Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 435 Hinata Kumokawa: You guys were waiting for me?

"careful!"

The Third Kazekage uncontrollably raised his hand to form a hand seal, and a large amount of iron sand surged up from the ground, attempting to condense into an iron sand spear in front of Hozuki Gengetsu.

In the distance, Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked almost at the same moment the Fourth Raikage activated his powers, thrusting his Vajra Staff forward with a fierce thrust.

boom! !

The Vajra Ruyi Cudgel instantly extended, like a giant battering ram, arriving first despite being behind, accompanied by a whistling sound.

With a loud crash, it slammed into the still-forming iron sand, sending it and the Third Kazekage behind it flying backward!

The Fourth Raikage's hand blade met no further resistance, cleaving Hozuki Gengetsu's body in half at the waist.

puff!
There was no dull thud of bones breaking; it was as if rotten wood had been struck. Hozuki Gengetsu's body was cleaved in two. No blood flowed out; only dust resembling scraps of paper drifted away.

"Wow! Not bad speed, kid!"

Even though he was cut in half at the waist, Hozuki Gengetsu's upper body was still in the air, and a slightly approving smile appeared on his face.

The Fourth Raikage landed a successful blow and continued his momentum without slowing down. His lightning-streaked hand blade flashed through the air as he slashed fiercely at the Third Raikage, aiming straight for his neck!

However, faced with this ferocious attack, the Third Raikage neither dodged nor evaded, but simply raised his muscular left arm, covered in lightning, and held it horizontally to his neck.

Bang! !

The Fourth Raikage's hand blade, powerful enough to cut through steel, slammed into the Third Raikage's arm, unleashing blinding lightning and sending spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the ground beneath their feet!
The Third Raikage's arm remained completely still, leaving only a white mark.

"Not bad speed..." The Third Raikage slowly turned his head to look at his son, who was standing close to him, and said, "But this strength is still far from enough, Ai."

"Dad!" The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth, squeezing out two words through the cracks in his mouth, his eyes filled with rage—rage at Danzo.

At this moment, the lower half of Hozuki Gengetsu, which had been cut in half at the waist, turned into dust and reassembled at the cut of the upper half. In just two or three breaths, it reformed into a complete body.

"This is..." Hozuki Gengetsu looked down at his body, which had been restored to its original state, and was stunned for a moment.

"What's going on?" The Fourth Raikage and Huang Tu's expressions changed.

"The body reborn through Impure World Reincarnation is immortal!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately remembered and hurriedly reminded him, "Simply destroying the body is useless. After severely injuring it, you must seal it immediately, otherwise it will regenerate indefinitely!"

At the same time, the Third Kazekage, who had been sent flying by Hiruzen Sarutobi's staff, regained his footing, raised his hands, and the iron sand surrounding him condensed into countless sharp senbon needles.

Like a venomous bee tearing through the air, it shot towards the Fourth Raikage!

"Earth Escape·Earth Formation Wall!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi rapidly formed hand seals, and a thick, wide rock wall rose up, barely blocking the Fourth Raikage's side.

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

The iron needles were driven several feet into the earthen wall, causing it to shatter, but they were ultimately stopped.

Unbeknownst to him, he had quietly risen into the air, his hands outstretched in front of him, and Dust Release was gathering between his hands, his target clearly Hiruzen Sarutobi below.

"Art is an explosion! Crack!"

The sound of wind whistling through the air and low shouts filled with excitement came from above.

Several clay dragonflies swooped down and flew to some unknown place!

Wu's senses are extremely sharp; he noticed the clay dragonfly the moment it flew in, but the "C2 Dragonfly" was too fast.

He could only cancel the dust escape between his hands, form hand seals, and the clay condensed into a stone statue to protect him.

Earth escape·Gangli style technique.

Boom boom boom!
The flames exploded in the air, shattering the clay statue into pieces.

Wu's figure became transparent like a phantom, escaping the range of the explosion, and slowly solidified in another part of the air.

He looked up at the source of the attack and saw a clay owl circling in the air, with Deidara standing on its back.

"Finally, a worthy successor from Iwagakure." Wu glanced at Deidara. "He's better than that eyebrowless guy over there who has no one to carry on the family line."

"Hey! Don't think I can't tell you're talking about me!" Hozuki Gengetsu, who had just recovered his body, immediately shouted angrily.

"Your appearance is strange. You must be the Second Tsuchikage."

Deidara also noticed Muna's peculiar bandaged outfit and exclaimed excitedly, "The clay used is just as ugly as Akatsuchi's! Not artistic at all! Hmm!"

"..." His face darkened under the bandage.

"Hahahaha!" Hozuki Gengetsu laughed without any restraint. "Kid! You're right, I'm starting to like you!"

Wu and Hozuki Gengetsu wanted to say something more, but their bodies suddenly stiffened at the same time.

"Troublesome." Wu muttered to himself, his figure disappearing instantly as if erased by an eraser, entering a state of "dustless illusion," leaving no trace.

Before Deidara could even search for his lost target, he felt a gust of wind coming from his side and rear, and quickly turned around to look.

