Chapter 146: Fugaku's Ability
"Scorch Release: Great Steam Kill."
Facing the ferocious Pakura, Uchiha Fugaku was forced to spin the three tomoe in his eyes, finally forming a strange pattern.
"Mangekyo Sharingan, activate!"
With just a single glance, the genjutsu, greatly enhanced by his visual prowess, directly stripped Pakura of her ability to move.
Unfortunately, Rasa's timely rescue successfully interrupted Fugaku's pursuit. Otherwise, Pakura would have surely died.
"What a troublesome ability," Fugaku thought with a light sigh, looking at the constantly flying gold dust before him.
What he didn't know was that the three opposite him were even more helpless than he was.
"This... is this the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan? This is the first time I've seen it," Rasa said with amazement, while constantly pouring his chakra into Pakura's body, helping her to break free from the genjutsu.
After waking up, Pakura didn't even spare a glance for Rasa, who had just saved her life. She directly walked to Bunjin's side and stood guard silently.
"Damn you, you stinking woman," Rasa thought, glancing at her with an expressionless face, then also turned to look at Uchiha Fugaku.
At this time, it wasn't just the three of them. Even Orochimaru, who was on the side, was looking at Fugaku with a strange gaze, his mind constantly calculating something.
The once-fierce battle thus came to a strange calm.
"I never thought that you, Fugaku, would have already awakened these legendary eyes. It's truly a surprise to me," after a long while, Orochimaru's hoarse voice broke the somewhat strange silence.
Fugaku turned and glanced at him, then said nothing and charged at the enemy again.
Behind him, Orochimaru's expression was dazed for a moment. When he reacted again, he seemed to have forgotten what had just happened and also charged at Rasa and the others.
This was one of Fugaku's Mangekyo's abilities: "Amnesia."
He could intercept a certain memory fragment in the subject's mind and then use his visual prowess to rewrite it into the result he wanted.
Although this ability seemed powerful, when facing a powerhouse like Orochimaru, it consumed a considerable amount of visual prowess, so Fugaku did not dare to use this visual jutsu easily.
Just now, he had only rewritten the "process" of this battle, hiding the fact that he had exposed his Mangekyo. This alone had consumed most of his visual prowess. If he used it a few more times, even if his eyes didn't go blind directly, he probably wouldn't be able to continue this battle.
But fortunately, the hidden danger had been eliminated. All that was left was to do his best to take care of the three in front of him.
The fierce battle began again. And this time, with the strength boost from the Mangekyo, Fugaku directly dragged Bunjin and Pakura into a fight. Even if he no longer used his visual prowess, the powerful perception alone was enough to deal with these two opponents who were skilled in close combat.
As for Orochimaru, he directly faced Rasa. With his full strength, he was almost crushing the still somewhat young Rasa.
In an instant, the battle had completely turned in favor of the two from Konoha. If Rasa couldn't hold on, it was likely that none of the three of them would be able to escape today.
Just then, the unexpected happened.
Just as Rasa was once again clumsily dodging Orochimaru's attack and preparing to retreat to create some distance, his powerful vision successfully discovered the figure flying rapidly in the distance.
"Lord Kazekage?!" Rasa cried out in surprise, and then, as if he had thought of something, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Lord Kazekage must have succeeded. You Konoha trash, your time has come," Rasa thought, looking at his Kazekage with anticipation.
His guess was correct. The Third Kazekage, or rather, Ebizo's long-planned surprise attack had indeed succeeded, but the final result was somewhat different from what they had expected.
Because at this time, the Third Kazekage had long since lost his elegant appearance. The bloodstains all over his body clearly told everyone present that he was seriously injured.
Rasa, who had reacted, didn't have time to think about the reason. He directly shouted, "Protect Lord Kazekage!"
With that, he took the lead and charged forward, at the same time controlling his gold dust, wanting to block the unknown enemy behind him.
Unfortunately, even the Third Kazekage's iron sand couldn't block Hiruzen Sarutobi's attack, let alone the current Rasa.
Thump!
Another home run. Rasa's figure was sent flying back at a speed faster than he had come. In the end, with a thump, he fell to the ground, creating a deep crater.
Seeing this, Bunjin forcefully pushed back the suddenly somewhat restrained Uchiha Fugaku, then quickly went forward to support Rasa, which successfully prevented his death. Otherwise, Gaara and his siblings would have likely had to find another womb.
Fugaku turned and looked at the rapidly approaching Third Hokage. While feeling extremely surprised in his heart, he also quietly closed his Mangekyo.
Taking this opportunity, Pakura also broke free from his entanglement and went to meet up with Bunjin.
"Let's go!" The Third Kazekage flew above the crowd, and without even looking at Orochimaru, who was attacking him, he directly used his iron sand to form a pair of wings behind Rasa and the other two, and then, controlling the magnetic force, he flew away with the three of them.
Orochimaru looked at the Kusanagi sword that had been casually sent flying by the Third Kazekage, was silent for a moment, then turned to face the late-arriving Hiruzen Sarutobi. At the same time, Uchiha Fugaku also slowly walked over.
"Teacher."
"Lord Hokage."
The two of them said respectfully.
"Sigh," Hiruzen Sarutobi first sighed, then said to the two of them with a smile on his face, "You've worked hard."
After a bit of insincere pleasantries, Orochimaru suddenly asked, "Teacher, the Third Kazekage..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head with a grave expression. The power pole in his hand slammed heavily on the ground, and as the ground tore and mud splattered, his voice also reached the ears of the two of them.
"It's all my fault for being late. The medical unit... suffered very heavy casualties."
Orochimaru's face was grim for a moment, then he said in a comforting tone, "It's not your fault, Teacher. After all, the Third Kazekage's abilities are too tricky. It's normal to not be able to defend against them."
Hearing his beloved disciple's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi's self-blaming expression also eased slightly.
After a few words of small talk, he suddenly asked, "How is the situation on the front lines?"
Orochimaru shook his head. "It's still the same. We've been attacking for a long time but haven't been able to break through. But since Teacher has personally come to the battlefield, the Sand ninja's good days are over."
"Let's go. Let me personally pave a path for Konoha's victory."
The moment his words fell, the figures of the three of them instantly vanished from the spot.
A moment later, on the main battlefield in the distance, a deafening roar, accompanied by the deaths of countless Sand ninja, suddenly reached everyone's ears.
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