Chapter 193: Cutting Off the Tail to Survive
The enraged Five-Tails Beast unleashed a barrage of small Tailed Beast Bombs towards Sasuke in the air. Luckily, Shirotaka, a high-level summoning beast with exceptional speed, dodged the volley with ease. However, to gather Yin-Yang chakra, Sasuke took the opportunity to have Samehada devour another small Tailed Beast Bomb. A wave of pure chakra coursed through him, instantly restoring him to his peak form.
The Tailed Beast Bombs failed to hit him, but the Iwagakure ninjas ahead suffered. They had tried to perform a combined Earth Style technique to defend themselves, but were interrupted at the crucial moment by an infrasonic wave. Each small Tailed Beast Bomb, like a Rasenshuriken, exploded through their defensive positions, annihilating dozens of men with each impact. This wave was even more devastating than the bombardment from Sasuke's five hundred troops for the better part of the day.
Under the onslaught, the Rock ninjas could no longer effectively execute their Earth Style techniques to stop the Five-Tails' advance. Guided by Sasuke, the beast finally broke through their defensive positions. Despite its apparent strength, however, it was no match for the combined techniques of thousands of Rock ninjas. Sasuke could only unleash infrasonic shockwaves occasionally, allowing the beast to hold on a little longer and fragment Iwa's formation.
Iwa's air forces, separated from the main army, arrived to reinforce. Several jonin summoned reasonably powerful flying beasts, but dozens of Sasuke's massive Fuma Shurikens decimated them. For the smaller ones, he didn't even need to unleash an A-rank ninjutsu; his four arms faded into the shadows, and he simply unleashed the Uchiha Throwing Technique, decimating the flocks.
Seeing that his beasts were no match, Higashino, the Iwa commander, made a decision. Although every bit of air power was invaluable, he would do whatever was necessary to contain the white-blooded demon in the air. Taking advantage of the brief instant that Sasuke was immobilized, Iwagakure, at the cost of many ninjas, finally unleashed a combined technique to temporarily contain the Five-Tails, and the Sealing Squad moved to retrieve it.
In that instant, shadow clones emerged from the ground, placing numerous detonating plates on the defenseless ninjas of the Sealing Squad. With a resonant bang, dozens of them were blown to pieces.
"No!" Higashino exclaimed, outraged. They were about to seal the Five-Tails, but their efforts failed.
Overwhelmed by the memories of the shadow clones that had been destroyed in the explosion, Sasuke stumbled and almost fell from Shirotaka. "Samehada, give me Yin-Yang Chakra," he ordered, and the energy quickly restored his mental strength.
Upon his recovery, the Iwagakure army plunged into chaos. The Five-Tails, almost sealed, broke free and went into a state of fury. Meanwhile, Konoha's main army had finally annihilated the remaining troops and pursued them.
"Fire Style: Magnificent Flame Technique!" they unleashed.
"Earth Style: Ten Thousand Mile Earth Flow Wall!" the Iwa ninjas countered.
"Damn it!" Higashino punched the earth wall with his fist. "Give up the Five-Tails and retreat with all your might."
It was a cruel decision, but the best one. The extremely violent Five-Tails Beast was no longer a problem for the Rock ninjas. Instead, it became an obstacle that prevented the bulk of Konoha from continuing to chase them. And the Rock ninjas who had not yet escaped could only rely on luck. Faced with the beast's violence, Sasuke immediately stopped the pursuit and began capturing the prisoners.
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