I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 147 The Black Death of the Hunting Battlefield!

"A hundred-man kill!"

"A monster from Konoha!"

"He's still on a killing spree!"

The screams and screams of the Iwagakure ninja were deafening.

The Nara Rangsei flying in from the distant horizon resembled a merciless grim reaper descending upon the battlefield.

[Shadow Creature] As soon as it flew over an area, the Iwagakure ninjas in that area fell to the ground like weeds in a wheat field, completely losing their life force.

The total number of ninjas dispatched by Iwagakure to infiltrate the Land of Grass and attack the borders of Konoha was no more than a thousand.

In a short period of time, Nara Rinka killed nearly a hundred people.

Even though most ninjas are cold-blooded and ruthless tools for missions.

Faced with such devastating losses, the Iwagakure ninjas' morale plummeted, and they were unable to maintain their offensive momentum.

Hidden among the crowd, Onoki watched Nara Rinka's ruthless slaughter, which resembled mowing grass with unparalleled speed, and his eyes widened in fury, his beard and hair standing on end.

However, Onoki knew even better that his most important task at the moment was not to fly into the sky to snipe Nara Rangsuke, but to do everything possible to preserve the remaining forces of Iwagakure on the ground!

"Earth Release·Earth Corridor!"

Onoki's hands moved so fast they created a blur of afterimages as he formed hand seals and poured the Earth Release chakra he had refined into the earth below.

Rumbling--

A muffled sound came from the earth where the Iwagakure ninjas stood. With the Third Tsuchikage's lavish use of chakra, earthen walls burst forth from the depths of the earth, forming a wide corridor that resembled a rock maze.

This rock corridor not only provided a temporary protective barrier for the Iwagakure ninja who had not yet been attacked.

It also almost completely blocked the vision of the shadow clones mixed in with the Iwagakure ninja group.

Even though some Iwagakure ninjas were still separated from these shadow clones, Onoki could still afford this level of personnel loss.

After creating "Earth Release: Earth Corridor", Onoki showed no intention of stopping.

"Earth Release: Super Lightweight Rock Technique!"

Onoki formed hand seals again and rushed into the air at high speed, shouting as he did so.

"In the name of the Third Tsuchikage, all Iwagakure ninja, hear this—"

boom!

A [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon] descended from the sky, hurtling towards Onoki's location with the force of thunder, interrupting his words and aiming to blow his head off.

Onoki's pupils contracted slightly.

After the previous two days of fighting, he was well aware of the power of the strange shells that the kid on the other side used.

At this moment, he was flying in the sky and had no way to quickly summon earth-escape defenses, so he could only dodge to the side.

Onoki maneuvered his incredibly light body to dodge to the side, avoiding the direct impact of the [Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon].

The jet-black, spindle-shaped chakra projectile continued to fly backward, striking a gathering place of Iwagakure ninja and killing several more of them.

"As expected of the Third Tsuchikage!"

Nara Rinka raised his hands, forming the shape of a pistol, and gathered clusters of Yin Release chakra at the tips of his index fingers, firing a continuous stream of black bullets toward Onoki.

"Such decisiveness and ruthlessness resulted in the sacrifice of so many men's lives!"

Onoki's rebuttal was interrupted by a barrage of Spiral Shadow Bullets.

He knew he absolutely could not be hit by these dark projectiles, otherwise Iwagakure might suffer an even larger defeat!

With the powerful mobility granted by the "Super Light Heavy Rock Technique", Onoki flew through the sky, dodging Nara Rinka's attacks.

Taking this opportunity, the many shadow clones that had just been restrained by "Earth Release: Earth Corridor" also used their own methods to leap out from the rock corridor and begin to hunt down the surrounding Iwagakure ninja.

Although the Shadow Clone technique can only use the many Yin Release techniques possessed by Nara Rinka.

However, they are still "physical clones" with almost the same strength as Nara Rangsei.

Even without using ninjutsu, Nara Rangei is an elite Jonin with taijutsu skills whose strength and speed are close to A-rank!

Shadow clones moved through the rock maze formed by "Earth Release: Earth Corridor," calmly reaping the lives of the Iwagakure ninjas temporarily trapped in the maze.

