Chapter 100: Thousand Man Slayer! (Seeking subscriptions, monthly tickets, recommendation tickets)
From behind, Sarutobi Asuma, who was leading Yūhi Kurenai and the others, showed a surprised expression.
Three Shadow Clones had been defeated in succession.
The future Fourth Mizukage, Yagura!
Ice Release!
Shikotsumyaku!
Dark Release!
Even if the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were annihilated, the Kirigakure still had plenty of strong ninja.
However, this did not affect the overall situation.
Because now, he could say he had no weaknesses.
His Scorch Release wasn't afraid of Ice Release, and Lightning Style Chakra Mode and Monster Strength weren't afraid of Shikotsumyaku.
Sage Mode chakra, along with the ultimate Chakra Nature Transformation, made him even less fearful of Dark Release.
Even though three Shadow Clones were lost, Kirigakure had also suffered heavy losses.
And Konoha was advancing like a hot knife through butter!
He continued to create three Shadow Clones, flying to the front lines in the air to act as assault troops.
And once a Shadow Clone was dealt with, Sarutobi Asuma could quickly ascertain which area was difficult to breach, and then his main body would go kill there.
Half an hour later.
The system popped up a notification.
An achievement was unlocked again: [Thousand Man Slayer]!
Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but zone out.
He had already killed over a thousand people!
How old was I now?
Sarutobi Asuma thought about it. Born in Konoha year 33, he was already 13 years old by traditional reckoning.
Killing over a thousand people at 13 years old…
"To kill one is a crime, to slaughter ten thousand is a hero. To slaughter ninety million makes one a hero among heroes!"
Sarutobi Asuma comforted himself, then happily allocated his Attribute Points to Constitution.
He glanced at it, it was already 94.3!
Electromagnetic Release + Lightning Style Chakra Mode + Sea Training + Natural Energy!
His Constitution had improved at a rapid pace. Electromagnetic Release and Lightning Style Chakra Mode could be said to be training at the cellular level, essentially internal cultivation.
Swinging his sword in the sea was external cultivation.
Combining internal and external cultivation yielded explosive results.
"I still need to develop better training methods through Chakra Nature Transformation, Kekkei Genkai, and Kekkei Mōra."
Sarutobi Asuma was thinking distractedly.
In the blink of an eye, it was dusk, and Konoha had already pushed to the border of the Land of Tea.
But this was not the end.
The Kirigakure in the Land of Tea also had to be driven out, leaving Kirigakure with no foothold on land.
However, Sarutobi Asuma did not pursue them overnight.
Nighttime, combined with Kirigakure's Hiding in Mist Technique, was very unfavorable for the vast majority of Konoha's ninja.
Sarutobi Asuma himself wasn't afraid, but he also had to consider the losses Konoha would incur.
Darkness fell.
But there were no insect chirps in the forest.
Both enemy and allied forces were hidden in the dense forest, either resting, on alert, or concealing killing intent.
Under a tree.
Sarutobi Asuma sat cross-legged, still absorbing Natural Energy to cultivate.
And at the same time.
Sarutobi Asuma's Shadow Clones, Hizashi Hyuga and Uchiha Shisui, were riding the Dragon of Scorch Release high in the sky, patrolling along the peninsula's coastline.
Around 11 PM.
On the dragon's back, Hizashi Hyuga, sweat breaking out on his forehead, suddenly exclaimed, "Asuma-sama, I found them!"
"Where?"
Sarutobi Asuma's gaze sharpened.
Uchiha Shisui felt a surge of spirit as well.
Hizashi Hyuga pointed, saying excitedly, "There!"
"My Byakugan can't pierce it, so there must be a barrier!"
"If a barrier is being used, it must be where the Mist Ninja are hiding their ships!"
Sarutobi Asuma looked in the direction Hizashi Hyuga pointed, but saw nothing special.
However, with a direction established, it wouldn't be difficult for him to confirm.
Ink Dyeing Sky Dizziness Technique!
Sarutobi Asuma unleashed his Sensory Ninjutsu, and with the enhancement of Sage Mode, it rapidly spread towards the target.
"There really is a barrier!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled, raising his right hand as a Scorch Release Rasenshuriken quickly materialized.
The Transformation Technique was dispelled, the cloud floating in the air vanished, and Sarutobi Asuma stood on the dragon's head. With a flick of his arm, the high-speed spinning shuriken shot downwards.