Behind the Third Kazekage, jet-black iron sand coalesced into a pair of enormous, sharp-edged iron wings, which swooped fiercely toward him with a piercing whistling sound!
Wow! You can fly too?

Deidara let out a strange cry and quickly maneuvered the clay owl to perform an emergency side somersault, narrowly dodging the sweeping attack of the giant iron sand wings. Several pieces of clay were sliced ​​off by the sharp iron sand feathers.

"Psychic art!"

Below, Hozuki Gengetsu formed hand seals and pressed his hands to the ground. With a loud bang, a giant clam of enormous size was summoned.

"Hey! Are you juniors even capable of anything?"

Hozuki Gengetsu stood on a clam shell and shouted at Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others, complaining, "After all these years, how come you haven't made any progress at all?"

Bang! !

On the other side, the Third Raikage waved his hand in a circle to force his son back, his burly body lowered slightly, his right fist retracted to his waist, and lightning compressed and gathered on the tip of his fist.

He transformed into a streak of blue lightning, his target aimed directly at the repelled Fourth Raikage.

Hell Thrust·Four-hand Penetration!

"Substitute!"

Huang Tu appeared in front of the Fourth Raikage, his muscles tense, and he channeled chakra into his heavy axe as he met the lightning bolt.

clang! !

With a deafening roar, lightning and the giant axe collided violently, exploding into a shower of sparks and arcs of electricity that illuminated the faces of the two men!
The ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, and the terrifying reaction force made him groan involuntarily. His arms went numb, but he ultimately managed to block the terrifying blow!
"Iwagakure's strength is not bad, but..." A hint of approval flashed in the Third Raikage's eyes, but his attacks did not stop at all.

Before he could finish speaking, his figure suddenly flashed and disappeared from the front of the loess, appearing like a ghost behind it, this time with three fingers.

With its power more concentrated and its penetration deeper, the "Hell Thrust - Three-Pronged Strike" pierced Huang Tu's unsuspecting back with a shrill shriek that seemed to tear everything apart.

"...Too slow!" His unfinished words reached Huang Tu's ears.

Huang Tu didn't have time to turn around, so he could only rely on instinct to frantically gather chakra into his back, trying to harden his defense.

"Rachel!"

At the critical moment, a figure covered in purple lightning suddenly shot out diagonally at a speed faster than sound.

Kakashi Hatake gathered his Lightning Release chakra into the short sword in his hand and slashed it hard at the side of the Third Raikage's arm that was thrusting towards the earth!

puff!

Raichi, known for its penetrating power, encountered unprecedented resistance this time!
Kakashi's blade only managed to cut about halfway into his arm muscle before it could go no further. The recoil from the blade caused his hand to split open and bleed.

Kakashi's face darkened. What kind of monstrous physique is this?!

The Third Raikage is hailed as the "strongest spear" and the "strongest shield" for a reason; he was a true humanoid monster capable of fighting the Eight-Tails with his bare hands.

It's important to know that in the original work, even Naruto, who mastered "Wind Release: Rasenshuriken" and "Nine-Tails Chakra Mode," couldn't break through the Third Raikage's defense. In the end, it was only when the Third Raikage used his "strongest spear" to break through his own "strongest shield" that it was finally proven that his spear was stronger than his shield.

boom!
The Third Raikage's arm muscles bulged violently, forcefully knocking Kakashi's short sword away. With a swing of his arm, the terrifying force sent Kakashi and his sword flying!

"The speed and penetration are both good." The Third Raikage glanced at the deep, bone-revealing wound on his arm that had been quickly healed.

Then, looking up at Huang Tu's solemn face and Kakashi's blood-stained lips, he said, "The two of you together can barely hold me back."

"You'd better find another Wind Release ninja, or you'll all die..."

He paused, lowered his body slightly again, and the lightning around him intensified. He said, "...They're here. Be careful."

The moment the warning sound faded, the Third Raikage vanished once more!

No, it didn't disappear, but rather it was too fast, leaving a distorted afterimage in its original position. Its true form had already transformed into a blue lightning bolt, rushing towards Huang Tu and Kakashi.

hum! !

This time, he only extended his right index and middle fingers, bringing them together. The lightning gathered at his fingertips was so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it, and the air itself seemed to hum under the strain.

—Hell Thrust, Two-Hit Punch!
"..." The allied ninjas watched this scene and almost fell into despair.

too strong.

Is this the power of the previous Kage?

However, faced with this unavoidable thrust, Huang Tu did not retreat. Instead, he took a step forward, gripped the giant axe tightly with both hands, and poured his chakra into his entire body.

The Earth Release chakra shone brightly on the battle axe, carrying a power as strong as splitting mountains and shattering rocks, heading towards the direction from which the Third Raikage was charging.

Before the opponent enters attack range, take a step ahead and unleash a fierce diagonal slash!

"Hmm?" The Third Raikage's eyes narrowed as he charged forward.

What is this junior from Iwagakure doing?
At this distance, his axe couldn't reach him at all, while his own two-handed piercing technique could pierce through his body after the axe blade fell...

