The art of mountains and rocks!
As Chi Chen slapped the ground with both palms, chakra poured in like a violent torrent of earth veins.
The earth's crust on the battlefield groaned as it could not bear the heavy burden. Then, under the gaze of countless horrified eyes, the earth seemed to be torn and lifted up by an invisible giant hand!
Rumble~~
The deafening roar drowned out all the sounds of fighting on the battlefield.
A huge rock barrier hundreds of meters high, like the backbone supporting the heaven and earth, started from Chichen and rose from the ground like a moving mountain range, pushing towards the remaining troops of Konoha!
"Retreat quickly!!" "Get out of the way!!!"
Konoha's formation collapsed instantly. Fear overwhelmed all discipline and sense of honor. Coupled with the previous earthquake technique, there was no way to escape.
Faced with this world-shattering, disaster-level ninjutsu that was beyond human control, any resistance seemed pale and ridiculous. The ninjas fled in despair, trying to escape from the shadow that covered the sky.
However, the speed at which this massive rock barrier moved far exceeded their imagination. Screams, the sounds of bones breaking, and the dull thud of being instantly swallowed by the rock... all intertwined into a desperate elegy.
The Konoha ninjas who had no time to escape were like ants caught in a tsunami. They were instantly crushed into powder or pressed alive into the depths of the new rock strata, leaving behind only mottled bloodstains and twisted limbs.
Chi Chen hovered atop the barrier, his long silver-gray hair fluttering in the gust of wind whipped up by his magic. He gazed expressionlessly down at the Shura Field below. Deep within his blue-gray eyes lay an icy calm, and a subtle hint of fatigue.
The price... Is this the price of changing the world?
A cold ripple passed through his heart. Every life that disappeared under the rock could be a father, a son, or a relative like Yaya who was looking forward to having a child in the future.
This heaviness weighed heavier than any enemy attack, but he suppressed the slightest hesitation. His primary concern was protecting the Land of Earth. If he didn't demonstrate absolute suppression, even more lives would be lost in this war.
Mercy cannot bring peace, and weakness will only lead to more death.
He thought of the stacked "Ladders of Hope" outside the Iwagakure Village, Aunt Harui's warm smile, Feiliu's stubborn eyes, and the ordinary people who worked hard to live in the mines, in the fields, and in their newly built homes.
Their peace is protected by force. Without force, the Land of Earth would be like today's Land of Rain, which would become a battlefield at the mere need of a great power.
"Only absolute deterrence can put an end to endless disputes."
This was Ōnoki's teaching, the cruel truth he learned through blood and fire. He chose to bear this sin, becoming a "rock" that intimidated his enemies, and to secure a breathing space for the development of Iwagakure and the Land of Earth.
"Monster... He really is a monster!" The Konoha ninja who had escaped by chance collapsed to the ground, looking at the rock barrier that stretched across the sky and was still rumbling forward, his spirit completely collapsed.
"This is 'Dust Light Glaze'... This is the successor of Two Heavenly Scales Ohnoki..." Danzo's face was as pale as paper. He saw the style of the first generation in it. The first generation in front of him could change the terrain with just one blow. Even this kind of large-scale ninjutsu could be used by other people.
But this kind of power that can destroy everything is so similar.
Since he is here, Uchiha Kagami and Hatake Sakumo are probably dead, and Qufeng was fine just now...
The destruction of the elite team, and then the magical power before him that seemed like divine punishment.
This nine-year-old boy had completely shattered all his strategic plans and confidence with his irrefutable strength.
Konoha's elite were as fragile as paper in the face of absolute power.
One person is equal to a country!
"Send the order..." Danzo's voice was dry and hoarse, filled with unprecedented fatigue and humiliation, "Retreat on all fronts! Send a ceasefire request to Iwagakure!"
This is not an act. He came to this war with the belief that he would win, but the result was that his close friends died one after another in front of him, and even Konoha's elite troops were almost gone. Konoha really can't afford to waste time now.
He knew that this was not just a retreat, but an admission of defeat, an admission that Konoha was completely defeated by the Iwagakure in this battle, and defeated by an Iwagakure ninja who was only nine years old!
"Lord Danzo!" The staff officer next to him was incredulous.
"Follow orders!" Danzo growled with unquestionable determination.
He must take the remaining people to defeat Sand Village and the Rain Country. Konoha only lost to Iwagakure.
As for the request for a ceasefire... this will be the most humiliating page in Konoha's history, but compared to total annihilation, this is the only way to survive.
As Danzo's order was issued, the surviving Konoha ninjas seemed to have been pardoned. They threw away their weapons and fled in panic to the rear, no longer having any desire to fight.
Thunderous cheers erupted from the Iwagakure camp.
"Long live Lord Chichen!"
"Long live Iwagakure!!"
"Victory!!!"
The ninjas waved their weapons, and the situation on the battlefield changed too quickly. The Iwa Ninja, who was originally on the defensive, instantly defeated Konoha, and Konoha asked for peace!
Chichen, from today on, this name will no longer be just a genius, but a mythical symbol of victory, the banner of Iwagakure's invincibility! He single-handedly reversed the situation on the main battlefield.
Chi Chen slowly withdrew the chakra that maintained the immortal technique, and the huge rock barrier stopped moving, eventually turning into a magnificent scar that stretched across the center of the battlefield, witnessing victory and destruction.
He stood at the highest point of the fortress, overlooking the devastated battlefield and the cheering Iwagakure.
A feeling of fatigue came over him. He had to continuously use the super-standard immortal magic of Dust Escape and Earth Escape to intimidate the enemy. In addition, the continuous fighting still had an impact on him. Of course, the most important thing was the mental fatigue.
Teacher... I am now standing on the stage you asked for, Chi Chen said silently in his heart.
He now fully understood Ohnoki's deep meaning. No matter how much the Iwagakure dispersed their forces, with the help of earth escape technique that was good at group battles, even if the opponents were all famous ninjas of Konoha, how could they just hide in their stronghold?
This war, this battle that he led and ended, was the path that Ohnoki paved for him to become the Fourth Tsuchikage.
He used Konoha's disastrous defeat to announce the arrival of a new era for Iwagakure.
Konoha probably thought of it, but their original idea was to delay the main force. After all, no one would have thought that Konoha would be willing to send such a luxurious lineup to kill Chichen. If Chichen had not comprehended natural energy later, he would have died here long ago.
Danzo could only sigh that God was not on Konoha's side!
Shan Shang walked quickly towards the mountain, surrounded by guards. Looking at the slightly thin figure on the top of the barrier, he took a step forward and his voice boomed across the battlefield:
"Chichen, Konoha has been defeated and is sending a request for peace!"
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