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Chapter 165 Battle against Danzo (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

The Dream Eater is a legendary monster that feeds on nightmares and devours the world.

This summoning beast, resembling an elephant but with limbs that bend backward like a tiger, is named "Baku." Although it does not have the ability to devour the dream world, it does possess a similar ability.

That is, its stomach is very large.

No one knows how big its stomach is, but it is definitely disproportionate to its cabin-like size.

Once summoned, it raises its long nose and inhales deeply.

The powerful suction force accelerated the airflow, making it resemble a giant typhoon, carrying sand, debris, building remains, flowers, trees, and everything within hundreds of meters in front of it. This violent suction force pulled everything into its mouth.

The overwhelming sandstorm, encountering such strong winds, collapsed instantly, much like a giant wave encountering a strong wind.

"Don't even think about it!"

With a wave of his hand, Garura injected even more vast amounts of chakra, and the sandstorm that had just shown signs of collapsing once again gathered into a sea, mixed with the waste and debris that had been sucked in, becoming even larger than before.

Under this cataclysmic attack, the houses and buildings along the way, and even the ninjas who stood in their way, seemed so insignificant. Even though Karura didn't intentionally target them, he simply passed by and mercilessly swallowed them up, like a small boat in the ocean being capsized by a tsunami, not even a ripple could be made.

But Danzo remained unmoved.

He calmly watched the sandstorm rushing towards him, unhurriedly forming hand seals, and then took a deep breath.

With the help of the tapir's suction, he easily absorbed a large amount of airflow.

Although the presence of sand in the middle annoyed him, the amount of air he had stored was enough to destroy everything.

[Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!]

Several blades of the katana were spat out from its mouth, crisscrossing in the air before slashing fiercely at the sand sea waves, tearing the tsunami apart and continuing their relentless attack on the girl in the distance.

"What!?"

Galuro was greatly alarmed and tried to dodge.

But as the sand sea collapsed, the unobstructed, violent suction suddenly descended, pulling at Garu's body. For a moment, he could not even maintain his balance, let alone dodge.

Left with no other choice, she could only use the little sand she had left to make a makeshift shield.

But this is an attack that can even tear apart Susanoo. Can a temporary shield made of a few grains of sand really stop it?

puff!

The makeshift sand shield was as flimsy as paper, unable to hold out for even a moment before being torn apart by the massive wind blades.

Am I going to die here?

Galuro's eyes widened as he stared at the massive wind blade hurtling towards him, his mind going completely blank.

At the critical moment, a figure stood in front of her.

Reddish-brown hair, black ninja outfit, slender figure... The image that appeared in the girl's mind every day made her heart tremble at this moment.

"Whoosh~"

A blade of wind tore through the air and struck, startling the girl awake.

She was about to speak up to warn him, but as soon as she uttered the word "little," she saw the wind blade strike the boy.

However, instead of tearing apart the sand waves and shield as before, it shrank continuously the moment it encountered the boy's hands, and then transformed into the most primal chakra, which was absorbed into his palms.

Is it really that easy to solve?

The girl was stunned.

Are you alright?

The sound startled Galuro.

She looked up at that familiar, handsome face, and a blush rose on her gentle cheeks.

"How's the situation now?"

Hearing the sound, Garuda came to his senses.

She saw that the boy only glanced back at her before becoming alert to his surroundings. While she felt relieved, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.

But when he thought of Yekura, who had been by his side since childhood, and the girls who appeared later, such as Kurenai and Marie, he quickly suppressed his disappointment.

"I'm fine. The other teachers are all hiding inside this building."

This is why Karura stayed in the streets to fight the Konoha ninja.

The elite teachers who came to study abroad did not possess the formidable combat power of the puppeteers who came to learn medical ninjutsu and related knowledge.

Even Karura suffers from a serious lack of combat experience.

In Konoha Village, facing an attack by Konoha ninja, it was simply impossible to escape back to the base safely with everyone.

The correct choice is to hide in cover with your men, hold off the enemy's attack, and wait for reinforcements.

And the facts proved her right.

"You continue guarding the building; the rest of you will be here shortly."

Long Er left those words behind and floated down from the rooftop.

Watching the departing figure, Karura was momentarily lost in thought, but the immense suction force immediately pulled her back to reality.

Realizing her unusual feelings, the girl patted her cheeks and reminded him, "Carolo, Carolo, he's several years younger than you and already has a girlfriend. What are you expecting?"

After making a self-deprecating joke, she felt much better and immediately manipulated the sand to form a protective wall around the building, protecting the entire structure.

……

Ryuji jumped off the building and was pulled towards the tapir by a powerful suction force.

In the sandstorm, nothing could be seen clearly.

But someone who can easily and effortlessly block an enhanced vacuum wave is definitely not weak.

Danzo squinted, thought for a moment, and then took out two shuriken.

He held the shuriken on his middle finger and spun it rapidly. He then gently exhaled, his soft yet sharp breath wrapping around the shuriken, creating a fan-blade-like effect that cut at high speed.

"go!"

Danzo swung the ball out to the left and right in quick succession.

Two wind-blade shuriken drew an arc in the air, severing the corner of a house and shooting towards the approaching person from both sides.

Long Er chuckled softly, opened his arms, and just as the sword in his hand was about to be shot, he aimed at the side and slipped his finger into the small hole in the middle.

