A deafening wolf howl echoed through the night sky, reverberating through the mountains.
It was like a charge horn.
The wolf pack, along with the other beasts, seemed to have received a command. They let out roars and charged towards the people surrounded by the campfire by the river.
Instantly, the battle erupted!
"Shoot!"
The leader of the Lord's guards was a man clad in iron armor, wielding a samurai sword, with temples graying.
As he gave the order, a full three hundred guards simultaneously loosed their arrows.
Swish, swish, swish!
Arrows rained down, felling beasts one by one.
But more beasts continued to charge. Even more chilling was that
those hit by arrows, as long as it wasn't a fatal blow, quickly got back up from the ground as if they felt no pain, continuing to charge at the crowd!
The guards only had time to shoot two volleys before they were forced to discard their bows and arrows, drawing their swords or wielding spears, fighting against the charging wolf pack and other beasts.
The guards were arranged in neat formations, but facing the relentless and frenzied beast horde, they soon had their formations broken and were plunged into chaotic combat.
Suddenly, a guard with exceptional swordsmanship decapitated a black wolf. The black wolf's body then exploded, splattering blood.
Two nearby guards were splashed, and immediately let out piercing screams. Those screams then turned into wolf howls.
Their heads were transforming into wolf heads, their bodies sprouted fur.
In the blink of an eye, they had become black wolves with bloodshot eyes, filled with bloodlust!
From the darkness, atop a small hill, the First Prince Xin watched from afar, a crazed smile of excitement spreading across his face: "Impressive!"
"Truly impressive!"
"Now, they're all dead!"
Beside him was the Miko, but at this moment, a low, hoarse male voice spoke: "Of course!"
"However, you must keep your promise, otherwise, you will end up like them!"
Xin's hand trembled slightly, then he chuckled, "Of course!"
...
On the battlefield, Uchiha Shisui's pupils contracted as he watched the two guards transform into wolves. He shouted, "Be careful of those wolves! Don't let the blood of the dead wolves touch your skin!"
"Sage, go protect the Daimyo!"
"There's no need to hide your identities anymore!"
These were no ordinary beasts!
Immediately, both Shisui's squad members and the one codenamed "Sage," Rin Nohara, dispelled their Transformation Techniques.
However, they all wore masks.
"We are people from Konoha's Sage Domain, sent in the name of the Sage to protect the Daimyo!"
"Everyone, fall back in an orderly fashion and protect the Daimyo!"
one of Shisui's squad members shouted.
Uchiha Shisui opened his mouth and spat out, boom, a massive fireball exceeding 5 meters in diameter roared out, incinerating the charging beasts into charcoal, and then blasting a group of beasts behind them away.
Two other members of Shisui's squad leaped into the air, throwing kunai attached with Lightning Burst Talismans and Explosive Tags. These scattered among the beast horde.
The two squad members raised one hand each: "Explode!"
First, the Lightning Burst Talismans ignited, radiating arcs of electricity outwards.
Several Lightning Burst Talismans formed an electric net, engulfing all the beasts within it, paralyzing their bodies and rendering them immobile.
Immediately after, explosions erupted, and the Explosive Tags detonated, turning these beasts into torches.
This wave cleared a large area, dramatically changing the situation.
The natives of the Land of Origins had never witnessed such a spectacle.
They were all stunned.
Konoha's Sage Domain, people of the Sage!
Although the legend of the Sage had only spread in Tengen City for a few days, it had left a profound impression on its people.
Thus, the guards, who had been in a state of panic after their formations were broken, immediately unleashed fierce fighting spirit and cheered.
Because they saw hope for victory!
In the depths of the darkness, the First Prince Xin's expression stiffened.
The Sage!
Damn, how could they be here?
The Miko beside him chuckled, "It's only just beginning!"
Then, she let out another wolf howl.
Instantly, Uchiha Shisui noticed that the beasts had become even more bloodthirsty and frenzied. Their bodies were even expanding, and strands of blood began to seep out from within, a dark red color!
"This is bad!"
Sensing danger, Uchiha Shisui immediately warned the other team members, "Be careful, absolutely do not get any blood on you!"
"And, these beasts might self-destruct!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a black wolf lunged at one of Shisui's team members. Before it even made contact, the black wolf suddenly exploded in mid-air, splattering blood everywhere.
Fortunately, thanks to Uchiha Shisui's warning and their quick reflexes, they managed to evade the blood.
However, several nearby guards from the Land of Origins were not so lucky. They quickly mutated, transforming into black wolves, and then pounced at the other guards.
Uchiha Shisui raised a hand and moved at high speed, appearing as countless solid afterimages within the stampede of beasts. Beneath his mask, his Sharingan spun, clashing gazes with the beasts at the last possible moment.
Then, one by one, the beasts fell to the ground, all of them hypnotized by the Sharingan!
"As expected of Teleporting Shisui!"
His comrade couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
He then threw more Lightning Burst Talismans and Explosive Tags, combining the two to resist the beasts' assault.
Meanwhile, the guards retreated near the Daimyo's tent, forming a circle.
