Chapter 135: Earth and Lightning 2
Being within the Land of Earth, the terrain here was exceptionally favorable for Hidden Stone ninja. On average, every member of the vanguard could use at least five Earth Release ninjutsu. Unlike Konoha, the other four great nations, including their highest leaders—the Tsuchikage, Mizukage, Raikage, and Kazekage—would all use or be proficient in the ninjutsu representative of their own country.
Among them, Hidden Stone was particularly outstanding. If a Hidden Stone ninja claimed they couldn't use Earth Release, they were very likely a spy.
Why would these guys choose to attack their main army at such a time?
The Third Raikage couldn't comprehend the Tsuchikage's thinking. That old geezer was even older than him and should have long been eliminated by the ninja world's newcomers. Their stubborn Will of Stone was also a product of backwardness.
Only the unyielding "Will of Ay," passed down through generations, represented continuous progress and innovation.
The Third Raikage believed this could be seen from the development of technological levels. If the Chakra Cannon research was completed, even several more Land of Earths would be no match for them.
Unfortunately, there had been no news about the Ryūmyaku Chakra so far, and the dispatched teams had all successively disappeared.
"With me here, what can that old man Onoki do?"
"All ninja, fall back. I'll deal with these sneak attackers myself."
As the Third Raikage leaped forward fiercely, the ninja in the main camp cleared a path, watching with eyes full of worship and respect as this man, soon to enter old age, raised his right hand, revealing four fingers, and stabbed directly towards the approaching Hidden Stone army in the distance.
"The Raikage is here."
The vanguard leader suppressed his heart, which felt like it was about to leap from his mouth. In the distance, that monster, capable of rivaling a Tailed Beast, was destroying everything in its path at an astonishing speed, about to enter their formation.
"Indeed, just as Lord Third Tsuchikage predicted, the Raikage would be the first to act and fight alone."
"Team One, prepare."
Fifty ninja lined up in a single file, blocking the Raikage's path. They channeled chakra throughout their bodies, pressing down on the ground with all their might.
[Earth Release: Great Earth Golem Wall]
This super-reinforced Earth-Style Wall, as solid as a city wall, cast by multiple ninja, could rank among the top ten defensive ninjutsu in the ninja world. Although it could only block attacks from one direction, it was perfectly suited to dealing with a straightforward ninja like the Raikage.
The jutsu completed, the ninja dispersed.
"Team Two, prepare."
"Quickly!"
Eighty ninja from the second team quickly moved into position, hands forming seals, ready to strike. They buried themselves underground using the Hiding in Stone Technique, with only the sensory ninja, as team leader, sensing the monster's movements.
[Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite]
The blue light emanating from his entire body was not merely lightning; it was also abundant chakra overflowing from his body, an amount so vast it was hard to imagine appearing in anyone other than those of the Senju and Uzumaki clans. Even from such a distance, ninja without sensory abilities felt the threat, as well as the peculiar tremor akin to an earthquake caused by a large beast stomping the ground.
The Third Raikage's field of vision was narrowed to within thirty degrees due to his speed. His dynamic vision couldn't actually support him in dodging various incoming ninjutsu while moving at such high speeds, so the Lightning Release Armor became his best defense.
The Strongest Shield was thus named.
He would directly ignore unavoidable attacks and charge head-on into anything tough. In this way, even the Eight-Tails was beaten into doubting its beastly existence by his fighting style.
Could this earthen city wall, which now occupied his entire vision, be stronger than the Eight-Tails?
The Raikage's speed increased by another notch. The moment his fingertips touched the wall, this defensive ninjutsu immediately crumbled from top to bottom, like a sharp knife piercing soft tofu. Before the wall on the other side could react to being penetrated, the Third Raikage, Ay, had already plunged into the trap set by the Hidden Stone ninja, his four fingers extended.
Having broken through the super-reinforced Earth-Style Wall, the Raikage's feet found no ground. He fell into a trap filled with stone and earth spikes, as large as a football field.
[Earth Release: Tectonic Shift Technique]
Looking up again, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, appeared in the Raikage's line of sight.
In his hand appeared a transparent, moderately sized box—a ninjutsu capable of breaking through the strongest of defenses.
A Kekkei Tota that surpassed Kekkei Genkai, formed by the mixture of three chakra natures.
Its power could decompose the target to molecular size. To this day, no ninja has survived after being hit by this technique.
"Old man Onoki."
"You're also becoming an old man, Raikage."
[Dust Release: Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu]
A white wave of light swept from left to right, covering any possible escape routes for the Raikage. After a highly sci-fi sound, the deep pit looked as if it had been cut at two-thirds depth.
The Third Raikage, using incredible taijutsu, escaped this attack, which seemed as slow as a snail to him. He stood on the ground, not rushing to act, because the pit was now surrounded by a dense crowd of Hidden Stone ninja.
This situation was like a flock of sheep seeing a wolf fallen into a trap; although the former feared and resented the latter, they still dared not jump down, only asserting their presence from above.
The reality was not much different from this. Aside from Onoki, no one else in this country could use Dust Release to harm the Third Raikage.
"Raikage, now is not the time for me to fight you. You can waste your strength resisting in this trap."
Onoki made a gesture to the vanguard. All ninja standing by the edge of the deep pit simultaneously formed hand seals and loudly shouted the ninjutsu that could freely alter the land according to a designed terrain.
[Earth Release: Active Transformation]
This genius idea of combining summoning jutsu with Earth Release was created personally by the First Tsuchikage, specifically to create the most advantageous terrain for Hidden Stone battles.
It was precisely with this technique that the Hidden Stone Village solidified its footing as a powerful nation among the Five Great Nations in the First and Second Great Ninja Wars.
Led by the vanguard commander, who placed his fingers over the designed terrain, countless intricate tunnels appeared in the deep pit trapping the Third Raikage, and the top was covered by a massive earthen wall.
Finally, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, landed on the ground and cast the maximum power
[Super Lightweight Rock Technique]
on the ground. After applying chakra to nullify gravity across the entire terrain, a team of one hundred ninja quickly used "Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide" to transfer the entire pit, along with the Third Raikage, to another location in the Land of Earth, where five thousand Hidden Stone ninja had been prepared for a long time.
"Have those two Hidden Rain brats gone to the other ambush point?"
"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."
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