Chapter 284: On the Brink of Eruption
On the Land of Hot Water front, the armies of Konoha and the Cloud have already clashed. In their initial encounter, both sides were very restrained and did not cause many casualties.
However, when Killer Bee was forced back by Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo, left the Land of Water front, and arrived at the main front, although he had not yet made a move, Aburame Shibi, who was commanding from here, could clearly feel that the morale of the Cloud side was rising.
In the frontline command post, the commanders and staff officers of the three main armies facing the Land of Lightning, after everything was ready, started a video conference.
"Just as you judged, Shikaku, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has appeared on our side of the battlefield," Aburame Shibi said.
"Yes," Nara Shikaku nodded. "If we look at the initial direction and intensity of the Cloud's attack, their idea should have been to occupy the entire Land of Water at the fastest speed, and then attack us from both sides. For this, they did not hesitate to expose the Chakra Cannons they had researched, in order to quickly defeat or even kill Commander Fugaku, who could counter the Jinchuriki's ability, so that the Eight-Tails could act without restraint. But they did not expect that besides Lord Hokage, Commander Fugaku, and Commander Kakashi, the village had another Mangekyo user."
"It is rumored that this generation's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has an extremely high compatibility with the Eight-Tails. If I had shown up, they might have dared to gamble that I, a Mangekyo Sharingan wielder not from the Uchiha clan, couldn't directly control the Tailed Beast with genjutsu. However, Shisui's Susanoo, which they had never seen before, completely shattered their preconceived plans," Kakashi said.
"I also didn't expect that just by having the Susanoo appear on the battlefield, the effect would be so good," Shisui said at this time. "However, if I really were to face that guy, I can't say for sure what the result would be."
"However, since the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is in the direction of the Land of Hot Water, do you need me to come over to your side for support?" Kakashi said. "Lady Tsunade said that Fugaku would need at least 15 days to fully recover. In a large-scale battle, the role of a Jinchuriki is still too great."
"No need," Shikaku shook his head. "According to Lord Hokage's strategy, the battlefield on the Land of Water side must be advanced slowly. If the advance is too fast, it will instead give the Southern Mist a chance to grow stronger. So it's best to use this battlefield to consume the effective forces of the two Mist Villages. Therefore, the village must have someone with weight to hold the fort there. And this person, before Commander Fugaku recovers, can only be you, Commander Kakashi."
"Alright," Kakashi nodded.
"And, we are not without a Jinchuriki on our side either," Inuzuka Tsume said at this time. "The deputy clan head of the Uzumaki clan will act at the right time."
"Karin is not a perfect Jinchuriki," Kakashi said with a slight frown.
"However, she is currently the person in the village with the highest proficiency in sealing jutsu, besides Lord Hokage," Aburame Shibi said.
"We plan to find an opportunity to lure the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki into a trap and deal with him once and for all," Shikaku said at this time.
"I understand," Kakashi nodded, and then continued to ask. "My side can launch a counter-attack on the capital of Water tomorrow. It is estimated that we can recover the capital of Water within three days, let that fellow Takagi Shōban bring the Daimyō of the Land of Water back to the throne, and at the same time control the ports on the west coast of the Land of Water. How are the preparations for your naval forces over there?"
"The warships are ready and can set sail at any time," Inuzuka Tsume said.
"Then let's leave it at that for now. We'll launch a general offensive after we have news from Sasuke's side," Kakashi said.
"Understood!" The people in the command posts of the three camps nodded in unison.
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Compared to the Land of Lightning battlefield, where they fought as soon as they met, on the Land of Earth side of the battlefield, both sides were still relatively restrained. Konoha's army, under the command of Hyuga Hiashi and the supporting Asuma, set up camp 10 kilometers away from the troops stationed by the Land of Earth on the border of the Land of Grass. Throughout the process, Iwagakure's ninjas did not come to harass them.
Furthermore, the troops of the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain, after arriving at their designated positions, also directly set up camp. Neither side made the first move.
And just at this moment, in Iwagakure, a large clay bird came whistling from the sky and soon triggered the village's alert.
Onoki, who was currently in the village, immediately led people to intercept after receiving the news.
Deidara, after seeing his teacher coming with people, also maneuvered the clay bird to land.
