Chapter 72: Great Victory! (Seeking Subscriptions!)
Boom boom boom!
Thousands of explosive tags were instantly detonated by him, and balls of fire erupted outwards, shaking the earth. Even Sarutobi Asuma's Adamantine Sealing Chains were sent flying by the blast.
Sarutobi Asuma's expression changed slightly.
The explosive tags Rasa took out were undoubtedly of high quality. A single tag, when detonated, possessed power comparable to a Fire Style ninjutsu used by a Jonin.
The detonation of so many explosive tags was equivalent to hundreds or thousands of Jonin simultaneously using Fire Style, concentrating their attacks on a single point.
While this point wasn't on the barrier itself, it was very close.
Crack!
Cracks appeared on the barrier from the detonation of the explosive tags. Before Sarutobi Asuma could even increase his Chakra output to strengthen the barrier, it shattered with a roar.
Immediately afterwards, waves of Gold Dust once again affected Sarutobi Asuma.
Boom!
The Adamantine Sealing Chains swung, and the Gold Dust exploded.
Then, one of the Adamantine Sealing Chains pierced Rasa's defense. With a bang, Rasa inside turned into a stream of Gold Dust and fell.
He escaped!
Sarutobi Asuma frowned. He flashed to the spot where Rasa had been standing, his nose twitching slightly as he smelled blood.
The explosion had been very close to Rasa, and even though the Gold Dust defense was astonishing, Rasa must have been injured.
"He escaped underground the moment the barrier shattered!"
Sarutobi Asuma retracted his Adamantine Sealing Chains. After activating Lightning Style Chakra Mode, he immediately pursued.
An injured Rasa couldn't perfectly conceal his tracks, and Sarutobi Asuma's relentless pursuit gave him no chance to rest.
Rumble!
The sandy ground exploded, forming a large crater.
Sarutobi Asuma descended, swept his hand across the sand, and his hand came away stained with blood.
"His ability to escape is truly remarkable!"
Sarutobi Asuma frowned.
The sun was already setting.
He had pursued Rasa all the way into the Land of Wind, but each time, he was just a little too late to capture him.
However, the environment of the Land of Wind was extremely unfavorable to him.
During the pursuit, he had encountered several sandstorms.
If not for these, he would have already captured the injured Rasa.
Clearly, those sandstorms were likely intentionally triggered by Rasa to lead him into them.
"It shouldn't be far from Sunagakure now, right?"
Sarutobi Asuma muttered, and his figure disappeared once more.
An hour later.
Sarutobi Asuma stopped again.
Within his line of sight ahead, a city wall stood tall, and behind it, numerous towering buildings.
Sunagakure. He had arrived!
"He's here!"
"Sarutobi Asuma has arrived!"
On the walls of Sunagakure, someone shouted with fear.
Immediately afterwards, figures appeared.
Some stood on the city walls, while others stood atop the buildings behind them.
The wind and sand howled, and Sarutobi Asuma faintly heard the shouts of the Sand Ninja. He sighed, "It seems Rasa managed to escape back here!"
He had lost the chance to capture Rasa!
At the same time.
Sunagakure Hospital.
Rasa was already wrapped in bandages, with only his eyes exposed.
His injuries weren't from the shockwave of the explosion, but from the terrifying heat.
The Gold Dust had blocked the impact of the explosion, but its high thermal conductivity had instead incinerated his skin.
Sarutobi Asuma's relentless pursuit had left him no time to treat his injuries, causing them to fester and bleed rapidly.
Even after treatment by medical ninja, seventy to eighty percent of his skin would never grow back.
"Lord Kazekage, what kind of person injured you like this?"
The Sand Ninja elders who remained in the village rushed over as soon as they received the news. They had been waiting and anxiously asked after the treatment was finished.
"It was the Third Hokage's son from Konoha, Sarutobi Asuma!"
Rasa said hoarsely, not hiding anything.
Everyone in the room changed their expressions upon hearing this.
They were certainly aware of Sarutobi Asuma's reputation.
Grandma Chiyo and the One-Tails Jinchuriki had both been captured by this guy.
But they never expected that even the Kazekage would be defeated now.
If this hadn't been said directly by Rasa, they would never have believed it!
