Chapter 543 - Chapter 871:875

Chapter 871: Grand and Vigorous!

Within Konohagakure, where the air was filled with a chilling Killing Intent.

Just as Shimura Danzō appeared in the Hokage's Office, Orochimaru, on the other hand, found Minato Namikaze who was hospitalized.

This was a relatively luxurious single room in the Hospital.

It was quiet, tidy, with a faint floral scent, and all expenses were covered by Konoha.

Originally, Kushina was also here.

But when she saw that Orochimaru had important matters to discuss with Minato, she voluntarily went out to wait on a chair outside The Gate.

However, her Mind was constantly paying attention to the Commotion inside.

Every time Kushina faced Orochimaru, she felt uneasy, and with Minato's legs currently crippled, he needed even more careful treatment.

Inside the Hospital Room, Orochimaru truly had no Malice.

Upon arriving, he first examined the Wounds on Minato Namikaze's legs.

Although his Medical Skill was not as formidable as Tsunade's, it was still significantly better than most Physicians in this Hidden Leaf Hospital.

Furthermore, his perspective on treatment was not limited to Medicine; it also involved Biotechnology and various Ninjutsu and Secret Techniques that he was skilled in.

"Minato, although I don't know what method Tsunade will use, if I were to treat you, I can only think of two Methods right now."

Orochimaru spoke his thoughts with a Smile on his face.

"One is to amputate the damaged parts, and then use the immature Cloning Technology I've recently Researched to Clone two legs for you and then suture them on."

"The Benefits are that it's quick, but the downside is that the Risk is relatively high. How about it, do you want to give it a try?"

Minato Namikaze, leaning back on the Hospital Bed, stiffened at these words. He awkwardly scratched the golden hair on the back of his head and refused:

"Uh, Lord Orochimaru, can I hear the second Method? I'd rather not cut off my legs and feet..."

Orochimaru didn't seem surprised either.

"Hehehe, that's a shame. The second Method is to attempt to inject a large amount of Life Energy into your legs to restore the vitality of the shriveled Flesh and Blood Cells."

"As for the somewhat shattered Calf Bone at the ends, we'll just have to wait for Tsunade to come and handle it."

Minato Namikaze felt a sense of relief upon hearing this, and at the same time, he showed an extremely Sunlight Smile.

"This Method sounds much more reassuring, Lord Orochimaru."

"But the question is how to inject Life Energy into you." Orochimaru looked calmly at the other party and continued, "I also have two ideas regarding this."

"Mm, please tell me."

Minato Namikaze replied hesitantly, worried that Orochimaru would say something outrageous again.

"One requires you to find a Method to learn the Akimichi Clan's Partial Expansion Jutsu."

"Based on my speculation, their Multi-Size Technique should involve converting the fat within their Body into Yang Release Chakra when needed, and using this to Control the Physique. Yang Release Chakra happens to be the Human Body's Life Energy."

As expected!

Minato Namikaze's face was lined with Black Lines.

Putting aside how Orochimaru could Research the Akimichi Clan's Secret Technique, how could he possibly get them to teach him their Secret Technique?

They are called Secret Techniques for a reason!

"Ah, Lord Orochimaru, please tell me the second idea instead."

Minato Namikaze truly didn't see any possibility in that.

Which Ninja Clan doesn't treat their own Secret Technique as the most Core Confidential information?

"Actually, I can get the Akimichi Secret Technique for you. Do you want to Consider it?"

Orochimaru tempted him meaningfully, but Minato Namikaze still shook his head firmly and refused: "No, I will never learn any clan's Secret Technique without permission!"

This caused the former to feel regret in his Heart.

He had originally thought of using this to gain leverage over Minato, so he could use it when needed in the Future.

But just then, Minato Namikaze suddenly asked in return: "Lord Orochimaru, you're going to such Effort for me, you must have something you need from me, right?"

"Hehehehe, I'll first talk about the second idea, and then tell you what I need."

Orochimaru spoke Un hurried, following his own Pace. Seeing this, Minato Namikaze could only nod and ask, "Then please tell me."

"I have some First Hokage Cells that still retain their vitality. Through Experiment and Research, I've discovered that these Cells contain extremely powerful Life Force. I think they should be helpful for your feet."

"Ah?"

Minato Namikaze's face showed an Expression of disbelief after hearing this. "Didn't the First Hokage pass away decades ago?"

"You just need to know the general idea of this Matter. How about it, do you want to make a Transaction with me?" Orochimaru smiled.

"Wait a minute."

Minato Namikaze frowned. "Regardless of whether the First Hokage's Cells are still around, this shouldn't be something that can be traded without permission, right?"

"Don't worry, Minato. I have the Qualification to give it to you, and you also have the Qualification to receive it. Sarutobi won't have any problems with it."

Orochimaru was truly putting in Effort to persuade the other party.

The Life Force of these First Hokage Cells seemed too Strong. Whether it was an Adult, a Young Man, or even an infant, none have been able to adapt to them so far.

Seeing that Minato's legs had their Life Force drained, he thought of giving it a try.

As for any potential Accidents that might occur, that wouldn't be his concern. He never said it would be 100% successful.

"No, I still hope to ask the Third Hokage about this."

Minato Namikaze had his own persistence. After a pause, he added, "However, Lord Orochimaru, if there's anything you need my help with, please speak frankly. If it's something I can do, I will definitely do my best. There's no need for any Transaction."

Orochimaru was silent for a long time, and finally spoke his Mind.

"In your Intelligence analysis of that Aramaki, you mentioned that the opponent seemed to be deliberately avoiding your Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan, right?"

"Yes!"

Speaking of this, Minato Namikaze recalled and said seriously:

"Although the process was very brief, when I used Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan to attack, the opponent's Gaze and movements did show a strange Reaction."

"After this Reaction, the opponent no longer faced our attacks head-on like before. Instead, they withdrew and actively avoided them."

Orochimaru nodded: "So Sage Mode Chakra could be one of the Means they Scruple."

"One of?"

Minato Namikaze keenly noticed the key point and asked doubtfully, "Did you discover anything else?"

"A few things."

"I've read the Reports from Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi."

Orochimaru stroked his Chin, thoughtfully recounting his analysis.

"The former's Report mentioned that although the Shadow Imitation Technique was later released by Aramaki using an unknown Ability, when Nara Shikaku first made contact with the opponent's Shadow, he was certain that the opponent's Body showed a clear, brief stiffness."

"This indicates that the Ninjutsu Effect wasn't completely useless; it could just be dispelled by the opponent."

"And the latter's Report mentioned that when he used the Mind Transfer Technique, he clearly 'saw' a hard Wall in the opponent's Mindscape."

"So, can we assume that if the Impact Force is strong enough, it's entirely possible to break through the opponent's Mental Wall?"

"Furthermore, I specifically went to the Yamanaka Clan yesterday to ask for some Details. Yamanaka Inoichi said that the Mental Wall wasn't completely sealed off; the wall surface also had certain gaps and Holes."

"So, is it possible that as long as one has sufficient Control Ability over Mental Power, which is Yin Release, they can also penetrate the Mental Wall and affect the Consciousness within the Mind?"

"Finally, combining the above points of Doubt, whether it's the Shadow Imitation Technique, Mind Transfer Technique, or Genjutsu, it can basically be confirmed that Yin Release Chakra can theoretically contend with that Aramaki!"

Minato Namikaze was secretly astonished by Orochimaru's lengthy discourse.

Even though the other party didn't participate in the previous Combat, they could think of so much just based on the written Reports afterward and a few lines of Dialogue from the people involved.

Crucially, it sounded logical and well-founded; he couldn't find any major problems with it.

"Given that there is no further Intelligence besides this, we can only prepare around these two points."

Orochimaru looked out the window, his Gaze seemingly like a Byakugan, piercing through layers of Buildings and Walls to look towards the West of Konohagakure.

"One is to gather more Ninja skilled in using Yin Release Chakra, such as the Nara Clan, Uchiha Clan, Kurama Clan, and all Genjutsu Users."

His idea was that if ten Nara Clan Ninja weren't enough, then twenty, or thirty.

At the same time, he wanted the Ninja Clans and Ninja skilled in Genjutsu to collectively Research Genjutsu that could penetrate the Mental Wall.

Orochimaru was now filled with intense Curiosity and Interest due to the various mysteries surrounding Aramaki and the two Weapons he couldn't understand at all.

He wanted to use the people of Konoha as Chess Pieces to verify whether his ideas were correct.

Ideally, he wanted to Capture Aramaki Alive.

Therefore, he had already informed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya of these ideas.

"The second is for you and Jiraiya to learn Sage Jutsu."

Speaking of this, Orochimaru's Gaze returned to Minato Namikaze.

Aramaki's Strength, along with the severed connection to Ryūchi Cave and Mount Myōboku, created a sense of urgency in his Heart.

Although he could withdraw at any time, just in case, he felt he should first find a Method to learn Sage Mode or obtain the Method for Cultivating Sage Jutsu.

This way, he would have an extra layer of insurance no matter what happened in the Future.

Speaking of which.

The current Orochimaru had not yet developed flaws in his Soul and Spirit due to performing Living Corpse Reincarnation, so he could fully learn Sage Mode.

It was just a pity that he currently didn't have the Conditions to learn the Sage Mode of Ryūchi Cave.

However, if possible, he hoped to learn from the Cultivation Method of Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode and Research the Sage Mode most suitable for himself.

In fact, Orochimaru had always looked down on Jiraiya's Sage Mode before.

Besides seeing that it took Jiraiya twelve whole years to learn a clearly incomplete Sage Mode.

It was also because entering Sage Mode required remaining completely still for a long time, which he considered too much of a hindrance.

It wasn't until he met Jugo in the Future that he began to Research 'Seal'.

"I see, you want to learn Sage Mode..."

Minato Namikaze fell into Thought. If he hadn't heard Orochimaru's previous words, he would have probably refused the other party outright, but now he was somewhat hesitant.

