Chapter 181: The Three-Tails Appears
Thump!
He kicked away the few Mist ninja who had come close, and Kyosuke slowly walked up to the unconscious Mangetsu Hozuki.
Just as he was preparing to end the enemy's life with a single sword strike, another spoiler rushed out from the side.
With a clang, he blocked the enemy's kunai. Kyosuke's wrist turned, and the blade of the Kusanagi sword slashed across the enemy's throat with extreme speed.
Unfortunately, with a splash of water, this spoiler directly used the Hydrification Technique to dodge this attack and continued to rush at Kyosuke.
"Another ninja from the Hozuki clan? What a troublesome ability."
The moment his words fell, a dazzling flash of lightning suddenly appeared in his left hand.
"Chidori."
He thrust his palm into the enemy's chest. Although this did not directly cause damage, the place that was hit could no longer be hydrified.
"But it's just that," Kyosuke said, pulling his palm horizontally, and this Hozuki clan ninja's chest was completely cut off by him, dead as a doornail.
Seeing that the power of the Lightning Release was even stronger than he had expected, Kyosuke simply used the unconscious Mangetsu Hozuki as a bait and began to slaughter the Hozuki ninja who had come to the rescue.
Meanwhile, the Mizukage, Yagura, was leading his Kage Guard and charging straight at Kiyoshi Mitarashi. At the same time, he was still holding an unconscious young man in his hand.
"As long as the Three-Tails can erupt in a place where the Konoha ninja are dense, the situation of this war will be reversed in an instant," Yagura thought to himself, ignoring the aggressive enemy, and turned to give his Kage Guard a look.
After receiving the hint, the Kage Guards instantly charged forward to block Kiyoshi Mitarashi and the others, and Yagura used this opportunity to directly bypass the crowd and continue to rush toward the center of the Eastern Army.
"Strange, what is he doing?" Kiyoshi Mitarashi, after joining forces with his subordinates to kill the Kage Guards, chased after Yagura in the direction he had left, a sense of unease in his heart.
However, before he could see Yagura's figure, a fierce roar suddenly echoed throughout the battlefield.
Everyone, including Kyosuke, almost at the same time turned their gaze to the source of the sound, and then they all couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"Tai-Tailed Beast! This is... the Three-Tails, Isobu," a Konoha ninja said in a trembling voice, his words intermittent.
There were many ninja present with the same expression. Even many Mist ninja couldn't help but show a look of panic, because once the Three-Tails went on a rampage, it wouldn't be in the mood to distinguish who was an enemy. Or in other words, if it could distinguish, the Mist's losses might be even greater.
The Three-Tails, Isobu, was a gray, mud-turtle-like monster with three tails. Both its huge body and the surging chakra all over its body were by no means something a powerhouse below the Kage level could contend with.
Kiyoshi Mitarashi knew this very well. Unfortunately, just as he was preparing to lead his subordinates to stop the rampaging Tailed Beast, the Mizukage, Yagura, unexpectedly appeared before him.
"I won't let you get to the Three-Tails so easily," Yagura said, looking at the anxious crowd, a mischievous smile on his face.
He then drew a circle on the ground with the coral staff in his hand, and then a few figures suddenly charged out of the circle.
"Water Release: Water Mirror Technique."
This unique ninjutsu of Yagura could create clones that were exactly the same as the enemy, and could use the same ninjutsu as the opponent, and the power was also the same.
Of course, this water mirror clone was after all just a clone without a mind, so although its strength seemed to be similar to the real body, there was still a relatively large gap between the two's combat power.
However, Yagura's use of the Water Mirror Technique to stall for time at this time was an excellent choice.
"If this goes on... no choice," Kiyoshi Mitarashi said, seeing that he could not break through Yagura's encirclement. He forcefully pushed back his own clone, turned to a subordinate behind him, and said, "Send a message to Uchiha Kyosuke. Order him to do everything he can to stop the Three-Tails' rampage."
"Yes, sir," the ninja replied simply, and then he turned and disappeared with a few leaps.
"Whew," Kiyoshi Mitarashi felt a bit of relief in his heart. He then looked at the Mizukage, Yagura, who was maintaining the ninjutsu in the distance, and said, "Now, let's continue our battle."
"Lord Kyosuke," just as Kyosuke was continuing to slaughter the Hozuki clan's ninja, the previous messenger had already come to his side.
After a simple relay of the order, this ninja directly took his leave.
He looked at the Tailed Beast, which could cause an earthquake with every blow, and thought to himself for a while. In the end, he helplessly found that it seemed that only he could go and stop the Tailed Beast.
Kiyoshi Mitarashi was fighting with Yagura. He would be burning incense if he wasn't killed by the enemy, let alone providing support.
Hiashi Hyuga was also not an option. Not to mention his strength, at least Minazuki Saya's side could not do without him.
