Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Shukaku was still frolicking, but just as he was getting into it, Kirito's voice suddenly rang in his mind: "That's about enough, let's make our move. It won't take long for the people from Sunagakure to come here to provide support."

"What's the rush? I haven't had enough fun yet."

Shukaku replied with dissatisfaction.

"Don't force me to lock you up now. Your little tricks won't work. Even if you get out again, you won't be able to break the seal inside me. You've been inside me for a while now, so you should know very well that your chakra can't erode my seal."

Seeing that Shukaku wouldn't agree, Kirito quietly reminded him.

This Shukaku may seem carefree, sloppy, and even a bit simple-minded, but it is actually incredibly cunning. Since it came out, it has been secretly eroding the seal within his body.

To be honest, Shukaku is indeed a tailed beast that also masters sealing techniques. Its chakra manipulation is outstanding, and ordinary ninjas probably wouldn't even be able to tell that it's secretly breaking the seal.

But how could Kirito not notice Shukaku's little tricks? He just didn't care, because Shukaku's chakra was ultimately just ordinary chakra, which was incomparable to Sage Chakra. It was impossible for him to break the seal that Shukaku had set up with Sage Chakra.

At least while he was alive, this was a task that Shukaku could not accomplish.

"Hmph, you stinking human, don't be so smug. I'll break your sealing technique sooner or later."

When Shukaku realized that his little trick had been discovered, he became somewhat embarrassed and angry, and made an even bigger commotion outside.

However, it did not continue to act recklessly. After about a minute, it finally stopped its frolicking, slowly approached the Sand Village headquarters covered by the sandstorm, and then waved its hand, and the sandstorm began to disappear rapidly, revealing the Sand Village headquarters that was almost buried in yellow sand.

Then, Shukaku shouted, "Come out, you little bugs inside! You have one minute. If you don't come out, I'll personally take you out of the sand."

The sound was deafening. Hidden in the sand-covered Sand Village headquarters, Sha Yun and the others were startled by the sound and hesitated whether to come out now.

At this moment, the Sand Village ninjas who remained at the Sand Village headquarters were mostly intelligent and did not want to die.

Soon, some Sand Ninja emerged from the sand, looking at the mountain-like Shukaku with fear, raising their hands in surrender.

Shukaku looked at the timid Sand Ninja, and among them was a familiar figure. Its huge golden eyes instantly revealed a strong killing intent. It ignored what Kirito had told it and slapped the Sand Cloud.

After he was captured by Sunagakure, this human spyed on him multiple times and even tortured his good friend Bunpuku.

That Sand Ninja deserves to die!

Shukaku suddenly attacked, and Kirito couldn't stop it for a while. Just as Shayun was about to be slapped to death by Shukaku, a stream of black iron sand suddenly surged out of the ground, forming a huge iron sand fist that collided with Shukaku's hand.

Chapter 218: The Steadfast Third Generation Kazekage

"Boom!!!"

When Shukaku's claws and the iron sand fists collided, a jellyfish-shaped shockwave erupted instantly, followed by a tremendous tremor that caused many nearby ninjas to cover their ears in pain.

Shukaku's power is undoubtedly immense; with a single swipe of its claw, even a piece of steel would be instantly blasted into a large hole.

However, this fist formed from iron sand was incredibly sturdy and firmly rooted in the sand below, just like the gnarled roots of an old tree. In the end, it cleverly dispersed the power from Shukaku's claws into the surrounding sand, thus successfully blocking Shukaku's claw attack.

"The Third Kazekage!"

Shukaku looked down at the iron sand fist blocking its claws and realized who had come. It immediately roared angrily.

For the past ten years or so, this despicable creature has been suppressing it and treating it with extreme hostility, always describing it as a beast.

At least half of its hatred for Sunagakure comes from this despicable human.

Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred.

Shukaku immediately began to seriously search for the location of the Third Kazekage.

But the next moment, a large black snake emerged from the sand dune behind it, pounced on it, and tightly coiled its entire body around it with its massive, long body.

This large black serpent was composed of a large amount of iron sand. The Third Kazekage stood on its head, looking down at Shukaku opposite him with deep disdain in his eyes.

As a ninja who could easily suppress Shukaku many times over, in his eyes Shukaku was nothing more than a beast with power but no way of using it. As long as he was a little serious, there was no danger to him.

Shukaku got angry when it saw the Third Kazekage and opened its mouth wide without saying a word.