"Lord Orochimaru, there are three problems with Sage Mode."

"One is that the Risk of Cultivation is very high; one can turn to Petrification and die if not careful. Also, the Time required for Cultivation is very long; even if you start now, you won't make it for the upcoming Combat."

"Finally, this is after all Mount Myōboku's Cultivation Method; it cannot be passed on to others without permission, and I don't have Toad Oil on hand..."

Orochimaru naturally knew all this.

Jiraiya had mentioned these things a few times in front of him and Tsunade as something to show off.

"The first isn't a problem. Since even that Idiot Jiraiya can learn it, I have nothing to worry about."

"And it doesn't matter if there's not enough Time. With Sarutobi and the others, one Aramaki won't be able to destroy our Konohagakure, don't you think?"

Orochimaru smiled.

"Yes, I also believe everyone will definitely be able to protect Konohagakure well."

Minato Namikaze nodded heavily, his Gaze showing a determined Expression, but then he heard Orochimaru say:

"Then if I can learn Sage Mode as quickly as possible, it should help protect Konoha better, right?"

"Of course."

Minato Namikaze nodded: "With Lord Orochimaru's Strength, if you also get the Improvement of Sage Mode, you will definitely become a huge Combat Power for Konoha..."

He had already understood the other party's meaning.

Inside the Hospital Room, as Minato fell into Thought, it became quiet. Orochimaru wasn't in a hurry and waited silently beside him.

The reason he didn't ask Jiraiya was because he was too Familiar with that guy.

If it were Jiraiya, no matter what he said, he wouldn't agree. That was an Idiot who regarded Mount Myōboku as sacred.

But this Minato Namikaze was different.

He only had Respect for Mount Myōboku at most; Konohagakure was his first priority in his Heart.

"Okay, I will give you the Cultivation Method for Sage Mode!"

As expected, Minato Namikaze agreed.

Actually, if he could contact Mount Myōboku, he would definitely Summon a Toad first to ask.

But since Mount Myōboku was currently unreachable unilaterally, he could only act according to the urgency of the Situation.

He even started to hope that the Third Hokage could also learn Sage Mode now.

Of course.

Minato Namikaze also knew that the possibility wasn't high, at least he definitely wouldn't make it for the upcoming Combat, but it would be a good thing if he learned it later.

"Then thank you very much."

Obtaining the Sage Mode Cultivation Method, while pleasing, wasn't enough to make Orochimaru lose composure and act like he was in Delight.

"Regarding the First Hokage Cells Matter, please Consider it again..."

But just as he was about to persuade him a little more, the Hospital Room door was suddenly pushed open forcefully.

"Lord Orochimaru, Minato Namikaze, this is the S-Rank Classified Document that Lord Hokage ordered me to deliver!"

An Anbu Ninja walked in holding an archive bag.

After he handed the two Letter-sized Documents from the archive bag to the two, he stood silently by The Gate, watching.

Because such S-Rank Classified Documents needed to be burned in front of them, or by their Anbu hands, after being read.

So Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze didn't pay attention to his Gaze. They each opened the Documents and quickly read them.

But as they read, their Expressions were almost identical.

Shock, Shock, and more Shock!

Even Orochimaru, who usually had a calm Expression, couldn't maintain it, because his Worldview was being violently Impacted...

At the same time.

About fifty kilometers West of Konohagakure, a Giant Wooden Ox, nearly seventy to eighty meters in Height, was walking through the vast Sea of Trees.

Every time it stepped, it caused the Ground in an entire Zone to crack and Trees to break.

At the same time, a violent Rumble sounded, causing large numbers of Birds and Wild Beasts to flee in Panic-stricken madness.

"Huh?"

At this moment, Aramaki, standing on top of the ox's head, looked ahead and found that there was no green within about ten kilometers.

On the bare, vast Land, he could see many simple Houses that were clearly temporarily Constructed, as well as countless dense Black Dots like Ants...

"What a grand Situation, are they here to welcome me?"

Aramaki spread his arms and laughed heartily, facing the Gale that blew towards him.

At this moment.

Perhaps due to the blowing of the Strong Wind, or perhaps due to the surging Aura from his Body.

His curly black hair and the Black Justice Coat on his Body.

Began to flutter violently up and down, flapping loudly.

"Then come! Come! Come! Let's have a spectacular fight!"

"The Military Merit for ascending to the Admiral Position should be this grand and vigorous, lahahahahaha!"

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 872: Aramaki is Here!

"Finally here?"

Jiraiya stood on the rooftop of a four-story Stone Building manufactured using Earth Release. Gazing at the Wooden Ox in the distance, which was visually estimated to be several Laps larger than Gamabunta, he muttered to himself.

This made him exceptionally miss Gamabunta now.

What a pity.

Even though he had continuously used Summoning Jutsu before, let alone summoning Toads, there weren't even tadpoles.

Therefore, he concluded that something must have also happened at Mount Myōboku.

Perhaps it was also being subjected to Attacks by Powerhouses like Aramaki and the previous Crocodile.

After all, things tend to happen in threes.

The main reason was that Jiraiya had already seen the S-Rank Intelligence sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After extreme shock, he also gained a certain Concepts regarding the World Government.

This kind of cross-world level organizational power/influence undoubtedly possesses more Powerhouses.

As for the problem of Mount Myōboku being difficult for people to enter.

Heh heh.

Their Star Gates can open Gateways to Other Worlds, so maybe they can also open a Gateway to the Holy Land of Mount Myōboku.

"This is already comparable to a Tailed Beast, right? This kind of thing was actually casually manufactured by the opponent?"

At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku, Newly Promoted to Clan Leader, let out a sigh. One could see around him, behind Jiraiya.

Besides the Hyuga Clan, Inuzuka Clan, and Akimichi Clan, the Clan Leaders of the Great Ninja Clans were all here.

Plus a dozen or so Jonin with higher Qualifications.

However, those three clans who lost their Clan Leaders also each sent one Elder as a representative.

As for the other over two hundred Jonin, they are currently all below, leading their respective Teams.

Preparing to deal with the incoming Aramaki according to the formulated Tactics.

"Speaking of Tailed Beasts, don't we also have one?"

Suddenly, the Clan Leader of the Shimura Clan pointedly reminded them.

Speaking of which.

Shimura Danzō is not the Clan Leader of the Shimura Clan, which is a bit strange.

After all, although Hiruzen Sarutobi is the Hokage, he also concurrently serves as the Clan Leader of the Sarutobi Clan.

"When to use Kushina, I have my own considerations. Shimura Clan Head, there's no need to worry too much."

Hearing this, Jiraiya turned his head displeasedly.

Kushina is his Disciple's wife. These guys clearly saw that Minato Namikaze had his legs crippled and started being reckless when speaking.

"Hope you don't forget the meaning of the Nine-Tails' existence."

The Shimura Clan Head let out a cold snort.

In his opinion, facing such a Strong enemy, they should just directly throw the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki over there and let the Strongest Tailed Beast, the Nine-Tails, deal with the opponent.

Then they would then Seal the Nine-Tails into a new Jinchuriki's body.

This way they could reduce their own Ninja's Casualties to the greatest extent.

"This kind of Matter doesn't need you to remind me. Remember, I am the Commander of this operation."

Just as Jiraiya was impatiently about to argue with him, a rumbling Tremor suddenly came from the Earth in front.

The opponent made a move!

This was the common Inner Voice of the nearly ten thousand Konoha Ninja on the entire field.

One could see the other end of this large Open Ground which they had completely cleared.

The black fertile Earth first rolled up like a Wave towards their Direction.

On top, large patches of Green Grass visibly grew.

Among them were also dotted with many colorful Flowers, looking so full of life.

But those Trees, one after another, so thick they were hard to describe, like countless twisted giant pythons breaking out of the Earth, yet were so terrifying and hideous.

That's right.

Aramaki saw that the Konoha Ninja had cleared the Trees here in advance, so of course he was preparing to immediately lay out a Court for himself.

After all, nearly ten thousand Ninja looked quite spectacular.

On the other side.

Facing such a fierce onslaught, a super large Scale Wood Release comparable to Deep Forest Emergence.

Over fifteen hundred well-prepared Konoha Ninja skilled in Earth Release, amidst the rapid Whistling Sound of 'swish swish swish'.

Using Body Flicker Technique, appeared at the front line of the Team and quickly lined up into a long line.

"Earth Release: Great Earth River!!!"

Over fifteen hundred Ninja shouted loudly in unison, echoing throughout the entire field along with their hands quickly performing Hand Seals in front of them.

The next moment.

The black Earth in front of the Konoha Great Army visibly transformed into soft Liquid mud/slurry at a visible Speed.

[Roar!]

When the surging incoming countless Trees encountered the rolling mud/slurry like a Wave, they first splashed up sky-high mud pillars in the fierce Impact.

Immediately after.

These twisted tree groups, like giant pythons, quickly slowed down their rolling forward Speed in the mud pond, and at the same time slowly sank downwards.

No matter how many newly grown Trees grew wildly, they couldn't stop being continuously dragged downwards by the mud/slurry.

Finally completely submerged in the Abyss of Soil.

"Hmm?!"

Aramaki, standing on top of the giant ox's head, saw this scene and his Expression showed surprise.

Using a Swamp to swallow Trees?

"Lahahaha, you guys really thought of a good idea, too interesting. This way, isn't this ox under my feet useless too? Lahahaha----"

But Aramaki was neither surprised nor Angry, instead, he tilted his head back and started laughing wildly.

"Wait, this ox of mine seems to still be useful."

Aramaki seemed to have thought of some good idea. With an arrogant Smile, his whole person slowly 'sank' into the interior of the ox's head.

"Moo!!!"

Suddenly, this giant Wooden Ox seemed to become more spirited, tilting its head back and letting out a loud moo towards the brilliant Sun.

This made the Konoha Ninja separated by the vast Swamp tighten their Hearts.

What is the opponent going to do?

