Chapter 129: This Tailed Beast is Destined for Me!
"How many tails?"
"Five."
"Defending the camp is everyone's responsibility!" Nara Keisuke said with righteous indignation. "Lord Orochimaru, how do you need me to cooperate with you?"
Orochimaru had originally intended to use Keisuke's flight ability to exert topographical pressure on the Jinchuriki from the air. But considering the high mobility of the Jinchuriki, and the fact that he and Keisuke could not possibly cooperate fully...
"I will face the Jinchuriki head-on on the ground." Orochimaru quickly gave his instructions, his entire person shooting out of the tent like an arrow released from a bow. "You tie him down from the sky!"
A [Shadow Creature] emerged from the dim shadow beneath Nara Keisuke, carrying him as it flew out of the Konoha camp at extreme speed, a step faster than Orochimaru.
Sensing the ominous chakra flowing in the air, Keisuke needed no directional guidance. He directly steered the [Shadow Creature] and arrived near the target with the most massive amount of chakra. A thick white steam radiated from all directions, and rolling heatwaves rushed forward, making one hesitant to approach.
Keisuke activated his [Lacquer Eye] and peered into the white steam, clearly seeing the high-density chakra flowing within. Obviously, this was not simple water vapor, but a special technique that had been infused with a certain ninja's chakra.
Just at this moment, Orochimaru arrived from the camp behind. On his way, he rapidly formed hand signs and released a ninjutsu. "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A gale howled out, crashing into the dense white steam and instantly reducing its thickness.
Whooo—
With a special, high-pitched, sharp sound, like the long whistle of a steam engine, a dark red figure shot out from the white steam at extreme speed. It was as fast as a high-speed steam train, and in the blink of an eye, it crashed into Orochimaru.
After arriving at the front lines, Orochimaru had fought the Five-Tails Jinchuriki countless times and was very clear on this "Steam Ninja's" combat methods. Faced with the enemy's violent charge, Orochimaru's mouth flew open. A streak of silvery-white silk erupted from his oral cavity, instantly cutting across the deep black night sky and stabbing towards the enemy.
Clang!
The Sword of Kusanagi, which could usually cut through iron like mud, once again faced the embarrassing situation of being unable to break through the defense of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. But Orochimaru's intention had never been to cause damage with the sword. He just wanted to use this incomparably sturdy ninja tool to temporarily halt the enemy's movement trajectory, buying time for his "temporary teammate" in the sky to activate a ninjutsu.
Although Nara Keisuke abhorred Orochimaru's cruel actions, at this moment, facing the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, he would not hold back in the slightest!
Riding on the back of the [Shadow Creature], Keisuke raised his right hand. A lacquer-black pellet in his palm instantly expanded and was released.
[Spiraling Shadow Killing Cannon]!
Thump!
The flight speed of the lacquer-black spiral chakra bullet far exceeded the speed of sound. It instantly broke through one layer after another of the sound barrier in mid-air, leaving behind rings of white, circular shockwaves as it smashed down towards the Steam Ninja below.
Sensing the unseen threat, the Iwagakure Five-Tails Jinchuriki, the Steam Ninja Han, had a small patch of dark red chakra on his body that had been used to defend against Orochimaru's sword attack. It now instantly expanded, covering his entire body. Just as the [Spiraling Shadow Killing Cannon]'s attack was about to hit its target, Han's body was already covered in a layer of dark red Tailed Beast chakra—the Tailed Beast Cloak common to Jinchuriki.
BOOM!
The attack of the [Spiraling Shadow Killing Cannon] smashed into the Tailed Beast Cloak on Han's body. The collision of the two incomparably condensed chakra masses immediately erupted in a deafening roar. Rolling airwaves spread out in all directions from where Han had been standing, as if a fierce wind had been stirred up from the flat ground, blowing away a good deal of the white steam he had brought with him. Dust and debris shot up into the sky, forming a small "dust mushroom cloud."
"This Tailed Beast Ball-like attack method..." Orochimaru on the ground observed the scene. He retracted the Sword of Kusanagi and lightly licked the corner of his mouth. "How on earth did Nara-kun develop such a long-range attack ninjutsu?"
"Orochimaru, how about we capture this Five-Tails Jinchuriki alive together?" Keisuke controlled the [Shadow Creature] to slowly descend, arriving at Orochimaru's side. "At that time, you can research his body, and I'll research his Tailed Beast. This is a win-win! I love this kind of win-win strategy!"
"Do you think a Jinchuriki is some ordinary Jonin?" Orochimaru raised his hands, put his thumbs in his mouth, and bit down. Fresh blood immediately flowed from his fingertips.
"Roar—"
A furious roar came from within the dust mushroom cloud. A massive, lacquer-black ball of chakra shot out from it, smashing towards the position of Keisuke and Orochimaru.
Tailed Beast Ball!
