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

Chapter 149 Yellow Flash!

"The Iwagakure defense line has been destroyed?"

The deafening roar of the explosion soared into the sky, and the brilliant light almost painted the sky itself.

Nara Rinka and Onoki, who were engaged in a fierce battle in the sky, were naturally able to sense the dramatic changes on the battlefield below.

Onoki, who devised the plan to bomb the Tailed Beast Ball, was momentarily distracted when he saw that the explosion site of the super-large Tailed Beast Ball was not inside the Konoha defense line, but inside the Iwagakure defense line.

Nara Rinka, who had anticipated this to some extent, was not surprised at all.

He raised his hands and fired a series of Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullets at Onoki, who was momentarily stunned.

But Onoki's combat experience was truly superb.

Relying on their battle instincts honed over years of combat, the two Onoki narrowly avoided the attack of the Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet, while also trying their best to evade its trajectory.

However, the changes below were too abrupt.

Even after successfully dodging the attack of [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet], Onoki still didn't forget to analyze the reason.

But no matter how much he thought about it, Onoki couldn't figure out why the Han would bomb his own defenses.

Why?

Did Han betray Iwagakure?

Just then, an image flashed through Onoki's mind: Nara Rinka, riding a [Shadow Creature], suddenly launched an attack on the Iwagakure defense line, and then immediately retreated.

"It's you?!"

Ohnoki stared at Nara Rinka in shock and anger, but his guesses and deductions were far from the truth.

"Did you cause the five tails within Han's body to go out of control?"

Nara Rinka showed no intention of responding to the enemy's questions.

Now, the Rock Hidden Defense Line below has been almost completely destroyed according to his plan.

Iwagakure's frontal invasion can almost be declared a failure.

The most important task now is to keep Onoki!

【Spiral Shadow Simulation】!

Nara Rinka raised his hands, and two jet-black bullets shot out in a crisscross pattern, both aimed at Onoki's position.

Onoki had the words on the tip of his tongue, but faced with the enemy's attack, he could only swallow them back with immense frustration, using "Super Light Heavy Rock Technique" to change his body position.

He skillfully dodged the attack of two black bullets, and before Onoki could even catch his breath, he caught a glimpse of the strange change in the two black bullets that had been fired behind him.

Bang!Bang!

Two shadow clones broke free from the black bullets and attacked Onoki, who was standing right next to them, at extremely close range.

Several more jet-black bullets came from behind, intertwining with the Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullets fired by Nara Rinka's main body in front, forming a gunpowder network that besieged Onoki in the center.

At the critical moment.

Onoki's shadow clone decisively dispelled the "Super Light Heavy Rock Technique," and his entire body immediately returned to its original gravity, plummeting downwards like a stone, narrowly avoiding the attack of the black bullet.

At this moment, Onoki was indeed extremely furious.

He knew perfectly well that the Iwagakure battle plan had failed.

The devastation suffered by the Land of Grass may even alter the balance of power in the battle between Iwagakure and Konoha...

But for Onoki, the most important thing now is not to find the trouble of Nara Rinkazu, the "culprit," but to retreat as much as possible.

We absolutely cannot let all the Iwagakure ninja die here!

At least……

Onoki and Han, the Tsuchikage and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, absolutely cannot be lost!

Ōnoki plummeted downwards like a shooting star.

But how could Nara Langui so easily grant his wish?

The shadow creature flapped its wings and also swooped down at high speed.

Nara Rinkachi channeled his Yin Release chakra into the [Shadow Creatures], and small [Shadow Creatures] immediately separated from its smooth, black surface, flying like flocks of birds towards Onoki's location.

But it seems that this is exactly the opportunity that Ohnoki has been waiting for.

His main body rapidly formed hand seals, intending to unleash Dust Escape just as the small shadow creatures were about to charge at him.

But at this moment...

【Spiral Shadow Simulation】!

A jet-black bullet, traveling faster than the speed of sound, shot towards them, directly interrupting Onoki's hand seals and forcing back the Dust Release technique that was about to be unleashed.

As the black bullet landed below, with a soft "bang," another [Shadow Clone] appeared below Onoki's position, joining forces with numerous smaller [Shadow Creatures] to attack the two Onoki in the middle.

Left with no other choice.

Onoki's shadow clone had no choice but to form hand seals again and use the "Super Light Heavy Rock Technique" to change its trajectory and fly towards the sky to the side.

"Damn Konoha ninjas!"

Onoki knew that his plan to land and support the Iwagakure ninja had failed.

An opponent who has keenly perceived his intentions will not give him a chance to land!

That's exactly what happened.

Nara Rinka doesn't need to inflict significant damage on Onoki, but at least he should fulfill his role of controlling the situation and prevent the opponent from interfering with his teammates below.

