Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 296 Yekura's Growth

"Shiguro, did you succeed?"

Before he could grieve for his injured comrade, Hyuga Tomitsu, the captain in charge of the base, quickly asked what was wrong.

"no."

Wearing sunglasses, dressed in a thick gray trench coat, and carrying a large gourd on his back, Aburame Shiguro shook his head with a solemn expression and said, "The opponent's scorching escapade was too hot; all the insects died before they could adapt."

Pakura's Scorching Release had caused Konoha huge casualties in the past year's war, and Konoha would naturally not let it go unpunished.

In response to Yekura's Scorching Release high temperature, Konoha conducted various research and countermeasures in an attempt to find a way to counter it.

However, the current Yogure is not the Yogure resurrected using Edo Tensei from the original work.

In the original work, the resurrected Yoruichiro was incredibly weak.

As a hero of Sunagakure, her scorching release, a bloodline limit combining wind and fire attributes, was actually blocked by a regular water release—it's utterly absurd.

It should be noted that even a combination ninjutsu that combines wind and fire elemental ninjutsu is not something that ordinary water ninjutsu can block.

The result was that the Wind and Fire attribute fusion bloodline limit, Scorching Release, which was even more powerful than the Wind and Fire combination ninjutsu, was actually blocked by ordinary Water Release.

All I can say is that Li Yao realized back then that anime couldn't compare to the real world.

Either the Scorching Release: Pakura's strength in that Naruto parallel world is indeed weak.

The Blazing Release technique of this world cannot be blocked by ordinary Water Release techniques.

After being instructed by Li Yao's Wind Release clone, Yecang developed a High Temperature Scorching Release technique, the power of which was beyond the control of ordinary ninjutsu.

Konoha has paid the price of hundreds of lives but still hasn't found a way to counter Pakura's Scorching Release.

Even using a whole squad's worth of Water Release ninjutsu couldn't effectively limit Pakura's Scorching Release high temperature.

That's right, but even with limited restrictions, it's impossible.

Faced with this high-temperature compressed heat ray, even a large-scale water jutsu would be useless. Perhaps only the water jutsu of the Second Hokage, with its high-compression water gun, could withstand it to some extent.

Unfortunately, no one in Konoha currently possesses Water Release ninjutsu of the level of the Second Hokage.

After various studies and discussions, it was concluded that if the Aburame clan could breed insects adapted to high temperatures, they would have a chance to defeat Leaf Village.

After six months of research, Shigehiro Aburame successfully developed an insect that can withstand high temperatures, but it can only withstand temperatures of 200 degrees Celsius.

To withstand the intense heat of the Leaf Sac, these heat-resistant insects must survive the intense heat of the Leaf Sac and develop the corresponding high-temperature adaptation antibodies before their high-temperature antibodies can be further enhanced.

The stronghold we just visited was filled with Shiro Aburame's heat-resistant insects, specifically designed to withstand the general attacks of Yoruichi's Scorching Release, allowing the surviving insects to develop adaptive antibodies.

As a result, Yekura's Scorching Escape technique was not static.

The temperature generated by this ordinary thermo-pressure explosion was over 1,000 degrees Celsius. None of the heat-resistant insects of Yumei Zhihei could withstand it; they all died as soon as they were touched, without any time to adapt.

Without surviving insects, it is naturally impossible to cultivate insects that can withstand the high temperatures of the Leaf Scorch Escape in a short period of time.

This makes the battle complicated.

"Nishiyama, you're a medical ninja. We don't need you for the battle here. Take Yuzheng and leave first to seek support from the rear," Hyuga Toko decisively ordered.

Since no way to restrain Yekura can be found, the only option is to stall her as much as possible, deplete her chakra, and force her back when reinforcements arrive.

This is how Konoha dealt with Yekura over the past year.

The weakness of insufficient chakra reserves still exists, preventing one person from changing the entire war situation in a short period of time.

After giving Nara Umaru a simple bandage to stop the bleeding, Nishiyama carried Nara Umaru away quickly.

"They're here!"

