It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

Without a doubt, Yashamaru's actions were probably also stopped by this brat in front of him.

“It is I, but I am not only the headmaster of Ximo Academy, but also Gaara’s master.” Zhi Xue continued, looking at the solemn Luo Sha.

"You're putting on a show of welcoming people here, but secretly plotting a sneak attack. That's hypocritical."

"Then you sent your own son to my academy. I thought you wanted to help him recover from the trauma he suffered in Sunagakure."

"As it turns out... I didn't expect that the multiple ninjas you sent to assassinate him later were just using the academy as an experimental site. This not only compromised the safety of the academy but also cruelly reopened your son's wounds, even going so far as to have his beloved uncle personally assassinate him. As a father or as the Kazekage, you have failed miserably."

Seeing Zhixue slandering the Kazekage so blatantly, the Sand Ninja around them couldn't help but roll up their sleeves and angrily say, "Kid! This is the Land of Wind, not a place where you can say whatever you want!"

Just as several Sand Ninja were about to step forward and teach Shisei a lesson, they were stopped by Rasa.

"Kid, I do acknowledge what you're saying, but it's all for the village's benefit. There's no such thing as success or failure in this world. But since you dared to come alone, show me your trump card and let me see what you have to stop us."

Luo Sha stood in front of Zhi Xue and looked her in the eye as he spoke.

"Lord Kazekage, why are you trying to reason with a little brat? Just let us go up there, grab them, and give them a good talking to."

"Yeah, she's just a little brat, only she's being stubborn right now. Let's see if she can still be tough when we catch her!"

Seeing that Rasa was speaking to Shiki as if they were equals, some of the ninjas in the surrounding troops expressed their dissatisfaction. However, Rasa ignored them. Although the kid in front of him didn't look very big, he was able to sneak in silently and then instantly kill three Jonin in a few seconds. Clearly, he was not as simple as he seemed.

"Hmm...you seem pretty smart, but I have a lot of trump cards up my sleeve. Are you sure you want me to reveal them all?" Zhi Xue tilted her head and smiled.

Seeing that Shiki seemed to genuinely disregard him, the Kazekage, and the 500 men behind him, Rasa said with some annoyance, "Kid, even if you have some special abilities, you're still facing the elite troops of Sunagakure. I hope you can show some respect!"

Looking at Luo Sha's sullen face, Zhi Xue shrugged.

"Alright, then I'll play a little with you guys seriously, but I'll pass on my trump card. After all, our audience doesn't really like seeing the grand finale too early." Zhi Xue glanced at Obito, who was watching from several kilometers away, then stood up from the Sand Ninja's body. A layer of bluish-green chakra emanated from her body, and a strangely familiar power attracted the sand iron that had been lying dormant in the desert. It gradually floated into the air.

Sensing the change in the surrounding magnetic field, Luo Sha's pupils suddenly contracted at that moment.

"This power... it's Magnet Release! How could she possibly know something like that!?"

Chapter 169, Domain Unfolds, Sitting on Sand and Wind Shadow

"Come on!"

"For the Land of Wind!"

As the chakra fluctuations emanating from Shiki's body rippled through the Sunagakure forces, the surrounding Sunagakure ninjas also unleashed their various special skills—ninja tools and hidden weapons, puppet manipulation, and some wind and earth ninjutsu.

However, as they got closer to Zhixue, the puppet controlled by the Sand Ninja seemed to be shaking and malfunctioning. Even the kunai thrown by the ninjas were blocked in mid-air by a strange force and bounced back.

"Oh dear, what's going on?"

"Holy crap, how did my puppet parts fly out on their own?!"

Zhi Xue raised one hand, and the enormous magnetic force gathered in the sky attracted the underground iron sand while also destroying most of the surrounding metal tools.

Even Chiyo, who had lived for over a decade, stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the sight, as if she had encountered a ghost in broad daylight.

"This should be the unique bloodline of the Third and Fourth Kazekage—Magnet Release, right? Why can this little girl use it too?" Chiyo temporarily put away the puppet's scroll and then looked at Rasa's position. Little did she know that Rasa was more confused than anyone else present. However, at this moment, as the leader of the Kazekage, he could not show any signs of damaging his authority.

"Kid, I don't know where you learned this, but if you try to show it off in front of me, you're just showing off your limited skills!" Luo Sha said with a stern face, his hands forming a seal, and a torrent of gold dust surged from the ground and rushed towards Zhi Xue.

"Although I am not very skilled yet, you should know that quantitative change can lead to qualitative change!" Zhi Xue looked at the rushing sand gold and imitated the hand seal that Luo Sha had formed before, combining the granular iron sand absorbed from the ground into a torrent that was even larger than the sand gold, pushing back Luo Sha's attack.

boom!

Rasa used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge, while the other ninjas abandoned their iron kunai and senbon weapons and instead used ninjutsu to bombard Shisei.

