Chapter 158: Three Battlefields
At this time, on the southwestern front, the fierce battle was still continuing.
A sandstorm that seemed to blot out the sun surged forward, directly enveloping a dozen Konoha ninja.
"Magnet Release: Sand Gold Grand Burial."
Rasa's powerful ninjutsu attack made the entire battlefield tremble.
Looking at the rapidly approaching Orochimaru, Rasa controlled his gold sand to block his vision, and then turned and charged toward the other battlefields.
This was the new strategy devised by Ebizo. Since Konoha liked to inflict large-scale damage on the enemy, then let's see whose lethality was stronger.
And so, he ordered Rasa not to get entangled with Orochimaru and the others, but to use the advantage of his ninjutsu to inflict as much damage as possible.
This way, Orochimaru was directly tied down by him.
As for Fugaku and the others, the powerful Bunjin alone could hold them off. Without revealing his Mangekyo, Fugaku was indeed no match for him.
And so, the Southwestern Army's original advantageous situation was suddenly reversed.
Of course, Kyosuke's disappearance had also attracted a high degree of attention from the Sand ninja.
After all, with his brilliant track record, the Sand ninja had to take him seriously.
For this, the Sand ninja had sent a large number of men to defend various important camps, to prevent Kyosuke from infiltrating and causing destruction again.
Meanwhile, on the Cloud ninja battlefield.
"Hey, Kakashi, do you think the enemy will attack us?" a boy with goggles on his head asked, a bit nervous.
"We can't rule out that possibility, so stay on your guard and don't get distracted," the boy with the mask replied coldly.
These two were, of course, Obito and Kakashi.
They had been brought to this battlefield by their teacher, Minato Namikaze.
Of course, at their age, they wouldn't be sent to the front lines right away, but would first train in the logistics department. Only after their experience and mentality had matured would they be assigned important missions.
Hearing Kakashi's words, Obito pouted and muttered, "Just trying to be cool," then turned to look at Rin, who was behind them.
"Rin, don't worry. I'll protect you," Obito said with a bright smile.
"Mm," Rin said with a smile, nodding at him.
This made Obito overjoyed.
Just as he was preparing to say something else, several black shadows suddenly shot out from the sides of the team. The moment these people appeared, they launched a fierce offensive, with one of them attacking Rin's position.
Seeing this, Kakashi's expression was one of alarm. He then drew his White Fang short sword, preparing to rescue his comrade.
But one person reacted faster than him and charged out with even greater speed.
This person was the grim-faced Uchiha Obito.
Thump.
A powerful flying kick directly sent the enemy, who had reached the jounin level, flying.
Obito's kick, considering the difference in strength between the two sides, could be described as stunning.
"Obito, are you alright?" Rin, who had recovered, quickly asked about Obito's condition.
And the scene that met her eyes made her body subconsciously shiver.
Vicious, frenzied, and overflowing with killing intent—this was the expression on Obito's face at this time.
It was as if he were a demon released from hell, inspiring awe and fear.
"Hey, calm down," at this time, Kakashi's arrival finally brought Obito back to his senses.
"Whew..." Obito let out a long breath. He looked at the unharmed Rin and finally showed a bright smile again.
"Rin, as long as you're alright."
Meanwhile, Jiraiya was leading Minato Namikaze and the others in a fierce battle with the main force of the Cloud Village.
Jiraiya stood on Gamabunta's head, looking at the aggressive enemy army, and suddenly shouted, "Bun-ta."
"Got it," Gamabunta replied, then directly spat out a mouthful of toad oil.
At the same time, a Fire Release ninjutsu also spewed from Jiraiya's mouth.
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet."
"Ninja Art: Toad Oil Flame Bullet."
A monstrous flame thus surged madly toward the enemy army.
"Whew, this should be able to slow down the enemy's offensive," Jiraiya muttered with a grave expression.
But just then, a strong man, wrapped in a dense electric light, suddenly charged out of the flames and quickly came to Jiraiya's side.
Then, with just a simple straight punch, Jiraiya was sent flying.
The newcomer was none other than the Third Raikage.
Just as he was preparing to press his advantage, a strangely shaped kunai suddenly appeared beside him.
Then, a golden flash of light appeared, and Minato Namikaze's figure appeared there. At the same time, a high-speed rotating energy ball in his hand slammed into the Third Raikage.
"Rasengan."
Seeing the Third Raikage sent flying, Minato, in the air, instantly vanished again.
When he reappeared, he was already beside his teacher.
"Teacher, are you alright?" Minato asked with concern, helping Jiraiya up.
