Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 479 Desperate Blockade

On the purplish-black earth, a team of 500 people is advancing rapidly.

Chiyo and Tsuchida eventually entered, though they were exhausted. But how could they back down in the face of their old rival's invitation?

After consuming a bunch of drugs to restore their stamina and chakra, the two joined the blocking team.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was leading the charge. His Ruyi Jingu Bang (magic staff) could be long or short, heavy or light, giving him a natural advantage in dealing with these rock golems.

With a sweep of the giant club, a large number of puppet soldiers fell, its effect no less than Taiyi's wide-range sword aura slash, making it a veritable monster-clearing artifact.

But only Hiruzen Sarutobi himself knew the truth: every change of the Golden Cudgel required the driving force of chakra. Although Enma could share most of the burden, he himself still had to consume chakra.

He could only use such a wide-range, full-screen attack a few times before he had to stop. He was getting old and couldn't deny that his chakra had declined from its peak. He was no longer the Hiruzen Sarutobi of the past.

With the leader reducing his output, the pressure naturally fell on the 500 people behind him. Most of these were ninjas who had previously charged with Taiichi, making the difference immediately apparent.

Fortunately, the pressure is still within a manageable range.

As the group approached the demon, they faced this colossal creature once more. This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi led the attack, with Huang Tu and Gou...

Tachibana Yagura, Chiyo, and Tsuchida will serve as supporting attackers, while the others will adapt to the situation.

Both sides entered the attack range, and neither side intended to waste words; the battle began immediately.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to attack, his golden cudgel suddenly extending, carrying immense force, and pressing straight against the demon's chest.

The effect of this charged attack was terrifying; even a behemoth like the Wraith was thrown off the ground, its limbs lifted off the ground, and the entire beast was sent flying backwards into the air.

With a deafening roar, the massive body crashed to the ground, crushing a section of rock golems.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi regained his strength, Huang Tu seized the opportunity and began forming hand seals as he ran.

Earth Escape Technique: Mountain Earth Technique.

Two enormous semi-circular earthen spheres rose up beside the demon and converged towards the center. Before the demon could even stand up, they slammed together, imprisoning it within.

"Hurry, keep going, I can't hold on much longer."

Sweat poured from Huang Tu's forehead as he pressed his hands to the ground, continuously channeling chakra.

The surface of the soil ball is also oscillating between intense activity and repair.

At this moment, another fifty Iwagakure ninja rushed out from the group, and they all formed hand seals at the same time and began to use a combined ninjutsu.

Earth Escape·Earthquake Core.

Beneath the earthen ball that trapped the demon, a huge pit formed, instantly swallowing the earthen ball above.

The next moment, under the control of the earth-style ninja, the deep pit was quickly backfilled, compacted, and hardened.

All the attacks were carried out in one go, with almost no delay. When the demon was suppressed, many people looked at each other in disbelief.

Everything came too smoothly.

However, the enemy doesn't give you time to be stunned. The ghost legions from all sides surged forward one after another without stopping.

Yagura stepped forward, planted his coral staff in the ground, and then his hands flew across the ground.

Water Release·Big Explosion Water Wave.

A surging torrent of water formed beneath him, supporting the blocking force while simultaneously crashing down on the surging ghost legion.

The puppets were swept up by the waves and immediately lost their balance, colliding and shattering in the current.

At the same time, Tsuchikage led a group of Lightning Release ninjas in forming hand seals.

Lightning Release: Lightning Binding Net.

Lightning traveled precisely along the water's flow, leaping like chains across the rock golems. With a single strike, the ghostly army trapped in the water was utterly routed.

This could be considered a large-scale clearing, but before everyone could even celebrate, Huang Tu's loud shout rang out.

"Watch out, the demon is coming out."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground trembled violently, as if an earth dragon were turning over.

Immediately afterwards, five beams of light shot up from the ground and into the sky.

"This—this is—the breath of that demon."

Many of the ninjas who had experienced the last battle stammered.

Last time they only watched from a distance and didn't have any personal experience. This time, seeing the breath rising from the ground up close, cutting through the thick soil like tofu, they finally realized its power.

Its breath loosened the soil, and then the earth arched upwards, with one dragon head emerging from the ground after another, as the entire demon struggled to crawl out of the earth.

"Attack! Don't stop before they've established a firm foothold!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, and his golden cudgel grew larger and swept outwards once more.

Having learned from its previous experience, the demon knew the power of the giant black rod. One after another, energy dragon heads condensed in the air, vying to wrap around the black rod.

