The Seven-Tails flew high into the sky, scattering a mass of yellow powder. The moment the powder touched the ground, it began a chain of continuous explosions.
Boom boom boom boom—
"Ah!"
"My leg!"
"Help me!"
For a moment, the battlefield was filled with the endless screams of Konoha ninja.
But suddenly, a faint green glow began to flicker across the battlefield—Katsuyu had begun healing.
However, the healing output of a single small Katsuyu was limited. Minor burns and abrasions could be treated, but more serious injuries could only be alleviated.
Even so, Konoha's casualties were greatly reduced.
But the key problem was—
The Seven-Tails wasn't limited to just one attack.
The next wave came almost immediately.
Yellow powder rained down once again.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
Konoha ninja tried to use ninjutsu to clear the yellow powder in the air.
But the particles were simply too fine—you could deal with part of it, but never all of it. There would always be some slipping through.
And then—
The Seven-Tails released another Phosphorus Powder Bomb.
"Damn it! How many times can it keep using this kind of jutsu?!"
A Konoha ninja shouted angrily.
"Haha, aren't you the arrogant Konoha ninja from earlier? What's with that pathetic look now?"
"Come watch the show!"
The Hidden Stone Village ninja, who had just been beaten into misery, had now become relaxed spectators.
Uchiha Raiden reacted instantly.
"Charge into the Hidden Stone Village formation! I don't believe that tailed beast will bomb its own allies!"
"Got it!"
The Konoha ninja adjusted their direction and rushed toward the Hidden Stone Village forces.
"Haha, the Konoha ninja have lost their heads! Hit them hard!"
"Yes!"
Gengan and Hanzan Yūga commanded their troops.
Can't use ground-contact Earth Style? Fine—this situation doesn't even need it.
"I've heard Konoha loves using Explosive Tags. Well, when it comes to Explosive Tags, we're no worse! Blast them to hell!"
"Yes!"
Under Gengan's command, the Hidden Stone Village defense force excitedly hurled combinations of kunai and Explosive Tags.
After being beaten every day for so long, it was finally their turn to do the beating.
Damn, this feeling was amazing.
"Right now, we're the only ones who can still use Earth Style. Don't hold back your chakra! If you run out, just throw kunai! I guarantee you'll have even more fun than those guys in the defense unit!"
"Yes!"
"Don't lie to us!"
"Follow Hanzan-sama and charge!"
"Charge my ass—prepare Earth Style: Earth Spear!"
"Yes!"
The Hidden Stone Village assault unit condensed long spears in their hands.
"Three, two, one—throw!"
What the hell—this was basically a ninja javelin squad.
The Konoha ninja charged again and again—
Only to be repelled each time.
Combined with the relentless phosphorus bombardment from above, even with Tsunade's medical support, Konoha's casualties were rapidly reaching an unbearable level.
In just over ten minutes, Konoha had already suffered nearly a thousand casualties—one-fifth of their forces.
This was the result of failing to restrain a tailed beast.
In a large-scale battlefield, the destruction they could cause was terrifying.
In one-on-one combat, they might not be unbeatable—
But on the battlefield, they were absolute monsters.
Tsunade continued to maintain Katsuyu's large-scale dispersion technique, constantly summoning more small Katsuyu onto the battlefield.
But the casualty rate was simply too fast.
Even for a Senju known for massive chakra reserves, she was beginning to falter.
And she had no other options.
First, she couldn't fly—she couldn't distract Ōnoki or the Seven-Tails.
Second, her methods couldn't stop the Four-Tails or Five-Tails.
The Four-Tails' lava made it impossible for her to get close.
The Five-Tails' charging force couldn't be blocked.
All she could do was remain here, endlessly casting medical ninjutsu.
But how could healing ever outpace destruction?
Tsunade let out a self-mocking laugh.
"So in the end… I really am useless."
...
"Out of my way—Susanoo Slash!"
Uchiha Kamito had already activated his Mangekyō, forming a dark half-bodied giant as he clashed with Ōnoki.
"At such a young age, you've already awakened the Mangekyō. You cannot be allowed to live."
"Cut the crap—kill me if you can!"
Ōnoki dodged the Susanoo's slash while forming hand seals.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique."
A cubic barrier suddenly appeared, about to envelop Uchiha Kamito.
"Damn it—that's even worse!"
Uchiha Kamito brought two fingers together before his chest.
In an instant, he appeared behind Ōnoki.
"Amaterasu!"
Black flames formed above Ōnoki's head.
Sensing danger—
"Earth Style: Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique!"
Ōnoki rapidly descended, dodging the attack.
Uchiha Kamito's Amaterasu missed again.
"Damn it! This is exactly why I didn't want to awaken this eye technique!"
Everyone knew—
Amaterasu couldn't kill anyone.
Damn it, it's my fault. Back when my sister got married, why was my first instinct to burn my future nephew to death?
Now I'm screwed.
Judgment triggered—left eye: Amaterasu.
Uchiha Kamito had awakened a completely useless jutsu.
But Senju Hideki on the ground suddenly realized something.
Amaterasu—eternal flames.
It might not work well on people, but against tailed beasts? That's a guaranteed hit.
"Kamito—hit the tailed beasts a couple times!"
"Earth Style: Earth Binding!"
A massive fissure suddenly opened beneath the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, then rapidly closed, trapping half their bodies.
"That's right—if it doesn't work on people, use it on tailed beasts!"
Uchiha Kamito immediately understood.
So it wasn't that Amaterasu was useless—
He just hadn't found the right target.
Amaterasu: Hmph. You finally get it. I've been wronged all this time, but I never said a word.
Uchiha Kamito's gaze snapped toward the tailed beasts, his pupils contracting.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique."
He was forced to dodge again.
Whether Amaterasu could kill a tailed beast, he didn't know.
But if Dust Release hit even once—
He'd be completely erased.
"No good—the recovery time is too long! That old man Ōnoki won't give me a chance!"
Uchiha Kamito shouted, grumbling internally.
Amaterasu really is trash.
Meanwhile, things weren't going well for Senju Hideki either.
After breaking free from their restraints, the Four-Tails and Five-Tails actually began coordinating their attacks.
The Four-Tails launched long-range lava bombardments.
The Five-Tails charged in straight-line assaults.
Wave after wave—
Leaving Senju Hideki overwhelmed.
You're tailed beasts—since when do you cooperate?!
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