"Cough, cough, that brute, the Raikage. How dare he take a ninjutsu head-on and attack me? It's a good thing my bones are strong, otherwise he would have succeeded, hahaha," Jiraiya said, laughing as he got up. While complaining about the enemy's attack method, he waved his hand to Minato to show that he was fine.
Then, the two of them turned their gaze to the spot where the Raikage had flown, wanting to see his condition.
But the still-surging Lightning Release Armor and his unfazed face seemed to be telling the two of them that this kind of attack couldn't harm him.
Seeing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but turn and exchange a look with his beloved disciple, and then they both sighed.
"How are we supposed to fight this?"
Just as Jiraiya and the others were worried about the Raikage's formidable strength, the situation on the Mist ninja's battlefield was also not optimistic.
Swish. A figure suddenly flashed past several Konoha ninja, and then, before they could react, he pulled a steel wire in his hand.
Instantly, these Konoha ninja were strung together by a steel wire that was difficult to see with the naked eye, unable to resist.
Quietly listening to the wails of the crowd before him, Kushimaru Kuriarare slowly walked forward and, with the "sewing needle"-like weapon in his hand, killed them one by one.
This man with the strange mask was one of the current members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the owner of the longsword Nuibari, Kushimaru Kuriarare.
"Hey, do you have to do this every time? You're so cruel," a grim-faced man walked over, his mouth unscrupulously mocking his comrade.
Kushimaru Kuriarare turned to look at the newcomer and said in an emotionless tone, "Jinpachi Munashi, I don't want to be told that by you."
Jinpachi Munashi, the wielder of the explosion sword Shibuki. At the same time, he and the Kushimaru Kuriarare before him were often called the "heartless duo," which showed that his character was probably not much better.
Just then, a Konoha ninja who seemed to have been dead suddenly stood up and, with a kunai in his hand, directly stabbed Jinpachi Munashi, who had his back to him.
"Can't you just lie there? Do you have to get up and die?" Jinpachi Munashi said with a cold laugh, his back to him.
The moment his words fell, countless explosion tags suddenly flew out from his greatsword and surrounded the Konoha ninja.
"Explosion Sword Ninja Art: Blast."
Boom!
Until this ninja died, Jinpachi Munashi did not even look back at him.
"Hey, I said, has your skill declined? How come there's still a survivor?" Jinpachi Munashi said mockingly to his "comrade."
"I knew he was still alive," Kushimaru Kuriarare said, still in a flat tone.
"...Then you bastard, are you trying to kill me?"
"Say what you will."
The two of them thus chatted for a while in the pile of corpses, and then they went to another battlefield together.
The scene that happened here could be said to be a microcosm of the entire Land of Whirlpools battlefield.
Besides Kushimaru Kuriarare of the longsword Nuibari, and Jinpachi Munashi of the explosion sword Shibuki.
Jinin Akebino of the blunt sword Kabutowari.
Raiga Kurosuki of the lightning sword Kiba.
Jinpachi Noguchi of the twin sword Hiramekarei.
Fuguki Suikazan of the greatsword Samehada.
Juzo Biwa of the executioner's blade Kubikiribocho.
These people were also rampaging in various parts of the battlefield, causing immense losses to the Konoha army on the Land of Whirlpools battlefield.
Not to mention, the Mist ninja were not just relying on these "Seven Ninja Swordsmen" to wreak havoc. The strength of the other Kekkei Genkai families was not to be underestimated.
Mangetsu Hozuki of the Hozuki clan, Saya Minazuki of the Minazuki clan, Gen Tetsu Kaguya of the Kaguya clan—the family corps led by these three also brought great losses to Konoha.
If it weren't for the Hyuga clan bringing the remaining members of the Aburame, Ino-Shika-Cho, and other clans to the Land of Whirlpools battlefield, Konoha would have likely been unable to resist long ago.
Even so, the battle situation was still very unfavorable for Konoha.
The reason was that the main members of these clans had long since rushed to other battlefields. As for the remaining ones, their strength was much weaker, including the Hyuga clan, which had the largest number of people. That was why it was so difficult to resist.
Ice Release, Shikotsumyaku, Hydrification Secret Technique, Sharingan, Byakugan, Insect Control, Shadow Secret Technique, and so on—these abilities, which were rarely seen in the ninja world, could almost all be seen on this battlefield.
It could be said that although the total number of participants on the Land of Whirlpools battlefield was not large, not even a third of the number of other battlefields, this place could be said to be a veritable battlefield of Kekkei Genkai and secret techniques.
If it were on other battlefields, some weaker ninja could still rely on grouping together to deal with the enemy. But here, the weak would have no room to survive.
This was the Land of Whirlpools battlefield, a stage for the survival of the fittest.
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