Chapter 357: Impenetrable Defense! The Absurd Five-Layer Barrier!
Meanwhile,
On the second northern wall on the side of the Hidden Cloud Village—
Looking at Rasa, who seemed ready to drop everything and bolt with his bucket in tow, face filled with unease, Killer Bee couldn't help but empathize with him.
If not for the rage over his big brother's "death" overcoming his fear of Uchiha Ci, he might have fled, too.
However—
"Lord Kazekage, we're not asking you to fight Uchiha Ci head-on!"
Killer Bee explained in a low, firm voice.
"The soil beneath us has already been altered by Toroi's Magnet Release: Magnetic Transformation Jutsu, changing its magnetic properties. We have other Magnet Release users in the Hidden Cloud. If we reshape the terrain with Magnet Release to temporarily trap Uchiha Ci, we can bombard him with overwhelming firepower and kill him here once and for all."
"But—"
Rasa's gaze instantly turned cold, and he let out a mocking snort.
"But that Magnet Release ninja… is already dead."
"He got stomped into mush by Uchiha Ci's Susanoo—died without even a scream."
"You no longer have a ninja with that Bloodline Limit, so you came crawling to me to carry on with your plan."
"You never anticipated Uchiha Ci's strength, nor that your Magnet Release user would need to step to the front lines just to hold him off."
"The first cannon was destroyed by Uchiha Ci's long-range assault, throwing your plan into disarray, and now you're shamelessly begging for help from a foreign village."
Rasa directly exposed the gaping flaws in what Killer Bee had tried to present as a seamless strategy.
Killer Bee fell silent for a moment, then let out a heavy breath.
"So what's your answer?"
"Lord Kazekage, you should know exactly what kind of compensation we're prepared to offer."
Rasa chuckled coldly and shook his head without hesitation.
He had only survived this long because he knew exactly how to pick his battles.
Back then, when Elder Chiyo's brother died facing Uchiha Ci, Rasa didn't step in to help. Now that the Hidden Cloud was on the brink of collapse, he had no intention of intervening either.
On one side was his own life; on the other, the uncertain future of the Hidden Sand Village.
The two simply weren't worth the same.
"Sorry, but I'll be taking my leave."
Just then, Killer Bee's gaze turned vicious as he glared daggers at Rasa.
"You're not walking out of here."
"If you refuse to fight, then no one here is leaving alive."
"You take a single step off this wall, and I'll go full Tailed Beast Mode. Before Uchiha Ci kills me, I'll blast you to bits with a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
"At this range, it'll be a guaranteed hit!"
The menacing threat echoed in Rasa's ears, and his steps toward the exit came to a halt.
"..."
"Well, since you put it like that… I guess I don't have much choice."
Rasa's face froze as he turned back, forcing a stiff smile.
Urged on by Killer Bee's nearly crazed glare, he stepped into the position where Magnet Release user Toroi had originally stood.
Then, forming hand seals with both hands—!
At the same time, Killer Bee slammed his hand down on the Chakra Cannon beside him. Under the surge of immense chakra, the cannon's barrel lit up brightly!
A line of Hidden Cloud ninja queued up behind it, holding ammunition, loading one shell after another—pulling the firing cords with ears covered—
"—BOOM!"
On the battlefield, as the dust began to clear, and sunlight pierced down—
The ground below suddenly began to boil, like water brought to a rolling simmer.
Then—
A massive wave surged up from the earth, mixed with sand, iron, gold, rock—countless substances whose properties had been altered into the same magnetic frequency.
They roared upward like a tsunami, transformed into thick iron chains that coiled tightly around the fallen Susanoo giant!
Magnet Release: Magnetic Transformation Jutsu—
Originally cast by Hidden Cloud's Magnet Release user Toroi, this technique could magnetize anything it touched, and even transfer that magnetism to other objects through physical contact, allowing for magnetic-based attacks. A unique Bloodline Limit.
Used skillfully, it could even mimic techniques like Universal Pull.
This was a crucial part of the assassination plan devised over six days by the young A.
By preemptively altering the rocky soil beneath the wall to be magnetically charged, Magnet Release users could manipulate the terrain like a sea, binding the enemy in waves of magnetic chains.
Even the strongest Lightning Release Armor would find it hard to move under such conditions—like trudging through a swamp.