Next, Jiraiya, Uchiha Fugaku, and others saw.

That terrifying Wooden Ox, comparable to a Tailed Beast, first retreated dozens of meters.

Then the ox head, which had a pair of curved sharp horns, lowered, and its front limbs started heavily trampling the Sky-Piercing Great Trees beneath it, one after another.

That 'bang bang bang' Rumble made everyone's Expression change greatly.

"This is bad!"

Jiraiya subconsciously let out an Exclamation, and at the same time urgently Roared towards the Ninja below: "Watch the Sky, it's going to jump!"

[Roar----]

Just as he was desperately Roaring, the Wooden Ox had already started galloping in the Sea of Trees with great Momentum.

Finally, upon approaching the Swamp which had submerged countless Trees, the enormous ox body immediately leaped high.

Its Landing Point was precisely on the other end, where the Ninja Great Army was located.

Green Bull flying into the sky, Justice descends from the Sky!

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!!"

At the same time, the Ninja also didn't just watch.

Under the leadership of the Jonin, they successively used super large Scale combined Wind Release.

Attempting to blow the giant ox, which had jumped into the High Altitude, back into the Swamp or slice it apart in Mid-air.

This wasn't over yet.

Many Konoha Ninja who couldn't use Wind Release but could use Fire Release also combined forces without a word to use super large Scale combined Fire Release.

In an instant.

Wind aided the fire's momentum, fire borrowed the Wind's might, Wind and fire combined, the Sea of Fire surged to the Sky!

[Roar!!!]

The following scene was magnificent beyond imagination.

The Sea of Fire rising from the Earth and the Wooden Ox falling from the Sky collided with each other in Mid-air.

The fierce Momentum generated shook the heavens and Earth.

The Explosion Impact, like a Nuclear Explosion, formed a thick white ring of air in the Sky and swept out.

Forming a Gale and Air Current like a Tsunami, it swept in all Directions, blowing away patch after patch of distant Forest.

Let alone the Residents and Ninja of Konohagakure, almost the entire population of the Land of Fire subconsciously looked towards the Battlefield Direction.

This was a truly and genuinely 'Admiral Level' Counter-attack/Engagement.

Except that one side only had one Human, while the other side was several thousand Konoha Ninja.

The next second.

In the Vision of Jiraiya and others, an ox burning with raging fire, its whole body covered in hideous cuts.

Even its ox horns and ox legs were broken off, the giant ox's remains.

Following a 'bang', a deafening Loud Noise.

Heavily smashed into the Team of over a thousand Ninja standing in the front row who had just finished using Wind Release!

The sky-filling light and Thick Smoke completely enveloped that Zone.

At this moment.

Everyone fell into silence.

Because they knew that those over a thousand Wind Release Ninja were basically finished.

And that Clan Leader of the Shimura Clan's Corner of Mouth twitched even more so, his Expression was livid, and extreme Anger made him clench his fists tightly.

Because most of those Ninja were people of their Shimura Clan.

"He's here!"

But Jiraiya didn't have time to bother with him.

Although that giant ox seemed to have been taken care of, the key point was that tall man.

The World Government's Army General, Aramaki!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 873: Far From Enough! (6700-character combined chapter)

"So that's how it is..."

In the private hospital room at Konoha Hospital, Minato Namikaze unconsciously muttered to himself as he looked at the contents of the document in his hand.

Star Gate, World Government, Invaders from Otherworld.

Just like the Third Raikage had experienced before.

His worldview was first shattered by these keywords, and then the power of rationality helped him quickly reconstruct it in his mind.

The biggest change was that his perspective, originally limited to the Ninja World, expanded to the Cosmic Star Sea in just a few seconds.

In the World Government Propaganda Film that Sara had watched before.

There was some introduction to the Sea Star Mainland and the several worlds that had been conquered previously.

These were naturally extracted from her memory by the Yamanaka Clan's Secret Technique and became the descriptive text in this document.

With exquisite writing, even without specific pictures or footage, he could imagine the general appearance and scenes.

Of course.

Propaganda films are propaganda films; they won't involve important information.

For example, they would introduce what Devil Fruits are, but wouldn't mention that Seastone can render Ability Users powerless.

Nor would they mention that Logia-type Elementalization can be countered with Haki, much less explain the essence of Haki or its various effects.

Another example is that it would introduce military ranks like Fleet Admiral, Admiral, Admiral, and Vice Admiral, but definitely wouldn't include information about these high-ranking officials.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze was thinking.

How could their Konohagakure, no, the entire Ninja World, resist such a cross-world super-large force that had already conquered and ruled several worlds?

An Army General named Aramaki alone had crippled his legs, and now he was forcing all of Konoha to be on high alert.

What should they do when the opponent's Large Force pours in, and more Admirals, or even Admirals and Fleet Admirals above that, appear?

Despair!

The more Minato Namikaze thought about this, the stronger the sense of despair in his heart became.

Could it be that their Ninja World was also destined to become one of the worlds on the World Government's Path of Conquest?

Or was there a way to stop the World Government's invasion, make them retreat in the face of difficulty, and go invade other worlds?

But he didn't notice that Orochimaru, standing by the hospital bed, had gradually revealed excitement in his eyes after a few minutes of shock.

Compared to Minato Namikaze.

Orochimaru didn't care about invasion or not, much less whether the Ninja World would be conquered or even destroyed!

"So there are other worlds outside the Ninja World..."

"No wonder I couldn't understand those two things at all; they were things from other worlds..."

"If only I could go see other worlds, if only I could research things from other worlds, there should be a way to achieve Immortality in other worlds, right?"

These were the voices shouting in Orochimaru's heart.

Ever since he personally witnessed the death of Tsunade's Younger Brother, his first Disciple, Nawaki, during the Second Great Ninja War.

Fear had arisen in his heart.

Fear of death!

At the same time, Desire, a longing for immortality, was born!

So he began to live in seclusion, reading a large number of books, Ninjutsu, records, and Secret Traditions collected in Konohagakure every day, and began researching Medical Ninjutsu and Biotechnology.

In this process, he repeatedly broke through the so-called Moral Bottom Line.

All for the sake of finding a way to achieve Longevity, Eternal Life, Immortality, or developing an unprecedented Ninjutsu.

Among them, the First Hokage's Cells were a key research subject.

Although this 'God of Shinobi' was dead, indicating that he couldn't achieve Immortality, the super Life Force contained in his cells still gave Orochimaru Hope.

But he had been researching for nearly ten years.

Sacrificing countless human lives, yet there wasn't a single successful case of cell adaptation.

This made him somewhat doubt whether this research direction was wrong.

But due to not seeing other directions, Orochimaru could only continue researching 'Hashirama Cells' in the Laboratory funded by Danzō.

But now, the appearance of the World Government was like an incredibly dazzling Dawn illuminating Orochimaru's heart.

Even if the current World Government didn't have a way to achieve Immortality.

As long as he could follow the World Government to continue exploring more Otherworlds, he believed that with his ability, he could definitely research it.

During this time, he could also research other interesting things.

"Ah, what a wonderful life that would be..."

In his Excitement, Orochimaru stuck out his scarlet tongue and licked his lips.

He really wanted to go to Loulan himself now.

But he was also concerned about what to do if the other party didn't recognize him and wasn't willing to accept him, so perhaps he should find a way to make himself noticed by the World Government first?

Thinking carefully.

A Force that ruled several worlds must contain many talents from various worlds.

So if he just went like this, he really might not be taken seriously.

This won't do!

However, he also needed to be careful about the method, and not do things that would make the other party angry or look down on him.

For example, Backstabbing his own Village in front of the World Government.

Orochimaru also had some research on human nature.

This kind of thing seemed good, but was actually extremely foolish.

If he really did that, even if he joined the World Government, he would likely lose the chance to be promoted.

"Have you two finished reading?"

Just as the atmosphere in the hospital room remained suppressed and silent for a long time, the Anbu Ninja who had been waiting silently suddenly spoke.

Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze, who had raised his head, exchanged glances.

The next second.

The two of them shook the documents in their hands almost simultaneously.

The paper in Orochimaru's hand spontaneously ignited into Flame and turned into ashes, while the paper in Minato Namikaze's hand instantly pulverized into Smoke and Dust.

Seeing such exquisite Chakra Nature Transformation Control.

The Anbu Ninja said nothing, turned around silently, and prepared to leave.

[Bang!]

But just as he pulled open the Hospital Room's Door, the sound of the window shattering suddenly came from his ear, followed by a surging Strong Wind mixed with a large amount of Glass Shards hitting his back.

At the same time.

The entire Konohagakure was receiving the Baptism of Whistling Wind, and the windows of houses closer to the West were not spared.

Fortunately, there were no Civilians on the Street, so there were no serious Casualties.

But this was enough to make the Ninjas throughout Konoha turn their Gaze towards the Sky West of the Village, where a blurry Hikari seemed faintly visible...

Meanwhile.

On the Battlefield where Jiraiya and the others were, the Great Army composed of thousands of Konoha Ninjas was staring dumbfounded at the Giant Ox Head Construct burning with raging Flame.

Or rather, the tall Figure standing atop the Bull Head, like a God or Demon.

"Hey, Ninjas."

Suddenly, Aramaki spoke, and all the Ninjas subconsciously held their breath and listened.

"Not bad, you actually took down my Wooden Ox. So, next is the second round."

Aramaki had a wild smile on his face and slowly raised his right Palm, as if issuing an invitation to everyone.

"Given that many of you will die next, I'll introduce myself first, lest you die without even knowing whose hands you died by. That would be too tragic."

"Remember this."

"This Old Man is called A-ra-ma-ki!"

"The current World Government Marine Headquarters Admiral, and the future World Government Marine Headquarters Admiral. As for the Admiral Epithet, I've already thought of it."

"It'll be Green Bull~~"

"How about it? Isn't that much better than something like Sand Crocodile? Lahahaha!"

Aramaki laughed heartily as he spoke, completely disregarding the gazes filled with Anger and Hatred from the nearly eight or nine thousand people below.