"Huh, wait, it seems there's still one person..." A thought suddenly flashed in Kyosuke's mind, because he had actually overlooked the person who might be the strongest on the entire battlefield.
That man who was suspected to be the strongest was naturally Might Duy.
Thinking of this, Kyosuke gave a subordinate beside him an order, and then he charged in the direction of the Three-Tails. At the same time, he slapped the air with his palm, and the long-unseen Aoda was summoned by him.
"Lord Kyosuke, it's been a long time," Aoda said with a respectful tone.
"Alright, do you see that turtle over there?" Kyosuke said, after jumping onto its head, pointing at the Three-Tails, Isobu, in the distance. "Come on, let's go and meet it together."
Aoda instantly looked in the direction Kyosuke was pointing, and then its huge snake pupils couldn't help but tremble.
At this time, it was still young. Facing the powerful Tailed Beast, it was still a bit afraid in its heart. But since Kyosuke, its contractor, had already given the order, Aoda could only brace itself and charge at the enemy, which was a circle larger than itself.
Along the way, although countless Mist ninja tried to stop Aoda, the huge difference in size between the two sides made the former's efforts all in vain.
"Go, Lord Kyosuke!"
"Commander-sama, wait, let's go together."
On the way, many Konoha ninja would greet Kyosuke with joyful tones from time to time. Even many ninja from the previous southwestern battlefield were preparing to go with him to deal with the Three-Tails, but in the end, they were all sent back by Kyosuke.
It wasn't that Kyosuke didn't need helpers, but even if they went to fight together, besides being able to serve as a bait to attract the Three-Tails' attention, they really couldn't be of much help. It was better to stay here and fight the other Mist ninja.
Aoda had been advancing at high speed for about five minutes and finally arrived near the Three-Tails. Its huge body almost immediately successfully attracted the enemy's attention.
Instantly, the Three-Tails shifted its attack target and directly charged at Aoda.
"Little Ao, don't fight it head-on. Use a kiting tactic to stall for time. It's best if you can lure it away," Kyosuke, who was sitting cross-legged on Aoda's head, said quickly, seeing the aggressive Tailed Beast.
With that, he closed his eyes again and began to prepare for the condensation of sage art chakra.
He had no choice. At present, his "Sage Mode" had not yet been upgraded, so in order to extend its use time, he could only use the traditional method to enter Sage Mode, rather than directly using the cursed seal to instantly activate it.
But fortunately, although Aoda was no match for the powerful Three-Tails head-on, by using its flexible body to kite, it was confident that it could last for a while.
Thump!
A sweep with all three tails missed. The Three-Tails ignored the many ninja who had been sent flying by the fierce wind and instead chose to continue to charge at Aoda, who was on its side.
"It's taken the bait," Aoda thought, seeing that the enemy had completely targeted it. After a slight hesitation, it was preparing to charge toward the empty valley in the distance.
Just then, the Three-Tails suddenly leaped high, used its tail to wrap itself in, forming a ball shape, and then charged over, spinning madly.
Aoda, who was caught off guard, was directly hit by its body.
"Ugh," Aoda let out a muffled grunt. It used all its strength to prevent its rolling body from crushing the Kyosuke on its head. But after being so seriously injured, it could no longer maintain its peerage.
Fortunately, at this time, Kyosuke had finally entered Sage Mode. He gently patted its head and, after a "thank you for your hard work," Kyosuke's figure instantly vanished from the spot.
"Lord Kyosuke, I wish you good luck in your martial endeavors," Aoda said, looking at Kyosuke's retreating figure. In the end, because of its serious injuries, it was teleported back to Ryuchi Cave with a poof.
He used the Body Flicker Technique to get high above the Three-Tails' head. Seeing that it had not discovered his existence, the six snake shadows surrounding Kyosuke instantly transformed into the form of giant dragons burning with white-hot flames.
"Sage Art: Flame Dragon Strike."
Then, learning from the Three-Tails' previous appearance, he wrapped the flame dragon-shaped snake shadows around his body and, spinning madly, he fell from a high altitude.
With a loud bang, the Three-Tails was directly knocked to the ground by this powerful blow. Even the ground for several dozen meters around it suddenly caved in.
Before it could recover, the snake shadow behind Kyosuke directly opened its mouth and spewed a stream of extremely scorching flames.
"Sage Art: Scorch Release: Blazing Sun."
The dragon-shaped white-hot flames prepared to hit the Three-Tails' shaking head.
A violent explosion occurred again. Even with the Three-Tails' strength, after being so seriously injured in succession, it was a bit difficult to recover for a time.
However, Kyosuke's mind was not relaxed for a moment, because he knew that this level of attack was not enough to seriously injure the Three-Tails, let alone knock it back into the jinchuriki's body.
"Sigh," he sighed helplessly. Kyosuke calculated the remaining time of his Sage Mode, and then his figure moved and he charged at the target again.
"Hurry up. If you don't come soon, I won't be able to hold on."
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