Chapter 112: Art is Patrick Star!
The lacquer-black bullet, exceeding the speed of sound, suddenly cut through the air and arrived in front of the attacking ninja.
Having escaped from the enveloping range of the [Bringer-of-Darkness Technique], the attacking ninja had already raised their individual vigilance to the highest level. However, the attack speed of Nara Keisuke's [Spiraling Shadow Piercing Bullet] was simply too fast.
In just a single exchange, two [Spiraling Shadow Piercing Bullets] directly pierced through the upper chests of two of the attacking ninja who had escaped from the darkness. The spiraling, lacquer-black bullets carried viscous fresh blood with them as they exited their bodies, at the same time taking their lives.
But the [Spiraling Shadow Piercing Bullets] that attacked the other two ninja did not produce the effect they should have.
Pfft! Pfft!
The lacquer-black bullets struck the bodies of these last two attackers, but they only produced a dull sound, as if hitting some kind of astonishingly thick leather. After just two dull thuds, there was no other attack effect. It was obvious that the last two ninja had some kind of specific defensive ninjutsu on them, just like the [Earth Release: Earth Spear] that Keisuke had mastered.
"As expected, ninja from Iwagakure!"
Keisuke narrowed his eyes, sizing up the forehead protectors on the heads of the remaining two ninja. "Plus that mountain-blasting ability from before... Are you Iwagakure's special Explosion Corps? Beaten and sent scurrying by the Third Hokage on the outskirts of Konoha a few days ago. Instead of quickly fleeing back to Iwagakure to hide, you actually have the guts to break into the Land of Fire's territory?"
Kari and Kakkō, belonging to the Iwagakure Explosion Corps, were also two elite Jonin with outstanding strength. They had originally planned to lead six subordinates to attack the Konoha ninja on their return journey, thereby weakening Konoha's forces. But they had not expected that the trap they had set up in advance would be seen through by the Byakugan. And then, a monster-like fellow had appeared, with monstrous strength, genjutsu, and all sorts of attacks emerging one after another.
The Iwa Explosion Corps hadn't even had time to launch an effective attack on the Konoha ninja before the six Chunin subordinates led by Kari and Kakkō had already died in the Konoha ninjas' counter-attack... This situation inevitably made the two of them have the thought of a strategic retreat.
It was just that Nara Keisuke's words were truly harsh. What was even more unacceptable... was that everything he said was also the truth. Although Kari and Kakkō were very unhappy about it, they couldn't find any reason to refute him.
And taking advantage of this gap created by the verbal disruption, Nara Keisuke once again raised his hands and launched an attack on the two Iwa ninja.
The moment one steps onto the battlefield, all enemies must be killed! In this dark ninja world that eats people, when facing an enemy, Keisuke would not harbor any thoughts of mercy or sainthood.
"Shisui!"
Keisuke raised his hands, and two lacquer-black pellets once again condensed at his fingertips. But this time, Kari and Kakkō were not in the absolute darkness of the [Bringer-of-Darkness Technique]. The two of them simultaneously noticed this special no-hand-sign ninjutsu of Keisuke's. The refuting words that had risen to their lips were swallowed back down.
Recalling the opponent's strangely fast bullets from before, the two Iwa ninja, by predicting the direction of Keisuke's fingers, dodged to the side in unison. But this time, what Keisuke was aiming at was not the upper bodies of these two Iwa ninja at all, but merely their shadows.
[Spiraling Shadow Binding Bullet]!
The lacquer-black pellets, exceeding the speed of sound in mid-air, shot towards the two Iwa ninja like a flash of lightning and directly sank into their shadows. The moment the pellets and the shadows came into contact, the Yin Release chakra stored within them instantly erupted, turning into numerous tangible shadow tendrils that firmly bound the two Iwa ninja in place.
"What the hell kind of ninjutsu is this?!" Kakkō's pupils contracted slightly. "It's completely different from before!"
"My body can't move!" Kari was also extremely shocked, but the situation was urgent, and he had no time to hesitate. "Is it some kind of special secret technique from Konoha?"
Being unable to move and unable to form hand signs was a fatal disadvantage for the vast majority of low and mid-level ninja. But for certain ninja with special Kekkei Genkai abilities, hand signs were not a "necessity" for their jutsu. As long as his chakra was still under his control, Kari could mold his very special and very dangerous—Explosion Release chakra!
Dual chakra natures were simultaneously molded in Kari's body and were instantly transformed into a brand new chakra nature. This chakra nature, following the chakra points in his feet, flowed into the earth below. "Explosion Release: Landmine!"
A series of rumbling sounds erupted from within the earth, as if some unknown terror was brewing underground, ready to be unleashed. The next moment.
Boom boom—
A heaven-shattering, earth-shaking great explosion came from underground. The earth was instantly blasted by this explosive force that rushed out from within, creating a crater about a dozen meters in diameter. Deep,亀裂-like cracks spread throughout the crater, a shocking sight to behold.
Taking advantage of the attack effect caused by this "Explosion Release: Landmine," Kari directly blocked the Konoha ninjas' straight-line advance. And Kakkō at his side also took this opportunity to continuously mold and transform his own earth-nature chakra to enhance his own strength. "Earth Release: Rock Fist!"
