In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 507 Sky-Shattering Fist

The Fourth Shinobi World War began with the destruction of Iwagakure.

This was an unexpected turn of events.

The way the war reached its climax was equally unexpected.

While Hanzo led 4,000 Amegakure ninja and 1,500 men brought by the Third Kazekage to fight against Kumogakure, Nagato, the Amegakure candidate for Amegakure, and the elder Kakuzu led more than 200 elites on a raid of thousands of miles, causing havoc in the Kumogakure, which was left with its main force undefended, and captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki alive.

With the information provided by Fugaku Uchiha and White Zetsu, Nagato and Kakunobu found Killer Bee and the young Yugito Nii, who had just become the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, in the Cloud and Thunder Gorge without much effort.

At this point, Killer Bee had basically mastered the power of the Eight-Tails, but he was no match for Nagato, who was healthy, possessed the Rinnegan, and was the Jinchuriki of the Seven-Tails. After a difficult struggle, he was immediately captured after having his chakra drained by the Preta Path.

As for Yugito, there's not much to say. She hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy when Kakuzu killed all her guards, knocked her unconscious, and captured her.

Not long after the battle began, two tailed beasts were captured by the Hidden Cloud Village.

This news shocked the ninja world once again.

They were shocked not only by the fact that Amegakure's strength exceeded their expectations, but also by the fact that Amegakure had acted in such a way.

Because by doing this, Amegakure is digging up the roots of Kumogakure and forcing Kumogakure to fight them to the death.

The consequences of Iwagakure losing its tailed beast have been shown to everyone in the ninja world. Without the tailed beast, they couldn't even defend their village. If Kumogakure doesn't want to follow in their footsteps, they must reclaim their tailed beast.

By doing this, they have already deeply offended the Hidden Cloud Village. There is no possibility of peace unless the tailed beasts are returned.

From the perspective of most factions, Amegakure is determined to follow the same path as Sunagakure to the bitter end, leaving themselves no room for maneuver.

Meanwhile, Konoha once again launched an attack on Sunagakure under the pretext of mediating the war, aiming to reclaim the territory that had been taken from Sunagakure during the Third Shinobi World War and force Sunagakure to stop the war.

They believed that with the main force of Sunagakure tied down and having to devote some energy to defending against the Kirigakure army attacking from the sea, even if the reanimated Hashirama Senju did not take action, he would definitely not be able to stop Konoha.

However, reality dealt them a heavy blow.

Sasori, along with Rasa, Karura, and a dozen elite Jonin equipped with enhanced puppet armor and possessing Kage-level strength, led a 5,000-strong Sand Village army and nearly crushed the Konoha army in a single battle.

The scene was absolutely devastating!

Even though Hashirama Senju intervened in time, he couldn't stop Sasori, who was piloting Sasori of the Red Sand. Instead, after being hit by a scorching core, Sasori's reanimated body was severely injured and almost sealed away by Sasori during the recovery period.

If it weren't for Kushina Uzumaki, who had fully mastered the Nine-Tails' chakra and could transform into the Nine-Tails at a crucial moment, Hashirama Senju would have truly been sealed away.

Although she didn't influence Kurama to become a perfect Jinchuriki and enter Kurama Link Mode like her son Naruto Uzumaki in the original timeline, Kushina's sealing techniques were extremely advanced. She could use the Adamantine Sealing Chains to forcibly squeeze Kurama's chakra, making her even stronger than the Eight-Tails Mode in the original timeline, which could overpower Pain in its berserk state. She could be considered a true Kage-level fighter.

His raw strength is even greater than that of Hashirama Senju, who only possessed about 40% of his full power.

While Sunagakure was becoming stronger, other ninja villages were also trying their best to improve their strength in order to fight against Sunagakure.

Compared to other ninja villages, Konoha has a very solid foundation to be explored.

In reality, whether in the present or the original timeline, for several decades before the Fourth Shinobi World War, Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki never actually went to the battlefield.

The reanimated Hashirama and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Kushina, one with an immortal body capable of infinite regeneration and the other a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki with equally powerful regenerative abilities and incredible endurance after transforming into a tailed beast, managed to hold off Sasori, who possessed a scorching core, when they joined forces.

Under normal circumstances, Scorpion can suppress either of them, but when faced with the two of them working together, he is the one who is suppressed.

