Chapter 113: All Men Must Die!
The scar-covered body of Kari suddenly swelled up like a balloon. An extremely ominous orange-red light brewed within his body for a moment, then violently exploded.
BOOM!
With Kari's body as the core, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar of an explosion erupted. Rolling airwaves transformed into a fierce wind, venting and spreading in all directions, accompanied by waves of high-temperature, scorching shockwaves.
Nara Keisuke's pupils contracted slightly. He did not choose to face this high-temperature shockwave, which was comparable to an air-burst bomb, head-on. Instead, he instantly flickered back, landing on the ground.
"Captain, the other Iwagakure ninja is escaping underground," Hyūga Retsu, who was still maintaining her Byakugan, reminded him at this time.
"Understood."
Keisuke looked at the scene before him. The intense explosive impact from Kari had completely covered the open-roofed area formed by the "Earth Release: Tectonic Core." This explosion, while protecting Kakkō below, had also indirectly prevented the Konoha ninja from pursuing.
Keisuke glanced to the other side. The [Shadow Doppelganger], maintaining its [Shadow Invisibility Technique], met his gaze, nodded silently, and prepared to pursue the escaping Iwa Jonin, Kakkō. The chakra in this doppelganger had not been completely depleted after casting the [Bringer-of-Darkness Technique]; it still had some reserves.
"Shisui." Keisuke looked back at Uchiha Shisui behind him. "You said before that your genjutsu skills were quite good. If I create an opportunity for you, can you control that Iwa Kekkei Genkai Jonin?"
Control an Iwa Jonin?
Uchiha Shisui was slightly startled. Was the captain planning to capture that Explosion Release ninja alive? He did not hesitate for long and responded directly, "It shouldn't be a problem."
"That's good." Nara Keisuke nodded lightly.
Just then, the effect of the "Explosion Release: Self-Destruct Landmine" that Kari had released gradually dissipated into the air. He took a deep breath, squeezed the cells in his body, forced himself to gather his spirits, and molded Explosion Release chakra, infusing it into the "Tectonic Core" walls below his feet.
One after another, sturdy earth rods rose from the ground, piling up in front of Kari. He casually pulled out two of them and, like throwing javelins, threw them simultaneously in the direction of the Konoha ninja. "Earth Release: Explosive Rock Javelin!"
The target of Kari's thrown attack was not Nara Keisuke, who was standing at the very front of the crowd. Although he very much wanted it to be, he also knew that against that abnormally strong Konoha ninja, this little trick probably wouldn't have any effect. Therefore, his targets were the wounded Konoha soldiers in the rear, who had basically no ability to dodge!
By observing the flight path of the two mud javelins, Keisuke and the others also discovered Kari's attack intention. Before Keisuke could give the order, Shisui directly took out several kunai and threw them towards the incoming javelins.
Among the tens of thousands of ninja in Konoha, if the Uchiha clan's ninja tool throwing technique claimed to be second, no one would dare claim to be first! As for that certain "eye clan" whose insight was clearly superior to the Uchiha's... their path had long gone astray.
Swish—
The kunai thrown by Shisui flew through the air at high speed, like a shooting star, and with incomparable precision, struck the mud javelins thrown by Kari.
The next moment.
Clang—BOOM!
The collision of the kunai and the rock produced a crisp sound. The Explosion Release chakra contained within the rock javelins directly erupted at this moment, like a detonating blasting cap, exploding in mid-air. The fractured rock fragments, like hidden weapons, shot out in all directions, their power no less than that of shuriken thrown by an ordinary ninja.
"Not good!" Shisui instantly reacted, crying out in alarm. He had thought the opponent was using the conventional Earth Release ninjutsu "Rock Javelin," but he had not expected that this jutsu, which looked like it, actually concealed extraordinary Explosion Release chakra!
The rock fragments were dense, and their flight speed was simply too fast. The black tomoe in Shisui's eyes spun rapidly, and he continuously threw out shuriken, but he didn't have time to intercept them all.
Just at that moment, Nara Keisuke, at the side, rapidly formed hand signs, molding water-nature chakra and releasing it.
[Water Release: Water Collision Waves]!
A powerful and swift water tornado erupted from the ground, blocking the very front of the Konoha ninja. The extremely fast-flying rock fragments crashed into the outer wall of the powerful water tornado. They failed to shake it in the slightest and instead had all their own force ground away, subsequently merging into the tornado.
Keisuke controlled the water tornado, which had been transformed by the [Water Collision Waves], and counter-attacked towards Kari's position. The mixed rock fragments within it further increased its power.
"A Water Release ninjutsu? Doesn't this guy know that Water Release is countered by Earth Release? But he clearly used a Lightning Release scroll just now..."
One thought after another flashed through Kari's mind. His movements did not slow in the slightest. He grabbed the sturdy rock javelins in front of him and once again threw them forward. His intention was to use these javelins, filled with Explosion Release chakra, to block the momentum of the Water Collision Waves!
But just as Kari threw the "Explosive Rock Javelins" again, another kunai flew out from the direction of the Konoha ninja. Hyūga Retsu maintained her throwing posture, her pure white pupils locked onto the javelins flying in the sky.
The chakra contained and flowing within the javelins was completely exposed under the peerless insight of the Byakugan!
Crack!
The kunai, containing high-density, highly destructive Gentle Fist chakra, effortlessly pierced the javelin and also destroyed the structure of the Explosion Release chakra flowing within it. The previously imposing Explosive Rock Javelin broke into two pieces with a snap, returning to its original earthy substance, and was once again swept into the water tornado.
