Chapter 132: The Shinobi World Is Where the Strong Devour the Weak
This sound resembled ten thousand cicadas shrieking in unison, or ten thousand monkeys scratching glass with sharp claws.
Susanoo's defense was nearly perfect, but nearly perfect meant not perfect. It wasn't invincible defense!
Susanoo primarily defended against various physical attacks. Whether physical attacks or jutsu attacks, it could defend excellently.
But for some intangible attacks, Susanoo's defensive capability failed. Sonic attacks were one such type. This sonic wave directly bypassed Susanoo's defense, attacking Yasushi's actual body.
When this sound entered Yasushi's ears, it felt like someone jabbed a steel needle in his brain and stirred vigorously.
Simultaneously, he felt all the bones throughout his body violently vibrating and grinding, mutually injuring each other.
Indeed, the technique lived up to its name—a genuine Bone-Piercing Blade!
"Ah..." Yasushi screamed miserably, clutching his head with both hands. Blood spurted from his mouth.
"You're asking for death!"
Yasushi erupted in fury. He glared down at that still-calm old man, his thoughts moving. The Mangekyo Sharingan on his left shoulder opened again. The thunder dragon in the sky struck downward once more.
But this thunder dragon didn't attack enemies—it plunged toward Susanoo itself.
The thunder dragon crashed into Susanoo's head, then spiraled downward along the skull, coiling around Susanoo's body.
Violent lightning energy transformed into millions of tiny silver serpents coursing across Susanoo's body. Wherever they passed, the air crackled sharply.
The small puppets that had been rampaging across Susanoo's body were completely helpless before this current. They collapsed at first touch, quickly smoking and clattering to the ground in pieces.
Without the puppets' sustained attack, the sound in Yasushi's brain also ceased. But the damage to brain and body was genuine.
If not for Yasushi's eye technique healing injuries, this single move would have damaged his brain, perhaps even killing him outright.
"Old bastard, die!"
Yasushi roared explosively, swinging his staff and crashing heavily toward Ebizo.
"Tch, ultimately still insufficient!"
Seeing Yasushi hadn't died on the spot, Ebizo sighed deeply. He extended his hand and withdrew a scroll, writing the intelligence gathered through testing, then summoned a shinobi beast. After the beast swallowed the scroll, he canceled the summoning jutsu and sent it away.
He already knew he would certainly die here today. But being quite elderly, having seen through life and death, he didn't fear death.
So facing Yasushi's attack, his final thought was to gather as much intelligence as possible for the village.
He rapidly formed seals, once more slapping the ground.
"Earth Release: Quicksand Trap!"
As his chakra fluctuated, the ground beneath Susanoo's feet suddenly turned soft. Originally solid earth abruptly transformed into loose sand, the range expanding continuously.
Under Susanoo's massive weight, this sand became like quicksand, beginning to pull Susanoo underground.
Yasushi manipulated Susanoo to step forward. His left foot stepped out—his right foot sank much deeper under reactive force.
Moreover, under Ebizo's control, wherever the left foot landed immediately also became quicksand trap.
Quicksand's characteristic—the more you struggle, the faster you sink.
"Hmph!"
Yasushi snorted coldly, ceasing struggle. He tossed aside his staff. The lightning coiled around it immediately detached, charging toward Ebizo.
"Truly regrettable. Should have used group tactics."
Facing the violent thunder dragon, Ebizo sighed inwardly, forced to dodge with Body Flicker.
Without sustained chakra infusion, the quicksand trap immediately began hardening. Yasushi easily escaped the trap.
But that thunder dragon, under Yasushi's control, pursued Ebizo relentlessly.
After destroying multiple puppets consecutively, it finally crashed into Ebizo himself, sending the old man flying.
Violent lightning erupted across Ebizo's body. Bolt after bolt coursed through him like lightning serpents, drilling in and out.
Before even landing, Ebizo was thoroughly cooked.
"Hmph, got off easy!"
Yasushi cursed irritably, turning to continue hunting the remaining shinobi.
Without Ebizo's command, these ordinary shinobi posed no threat whatsoever. In moments, Yasushi slaughtered them all cleanly.
But when he raised his head again, Sand Village's main force had long since fled far away.
Yasushi's anger hadn't subsided. Looking left and right, he pointed toward Kusagakure, shouting:
"Kusagakure Village dared harm Uchiha Karin—unforgivable crimes!"
"Clansmen, follow me! Let's slaughter this evil village clean!"
"Gladly!" The Uchiha's bloodlust surged high. They cheered immediately, charging toward Kusagakure.
In Kusagakure Village, the observing crowd instantly panicked, crying out in alarm:
"Leader, why did Sand Village retreat?"
"Those Uchiha are charging over! What do we do?!"
"If we surrender now, is there still time?"
Murasaki was furious to death, roaring loudly:
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Look at those people—they're all long-dead! Do they look like people you can communicate with normally?"
"Damn it!"
"How can such shameless techniques exist in this world?!"
"That evil Tobirama Senju!"
"Konoha truly is the shinobi world's cancer!"
After venting, Murasaki decisively ordered:
"The shinobi world is where the strong devour the weak. Begging is useless, fleeing impossible."
"We must buy time for villagers to evacuate!"
"Everyone prepare to die in battle!"
"All strategic resources in the village—activate everything, unlimited use. Use as much as you can rather than letting enemies seize them."
"Even if we die, we must let enemies know Kusagakure Village isn't for them to insult freely!"
"As long as Kusagakure's spirit doesn't die, Kusagakure will someday be rebuilt!"
After finishing, Murasaki took the lead, commanding his ANBU behind him to charge toward the Uchiha army.
"Mere Impure World bodies—don't underestimate Kusagakure Village!"
But before his words finished, he suddenly heard a voice beside his ear.
"Your enemies aren't just Impure World bodies!"
"What?!"
He hastily turned his head, only to see a figure suddenly materialize behind him, staring at him coldly with blood-red eyes.
"Such fast speed! When did he get here?!"
Murasaki moved to strike but felt his back turn cold. A blade pierced through from his heart.
"Leader!" His ANBU shinobi cried out in alarm, hastily rushing forward to rescue him. But their vision blurred—they all took blades, dying on the spot.
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