Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 498 Feel the Despair

On the grassland, Huang Tu rode on a large white clay bird, observing the formation of the Iwa ninja army on the ground.

For some reason, Konoha's troops suddenly took the initiative. In the previous two months of war, Konoha's troops had been on the defensive.

Something big must have happened somewhere unknown to the yellow earth, otherwise Konoha wouldn't have been able to launch a counterattack.

It's unclear whether Konoha was bluffing to gain an opportunity to retreat through an attack, or whether Konoha's troops received reinforcements.

The Three Sannin are very difficult to deal with; even a Tailed Beast wouldn't stand a chance if they joined forces.

However, Huang Tu was not afraid of Konoha. Not only were there many Iwa ninja, but the four Kage-level ninja were also quite strong.

The location of the Iwa ninja force has been exposed, and Bakura said he saw the long-speared white heron.

That's an extremely rare flying summoning beast; it must be a Konoha summoning beast.

Now that our location has been exposed, let's fight.

On the ground, 18000 Iwa ninjas carefully set up their defenses.

The earthen walls resembled a maze, and there were underground fortifications beneath the surface.

Besides the main force, there are two Jinchūriki, Han and Rōshi.
As far as Huang Tu knew, Konoha's frontline troops numbered only 5000. This time, they were determined to ensure that no one returned.

In addition to the 18000 Iwa ninja under his command, two Jinchūriki, Rōshi and Han, led 2000 Iwa ninja to flank from the side.

Once the two release their tailed beast chakra, they cannot distinguish friend from foe, so they did not bring many troops with them.

In Huang Tu's plan, as long as he and Bao Kula held off Konoha's main force, Lao Zi and Han's flanking forces could attack from both sides and completely defeat Konoha.

Suddenly, Bakura descended from the sky: "Yellow earth! They're here! More than 2000 Konoha ninjas have appeared in the southwest!"

After a moment's thought, Huang Tu said, "It seems that Konoha has also split its forces. We can easily take down a mere 2000 people and then go find another Konoha force."

Huang Tu fell from the clay bird and landed on the ground; his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows one to use earth-based techniques) was not effective in the air.

A few minutes later, Baokula found the yellow soil again.

"Yellow Earth! The commander of Konoha isn't one of the Three Legendary Sannin, it's the fox from the Anbu! I saw that fox mask!"

"I'm not afraid," Huang Tu said. "What I'm afraid of is not knowing why Konoha is launching a counterattack. Now that we know the information, we can deal with it accordingly."

No wonder Konoha dared to counterattack; it turns out the fox came to the front lines.

"It's been a long time since we've received any intelligence from the Akatsuki. I wonder if the Tsuchikage and Raikage will seize this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Konoha."

Information travels very slowly in the ninja world. Ōnoki is already dead, but the Iwa ninja on the front lines know nothing about it.

The Akatsuki and others had already abandoned the anti-Konoha alliance, and the alliance's war was about to fail. They were no longer of any use to the Akatsuki, so they stopped wasting time and informed Huang Tu and the others of the information.

Huang Tu stood on a wall of earth that was more than ten meters high, looking at the Konoha troops in the distance.

The nearby grasslands are full of earthen walls and caves. Huang Tu thought to himself, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi himself came, he would not be able to deal with the Iwa ninja in a short time.

After a period of delay, the two Jinchuriki will deliver a heavy blow to the Konoha forces.

From afar, Huangtu heard a voice.

Forbidden Technique! Golden Sand Wave Severing Technique!

Huang Tu felt a chill run down his spine. Was the fox using forbidden magic?

A stream of murky water suddenly appeared from the side, slicing across like a water knife!

Huang Tu jumped up immediately.

His proudly constructed earthen wall defenses, numbering over ten thousand, were actually cut off by a water jet!