Suddenly, a roar came from behind them.
Many guards looked back and saw a person, clearly a woman, wielding a strange weapon that somewhat resembled a fish. With one strike, she actually split the river in two.
The crocodiles in the river were slain, their blood surging and staining the water red.
It was Rin Nohara who had struck.
After slicing at a crocodile trying to climb ashore, she raised a hand. The river water spun at high speed, forming a massive whirlpool. The crocodiles that continued to try and climb ashore were immediately caught in it.
Even when they self-destructed, they were held back by the current, and their blood couldn't splash onto the shore.
"So powerful!"
"This is a Sage!"
"To be able to control the river!"
...
The guards exclaimed in amazement.
In the Land of Origins, they represented military strength.
Each of them was a samurai, capable of easily taking on four or five ordinary people, or even more.
And the elite among them, like the leader, possessed swordsmanship that was no less than that of a Jonin.
In fact, purely in terms of skill, few in Konoha could surpass him in swordsmanship.
Unfortunately, after the emergence of Chakra, such things would either be integrated or discarded.
There were also samurai in the Ninja World, such as those from the Land of Iron.
But in reality, they also used Chakra!
The feudal lords of the major countries also had their own armed forces, their samurai, among whom were many who wielded Chakra.
Uchiha Shisui, who was busy hypnotizing the beasts, also noticed Rin Nohara's actions. After silently praising, "Well done," he immediately shouted, "Sage, sweep all these hypnotized ones into the river!"
"Understood!"
Rin Nohara nodded.
The crocodiles in the river had already been constricted by her water style. She then plunged Samehada to the side and rapidly formed hand seals with both hands.
Sage Art - Water Style - Water Dragon Constriction!
With a deafening roar, the water in the river rapidly converged and, before the astonished eyes of the many guards and the Daimyo, who had been helped out of his tent by his son, surged skyward, condensing into two colossal water dragons with diameters exceeding 10 meters.
At this moment, the river behind them even stopped flowing for a period of time.
After becoming the Jinchuriki of the Dark Three-Tails, Rin Nohara had focused her efforts on researching Water Style Ninjutsu, in addition to her own Medical Ninjutsu.
Therefore, the strength of her Water Style, in Konoha, was second only to Sarutobi Asuma.
Even in the entire Ninja World, she could rank among the top five.
And this scene was absolutely more visually impactful than the explosions from the Explosive Tags and Lightning Burst Talismans just moments ago!
"This… is this a Sage!"
In the Daimyo's eyes, there was eagerness and excitement for his life to be extended, but also a deep-seated fear!
This was power that surpassed that of a Miko!
And it seemed that for that "Konoha Sage Domain," such power was not uncommon!
This filled the Daimyo with deep fear, as if a vast abyss lay before him, and one step forward would be swallowed by it.
No!
It was the entire Country of Origin!
In the depths of the darkness, First Prince Xin was also terrified, staring blankly at the two giant dragons descending from the sky. They devoured the ferocious beasts, whether hypnotized or not, all at once, enveloped by the water.
The Miko beside him was also shocked, but in the next moment, her expression turned crazed: "You won't destroy this!"
Awooo!
The wolf's howl sounded again.
Accompanied by the sound of tearing clothes, the Miko transformed.
Her skin split open, and a massive black wolf with fur like steel needles and eyes like a pair of giant green lanterns emerged.
Xin turned and looked on in horror.
This was the first time he had seen the true form of a demon beast.
He couldn't imagine how such a behemoth could be hidden within a body weaker than his own.
Awooooo!
The demon wolf howled.
The beasts it had corrupted and controlled exploded, splattering blood.
But it was clear that Rin Nohara's Water Style was far more powerful than imagined.
The water dragons were not broken.
At the same time, these two water dragons acted as a barrier for Uchiha Shisui and the others, blocking all the splashed blood from the explosions of the beasts that hadn't been dealt with in time.
Rumble!
The water dragons dispersed, leaving the ground covered in blood and a foul stench.
Above the hill, the demon wolf suddenly opened its massive maw and bit down at Xin.
It needed to recover some of its strength to deal with the troublesome little bugs below!
Just then, wooden strips whistled through the air, entangling Xin and pulling him back.
"It seems the timing is perfect!"
Kakashi's voice rang out.
Immediately after, the night sky was illuminated by brilliant electrical light.
Kakashi, in Sage Mode and wielding his Chakra Blade, slashed down.
In an instant, a light blade formed by Storm Style extended, reaching over ten meters, splitting the giant demon wolf before him in two!
Awooo!
The demon wolf let out a pained roar, but the demon wolf, cut in half by Kakashi's blade, quickly transformed into two demon wolves standing in the air, their green eyes shooting out four green light beams.
"Watch out!"
Below, Yamato raised his left hand, and wooden strips pulled the falling Kakashi, causing him to evade the four light beams.
Hyuga Iroha behind him had also caught up and shouted, "Captain Kakashi, this guy is an energy body; it doesn't have a physical body!"
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