Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 304 Earth Release Clone Appears

In preparation for this operation to ambush the Third Raikage, Onoki not only mobilized the Iwa ninja fighting against Konoha, but also most of the Iwa ninja fighting against Sunagakure.

It can be said that most of the Iwagakure ninja are here, with the sole purpose of killing the Third Raikage.

This encirclement and suppression operation must succeed; failure is not an option.

The cost of failure is too high for Iwagakure to bear.

Ōnoki has a clear understanding of the current situation facing Iwagakure.

For some reason, Sunagakure only left Rasa to deal with Iwagakure, while most of their forces were diverted to the Land of Rivers to fight Konoha.

Clearly, in this Ninja World War, Konoha attracted more hatred from Sunagakure than they did.

There was only one Rasa and a small number of Sand Ninja defending him.

The threat from Sunagakure is now almost negligible.

Even if Rasa were allowed to enter the heart of the Land of Earth, he wouldn't dare to come in, fearing he would be surrounded and killed.

As for Konoha and Sunagakure, they must exert equal strength, in addition to the attacks from Kirigakure and Kumogakure.

Konoha is already preoccupied with its own problems and poses little threat to Iwagakure.

With only Kumogakure and the Third Raikage, if this guy isn't eliminated and the conflict continues, and the battlefield is in the Land of Earth, they will suffer heavy losses, and they are very likely to be the first to be worn down.

Only by eliminating the Third Raikage can the crisis facing Iwa be resolved.

Therefore, in this encirclement and attack, no matter how great the sacrifice, the Third Raikage must die.

Onoki will not be swayed by the Third Raikage's provocation.

Otherwise, once he goes down, the Third Raikage could fly low for a distance and then get rid of him and escape to a higher altitude.

After all, he couldn't use a wide-range dust escaping technique to affect his companions.

"Oonoki...you hate me enough!"

The Third Raikage glared hatefully at Onoki high in the sky. He had underestimated Onoki's ruthlessness; he was willing to sacrifice so many comrades to kill him.

This is something he cannot do.

The reason he was surrounded was because he wanted to cover his comrades' retreat, which is why he was trapped.

Of course... it's also related to him overestimating his own abilities.

Thinking about this, the Third Raikage felt a pang of regret.

He was too confident and a little greedy, thinking that with his speed and flying ability, he could kill more Iwa ninja before leaving.

As more and more Iwa ninjas surrounded him, he could no longer escape. Even after he fought his way through a hundred meters, he still couldn't see a way out, as he was completely surrounded by an endless number of Iwa ninjas.

The Third Raikage didn't know how many people there were; he only knew there were too many.

He wanted to escape by flying into the air, but there were too many Iwa ninja on the ground who used various ninjutsu to slow down his flight, giving Onoki a chance to get close enough to use his wide-range Dust Release, which made him afraid to fly away.

He could only break through from the ground, but when facing an endless number of ninjas alone, the Third Raikage discovered that one of his weaknesses had been exposed.

That is, he doesn't have any large-scale, destructive ninjutsu.

For example, the Wood Release of the God of Shinobi, the Susanoo of Madara Uchiha that shaved the heads of three mountains with a single strike, the Tailed Beast Ball, the Dust Release, and so on.

If there were ninjutsu with an extremely wide attack range, the outcome would be different.

Pity.

The Third Raikage's strength lay only in his ability to break through in a single point.

Facing 20,000 ninjas, even if many of them were Chunin or Genin, the scale of their combined ninjutsu was still enormous. His pride in his speed and his One-Hit Punch technique couldn't break through the encirclement.

Now that the battle has progressed this far, the Third Raikage doesn't even dare to use his Lightning Release Chakra Mode anymore, otherwise, once his chakra is exhausted, he won't have much ability to fight back.

But... without using Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he had even less hope of breaking through.

This is a doomed situation.

The Third Raikage realized this and was now fully prepared.

"In that case, let's see who has the last laugh."

The Third Raikage no longer sought to break through; he focused solely on killing every Iwa ninja who appeared before him, transforming himself into a killing machine.

As long as he kills enough people, even if he dies here, Iwagakure will pose no threat to the village.

Onoki is very powerful, but he is just an ordinary person like me.

The two were not monsters like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, whose chakra was comparable to that of tailed beasts. Even if their ninjutsu was powerful, they would still die once their chakra was exhausted.

With his son and Killer Bee as perfect Jinchūriki partners, and having grown up, Kumogakure has nothing to fear from Onoki.

Even if they die here, the Cloud Village can maintain their current victory.

With these thoughts in mind, the Third Raikage completely abandoned everything and focused solely on killing his enemies.

Even without activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Third Raikage was still terrifyingly strong when he used only taijutsu to kill enemies.

Thanks to its physical defense, neither kunai nor explosive tags could penetrate its skin, and ordinary fire and wind techniques could only leave some dust on it.

Aside from not being as fast as in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Third Raikage's combat power did not decrease much.

Without even needing kunai, he ruthlessly reaped the lives of Iwa ninja with just his indestructible hands.

"monster!"

"This monster!"

As the siege-bombed Iwagakure members watched their comrades die one by one, an indescribable fear welled up within them, and some even subconsciously retreated, too afraid to step forward and fight.

But as I said before, there are too many Iwa ninja.

The fear of a few individual ninjas could not stop the Iwagakure ninjas from rushing in from behind.

The key is that the Third Raikage has gone berserk.

One by one, the Iwagakure ninjas died. Onoki watched from the sky, his face heavy, and a piercing pain shot through his heart.

"Go! His chakra is running low!"

"Kill him, he's dying!"

Among the Iwagakure ninja, shouts of "The Third Raikage is finished!" were constantly heard, boosting the morale of their side. Waves of Iwagakure ninja charged towards the Third Raikage, yelling wildly.

However... bang bang bang!

Wherever the Third Raikage passed, countless Iwagakure ninja fell like wheat in swathes.

The Third Raikage's attacks perfectly exemplified what it means to be efficient and incorruptible; he would rather kill with a single finger than use his hands.

Every attack is aimed at a fatal spot, killing instantly.

At the same time, the force used was just right, not too much and not too little, just enough to kill a person.

This made the Third Raikage appear to be in complete control, showing no signs of running out of chakra.

"This monster!"

"Who can stop this monster!"

"Three generations..."

Many Iwagakure ninjas, unaware of the situation, turned their gazes to the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, in the air; they no longer wanted to see their friend die.

Only the Third Tsuchikage can stop the Third Raikage from continuing his rampage.

Unfortunately, Onoki's mind was on the bigger picture; killing the Third Raikage was more important than anything else.

Seeing that Onoki was not making a move, some Iwagakure ninjas collapsed and despaired, rushing madly towards the Third Raikage, completely abandoning their defenses in order to kill him as quickly as possible.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

Just then, a fireball the size of a human head fell from the sky and shot towards the Third Raikage, who was about to attack an Iwagakure ninja.

The Third Raikage wasn't originally prepared to dodge, since he hadn't dodged even larger fire jutsu attacks before, and his physical body could withstand them.

But this time, when the fireball entered a ten-meter radius around him, the Third Raikage's hair stood on end, and a chill ran down his spine.

The Third Raikage's body stopped completely instinctively and he jumped backward.

Bang!

The tiny fireball grazed the Third Raikage's chest as it fell, creating a massive explosion that covered a distance of fifty meters upon impact with the ground.

(End of this chapter)