Onoki looked at Deidara, dressed in a black robe with red clouds, who jumped down from the clay bird, frowned, and then said, "What are you doing back?"
"Old man, what on earth are you thinking?" Deidara ignored Onoki's question and instead spoke first. "Going to war with Konoha? Are you crazy? The current Iwagakure simply doesn't have the strength to go to war with Konoha, okay?"
"What the village does is not for you, a rogue ninja, to worry about!" Onoki said in a low, frowning voice.
"Old man, are you really going to war?" After seeing Onoki's attitude, Deidara thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "In that case, then I will also return to the village to participate in the war."
"Shut up!" Onoki's face changed drastically upon hearing this, and then he angrily rebuked Deidara. "You damn rogue ninja, do you think the village is a place you can just leave and come back to as you please? Thinking of coming back now, I see you want to take the opportunity to steal the village's intelligence!"
"Hey! Old man! Don't be ungrateful!" Deidara was also not happy upon hearing Onoki's words. He had already decided to come back and help his own village fight in the war, but this old man Onoki actually opened his mouth and said he was a spy. How could he have suffered such a grievance?
"Damn rogue ninja, even if you were once my disciple, if you dare to come back now and disrupt our army's morale, I will make you pay the price!" Onoki roared angrily, directly beginning to form seals. The crystal of Dust Release slowly gathered in his hands.
"Hey! Old man! Are you for real!" Deidara was also startled by this posture. He hurriedly jumped onto the clay bird and flew into the air.
"Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!" Onoki raised his hands, the Dust Release crystal gathered in his hands flashed with a cold light, and a beam of light that could decompose all matter shot straight towards the clay bird that Deidara was riding in the air.
Deidara, seeing that the situation was not good, hurriedly changed direction and narrowly avoided this blow.
"Old man! You're forcing me!" Deidara said, looking at the Dust Release ninjutsu that had just scraped past him. He swallowed hard, and then shouted downwards.
But seeing that Onoki's next Dust Release was already charging up, Deidara had no choice but to turn around and flee without stopping.
"Hmph! He ran fast!" Seeing Deidara's figure disappear over the horizon, Onoki snorted coldly and dispersed the Dust Release in his hands.
After turning around, Onoki sighed inwardly, "That kid, why did he have to come back?"
...
After Deidara had run a long way and saw that there were no pursuers behind him, he slowed down a little, and then began to mutter and curse, "That old thing really is ungrateful!"
"You're back," after Deidara returned to the frontline camp in the Land of Rain, Konan, seeing this kid's expression, also knew that he had returned after suffering a setback, so she couldn't help but say. "I told you long ago, your teacher is not someone you can persuade with just a few words."
"Sigh," Deidara sighed, and then said. "Big Sister Nan, how about you talk to Uncle Hokage and have me transferred to the Land of Lightning side? I really feel a bit reluctant to fight the people of Iwagakure on the battlefield."
"Alright," Konan nodded.
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That night, the Cloud, after several small-scale conflicts, was the first to lose its patience and dispatched an elite force of about 3,000 people, intending to pass through the Sulfur Canyon of the Land of Hot Water to attack the flank of Konoha's troops.
However, their self-proclaimed covert sneak attack could not escape the detection of the Byakugan. In front of the Byakugan, the night was never a protective color.
Aburame Shibi, on Nara Shikaku's suggestion, similarly dispatched a force of 3,000 people, led by Inuzuka Kaze, to intercept.
It wasn't that Konoha couldn't dispatch more troops, but the terrain of the canyon could at most accommodate so many people for a frontal battle.
When Darui led his troops into the canyon, not long after, a huge combination Fire Release ninjutsu directly ignited the flames of war.
The battle was on the brink of eruption.
The towering rock walls on both sides of the canyon, once a quiet barrier, had now become a natural arena, squeezing the two immense forces—the thunder of the Cloud and the fire of Konoha—into this boiling land of death.
"Crush them! Tear open Konoha's defensive line!" After blocking Konoha's combination ninjutsu, Darui wiped the sweat that had been induced by the steam from his forehead and roared loudly.
As his voice fell, the Cloud's charge began.