Limited by the situation of being unable to form hand signs, Kakkō was unable to fully use "Earth Release: Rock Fist," but he still managed to greatly increase his own explosive power through this ninjutsu, barely breaking free from the control of the [Spiraling Shadow Binding Bullet].
But at this time, Uchiha Shisui, who had just received Nara Keisuke's call, also completed the final hand sign at almost the same time. Shisui took two steps forward, took a deep breath, and released the ninjutsu attack he had been storing for a long time towards the two Iwa ninja in front. "Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Roar—
Accompanied by a faint dragon's roar, three impressively powerful giant fire dragons were released by Uchiha Shisui. Carrying a terrifying temperature that could burn a person to a crisp, they smashed towards the position of the two Iwa ninja.
Kari was in the process of carrying out the same self-rescue action as Kakkō, but he was still under the restraint of the [Spiraling Shadow Binding Bullet].
Sensing Uchiha Shisui's fire jutsu offensive, Kakkō, who had just broken free from the control, had no time to rest. The Iwa Jonin gritted his teeth, continuously squeezing the cellular energy in his body and converting it into earth-nature chakra, and formed hand signs at the fastest speed of his life.
The three fire dragons attacked from the front, left, and right. The astonishing high temperature produced waves of impact, almost scorching the Iwa ninjas' hair into curled, carbonized strands.
Kakkō completed his hand signs and slammed his hands on the ground. "Earth Release: Earth Core!"
Rumble—
Another dull sound erupted from within the earth. Around the position where Kakkō and Kari were standing, the ground, as if driven by some force, suddenly rose up into four incomparably thick earth walls. The four earth walls firmly protected the two Iwa Jonin within.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three fire dragons formed by the Great Dragon Fire Technique simultaneously bombarded the earth walls formed by the "Earth Release: Earth Core." The high-temperature flames scorched the soil and rock, cracking and shattering them, but in the end, they did not directly pierce through the defense of the earth walls.
Taking this opportunity, Kari broke free from the control of the [Spiraling Shadow Binding Bullet] and stood side-by-side with Kakkō.
"The enemy's strength is too tricky!"
"Prepare to retreat!"
Although the words were not the same, they expressed more or less the same meaning. The strength the opponent had shown in this ambush was too astonishing. The condition of both Kari and Kakkō was not good at this time. They could only choose to retreat first.
"Captain!" Hyūga Retsu, with her Byakugan open, her powerful insight penetrating the earth walls, saw the actions of the two Iwa ninja. "Those two are still forming hand signs."
"Shisui, protect everyone!" Nara Keisuke frowned, and his figure directly vanished from the spot.
The skill level of the two Iwa ninja had been more or less exposed through the battle just now. In Keisuke's judgment, both of them could be considered to be at the level of elite Jonin, especially the one who had mastered the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai.
Against opponents of this strength, there were only two people in the Konoha team who could fight them: Nara Keisuke and Uchiha Shisui. The other ninja were either wounded or medics. The only one whose strength was well-preserved was just a Hyūga Chunin.
Keisuke could only choose to have Shisui stay behind with the team to prevent the Iwa ninja from launching a desperate sneak attack on their home base. Having given this instruction, Nara Keisuke instantly appeared on top of the earth walls formed by the "Earth Release: Earth Core." He looked down on the Iwa ninja below, who were forming hand signs and preparing to escape, and raised both his hands again.
"It's that guy from before!"
"Watch out!"
[Shadow Piercing Bullet] · Rapid Fire!
Bang bang bang—
A dense mass of lacquer-black bullets was released from Nara Keisuke's fingertips, forming a dense net of ammunition that, at a speed faster than sound, surrounded and attacked the Iwa ninja below. Under this high-frequency attack, Kari and Kakkō had no time to form hand signs or mold chakra and could only follow their body's instinctive reactions to dodge.
But how fast was the attack speed of the [Shadow Piercing Bullet]? No matter how they dodged, they were frequently hit, and flowers of blood bloomed on their bodies.
Knowing that if they continued to dodge like this, they would both die under the attack of this Konoha ninja, die in this tomb called "Earth Release: Earth Core" that they had dug for themselves, the ever-approaching breath of death made Kari's nerves grow even calmer. He once again molded the special-nature chakra in his body, letting the lacquer-black bullets attack him, but not giving up his punching motion. "Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!"
BOOM!
The incomparably violent Explosion Release chakra was injected into the earth, immediately stirring up a tide-like wave of earth on the ground. The material defense formed by this earth just happened to buy the two Iwa ninja a brief moment of respite.
Kari sensed his own condition and revealed a bleak smile. "Kakkō, I'll hold them off. You escape!"
Kakkō knew his companion's character and knew that he had made up his mind to use his life to buy time for him to escape. The battle situation did not allow him to be sentimental, and he could only nod silently.
Seeing this, Kari dragged his seriously injured body and charged towards Nara Keisuke's position. "You Konoha bastard, let me show you what the Will of Stone is! Explosion Release: Self-Destruct Landmine!"
BOOM—
(End of Chapter)
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