As soon as the voice fell, an overwhelming wave of Conqueror's Haki burst out.
The surrounding ninjas seemed to see a huge, menacing black shadow emerge behind Simu.
A dark red shockwave erupted outward, rapidly expanding around him.
In an instant, countless enemy ninjas collapsed on the battlefield.
Among them were many weaker Chūnin and even some Jōnin.
But that was already enough—half the enemy force was down in one move!
The One Piece world's way of dealing with small fry proves terrifyingly effective here.
"So... strong…"
"As expected of Lord Simu!"
Konoha's morale surged.
Even Minato was momentarily stunned.
Holding his signature custom kunai, he swiftly decapitated the enemy in front of him. As he glanced at the fallen Rock Shinobi, then at Simu in the distance, he shook his head and muttered:
"That ability is totally unreasonable…"
People like Kato Dan and Shikaku Nara (Lu Jiu) didn't even know what to say—they were dumbfounded.
Konoha was riding high.
But for the Rock Shinobi, it was a nightmare.
They barely had three or four thousand men to begin with.
First, Simu wiped out four earth platforms with ease.
Now, with just one look, over a thousand were down?
Are you even human, Hanyu Simu?
Is this even a fair fight anymore?
No one knew what was going through Dong Shiren's mind (Eastern Dead Man), but Kiichiro from Kusanagi Village was already preparing to give the retreat order.
Unfortunately, as one of the Rock Shinobi's commanders, Dong Shiren wasn't about to give up so easily.
"Don't be discouraged, everyone! Only the weak fainted. That just proves that we are the true core of the Rock Shinobi army!"
"Don't give up! We still have a chance!"
His speech, however, didn't do much to stir morale.
He wasn't wrong though.
The stronger Jōnin and skilled Chūnin weren't affected by Simu's Haki.
But seeing half their comrades drop in a second had seriously shaken their confidence.
"That's Dong Shiren of the Rock Shinobi…"
Simu lazily rested his two-meter-long mace on his shoulder.
At this point, Simu was already close to 1.9 meters tall, but the weapon still looked enormous on him.
"Hanyu Simu…"
Dong Shiren had no intention of wasting words.
The moment Simu appeared, he slapped his palm on the ground.
"Earth Style: Fissure Earth Palm!"
Ripples of chakra surged through the soil, and cracks spread rapidly beneath Simu's feet.
In an instant, the ground below him crumbled, forming a giant chasm like a gaping maw.
But Dong Shiren wasn't finished.
He rapidly formed hand seals.
"Earth Style: Heavenly Dome!"
A massive earthen dome materialized in the sky, pressing down on Simu like an enormous lid.
With a deadly drop below and a crushing lid above, it looked like Simu had nowhere to escape.
"How terrifying…"
Simu's lazy eyes sharpened instantly.
"If this is all you've got, it won't satisfy my thirst for battle!"
"Master Gai wants to start the biggest war in the world!"
Simu's expression turned wild and frenzied.
Dong Shiren had no idea what Simu was raving about.
The massive dome plummeted toward him.
But Simu didn't run.
He stepped forward and hurled his mace upward.
"Thunder Eight Trigrams!"
Lightning burst forth, wrapped in Armament Haki, surging up along the mace.
A deafening crash echoed out as it slammed into the dome.
Cracks spread from the mace's iron tip.
Then—shatter!
The entire dome exploded into fragments.
Amidst the falling rubble, a flash of light shot toward Dong Shiren.
Dark red markings emerged on Simu's face.
"Sage Mode: Thunder Eight Trigrams!"
Simu's mace, now brimming with enhanced thunder, roared toward Dong Shiren.
Tonight, Simu was determined to grind out imitation points from Kaido.
Dong Shiren had no choice but to use Earth Style to defend.
But every technique he cast was smashed apart by Simu's hammer.
His defensive Earth Style was useless.
"Damn it…"
Their numbers were dwindling.
Dong Shiren was growing desperate.
He used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat and bit his finger hard.
"Summoning Technique: Earth Titan!"
A puff of smoke erupted from his hands.
And then—a giant stone titan over 100 meters tall loomed over the battlefield.
Simu looked up.
It seemed familiar.
Something about it reminded him of the Kingdom of Ashes' secret technique.
But it didn't matter.
The titan's massive fist came crashing down.
Simu turned into a beam of light and zipped away in an instant.
Boom!
The spot where Simu had stood was obliterated.
Dong Shiren, having summoned such a massive beast, now looked pale and weak.
He was already at his limit.