This squad of Cloud ninjas was all wearing sophisticated chakra battle armor, their bodies wreathed in crackling blue electric snakes.
After Darui gave the order, the chakra armor on their bodies bloomed with a dazzling blue light. In the next moment, they stepped on the rocks that had been scorched hot by Konoha's Fire Release ninjutsu at an incredible speed, transforming into a blue torrent. They let out a savage war cry from their mouths, converging into a deafening prelude to a thunderstorm, rumbling through the canyon, and charging towards the waiting Konoha army.
"That armor, its defense is so high?" Inuzuka Kaze rode on Sumimaru at the very front of the team, frowning as he looked at the oncoming steel torrent. He had originally thought that their well-rested combination Fire Release would be able to reduce the opponent's forces by at least half, but the armor on the other party had perfectly helped them block this wave of attacks.
"Check your ninja tools, and prepare for close combat!" Inuzuka Kaze turned his head and said seriously. After speaking, Inuzuka Kaze pressed a button on Sumimaru's collar. After a series of mechanical clicking sounds, Sumimaru's body was already covered in jet-black metal armor.
"Shihi, you will take command in a moment," Inuzuka Kaze said, turning his head after activating his body, forming seals, and merging with Sumimaru using his family's secret jutsu into a two-headed dire wolf covered in armor.
"Leave it to me," Aburame Shihi nodded, and from the surface of his body, countless swarms of insects spread out.
"Entire army, attack!" Inuzuka Kaze shouted loudly, and then roared and rushed out, taking the lead in meeting the Cloud's steel torrent.
Before the two sides clashed, Aburame Shibi's voice, through the communication bugs, sounded in the ears of every Konoha soldier.
"Earth Release squad, use ninjutsu to weaken the opponent's impact!"
The moment the two sides clashed, Konoha's formation trembled violently under the initial furious impact.
The Earth Release unit at the very front bore the greatest pressure. Experienced Chunin and Jonin gritted their teeth, their hands pressed firmly on the ground, their chakra pouring out desperately.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Rampart!" they roared, pushing their chakra to the limit. The earth groaned, and huge rock walls rose one after another, trying to weaken the unstoppable thunderous torrent.
However, with the enhancement of the Cloud's new Lightning Release chakra armor, the impact of this elite assault force was unimaginably large. With a teeth-grinding sound of rock collapsing, one thick earth wall after another, like glass smashed by a giant hammer, was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and then collapsed with a boom.
Although the Earth Release team's ninjutsu did not last long, it had successfully weakened the opponent's impact. After the curtain wall generated by the Earth Release shattered, Konoha's taijutsu ninjas, led by the two-headed hellhound Inuzuka Kaze, charged into the opponent's formation and began the real close-quarters combat.
"Contract! Reinforce! Fire Release cover! Medical squad, save the wounded!" Aburame Shihi, held aloft by a swarm of insects, overlooked the entire chaotic battlefield from mid-air. His face showed no expression, only extreme focus and gravity.
His orders, through the communication bugs, were accurately transmitted to the ears of every Konoha squad leader, like reins being forcefully tightened in a stormy sea.
Following his instructions, Konoha's formation began to change in an orderly manner. The surviving Earth Release ninjas quickly retreated to the second preset defensive line, which was built against a steeper rock wall.
At the same time, the Konoha Fire Release ninjas in the rear formed seals in unison, their chests puffing up, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Barrage!" Sheets of scorching giant fireballs whistled over the contracting Earth Release defensive line, like a furious meteor shower smashing towards the charging Cloud troops. The fireballs crashed into the Lightning Release armor, exploding into a sky full of firelight. And the Konoha close-combat armored troops entangled with them, at this moment, the armor on their bodies flashed with an azure blue light. The friendly fireballs that landed at their feet were quickly reconverted into chakra by this special armor and absorbed into the armor for storage.
"Die for me!" The two-headed wolf that Inuzuka Kaze had transformed into bit a Cloud ninja who came to launch a sneak attack, and then it was a Hachi-wan Great Cyclone. In no time, the body of this captured Cloud ninja was turned into minced meat, and the chakra armor made of refined steel on his body was also turned into scrap iron under Sumimaru's sharp teeth.
(End of chapter)
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