Chapter 198: Dust Settles
The six masters and disciples landed, breathed a sigh of relief, exited the Sixth Gate state, and their faces showed exhaustion.
Among them, Rock Lee, because he was the youngest and weakest, and it was his first time opening the Sixth Gate, couldn't stand and sat directly on the ground.
Naruto looked at the humanoid pit on the ground, wondering if he should shout "Goal!" for them.
In Naruto's perception, Shinno's Chakra had indeed weakened, but he wasn't dead yet.
As a precaution, after the smoke cleared, Naruto created a Big Ball Rasengan and approached.
The pit was quite deep, and Shinno was already buried by rubble. Suddenly, a hand pierced through the rubble and grabbed the ground, resembling the opening animation of the Plants vs. Zombies game.
Naruto was extremely frightened at the time and subconsciously slammed the Big Ball Rasengan down!
"Ptooey!"
Shinno, like fans who heard that Togashi Old Thief had updated, suddenly sat up in shock from his deathbed, pushed aside the rubble on his body, and spat out a mouthful of old blood.
He didn't expect the ninja from Konoha to be so shameless, ambushing a seriously injured and dying pitiful old man!
Seeing him sit up, Naruto quickly created another Rasengan, raised his hand, and was about to crack his skull open. Since the enemy wasn't dead, it was reasonable for him to deliver a finishing blow.
However, before Naruto's Rasengan could hit, Shinno darted out, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, the injuries on his body slowly recovered.
But before he could feel proud, the bulging muscles on his body deflated like a punctured balloon, and the thick black hair on his head quickly turned grayish-white.
In just a few seconds, Shinno went from a burly man to a skinny old man with skin and bones.
"This... impossible, my Ultimate Body... my dream..." Shinno looked at his hands, his eyes lost their luster, and he fell to the ground, his breath disappearing.
This guy with a reputation for being a virtuous sage was finally dead.
Naruto took out a scroll dedicated to collecting corpses, put away the little old man's body, and had a clone send it back to Konoha.
"Rock Lee, do you want to go back with him?" Naruto asked, turning his head. There were still dozens of miles back to the village, and seeing Rock Lee's exhausted state, Naruto was worried that he wouldn't be able to hold on.
"No, the only reason I'm so tired is that my efforts aren't enough!" Rock Lee looked at Shinno's fate and became even more determined in his belief:
"Only effort will not betray you! I will insist on going back by myself. If I can't complete it, I will do a thousand push-ups!"
"Lee! You rascal!" Guy wrapped his arm around Rock Lee's neck, two lines of tears streaming down his face. "I will accompany you the whole way!"
"Guy Sensei!"
"Lee!"
The two, one big and one small, hugged each other and cried bitterly. Naruto glanced to the side and saw that Gan, Wen, and Cui were also teary-eyed, looking like they wanted to rush up at any moment.
Naruto patted Kimimaro's shoulder. "Brother, thank you for your hard work."
"I'm used to it." Kimimaro felt uncomfortable with the serious attitude he had during the battle just now. He felt much more comfortable now. Sure enough, no matter how strong a fool is, he is still a fool.
"Guy-sensei!" Naruto tentatively called out.
"Hmm?" Guy raised his head, looking at Naruto with teary eyes and a very cute expression.
"Although I am also very moved by your Youth, the battle outside is almost over. We should go out and take a look. You still have two disciples outside." Naruto felt that he couldn't let them cry like this.
Kimimaro glanced at Naruto. How can this little brother tell lies so easily? I didn't see where you were moved.
Naruto returned his gaze. Kakashi-sensei's tone when he was being perfunctory with Guy-sensei was pretty much like that. If you asked, it was a case of the upper beam being crooked and the lower beam following suit.
"That's right!" Guy jumped up, waving his fist. "Lee! The burning passion within us won't allow Neji and Tenten to fight alone outside!"
"Exactly!" Rock Lee also jumped up, striking a starting pose. "Guy-sensei, let's race to see who reaches outside the Fortress first!"
Guy was elated. "You still have that kind of spirit? Then, as your teacher, of course I'll accompany you to the end!"
"We're coming too!" *3
Gan, Wen, and Cui were unwilling to be outdone. How could they miss this opportunity to compete with Guy-sensei!
Thus, five green figures, under Naruto's bewildered gaze, sped away in a cloud of dust, as if the people who had been as exhausted as dead dogs after releasing the Sixth Gate weren't them at all.
...
When Shisui kicked the last Sky Ninja from the sky, the war was declared over.
When Naruto saw those mechanical wings unfold and that cool kick, he thought Marco's Phoenix Brand had forgotten to add special effects.
Only two Sky Ninja on the scene were unscathed: the uncle and the young man who had been guarding the gate from the beginning.
The moment Neji and the others rushed out of the Fortress, the uncle, with his rich experience, instantly judged that the Sky Ninja were doomed. He then decisively threw away his Ninja Tool Bag, knocked the Kunai out of the young man's hand, and pulled him down to squat with him.
Neji didn't make things difficult for them, but just had Tenten take out a rope, tie them up, and join the battlefield.
Konoha had won a great victory.
"Captain Tenzō." Naruto called out, then carefully sized up the Anbu who was carrying a ninja sword and wearing a mask. If he hadn't seen him use Wood Release earlier, Naruto wouldn't have associated him with Yamato.
It seemed he was doing quite well in the Anbu. That's right, with his old man's style, he definitely wouldn't make good use of capable people.
"Naruto-kun." Tenzō didn't know how to address Naruto for a moment. He hadn't undergone Danzo's method of cultivating emotionless people. He was adopted by the Third Hokage. Although he had become a captain now, he was actually a rather shy person.
Naruto said politely, "Please have some Anbu stay behind to clean up the battlefield and temporarily guard this Fortress."
"No problem." Tenzō agreed readily. This was what the Anbu were professionals at.
"Big Sister Izumi, can the Military Police Force also leave some people to help?" Naruto felt that there weren't enough Anbu here and they were working too hard.
"Sure." Izumi Uchiha selected some people who hadn't been seriously injured to stay behind.
...
The leaders of each squad went with Naruto to see Minato.
After listening to Naruto's post-war summary, and seeing that no one else had any objections or additions, Minato said, "Well done, everyone! Thank you for your hard work!"
Minato was actually very gratified. One was because his son's performance was worthy of the title of Special Jonin, and the other was because the other newly promoted Chunin were also performing very well.
Especially Kushina's student, Shino, who had a very low presence, directly disabled the Sky Ninja's ability to fly in this war. It could be said that he played a vital role and was a rare talent who should be well rewarded.
In addition, he was also very satisfied with the internal cooperation of each squad and the cooperation between squads. With such juniors, he could safely entrust Konoha to them in the future. Of course, Minato also wanted to pave the way for such good juniors.
"This time, in response to the external attack, the losses were much smaller than last time because the Barrier was opened in time and the main battlefield was outside the village. However, there is still a lot of repair work to be done. I hope everyone can work hard with me!"
"Yes!" *n
After arranging the follow-up work, Minato stopped Naruto and Shisui:
"Well then, next up, I should go meet the Mizukage."
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