Chapter 90: One Person Changes the Tide of Battle! (Requesting Subs, Monthly Tickets, and Recommendation Tickets!)
Konoha Year 46 was destined to be a year remembered by history.
Sarutobi Asuma, bringing Yūhi Kurenai and others, arrived at the Mist Ninja battlefield. After understanding the situation from Commander Jiraiya, they immediately took action.
The biggest problem on the Mist Ninja battlefield was its vast size, combined with the Mist Ninja's dispersed surprise attacks and infiltrations, which directly exacerbated Konoha's disadvantage of insufficient troop strength.
This way, as long as the Mist Ninja found a weakness or loophole in Konoha's defenses and broke through with elite forces, they could easily tear open the defense line and expand their gains.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had done exactly that before.
If it weren't for Sarutobi Asuma and Might Duy, it's certain that more than just Might Guy and the others would have died.
A large number of prosperous towns within the Land of Fire would have been destroyed.
One must realize that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, when cooperating, possessed the power to destroy a city in a short period.
If they had caused havoc in the heartland of the Land of Fire and Konoha, the impact would have been astonishing.
Although the defeat of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist pained the Third Mizukage, it also strengthened his resolve to continue this tactic.
This indeed brought immense trouble to Konoha.
"I understand the situation, Lord Jiraiya. Just tell me where the Mist Ninja are most likely to breakthrough!"
Sarutobi Asuma said decisively.
Jiraiya nodded, then gestured to Nara Shikaku, who was beside him.
Nara Shikaku immediately opened a map, which already had extremely clear markings.
"Jonin Asuma, there are thirty-six points along the defense line that are most vulnerable to Mist Ninja breakthroughs. The twelve points marked with red lines are the weakest among those thirty-six."
Nara Shikaku explained, pointing at the map.
Sarutobi Asuma's gaze swept over it, and he immediately understood. This was prepared for him, or rather, they already had a plan on how to utilize his combat power.
As expected of Nara Shikaku!
"Understood!"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded, memorizing the map, and said, "Then let's deal with the twelve weakest points first."
As his voice fell, smoke rose on both sides of Sarutobi Asuma, and a total of twelve Shadow Clones appeared.
Jiraiya's expression turned to shock as he sensed Sage Mode Chakra.
He's actually mastered Sage Mode after so long?
But why no markings on his face?
Jiraiya was utterly confused but didn't immediately ask.
Swish, swish, swish!
The twelve Shadow Clones roared away.
Sarutobi Asuma continued to absorb Natural Energy to feed the hungry cells within his body.
Jiraiya was even more shocked.
The Chakra consumption is so high, yet he dares to absorb Natural Energy? Isn't he afraid of losing control and the Natural Energy going berserk?
"Give me another 3 hours!"
Sarutobi Asuma said.
Three hours later, Sarutobi Asuma created another twenty-four Shadow Clones.
"What astonishing Chakra and recovery ability!"
Nara Shikaku marveled inwardly.
Jiraiya, on the other hand, was dumbfounded.
After Shikaku left, he couldn't help but ask, "Asuma, was that Sage Mode you just used?"
Sarutobi Asuma thought for a moment and nodded, "You could say that!"
You could say that?
Jiraiya was puzzled, "It's not the Sage Mode from Shikkotsu Forest, is it?"
"No."
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head and said, "I stimulate my cells through powerful Yang Style Chakra Nature Transformation, allowing them to directly absorb Natural Energy, and then extract Sage Mode Chakra directly from the cells."
Jiraiya's eyes widened at his words: "Yang Style Chakra Nature Transformation?"
"Cells directly absorbing Natural Energy?"
"Won't they go berserk and be eroded by Natural Energy?"
What Sarutobi Asuma said practically overturned his understanding of Sage Mode.
Sarutobi Asuma nodded and smiled, "Under normal circumstances, if one absorbs Natural Energy into their body without being able to control it, the Natural Energy will erode the body and change it."
