Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 316 Fear

If either of these two conditions is met, the Tailed Beast Ball will explode.

However, now, not only was the Tailed Beast Ball blocked, but it was also cut in half without exploding. Instead, it flew far backward before exploding.

There is only one possibility that this situation could occur.

The Fourth Kazekage's attack was thin and sharp, so sharp that it did not damage the stability of the Tailed Beast Ball's chakra sphere even after cutting through it.

It's like a ninja moving at high speed having their neck cut off by a very thin steel wire, yet they can still walk forward for a distance and even speak, completely unaware that their neck has been severed.

The Fourth Kazekage's attack was a terrifying one, so thin that it could cut through a Tailed Beast Ball without compromising its stability.

But that's not scary enough.

What truly sent chills down Onoki's spine was that the Tailed Beast Ball was not only cut open, but also split apart and slid down to either side of the mountaintop.

That's the most terrifying thing.

This shows that the Fourth Kazekage's attack was not only sharp, but also fast and powerful.

Only with sufficient sharpness, speed, and power can one cut through the Tailed Beast Ball and separate it instantly without affecting its stability.

A terrifying ninjutsu that is fast and powerful.

"This is definitely not the Wind Release: Slash mentioned in the intelligence."

If Onoki is not mistaken, the Fourth Kazekage has also raised the single-attribute Wind Release to the level of Kekkei Tota.

Only in this way could the Fourth Kazekage's Wind Release slash possess such terrifying attack power; otherwise, it would be impossible to cut through the Tailed Beast Ball.

"This is troublesome!!!"

Ōnoki flew in the air, his brow furrowed, hesitant to give the order to attack.

Logically, now that our positions have been exposed, there's no need to keep hiding; we should just charge in and fight.

Moreover, his son Huangtu was already dead.

Onoki could launch a wide-range Dust Release attack on the Fourth Kazekage and his group without any scruples.

But now, Onoki doesn't dare to approach the summit at all.

He was someone who had witnessed firsthand how terrifying it was when his disciple developed Earth Release techniques at the level of Bloodline Elimination.

Its defense could withstand the Third Raikage's One-Hit Spear, which was hailed as the strongest spear, and directly turned the Third Raikage's strongest spear into a severed finger.

The attack could shatter the Third Raikage's lightning armor and physical defenses with a single punch, crippling him and rendering him unable to resist.

You should know that the Third Raikage was a ruthless person who could fight the Eight-Tails hand-to-hand and exchange blows one for one.

But this ruthless individual, a top-tier expert who could effortlessly withstand the siege of 20,000 ninjas for three hours, was defeated in just a few moves by his disciple, Shi Yan, whose bloodline limit was Earth Release: Mass Technique.

Onoki had already experienced how terrifying it was for a single-attribute ninjutsu to be upgraded to the level of bloodline elimination, and he knew it very well.

However, this is only the Earth Release technique, which is least adept at attacking, yet it already possesses such terrifying offensive and defensive capabilities.

The Fourth Kazekage's single-attribute jutsu, developed to the level of Kekkei Tota, is Wind Release, the most powerful of the five basic chakra natures in terms of attack power.

The fact that it could cut through a Tailed Beast Ball proves that the Fourth Kazekage's Wind Release slashing attack, at the level of the Bloodline Elimination, is indeed terrifying.

Besides, Onoki didn't know if the Fourth Kazekage's Wind Release slash had any other abilities or effects.

But the wind-style slashes that have been shown so far are already terrifying enough.

Its attack speed and range are beyond those of ordinary people.

The Tailed Beast Ball emitted by the Four-Tails wasn't cut off when it reached the Fourth Kazekage; it was cut off when it was hundreds of meters away.

Terrifying attack power, terrifying attack speed, terrifying attack range, and possibly unknown abilities.

This is why the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, dared not order an attack. He simply didn't dare to get close, otherwise... he wasn't very confident that his Dust Release could block the Fourth Kazekage's Wind Release slash, fearing that he would be sliced ​​open in an instant, just like with a Tailed Beast Ball.