"Shut your mouth!"

Suddenly, an angry roar interrupted him. Aramaki stopped laughing and narrowed his eyes to look, finding a man with long white hair and wearing a red haori.

"We already know the Identity of you guys. You're clearly engaged in acts of invasion, yet you write the words 'Justice' on the coat behind you!"

"To be this shameless, and still be able to laugh and put on a smug posture, it's truly disgusting!"

Jiraiya's angry roars echoed throughout the field.

In his heart, Konoha had never invaded anyone else; it was always other Ninja Villages that actively attacked Konoha, and they had no choice but to passively defend and counterattack.

Hmm... that seemed about right.

The key was that besides wanting to unify the Ninja World, Konohagakure had no need to invade other Nations in other aspects.

After all, the things other Nations desperately desired, the Land of Fire had them all...

"Lahahaha!"

But hearing this, Aramaki seemed even more delighted. After laughing to his heart's content, he shouted loudly at all the Ninjas: "Listen up, all you Otherworlders!"

"World Government Justice only belongs to the worlds that accept World Government rule!" Saying this, Aramaki even raised his voice and let out a high-pitched Roar.

"So whether it's invasion or conquest, it's actually all to help you accept World Government rule!"

"This is Justice!!!"

Justice---- Justice---- da---- da----

The echoes of Aramaki's Roar spread out in layers like a Wave, and the entire field was in Dead Silence. Jiraiya and the other Hidden Leaf High Council members on the rooftop also had blank expressions.

But when they reacted, an uncontrollable Rage surged in everyone's hearts.

What shameless Remarks!

Although the Ninjas below didn't know what the World Government was, they had basic IQ and deductive ability.

After listening to the Dialogue between Jiraiya and Aramaki, they could infer that the latter belonged to the Organization called the World Government.

And this World Government was invading Konoha, and even wanted to rule the entire Ninja World!

And they were grandly calling this behavior Justice?

"As for whether it's shameless or not, let's decide with our fists." The moment he finished speaking, Aramaki leaped down from the Bull Head surrounded by fire snakes.

[Bang!]

Without any fancy moves.

His sturdy body, nearly three meters tall, heavily smashed onto the black ground from a height of over ten meters, shattering a large area and causing Cracks to spread in All Directions...

"Come, fight to the death, Ninjas!"

"Show This Old Man your Value as much as possible. Consider it an interview before you are conquered, lahahaha~~"

Aramaki began a straight Charge towards the Ninja Army in front of him.

The Aura around him grew stronger with every step he ran forward.

The Konoha Ninjas standing in the front few rows felt an indescribable immense Pressure gradually build psychologically upon seeing this scene.

"What are you standing around for!"

"Stop him!"

A Jonin named Ryo'ma Shiranui shouted loudly to remind them. Soon, the Konoha Ninjas woke up and quickly performed Hand Seals along with him.

"Earth Release: Great Earth River!!!"

To prevent Aramaki from using Wood Release to create a large number of trees again.

These Ninjas skilled in Earth Release jointly performed it again with rapport, not giving the opponent any chance to create a favorable environment.

In the blink of an eye.

The solid Earth once again formed surging Muddy Water Waves, whooshing forward.

But facing such an Offensive, Aramaki not only didn't use his Woods-Woods Fruit Ability, but also showed no intention of retreating or dodging. Instead, he further increased his running Speed.

"What is he doing?!"

Jiraiya frowned, his expression solemn, staring intently at Aramaki's every move.

He saw that the latter's Arm swelled several times over at a speed visible to the naked eye, like an Akimichi Clan Member using Expansion Jutsu. At the same time, its surface was inexplicably covered in a layer of Black Luster.

Regarding this situation where the skin turns black.

These high-ranking officials had heard about it from Minato Namikaze and Nara Shikaku, but they still didn't know its specific effect.

At most, they could guess based on Aramaki using it every time he faced a frontal attack, that it might be an Ability that amplifies Physical Strength.

But next, Jiraiya saw a faint layer of green light emanating from that already Blackened, ferocious right arm.

"What kind of Ability is this?!"

The next moment, Aramaki swung this blow towards the surging muddy water wave, a full-strength attack condensed with his own Fist Force, Haki, and Photosynthesis Energy.

"Make a path, Apis!"

As Aramaki roared.

The terrifying Punching Power formed a Bull Phantom of green light in the Air.

Wherever this green light bull passed, thick Air Currents accompanied by bursts of Sound Burst, like a giant plow, dragged out a long, shocking Ravine along the ground.

[Boom!!!]

In an instant, the Konoha Ninjas watched dumbfounded as their side's jointly performed Great Earth River.

Its center was forcibly blasted open by a bright green light, forming a huge, terrifying gap.

But before they could close their gaping mouths, they saw Aramaki, wrapped in a faint green light, brazenly crashed into the front ranks.

In that instant.

Twenty to thirty Konoha Ninjas were sent flying into the Air almost instantly, their Screams and spitting Blood starting and ending almost simultaneously.

Below, Aramaki was wildly blasting apart a Konoha Chunin along with the blade slashing towards him with a single punch.

Not an exaggeration.

But literally exploding into a Blood Mist.

At the same time, with a few casual steps, he dodged the kunai, shuriken, and blade slashes coming from All Directions, then opened his incredibly wide Palm, transforming his ten fingers into thick, long branches.

With a swish swish swish of rapid whistling sounds.

Each branch, carrying an ear-piercing Sonic Howl, transformed into incredibly swift Afterimages, piercing the throats, chests, and other Vital Points of ten Konoha Ninjas.

They shot out too fast, too fast, giving these Ninjas no time to perform Hand Seals for Substitution Technique.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

A Jonin from the Shimura Clan completed his Hand Seals, staring with bloodshot eyes filled with Killing Intent, and spat out invisible sharp aura towards Aramaki's tall body.

Immediately, these ray-like vacuum aura struck Aramaki's body one after another, creating terrible holes.

This brought looks of joy to him and some surrounding Konoha Ninjas.

"Ahhhhh!"

"Pfft----"

But the next second, the screams of their companions reminded them that Aramaki was not affected at all.

He was still swinging his flexible 'fingers', which could be long or short, hard or soft, slaughtering Ninjas one by one...

"Water Release: Water Whip!"

"Lightning Release: Swift Lightning Arrow!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball!"

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter!"

More and more Ninjas used their Ninjutsu, and for a time, the Elements of wind, water, lightning, and fire rose and fell In the Court.

But no matter what Ninjutsu attack it was.

Either it was cut open or whipped apart in mid-air by Aramaki's 'fingers' transformed into branches, or he easily dodged it at extremely high speed, then rushed to another group of Ninjas and slaughtered everywhere.

Even if one or two Ninjutsu successfully reached Aramaki, they were completely ineffective.

Lightning Release's Electric Paralysis and Fire Release's High-Temperature Burning seemed to have no effect on him at all. Even if they caused visible Destruction to his body, he would quickly Self-Recover.

This left many Konoha Ninjas at a loss, and the Fear and Despair on their faces grew heavier.

[Bang!]

Aramaki casually blasted apart a Ninja's Shadow Clone, then instantly vanished from his Original Spot. The next moment, he had already stepped the main body's head into the Black Earth.

"Lahahaha, refreshing, so refreshing, it's too refreshing!"

"You Ninjas are exciting to kill, much stronger than the previous few worlds!"

Aramaki stepped on the Ninja's body, which was starting to ooze a large amount of Blood, spread his arms, exposed his Chest, and laughed wildly with his head tilted back.

"You deserve to die!"

"Too arrogant, how many can you fight alone, and for how long? Die!!"

This action of his naturally made it difficult for the Konoha Ninjas to accept.

In a fit of Rage, some began to lose their Rationality and launched desperate attacks, no longer concerned about whether they would affect their own side.

"Fang Over Fang!"

"Human Bullet Tank!"

"Gentle Fist: Air Palm!"

"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"

"Secret Technique: Insect Sphere!"

Facing these diverse and fierce attacks.

Aramaki first smashed Fang Over Fang with a punch, then kicked the Human Bullet Tank away, colliding and blasting apart the Air Palm while sending the Hyuga Clansman in the distance and several surrounding Ninjas flying.

Sharp, continuous Screams and spitting Blood added a few more points of grimness and gore to this Battlefield.

[Bang!]

At the same time, a Chunin who seemed skilled in Konoha Style Taijutsu watched in shock as Aramaki simply raised his Left Arm and blocked his full-strength attack.

"What a weak kick, didn't you eat?"

Aramaki looked at this Konoha Chunin, who was maintaining a kicking posture in mid-air, mockingly.

"You... Ugh!!"

But just as the latter was about to say something in shame and anger, he was forcibly interrupted by the Severe Pain coming from his leg. He then fell to the ground, clutching his right leg and screaming wildly.

Looking at Aramaki's Left Arm again, a sharp wood spike stained with Blood slowly retracted.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, a large mass of black Insect Mist completely surrounded him, and as more Aburame Clan Ninjas made a move, the scale of the Insect Mist grew larger and larger.

"Secret Technique: Insect Hurricane!!!"

Hundreds of Ninjas wearing Sunglasses on their faces and completely concealed themselves with thick hooded coats.

Controlling their respective Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique swarms, they, with rapport, formed an unprecedentedly large Insect Tornado around Aramaki.

They wanted to trap Aramaki with countless Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique and then completely devour him.

"A bunch of bugs actually dare to challenge This Old Man, the Lord of the Forest?"

Aramaki's wild laughter, filled with mockery, was transmitted through the Insect Tornado.

The next second.

Just as the Aburame Clan Ninjas were secretly vigilant, everyone saw huge, terrifying plants shoot up from the ground.

"This is..."

These plants, which seemed to have large mouths, immediately began to greedily devour the Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique swarming the sky as soon as they appeared.

Previously, in order to achieve the tornado form, the density between them was particularly high.

