Swoosh!
Kusuo flew across the land, the words Tsunade had spoken to him before he left flashing through his mind.
Currently, the main battlefronts of the three great nations were concentrated in the Land of Demons, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Hot Water.
The Land of Demons, due to its geographical location, was mostly faced with troops from the Hidden Stone Village; the number of allied forces was small.
The most difficult fronts were, in fact, the Land of Rain and the Land of Hot Water. One of these battlefields had the Akatsuki's participation. With all its members being powerful S-rank missing-nin, their deterrent force was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads, and the Konoha side had to be on guard. For this reason, Konoha had sent Jiraiya to provide support and gather intelligence.
The other, the Land of Hot Water, was under pressure mainly from the allied forces of the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Mist villages. The elemental attributes of these two villages could complement each other, and the combination jutsu they used on the battlefield were, in terms of effect, even far greater than those of the Sand and Stone, who were originally most adept at it.
It was a one-sided battle. The Konoha ninja were being beaten badly. Once they encountered a large-scale ninja alliance, they could only flee with their tails between their legs. If this continued, they would sooner or later be pushed back into the Land of Fire's own territory.
But the most severe problem was not this. It was that Konoha was fighting a three-front war, its forces spread thinly across three battlefields. Therefore, every front was at an absolute disadvantage.
What Kusuo needed to do now was to strike decisively with lightning speed, sweeping clean the Land of Demons battlefield, which had the least pressure. Whether for private or public reasons, the peace of the Land of Demons was his and Shion's primary goal.
With Shion's participation, a large amount of Mōryō's chakra had been distributed to the Konoha ninja in various war zones, as well as the vast terracotta army, which greatly relieved the pressure on their side. Of course, Mōryō's puppet jutsu was not invincible; it was limited by region and time. But as long as Shion was within the borders of the Land of Demons, the terracotta army could provide an endless supply of support. This was the monstrous aspect of a perfect Mōryō Jinchuriki.
At this moment, on the main battlefield of the Land of Demons, corpses littered the ground, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air. The place had already been shattered by various Earth and Fire Style ninjutsu, a complete mess. The entire land was almost a field of ruins.
The one leading the Hidden Stone ninja forces was a member of the Onoki clan, Onoki Shio. He commanded almost half of the Hidden Stone Village's power. Here in the Land of Demons, he was pressing forward layer by layer, beating the Konoha ninja into a steady retreat.
"Guy-sensei! Just let us go!"
"Now is the most critical moment! It's time to follow through on our ninja way!"
Rock Lee stood before Guy, the short, thick eyebrows on his excited face flying up and down.
Guy was the commander-in-chief of this Konoha allied force. At this moment, his body was also covered in wounds, his smooth bowl-cut hair stained with a good deal of dust.
"Lee! Now is not the time. We have not yet reached the point of desperation," he said in a low, serious voice to Lee.
Beside him, Tenten and Neji also nodded in agreement.
"Indeed. After these days of fighting, I've discovered that they don't seem to want to fight us head-on. Instead, they use large-scale ninjutsu to force us back every time. A real close-quarters battle with blades and fists has not happened once."
"Yeah, it feels so strange," Neji and Tenten analyzed with frowned brows.
Guy, as their jonin instructor, had witnessed the struggles between villages and knew what was going on. For a war purely for benefits like this three-nation alliance, all the great villages had their own selfish motives. It was basically impossible for them to send out their full force, nor were they willing to let their own village suffer too many casualties. They all wanted to sit back and watch the other ninja villages fight a bloody battle with Konoha, then reap a big profit for themselves at the least cost, in exchange for the highest chips.
This was also the reason why the current Konoha could still struggle to hold on while fighting a three-front war. If there was no external pressure, this situation would continue until the national power of the Land of Fire, to which Konoha belonged, was completely dragged down by this war. At that time, the three great nations would rush in together and launch a decisive battle.
"Not good! Lord Guy!"
"The enemy is attacking again! The scale seems a bit big this time!"
Suddenly, a Konoha ninja rushed into the tent, kneeling on one knee in a panic to report the military situation.
"Notify everyone to get ready immediately!" Guy didn't waste words, directly ordering the entire army to be on alert.
But when he arrived at the battlefield with Lee, Neji, and Tenten, his scalp tingled. As far as the eye could see, it was filled with Hidden Stone Village ninja. There was no end in sight.
"This..." Guy was greatly shocked. He didn't understand why the other side had suddenly changed its strategy. Not just him, but all the Konoha ninja were in a panic, a骚乱 (sāoluàn) - commotion - breaking out.