And now, with Fourth Kazekage Rasa wielding the Magnet Release instead, this seal became even stronger than originally planned!
Once the Susanoo giant was successfully bound, the Chakra Cannon atop the wall blazed to life again, unloading a barrage of concentrated fire!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Slightly smaller armor-piercing shells slammed down like thunder, shaking the earth and riddling the Susanoo like a sieve!
Dust and sand churned into the sky in thick, suffocating clouds!
Atop the wall—
"Keep going!!" Killer Bee shouted furiously, body trembling as he poured in chakra,
"Don't stop! Keep firing until that wicked Uchiha is reduced to dust!"
Earlier, the actions of the A-B brothers had been hindered by the Akatsuki and Orochimaru, causing them to lose one of Hyūga Shota's Byakugan eyes to each faction.
At the moment, they couldn't see through the thick dust to pinpoint Uchiha Ci's exact location or condition inside the Susanoo.
They could only keep firing, emptying the cannon completely!
However—
At that very moment, as the armor-piercing shells rained down,
Inside the Susanoo, Uchiha Ci merely raised an eyebrow—
A flicker of lightning danced across his skin!
Immediately, a black-red cloak materialized as a second layer of defense over him!
And that wasn't the end of it—
He followed up by casting Earth Release: Earth Spear, hardening his skin to a diamond-like durability!
Still not done, he layered on Sage Mode: Cursed Seal Level Two, adding a chitinous outer shell that absorbed and diffused impact!
In total—five layers of defense, stacked one after another on his body.
It was like playing a tank champion in a video game, fully decked out with Sunfire Cape, Thornmail, Warmog's Armor, Frozen Heart, Randuin's Omen, and Ninja Tabi—while the enemy team was made up of squishy ADCs like Caitlyn and Ashe.
The result—
Even under the rain of armor-piercing shells, the Hidden Cloud's attacks couldn't even break through Uchiha Ci's defenses!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
From within the swirling dust cloud, the sound of shells bouncing harmlessly off his body rang out, as Uchiha Ci stood calmly inside layer after layer of reinforced protection.
"Man… this is insane. I feel invincible."
Uchiha Ci couldn't help but chuckle, his Sharingan peering through the ever-regenerating Susanoo, locking eyes with the furious and powerless Killer Bee atop the wall.
Look at you, dumbfounded. I'm taking a damn bath in your cannon fire!
"Now then—"
Having secured his defenses, Uchiha Ci took a deep breath inside the Susanoo.
"Time to try this technique out."
His eyes sharpened, one hand slowly lifting while the other formed the Snake seal.
In the next instant—
A dazzling five-colored light erupted from his hand!
All the jutsu that had formed his combat system until now bloomed like a flower at this moment:
Water Release: Water Fang Blade!
Fire Release: Heartflame Blade!
Fire Release: Chakra Mode!
Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears and Super Weighted Boulder Technique!
Lightning Release: Supersonic Thunder Chakra Blade!
Hell Stab: One-Fingered Assault!
Lightning Release: Chakra Mode!
Wind Release: Vacuum Blade!
All five chakra natures—Water, Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth—rotating in a cycle of mutual destruction:
Water beats Fire, Fire beats Wind, Wind beats Lightning, Lightning beats Earth, Earth beats Water.
And at the center of it all—
A Massive Rasengan core, generating a terrifying reversal force, overturning natural principles with divine power!
Staring at the fearsome energy forming in his palm, Uchiha Ci drew a deep breath, eyes narrowing sharply.
He looked up fiercely, gaze fixed on the fifty-meter-high wall, the incoming barrage, the countless Hidden Cloud ninjas, Chakra Cannons, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, and that unknown Magnet Release user—
"This move shall be called—"
'Five Release: Great Elemental Reversal Sword'!
"And as for the delivery method—"
Hands trembling under the sheer, unmanageable weight of the glowing sphere, he abruptly dispersed the giant Susanoo around him—
And summoned a new Susanoo, one arm forming a massive skeletal hand that seized the orb tightly!
Then, using the Hell Stab: One-Fingered Assault enhanced by the full force of Susanoo's explosive power—
He hurled the sword like a divine spear!
Simply put—
A supercharged, musclehead-style "Throw the Sword with All My Strength" move!
"HELL STAB: FIVE RELEASE — GREAT ELEMENTAL REVERSAL SWORD!"