"Issue an order: be extremely cautious of Sarutobi Asuma. If you encounter him, abandon your mission immediately, no matter what it is!"
"Furthermore, dispatch people to the front lines immediately. If… if we are defeated, agree to peace talks with Konoha!"
Rasa issued one order after another.
Even he had been defeated. If the front lines were also defeated, there would be no point in continuing to fight Konoha.
Because with Sarutobi Asuma present, it would likely require all of Sunagakure's strength to achieve victory.
But it wasn't worth it!
Rasa pondered silently, reconsidering the peace talks and cooperation previously proposed by Konoha.
Outside Sunagakure.
Sarutobi Asuma chose to retreat.
He wasn't arrogant enough to charge into Sunagakure.
The current Sunagakure was not the weakened state it would be in over a decade later.
Moreover.
Compared to storming Sunagakure, the large-scale battle between the two armies on the other side was more important.
Because the two Shadow Clones accompanying Namikaze Minato and the others had run out of chakra and dispersed long ago, Sarutobi Asuma currently didn't know the situation of Namikaze Minato and the others.
So, Sarutobi Asuma directly swapped positions with his Shadow Clone remaining at the medical camp.
Then, the swapped Shadow Clone immediately dispersed.
With his memories returning, Sarutobi Asuma immediately knew that a battle had just concluded at the medical camp, repelling the attacking Sand Ninja.
Recalling the other Shadow Clone as well, Sarutobi Asuma created two more Shadow Clones, and his main body then headed directly for the front lines.
Along the way, Sarutobi Asuma continuously consumed Ration Pills.
Halfway there, a surge of memories suddenly flooded his mind.
The Shadow Clone at the front lines had dispersed due to chakra exhaustion.
The battle at the front lines had reached its most intense and critical moment.
Both sides had committed all their forces, engaging in a chaotic battle on the vast battlefield.
This was a decisive battle.
Therefore, the two Shadow Clones, who were originally not supposed to engage lightly according to the plan, had also entered the fray.
Before arriving at the battlefield, the memories of another Shadow Clone also returned.
But this time, Sarutobi Asuma was delighted: Hatake Sakumo had appeared on the battlefield.
And as he arrived at the edge of the battlefield, Namikaze Minato also appeared simultaneously.
However, Namikaze Minato's chakra consumption was very high.
Fortunately, Sarutobi Asuma still had quite a bit of his own chakra left, and he had been constantly taking Ration Pills to replenish his stamina. Now, he could transfer chakra to Namikaze Minato.
Five minutes later, the two of them charged into the battlefield together.
With the addition of three powerful individuals known for their killing speed, Konoha's advantage quickly expanded.
Half an hour later, with the Sand Ninja's front-line commander, Ebizo, captured by Sarutobi Asuma, the Sand Ninja finally collapsed and retreated across the entire line.
Almost simultaneously.
The system popped up a notification.
Achievement unlocked: Commander Buster!
In the evening, at the medical camp on the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Wind.
The great battle had ended, but Sarutobi Asuma couldn't rest.
Although Konoha had won, there were hundreds of thousands of wounded.
After descending from the battlefield, Sarutobi Asuma took a handful of Ration Pills and began creating Shadow Clones to busy himself everywhere.
Mystical Palm Technique!
Chakra Scalpel!
Extracting Illness Technique!
With the continuous application of three medical ninjutsu techniques, the progress bar moved incredibly fast.
Before he knew it, dawn arrived.
He stopped to rest and opened the system. Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but feel speechless.
"Commander Buster"?
He had only captured two commanders at most.
Well, including the Kazekage, that made it three.
However, upon seeing the achievement reward, Sarutobi Asuma immediately stopped caring.
Moreover.
His character level had increased once again.
Just fighting the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had yielded 200,000 experience points. His prolonged battles with the One-Tails Jinchuriki and Grandma Chiyo had only earned him a total of 180,000 experience points.
And there was also the Nine Dragon Fire Wall, an original Fire Style ninjutsu, which provided 60,000 experience points.
Adding these to his previous total, he had now surpassed 600,000.
Gaining two more stat points, Sarutobi Asuma still allocated them to Constitution.
His fatigued body immediately recovered, and his spirits were greatly lifted.
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