Uchiha Ling moved back again, then summoned Nue, allowing herself to fly into the air, as it was really unsafe on the ground.
Facing such a chaotic situation, it was best for her not to get too involved; staying alive was the most important thing. However, Uchiha Ling still followed above Danzo and his group, throwing Shuriken whenever she had a chance.
The sudden aerial attacks infuriated Danzo, but he couldn't hit Uchiha Ling, who was flying high in the sky, so he could only accelerate his breakthrough.
The twenty-four Root Ninja responsible for covering the rear tacitly used a combination of large-scale Deep Forest Emergence, completely trapping over three hundred Jonin within it, and even the Third Hokage was temporarily unable to break through.
The endless Wood Release attacks, combined with the Wood Release's Chakra absorption characteristic, made the Jonin miserable. Moreover, those twenty-four Root Ninja created Wood Clones and, within the Deep Forest Emergence, which was like their natural habitat, ambushed some Jonin who found it difficult to cope.
From time to time, the screams of Jonin could be heard; they were pierced by the Root Ninja's Wood Release: Cutting Technique, which was directly a fatal injury.
The Third Hokage was also besieged by several Root Ninja; although they couldn't kill the Third Hokage, they successfully stalled him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi once again used his adamantine staff to shatter the large number of wooden spikes coming at him, only staying in place for a moment before leaping to a tree Root on the other side.
Where he had just stood, a large number of wooden vines had already grown, attempting to bind him. Fighting within the Deep Forest Emergence was like this; tree branches extended from any direction, attacking him.
Therefore, some Jonin with slower reactions and speed were at a particular disadvantage; if they weren't careful, they would be bound by Wood Release, making it difficult to break free, and then their Chakra would be frantically absorbed.
Fortunately, the Third Hokage quickly adapted to this rhythm. At this point, he also began forming hand signs to cast Ninjutsu, with Enma temporarily fending off the Root's attacks.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Consecutive Wave!"
The Third Hokage exhaled a continuous vacuum wave, cutting through the Wood Release from all directions, and even several Root Ninja who couldn't dodge in time were directly cut into pieces.
"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"
Facing the Root Ninja who once again surrounded him, the Third Hokage quickly formed hand signs, then his chest expanded, and he exhaled a dark gray thick smoke, directly enveloping several people. Before they could dodge, they were incinerated by the Ash Pile Burning, which turned into fireballs.
A large open space was also burned open in the Deep Forest Emergence, allowing those Jonin to gather there, preparing to combine their Ninjutsu against the enemy.
The Third Hokage's Five Nature Transformations were truly impressive; even against the inferior Wood Release Bloodline Limit, he could still gain the upper hand.
While the Third Hokage was turning the tide, the Anbu were having a terrible time because they were facing a Root Ninja who could instantly kill them with his epic enhancements.
Even though Danzo and his group were busy escaping, they still massacred the Anbu, leaving them in disarray. Soon, half of the Anbu Ninja were dead, most of them killed by Wood Release.
Against Ninjutsu with less powerful nature transformations, Wood Release could still suppress them. It was difficult for ordinary Ninjutsu to cut through it, let alone common Ninjato.
Minato Namikaze also began to turn the tide in the encirclement; facing the elusive Flying Thunder God Technique, those Wood Release Root Ninja found it very difficult to make any significant moves.
They could only be slowly whittled down. During the battle, Minato Namikaze also slowly combined the Rasengan with the theories from the compressed orb that Uchiha Ling had given him earlier, forming an even more powerful orb.
However, Minato Namikaze still gave it a super chuunibyou name: Whirlwind Super Roaring Zero Dance Compressed Gale Dazzling Light Isshiki.
With the compressed Rasengan, which could perform long-range and instant attacks, those Root Ninja were even less of a match. When faced with Minato Namikaze's close-quarters combat, they couldn't last a second before being taken down.
Unfortunately, at this point, Danzo had already broken through the encirclement, leading the remaining twenty-odd Root Ninja in a headlong escape.
And those twelve Root Wood Release Ninja who had helped them break through were, of course, left behind to cover the rear. Such a decision, though ruthless, was very effective.
Uchiha Ling's main body was no longer in the sky at this time; what was in the sky was only Uchiha Ling's Shadow Clone and the Super Beast Imitating Drawing birds.
But where was Uchiha Ling? She was a few meters deep beneath Danzo's feet. Because she wasn't using Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu or Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish, there was no Chakra fluctuation, so she wasn't discovered.
What she was using was actually the amplified ability of the Great Snake after Technique Reversal, allowing her to move freely underground without the Chakra fluctuations present when casting Ninjutsu, somewhat similar to White Zetsu's Ephemeral Technique.
At the same time, she also amplified Nue's Technique Reversal ability. Just like Technique Reversal, she could only use the abilities of two Shikigami simultaneously.
Nue's ability caused a pair of white wings to grow on Uchiha Ling's back. If it weren't for the lack of holy light power, she could definitely cosplay an angel.
Uchiha Ling lay in wait beneath Danzo's feet, her Ame no Habakiri shining with red lightning, which was Nue's lightning ability and also had no Chakra fluctuation.
However, compared to natural lightning and Chakra-formed lightning, this lightning wasn't very strong in power, but it had the effect of ignoring defenses.
This meant that even if Danzo had a layer of Earth Spear for defense on his body at this moment, it would be effortlessly cut open.
True damage was that powerful; this kind of lightning could only be endured, not defended against. This was also one of Uchiha Ling's most powerful techniques currently.
潛行 Infiltrating underground, but she still couldn't find Danzo's weakness. Since Danzo wasn't giving any, she would have to actively create one.
The Shadow Clone in the sky didn't need Uchiha Ling to remind her, because she also knew that her mission was to create a weakness when Danzo had none.
The Shadow Clone used the Ninjutsu of Earth Bullet combined with Exploding Tags, preparing to bomb Danzo again. She had no intention of directly killing Danzo, only to create a weakness.
"Damn Uchiha evil brat! When this old man's reinforcements arrive, we'll see how you can still be arrogant in the sky!"
Among the foreign Root Ninja reinforcements Danzo ordered, there were Ninja who could use Super Beast Imitating Drawing, so they would soon be able to escape Uchiha Ling's continuous bombardment.
They already had a way to deal with Uchiha Ling's bombardment, which was to first widen the distance, and then intercept the Earth Bullets that could pose a threat to them in advance with Shuriken or Ninjutsu.
It must be said that Danzo, an old warrior who had faced aerial attacks from Sky Ninja Village, had a lot of valuable experience. For a while, the Earth Bullets really couldn't kill the remaining Root Ninja.
So the Shadow Clone lowered her body, deliberately exposing a weakness, in order to make the Earth Bullet bombardment more precise and difficult to defend against.
"Damn brat, since you dare to lower your body, then you're dead."
Danzo's mouth curled into a cold smile, and he quickly approached Uchiha Ling in the sky by moving along the rock pillars formed by the Root Ninja's Ninjutsu.
Uchiha Ling also showed a look of horror at this moment and immediately prepared to raise her position, but Danzo would not let go of this opportunity.
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