"Release of lightning: a cut that divides the world"
That was all Kozue said before his hand holding the hilt of his sword flickered and a giant sword beam pierced diagonally through the mountain in front of him and traveled several kilometers, leaving a ravine tens of meters deep.
Because the protective seals could shield the mountain from her attack, Kozue added lightning element chakra and the sword beam sliced through the mountain like a hot knife through butter.
Located several kilometers from the capital of the land of fire, the interior of this mountain was a Root base that was used for communication between all the bases near the capital of the land of fire and also served as a place for the training of its members and new recruits.
As Root's largest base near the capital of the Land of Fire, it was very important and was therefore protected with numerous seals that would withstand an attack from a Kage-level power before falling and giving its occupants enough time to react.
Whether to counterattack or abandon the base along with all important elements.
Jonin-level powers were already few compared to the thousands of ninjas and samurai on the continent, so you can guess how few Kage-level powers there were in the great villages.
Therefore, these protective seals would usually be sufficient for this base, and the members of Root believed that it could never be put into use.
After all, who would attack a Root base?
As a clandestine organization, and one that maintained an even lower profile since the Third Hokage's ban following the Uchiha clan massacre, they had very little chance of being attacked, and even less when their bases could not be found.
In addition to the cursed seals that prevented the location of their bases from being leaked after their members were captured, Root members were subjected to rigorous training, and exercises to find and lose potential pursuers were included in that training.
Therefore, they believed it was impossible for anyone to attack these bases even after all their actions as a criminal organization.
Murders, drug smuggling, etc.
Root was involved in everything to raise funds and keep operating.
Therefore, they took the secrecy of their base locations very seriously and did not think that anyone would ever attack one of their bases.
But anyway, these bases had protective seals that would allow them to react, and this base in particular had powerful protective seals.
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And in an instant, these protective seals in which they had great confidence were destroyed in a second, and the enormous mountain where they were hidden was split diagonally.
"Sword style: 100 cuts"
Even with all their training, the Root members were taken by surprise due to the absurd situation and were easy prey for Kozue, who once again moved her sword quickly and cut the mountain into countless pieces.
Kozue not only attacked to kill most of Root's ninjas in the shortest time possible, but also to give the girls space to attack as well.
Alert to Kozue's attack, the girls were ready to teleport away.
And they arrived at the precise moment when the great mountain split into dozens of irregular pieces and its occupants were left defenseless.
They were not surprised by Kozue's power, so the girls reacted quickly and began to attack.
"Release of Light: …" x3
The first to attack were the trio of fallen angels.
After killing a few dozen Root ninjas with her sword attacks, Kozue left the rest to the girls.
The Root ninjas who remained and came out of their stupor, emerged at that moment from behind the remains of the mountain to escape the falling debris and had the misfortune of being the first to receive a rain of light projectiles.
Besides the children who were receiving training in underground rooms and Root ninjas training, there were almost 50 Root ninjas at the top of the mountain and almost 3/4 had been eliminated by Kozue and the rest died pierced by light projectiles.
Robin and Mikita could do nothing as the enemies were quickly eliminated, but they weren't without opponents for long before more Root ninjas emerged from underground.
With a sadistic smile, Mikita was the first to rush towards the enemies and pierce them with her fists and feet, creating carnage with blood raining down and bodies exploding after receiving her blows.
With their earth and Devil Fruit jutsus, each blow had the weight of tons behind them, and the poor Root ninjas didn't stand a chance.
Robin was not far behind.
As several upper and lower limbs grew on the battlefield, they attacked Root ninjas who stayed away from Mikita or managed to dodge his attacks.
Leaving Robin and Mikita to have their fun, the 3 fallen angels surrounded the battlefield to prevent Root's ninjas from escaping.
Although it was unnecessary, since these Root ninjas were trained to ignore fear and attack the enemy until they eliminated them or died trying.
Therefore, the 5 girls joined forces to eliminate the nearly 100 Root ninjas who emerged from the underground.
From the sidelines, Kozue watched the girls' performance and nodded in satisfaction.
Meanwhile, he didn't forget to keep a watchful eye out for any enemies preparing a sneak attack against the girls or trying to escape.
Fortunately, Root's ninjas weren't that strong.
Most of them were genin level and only a few were chunin level.
Given the low probability of being attacked and the confidence in the base's protective seals, the Root member who was from the Yamanaka clan did not expect an attack, much less such a strong one, and was unable to dodge Kozue's next attack and was killed by being cut in half.
Kozue could sense his greater spiritual energy compared to the rest and assumed it was the base's sensor, so she took it upon herself to quickly eliminate it.
And after only 10 minutes of fighting, the girls had finished off their enemies.
The only ones left were the children receiving training in underground training chambers and the base leader.
With a Jonin-level chakra level, Kozue assumed he had the same level of power and let him hide underground for the time being.
And when the girls approached to celebrate, Kozue was alert to any movement from the hidden Root ninja.
And not only him.
Mikita and Robin were also alert, and their Observation Haki was deployed across the battlefield, ready for any situation.
Previously, Kozue had warned them not to attack him yet and to wait until they had defeated the other Root ninjas, which is why they hadn't targeted him before.
And now, with all enemies defeated, they were ready for the final battle.
But to the surprise of the three, Root's hidden ninja remained still and showed no signs of moving.
Suddenly, Kozue disappeared from her spot and reappeared next to the girls, opening her hand enveloped in Armament Haki to reveal 6 crushed insects.
Using fire magic, Kozue incinerated them, before picking up her sword again.
Several meters below ground, under the rubble of the destroyed mountain, a figure waited patiently.
As the leader of this Root base, the Aburame clan ninja had the duty to fight the enemy.
But when the power difference was great, he had an obligation to let the other ninjas at the base face the enemy, and he would have to gather as much information as possible.
Through his insects, he could later learn the details of the battle, and he did not leave yet because he knew that the enemies had not yet retreated.
And right at that moment, his body trembled when he received the information that 6 of his tracking insects had died and he knew that the enemy knew of the presence of a ninja from the Aburame clan.
And just as he was preparing to start moving away from the place, he felt his mind stop for a second before death enveloped him.
The body of the Aburame clan ninja was split in two horizontally and only the earth around him prevented his body from separating.