Just as the two in the sky were chasing each other.

Below, on the ground.

The interior of the Rock Hidden Defense Line was in complete disarray.

A massive crater was revealed from inside the defensive line, and the corpses of Iwagakure ninjas were scattered throughout the crater.

In the sudden explosion of that large Tailed Beast Ball, less than one in a hundred Iwagakure ninja were left present.

The thousand Iwagakure ninja who originally invaded the Land of Grass.

Those that are still alive today are fewer than two hands' breadth.

At the very core of the pit, the body of Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, was still wrapped in a dark red tailed beast cloak.

However, the once intact tailed beast cloak now shows large gaps on its surface, and the dark red armor underneath is also badly damaged, indicating that it has suffered serious damage.

Even tailed beasts suffer greatly after being hit in the face by a tailed beast ball.

Not to mention that Han was merely a Jinchūriki who relied on the power of the Tailed Beast.

Han didn't die directly from the explosion of the large Tailed Beast Ball, all thanks to the powerful protective force of the Tailed Beast Cloak!

Don't you see, Huang Tu, who just launched an attack on the Tailed Beast Ball, can no longer be found?

The Konoha ninjas could not yet observe the details of the landscape within the Iwagakure defense line.

However, this was followed by a massive explosion that had just occurred inside the enemy's defenses.

Even the lowest-ranking Konoha genin knew that the enemy must have suffered heavy losses!

Why did the Tailed Beast Ball go out of control? Could it be that the Five-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure betrayed them on the spot? Or is there some other reason?

Just like Onoki had just done, Orochimaru's mind also flashed back to Nara Rangsuke's strange action of diving into Iwagakure's defensive line.

"Could this explosion also have been caused by that brat, Nara Ranka?"

"Speaking of which, he seemed to have caused the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure to lose control last time... and the time before that, he caused the Five-Tails to lose control."

"Could this guy really be some kind of tailed beast killer?"

Orochimaru's mind raced with thoughts, but he knew exactly what he should do.

"Everyone—"

Swish!

Before Orochimaru could give his full command, a yellow flash suddenly appeared inside the Konoha defense line.

"Sorry I'm late!"

Minato Namikaze's forehead was covered in sweat, and his expression was extremely solemn.

"I just sensed an extremely intense chakra wave in this area... Uh, everyone seems alright?"

Upon observing the specific battlefield environment, Minato Namikaze's solemn expression immediately faded.

When he received the intelligence mission from the village, he thought it would be a tough battle.

But what I didn't expect was...

The situation at the Grass Defense Line doesn't seem as dangerous as the Third Master said.

"Minato, you're late."

When Orochimaru saw this familiar face arrive, a slight smile appeared on his pale and cold face.

"The battle here is almost over."

"Our remaining task—well, you've come at just the right time."

"Right now we have no way of knowing the specific situation inside the Iwagakure defense line. With your exceptional skill in the Body Flicker Technique, you can go and investigate while reaping the lives of the remaining Iwagakure ninja."

Minato Namikaze turned his gaze to the huge crater opposite him, nodded slightly, and then his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Yellow Flash roamed the battlefield, using his keen and exceptional senses to constantly search for surviving Iwagakure ninjas and calmly finish them off.

"Such chaotic chakra... What kind of massive explosion just happened here?"

Minato Namikaze looked at the figure in the very center of the pit; he wouldn't mistake that conspicuous tailed beast cloak.

"Could it be that the Five-Tails Jinchuriki blew through the Iwagakure defenses?"

With his nerves taut, Minato Namikaze pulled out several specially made kunai from his ninja tool bag and hurled them at the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, who was located in the very center of the pit.

Experience fighting against Jinchuriki.

Minato Namikaze has too much talent!

Scattered kunai were stuck upside down on the ground of the pit.

Minato Namikaze stepped forward, intending to check on the condition of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

If we could kill this Five-Tails Jinchuriki or bring him back to the village...

Just then, Han also noticed Minato Namikaze approaching.

The name of the Yellow Flash is known to every ninja in Iwagakure.

Within Iwagakure, there is even an unwritten rule that "if you retreat upon encountering a yellow flash, it does not count as a mission failure."

"Oonoki, your plan has failed again..."

The disheveled man looked up at the sky, where Onoki was still fighting the dark figure from Konoha.

"A dark shadow, a yellow flash... It seems unlikely that Iwagakure will achieve final victory in this war."

After muttering a few words to himself, Han withdrew his consciousness. The sealing power that had been used to suppress the tailed beast's chakra also subsided as his consciousness receded, and the power of the Five-Tails surged out of his body continuously.

"What?"

Minato Namikaze clearly sensed that the amount of chakra emanating from the opponent's body was constantly expanding.

next moment.

The Five-Tails broke free from its seal and descended upon the battlefield!

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