They didn't know that not long ago, the Tsuchikage's personal guard, Akatsuchi, had been slain by Kusuo's sword. This matter had enraged Onoki. At the same time, due to the constant urging of the other two great nations, the Third Tsuchikage had directly slapped the table and decided to advance the final battle.
Onoki Shio stood at the very front. As a middle-aged pillar of the Onoki clan, his strength and condition were at their peak. The strength of a peak jonin was enough to give even Guy trouble. If the latter didn't open the seventh or eighth gate, it would be very difficult to hold him off.
On the battlefield, banners rustled in the wind. As ninja, the main means of combat was still the clash of ninjutsu. Onoki Shio did not mince words, nor did he resort to childish methods like pre-battle speeches. With a raise of his right hand and then a downward sweep, countless Hidden Stone Village ninja formed a torrent, taking a step forward at the same time.
"Earth Style! Debris Flow Great Waterfall Technique!"
"Earth Style! Rock Lodging Collapse!"
"Earth Style! Super Hardening Technique!"
"Earth Style! Earth Flow Spears!"
"..."
"..."
One ninjutsu after another was released. A dozen jonin, and several hundred chunin, the ninjutsu they cast... how powerful was it? Condensed together, it was simply world-shaking. The scene was magnificent.
RUMBLE————
Like a natural disaster. The ground beneath the Konoha ninja suddenly began to crumble. Many ninja who couldn't dodge in time all fell into the cracked earth, then were pierced by the sharp rock spears within, or swallowed by the debris flow.
Not only that, but in the clear, cloudless sky, it was now a dense mass. Countless earth flow spears, a full hundred of them, under the enhancement of the Super Hardening Technique, were indestructible, their tips glinting with a sharp, cold light. The fist-thick earth flow spears rained down like a violent storm, shooting towards the Konoha side.
"Fire Style! Dragon Flame Release Song Technique!"
"Fire Style! Great Flame Bullet Technique!"
"Water Style! Water Severing Wave!"
After the Konoha ninja reacted, they quickly got into position, spitting out large amounts of flames and sharp water currents from their mouths. In an instant, water and fire mixed, wind and lightning changed. Countless ninjutsu began to collide in the sky.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The immense power made the sky change color. The earth shook, and a shower of earth, stone, and steam fell to the ground.
Guy watched with a burning anxiety. Making a split-second decision, he immediately opened the Eight Gates.
FWOOSH!
Blue steam boiled. Might Guy directly opened up to the Seventh Gate, the Gate of Shock.
"Your opponent is us."
Four figures flashed in the sky, blocking Guy's path forward. They were all elite jonin from the Hidden Stone Village.
Hokaku of the Land of Earth, Sumashi of the Land of Earth, Tōjijin of the Land of Earth, and Mahiru of the Land of Earth. These four were all powerful ninja who had participated in the Third Great Ninja War and had led troops to cause huge losses to Konoha. Now, although they were all over fifty, their strength was still there. It could be said that they were very terrifying. Even a Kage-level powerhouse might not necessarily not take a fall at their hands.
Now, four elite jonin against Guy alone. And in the Hidden Stone Village's formation, there was even an Onoki clansman, a peak-level jonin who had even touched the edge of the Kage level, Onoki Shio.
Under Guy's hair, which was standing on end after opening the seventh gate, drops of sweat were also trickling down. It was unclear if it was from nervousness or from the steam generated by the immense pressure of the seventh gate.
The four elite jonin with "Land of Earth" in their names looked at the Guy who had opened the Eight Gates with smiles on their faces, but their hearts remained cautious. The matter of Might Duy opening all eight gates and kicking the majority of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to death was no longer a secret. And this Guy before them, his strength was even greater than his father's.
But their mission was merely to delay, not to fight to the death. As long as the opponent didn't open the eighth gate, they had absolute confidence in buying time for their teammates on the main battlefield.
The atmosphere... began to grow heavy. The air pressure... slowly dropped.
However, at this critical moment...
SWISH!
The hum of a sword. A brilliant light. It cut through heaven and earth, splitting them apart. A brilliant sword aura came across the sky.
This scene... stunned all the ninja present. Wrapped in a terrifyingly astonishing sword pressure, a powerful aura forced everyone to bow their heads.
"Heh, if you're going to rely on numbers to bully the few, I won't allow it."
A figure in red. Holding a sword, descended from the sky.
That man... he had arrived.
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