Chapter 398: The Cloud Village Doesn't Play by the Rules
Ino's voice, muffled, came from within the Wood Golem. "It's more than enough to deal with you. What did we say last month at the gate of the Cloud Village? I was going to treat you to barbecue in Konoha, Lord Raikage. How about you come with me today!"
Her words were filled with the intent to capture the Fourth Raikage alive.
The Fourth Raikage's explosive temper was famous throughout the ninja world.
At this moment, his eyes burned with fury. As if transforming into a Super Saiyan, his pale-gold hair stood on end, and a massive amount of Lightning Release chakra surged around his body. His muscles bulged, and by stimulating his cells, his chakra momentarily reached a level akin to a Tailed Beast's.
The lightning activated the cells in his body to their absolute limit, making his speed unbelievably fast. In just half a second, he crossed a distance of over ten meters, aiming a powerful elbow strike at the Wood Golem's neck.
"Lariat!"
With a dull thud, fine cracks appeared where the Wood Golem was struck. Although they were quickly repaired, the Fourth Raikage still wore a satisfied smile. "Brat, your Wood Golem is all for show."
In the blink of an eye, the Wood Golem was hit by two punches and a kick.
Hiding inside the Golem, Ino had been tracking his movements with her Sharingan. The three-tomoe Sharingan, combined with her own superior neural reaction speed, could completely keep up with the Fourth Raikage's speed, but the Wood Golem's body was massive and not as fast.
If she couldn't keep up, then she wouldn't even try.
After all, the First Hokage didn't dominate the ninja world with speed.
With her Wood Release at level 5, the Wood Golem, which was originally just a giant mecha, now had many new tricks. The Golem could form hand seals just like her. The Wood Golem slammed its hands on the ground, and a massive amount of vines and plants grew wildly, instantly turning the relatively flat battlefield rugged.
The Fourth Raikage's speed was at its peak. Through years of arduous training, his body and mind could completely handle this high speed. However, the uneven ground and the constantly appearing vines severely hampered his speed. He couldn't even utilize seventy percent of his full speed here. He could only rely on his superb taijutsu to find opportunities for fierce attacks on the Wood Golem.
Ino ignored these attacks, brandishing her forty-meter-long sword to counter-attack.
The Wood Golem was tough; a few hits were nothing. But if the Fourth Raikage were to be hit by that sword? He wouldn't be eating barbecue; he'd be attending his own funeral!
Tsunade's side quickly suppressed Yugito. Seeing his village's Jinchuriki in danger, Killer B hurried to provide support.
Ino would occasionally find an opening to fiercely choke the Two-Tails by the neck or hack at the Eight-Tails' tails with her greatsword.
The Fourth Raikage would also launch surprise attacks on Tsunade, taking advantage of his high speed.
The five of them were locked in a chaotic brawl.
The Wood Golem and the two fully transformed Jinchuriki occupied the center of the battlefield. Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage were humanoid beasts. For the ninja of the two great villages, the battle scene was like a clash of gods.
The fight between Asuma and Darui looked more like a ninja battle.
The two were of similar age and status. Asuma was the Third Hokage's son, and Darui was considered by the Third Raikage to be his successor.
One was skilled in Fire and Wind Release, the other in Water and Lightning Release. While Water countered Fire, Wind also countered Lightning.
Darui's Storm Release was extremely powerful, but Asuma's Multiplying Explosive Tags was not much inferior. Once caught in a chain of explosions, even having "Lightning" tattooed ten times on your arm wouldn't save you.
The two fought conservatively. Asuma's chakra blade slashed towards Darui's throat. The latter bent back with an exaggerated motion, avoiding the nearly transparent wind-natured chakra blade. He used the strength of his back and waist, his whole body tensing like a bow, and kicked towards Asuma's chin.
Asuma retreated swiftly, lightly biting the flint in his molar to spew out a large amount of chakra gunpowder that would ignite in the air.
"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"
Darui raised his right hand to his mouth and took a deep breath.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
The ninja from both sides found their opponents and engaged in battle.
Shizune faced the busty Samui.
Choji faced the great prophet Omoi.
Even Shikamaru was blocked by the Fourth Raikage's secretary, Mabui. At this moment, the two ninja who relied on their intellect were no different from ordinary ninja, locked in a deadly struggle with kunai.
Tsunade created an opportunity for Ino. She mustered all her strength and punched the fully-formed Eight-Tails in the spine. The Ox-Demon, Gyuki, was already injured, and being struck with such force, it let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up for two seconds.
Ino controlled the Wood Golem to charge through the opening. She swung her greatsword with force, as if trying to cleave the air itself, temporarily forcing the Fourth Raikage back and gaining a chance to deal with the cat alone.
"Your head," she rushed over, controlling the Wood Golem to lock the Two-Tails in a chokehold, just like Captain America did to Ultron.
"Is like a ball!" With a back suplex, she slammed the Two-Tails' cat head heavily into the ground. Then she turned, tightly bound the Two-Tails' two tails, legs, and body with vines, and lifted it up in an underhand basketball free-throw stance.
"I kick it to the department store!" The Wood Golem shot out a powerful kick, sending the Two-Tails flying.
Then, the Wood Golem ignored the Eight-Tails, which was desperately clinging to it, and turned to join Tsunade in fighting the Fourth Raikage.
With the master and disciple teaming up, the Fourth Raikage couldn't hold on for even ten moves. He barely dodged the forty-meter-long greatsword, only to be fiercely kicked in the back by Tsunade. Even with his Lightning Release Chakra Armor absorbing most of the damage, crimson blood still trickled down from the corner of his mouth.
The Fourth Raikage was furious. He yelled at the top of his lungs, "Bring out my damn chakra cannon and blast them!"
A sense of danger flared in her mind. Ino quickly looked towards the side of the mountain and saw a giant cannon being pushed out from the top of the hundred-meter-high peak. Under the control of more than a dozen ninja, the cannon's muzzle slowly lowered and then aimed at her forty-meter-tall Wood Golem!
Oh, holy—!
Ino was terrified!
You guys are cheating way too hard! Aren't we in a cold-weapon-era war? What's the meaning of you guys rolling out a cannon?
The earth shook, followed by a deafening "BOOM!" The cannon, which had long been charging on the side, flashed with an intensely brilliant light from its muzzle.
Hiding inside the Wood Golem, Ino's "Wisdom" of 10 kept her calm. As her three-tomoe Sharingan pushed its limits, she saw the trajectory of the chakra cannonball. She controlled the Wood Golem to grip its sword with both hands, and relying on the sharpness of the Seven-Star Sword and the Golem's immense strength, she sliced the incredibly solid, light-ball-like chakra cannonball in two.
"Teacher, hold on for a bit, I'm going to destroy their cannon." The forty-meter Wood Golem took huge strides, covering several hundred meters in an instant. It leaped high, plunged its sword into the mountain, and used it as leverage to jump again. After two jumps, it reached the summit. Facing the numerous Cloud ninja who looked like scientists, she remained expressionless and brought her sword down.
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