"Enemy attack!"
The hidden Mist Ninja below looked up, then let out terrified shrieks.
Immediately after, accompanied by roaring sounds, water dragons shot up into the sky, colliding with the descending giant shuriken.
But it was futile.
At a distance no more than fifty meters from the ground, Sarutobi Asuma's Scorch Release Rasenshuriken expanded explosively, forming a blue-white sphere of light that rapidly expanded outwards, consuming vegetation and evaporating seawater.
This sphere of light expanded to a radius of five hundred meters before stopping, then it contracted, and the thermal storm began to sweep outwards.
Hizashi Hyuga, in the air, could see.
Below was a scorched area exceeding one kilometer, and as the thermal storm swept through, a larger area of vegetation rapidly ignited, turning to ash.
Great trees were either uprooted and turned to ash by the intense heat, or burned on the spot.
2 kilometers!
3 kilometers!
...
After 5 kilometers, the power of the thermal storm drastically decreased, becoming a normal storm.
On the Scorching Style dragon, Hizashi Hyuga and Uchiha Shisui, looking at the scene below and feeling the heatwave wash over them, couldn't help but swallow.
If they had been below, they wouldn't have been able to withstand it; they would have definitely turned into mummified corpses, or perhaps not even leave a corpse behind.
Sarutobi Asuma had never used such a large-scale attack on the Mist Ninja battlefield before.
The main reason was that the Mist Ninja primarily engaged in dispersed infiltration and surprise attack tactics, never large-scale troop engagements, so Sarutobi Asuma had no reason to waste chakra on a massive technique.
Therefore, both Hizashi Hyuga and Uchiha Shisui were witnessing it for the first time.
Sarutobi Asuma, calm as water, controlled the Scorching Style dragon to descend.
Below was indeed a small harbor. Although it was destroyed beyond recognition by the ninjutsu, no Mist Ninja corpses were visible.
However, Hizashi Hyuga, having recovered, easily found the hidden secret of the location with his Byakugan.
It turned out there was a natural cave connected to the sea, which could be used for hiding and storing ships.
The Scorch Release Rasenshuriken had only destroyed the outermost part; some ships and Mist Ninja still remained inside.
Sarutobi Asuma didn't make a move; Hizashi Hyuga and Uchiha Shisui dealt with them easily.
Meanwhile.
The Mist Ninja who were preparing for a night surprise attack heard the roaring sound and all looked up behind them.
The light illuminated the heavens and earth.
"That direction is..."
"No good!"
Yagura's expression changed drastically: "Konoha found where we hid our ships!"
Their escape route was cut off!
One by one, the Mist Ninja turned their heads, growing somewhat panicked.
Some even dropped their kunai, their will to fight completely gone: "Damn it, it must be Sarutobi Asuma... someone like that is impossible to defeat!"
The power of the Scorch Release Rasenshuriken was too immense, and since it was night, many Mist Ninja noticed the commotion.
However, this was not the only place where the Mist Ninja hid their ships; it was just the largest one.
Therefore, although the Mist Ninja were shocked, even panicked, they had not yet collapsed.
If their ships were gone, they could seize those of the Land of Tea.
Moreover, reinforcements were arriving soon!
The Third Hokage himself would be coming!
The Jonin stabilized the morale of the troops.
However, the plan to sneak attack under the cover of night had to be abandoned. With such a large commotion, Konoha was surely alerted.
And this night was destined to be sleepless for the Mist Ninja.
Following this, one hidden base of the Mist Ninja after another was discovered and eliminated by volleys of Scorch Release Rasenshuriken.
Even though the Mist Ninja were prepared, they were still unable to withstand Sarutobi Asuma's assault.
Sarutobi Asuma's main body, however, had not moved, only continuously splitting into Shadow Clones.
"Lord Asuma, the Mist Ninja have retreated!"
Before dawn, Sarutobi Asuma received a report from a Jonin of the Hyuga Clan.
Sarutobi Asuma considered for a moment, then ordered, "Eat, then pursue!"
Fifteen minutes later.
Groups of Konoha Ninja set off, pursuing in the direction the Mist Ninja had retreated.
Rumble!
Within the dense forest, roars erupted intermittently, with smoke and fire filling the sky.
This was due to the traps set by the Mist Ninja being triggered.
Casualties were unavoidable, but Konoha did not halt their advance.
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