The water tornado rushed towards Kari's position with great force. Unable to dodge, he was directly enveloped by this majestic current, suffering powerful suppression.
"Shisui!"
Nara Keisuke maintained the effect of the [Water Collision Waves] and urged Uchiha Shisui to act. The latter instantly used the Body Flicker Technique, rapidly approaching Kari's position, who was being suppressed by the water jutsu.
After the sky-filling [Water Collision Waves] gradually dissipated, the dizzy Explosion Release ninja barely managed to pull himself together. He was just about to open his eyes and look in the direction of Konoha.
"No matter what, my mission is complete... uh, the Sharingan?!"
Scarlet pupils and black tomoe occupied every corner of Kari's vision.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
Uchiha Shisui manipulated his family's inherited ability, transmitting his dōjutsu power through close-range eye contact into the Explosion Release ninja's nervous system, and then completely controlled him on the spot. Under Shisui's three-tomoe Sharingan, Kari, who was already in a bad state, completely lost his mental defenses. His legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
And the scene that outsiders saw was Uchiha Shisui "glaring" the previously all-powerful Explosion Release ninja into a faint.
A new message popped up on Nara Keisuke's panel.
[You have defeated the B-rank Ninja Combat Mission target!]
[You have obtained one B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll]!]
Uchiha Shisui's gaze passed through Kari and looked towards the original position of the other Iwa ninja, and as expected, he only saw empty air. Shaking his head, Shisui bent down to pick up Kari's body and brought him back to the captain's side. "Captain, the target has been controlled. But the other one has already escaped."
"It's fine." Keisuke looked down at the Explosion Release ninja on the ground and, with incomparable skill, took out a chakra-suppressing pill from his ninja tool pouch. "Let him escape. Hmm... Shisui, I'll leave the job of feeding this guy the medicine to you!"
Uchiha Shisui took the Nara secret pill, somewhat bewildered. "Huh?"
Hyūga Retsu's Byakugan looked in the direction the other Iwa ninja had fled. The opponent's movement speed was too fast and had already exceeded the observation range of her Byakugan. But she felt that the captain seemed to have some hidden meaning in his words. 'Could it be, Captain...'
Retsu looked at Nara Keisuke, who was stretching at her side, and her Byakugan quietly closed. 'Is this also within your calculations?'
On the other side.
Kakkō was fleeing at top speed without looking back. He knew that the time his companion had bought for him was hard-won and could not be wasted. Also, the intelligence that "a monster squad has appeared in Konoha" must be relayed back to the village as quickly as possible, for Lord Third Tsuchikage to decide...
But just then, a special "bang" sound suddenly came to his ears. 'That sound is from that Konoha ninja's long-range ammunition...'
Just as this thought arose in his mind, he found that he could no longer move. The flight speed of the [Spiraling Shadow Binding Bullet] exceeded the speed of sound. Generally speaking, by the time the enemy heard the sound and reacted, they would have already been bound by it!
Feeling this familiar, powerful binding force, Kakkō's heart was filled with bewildered emotions. 'That Konoha ninja has already caught up? Which clan is he from? How is he so fast?'
'Isn't the legendary Yellow Flash of Konoha supposed to have blond hair? This person clearly has black hair!'
Kakkō had not associated Nara Keisuke with the Nara clan at all. The ninjutsu Keisuke had used in the battle just now were basically unrelated to the traditional Nara shadow techniques.
Kakkō gathered his own chakra, intending to, as he had just done, use an earth-style secret technique to explosively increase his own strength and thereby break free from this inexplicable binding force. But a voice suddenly sounded, entering his ears. "You run really fast."
The [Shadow Doppelganger] canceled its invisibility effect, observing this Iwa ninja who was attempting to save himself from a close distance. "You really didn't waste the escape time your companion bought for you with his life."
"You bastard!" A vein popped on Kakkō's forehead. The molded earth-nature chakra instantly turned into incomparably violent strength, allowing him to break free from the restraint. A sharp wrist-blade, wrapped in a white bandage on his forearm, suddenly slid down and slashed at the enemy who was right in front of him.
Nara Keisuke looked at the opponent's ninja tool slash, seemingly unable to react in time.
Crack!
Kakkō's wrist-blade struck Keisuke's neck. The solid feel made the Iwa Jonin suddenly rejoice, but when that abnormally hard rebound force was transmitted back to his hand, he was immediately bewildered.
[B-rank Ninja Combat Mission Detected!]
[B-rank Mission: Iwagakure Jonin]
[Mission Content: Defeat/Kill the Iwagakure Jonin]
[Mission Reward: B-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll]
"Ouch, ouch, that really hurt," Keisuke said, rubbing his neck. "A little closer, and you would have really cut me."
This was the first time Keisuke had personally experienced the defensive power of the [Earth Release: Earth Spear]. To be honest, it didn't feel good.
"How is that possible..." Kakkō looked at him in disbelief. He absolutely could not believe that his incomparably sharp wrist-blade had not even cut the enemy's skin.
As that familiar feeling of control once again welled up, Kakkō glanced down and saw several black shadows tightly connecting his and the enemy's shadows. "You're... a Nara clan ninja?!"
"What, are you surprised?" Keisuke shrugged, and then he noticed the light of a paper bomb blooming from under Kakkō's clothes. "...Your Iwagakure Explosion Corps, do you only know how to self-destruct?"
BOOM!
[You have killed the B-rank Ninja Combat Mission target!]
[You have obtained one B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll]!]
(End of Chapter)
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