However, the moment the giant axe of loess was swung, a glint of light flashed in the eyes of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been lurking on the flank.

"long!"

The Vajra Staff in his hand instantly pierced through the air, striking the Third Raikage from behind with a powerful blow, leaving him completely unprepared.

boom! !

Just as the Third Raikage was adjusting his speed to pierce the yellow earth with his two-handed thrust, he was caught off guard and his body was pushed forward involuntarily by this enormous force.

However, this also meant that they completely lost the opportunity to adjust their attack angle and charge up to their optimal state.

It's like two people exchanging punches. If one person doesn't wait for the other to fully charge their punch before throwing it, the power of that punch will be greatly reduced.

boom! !

The giant axe of loess, brimming with power, struck him as he slightly lost his balance.

This time, having lost his optimal point of leverage, the Third Raikage heard a teeth-grinding cracking sound as his Lightning Release armor was forcibly cleaved open and his tough muscles were torn apart by immense force!

The Third Raikage's thick forearm was severed at the elbow by Huang Tu's axe, the severed arm flying out and dust billowing up as the giant axe struck the ground.

"Kakashi!" Huang Tu's tiger's mouth split open, and his arms were in excruciating pain, but his eyes blazed with light.

Kakashi instantly appeared beside the Third Raikage, his hands already forming a seal, and struck the Third Raikage as his severed arm regenerated.

however……

hum!
A buzzing sound rang out above Kakashi, Huang Tu, and even the Third Raikage.

As Wu entered the "Dustless Envelopment" state, his figure appeared out of thin air above the three of them, and a fully formed cylindrical barrier condensed between his hands.

On the allied forces' side, Hiruzen Sarutobi oversaw the overall situation and provided support to various locations, while on the side of the Edo Tensei Four Kage, Mu was also lurking in the shadows, waiting for the decisive blow.

This attack was aimed at Kakashi and Huang Tu below, and even the Third Raikage was caught in its wake, showing no regard for safety.

"Not good!" Hiruzen Sarutobi formed hand seals and quickly spat out a fire dragon.

boom! !

A thick wall of sand and iron instantly rose up, blocking the fire dragon spewed out by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The Fourth Raikage, who was dealing with Hozuki Gengetsu, caught a glimpse of this scene, his expression changed, and he wanted to go back to help, but Hozuki Gengetsu blocked his way.

"Get out of my way!" The Fourth Raikage dared not hold back any longer, his fist, encased in his gauntlet, clenched tightly, producing a loud bang!
Chakra can no longer be retained.

Faced with this Dust Release technique that can reduce everything to "nothingness," even the Third Raikage's body would be instantly disintegrated, and Kakashi and Yotsuchi would have no chance of survival!

"Bombard! Thunder..."

As the Fourth Raikage's chakra surged forth, a phantom gradually appeared behind him.

But, in the very next moment...

Boom!

A bolt of lightning ripped through the night.

Immediately afterwards, a slender, sharp, almost transparent gust of wind, like a thread hanging down from the heavens, slashed down from above at a speed faster than the visual senses could perceive!

laugh!
It was like the sound of a sharp blade cutting through thin gauze, so faint as to be almost inaudible.

"..."

The iron sand wall in front of him crumbled, and the dust escape technique in his hand suddenly went out. He lowered his head and looked at his body, which had a smooth, flat cut running from his right shoulder to his left waist.

Then, incredulously, he looked up at the sky.

Below him, at the point where the Third Raikage's shoulder and neck were joined, a neat cut appeared silently, and his upper body slowly separated from his burly frame!

one strike.

With a single strike, he severed the Third Kazekage's iron sand defense and the Second Tsuchikage's body, and also directly cut off the Third Raikage, who possessed the "strongest shield" of flesh.

"The power and speed of this Wind Release technique..." The Third Raikage landed on the ground, looking at the figure in the night sky, his face showing undisguised astonishment for the first time.

Although he told A to find a Wind Release ninja, he never expected anyone to kill him alone.

He had never seen anyone who could cut him in half at the waist with Wind Release, not even the Second Kazekage, who was the most skilled in Wind Release.

But this guy...

Whether it was Kakuzu and Sasori observing coldly, or the Allied Shinobi Forces ninjas who were almost in despair, they all involuntarily raised their heads and looked in the same direction.

Beneath the starry night sky, a figure floated in the air, robes fluttering in the wind, emanating no aura, as if one with nature, exuding a deathly stillness.

Hinata Kumokawa lowered his right hand, which had been held together like a sword and had been gently slashing, and looked down at the crowd below, then at Sasori and Kakuzu's true forms standing atop the fortress.

"Are you waiting for me?"

He smiled and said, "It's been a long time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wind Release chakra surged from Hyuga Kumokawa's body, quickly covering the wings on his back and emitting a sharp, piercing buzzing sound.

Each feather shimmered with a sharp luster, slowly drawing inwards to partially conceal Hinata Kumokawa's figure, revealing only his calm eyes.

Then, it blooms...

呲! !

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(End of this chapter)