"Clang!"
Just as Kasuga was about to meet her demise, a strong male arm suddenly shot out from the ground!
With a slight shake of his hand, he grabbed the shuriken like catching a little white rabbit.
Kasuga's life was saved!
"A beauty like Miss Kasuga needs a gentleman's protection," a pleasant male voice came from underground.
And then—
He emerged!
Ye Liang burst forth from the earth. He used Earth Release ninjutsu because Tsuchikage's courtyard was simply too vast. He had no other choice but to infiltrate by hiding beneath it.
"Who do these lowlifes think they are, trying to control humans!" Ye Liang murmured lightly.
[Earth Release – Earth Spikes!] The ground began sinking rapidly, and soon after, countless spikes of earth erupted sharply from the moving soil.
Not only the two blocking Jonin but even the originally present audience were pierced straight through the heart by Ye Liang's technique.
"Cursed bastard!"
Seeing this situation, Kitsuchi could not possibly tolerate it. Instantly dodging Ye Liang's attack, he grabbed one of the protruding spikes and hurled it at him.
At the same time, Ye Liang vanished from his spot!
He touched the dancing girls, activating his technique—and in an instant, they vanished from their spots!
As if they had never existed at all!
Kitsuchi angrily stared at the empty space before shifting his gaze into the distance. "You're not getting away!"
"Whoosh!"
A gust of wind zipped past.
Far away, at Miyan's residential area, Ye Liang securely transported everyone here using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Because of his cautious nature, Ye Liang had previously left behind marked shuriken with cursed seals in this residential district. Later, to prevent the dancing girls from getting hurt, he directly activated the Flying Thunder God to teleport them over.
"Are you all alright?" Ye Liang asked concernedly.
The dancers were momentarily dazed, but Kasuka Kazahana, their leader, quickly regained her senses.
"It's Space-Time Ninjutsu!" As the princess of the Land of Snow, she naturally had her fair share of knowledge. "Thank goodness! This time we really owe you our gratitude, Master Ye Liang."
Kasuka Kazahana thanked Ye Liang, who merely nodded in response.
"Don't fall asleep yet!" Ye Liang immediately woke the others up.
"Boom!"
Countless explosions echoed from outside.
Kitsuchi controlled the Great Mud Flow beneath his feet, swiftly rushing toward the residences. He didn't care whether this method of movement would harm Iwagakure Village; now, his eyes were completely red!
"Father! What are you doing?!" Kurotsuchi rushed out of the houses, shocked beyond measure.
Kitsuchi was Kurotsuchi's father!
Since Onoki's disappearance, Kitsuchi had been devoted to resolving the conflicts within Iwagakure. Yet, unexpectedly, not long after leaving the village, his own father had become like this.
"It seems my uncle has also been controlled!" Deidara sighed. Quickly, he threw a white bird high into the sky, which immediately transformed into a massive airborne mount.
"Get on—fast! The ground's too dangerous."
"Everyone, quickly get on the White Bird!"
Before they could take two steps forward, the previously empty streets began shaking violently. One after another, strange white figures emerged from the ground.
"Not good! It's White Zetsu!" Ye Liang frowned deeply.
"You won't interrupt Master's plan — we'll kill you all!" The White Zetsu screamed hoarsely, immediately charging toward those still on the ground.
They charged in swarms — a horrifying sight to behold!
Kurotsuchi and the others were alright, but the performers from the Land of Snow suffered badly. After just a few rounds of combat, only Kasuga and Kasuka Kazahana remained!
"I'll hold them off — get these people out of here!" Ye Liang roared furiously, his hands immediately forming seals rapidly.
Normally, Ye Liang would just casually mimic hand seals when using ninjutsu. The fact that he was actually performing them this time showed just how powerful — and terrifying — this technique must be!
[Fire Release - Great Fireball Technique!]
A massive blazing fireball, like a meteor streaking across the sky, instantly swept from Ye Liang's position toward the entrance of Iwagakure Village. This scorching inferno burned a path of destruction across the entire ten-thousand-meter distance. Even at the edges of this flaming corridor, they could see residual high-temperature blue flames that refused to extinguish completely.
Go!"
Seeing this, Yahiko immediately led the dancers to escape down a different path!
They clearly understood they'd only be burdens here. Their best contribution was not slowing Ye Liang down.
Once everyone had left, Ye Liang and Deidara turned their attention to Kitsuchi standing nearby.
These surrounding White Zetsu might be numerous, but they were nothing more than trash. Even if there were ten thousand of them, Ye Liang wouldn't even glance their way. However, dealing with Kitsuchi was going to be much more difficult.
In the original story, Kitsuchi possessed incredible power. He once even sealed the fully-powered Ten-Tails using Earth Release techniques!
Remember, the Ten-Tails was the embodiment of all tailed beasts. Even the Nine-Tails sealed inside Ye Liang was merely a fragment of the Ten-Tails' complete power.
"It seems we can't avoid battle!" Ye Liang sighed lightly, then immediately flew forward alongside Deidara to confront Kitsuchi.
"Art is an explosion!"
[Earth Release - Dragon Missile Technique!]
Instantly, a hundred-meter-long dragon carrying explosive clay blocked the Great Mud Flow unleashed by Kitsuchi. The spectacular scene of countless explosions caused every building nearby to collapse into ruins. Even Kitsuchi himself was forced to retreat hundreds of meters under such fierce offensive pressure!
"This isn't over yet! [Tailed Beast Ball!]"
Ye Liang controlled his palm as a black sphere instantly shot out from his hands.
Numerous rocks along the way were flattened under the pressure field of Ye Liang's Tailed Beast Ball. Surrounding objects seemed drawn by gravitational forces, consciously crashing toward the ball!
Very soon, the Tailed Beast Ball became enveloped in a thick layer of rock!
Now it was as large as a small mountain!
Kitsuchi's expression changed slightly.
Such a colossal technique couldn't be stopped by ordinary ninjutsu anymore.
He slammed his hands on the ground, channeling bursts of chakra deep into the earth. Just as that oversized Tailed Beast Ball came rushing toward him, suddenly a several-thousand-meter-long stone wall rose up right across the center of Iwagakure Village, cutting it neatly in half!
[Earth Release - Mud Wall Barrier!]
An explosive roar rang out!
The giant wall created by Kitsuchi directly collided with Ye Liang's Tailed Beast Ball — two powerful attacks of equal might!
As Ye Liang's Tailed Beast Ball began to shrink, the massive earthen wall instantly shattered into dust upon impact, leaving no trace behind.
"Ye Liang! This Earth Release technique from Kitsuchi doesn't add up!" Deidara blurted out. "Uncle Kitsuchi is strong, sure, but he should only be an ordinary Kage-level master. Massive-scale Earth Release techniques like this usually require thousands of ninja working together. He shouldn't be capable of something at this level."
As soon as Ye Liang heard this, a fleeting metallic white gleam flashed in his eyes, and then Kitsuchi's data display popped up.
Kitsuchi (Enhanced Type)
[Ninjutsu 6!]
[Taijutsu 6!]
[Ninja Tools 6!]
"What the hell?! These are Uchiha Madara's stats!" Ye Liang cursed.
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