He wore super-life-enhancing combat fiber gloves, unfazed by the friction from the ultra-high spin. The wind-blade shuriken spun rapidly on his fingers, then was flung out at an even faster speed, flying towards the tapir.

Ryuji couldn't aim properly, but under the Baku's suction force, it was as if the attack was automatically drawn towards him.

Furthermore, because the sandstorm obscured his vision, Danzo did not see the situation clearly at first.

By the time the wind blade shuriken got close and I could see it clearly, it was too late to dispel the summoning spell.

"Pfft!"

The wind blade shuriken sliced ​​through the tapir's mouth from both sides, cutting all the way down to its abdomen before flying away.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, and the tapir let out a miserable scream before collapsing to the ground, then turned into thick white smoke and returned to its dwelling.

The violent suction force then subsided.

Ryuji gracefully landed in front of Danzo, a smile playing on his lips. "Lord Danzo, it's been a long time. To meet again as rivals, how unpredictable life is!"

Danzo remained silent, his face grim.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the sky, and a huge orange fireball fell from the sky.

As if on cue, Long Er jumped up a step ahead of him.

Danzo reacted a beat too slow, but he still managed to retreat in time.

The fireball landed where the two had been standing and exploded, creating an unparalleled and massive impact that swept away everything around them.

But it did nothing more than level the streets that were already in ruins.

In the sky, the mechanical bird flew over and caught Ryuji, soared around once, and then flew back.

Looking at Danzo, who was alive and well outside the blast radius, he couldn't help but feel regretful. "I couldn't have killed that old guy!"

Danzo is extremely powerful; it would be best if we could take him down by surprise.

But this guy was extremely cautious, meticulously calculating every possible threat to himself.

"In that case, we have no choice but to defeat him head-on with our strength."

The mechanical bird swooped down, flying close to the ground.

Long Er opened his personal space, and the eight steel legs of the war fortress lifted, bent, and sprang out, quickly taking root and taking up defensive positions.

"Provide me with covering fire!"

As Ryuji gave the orders, he steered the mechanical bird toward Danzo.

The six-barreled Gatling gun had already extended from its mouth and was firing wildly, while the War Fortress was also firing at full power, launching giant crossbows, kunai ejection chambers, and explosive shuriken all at once.

In an instant, all sorts of chakra-attribute bullets and projectile weapons filled the sky, forming a barrage of projectiles.

"Is this all you've got? What a terrifying fellow!" Danzo remained calm and composed.

He abruptly ripped off the bandage on his right cheek, revealing a bright red Sharingan. The three tomoe within his eye spun wildly as he formed hand seals.

[Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade! 】

Danzo took a deep breath and then spat out a vacuum cannonball the size of a large bowl from his mouth.

This cannonball was so outnumbered and outmatched by the attacks launched by the mechanical birds and war fortresses.

But Ryuji rode the mechanical bird and soared upwards.

The next second, the vacuum cannonball met the barrage and suddenly exploded.

A violent shockwave swept around, affecting the chakra-attribute bullets, causing them to lose their stable shape and explode, creating a continuous series of explosions that blasted away the rain of weapons that followed.

"Not only the third generation, but Danzo in his prime is also so much stronger than he was in his old age!" Ryuji squatted on the mechanical bird, his face solemn.

Although Danzo at this time does not possess Izanagi or Wood Release, he is still in his prime, and his physical abilities and chakra are far superior to those of the decrepit old man he will become later.

The Wind Release techniques he usually uses are several times stronger in both speed and power than those he uses in his later battle with Sasuke.

"call out!"

Lost in thought, I heard a whooshing sound behind me.

Taking advantage of the smoke from the explosion, Danzo, while he was thinking, used the floor-to-floor jump to get behind Ryuji, imbued his sword with wind-style chakra, and slashed fiercely.

Being attacked from behind before you realize it means it's too late to defend yourself. Ryuji, with his rich combat experience, knew this well, so he jumped off the mechanical bird's head.

"Bang!"

Danzo cleaved the mechanical bird in two with a single sword strike, then leaped off the wreckage and continued his attack on Ryuji, his narrowed eyes brimming with murderous intent.

"Your turn next time."

Danzo had barely uttered his threat when a dragon-hunting crossbow bolt shot from the side. The enormous arrow, powerful enough to pierce a dragon, forced him to abandon his pursuit and instead confront the bolt.

He slightly turned his body to avoid the crossbow bolt, then raised his sword high and slashed down at the arrow.

"Clang!"

The sharpness brought by the wind-style chakra easily cut through the arrow, but he did not stop at all. The moment he landed, he swung his sword behind him with a backhand.

Landing ahead of time, Long Er was startled by the attack that was about to take place. He leaned back and dodged the sword by keeping his body close to the blade.

Taking this opportunity, Danzo adjusted his balance and charged again with his sword.

This guy, who couldn't even dodge a shuriken in the original work, still chose to fight Uchiha Setsuna hand-to-hand after witnessing Ryuji kill him with taijutsu.

"court death!"

Long Er's robes fluttered without wind as he fearlessly stepped forward, two short swords sliding from his sleeves into his hands.

I just woke up and wrote this chapter. I'll fix the typos after I finish eating. I'll check later; there should be another chapter. Now I'm going to cook.

(End of this chapter)