"If you grasp Natural Energy, you can combine it with your own spiritual and physical strength to form Sage Mode Chakra."
"However, my mastery of Yang Style Chakra Nature Transformation has reached an extreme, surpassing Tsunade's, and it has an extraordinary impact on cells, allowing them to directly absorb Natural Energy."
"Then, when I extract Chakra, it's directly Sage Mode Chakra."
Now, he was like a human Tailed Beast theoretically capable of infinite Chakra.
Jiraiya was stunned and couldn't help but mutter, "No wonder your Sage Mode has no effect on you. This is just like the Toad Sage and Sage Fukasaku from Mount Myōboku."
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled upon hearing this, "Perhaps their way of cultivating Sage Mode is the same as mine."
Jiraiya shook his head; he didn't know.
He hadn't inquired about that.
"Yang Style Chakra Nature Transformation truly has a deeper connection with the physical body than other nature transformations; it even represents the ultimate of physical strength itself," Jiraiya mused.
Unfortunately, although he had also mastered Yang Style Chakra Nature Transformation, to surpass Tsunade...
Jiraiya shook his head, then smiled, "Asuma, your talent is truly astonishing!"
"It seems I'll never be able to reach this point in my life!"
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled lightly, "There are countless possibilities in the future. Jiraiya-sama, you are also a genius, and you can't be too absolute about what hasn't happened."
However, relying solely on one's own efforts to master a certain Chakra Nature Transformation to the depth of the Six Paths level was indeed an almost impossible goal.
But Sarutobi Asuma suddenly thought of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan.
The activation of the Sharingan often required extreme emotional stimulation to cause drastic changes in one's Chakra, thus activating the eyes.
"The reason emotional stimulation is needed is likely because one's mastery of Yin Style Chakra Nature Transformation is insufficient, forcing them to rely on external forces to achieve a leap in their Chakra's nature transformation."
"The more intense the emotion, the more astonishing this change will be."
"Furthermore, human emotions are related to the physical body, but they belong more to the spiritual level. Yin Style represents spiritual power, corresponding to Yang Style."
With this thought, Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but have an idea.
If he, who had mastered Yin Style Chakra at the Six Paths level, stimulated his own eyes and optic nerves with Yin Style Chakra, could it cause an anomaly in his vision?
"Asuma?"
Jiraiya's voice startled Sarutobi Asuma.
"Sorry, I was thinking about something interesting," Sarutobi Asuma said with a smile, returning to his senses.
Jiraiya suddenly felt a bit emotional, "You're a bit like that guy Orochimaru, but you're much easier to get along with, hahahaha!"
Jiraiya couldn't help but burst into laughter himself.
At the same time.
Sarutobi Asuma's Shadow Clones rushed to the battlefield at the fastest speed, like divine soldiers descending from the heavens, plugging the weak points and loopholes in Konoha's defense line.
"What? It's Konoha's Purple Flash! How is he here?"
"Retreat quickly!"
"We're no match for him at all!"
...
The Mist Ninja were greatly alarmed and began to retreat one after another.
They had only heard before that Konoha had produced a very powerful individual who was also very young.
But the destruction of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had made the Mist Ninja remember him thoroughly.
According to intelligence, Sarutobi Asuma had returned to Konoha after dealing with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and they never expected him to appear on the front lines.
Coincidentally.
As Sarutobi Asuma's Shadow Clones appeared on the battlefield, the Mist Ninja either routed or retreated voluntarily.
Konoha's defense line, which was riddled with holes due to insufficient troops, was immediately stabilized.
The news of Sarutobi Asuma, Konoha's Purple Flash, descending upon the battlefield quickly spread throughout the entire battlefield.
Konoha ninja were naturally overjoyed and their morale soared.
However, the Mist Ninja were terrified, especially since many of their squads who encountered Sarutobi Asuma had gone silent, causing the Mist Ninja's offensive momentum to halt immediately.
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