Every bite they took created large gaps visible to the naked eye.

These Magical Plants, which specifically feed on meat or insects, basically came from the Sea Star Mainland's Boeing Archipelago, and some were Plant-Type Danger Beasts from the Empire Arms World.

They basically all had one characteristic: they stored digestive fluid comparable to strong acid inside. Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique, once swallowed, would directly melt into nutrients.

After Aramaki came into contact with them, he could easily create them anytime, anywhere with his Woods-Woods Fruit Ability.

However.

The Aburame Clan's parasites weren't pushovers either.

They created more Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique from their bodies and released them, launching a biting offensive on the outside of these Magical Plants.

Indeed.

Facing the biting of tens of thousands of Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique, the Magical Plants also began to let out sharp screams, and then even more frantically devoured the surrounding Insect Swarm.

For a time.

This Zone became a battlefield for Magical Plants and Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique.

More and more Konoha Ninjas were attracted by this tragic scene, but somewhat neglected the faint shaking coming from underfoot.

But after all, there were so many people.

Many Konoha Ninjas also noticed the situation, shouting "Watch your step" while quickly jumping up.

In the Nick of Time.

Thick, long tree trunks and a large number of vines grew wildly from the ground, and accompanied by a rumbling astonishing Momentum, group after group of Konoha Ninjas were tightly bound amidst the Sound of Alarm.

"Lahahaha----"

"I heard your First Hokage used Wood Release to conquer the entire Ninja World, so Old Man Aramaki will show you what Wood Release is today!"

Aramaki's figure was nowhere to be seen.

But in the Savage Tree Sea formed in the blink of an eye, wild laughter seemed to come from All Directions.

It wasn't until Aramaki voluntarily appeared slowly from the top of a giant tree far taller than the others that the Konoha Ninjas further away regathered their Gaze.

As for Jiraiya.

He had closed his eyes at some point, sitting cross-legged on the rooftop ground.

Around him were the Clan Leaders, Elders, and Konoha Jonin from various clans who could be called elites.

At this moment, every one of them had solemn expressions.

Uchiha Fugaku took two steps forward and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, it's our turn to go. We must buy time for Jiraiya, and hold out until Lord Hokage's support arrives!"

Everyone present looked at each other, then nodded heavily.

"Then please have the Hyuga Elder bring the Hyuga Clan Ninjas to protect Jiraiya."

The Akimichi Elder also took a step forward.

At the same time, he took out a small box containing red, yellow, and green pills from his chest.

He first ate the green Spinach Pill.

"Hmph!"

Immediately, this Akimichi Elder let out a sound of pain.

His originally soft, plump body actually became somewhat taut.

At this moment, his Physical Strength increased threefold!

"Next is the Curry Pill..."

He muttered to himself as he swallowed the second yellow pill.

[Boom!]

Suddenly, Uchiha Fugaku and the others saw wisps of blue Air Current wrapped around this Akimichi Elder's body.

"Visible Chakra?!"

Several of them exclaimed. Chakra is generally invisible.

But it becomes visible when it reaches a certain density.

At this moment, the Akimichi Elder felt the pain sensation in his body rapidly decrease.

At the same time, the Strength within his body also became stronger along with the Chakra.

But he knew this was only temporary; once the Medicinal Effect wore off, it would be an inhuman fate of pain that reaches the bone marrow.

"Let's save this third Chili Pill for now..."

Humanity's most primitive Survival Instinct made the Akimichi Elder slowly put away the box.

Because eating this red pill was basically no different from suicide.

"Then This Old Man will lead the charge for everyone!"

This Akimichi Elder, who looked honest and simple, had a face filled with determination.

As soon as he finished speaking, he instantly vanished from his Original Spot.

His entire body soared into the Air at unbelievable Speed.

This was pure Physical Speed; there was no sign of Chakra bursting from his feet at all.

"Super Expansion Jutsu!"

In an instant, a giant as tall as a Mountain Peak, with blue Chakra surging from his entire body, powerfully appeared high above the Forest Sea.

But before he even landed, he performed a second Akimichi Secret Technique.

"Human Bullet Tank!!!"

A high-speed rotating sphere nearly a hundred meters large, like a meteorite falling from the sky, fell at full speed towards Aramaki, who stood atop the giant tree with his arms crossed over his chest.

Meanwhile.

Uchiha Fugaku and the others also transformed into Afterimages and soared off the rooftop, approaching Aramaki's position at high speed.

The trees or vines attacking them along the way basically couldn't delay them for more than a few seconds.

The Strength and skill they displayed were completely incomparable to the ordinary Jonin struggling in the Sea of Trees...

"This technique again..."

Aramaki looked up at the giant Human Bullet Tank completely obscuring the Firmament with a cold smile on his face.

"Its Power seems much stronger than the previous one, but... it's not enough... far from enough. Just being big is useless!"

Chapter 874: Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons! (Large Combined Chapter, 6300 words)

The uselessness Aramaki spoke of had two layers of meaning.

First, he had already confirmed that most of the Ninjutsu used by these Ninja had no effect on his Element Transformation.

Only the Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan used by Minato Namikaze earlier allowed him to foresee slight abrasions on his arm.

This showed that the technique's power was not only enough to counteract his Fist Force and Haki, but could also cause actual damage to his element-transformed body.

So, don't let the large meatball overhead fool you with its spectacular appearance.

In fact, even if he stood in the Original Spot and let it smash down, it wouldn't harm a single hair on him.

There was nothing they could do.

This was the power of a Logia User.

As for the second layer of meaning.

[Boom!] [Boom!]

Behind Aramaki, the Sea of Trees suddenly shot up two wood arms, formed by countless tree branches bound together, estimated to be thirty to forty meters long.

They opened their palms, whose surfaces were already dyed with a black coloration, and directly caught the descending giant Human Bullet Tank.

[Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle]

When the high-speed rotating Human Bullet Tank and the two wood palms touched in the Air/Sky, they suddenly produced magnificent sparks and ear-piercing cutting sounds.

At this moment.

It wasn't just a clash of rotating and crushing strength, but also an energy confrontation between Chakra and Haki.

The Chakra overflowing from the Human Bullet Tank formed strands of blue air current on its surface that followed the high-speed rotation, fiercely colliding with the Armament Haki on the wood palms, consuming...

The standoff time was very brief.

Behind Aramaki, the wood arms, like pillars supporting the sky, actually pushed the 'large ball' between their palms upwards.

At the same time.

On the Earth of the Sea of Trees, a wood golem gradually emerged, possessing a head, long hair, a chest, and even legs...

"My heavens..."

"This, this..."

"H-how is this possible?"

Uchiha Fugaku, the Shimura Clan Head, and others who were rapidly approaching Aramaki.

And the Jonin in the Sea of Trees who had some self-preservation ability, all watched in terror as the wood golem, estimated to be nearly a hundred meters tall, rose from the Ground before them.

The appearance of this wood golem was very detailed.

At a glance, it was a scaled-up version of Aramaki himself; even the Coat of Justice was 'sculpted'.

At this moment.

The Konoha Ninja of this era were finally 'fortunate' enough to witness this existence, jokingly referred to as a 'Gundam'.

Uchiha Fugaku and the others gradually slowed their forward speed in shock.

Soon.

Under everyone's gaze, the Super Human Bullet Tank that Akimichi Elder had transformed into.

As the two black palms continuously increased their force, it ultimately couldn't hold on and was forcibly squeezed to a stop, unable to continue rotating.

The next second.

The wood golem, holding the 'meatball' that was even larger than itself, suddenly exerted force with its arm and threw it towards the East Side.

Everyone below looked up dumbfounded as the huge black shadow flew past over their heads...

"We need the Nine-Tails! We need the Nine-Tails!"

Suddenly, the Shimura Clan Head let out a hysterical roar: "How can we possibly defeat this kind of opponent!"

His trembling voice was filled with fear and despair, and he even harbored some doubt about the Nine-Tails in his heart.

Could they defeat the opponent if the Nine-Tails arrived?

He hadn't seen a Tailed Beast with his own eyes, but he had heard of such things. As long as there was a Kage-level Expert leading, sealing it wasn't very difficult.

But could the man named Aramaki before them, along with the Third Hokage and their group, really handle him?

But no matter what, they had to let the Nine-Tails try!

"Calm down, Shimura Clan Head."

At this point, Uchiha Fugaku managed to steady his mindset and said: "When the Third Hokage arrives, he should bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki with him. Before that, we must stop him."

"It's easy for you to say! How do we stop that kind of monster!" the Shimura Clan Head shouted.

"Use Joint Ninjutsu!"

Another Kurama Clan Head from the Kurama Clan shouted a reminder from afar: "Have you forgotten the tactics we set before? Follow those first!"

[Bang!]

At this moment, a loud noise that shook the heavens forcefully pulled their attention back.

They saw that the wood golem had begun to move forward, striding its legs.

Crucially, the step it took not only crushed a small patch of Forest but also stirred up a surging gale on the Ground.

No one knew how many Ninja were crushed to death by that step, or blown away by the gale.

With the first step taken, there would naturally be a second and a third.

"Damn it, break its legs!"

"Right, we can't let it keep going! Our Village is ahead!"

Some Jonin in the Sea of Trees shouted exasperatedly.

At the same time, while dodging the surrounding tree branches, they quickly formed hand seals in front of them.

They also knew that ordinary Ninjutsu would definitely be useless against such a large wood golem, so they immediately chose high-rank Ninjutsu that required more hand seals.

They saw these Jonin, who were familiar with each other, skillfully closing the distance between them with agile leaps, displaying great rapport.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!"

First, a Jonin skilled in Earth Release created an Earth Dragon over ten meters long and sent it charging towards the wood golem's right leg.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Then, an Uchiha Jonin skilled in Fire Release spat out a scorching hot fire pillar from his mouth.

However, his target wasn't the wood golem, but the Earth Dragon that the previous Ninja had intentionally slowed down.

[Whoosh!]

