When the Iwa Ninja Jonin saw Kannazuki's Sand Iron Wings, he immediately recognized Kannazuki as the traitor from Hidden Sand Village, the scoundrel who made Iwagakure take the blame.
Although Ōnoki and the high-ranking officials of Iwagakure knew this was a rumor deliberately spread by Hidden Sand Village, only they, the high-ranking officials, were aware of it.
Apart from these high-ranking officials, everyone else believed it to be true.
Because if it wasn't true, then why would their Tsuchikage have cooperated with Hidden Sand Village to attack Konoha before?
Kannazuki's face immediately darkened when he heard the Iwa Ninja Jonin's words.
Kannazuki retorted angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting? What traitor! What framing! You idiots don't even realize you've been tricked by those scoundrels from Hidden Sand Village!"
The Iwa Ninja Jonin was now brimming with killing intent: "Tricked? Hmph, you're already fighting for Konoha and still trying to argue. People from Hidden Sand Village are truly shameless!"
Kannazuki was so choked by the Iwa Ninja Jonin's words that he couldn't speak.
Now that he was working for Konoha, those rumors, in the eyes of those who didn't know the truth, became facts.
Kannazuki felt as if he had swallowed a fly, utterly humiliated.
The Iwa Ninja Jonin glared at Kannazuki with hatred in his eyes: "Kid, remember my name before you die, Iwagakure Jonin, Hakuto Ju!"
Kannazuki looked at Hakuto Ju in shock. He was a Jonin?
No wonder the pressure he exerted earlier was so immense.
Kannazuki glanced at Kakashi and Obito.
Kakashi seemed to be evenly matched against two Iwa Ninja, not at a disadvantage, but also unable to defeat them quickly.
Obito was also facing two Iwa Ninja, but Obito was basically being beaten and forced to scramble around, finding it difficult to retaliate. However, Obito's speed was quite fast, and the two Iwa Ninja couldn't catch up to him for a while.
It seemed those four Iwa Ninja were all roughly Chunin level. Neither Kakashi nor Obito could provide timely assistance to him now.
This meant Kannazuki had to face this Iwa Ninja Jonin, Hakuto Ju, alone.
Damn it... I kind of want to run away.
Kannazuki looked at Hakuto Ju, finding him troublesome, and said to him, "Hey, call me a traitor again!"
Hakuto Ju was stunned. How could someone be so despicable?
Kannazuki provoked, "What? You don't dare?"
Hakuto Ju sneered, "I don't dare? Kid, do traitors even have a sense of honor now? Although I'm not a Ninja from Hidden Sand Village, a traitor like you, who betrays his own Kage and his own Village, deserves to die!"
Kannazuki took a deep breath. This felt great; his rage meter was overflowing.
Now Kannazuki didn't want to run; he wanted to fight him.
Kannazuki had provoked Hakuto Ju to call him a traitor precisely to build up his rage.
Kannazuki knew what kind of person he was; if his rage wasn't high enough and he couldn't win during the fight, he would definitely run.
With his rage meter overflowing, Kannazuki cursed, "Me, a traitor? It was Hidden Sand Village that betrayed me! You idiots, with nothing but rocks in your heads, deserve to be used as pawns!"
Kannazuki furiously flapped his Sand Iron Wings, launching countless Sand Iron Feathers from the center of his wings for an all-angle, long-range barrage against Hakuto Ju.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
This time, Hakuto Ju erected five earth walls, surrounding himself to block Kannazuki's Sand Iron Feathers.
After Kannazuki's Sand Iron Feathers stopped, there was no movement from within the earth walls.
Kannazuki frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Triangular Pyramid!"
Kannazuki used Sand Iron to create triangular pyramids and hurled them towards the earth walls.
The earth walls shattered with a crash, but Hakuto Ju was not inside.
Kannazuki's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt movement behind him.
Turning his head, he saw Hakuto Ju forming hand signs, raising a fist the size of a cooking pot, and smashing it towards Kannazuki.
"Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique!"
Hakuto Ju increased the weight of the rocks covering his fist to enhance its destructive power.
Kannazuki quickly formed hand signs: "Magnet Release: Sand Iron Wall!"
Kannazuki transformed the Sand Iron Wings on his back into a solid wall, blocking Hakuto Ju's fist.
The sturdy Sand Iron Wall was forcefully smashed through by Hakuto Ju's fist, creating a large hole, but it successfully blocked Hakuto Ju's attack.
Because the Sand Iron Wings on his back had transformed into a Sand Iron Wall, Kannazuki began to fall through the air.
Kannazuki wanted to transform the Sand Iron back into Sand Iron Wings and continue flying in the air.
On the ground, he would definitely not be a match for Hakuto Ju, who specialized in Earth Release Ninjutsu. In the air, as long as he was careful of Hakuto Ju's sudden attacks, he would have a slight advantage.
But what Kannazuki didn't expect was that his Sand Iron would not respond to his control, falling straight to the ground.
Kannazuki was dumbfounded by this sight.
However, Kannazuki quickly realized why this was happening.
It was because of Hakuto Ju's Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique.
After Hakuto Ju punched the Sand Iron Wall, he used Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique, greatly increasing the weight of the Sand Iron, which caused the Sand Iron to become uncontrollable to him.
Moreover, Hakuto Ju's own weight was now very great, and his falling speed was much faster than Kannazuki's. He landed on the ground first and had already begun forming hand signs.
If Kannazuki were to fall to the ground like this, something terrible would definitely happen.
Kannazuki manipulated Kannazuki to rush towards Hakuto Ju, who was forming hand signs.
"Kannazuki: Blade Vortex!"
Blades popped out from all the joints on Kannazuki's body, continuously slashing towards Hakuto Ju like a storm.
Hakuto Ju was forced to interrupt his hand signs and defend against Kannazuki's fierce assault.
The portion of Sand Iron stored within Kannazuki's body was filled with Kannazuki's Chakra, so Kannazuki could control it effortlessly.
Now, this portion of Sand Iron had its weight increased, making it impossible for Kannazuki to control, instantly reducing his combat power significantly.
Kannazuki was controlling Kannazuki to attack Hakuto Ju. Now, if Kannazuki wanted to form hand signs, he would have to stop controlling Kannazuki.
But if he stopped controlling Kannazuki to use Magnet Release, Hakuto Ju would either dodge or interrupt his hand signs, and it would also cause Kannazuki to be destroyed under Hakuto Ju's attacks.
Kannazuki narrowed his eyes. Then it was time to test the results of this period of training!
While Kannazuki was controlling Kannazuki to attack, Kannazuki's two pairs of eyes suddenly lit up, emitting a faint red glow.
Kannazuki's automatic targeting and attack system was activated by Kannazuki.
Kannazuki's two eyes were cameras, locking onto Hakuto Ju and continuously attacking him with pre-set attack patterns.
However, there were still many drawbacks. Currently, the enemy could only be locked if they were within sight. If the opponent suddenly disappeared from view, Kannazuki would just stand there in a daze.
And because it was a pre-set attack pattern, Kannazuki would not change its moves at all. Also, with such intense attacks, the battery might only last for one minute.
But that was enough time to form a hand sign.
After landing on the ground, Kannazuki formed hand signs with both hands and pressed them to the ground.
"Magnet Release! Sand Iron Tidal Wave!"
Kannazuki injected Chakra into the ground, manipulating the iron contained beneath the surface to rise, creating a wave-like surge of Sand Iron that continuously rolled and surged towards Hakuto Ju.
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