An air cannonball formed from a large amount of highly condensed Wind Release chakra was instantly released from its huge mouth, quickly hitting and destroying the head of the Iron Sand Serpent and the Third Kazekage.

Wind Release: Sky Bullet Training!

The Iron Sand Serpent did not collapse after losing its head; instead, it quickly gathered the scattered iron sand around it and reformed its head.

The Third Kazekage also reappeared on the snake's head.

Magnet Release: Iron Sand Clone Technique!

"As expected, he's still just a beast that only knows how to destroy, and he's still as impulsive as ever. Kirito Tohsaka, come out. I know you can't be controlled by a beast that has power but doesn't know how to use it. Come out and talk to me. Sunagakure and Konoha are currently negotiating. We don't need to get to this point."

"On the Iron Sand Serpent," the Third Kazekage said in an angry tone.

When Shukaku heard the Third Kazekage scold it, its already enormous anger burned even more fiercely. But before it could open its mouth, the iron sand serpent wrapped around it dissolved, and a large amount of iron sand covered its body and sealed its mouth shut.

For a moment, Shukaku was enveloped by the Third Kazekage's iron sand and was temporarily unable to move.

At the same time, the Sand Village members who survived the sandstorm created by Shukaku were flying into the air with the help of clouds of iron sand, preparing to escape the encirclement of the Konoha ninja.

At this moment, most of the Konoha ninja on the battlefield were focused on the Third Kazekage, who had made a high-profile appearance. They noticed the departure of the Sand Ninja, including Shakumo, but few were willing to pay attention to them.

Until a voice appeared in their hearts: "Leave all those people here."

Upon hearing this sound, Chizuru was the first to act among the Konoha ninja. She instantly used the Lightning Strike Technique, transforming into a bolt of lightning and rushing towards Sha Yun and the others.

Next up were Nawaki and Karen. One unleashed the Four Gates, shooting into the sky with a burst of green chakra flames, while the other grew a pair of lifelike chakra wings and flew into the air.

As the three began to move, the other Konoha ninjas also used various methods to rush towards Sha Yun and the others, or directly used powerful ninjutsu to launch long-range attacks.

"Humph!"

The Third Kazekage noticed the actions of the Konoha ninja and immediately let out a cold, piercing snort.

A large plume of black iron sand surged out of the sand, transforming into a wave of iron sand that swept in all directions, engulfing many Konoha ninjas walking on the ground and a large number of ninjutsu techniques.

Only a few Konoha ninja were able to continue advancing against the tide of iron sand.

Seeing that a small number of Konoha elite ninjas were about to approach the wounded Sand Cloud and others, the Third Kazekage prepared to continue his attack.

The Sand Village suffered devastating losses this time. Of the nearly three thousand Sand Ninja in their main camp, ninety percent perished in the sandstorm created by Shukaku.

As the Kazekage, he had to bring the remaining Sand Ninja back here.

If he could, he also planned to kill a group of Konoha's elite ninjas.

But how could Kirito let the Third Kazekage have his way? He sighed softly, instantly suppressed Shukaku's consciousness, and then with a thought, sand pillars rose up from the ground, rescuing a large number of Konoha ninja trapped in the black iron sand.

Moreover, the Iron Sand Cloud, which was dragging the Sand Cloud and other Sand Ninja away, was grabbed by two giant sand hands and could no longer move.

At the same time, a powerful chakra surge appeared, and all the iron sand trapped on Shukaku was blasted away.

The next moment, Shukaku's enormous body vanished, and Kirito Tohsaka, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, appeared before the Third Kazekage, who now had a pair of iron sand wings.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Fengying."

Upon appearing, Kirito immediately greeted the Third Kazekage in a friendly manner, a bright smile on his face.

However, Kirito's friendly greeting and bright smile were full of irony in the eyes of the Third Kazekage, and were extremely glaring and heartbreaking.

The countless wronged souls of the Sand Village ninja were still watching him from the yellow sand below. He had no time for pretense with Kirito and shouted, "Tohsaka Kirito, are you really planning to make us Sand Village fight to the death with your Konoha?"

"You're joking, Lord Kazekage. We, Konoha, were fighting to the death with your Sunagakure before. It was your Sunagakure who provoked us. Now that you're weak, why are you turning around and biting us? It's as if Konoha bullied your Sunagakure."