"Wind Release: Wind Slash Technique!"

"Wind Release - Vacuum Wave!"

While manipulating the iron sand, Zhixue watched the air currents and wind blades coming from all directions. With a pull of her hands, the chakra in her body was transformed into a very solid iron sand wall to block the ninjutsu.

Although converting one's own chakra into iron sand consumes a lot of chakra, it is not limited by terrain and can sometimes achieve unexpected results.

"Earth Release: Earth Spear!" Some Sand Ninja used Earth Release techniques, slamming their hands into the sand. Layers of sharp earth spears rose from the ground, dodging the hard iron sand and stabbing towards Zhixue.

Swish!

A stream of water emerged from behind the iron sand and gradually transformed into a human shape, leaping into the group of sand ninja and knocking several of them away.

"Damn it! Don't underestimate the ninjas of Sunagakure!"

Several hot-blooded ninjas abandoned their weapons and charged forward with their bare hands, but in just two seconds they were thrown backward, their heads buried in the sand, and slid for more than ten meters before coming to a stop.

The surrounding Sand Ninja: ...

Because Zhixue can use Magnet Release, almost all ninja tools and puppets are ineffective against him. As for his poisons, if they cannot be used in conjunction with ninja tools, they can only be used individually. However, because the battlefield is full of teammates, no Sand Ninja dares to use them against Zhixue.

However, the water transformation technique that suddenly appeared now seems to be immune to physical attacks, so taijutsu is ineffective, and the only thing that can be of some use is probably ninjutsu.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow River!" After a moment of preparation, a Sand Ninja spat out a viscous mixture of earth and water, which swept across the sand like a rushing stream towards Zhixue.

Obito, who was still watching from a distance, frowned as he observed the general situation of the battlefield.

It seems he has discovered another incredible trump card for Zhixue.

Magnet Release is almost immune to the effects of ninja tools, Water Transformation Technique is immune to physical attacks and most ninjutsu attacks except for Lightning Release and Blood Release, and Susanoo can greatly increase defensive capabilities.

If Zhixue could be represented in the form of an online game, it would probably be an ultimate boss with high resistance to all attributes except lightning, immune to physical damage and iron tools, with ridiculously long health and mana bars, and capable of dropping multiple advanced forms.

"What astonishing power!" Obito couldn't help but exclaim. If Shiki were to follow Nagato's plan, then there would probably be no need to capture any tailed beasts anymore. They could just wait for Shiki to grow up for a couple of years and then beat up those two old men from the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth. When the day came for a fight, they could just stand there and instantly bring peace.

The two sides in the conflict: We need war.

Zhixue: There are two modes in the ninja world: peace and nuclear peace. Which would you choose?

"Unfortunately, peace achieved through military force cannot last. Only the light of the Infinite Tsukuyomi can save this hopeless world of humanity." Obito shook his head regretfully. Wasn't the First Hokage in the same situation? But the wars that broke out after his death and the unbearable suffering of the people proved that this was merely a temporary solution.

During the battle, the Sand Ninja discovered a terrifying fact after spending a long time working with Shizuka: Earth Release was ineffective because she could fly, Wind Release was blocked by iron sand, Fire Release was countered, and Water Release made her immune to Water Release and physical attacks. Magnet Release made her immune to ninja tools and puppets, and the few Lightning Release ninjas they had left had almost all been defeated by the enemy. Now, apart from sealing techniques, they were not much different from fighting bare-handed. If they wanted to defeat the enemy, they would probably have to pay a price.

A cube formed from sand gold slammed down from the sky toward Zhixue, but it quickly collided with the sand iron. While Zhixue was fighting Luosha, an earth clone carrying a large bag of explosive tags and poison bottles emerged from the sand and grabbed Zhixue's ankle tightly.

Although the poison would spread outwards with the explosion, such a close-range blast would spray water all over their bodies, even if it turned into water. They didn't care that the poison gas would spread out with the explosion!

boom!

A dazzling chain explosion erupted from the battlefield, and the dust and purple glow that followed the intense fire scattered into the air.

"Cough cough, have you dealt with the enemy? That guy was absolutely terrifying." A Sand Ninja, feeling a wave of weakness wash over him, covered his mouth and nose as he spoke.

"It seems I can no longer sense her chakra..." the sensory ninja said, closing his eyes and sensing the situation on the surrounding battlefield.

"Really? Really?" Faced with Zhixue's style of hitting them but being unable to retaliate with two powerful punches, many of the Sand Ninja present were still somewhat shaken.

After the explosion, the poison gas began to spread, and Chiyo took out the antidote and dissolved it in water to alleviate the poisoning of the ninjas.

Luo Sha landed on the ground and stood with Ma Ji.

"Lord Kazekage, is this the end?"

