Chapter 109: Clash with the Third Raikage – Total Domination
With the Third Raikage's order, six thousand Cloud ninja sprang into action. They drew kunai and shuriken, infused them with Lightning chakra, and hurled them toward Konoha.
Countless kunai and shuriken glowed with blue lightning, falling from the sky like a meteor shower.
"Stone ninja, attack too! Let them taste the power of Iwagakure!"
Seeing the Third Raikage already moving, Ōnoki refused to fall behind. He ordered the Stone ninja behind him to join the assault.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears!"
Thousands of sharp earth spears erupted from the ground in waves, surging toward Konoha like a raging tide.
"Quick! Defensive ninjutsu—block their attacks!"
Facing the simultaneous assault from sky and ground, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't dare be careless. He was about to order the Konoha ninja to release defensive ninjutsu to intercept the enemy's attacks.
"No need to go to all that trouble. I'll handle it."
But before Hiruzen could finish, Ling Yu stepped forward. He rolled his neck, warming up, then flew alone above the Konoha and Sand armies.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Facing the ferocious incoming attacks, Ling Yu sneered without a trace of panic. His eyes flashed open and closed—revealing the Rinnegan. Pupil power activated instantly.
An invisible repulsive force swept across the entire battlefield. In an instant, countless kunai and shuriken were blasted away. Even the earth spears rising from the ground were shattered.
"My turn. Take this!"
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
After single-handedly blocking the enemy's assault, Ling Yu didn't stop there. He formed hand seals and unleashed an ultra-wide-range Wood Release ninjutsu toward the enemy.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Facing the surging Wood Release, Ōnoki countered with his signature kekkei tōta—Dust Release—severing the advancing forest.
Just as Ling Yu was about to pour more chakra into regenerating the Wood Release, a rough voice rang out.
"Hmph! Arrogant brat! I've been waiting for this move!"
Ling Yu's Observation Haki immediately sensed danger, forcing him to pause his chakra infusion into the Wood Release.
"Hell Stab – Four-Finger Hand!"
The Third Raikage raised his right hand, thumb tucked in, leaving four straight, rigid fingers. With a roar, he seized the opening while Ling Yu was casting Wood Release and charged straight at him.
The Third Raikage's speed was terrifying. Lightning chakra activated every cell in his body, granting him explosive jumping power. He streaked through the sky like a bolt of blue lightning.
"Third Raikage? Perfect. I've been wanting to test whether the ninja world's so-called 'strongest spear' and 'strongest shield' live up to the hype."
Coating both hands in deep crimson Armament Haki, Ling Yu used Rinnegan repulsion to explode the air behind him for propulsion and charged straight toward the Third Raikage.
In an instant, a black and a blue streak of light collided in the sky at blinding speed.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion erupted. Shattered stone flew everywhere. Even the dark clouds in the sky were blasted apart by the shockwave.
Ling Yu's Armament Haki clashed with the Third Raikage's Hell Stab.
In the split second before contact, every ninja on the battlefield assumed it would be an even match—or that the Third Raikage would have the edge.
After all, Ling Yu was only about ten years old and barely 1.3 meters tall—facing a two-meter-tall muscular giant. No matter how you looked at it, Ling Yu should be the one crushed.
But reality defied all expectations. The Third Raikage—who had been favored to win—was sent flying the instant they collided, not even lasting a second.
Ling Yu's body had long surpassed human limits. With perfected Armament Haki layered on top, even the Third Raikage—known as the "strongest spear"—couldn't withstand the impact.
The Third Raikage streaked forward in his blue Lightning Armor like lightning—then flew backward even faster than lightning itself. The blue armor shattered completely under Ling Yu's strike. He crashed into the front lines of the allied ninja army.
The solid ground couldn't withstand the impact. It instantly caved in, forming a massive crater. Dozens of ninja were crushed to death beneath him.
"Oh! Ling Yu! Ling Yu!"
"Lord Ling Yu is incredible!"
"Senju Ling Yu truly is Konoha's hero! Even the Third Raikage—called the 'strongest spear'—couldn't stand against him! We will definitely win this time!"
"Victory! Victory! Konoha will win!"
The first clash between the strongest fighters of both sides ended in Ling Yu's overwhelming victory—and in the Third Raikage's own domain of physical combat, no less. This gave the Konoha ninja an enormous morale boost.
Originally outnumbered and lacking confidence in victory, the Konoha ninja now reached peak morale after witnessing Ling Yu crush the Third Raikage. They charged toward the Sand ninja like men possessed.
"Senju Ling Yu… not only did he awaken Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, but his physical strength is this terrifying too. We absolutely cannot let him grow any further."
Standing behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Kazekage watched the outcome of Ling Yu's clash with the Third Raikage. His expression grew grave, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes as he muttered under his breath.
"Third Kazekage? What's wrong?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed the Third Kazekage muttering something with a worried look. He turned back curiously.
"N-nothing… I was just sighing. Konoha really produces geniuses one after another. In the future, the ninja world will definitely belong to Konoha!"
"Is that so? I hope you're right."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. Thinking of his falling-out with Tsunade and the day Ling Yu had crushed him without resistance, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
Unlike the soaring morale on Konoha's side, the three-nation alliance's morale had plummeted.
Despite outnumbering Konoha nearly two-to-one, the clash between their strongest fighters had ended in crushing defeat for their side. No one could feel happy about that. The Cloud ninja were hit the hardest.
"Lord Third Raikage, are you alright? Do you need a medical ninja?"
The Raikage's aide had rushed forward the instant the Third Raikage was sent flying. He hurriedly reached the crater, helped the Third Raikage up, and asked worriedly as he saw the severe injury to his hand.
At this moment, the Third Raikage's hand was covered in blood, and even his palm was deformed—clearly bent by Ling Yu's Armament Haki. It was undoubtedly fractured.
"It's nothing—just a broken finger. I only wanted to knock some sense into that brat. I never expected this outcome. Looks like we really can't underestimate him."
Supported by his aide, the Third Raikage climbed out of the crater. Gritting his teeth, he forcibly straightened his broken fingers and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Ten fingers connected to the heart. With his right hand completely unusable in the short term due to the fracture, the Third Raikage endured bone-deep pain. One could only imagine how terrifying Ling Yu's strike had been.
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