As the Konoha's frontline commander in the Land of Wind, it is my duty to eliminate your Sunagakure. Moreover, it was your Sunagakure who actively sabotaged the peace talks, so I had no choice but to take the initiative and destroy this frontline headquarters of Sunagakure.

Upon hearing the Third Kazekage's words, Kirito's face showed surprise, and then he retorted sarcastically.

From beginning to end, the war between Konoha and Sunagakure was initiated by Sunagakure. Konoha suffered greatly as a result, with a large number of ninjas dying as a result. Countless Konoha ninjas on the front lines hated Sunagakure.

Now, hearing Kirito's fearless mockery of the Third Kazekage, they felt extremely pleased, their fear of the Third Kazekage vanished, and they launched another attack on the Sand Village ninja, including Sand Cloud.

In front of the Third Kazekage, they killed Sand Shinobi one by one, leaving only those boneless guys kneeling on the ground with their hands raised.

The Third Kazekage nearly died of anger upon seeing this.

However, he did not go to help Sha Yun and the others, but instead focused all his attention on the Konoha boy in front of him.

When masters clash, every move can be fatal, and the outcome can be decided in an instant.

Previously, when facing Shukaku, a tailed beast blinded by rage, he still had the strength to rescue Sha Yun and the others. But now, facing a powerful opponent of the same level who could forcibly suppress the tailed beast's will, unless he was as enraged as Shukaku, he dared not be distracted in the slightest.

Moreover, Orochimaru, that venomous snake, is lurking nearby, watching with predatory intent.

He had witnessed the power of this venomous snake firsthand, and with the two little venomous snakes he had trained here as well, he dared not be careless again.

What frustrates him most is that Chiyo is not in the village, leaving him alone to face Konoha and the others. There is no one to share the burden with him, and he is under immense pressure.

"Tohsaka Kirito, don't make baseless accusations. We, the Sand Village, initiated peace talks with your Konoha. How could we possibly sabotage them? Your actions are disrupting the peace between the Sand Village and Konoha. I advise you to stop immediately, or the entire ninja world will not tolerate you."

The Third Kazekage barely managed to suppress his anger and continued trying to reason with Kirito, attempting to threaten him with the threat of disrupting the peace talks.

Unfortunately, Kirito came prepared and could not be swayed in the slightest by the Third Kazekage's words.

The next moment, he suddenly transformed into a purple humanoid lightning bolt and shot off in a certain direction.

The Third Kazekage, who was flying in the air, saw the direction Kirito had left, and his expression changed immediately. Then, his entire body turned into a pile of iron sand and fell from the sky.

On the other side, a dozen kilometers away on a sand dune, the real Third Kazekage opened his eyes, and a chakra thread on his left hand disappeared.

He is currently the only Kage-level shinobi left in Sunagakure, so he certainly wouldn't risk his life.

Therefore, when he went to support the Sunagakure front-line headquarters, he sent an iron sand puppet formed by combining puppetry techniques and magnetism.

He just didn't expect that even though he was controlling the Iron Sand Golem to fight Kirito Tohsaka from such a distance, Kirito would discover his location so quickly.

"This kid's perception ability is terrifying."

The Third Kazekage stood up from the ground, staring in a certain direction, and secretly thought something was wrong.

A few seconds later, a purple humanoid lightning bolt appeared in his eyes, then stopped in mid-air in front of him, revealing Kirito's true form, and remained suspended in mid-air.

Lightning Release: Lightning Transformation Technique.

After a period of repeated research and practice, Kirito is now almost completely able to switch freely between these ninjutsu. He has also developed a Magnet Release flying ninjutsu using this ninjutsu that transforms the body into lightning.

The principle is to use the Thunder Transformation Technique to generate a powerful electromagnetic force inside one's body and magnetize one's body, thereby using the electromagnetic force to counteract one's own gravity and ultimately allowing oneself to truly fly.

Kirito looked down at the Third Kazekage. Without saying a word, he launched an attack. A golden laser suddenly shot out from the index finger of his right hand, piercing through the Third Kazekage's head.

Storm Release: Laser Technique!

This was the first ninjutsu he developed after forming the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai.

The principle is to form a highly penetrating energy beam from Storm Release chakra. This ninjutsu not only does not require hand seals, but also has excellent power and speed. Most importantly, it also has the characteristics of Storm Release, which can be manipulated as freely as water.

The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of chakra.