"There's no time left. After this war, there will probably be another decade or so of hiatus. That's too long for him."
Ohnoki said decisively. He floated off his seat and hovered at eye level with Yamagamiki.
"The name 'Chen Guang Liu Li' is already well-known, but it's not loud enough! It's not deeply rooted in people's hearts! He needs a 'debut' that will go down in history! A battle that will make the name 'Chi Chen' synonymous with invincibility.
If you encounter Chi Chen, you can choose not to carry out the mission, but you must let people know that he is invincible."
He leaned closer, lowering his voice to a level with a calculating certainty.
"On the mountain, you are the commander, you are in control of the overall situation. The next action, if there is an opportunity... I mean, if the battlefield situation allows and it can maximize our interests..."
Ohnoki looked directly into Yamagamiki's eyes and spoke clearly, enunciating each word:
"Give Chichen a stage, a stage that is big enough, dazzling enough, and with strong enough enemies. Push him into the spotlight, to the center of the battlefield, to a position where everyone—including our own people, and even those guys hiding behind the scenes in Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure—will have to look up to him!"
He was suspended in mid-air, his hands clasped behind his back. His small frame exuded a mountain-like majesty and unquestionable trust.
"Don't worry about him not being able to catch it. I know my disciple well. He's completely unaware of his own talent. This is a common problem among geniuses, like Hashirama and Madara back then. They need an experience that can completely transform them before they can truly unleash their talents."
All he needs is a chance for the world to see his brilliance! And what we have to do is to deliver this opportunity steadily and precisely to his feet!"
On the mountain, he understood what Ohnoki meant. This was a big gamble, and it was also a strategic layout that concerned the destiny of Iwagakure for the next few decades.
To hold up Chichen is to hold up a new era of Iwagakure. He seemed to have already seen Chichen standing at the top of the battlefield that everyone was paying attention to, with the light of Dust Release shining in all directions, becoming the most powerful deterrent symbol of Iwagakure.
But if they lose... can Iwagakure really hold on at this stage?
Ōnoki nodded in satisfaction and floated back to his seat, his fatigue seeming to have dissipated a lot.
He waved his hand and said, "Go to the mountain. I will arrange for the Anbu to stay with him. If he encounters an unbeatable situation, they will protect Chichen at all costs."
But what Ohnoki didn't expect was that before the Anbu had time to block the sword, there was already an Iwagakure willing to stand up for Chichen.
The seeds of the Land of Earth also began to sprout.
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A dust escape dropped from the sky and instantly split the battlefield into two parts, creating a crack several kilometers long.
In an instant, everyone on the battlefield was trapped.
Various ninjutsu were clashing against each other, and the noisy battlefield stunned everyone instantly when that figure appeared.
Chi Chen was suspended in the air dozens of meters above the ground. The pressure that had just wiped out Konoha's top elite troops on the flank battlefield enveloped the entire main battlefield without reservation.
"Iwagakure, rely on the fortress to withdraw from the battlefield!"
Obeying orders on the battlefield is the wise choice.
In particular, Chi Chen is the deputy commander-in-chief on the front line and the future Fourth Kage, and Chi Chen's strength is recognized by everyone.
"Senjutsu·Dust Release·Limit Stripping Technique!"
This time, the Dust Release light column descended from the sky, and even when viewed from the ground dozens of meters away, it felt extremely huge.
This is simply a pillar supporting the sky, a pure white beam of light that is so dazzling, carrying the absolute will to erase all matter, like a spear of judgment cast by the gods.
It fiercely bombarded the location where Akimichi Touka was and the dense Konoha formation behind him that was following closely behind him.
At the critical moment when the beam of light was approaching, Qiu Dao Qufeng, the battle-hardened leader of the Qiu Dao clan, felt an unprecedented threat of death!
The sense of crisis from his body made him burst out with all his potential! He couldn't dodge it, the light column of tens of meters was too big and too amazing.
"Partial multiplication and super hardening!" He roared, pushing the multiplication technique to the extreme. His huge body curled up, and his body surface was instantly covered with a rock-thick chakra hardening layer, trying to withstand this devastating blow.
Boom!!! The beam of light engulfed his massive figure. Amidst the blinding white light, only an extremely dull impact and a teeth-grinding cracking sound could be heard.
When the beam of light moved away, all that remained was a huge deep pit with mirror-smooth edges.
The mountain-like figure of Akimichi Norifuge disappeared without leaving any trace at the scene, and all the Konoha ninjas around him were annihilated in an instant.
The moment Orochimaru saw Chichen clasp his hands together, his golden snake eyes captured the fatal crisis. When Chichen's cold gaze locked onto him, the chill of death instantly penetrated his bones.
"Earth Release·Earth Substitute·Split!" Orochimaru's reaction was extremely fast. His real body instantly merged into the ground, leaving behind only an earth clone that was swept by the edge of the Dust Release beam and instantly turned into nothingness.
Even so, the terrifying high temperature and annihilation aftermath brought by the beam of light passing through the surface also made his body hiding underground feel a burning pain and chakra shock, making him look miserable.
The tide of snakes he summoned melted like ice and snow in the white light, leaving no ashes behind.
And those Konoha ninjas who were following the "Human Bomb Chariot" behind Akimichi Tofu had no time to react.
The pure white beam of light swept through like a plow, and a large part of the dense crowd disappeared in an instant!
There were no screams, no wreckage, only an abrupt and creepy "blank" area, and the charred ground at the edge that was instantly crystallized by the high temperature and was emitting blue smoke.
The ninja who had managed to escape direct hits or were caught in the crossfire were also blown away and burned by the terrifying shockwave and intense heat, screaming in agony. Konoha's frenzied attack was abruptly severed by this blow.
After releasing this earth-shattering blow, Chi Chen's aura showed a subtle disorder, but he forced himself to suppress it.
"W-what? This isn't even a human!"
This Dust Release that fell from the sky and wiped out everyone in an instant was even more astonishing than any other large-scale ninjutsu.
After Akatsuki used a Dust Release to extinguish Konoha at the front line of the battlefield.
Flying to the ground is another ninjutsu
"Immortal Technique·Earth Escape·Great Earthquake Technique"
With the blessing of the immortal technique, a huge earthquake across the battlefield knocked Konoha to the ground and instantly changed the terrain.
Then Chi Chen quickly formed seals with his hands and slapped the ground: "Immortal Technique·Earth Escape·Mountain and Stone Technique!"
A rock column hundreds of meters high rose from the ground, ready to wipe out all the Konoha ninjas in an instant.
There was no time to think at all. The remaining Konoha ninjas who were able to stand stood up to resist this ninjutsu that was like a natural disaster.
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