Given his condition, sending other Iwagakure ninja would only be suicide; their only purpose would be to deplete the Fourth Kazekage's chakra.

Unfortunately, the Fourth Kazekage had more Sand Ninja around him than they did, so only he, Roshi, and Han could deplete the Fourth Kazekage's chakra.

However, if they can only attack from a distance, they will also suffer significant losses.

Furthermore, it is unknown how much chakra the Fourth Kazekage possessed, and how much chakra he consumed when using Wind Release slashes.

trouble!

This is too much trouble!

Onoki racked his brains until he was practically smoking, but still couldn't figure out how to deal with the Fourth Kazekage.

However, time and the enemy wouldn't wait for him to continue thinking.

"If you won't come, then we will."

"kill!"

Li Yaofeng used his clone to coldly smile, then ordered an attack on the Iwa ninja.

"kill!"

Rasa led a group of Sand Ninja down the mountain and rushed toward Onoki's location without any fear on his face. At this moment, they didn't care about Onoki's Dust Release at all.

It's clear that witnessing Li Yaofeng's Wind Release clone sever the Tailed Beast Ball had deeply shocked them and completely ignited their overflowing confidence.

call out!

Li Yao activated his Wind Release armor and flew at high speed from the mountaintop towards Onoki.

"He can fly!!!"

Seeing this scene from afar, Onoki's spirit shrank back, and his already chilling body instantly grew even colder.

Many people know that Li Yao's Wind Release clones can fly, including the Hidden Mist Village, but they don't seem to have spread the information about Li Yao's Wind Release clones.

Ōnoki was unaware of the information that Li Yao's Wind Release clones could fly.

He could have flown high into the sky to create distance and defend against Li Yao's wind-escape clone's wind-escape slashes. If he couldn't win, he could at least try to maneuver around.

But now, that's not possible.

The Fourth Kazekage could fly; there was no way for him to avoid him, nor could he escape. Behind him lay Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village). If he didn't stop the Fourth Kazekage here, the entire village might be destroyed.

"Let's give it our all!"

Onoki thought to himself, then hardened his heart and ordered, "I'll take care of the Fourth Kazekage, and you can take care of the rest of Sunagakure."

After saying that, Onoki flew into the sky, away from Iwagakure below, in an attempt to take away Li Yao's Wind Release clone and then drive it away by consuming its chakra.

Lee Yao's Wind Release clone immediately understood Onoki's thoughts. Instead of changing direction to chase after Onoki, he continued towards the group of Iwagakure ninja below.

"You wretched brat!"

Seeing this, Onoki cursed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do. He could only look at the Four-Tails that Rōshi had transformed into and shout.

"Old Purple, attack the Sand Ninja on the ground."

Upon hearing this, the four-tailed beast that Roshi had transformed into immediately leaped high into the air and quickly condensed a slightly smaller Tailed Beast Ball, which it then launched towards Rasa and his group as they were walking.

"You've gotten smarter!"

Seeing the Four-Tails leap up and launch the Tailed Beast Ball, Li Yao's Wind Release clone smiled inwardly. By attacking like this, the Tailed Beast Ball could be detonated prematurely by hitting the ground at the fastest speed.

In this way, although the center of the explosion was not at the location of Rasa and the others, the power of the explosion could still spread to Rasa and the others, giving them a shockwave attack that could be fatal.

"Cheng!"

Li Yaofeng used his clone to unleash a wave of energy, slicing through the Tailed Beast Ball once more. The separated Tailed Beast Balls exploded several hundred meters away from Rasa and the others.

"Earth Release-Earth Formation Wall!"

"Earth Escape..."

Old Purple's strategy was correct. Even though Li Yao's Wind Release clone cut the Tailed Beast Ball in half, because the Tailed Beast Ball fell diagonally from mid-air, the explosion point of the two halves of the Tailed Beast Ball was not far from Rasa and the others, and the shock wave generated by the explosion still affected them.

Those Sand Ninja who knew Earth Release used it to block the shockwave.

(End of this chapter)