At this moment, Hyuga Toko reminded them that through the penetrating vision of the Byakugan, Yekura led ten Sand Ninja to attack, quickly breaking through the earthen barrier and entering everyone's line of sight.

"Ninja Art - Shadow Imitation Technique!"

This stronghold is not only occupied by one member of the Nara clan; besides Nara Usakata, there is also Nara Shimada, who are brothers.

The younger brother, Nara Shimada, was furious about his brother's broken leg, which caused him to increase the speed of his Shadow Imitation Technique.

"It's a secret technique of the Nara clan! Get out of the shadows!"

Yekura quickly reminded him, while simultaneously gathering high-temperature compressed heat source blades in both hands and moving in an "S" shape towards Nara Shimada.

The Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique is considered the ultimate control skill. In team battles, having someone on the opposing side who can control your physical movements simply by catching your shadow is a huge limitation on your team.

Even Ye Cang had to be extremely careful not to be controlled by the opponent's shadow imitation technique. Otherwise, no matter how strong she was, if her body was controlled, she would just have to wait to die.

This is the terror of shadow imitation.

The reason why Konoha was able to hold back the Sunagakure's offensive pace over the past year was that Pakura was unable to completely overwhelm opponents in battles involving Jonin from the Nara clan.

However, after fighting many powerful members of the Nara clan, Yekura also came up with some ways to influence Shadow Mode.

For example, right now, Yekura, who had jumped into the air, suddenly fired a Fire Release technique in the opposite direction of the sunlight, aiming at her own shadow.

In an instant, the fireball's flames overwhelmed the sunlight, and her shadow disappeared on the ground. Nara Umaru's shadow imitation technique naturally failed.

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"

Hyuga Toko unleashed a powerful chakra shockwave with a palm strike, heading straight for the approaching Yekura.

Zizi!

Yecang crossed his hands and made a sweeping motion, the high-temperature compressed heat source blade directly cutting off the shock wave.

However, she paused for a moment, which was enough time for Hyuga Domitsu and Nara Shimada to widen the distance between themselves and Yokura.

"Don't engage her in close combat, but don't stay too far away either."

Hyuga Toko reminded him that in a battle against the Scorching Release user, Pakura, close combat would be ineffective against the opponent's high-temperature compressed heat source blade, while being too far away would make him vulnerable to being taken down by a large-scale Scorching Release attack.

The best tactical option is to engage in a melee with the other Sand Ninja. This would not only force Pakura to be distracted in rescuing her comrades, but also allow her to avoid Pakura's high-temperature compression heat ray attack.

However, Yecang is not a dead person after all, and she will not stand still and watch them get entangled with the Sand Ninja.

At this point, it is necessary to coordinate with someone who has mid-range attack capabilities and the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique to suppress Yekura's space for maneuver.

However, it can only suppress it slightly, not completely stop Yekura's ability to move.

"what!"

Soon, not long after the battle began, a Konoha Special Jonin was unable to dodge Pakura's attack, which accelerated instantly, and was cut in half at the waist, dying on the spot.

"Oh no, this woman is hiding her speed!"

As Hyuga Toko used another Bagua Empty Palm to force Yoko back, his heart sank.

too fast!

In previous battles, with the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique, casualties shouldn't have occurred so quickly.

Especially their base's personnel configuration: four elite Chunin, and the rest are all Special Jonin or higher.

As a member of the Hyuga clan, he is naturally skilled in taijutsu, and with the aid of the Byakugan, he is no less than Pakura in terms of speed and strength.

In close combat, he can hold off Yekura to some extent, and with the added restraint of the Shadow Imitation Technique.

Logically speaking, the number of personnel shouldn't be reduced so quickly. In fact, as long as Yekura doesn't use a wide-range scorching attack, he is confident that he can keep Yekura firmly under control.

As a result, Yekura's strength continued to increase.

This time, the opponent's speed was significantly faster than in the last battle.

Ye Cang, who had suddenly accelerated, killed one of their companions in an instant.

(End of this chapter)