After activating the Scorching Core, the reanimated Hashirama and Kushina were then overwhelmed and beaten by Sasori.

After Scorpion activated his Scorching Core, the two were naturally no match for him and were in dire straits. However, both of them had high health bars, strong recovery abilities, and thick skin. As long as they were not instantly killed, they could continue fighting for just twenty seconds.

And so the battle remained deadlocked.

With both sides' super-Kage level combatants restrained, the battle should have been decided by a group of Kage level combatants. If the Sunagakure side only had Rasa and Karyura, they would have been defeated. However, with more than a dozen strong fighters close to Kage level, the two sides fought fiercely.

And so, Konoha, having gathered all its main forces, was firmly blocked at the border by Sasori and his men.

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One punch the world.

On the training field, Shimizu was still sweating profusely.

With powerful medical ninjutsu, this avatar broke through its limiter at a speed not much slower than the original body, and also broke through the fourth limiter much earlier.

Even because of the first-mover advantage, the effectiveness of training at this point has already decreased significantly, and it may even be difficult to make any progress.

This indicates that he is approaching the bottleneck where the fifth limiter is located.

"Hoo... My current physical abilities should be comparable to those of a high-level Dragon-class monster. In terms of physical strength, among S-class monsters, only Superalloy Darkshine can surpass me."

Shimizu put down the training equipment he had crafted into a magical artifact, then removed the heavy pressure field he had created for himself using the Reversed Eight Directions technique. Looking at the power data displayed on the instrument, he nodded in satisfaction.

Reversing the eight directions is the embodiment of one's own world and the recent results of spiritual practice.

This unique skill that Li Muxuan relied on to counter Lu Jin has already been mastered by Qingshui.

The ability to reverse eight directions is both offensive and defensive. If it is considered as a pure offensive capability, it would not rank highly in Shimizu's case, but it is commendable in terms of support capabilities.

This ability is incredibly versatile, even more useful than the mental aura that Shimizu previously created.

It can be used to enhance an attack, or to defend, to block or deflect an enemy's attack.

It can even be used like Shimizu now, to amplify gravity with its force field, suppress itself, and use it for training or to suppress enemies in battle. "Unfortunately, I already felt some pressure when I broke the fourth limiter. The difficulty of this fifth one will only be higher. No matter how much I push my body, I can hardly make any progress. It seems that relying solely on training is no longer enough to break through like the previous four times. The resources brought by my main body and several avatars have been almost exhausted."

Perhaps, if I want to break through in the short term, I have to be like a hungry wolf, relentlessly challenging those stronger than myself. Otherwise, I can only rely on time to slowly hone my foundation and wear down this limitation.

Shimizu took a few shallow breaths, sat down to the side, and drank medicinal tea to replenish her energy and recover her body while using medical ninjutsu to heal the muscle damage caused by over-training, silently thinking to herself.

When he felt that his strength had almost recovered, Shimizu got up and continued exercising.

This time, instead of continuing to train with the equipment, Shimizu opened a teleportation portal and teleported himself to a deserted sea area.

The reason Shimizu traveled so far to test this move was naturally because he felt its power was too great.

Testing the power of techniques in such a remote place should not affect others.

It's not the Scorching Core. Although Kusno has developed the Scorching Core derivatives such as the Lightning Core and the Dragon Roar Core based on the core of the G3 Machine God, and has also shared the technology with Shimizu, allowing Shimizu to fully unlock the upper limit of the Scorching Core, Shimizu is not here to test these this time.

Instead, it is a new fist technique that combines the Water Flow Rock Shattering Fist and the Whirlwind Iron Slicing Fist.

These two sets of boxing techniques, when combined, form a more powerful set.

If the Flowing Water Shattering Rock Fist is the main technique, the Dragon Fang Killing Fist will evolve into it. If the Whirlwind Iron Slicing Fist is the main technique, the Sky-Shattering Qi-Splitting Fist will evolve into it. The two fist techniques are essentially the same and can be considered as one set of fist techniques. They only change because of the different emphases when used.

His current physical condition is similar to Bangu and Bomb, but it is still somewhat inferior to those two in their prime. In theory, he should not be able to combine the two sets of boxing techniques and perform them at the same time. If he tries to force it, his body will suffer a backlash and be severely injured before he can even use the moves.

However, Shimizu is not a pure martial artist like Bang or Bomb.

