From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 404 Condensation - Diamond State

The border between Konoha and Kumogakure is characterized by rolling mountains, which, from an overall perspective, is extremely disadvantageous to Konoha.

Because Kumogakure is mountainous and situated at a high altitude, while Konoha is located in the heart of the ninja world and is mostly plains, a situation of high ground prevails over low ground is formed at this border. The advantage lies with Kumogakure, and the mountain peaks, with Tsukimi Peak as the main one, are the most strategically important places at the border. They not only pose a threat to Konoha, but are also a strategic location that Kumogakure cannot afford to lose.

Inside the Cloud Hidden Camp, Ai looked at the intelligence report in his hand, his face anxious. He paced back and forth, his heels making a crisp "thump-thump" sound on the ground, leaving uneven dents. His Adam's apple bobbed, as if he wanted to shout something but swallowed it back, only letting out a heavy sigh. His heels circled around the camp.

"Damn it, damn Iwagakure, damn Onoki, how dare they do this..."

Like the people of Konoha, they received almost the same intelligence: Iwagakure suddenly launched an attack and wiped out Kumogakure in one fell swoop.

The current situation is unclear, and they are far apart. Even if they wanted to send troops to provide support, it would be too late. Moreover, Konoha on the other side has once again increased its troops on the border between the two countries. Right now, he is only barely holding on. If they discover that Kumogakure is undefended and rush over, things will be very serious.

“Onoki is a cunning and treacherous old man. Our relationship has always been very bad. We always thought he would assess the situation first, but we didn’t expect him to make his move so quickly this time. This is a disappointment we predicted.” Nozomi’s expression was also very grim.

“What’s the point of saying all this now?” Ai interrupted him. “The question now is, what should we do?”

"Wait." As if he had made up his mind, Xi said despite Aina's furious outburst, "It's too late to send troops. We can only wait now, hold the Konoha border, and wait for the final outcome."

"Wait! Iwagakure is already at our doorstep, are we really going to wait?!"

"There is another way."

"any solution?"

“Let’s negotiate peace with Konoha,” Xi said. “We need to sacrifice some interests to stabilize Konoha. Only when Konoha is stabilized can we free up our resources to deal with Iwagakure.”

"Peace talks? What are we talking about? We haven't even started the war yet, how can we negotiate peace?" Ai said discontentedly.

"The Third Hokage of Konoha has stepped down, and the Fourth Hokage is Tsunade. As a newly appointed Kage, her most important task right now is to handle internal affairs. She probably doesn't want to start an external war so soon. They are probably not ready yet, so..."

boom! !

Before he could finish speaking, a loud bang rang in his ears, and even the ground shook.

The two men's expressions changed simultaneously, and they rushed out of the tent. Then, they saw a huge white lizard wreaking havoc in the camp.

"Sarutobi Asuma?!"

Seeing this enormous spirit beast, a wave of unpleasant memories washed over Ai.

Asuma stood atop the lizard samurai's head, watching Ai rush out of the tent, and laughed, "Yo, isn't this Ai? Long time no see, say hello."

"Damn it, Asuma, is Konoha going to war?"

"Yeah, of course we have to go to war, otherwise what am I here for?" Asuma grinned.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze and Hinata Suke, along with three squads of ninja, stood outside the camp, looking at each other in bewilderment.

This doesn't seem to be what we agreed on!

The original plan was to first probe the strength of the Hidden Cloud Village and see if there were any good opportunities. This is also why Hyuga Suke brought a small team with him. His Byakugan has a much greater strategic significance on the battlefield than the Sharingan.

But what's the situation now?

Three Jonin, leading various squads, infiltrated outside the camp. Before Hyuga could even activate his Byakugan, Asuma said, "Wait here for a bit, I'll be right back..."

After saying that, he used a summoning jutsu to summon the lizard Zaemon, who then charged directly into the Cloud Village's camp! Where did he get such confidence?
"Jonin Minato, it seems you need to go back and tell Lord Sakumo to prepare. It looks like a great battle is about to begin," Hinata said to Minato Namikaze with a helpless expression.

Minato was speechless. He hadn't expected Asuma to be so reckless. "Alright, I'll go back first. I'll leave this place to you."

Hinata nodded, and Minato Namikaze immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, disappearing from the scene.

At this moment, inside the Hidden Cloud Camp.

After the initial panic and chaos, they finally began to stabilize and unleashed a barrage of ninjutsu at Asuma.

Fire Release, Lightning Release, Earth Release, Water Release, Storm Release, Explosion Release...

A dense barrage of ninjutsu flew towards Asuma like fireworks.

Although Lizard Zaemon was thick-skinned and tough, his body was so large that these ninjas hardly needed to aim and never missed.

Boom boom boom boom…

As a series of explosions rang out, Lizard Saemon's body was covered in wounds.

"Hey, Asuma, if you don't think of something soon, I'm leaving." The lizard Zaemon, who had been attacked, shouted angrily despite the pain, "I came here to help you, not to die."

"You can go back now. Leave this to me," Asuma said with a smile.

With his current strength, it doesn't make much difference whether he has a summoning beast or not. The reason he summoned the lizard Zaemon was to create a big commotion and attract all the Cloud Ninja out.

As for their attack...

As a cloud of white mist rose and dissipated, Lizard Zaemon disappeared from the battlefield of the camp, but the Cloud Village's attack did not stop; on the contrary, it showed signs of intensifying...

Especially after seeing the lizard-like Zaemon disappear, they believed their attack had been effective, and their movements became even more frequent and skillful.

"Asuma, you underestimate the Hidden Cloud Village far too much. No matter how strong you are, on the battlefield..."

Seeing Asuma become the target of concentrated fire, Ai felt a sense of relief, but as soon as he opened his mouth to say something, his expression froze.

At that moment, an astonishing scene unfolded at the heart of the battlefield: a transparent, gel-like "wall" appeared before Asuma, and countless ninjutsu attacks were extinguished after hitting this "wall."

The strangest thing was that when this "wall" first appeared, it seemed to be flexible. He saw with his own eyes that when the large rocks created by the earth-style techniques hit the "wall," they created a deep dent and were then stuck to the wall. But in just a few breaths, the shape of the "wall" changed again, turning into a transparent and incredibly sturdy crystal wall. No matter what kind of ninjutsu attack it was, it was deflected. When a round of attacks ended, a crystal wall as clear as a diamond appeared in front of Asuma.

Condensation - Diamond State

The reason it's called "Diamond State" is because this wall was actually built by the ninjutsu from the other side.

The Condensation Release conceals its properties; its initial state is a gel-like substance, but once exposed to high temperatures, whether it's Fire Release or Lightning Release, it rapidly hardens, transforming into an unbreakable diamond-like substance, sufficient to withstand...

With a loud bang, a highly condensed ball of chakra slammed into the crystal wall at extremely high speed. The crystal wall trembled slightly, but showed no signs of collapsing.

Condensation - Diamond State

It is enough to withstand the Tailed Beast Bomb.

(End of this chapter)