When the fire pillar caught up to the Earth Dragon, the Earth Dragon was not destroyed; instead, it merged with it, forming a Lava Dragon burning with raging great fire.

But this wasn't over yet.

Finally, a Jonin from the Shimura Clan, with tears streaming down his face, desperately blew out a violent gale.

"Die!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

In an instant, the gale raged, and the trees along the way, like demons, were broken and uprooted with overwhelming force.

And under the effect of this great wind, the Lava Dragon's flames burned even brighter, even faintly carrying a hint of white light.

"Oooooohhhhh----"

A high-pitched dragon roar echoed throughout the entire scene.

[BOOM!!!]

This Lava Dragon, which combined the power of three Release Ninjutsu and the Chakra of three Jonin.

First incinerated all the surrounding trees, then crashed head-on into the wood golem's right leg, breaking it off.

A large amount of viscous, scorching hot magma splashed out, using the trees as fuel to ignite towering fire light.

And the wood golem, having lost a leg, stumbled and fell to the Ground, once again causing large-scale Forest collapse and Ninja casualties.

However, these Konoha Jonin no longer had the mind to think about their fellow Village Ninja who were affected; their minds were entirely focused on how to stop the wood golem.

So when they saw that they had successfully blown off one of its legs, expressions of delight appeared on their faces.

At the same time.

Two more Konoha Jonin seized the opportunity while the wood golem was stopped to use their Joint Ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

Soon, a blue Water Dragon, crackling with a large amount of electricity all over its body, appeared in the Air/Sky.

But its target was not the wood golem's other leg, but Aramaki, who had been standing on its head.

Because they knew deeply that dealing with the person himself was the key.

To be honest.

By now, only these Konoha Jonin with excellent strength could still perform on this Battlefield.

The other Genin and Chunin were either already dead or still struggling desperately in the Sea of Trees against wave after wave of tree branches.

[BOOM!!]

However, this 'Lightning Water Dragon Bullet' jointly unleashed by the two Jonin was shattered by a palm from the wood golem, transforming into a surging, electrified wave that crashed down into the vast Sea of Trees below.

It's unknown how many more Genin and Chunin suffered because of this...

"It seems the fear I've made you experience isn't enough, which is why you still have the courage to continue attacking me. In that case..."

As Aramaki murmured to himself in a low voice.

Terrifying killing intent, wrapped in surging aura, erupted from his tall and sturdy body.

Although nothing was visible to the naked eye, the Konoha Ninja within several hundred meters all felt a strong death threat.

Under the influence of this cold killing intent, their bodies became more or less stiff.

The unlucky ones would be pierced by the attacking tree branches at this moment, and then quickly shrivel into emaciated Elderly.

This wasn't Conqueror's Haki.

It was purely Aramaki releasing his spirit mixed with pure killing intent.

Although its power wasn't as great as Conqueror's Haki, it was enough to make people tremble with fear and feel uneasy.

This put many Konoha Ninja, whose mood was already tense, in danger of completely breaking down at any moment.

"What is he going to do!"

Uchiha Fugaku had just used Body Flicker to reach the top of a large tree on the north side of the wood golem when he felt this incredible, overwhelming killing intent.

Even his pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan trembled violently under the stimulation of the killing intent.

At the same time.

The Clan Leaders, Elders, and Elite Jonin of Konohagakure's Great Ninja Clans had also taken their positions.

But before they could make their next move, their minds were intimidated by Aramaki's killing intent.

One must know that Aramaki had participated in the war of conquest against the Titan World.

The World Government's opponent in that war was a ten million level World Allied Forces, and the number of people he massacred in that war was definitely not less than five hundred thousand.

Not just him.

This also included all the Officers and Soldiers currently under the World Government's banner...

The scale of the wars they experienced and the very concepts of launching a conquest against Another World were naturally improving their perspective, mind, and spirit.

"Fear! Hate! Anger!"

The wood golem's right leg had been restored to original with the filling of countless trees.

Aramaki opened his arms on top and roared loudly, his black Justice Coat fluttering violently behind him.

"Infinite despair will transform all of this into the most humble submission!"

As he spoke, the wood golem beneath his feet also opened its arms.

At the same time, a glossy black coloration, shining with dark light as if painted on, dyed the surface, emitting a layer of shimmering green light.

As soon as he finished speaking.

These two palms, condensed with powerful Haki and photosynthesis energy, suddenly clenched into giant fists and hammered down fiercely towards the Ground below.

"Stop him!!!"

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were splitting with rage. He could imagine the terrifying consequences of these two fists hitting the Ground.

There were hundreds of Uchiha Clan Ninja in this Sea of Trees.

Among them, there were over twenty Jonin clansmen who had evolved their Three-Tomoe Sharingan. If they all died here, it would definitely be Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons.

"Uchiha Flame Formation!!!"

Uchiha Fugaku led Inabi Uchiha, Tekka Uchiha, and Yashiro Uchiha, these three elite-level Jonin.

They teamed up to unleash this Barrier Ninjutsu, rumored to have been created by Madara Uchiha.

Originally, according to the scroll, this Barrier Ninjutsu was actually meant for one person.

Its effect was to release Fire Release Chakra through the five fingers, summoning the infinite flames hidden beneath the Earth to form a crimson barrier that could completely surround the target.

This kind of flame was known as 'Hellfire'.

It happened to echo another, Amaterasu, known as 'Sunfire'.

Originally, this technique was meant for defense and protection, but in the previous tactics meeting, Uchiha Fugaku proposed using this technique to trap Aramaki.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Nara Shikaku, and others immediately agreed.

Because it was difficult to find a stronger Barrier Ninjutsu than 'Uchiha Flame Formation' in Konohagakure at the moment.

Even the Four Violet Flames Formation couldn't compare to it.

As for the Four Red Yang Formation...

It existed.

But this technique required four peak experts whose Chakra reached the Kage-level to jointly perform.

Let's count.

It seemed Konoha could barely gather them now, namely Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.

But besides Jiraiya, the other three weren't present.

The next second.

Just as the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' had just taken shape, the wood golem's fists, controlled by Aramaki, heavily hammered down onto the Earth beside it.

[BOOM!!!!]

As if two nuclear bombs exploded simultaneously, the surrounding air instantly boiled, squeezing out rolling white mist air current, forming a super hurricane with ten times the wind force of a level twelve wind.

Under such terrifying strength, the already cracked and messy Ground first showed signs of softening, then indented and froze under extreme pressure.

At the same time.

Dazzling green light shockwaves poured out in all directions but were strongly intercepted by the crimson barriers.

[Boom!]

The moment they came into contact, a raging Sea of Fire erupted. The green light and red light intertwined, resisting each other, resulting in a standoff for a time.

This wasn't because Uchiha Fugaku and the other three were so formidable, but because Madara Uchiha was indeed a Genius to a terrifying Realm.

This 'Uchiha Flame Formation' that he created.

Although the learning difficulty was extremely high, and it required very high control over Chakra.

It wouldn't make the jutsu user consume too much Chakra.

Because it used the Earth itself as a catalyst, the jutsu user only needed to consume a small amount of Chakra to guide the karmic fire underground to flow along a fixed chakra pathway.

In other words, it wasn't like ordinary Fire Release, which required converting one's own Chakra into flames.

Instead, it drew the underground flames as the barrier's energy.

Therefore, resisting the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' was essentially resisting earth fire. Thus, even a Tailed Beast would find it difficult to escape from within.

As expected.

After the green light and fire light were in a standoff for a moment, the green light eventually faded away due to lack of follow-up strength, and the fire light also quickly dissipated as the green light retreated.

"Hoo----"

The Konoha Ninja throughout the scene immediately let out a sigh of relief, and Uchiha Fugaku and the others even showed expressions of delight.

No matter what, they had finally blocked it.

Many people sighed repeatedly in their hearts, thinking, "As expected of the Uchiha, Konoha's strongest Prestigious Clan."

Although they usually disliked their arrogant posture, they were reliable at this critical moment!

"Oh?"

Aramaki raised an eyebrow, seemingly in astonishment, examining the crimson barrier surrounding him.

He hadn't expected his full-strength strike to be blocked by this thing: "It seems this Ninja World does have something..."

"Oh dear, it seems I'm really trapped by you guys! What should I do, what should I do? Ahh, I'm so scared! I knew I shouldn't have come alone!"

Aramaki gesticulated wildly, shouting loudly while standing on the wood golem's head.

He looked completely terrified and regretful about his situation.

This made the Konoha Ninja present all let out cold sneers of satisfaction.

But Aramaki's next sentence made the smiles on their faces freeze. They heard the former look up and laugh loudly: "Lahahaha, of course, I was just fooling you~~"

The next moment.

Uchiha Fugaku and the others noticed that the Earth in this area began to shake violently again.

To be honest.

Their nerves were already numb. They had experienced too many shocks, fear, and despair this day.

They had just managed to feel a bit of relaxation because they had successfully trapped Aramaki.

And it hadn't even been a minute before it happened again.

Soon.

Everyone saw that about a hundred meters away from the 'Uchiha Flame Formation'.

Another wood golem, identical to the one inside, rose from the Ground, and even Aramaki himself, standing on its head, was exactly the same.

"What!!"

Uchiha Fugaku and the others were all stunned. They looked back at the wood golem inside the barrier.

It was losing its human form at a visible speed, turning into a pure giant tree nearly a hundred meters tall, and Aramaki on top also turned into a small tree.

"In your Ninja World, isn't this technique called Clone Jutsu?"

Aramaki on the other side revealed two rows of pearly white teeth and scanned all the Ninja present with a mocking gaze.

When Uchiha Fugaku and the other three activated the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' earlier.

He had seen the situation a few seconds ahead through Observation Haki's Future Sight.

So, to be safe, he used Element Transformation to transmit himself outside the barrier through the wood golem he was in contact with via the underground root network.

At the same time, he left behind a lifelike Wood Clone in the Original Spot.

This is what's interesting about Devil Fruit ability.