It is said that even the strongest steel is vulnerable to the gentlest touch. Such a fierce attack, after being weakened layer by layer, really had very little strength left.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened; it was the first time he had ever seen his Ruyi Jingu Bang (Monkey King's staff) neutralized in such a way.

Fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi's attacks diverted most of Moryo's attention, allowing the others to use their strengths.

The most effective element here is the Earth Release ninja; only they can provide the greatest obstacle to the demon and delay its actions as much as possible.

The fighting continued, but casualties gradually increased.

Ninjas are not demons after all; their stamina and chakra are quite limited, and prolonged battles further deplete their energy.

Many people are distracted by fatigue, and are then attacked because of their distraction.

Finally, when Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned on his golden cudgel, panting heavily, the shadow of the cudgel that had been sweeping across the sky disappeared.

Only an hour had passed.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, what do we do? Everyone's exhausted."

The Third Hokage shook his head, wiping the sweat from his eyebrows, and gritted his teeth as he looked at the ninjas who were still unleashing their ninjutsu.

"I thought I could keep suppressing the demons, but I overestimated my strength. From now on, we'll fight a guerrilla war, constantly harassing the demons and trying to buy them as much time as possible."

With the change in tactics, the situation on the battlefield also changed dramatically. Although it was no longer necessary to exert great effort in attacking, this roaming was not an easy task.

The battlefield is not only filled with demons and allied ninjas, but also with a massive ghost army.

While roaming around, the ninjas also had to constantly fight these rock golems; if they weren't careful, they would be killed and their souls would be destroyed.

This is a classic case of trading life for time.

Watching one fellow villager after another fall, the village representatives were truly heartbroken, but even so, they had no choice but to order the mission to continue.

For the safety of the main force, we must endure the pain—grit our teeth—and persevere!

House seemingly endless rain.

The demon realized the ninjas' tricks. While the initial attacks had indeed caused him considerable pain, these attacks now felt like being bitten by an ant.

There is pain, but it's insignificant!

So————

The demon moved forward and continued its actions. It no longer focused on eliminating the insects in front of it, but instead rushed directly to the largest battlefield. Every now and then, it would exhale a breath that posed a great threat to the ninja.

The demon's actions completely struck at the heart of the allied forces, turning the faces of all the blocking ninjas to a grimace.

"Gentlemen, it's time for us to risk our lives."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a low voice, as if giving his last words. The others also knew that small skirmishes were no longer effective, and that they had to use their ultimate moves to delay the demon's advance.

They exchanged glances and nodded emphatically.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reached into his ninja tool pouch, pulled out all the remaining ration pills, and without even looking at them, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them casually a couple of times, swallowed them with difficulty, his throat bobbing.

The next moment, he suddenly launched an attack, and the golden cudgel in his hand grew longer again, its massive blade once more pressing down on the sky.

The demon was clearly startled by the sudden attack. The attack, which had been quiet for a long time, resumed, and the demon had no time to prepare its defense.

The massive body was lifted into the air once more, and this time it seemed to be even more painful than before.

"Awoo!"

At this moment, the demon let out a scream that was never heard before, a scream that contained both pain and astonishment!

By the time the demon had stood up after enduring all the attacks, the swarm of insects had already retreated to a certain distance.

Having learned its lesson, the demon took another step forward, and the attack came again. This time, the demon seized the opportunity, enduring a blow to the side of the insects and unleashing a breath attack on them.

It had an effect on both sides; the demon was repelled again, and two ninjas died because they couldn't dodge in time.

This was repeated time and again, advancing a few steps and then retreating a step, the ninjas using their lives to slow down the demon's advance.

Finally, before reaching the canyon, the demon seized the opportunity. Its eight energy heads entangled the incoming black rod, while its five dragon heads took the chance to unleash a breath attack on the rod.

The powerful energy corroded the rod and exploded, and the ape demon was sent home due to its severe injuries without even saying goodbye.

The situation suddenly became even more difficult. The only weapon the assault troops had that could damage the demons had disappeared, and they no longer had any other means to effectively stop the demons' advance.

Behind them was the entrance to the canyon. Passing through the canyon, which was less than two kilometers long, was the location of the main force of the Allied forces. The remaining blocking troops, less than half of them, looked at the demons that had been buried in the canyon and showed expressions of grief and indignation.

Despite the struggle and the deaths of so many, we still haven't been able to stop the Wraith's advance.

"Go back and organize your troops for an orderly counterattack, minimizing casualties as much as possible."

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking, the demon that had already entered the canyon was seen stumbling backward, being thrown out of the canyon entrance. Behind it, hordes of ghostly soldiers were trampled to death.

Bright light flashed in everyone's eyes as they looked up in surprise at the figure in the air that was chasing after the demon.

