurama felt as if sand had gotten into his eyes.
His chest instantly swelled with boundless fighting spirit.
With these brothers by his side, life was complete!
"You! I will defeat!!!"
Kurama turned and roared.
At this moment, he seemed to be the embodiment of justice.
His entire being radiated power, chakra surging within him.
"Wait, why hasn't that flaming giant attacked yet?"
The flaming giant's swinging fist was moving as slow as a turtle in the air.
A whole minute had unknowingly passed, and it still hadn't landed.
"Oh, you guys are finally done with your theatric reunion?"
When he saw that everyone had finally regained their senses and noticed him, Natsuki, controlling the flaming giant, scratched his giant flaming head as sparks flew.
"Then hurry up, if I wait any longer, I'll burn myself out."
The flaming giant grumbled, raising the fist that had stopped mid-swing once more.
"..."
All the Uchiha had dark lines on their foreheads. Their first thought was that the flaming giant on the other side must be an idiot.
A moment later, they dismissed that idea.
They realized that they were the idiots...
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