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Chapter 189: Genuine vs. Counterfeit
Kato Dan's Spiritualization Technique was much more terrifying than Sasuke's Infrasonic Shock. While the Infrasonic Shock could silently interrupt hand seals, Dan's technique could silently and effectively take lives. It bypassed physical defenses, penetrating the enemy's mental world to control or even annihilate their souls. The reason the Explosion Style jonin was ambushed was that his own men had been subjugated by this technique.
However, such a powerful technique had its flaws. Once released, the soul left the body, leaving it vulnerable. Both Dan and Gari, the Explosion jonin, were quasi-Kage level masters. After annihilating numerous Iwa jonin, Dan's soul strength was not necessarily much greater than Gari's. If he tried to possess him, there was a chance he could be controlled in return.
Even so, the tactical effect was immense. Seeing that even their commander had almost lost his life in a surprise attack, the demolition troops automatically distanced themselves, fearing that their comrades would be controlled, which created a significant flaw in their formation.
"Keep charging!" Sasuke ordered, leading nine mecha puppets in a desperate attempt to break the retreating lines.
The Demolition Squad was composed of elite soldiers, almost all with the Hardening Technique. While this was indeed powerful, against the mecha puppets armed with the Executioner's Blade, they offered no effective defense. The explosive kunai thrown by Sasuke's Blade Squad exploded alongside the mechas. For the Iwa ninjas, the kunai fragments posed the greatest threat, forcing them to maintain their hardening technique, which consumed a significant amount of chakra and slowed their retreat.
"Damned Konoha thieves!" Gari cursed, watching his carefully built Demolition Squad be torn apart. His unit, the genuine Explosion Style ninjutsu squad, was being defeated by Konoha's "counterfeits," who only used explosive tags. He was astonished. How was it possible that they had so many explosive kunai?
Once morale collapsed, the terrifying power of Dan's technique became evident. He specifically targeted the Iwa ninjas who had lost their minds, continuously controlling and annihilating them, with a speed of destruction even superior to that of the nine mecha puppets. Witnessing such a powerful technique, Sasuke's heart burned with excitement. 'After this war, I must redeem this jutsu.'
"Penetrate and deviate!" he ordered. After defeating the pursuing troops, he did not continue his advance. Instead, he zigzagged to the right, intending to intercept Iwagakure's main body. Due to the presence of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki on the right flank, the Sannin had been unable to completely defeat that wing, employing a flanking tactic. This difficult task had now fallen to Sasuke's forces. However, with only two hundred men, intercepting Iwa's main front would not be easy. If handled poorly, they could be crushed.