No matter what kind of Devil Fruit ability, as long as a clone technique is developed.

It will always automatically add the most perfect color and texture.

The Wax Clone from the Wax-Wax Fruit, the String Clone from the String-String Fruit, and the Flower Clone from the Flower-Flower Fruit are all like this.

So it's quite magical~

Of course.

The most unbeatable ability is still Observation Haki's Future Sight.

This effect of being able to see the future a few seconds, or even more than ten seconds, ahead is too advantageous in high-level combat.

As long as one's reaction is fast enough and their countermeasures can keep up, there's basically no possibility of being 'killed on first sight' by the opponent.

"Now, what are you going to do?"

"Ninja?"

The Konoha Experts remained silent, their expressions ashen.

But the wails of Ninja constantly dying tragically in the Sea of Trees could still be heard from time to time, adding more grimness, gore, and tragic atmosphere to the entire scene.

Uchiha Fugaku and the other three slowly dispersed the 'Uchiha Flame Formation'.

They already didn't know what to do.

They couldn't win.

They couldn't see even a sliver of possibility of winning. They had made all the effort they could. What else could they do? Fight to the death and commit suicide?

What about their own Ninja Clan then...

*Cough cough.*

Most of these were Clan Leaders, Elders, and Jonin from the Great Ninja Clans. In the end, what they considered was still the rise and fall of their Clan.

As for Konoha, that had to be ranked second.

"Then let Old Man Aramaki show you Ninja a clear path! Lahahaha, surrender! You only have one choice, and that is to submit to the World Government!"

Aramaki laughed wildly, utterly arrogant.

But the surrounding Ninja could no longer feel Anger. Even though the laughter was incredibly harsh, they still listened silently, their gazes flickering.

Because they were truly considering surrender.

Even if the Third Hokage arrived, what difference would it make? Aramaki's strength clearly exceeded the limit that the current Ninja World could resist.

Unless the Nine-Tails was completely released, perhaps they could try...

But if they didn't surrender now, could they even survive until then?

"It's too early to talk about Submission now! You underestimate Konoha, and you underestimate this Ninja World!"

Just then, a voice that everyone was extremely familiar with rang out.

"Hmm?"

Aramaki glanced over and saw it was the white-haired bastard who had challenged him earlier. He had indeed overlooked this guy.

"Yo, how did you get so ugly, guy?"

They saw that Jiraiya's nose now looked like garlic, his face had many red markings, and when he opened his mouth, sharp teeth could be seen inside.

He did look a bit neither human nor demon.

However, this was the Sage Mode he had cultivated for over ten years.

Originally, if Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima from Mount Myoboku had assisted in absorbing Natural Energy.

He wouldn't have needed to sit here for so long, and could have extended the duration of Sage Mode.

He could even jointly activate more Sage Jutsu.

But now, for some matter, Mount Myoboku couldn't be contacted.

So he could only rely entirely on himself.

Of course.

He also had to thank Uchiha Fugaku and the others for buying him enough time.

"My appearance doesn't matter. You know I now have the ability to damage you, right?" Jiraiya said with a grin.

"Hmph, Sage Jutsu..."

Aramaki curled his lip. This ability containing Natural Energy indeed had an effect similar to Armament Haki.

Moreover, it could merge with the various elements of Ninjutsu and simultaneously greatly enhance the power of Ninjutsu. This was something Armament Haki couldn't compare to.

[Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!]

Just then, beside Jiraiya, with a few whistling sounds, several figures suddenly appeared, causing surprise among all the Konoha Ninja present.

Third Hokage!

"Finally here. Just don't know if it's timely."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing a black combat uniform, stood with his still relatively sturdy body, scanning the entire scene, meeting the Ninja's excited gazes.

But every scene he saw made his mood increasingly heavy.

The casualties were heavy.

Even if they survived this battle, Konoha would be considered to have suffered Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons...

"It's alright. The Experts are mostly here. Not too late."

Shimura Danzō, also having changed into a combat uniform and carrying a long saber on his back, stared coldly at Aramaki in the distance and said.

And Orochimaru, standing beside him, was wearing a normal Konoha vest.

Although he didn't say a word, he was examining Aramaki and the wood golem beneath him with bright gazes.

At the same time, he thought to himself: "Is that the power of a Devil Fruit? It looks so interesting..."

Orochimaru's mindset now was filled with curiosity upon seeing anything from the Otherworld.

Of course, he also hadn't forgotten that his purpose for coming this time was to demonstrate his value to the World Government through this battle with Aramaki.

At the same time.

He also had to ensure that Aramaki wouldn't die here, to avoid completely offending the World Government.

Thus.

Konohagakure's four strongest Kage-level Experts were now gathered. The only strange thing was that Kushina wasn't brought with them...

"So, you guys are the opponents for the third round?"

Aramaki's gaze towards these four and the large number of Konoha Ninja running up behind them was completely devoid of fluctuation.

"Then come on! All of you come at me together! Once I beat you all down, I reckon you should kneel before this Old Man, lahahahaha!"

Aramaki's wild laughter once again echoed throughout the entire Battlefield...

Thanks to the Three-Legged Cat Steward for the 500 Qidian Coin Tip! Bow! Thank you for your support and encouragement!

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 875: Heavy Artillery Barrage! (Two-in-One)

[Rat-a-tat-tat]

[Boom!] [Boom!] [Boom!]

It should have been a quiet night.

Yet, at this moment, gunshots roared, explosions rumbled, gunsmoke filled the air, and killing sounds rose from all directions.

The killing intent of war and the gore floating in the air with the wind enveloped every corner between Heaven and Earth.

Streaks of bright Muzzle Flash spat out bullets difficult for the naked eye to see, forming a dense, interwoven Crossfire Network.

From time to time, one could also see Mortar Cannonballs or Rocket Launcher Cannonballs flying overhead, exploding in clusters of Explosion Firelight on the vast Sand Sea ahead.

When the firelight dissipated and the Air Current subsided, it was replaced by Sand splashing everywhere, Smoke and Dust covering an area, and the corpses of tragically killed Ninja.

An hour ago.

This was within the Land of Wind.

Just as Aramaki was fighting Konoha Hidden Village alone with great momentum over in the Land of Fire.

Here, the nearly six thousand Ninja Alliance Army composed of Cloud Hidden, Rain Hidden Village, Hidden Grass, and Takigakure, led by Ay and Hanzo, had also arrived at the Sand Region near Roran.

This place is located at the South End of the Land of Wind, less than ten kilometers from the Coast.

But it's very far from the Country of Rain, almost requiring crossing half of the Land of Wind's Sand Sea.

So even though Stone Hidden and Sunagakure were fighting fiercely, they finally managed to reach here after crossing the long Sand Sea.

The desert night is quiet.

That incredibly clean Starry Sky, twinkling with dense Starlight, formed a magnificent and shining Milky Way.

And the endless golden Sand Dunes from the daytime, looking out now, their outlines were blurred.

However, they came here not to admire this Scenery, but to kill people.

As Ninja, Ay and Hanzo naturally habitually dispatched three Scout Teams to approach Roran and scout out the specific Situation.

These three Scout Teams were respectively from Cloud Hidden, Hidden Grass, and Takigakure, and their Configuration was one Jonin leading three Chunin.

As for whether the Members' Strength and quality were similar, that was a matter of differing opinions.

Soon, these three Squads each chose a Direction and quickly swept out of the Allied Forces Camp.

"Be serious, all of you! Through this Mission, we must let those guys from Cloud Hidden and Hidden Grass know that Hero Water isn't the only thing we're good at!" Okuyama Jonin, who served as Captain in the Waterfall Ninja Squad, instructed the three Subordinates behind him in a deep voice while advancing towards the Direction of Roran.

In the past few days, he had been holding in a lot of frustration.

Those guys from Hidden Grass always said that their Takigakure could get the Seven-Tails and could stay out of every Great Ninja War entirely by relying on Hero Water to please the Five Great Nations.

Although it was fact, it sounded very harsh.

Because in the hearts of these Waterfall Ninja, their own Ninja Village could be said to be the Strongest Ninja Village below the Five Great Nations, and occasionally, there was even talk of a Sixth Great Ninja Village.

And the source of such confidence was naturally the Seven-Tails that the First Hokage allocated to them.

If it wasn't because they were very Strong, why would that legendary 'God of Shinobi' have chosen them?

Not to mention Takigakure also produced one Powerhouse who retreated completely after a Fierce Battle with the First Hokage.

Although that Powerhouse was a hateful Rogue Ninja who killed all the Higher-Ups at the time and stole the Secret Technique 'Earth Grudge Fear', which the Village regarded as a Treasure.

But this is also enough to indirectly show that their Waterfall Ninja's Strength is still very impressive!

As for 'Hero Water', this other Great Treasure, they are just as a 'Great Country' that also possesses a Tailed Beast, just an equivalent gift to other Great Countries.

Don't they also exchange resources like Weapons, Food, Explosive Tags, etc., produced in their own countries every time?

So what do Small Ninja Villages like Hidden Grass understand?

However, this time they can also show off a bit and let Hidden Grass, and also those from Rain Hidden Village and Cloud Hidden, see what the Strength of a 'Sixth Great Ninja Village' is!

Soon, Okuyama Jonin and the other three Chunin maintained the Effect of the Invisibility Technique, silently approaching a Watchtower emitting bright Light.

On top, there were also Gun-wielding Black-Clad Soldiers using a Searchlight to occasionally Scan the surrounding Dark Desert.

Seeing this, the four dispersed, showing their Rapport.

Okuyama Jonin was responsible for dealing with the Soldiers at the top, while the other three followed instructions, infiltrating the interior of the Watchtower from different Directions to deal with any other Soldiers who might be inside.

It's just that they were hindered by not having an Ability like Byakugan.

They had no Perception whatsoever of a pair of sharp eyes Scanning the Zone where they were located under the Sand Layer a hundred meters away, and at the same time, a dark Muzzle also emerged.