As mentioned more than once before, the average quality of soldiers in Iwagakure's large-scale forces is extremely worrying.

The rock corridor created by Onoki is not difficult for these low-ranking ninjas to cross, but it takes them some time.

This was more than enough time for Nara Rinka's shadow clones to take care of them!

The shadow clones were also quite rational; their targets were not those exceptionally powerful Jonin.

Enemies at the Jonin level are not difficult to deal with, but it still takes time.

But the Chunin and Genin of Iwagakure are different!

[Shadow Clone Technique] To deal with the Chunin and Genin of Iwagakure, the speed can only be described with one word—mowing the grass!

Nara Rinka's true form restrained Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage;

His shadow clones suppressed the Iwagakure forces.

This unexpected soldier, who seemed to have fallen from the sky, greatly boosted the morale of the Konoha ninja.

Orochimaru was equally surprised.

He had a good grasp of the intelligence capabilities of Nara Rinka.

In his view, a ninja like Nara Rinka, who possesses both the ability to fly and the means to attack from a distance, would be an absolute "weapon" on the battlefield.

But Orochimaru never expected this.

Nara's Lankai is more than just a "weapon of mass destruction"...

The Iwagakure ninja forces, known for their large numbers and tenacity, were as fragile as an egg that could be broken at the slightest touch under the attack of Nara Rangsuke.

He almost single-handedly held off a thousand-strong force from Iwagakure, while also overwhelming the Third Tsuchikage head-on, not even giving the renowned "Two Scales" of the ninja world time to form hand seals...

This level of skill is simply unbelievable!

Thankfully, it was one of my teammates...

Orochimaru suppressed his excitement; he knew what he had to do.

The fact that Onoki had already appeared on the battlefield meant that the person who had attacked him alongside the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was not the Third Tsuchikage.

Within Iwagakure, there are only a handful of elite ninjas who possess Earth Release techniques at the level of "Kaito-shoku" (地出掘).

Considering the current disadvantage of the Iwagakure forces, Orochimaru's most important task now is undoubtedly to continue to hold off the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and the Earth Release ninja hiding in the shadows!

"Spiritual communication!"

Orochimaru bit his finger and pressed it to the ground. An incredibly complex summoning talisman array appeared in his palm and spread outwards.

A huge cloud of smoke rose up.

A gigantic python appeared on the battlefield. Each scale of the giant snake was larger than the size of an ordinary ninja. It sat coiled on the battlefield, and even its mere presence exerted a tremendous visual pressure on the enemy.

Orochimaru's signature summoning beast—Manda!

"Another war."

Manda had worked with Orochimaru for many years, and with just a glance, he was able to judge the current situation.

"Orochimaru, don't forget the sacrifice this time..."

"rest assured."

Orochimaru didn't waste any words. He commanded Manda to entangle the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Your target is that guy!"

"This chakra..."

Thousands of snakes swam, their massive bodies dragging across the earth with a rumbling sound.

"It's a tailed beast."

"Orochimaru, the number of sacrifices needed this time needs to be increased—"

Manda hadn't finished speaking yet.

The loess land, which had been ignored for so long, finally took action.

"Han! Go back!"

The rough voice came from the burly man, accompanied by a loud shout.

"Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"

Boom!

It caused a much greater commotion than the "Earth Escape: Earth Corridor" technique just now.

Huang Tu pressed his hands into the earth, continuously pouring his Earth Release chakra into it.

The earth responded to his call, and two enormous rocky hemispheres rose from the ground, flanking the giant summoned beast that was surrounded in the middle.

Orochimaru's purpose in summoning Manda was to use this giant snake to restrain the Five-Tails.

But what he didn't expect was that the hidden yellow earth happened to possess the means to suppress and deal with such enormous creatures!

It was tightly sandwiched between two rocky hemispheres.

Even the thick-skinned Wanshe couldn't help but let out a violent, painful hiss.

Under the persistent pressure of the loess, the snake's hiss grew more intense, but no matter how it twisted its body, it could not break free from the suppression of the "mountain and soil technique".