He is a ninja, and also an extraordinary person.

A layer of milky white Qi rose from the surface of Qing Shui's skin, and his flowing black medium-length hair turned white at this moment, while his eyes shone with a deep blue light.

Reverse Rebirth Triple Stage, activated!

This avatar's accumulation is not as deep as the original body's. Even with medical ninjutsu, Shimizu only recently broke through the third level of Reverse Life, allowing his entire body to be transformed into Qi, leaving him without any weaknesses.

With enough energy, even if his entire body is scattered, he can still reassemble himself within a few breaths, making him almost immortal.

In this state, what backlash are you afraid of?
"Huff...exhale..."

The salty sea breeze filled his lungs, and Shimizu waved his hands. In an instant, a powerful force, seemingly capable of tearing everything apart, was generated from within him, greatly accelerating the rate at which white energy emanated from his body, repairing the damage within.

Shimizu continued moving, gathering chakra beneath her feet, and stomped heavily on the water's surface.

The center of the surging sea suddenly sank, followed by an instant explosion.

Shimizu clenched his fists, unleashing a powerful surge of air as he blasted them towards the sky with tremendous force.

Even though the water had unleashed its attack towards the sky, the sea was still momentarily stunned, and under the influence of the aftershocks, it poured seawater outwards in all directions.

Meanwhile, half of Shimizu's right arm also disappeared, but it was rapidly recovering under the repair of Bai Qi.

"Ouch...that really hurts, but the power..."

Looking at his repaired hand and then at the cloudless sky that had appeared because of his punch, Shimizu felt quite exhilarated.

The power of this move was somewhat beyond his imagination.

The last time I used the Scorching Core to its full potential to kill the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, its destructive power was no more than this.

In his memory, when Bang and Bomb joined forces to use this move against Elder Centipede, although they broke through its defenses and shattered its outer shell, they failed to damage its core. Instead, it caused the Centipede to molt and regenerate.

Unfortunately, the two old men's physical condition was still a bit poor, and they were too old. After using one move, Bang's waist and Bomb's knees would not be able to take it and they would not be able to continue.

If they can continue using this set of fist techniques, they should be able to continue attacking the centipede elder's inner body after breaking through its outer shell.

Shimizu didn't know exactly how strong Elder Centipede's defense was, but he was certain that an ordinary peak-level dragon would be severely injured and have their life in danger from his punch unless they had both recovery and defense like Elder Centipede.

Most importantly, as long as there is enough energy in the body, Qing Shui's body can recover indefinitely.

While it's not possible to use this set of boxing techniques indefinitely, its endurance is definitely much longer than that of the Bang brothers, and its power is more concentrated.

No matter how well Bang and Bomb cooperate, they are still just two people. And no matter how powerful their combined attack is, it is still just four fists.

"Unfortunately, this move is very strong. Even a peak Dragon-level monster has the ability to threaten its life with this move. However, it consumes too much physical strength and energy. If I had to maintain that intensity for the whole time, even I would probably find it difficult to last more than a minute."

Feeling the large amount of energy depleted within her body, Qing Shui deactivated the Reverse Life Triple Effect, shook off her clothes soaked by the waves, and reopened the teleportation portal to return home.

He needs to rest for a while before studying the new Lightning Core and Dragon Roar Core developed by Kusno.

The output limit of these two newly developed energy cores is the same as that of the scorching core, but due to the energy conversion method, they are easier to reach the limit than the scorching core, and can be combined with the lightning core.

In the email, Kusno explained that after Genos added these two energy cores to his body and connected them in parallel with the pyrometallurgical core, he changed the form of energy output, which allowed him to now exert nearly 70% of his energy limit, and also extended his endurance and reduced the charging time of the Arc Reactor.

The original three-minute charging time has been shortened to only forty-odd seconds.

According to Shimizu's estimate, if he can unlock all the limits, the charging time is expected to be no more than one minute, and he can output full power for thirty seconds.

This is undoubtedly a huge improvement, and by using all his strength to unleash the Sky-Splitting Fist, he can make up for the one-minute cooldown time.

With just this body, the thirty seconds of energy output from the three energy cores can barely allow one to recover. However, one's own energy is not unlimited and still needs to be replenished from the outside. No matter how much one pushes it, it will not be able to recover after a certain number of times.

But it is still a powerful means of unleashing power.

(End of this chapter)