Why is there such a powerful Water Release technique? Even the legendary Second Hokage wasn't this strong, was he?
The fox was still more than 200 meters away from the Iwa ninja. The agile Iwa ninja lay down or jumped up to dodge the water blades, but the slow-moving Iwa ninja were unlucky and their bodies were cut in half.

Until a forbidden technique was used, many Iwa ninja died.

Huang Tu's heart was bleeding. The fox seemed to have become even stronger. Although the intelligence said that the fox's water escape technique was powerful, it shouldn't be that a beam of water could still be lethal from 200 meters away.

Above the sky, Baokula, riding on a clay bird, began to swoop down. The clay bird's claws gripped a clay pillar over ten meters long.

The clay pillar crashed down on the fox.

A wooden hand burst from the ground and grabbed the clay pillar in mid-air.

boom!
The explosion produced a thick plume of smoke, which reached hundreds of meters high.

However, the smoke suddenly rolled, and a wooden hand waved away the thick smoke, revealing the intact Three Generations Wooden Figure.

Standing atop the wooden figure, Ye Guang watched as the Bakura rose in height.

If nothing unexpected happens, this person should be Deidara's father. The detonating clay is too troublesome; it must be dealt with first.

Ye Guang took out a Flying Thunder God kunai and threw it at Bakura with all his might.

Bao Kula was more than 100 meters away from the fox. Hearing the whooshing sound behind him, he quickly dodged.

Kunai brushed past him.

"Flying Thunder God Slash!"

Bakura's head flew up!
The blood sprayed out and formed a glistening blood film high in the air.

Seeing his important Kage-level ninja killed in one move, Huang Tu was horrified and sensed that something terrible was about to happen.

Even a Kage-level ninja wouldn't have much of a fighting ability against a fox, would he?

Huang Tu's eyes were fixed on the fox in the air, but the fox suddenly disappeared.

Huang Tu felt a chill run down his spine, fearing that the fox might use some secret technique to ambush him again.

When they found the fox again, it had returned to the top of the wooden figure's head.

Huang Tu slammed his hands on the ground: "Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"

Two Earth Release hemispheres appeared on either side of the Third Generation Wood Golem, flanking the central Wood Golem.

The Earth Release hemisphere possesses immense kinetic energy, significantly higher than that of the Third Generation Wood Golem.

The six arms of the Third Wood Man stretched outwards, supporting the Earth Release hemisphere.

Looking out at the Earth Escape White Sphere, Ye Guang saw that Huang Tu was struggling to maintain the Earth Escape Hemisphere not far away.

"Feel despair, loess..."

Huang Tu remained unmoved by the fox's whispers.

He is a Jonin of Iwagakure who inherited his father's will of the rock, and he will never despair even when he is at a complete disadvantage.

However, a few seconds later, Huang Tu swayed and his eyes glazed over.

Despair...is this what despair is...?
Encountering the fox, Huangtu did not despair. When Baokula was killed, Huangtu did not despair. Even when the Three-Generation Wooden Man proved stronger than expected, Huangtu still did not despair.

But what they were seeing before them—how could they not feel despair?
A glowing barrier appeared in the fox's palm.

That barrier was clearly my father's Dust Escape Barrier.

Could it be that Father has already attacked Konoha?
Could it be that my father has already been killed by Konoha?

Could it be that the memories in the father's brain have already been obtained by Konoha?

Otherwise, it cannot explain why the fox could master the Dust Escape technique.

Huang Tu had studied Dust Escape, but he never quite grasped the essence of it. His father also said that his talent didn't lie in Dust Escape, and told him to study Earth Escape instead.

The fox must have only had the Dust Release technique for a short time, so why is he already able to use it skillfully?
The Dust Release barrier expanded, and the earth-escape hemisphere of yellow earth was broken down into dust by the Dust Release.

Huang Tu slowly stood up from the ground, his hands inside his sleeves trembling uncontrollably.

Should we order an abandonment? Should we order a retreat?
(End of this chapter)