Wherever the Tailed Beast Ball passed, the earth was left with an ugly scar, clearly having been indirectly shattered by the high-density chakra of the attack.
Quick-wittedly, Orochimaru pressed his blood-stained hands to the ground. A dense array of summoning symbols formed a crisscrossing summoning formation on the earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Orochimaru's chakra was injected into the summoning formation. The flat ground immediately emitted a series of strange sounds, and then suddenly, three protrusions burst forth. The earth cracked, the rocks shattered. Three towering giant gates, in response to Orochimaru's summon, emerged from the depths of the earth and stood proudly upon it. On the red, green, and blue gates were each engraved a ferocious face like that of a demon from hell. Special iron bells hung from both sides of the gates, swinging ceaselessly in the air.
"Summoning: Triple Rashōmon!"
The defensive barrier formed by the Triple Rashōmon stood firmly in front of Orochimaru and Keisuke. The Tailed Beast Ball, released by the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, carrying the momentum to destroy everything, slammed viciously into the defense.
BOOM—
A heaven-shaking roar erupted. An incomparably bright light burst forth from the collision point of the Triple Rashōmon and the Tailed Beast Ball, illuminating almost the entire night sky. Even the Konoha camp in the distance could see this strong light.
The massive energy contained in the Tailed Beast Ball, like a torrential ocean wave, crashed against the "reef" of the Triple Rashōmon. The dissipated energy surged backward from the edges of the gates. The earth shattered, and thick trees were uprooted. The leakage of just the battle's aftershocks had created a scene of destruction comparable to a natural disaster. And it was also the ferocious storm caused by this energy impact that completely dispersed the surrounding white steam.
After the aftershocks dissipated, the Triple Rashōmon had already vanished, leaving only a bare patch of ground.
Even though they were both Tailed Beast Balls, the ones released by different Tailed Beasts also had differences in power. Keisuke knew that Senju Hashirama's "Quintuple Rashōmon" could not withstand the Tailed Beast Ball from Uchiha Madara's "Majestic Attire: Susanoo" and could only slightly deflect its trajectory; he also knew that Orochimaru's "Triple Rashōmon" could not withstand the Tailed Beast Ball from Uzumaki Naruto in his four-tailed state and was blasted upside down. But the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's attack was not as powerful as those two. Although it had also destroyed the Triple Rashōmon, it had not caused much impact on Keisuke and Orochimaru standing behind it.
But even so, a new mission prompt still popped up on the panel.
[A-rank Ninja Combat Mission Detected!]
[A-rank Mission: Steam Ninja]
[Mission Content: Defeat/Kill Iwagakure's Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han]
[Mission Reward: A-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll]
'This Five-Tails Jinchuriki is so lame!'
Keisuke glanced at the mission information and controlled the [Shadow Creature] to fly into the sky. 'They're both Jinchuriki, but Uzumaki Kushina is an S-rank mission, and you're only A-rank!'
'Such a good Five-Tails, to be dragged down by its Jinchuriki like this!'
'This Tailed Beast is destined for me!'
The stars were bright in the moonlit sky. Nara Keisuke and the Steam Ninja noticed each other at almost the same time.
"Konoha actually produced a ninja who can fly!" The Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, frowned slightly. He was not currently maintaining the "Tailed Beast Cloak" state, with only a single snow-white tail left behind him.
Even for a Jinchuriki, their capacity to withstand a Tailed Beast's chakra was limited. An excellent sealing jutsu could alleviate the impact of the chakra on the Jinchuriki, but besides Konoha, which other village had any high-end sealing jutsu! Although Han had the Five-Tails sealed within him, he was not a perfect Jinchuriki and could not perfectly control its chakra. When borrowing its power to fight, he also had to be extremely careful.
Therefore, in the vast majority of situations, Han fought through his taijutsu abilities and "Boil Release." In other words, Han was a melee-type soldier. He wasn't completely without long-range attack abilities, but they were basically negligible.
While Han was secretly observing Keisuke, Keisuke was also looking from afar at this armored-hunk's butt—at the white tail on it. "Five-Tails! Hehe! Five-Tails..."
Keisuke raised his hands, and one after another, small chakra pellets condensed at his fingertips. He controlled the [Shadow Creature] and launched a round of strafing fire at the Steam Ninja on the ground.
Rapid-fire [Spiraling Shadow Piercing Bullet]!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense mass of lacquer-black bullets, one step ahead of the sound, bombarded the area in front of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. Observing these dark shadow pellets with their extremely high attack speed and frequency, Han's red armor suddenly burst forth with an intense steam. The scorching steam turned into a strong thrust, allowing Han to quickly move away from the attack range of the bullets and rush towards Orochimaru.
Compared to the guy flying in the sky, the Orochimaru on the ground was obviously an easier target to deal with!
(End of Chapter)
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