"Four people in total. The one with the Strongest Aura clearly intends to Attack Donny at the top. You find an opportunity to deal with him. Don't worry about the other three."

"Donny, did you hear that? Be careful yourself. He's already below you. Of course, I'm also behind you."

At the same time, two low voices rang out from the Earphone of the sniper hidden under the Sand Layer.

No one answered, but no one cared.

The Atmosphere had already become Nervous without anyone realizing it.

Due to Minato Namikaze, Choza Akimichi, and others previously infiltrating Inside the City and taking Queen Sara of Lou Lan away, the World Government had long since strengthened the Configuration of these Outer Watchtowers.

It wasn't much. In fact, it was just for each Outer Watchtower, they dispatched an Expert who could use Observation Haki.

Because there were many people who could use Armament Haki, but few people could use Observation Haki, the Army Headquarters could only second some Personnel from Cipher Pol.

As for why they didn't borrow from the Marines and Air Force, who are also part of the Military, you'd have to ask Marshal Raymond~.

And in front of this Observation Haki, the Ninja's ordinary Invisibility Technique, or even the Transformation Technique, basically had no Effect apart from being able to deceive the naked eye's Sense of Sight.

Because even the Aura of Ordinary People seemed like Spark in the Perception of these Experts. Not to mention these Ninja with even greater Strength, each one was simply like a burning Torch. Unless they were in Sleep, otherwise, it was hard not to Notice them.

[Swish!]

"Be careful!"

Just as Okuyama Jonin, who was pressed close to the tower wall after sneaking to the bottom of the Watchtower, gripped the Kunai in his Hand tightly as the Killing Intent in his eyes surged, launching an Attack towards the Gun-wielding Soldier above.

A rapid Warning Sound also rang out in the ears of Soldiers Donny at the same time.

This caused him, who was already prepared, under the threat of Death, to exhibit the fastest Hand Speed he had ever had, pulling out the Black-Sheathed Long Saber from his back.

Flame Breathing, Third Form, Blazing Universe!

Because there was no Time at all to say these words, he could only go over them once in his Mind.

In an instant, The Blade fiercely chopping down from above, a mass of fiery Blazing Flames appeared, and amidst a 'clang' Metal Collision Sound, it fortunately blocked the Sharpness Kunai stabbing towards his Throat.

This caused Okuyama Jonin's Pupil to shrink. He didn't expect his Assassination Attack to be blocked by a mere Soldier.

But a Jonin is a Jonin after all.

Because the Intelligence clearly stated that the Elements generated by the Swordsmanship of these Black-Clad Soldiers were simply harmless Phantom, he ignored the Flame rushing towards him.

Instead, the second after the Blades collided, a Shuriken flashing with Cold Light shot out from his Left Hand.

At this moment, Donny, being a Headquarters Private First Class, simply couldn't React in time.

According to normal development, he should have had his Throat cut open by the Shuriken, covering his bleeding Neck, watching helplessly as the opponent swept past him, rushing into the Watchtower behind him, and then dying tragically.

It's just that such a brave Soldiers should receive more favor.

[Ding!]

Just as the Shuriken was about to stab into his Throat, In the Nick of Time, a slender, fair Finger appeared and flicked it away, and at the same time, Donny himself was pulled back by a surge of Strength.

[Clang!]

Okuyama Jonin, who had already jumped to the top of the Watchtower, was surprised to see the Kunai in his Right Hand firmly held by the Finger of the Man in Black who suddenly appeared before him.

The next second, Okuyama Jonin noticed his Throat had become the target of a Stab from the Man in Black's left Index Finger.

This made him subconsciously exert Strength in his Legs, jumping backward into the Mid-air from the top of the Watchtower he had just reached, dodging the opponent's Attack, while his Hands also began to quickly form Hand Seals.

"Wind Release. Wind..."

Although as a Waterfall Ninja, he was actually more skilled in Water Release, this is the Desert. Forcing it out would at most produce the amount of a cup of Water.

So Okuyama Jonin could only choose his second Attribute Ninjutsu, Wind Release.

[Bang!]

But just as his Hand Seal was about to be completed, and he had even raised his Hand to his Mouth, preparing to spit out a powerful Wind Blast to slice the Man in Black and the Soldiers behind him into pieces.

His Head suddenly felt Severe Pain, and a Gunshot he had never heard before came from his ears.

Finally, his entire World plunged into Darkness.

And from the outside perspective, his entire Head was like a bursting Watermelon, exploding in Mid-air. Immediately after, his Body, along with the Red and White Liquid splashing everywhere, scattered onto the cold Yellow Sand below. It can be said that his Fate was extremely tragic.

At the same time, below the Watchtower, those three Takigakure Chunin were also locked in a fierce fight with the four Army Soldiers who rushed out from inside the Watchtower.

One of the unlucky Chunin, didn't know if it was out of necessity, or if he was very confident in his Martial Arts, insisted on engaging in Close Combat with his Opponent.

The Result was that after blocking two Techniques, he still died under Wind Breathing, Second Form, Claw-Paw: Koto Wind. His entire Body was sliced into several pieces by the green claw-shaped Wind Blades.

One should know that these Army Soldiers from the Main Battle Legion were all Elite chosen through rigorous selection. The lowest Military Rank was First Lieutenant.

They might not be considered very Strong in other aspects, but mere Chunin from Takigakure engaging in Melee Combat with them was purely Seeking One's Own Death, Nonsensical.

The other two Chunin felt their hearts turn cold upon seeing this scene and quickly pulled back to create Distance.

"Clone Jutsu!"

"Genjutsu!"

One created three Phantom Clones of himself, the other used a Rank D Genjutsu to disrupt the Mind of the Army Soldier swinging his Blade at him.

It was also at this moment, the Sniper Rifle Shot that blew up Okuyama Jonin rang out with a 'bang', which caused the two, who subconsciously looked up, their Expression instantly changed drastically.

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

But they didn't Notice that as the Distance between the two sides increased, two Army Soldiers on the opposite side immediately stopped their pursuit and directly raised the Heavy Assault Rifles on their Chests.

[Rat-a-tat-tat...]

Scorching Hot Muzzle Flash spat out from the Muzzles. In the blink of an eye, they riddled the two Takigakure Chunin like a Sieve, and those Phantom also dispersed one after another when faced with the Strafe.

But just as the Gunshots here stopped, dense Gunshots rang out in the distance again.

Clearly, other Watchtowers had also been attacked by Ninja.

Over ten minutes later, a Figure leaving a trail of Blood along the way rushed in a disheveled state into the Command Tent of the Ninja Alliance Army.

This caused Ay, Hanzo, and the Representative Jonin from Hidden Grass and Takigakure, who were waiting for News, to suddenly stand up and look at the arrival.

"Kamishima, you!" Ay looked in shock at the Jonin he had dispatched, covering his bleeding Abdomen, appearing before him with a face full of Suffering.

"Lord Ay, the opponent was well-prepared. Not only were there Sensor Ninja hidden in the Watchtowers who could detect our Invisibility Technique, but there were also Secret Sentries ambushing outside the Watchtowers using Firearms for Sniping... Ugh!"

Finally finishing the Intelligence, this Kamishima Jonin immediately Breathed One's Last and died.

"This!" Ay, who rushed to his side, supported his falling Body, and was shocked to see that behind Kamishima Jonin, a terrifying Blood Hole had appeared.

After all, he was hit in the Abdomen by a Sniper Rifle. Being able to hold on until returning was thanks to the wonder of Chakra.

"It seems infiltration won't work." Hanzo walked over, completely unconcerned about the Sacrifice of these Ninja, coldly gazing in the Direction of Roran. "Then we can only push forward Frontal, clear out all of the opponent's Outer Watchtowers, and the Great Army will press the Fortress!"

"Indeed." Ay also nodded in agreement after hearing this, then said fiercely:

"Then let's set off. If the opponent hasn't done anything to Father, it's fine. But if they have... I will completely destroy Roran and kill all the Living Beings inside!"

Hanzo smiled slightly: "Alright, This Old Man will naturally assist you with all his Strength." Since the Two-Tails is already in hand, he is in a very good Mood now and very happy to help Ay achieve his wish. Massacring a City is nothing, with his Means, it's truly simple.

But they didn't Notice that Yahiko behind them heard these words and revealed an extremely unwilling Expression. At the same time, he decided in his Heart that if they really were to City Massacre, he must step in to stop it, even if it meant offending Hanzo for this, and possibly losing his Life.

But Yahiko also had Concerns in his Heart, which were Nagato and Konan behind him. This made him Conflicted.

But no matter what, the six thousand Ninja Alliance Army from Cloud Hidden, Rain Hidden Village, Hidden Grass, and Takigakure had already begun to sweep towards Roran in a mighty torrent.

Those dense Ninja Figures, overlooking from Overhead, were very Spectacular.

And in front of them, grey-white Bunker Buildings and two long Trenches had appeared on the yellow Desert at some unknown Time.

Among them, Army Soldiers wearing black Combat Uniforms were holding the Heavy Assault Rifles in their arms, standing ready.

And further behind them, fifty pitch-black Heavy Howitzers were already lined up in a row, pointing their long Cannon Barrels directly at the Sky.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

With the Artillery Captains' Roars, the thick, long Muzzles spat out fierce Flame, and at the same time, under the effect of the powerful Recoil, the entire Gun Carriage shook heavily backward, forming a fierce Air Current that swept up the surrounding Yellow Sand and spread out.

Ay, several kilometers away, and Hanzo, Yahiko, and thousands of other Ninja, first heard a sharp Whistling Sound coming from the Sky. Before they could React, violent Explosions began to appear one after another within the massive Team.

Clusters of towering Firelight instantly swallowed up the surrounding unprepared Ninja. Even if they were luckier, but the Ninja who were still not far enough away were also blown away by the terrifying Explosion Shockwave.

On this day, the Ninja of the Ninja World witnessed what Beyond Visual Range Heavy Artillery Barrage was.

(End of this chapter)