Chapter 198: Onoki's Waist
Onoki saw that the entire front had collapsed, so he knew there was no need to stay behind. He took Kitsuchi, Akatsuchi, and other elite Iwagakure ninjas and began to retreat.
How could Hiruzen do what Onoki wished? He took the Konoha Sannin and other elite ninjas and continued to block and besiege.
Although Hiruzen's title as the strongest Hokage is a bit exaggerated, his strength is definitely not weak. It can even be said that he is the strongest third-generation Hokage in the ninja world. Among the five great Kages, Hiruzen is the most well-rounded and there is no chance of him being restricted. Even the Third Raikage, who has maximized his attack, defense, and speed, actually has a relatively simple ninjutsu method and is extremely easy to counter.
If the Third Raikage faced the Third Kazekage's Magnet Style, it would not only be difficult to penetrate his defenses but also to reach him in the air, and he would even be vulnerable to being controlled. The Third Kazekage countered the Third Raikage effectively. When the Third Kazekage faced the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, his Dust Style possessed unparalleled attack power and could also fly. Onoki was a complete nemesis for the Third Kazekage's Magnet Style. Similarly, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki was countered by the Third Raikage. Onoki's Dust Style required charging, making it impossible to hit the extremely fast Third Raikage.
As for the Third Mizukage, his presence is extremely low. Looking at the five main Kages, only Hiruzen is more versatile. He is a completely upgraded version of Kakashi. He can fight the main Kage of any village; he might not completely win, but he definitely won't easily lose.
Hiruzen's reputation as the strongest Third Hokage was not entirely a joke. If Onoki, now completely defeated, had dared to stay on the battlefield, Hiruzen could have stopped him. And so he did, acting as a human turret, unleashing a barrage of combined ninjutsu against Onoki in the air. Had it not been for the help of his disciple, Akatsuchi, the situation would have been catastrophic. Hiruzen led the Konoha army in a powerful charge, pursuing Onoki and his group.
Meanwhile, Sasuke, mounted on Shirotaka, had already begun setting explosive traps tens of kilometers away. Unfortunately, this was the Land of Grass, a land far inferior to the Land of Rivers. Mountain passes and river valleys suitable for ambushes were extremely limited. He could only set some simple traps to delay the Iwa army's retreat.
This time, Hiruzen led Konoha's army in an eight-hundred-mile pursuit, stopping only when they were about to leave the Land of Grass. He left a small part of the army stationed there, while the rest dispersed to capture the fleeing Iwagakure ninjas.
Such a lucrative task, naturally, prompted the Umino unit to volunteer. With their sonic radar, they could easily capture the fugitives. Sasuke didn't even need to go out personally; he simply created several shadow clones to lead the capture, achieving an efficiency that surpassed even Konoha's main army.
With the capture task entrusted to his clones, his main body, mounted on Shirotaka, used the telescope technique to follow Onoki and his group. Pursued by Hiruzen, Onoki had long lost his former grace, gasping for breath. With his chakra exhausted, he sat on Akatsuchi's shoulders, allowing his disciples to evacuate him.
Every ten miles or so, they would run into explosive talisman traps. These, while not particularly harmful, were extremely humiliating. Finally, they retreated to a huge tree and began to recover, only to discover a line of large characters on the trunk: "Onoki died under this tree."
After dismantling all the talismans, Onoki approached the tree, his eyes filled with fury. Iwagakure's defeat was a devastating blow. How many of the eight thousand ninjas could escape?
"Damn it!" Onoki punched the giant tree with such force that he shattered it.
At that moment, Sasuke, sixteen kilometers away in the sky, saw through his telescope jutsu that Onoki had fallen for the trap. Six shadow clones below used the coordinated Flying Thunder God Jutsu to teleport three of them to the center.
A spatial wave flashed, and three clones suddenly appeared around Onoki. He immediately conjured a layer of hardening magic and, with barely a hand seal, a large number of rock spears shot out from the ground, easily destroying the three clones. Unfortunately, one of the clones, hidden in a blind spot behind him, pressed its hand against Onoki's lower back.
"Multiplicative Detonating Talisman!"
Another spatial wave erupted, and a series of detonating talismans exploded directly on Onoki's waist. The explosions were almost endless.
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