"Taiichi, Taiichi is back!"

The Konoha ninja in the group pointed at the figure in the air, their joy evident.

At the same time, an astonishing battle cry erupted from inside the canyon. The sound was extremely familiar to everyone; not long ago, the canyon had echoed with the same battle cry, a testament to the army's advance.

A few hours earlier, Taiichi escorted the priestess on a journey that lasted day and night.

Realizing the urgency of the situation, Taiyi dared not slack off in the slightest. More than ten warhorses pulling the chariot died from exhaustion, all in order to bring the priestess to the battlefield as soon as possible.

Even so, from the constant stream of messages, Taiyi could tell that the situation was extremely critical.

As a national leader, Miroku naturally knew the intelligence Taiichi had received. The Allied Shinobi Forces had already organized troops to block the advance of the demons. Just thinking about it made one realize how dangerous this was; it was a mission with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.

The battle situation has reached an extremely critical point.

On the moving carriage, Maitreya pulled back the curtain and said to Taiyi beside him, "Lord Taiyi, can you fly? Take me with you; it'll definitely be faster than the carriage."

Tai's eyes lit up. He had wanted to do this for a long time, but he was worried about whether the priestess could withstand the high speed and temperature at high altitudes.

"My lady, are you sure that people can't withstand being at such heights?" Taiichi asked again for confirmation.

"Let's go!" Miroku stepped out of the carriage and extended his hand to Taiichi. "The ninjas on the front lines are risking their lives, and as a priestess, I cannot be afraid of even this little difficulty."

"The priestess is so generous!"

Taiyi smiled brightly, leaped onto his horse, picked up Miroku by the waist, and instructed the servants who were looking over, "You proceed to the front line as planned. I'll take the priestess with me first."

After speaking, he spread his wings, surrounded by air currents, and soared into the sky.

"Damn it, wait for me!"

A series of strange whimpers came from behind, and the Nine-Tailed Fox leaped onto Taiyi's shoulder with a powerful kick.

"Watch out, I'm going to speed up!"

With Taiichi's reminder, Miroku felt herself flying higher and higher, her speed increasing rapidly. Gradually, everything around her appeared as a straight line in her eyes, and a sharp "whoosh" sound reached her ears. Startled, she closed her eyes and buried her head in Taiichi's...

chest.

This is high-altitude flight; the speed is indeed fast, but even with Taiyi expending his power to protect him, it is not comfortable.

What was originally a day's journey was quickly shortened by Taiyi's speed, and the two people and the fox landed at the front camp in just two hours.

"Taiichi, it's Lord Taiichi who's back."

"The shrine maiden! There's another shrine maiden! We must win! Lord Taiichi has brought the shrine maiden!"

Exclamations of joy echoed through the camp, as everyone expressed their gratitude in their own ways.

"Taiichi, you're finally back." Mimura Yoru, the commander left behind at the camp, said, "The situation at the front is dire. The demons have reached the other side of the canyon, and the blocking force has suffered more than half its casualties—"

Mimura Yokuzumi briefly explained the current situation to Taiichi.

Now, Taiyi is the only one who can change the course of the battle.

Taiichi lived up to expectations. He remained silent for a moment, glanced at Mimura Yomi and Miroku, and immediately made a decision.

"Organize the troops and launch a general offensive!"

Mimura Yomi's eyes widened. He only wanted Taichi to go to the front line to help, but he didn't expect Taichi to be so crazy.

"The arrival of the priestess at this time is something neither you nor the enemy could have imagined. This is the best time for the decisive battle. If we wait too long, I fear the enemy may have other plans."

"The general offensive begins. You arrange for personnel to protect the priestess. I will lead the charge, cutting through the canyon. This will both support the blocking forces and catch the enemy off guard."

Mimura Yejuan frowned, feeling very conflicted. He didn't have the courage to make such a major decision on his own.

Taiichi could also see Mimura Yomi's predicament. His face darkened, and his voice became more serious. "Who is in command now? Who is the highest commander of the camp?"

After a moment of thought, Mimura Yoru was stunned and stared at Taiichi, speechless.

All five village representatives have gone into battle, leaving only temporary command at the camp. The current supreme commander is Taiichi, who has not been relieved of his previous post as commander of the assault force.

Taiichi naturally understood Mimura Yomi's expression and gave a strange smile. Without hesitation, he issued the order as he had just said.

After saying that, he grabbed the back of the nine-tailed fox's neck from his shoulder and stuffed it directly into Miroku's arms.

"Your job is to protect Maitreya's safety. You'll be credited with a great service after this is over."

Having arranged everything, Taiyi strode out, and the bugle call for the final assault officially sounded at that moment.