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Chapter 188: Bloodline Web
As expected of the most formidable defensive force in the ninja world, Iwagakure stood unyielding against the numerous combined ninjutsu attacks launched by Konoha.
At that moment, Hiruzen finally attacked. He unleashed four shadow clones that fanned out.
"Five Styles: Great Linked Bullet Technique!"
His original body was the first to unleash a scorching white flame over ten meters in diameter, instantly vitrifying the rock. His Wind clones followed, enveloping the flames in a firestorm. Iwagakure's defenses began to crack. His Lightning clones unleashed a torrent that electrocuted the sand, melting it, and the Earth clone molded the magma into a sea of boiling mud. Finally, the Water clone unleashed a torrent like a waterfall. The moment the water touched the lava, everything exploded in a cloud of boiling acid and shattered rocks.
The chain reaction unleashed by the interaction of the Five Elements tore through entire rock strata. The fusion of the Five Elements unleashed an even more terrifying destructive force.
"Kekkei Tota? Or is it a Kekkei Mora web?" Sasuke's eyes froze, his heart pounding. The annihilation energy at the center of the Five Elements Fusion was far beyond the scope of conventional ninjutsu.
Iwagakure's defenses were instantly breached. Hiruzen, virtually single-handedly, annihilated hundreds of enemies with a single blow.
"Hiruzen at his best was so formidable!" Sasuke exclaimed, astonished. His title as the "Professor of the Ninja World" was well deserved.
"Fire Force, attack!" Hiruzen ordered, and his troops charged through the breach.
"Penetrate the left flank!" Sasuke shouted, and his unit, like a sharp sword, launched a fierce attack on Iwa's flank, with Dan helping them with his Spiritualization Technique. On the other side, the Sannin attacked the right flank, summoning their three giant beasts.
At the crucial moment, Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, transformed and, with a single blow of his horns, sent Gamabunta flying. Orochimaru's snakes coiled around the beast, but the steam burned them. Tsunade, with her incredible strength, punched the Five-Tails, interrupting its Tailed Beast Bomb.
Meanwhile, Sasuke's forces on the left flank met a formidable opponent: Gari of the Explosion Style, along with Iwagakure's Demolition Unit. Sasuke immediately halted the assault and deployed the stationary kunai tactic. The Demolition Unit's close-combat prowess was renowned throughout the ninja world. Even Sasuke's infrasonic shockwaves proved ineffective against them.
Seeing Iwa's counterattack, Sasuke's Wind Style Squad quickly unleashed a combined jutsu.
"Wind Style: Infinite Advance!"
A massive hurricane halted the Demolition Unit's advance, and a vast array of explosive talismans and kunai deployed in front of them.
"Is Konoha desperate? Where did all those talismans come from?" Gari thought, and he launched a punch into the air, creating an explosion that blocked the critical strike. Seeing the almost inexhaustible reserve of explosives, he finally understood the problem.
"Retreat!" he ordered. His unit had already expended a large amount of chakra. If they didn't act decisively, they would be annihilated.
Gari decided to cover the retreat. Suddenly, one of his own men stabbed him in the back. His combat instinct was incredibly strong; he ducked at the critical moment, allowing the kunai to only pierce his shoulder, and then he slapped the attacker with a palm strike, causing him to explode into a puddle of blood.