A moment later.

The ten thousand snakes exploded into a cloud of smoke and disappeared into the air, but they returned to the Dragon Cave on their own.

Orochimaru's lips twitched slightly.

If he had known that the ninja hiding in the shadows knew the "Mountain Earth Technique," he wouldn't have wasted his chakra to summon Manda.

He accomplished nothing and instead got a severe beating.

However, Orochimaru managed to successfully position the yellow earth using this opportunity.

After hearing Huang Tu's signal, Han hesitated briefly before decisively retreating back into the Iwagakure battlefront to drive away and kill Nara Rinka's shadow clone.

At this moment, only Huang Tu remained near the Konoha defense line.

Orochimaru opened his mouth and unleashed the fastest ninjutsu he knew—the Kusanagi Sword!

The silver-white longsword pierced through the air like a meteor, swiftly striking the yellow earth as it formed hand seals.

Huang Tu is one of the most elite ninjas in Iwagakure.

However, while he was in the hand seals, he was powerless to dodge Orochimaru's attack, and his body was immediately pierced by the Kusanagi sword.

However, Orochimaru showed no surprise despite having inflicted effective damage.

The sensation transmitted back from the Kusanagi sword was not the feeling of penetrating the human body, but rather like piercing through a layer of rock.

Orochimaru stared intently at the location where the yellow earth was.

Under his gaze, the tall Iwagakure ninja gradually reverted to his original form—a rock.

"The Rock Clone of Iwagakure?"

Orochimaru sheathed his Kusanagi sword and turned to look towards the Iwagakure front.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances.

By this time, the loess should have already returned to the interior of the rock cave.

The actual situation was roughly the same as Orochimaru's deduction.

Even before Han was warned to retreat.

The loess then formed a seal and created a rock clone.

His main body used Earth Release ninjutsu to return to the Iwagakure defense line, where he joined the other Jonin of Iwagakure to besiege Nara Rinka's shadow clones.

"They're all back..."

Nara Rinkachi continues to maintain its dominance over Onoki.

The opponent's "Super Light Heavy Rock Technique" is almost as agile as the [Shadow Creature].

The real difference between them lies in their unmarked, instant-cast ranged attack methods, such as [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet]!

Nara Rinka, flying in the sky, can unleash ninjutsu.

When Onoki flew into the sky, he couldn't find an opportunity to form hand seals, so he could only passively dodge.

I pondered for a moment.

Nara Rinkazu looked down at the Iwagakure battle line, where the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, who was rampaging through the rocky corridor, and the large, sweeping movements of the yellow earth beside him, were both visible in his line of sight.

【Shadow Invisibility Technique】!

Nara Rinka silently separated a [shadow clone].

[Shadow Clone] stands quietly behind Nara Rinka, waiting for the opportunity to fight.

There were no warning signs whatsoever.

Nara Rinka stopped releasing the [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet] and launched a dive attack towards the Iwagakure ninja below.

Although many Iwagakure ninja were startled by this "Black Reaper" who roamed the battlefield and reaped lives at will.

However, some Jonin seized the opportunity and launched earth-style attacks against the enemies falling from the sky.

Nara Rinka manipulated the [Shadow Creature], dodging attacks from below repeatedly, and finally retreated seemingly helplessly.

However, during this process...

Nara Rinka's Shadow Clone Technique has silently merged into the Iwagakure ninja.

The transparent shadow clones moved through the chaotic Iwagakure ninja forces as if they were nothing, their actions completely unimpeded.

In no time at all, the Shadow Clone found its target.

Shadow Manipulation Technique!

The shadow threads, so fine they were almost invisible, connected to the shadow of a certain Iwagakure ninja. Through various transformations, they directly interfered with and controlled his central nervous system, causing his consciousness to be sealed.

[Shadow Clone] lay flat on its back and merged into the shadow of this Iwagakure ninja.

In the Iwagakure ninja force.

Huang Tu closed his eyes, a sly look in his eyes that was quite different from his usual demeanor.

Something's not right...

Why haven't the premium badges appeared yet?

(End of this chapter)