"No, it doesn't feel quite like it..." In response to Maki's question, Rasa looked at the quiet environment filled with dust and sand and said solemnly.

He always felt that it was too easy to take down this kid with just a few hundred explosive tags and poison. Of course, it could also be his imagination; that poison was personally developed by Chiyo, and its toxicity was comparable to that of a salamander. Once poisoned, there was no way to escape unscathed.

However, things did not seem to go as most of the Sand Ninja had expected. Just as Rasa finished speaking, Shiki's childish voice rang out in the open space around them, and at the same time, dozens of lights, like small suns, suddenly appeared in the sky.

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Singing Technique!"

Chapter 170 Suffocating Pressure

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!"

Seven or eight enormous dragon heads roared as they flew down from the sky. Seeing this, Chiyo channeled her chakra into her hands, and a circular blue chakra shield appeared before her.

"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Burial!" Rasa felt the scorching airflow rushing towards him and transformed his chakra into gold dust, releasing it all into the sky. He created a thick gold dust barrier that blocked most of the fire dragons, but this undoubtedly consumed a huge amount of chakra.

After just two impacts, Rasa, who was constantly repairing the sand gold with his chakra, felt a strain. However, since Shiki was not nearby, the iron ninja tools and puppets were temporarily restored to normal. But due to the poisonous gas floating in the air, many ninjas could not quickly gather together to relieve the pressure on Rasa.

boom!

The fireballs continued to crash into the gold dust, producing a series of booming sounds. Chiyo supported herself with one hand on the shield, and with the other hand, she reached into her satchel and took out a scroll with the character "secret" written on it.

While still in the air, Zhixue tilted her head as she watched the gradually dissipating sand gold chakra through her Sharingan.

"Hmm, has it come to an end?"

Just as Zhixue was wondering how Luosha would deal with the successive fireball attacks, ten figures covered in white chakra appeared in the Sharingan's field of vision.

"this is…"

On the battlefield, Chiyo continuously waved the chakra threads on her fingers, and the three Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters' puppets were stacked together in a triangle. At the same time, their chakra was interconnected, and the three characters "Buddha," "Dharma," and "Sangha" were engraved on the puppets' mouths.

"Three Treasures Absorb!" Chiyo tensed up, unleashing her chakra to its maximum power.

A hurricane-like whirlwind emerged from the center of the three puppets, its immense suction drawing in the surrounding dust along with fireballs falling from the sky.

Rasa wiped the sweat from his cheeks and swallowed two soldier pills before ordering the Sand Village ninjas to use Wind Release to gradually clear away the surrounding sand and poisonous gas.

They outnumbered each other, and in this environment, they were at a huge disadvantage because they couldn't pinpoint the enemy's exact location.

After the three treasures absorbed the fireball for a while, the fireball seemed to stop attacking, and Rasa also saw Zhixue surrounded by iron sand in the distance.

With a light step on the sand, Zhixue looked at the Sand Village troops who were already somewhat demoralized and said with one hand on her hip, "Ah, I'm afraid less than half of the Sand Village troops are still capable of fighting. Just give up. If you return the way you came, I won't attack you again."

Seeing Zhixue propose a reconciliation, Luosha was also somewhat unwilling.

Keep in mind that's 4 million ryo in military spending. If they just give up like that, Sunagakure might continue down this vicious cycle. Without money, there's no strength, but without strength, the daimyo won't be willing to spend money to maintain the army.

Seeing that Rasa was unwilling to give up, Chiyo also walked over and shook her head at him.

"This little girl has strange abilities and an unfathomable level of chakra. She also has a certain ability to restrain our Sunagakure. Even if this surprise attack plan succeeds, it is hard to guarantee that it will not cause any trouble for our Sunagakure later. Before we fight to the bitter end, we should stop now."

Rasa heard Chiyo's advice and also had the idea of ​​retreating, but when he thought of the daimyo's ugly face, he suppressed his thoughts of retreating.

If this mission fails, the daimyo will likely cause trouble, and might even lose faith in Sunagakure, bringing further problems to the village. Torn between these two evils, Rasa pondered for a moment and ultimately chose to obey the daimyo's orders. After all, strictly speaking, they were the daimyo's troops from the Land of Wind, and soldiers don't have thoughts of retreat.

"Get your troops in position and continue advancing. I'll hold off the enemy for you!"

Hearing Rasa's words, the Sand Ninja around him got up from the ground, composed themselves, and prepared to continue their advance into the southern region. Chiyo sighed upon hearing Rasa's order.

Is it fate that Sunagakure is destined to encounter such an enemy?

As the ninja forces began to mobilize, Rasa used his Sand Gold Floating technique to charge towards Shisue.

Seeing that Luo Sha ignored her advice and still chose Tatakai, Zhi Xue was not angry.

Since she has chosen to continue fighting, she needs to be more serious about it.