"Scared me to death… I almost got killed."
Simu appeared above the Two-Tails' head, dragging his massive mace.
He casually patted Matatabi on the head.
"Look at their Summoning Beast—so big and powerful."
"Tch..."
Simu sighed, which made Matatabi instantly furious.
What's going on?
Am I, the mighty Two-Tails, your Summoning Beast now? And you're out here embarrassing me?
Enraged, Matatabi opened her mouth and aimed at the rock titan.
Chakra infused with Yin and Yang attributes quickly swirled and merged within her jaws.
A violent aura swept across the battlefield like a storm.
"It's Lady Matatabi!"
Many Konoha ninjas recognized her, even referring to her with honorifics.
Minato glanced sideways at Simu.
He had a feeling this guy must've said something stupid to provoke Matatabi again.
Meanwhile, the Eastern Dead Man—Dong Siren—hurriedly manipulated the rock titan beneath him.
Because of his massive frame, he could only brace himself in a defensive stance.
The titan's enormous body rapidly compressed, forming a massive rock shield in both hands.
Just as he finished, the Tailed Beast Bomb Matatabi had charged burst through the air!
That gigantic sphere of energy slammed directly into the rock shield Dong Siren had just formed.
BOOM!!
A terrifying wave of energy erupted on impact.
Crimson light engulfed the sky, lighting up the entire battlefield.
The explosion swallowed the rock titan completely.
"So this is the power of a Tailed Beast..."
Minato murmured with awe from the distance.
Even a powerhouse like Dong Siren was no match.
Although the battlefield was now veiled in thick smoke…
Simu, using Observation Haki, had already pinpointed the Eastern Dead Man who was trying to flee underground.
"You survived a Tailed Beast Bomb? Lucky bastard."
A flash of light ripped through the haze.
Simu's mace came crashing down without mercy.
"Thunder Eight Trigrams!"
The shockwave shattered the ground, exposing the hiding Dong Siren.
"What a pity—you almost escaped."
Simu's foot glowed with radiant lightning as he stomped down hard.
The force crushed Dong Siren's body into pieces.
With his death, the entire defense line of the Land of Grass collapsed.
Not to mention, half of the enemy forces were already taken out by Simu's Conqueror's Haki earlier.
This surprise attack? It was already over.
"I surrender!"
Kiichiro quickly raised both hands in the air.
As the leader of a small nation, he didn't have the right to choose sides.
It's always about which side has the bigger fist.
Simu appeared beside Minato.
"I'll leave things here to you."
Minato frowned. "You're heading to the Kannabi Bridge now?"
Simu nodded. "Speed is everything. They'll never expect me to move straight to Kannabi right after this fight."
"Still... your body..."
Though the battle hadn't done much to Simu physically, the bridge was still over a hundred kilometers away.
Running that distance nonstop, even for someone like him, wasn't exactly easy.
Simu patted Minato's shoulder.
"Don't worry. Don't you know my stamina by now?"
Minato gave a helpless smile.
"True. Sometimes I wonder if you're the Tailed Beast and Matatabi's the human."
There was no denying it—Simu's stamina and Chakra reserves were insane.
After all, in just one flash, he'd crossed the battlefield like a lightning bolt, slicing into the heart of the Land of Earth.
One hour later, the Konoha forces had finished sweeping the battlefield.
All surrendered Iwa and Grass ninjas were placed in custody.
As for where?
Naturally, the infamous ninja prison within the Land of Grass.
"Where's Simu?"
Shikaku Nara (Lu Jiu) arrived at command HQ and asked Minato.
Minato sighed and spread his hands.
"That guy's already off to raid the Kannabi Bridge."
"So impatient?"
Shikaku frowned, clearly thinking the same thing Minato had.
"Leave him for now. What's the battlefield status?"
With Simu gone, command naturally shifted to Minato and Kato Dan.
Shikaku held a document.
"This time, Konoha lost 402 men, including the injured. We killed 1,432 enemies and captured 3,421."
"Reinforcements are on the way and should arrive by tomorrow."
He gave a concise report.
To raid the Land of Grass, they didn't move the full army.
Instead, Simu led 2,000 elite ninjas to seize control first.
The next phase was to bring in the full forces and eliminate the remaining Iwa Shinobi between Kannabi Bridge and the Land of Grass.
The most dangerous and critical task now…
Was whether Simu could destroy the Kannabi Bridge within the planned window.
If that vital supply line was severed, the Iwa Shinobi troops stranded between Grass and the Land of Earth would be nothing more than turtles in a jar!
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