radicalducati Chapter 175 Sky Ninja Battlefield
Chapter 175 Sky Ninja Battlefield
"Chidori!"
"Squeak squeak..."
As if a thousand birds were chirping together, the lightning-fast fingers severed the swarming ninjas that had rushed towards them like an enraged bee colony.
Then a strange cry came from behind Kakashi.
A ninja flying in from Kakashi's blind spot was kicked away by Guy.
Protecting Kakashi's back, Guy, back to back with Kakashi, passionately said, "Don't let your guard down, Kakashi, or you'll lose to me this time!"
"This turkey hunting competition was something you unilaterally proposed, okay?!"
Kakashi said rather listlessly, "I never agreed to that!"
Despite this, encouraged by Guy, Kakashi mustered his spirits and looked ahead.
Ahead, on a hillside made of yellow sand, a huge stone fortress was struggling to break free from the desert, with large amounts of yellow sand sliding down its body like a mountain torrent.
We need to hurry!
Kakashi said to Guy, "Although these Sky Ninjas were extremely unlucky to encounter a sandstorm, which buried their main base and allowed us to chase them all the way from the Land of Fire to here, the time the desert has bought us is not unlimited. We must get on it before they take off and blow it up!"
“I understand!” When it came to business, Guy’s expression turned serious: “So Kurenai has already taken Neji, Hinata and the others and sneaked over there.”
"They've already dived in?" Kakashi looked towards the desert ahead upon hearing this.
At this moment, he used the Sharingan's insightful eye to its fullest extent, and only then did he notice some unnatural movement of yellow sand.
Clearly, those were the team's footprints concealed by the red illusion spell.
"Red's genjutsu has improved again!" Kakashi exclaimed. "Even my Sharingan has to observe carefully to find the slightest clue."
“Yeah, after all, he’s hanging out with Akali!” Akai nodded.
"Sometimes our students grow up too fast, and we teachers feel quite helpless about it."
Kakashi shook his head: "But even if we are destined to be surpassed by our disciples, at least there are still some things we can do before we are surpassed!"
"Go, Guy!" Kakashi shouted excitedly.
"Open the door! Youth!" Kai roared and charged forward again.
Kakashi smiled slightly, and replied in the same way.
However, his battles were not as grand and imposing as Guy's; instead, they revealed a refined and rational style reminiscent of the Uchiha clan.
Every bit of chakra, every bit of stamina, and every ninja tool must be used in the right place and in the right location.
This style, while not as visually striking as Guy's, allowed Kakashi to steadily eliminate quite a few Sky Ninja over time.
While the Konoha ninjas were entangled with the Sky Ninja force, Kakashi took a moment to look ahead and see where the Red Team had infiltrated.
The next second, Kakashi's Sharingan's tomoe suddenly stopped spinning, and then his eyes widened like copper bells.
Because in Kakashi's field of vision, a person suddenly appeared behind the Red Squad!
A person who had disappeared from his memory for so long that he was considered dead by Konoha!
"Hiruko, why is he here?" The sudden appearance of a dead man even confused Kakashi for a moment.
But Kakashi immediately realized, "No, this is not the time to worry about that! Hiruko... Oh no!"
Hiruko raised his hand, and several orange-yellow beams burst forth from his hand like a shower of flowers, densely covering the direction where the Red Squad was located!
Fortunately, there were two pairs of white eyes in the red team at this time, so there was no chance of a sneak attack.
"Return to Heaven!"
"Return to Heaven!"
A delicate shout, a clear shout.
Two orbs of azure light appeared, blocking Hiruko's Storm Release.
However, amidst the devastation of the Heavenly Rotation and the rampage of the Storm Release, Kurenai's illusionary concealment was torn to shreds.
Tenten, Lee, Neji, Hinata, Aoba Yamashiro, and others appeared.
"Is this the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga clan? It's got some skill!" Hiruko commented condescendingly.
"Who are you?" Kurenai Yuhi, who was leading the group, stepped forward and stared warily at Hiruko.
Upon hearing Kurenai's words, Hiruko was taken aback: "You don't recognize me?"
"Why should I know you?" Kurenai Yuhi said dismissively. "Are you famous?"
"That's true!" Hiruko nodded, her face expressionless, but her heart was pierced by Kurenai Yuhi.
After all, he was once friends with the Sannin, and his biggest inferiority complex was being left far behind by them!
"So now you know me!"
As soon as Hiruko finished speaking, his left eye changed instantly, eventually becoming a kaleidoscope pattern that looked like three yin-yang fish biting each other's tails!
A chilling aura surged forth from her eyes, accompanied by a torrent of dark chakra. A skeletal arm grew out from beside Kurenai, crashing down on her with a heavy whistling sound.
"Teacher Hong, watch out!"
Hinata flashed forward, her solid chakra gathering in her fist, and punched Hiruko's Susanoo!
"boom--"
The sturdy Susanoo made contact with the human's fist, and the powerful force immediately blasted Hinata back three steps.
However, similarly, two small fist marks also appeared on the pitch-black skull!
In that instant, Hinata unleashed two punches.
After the intense collision, a faint golden gas began to circulate almost imperceptibly around Hinata.
"That's interesting!"
Hiruko's eyes lit up as he observed Hinata's boxing technique.
Immediately, a second Susanoo arm materialized on the other side of his body!
At the same time, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A bright orange fireball, engulfed in raging flames, hurtled toward Birukhu.
Although it's jokingly called a merciful technique that has never killed anyone, if you actually fall for it, you'll definitely suffer the consequences.
Facing Aoba Yamashiro's powerful fireball, Hiruko raised his hand, "Nether Release: Absorption Hole!"
Two red, diamond-shaped holes appeared in Hiruko's palm. The blazing fireball disappeared without a trace as soon as it made contact with the hole, just like a deflated balloon.
Hinata and Neji, who possess the Byakugan, saw it clearly: Yamashiro Aoba's Great Fireball was not neutralized, but absorbed!
"Watch out!" Hinata and Neji suddenly shouted a warning.
next second.
"Netherworld Escape: Evil Self-Destruction Battle!"
"boom--"
The newly absorbed Fireball Technique burst forth from Hiruko's palm, charging menacingly towards the group.
"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm!"
Neji quickly swung his palm to deflect the fireball Hiruko sent back, and at the same time said to everyone, "Be careful, the hole in his hand can absorb ninjutsu and then return it!"
"It can actually absorb ninjutsu!!!" Everyone was both surprised and solemn upon hearing Neji's words.
However, Xiao Li smiled and said, "So, you mean we can just use physical techniques?"
"Open the door! Open!" Xiao Li opened a door. "Tian Tian, cover me!"
"Alright!" Tenten deftly pulled out two scrolls and tossed them into the sky. The unfolded scrolls hovered in the air like a giant dragon stretching its body in the clouds. A large number of ninja tools were continuously unpacked from the scrolls. Tenten, who was spinning in sync with the scrolls as she rose into the sky, was like a spinning top, constantly launching these ninja tools!
And this is precisely Tian Tian's specialty.
"Secret Technique: Double Rising Dragon!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
A dense rain of ninja tools precisely covered Hiruko's entire body. There were steel wires hidden at the ends of the tools, so even if Hiruko wanted to escape, he would be bound by the wires.
However, faced with the daily barrage of ninja tools, Hiruko never even considered running away.
"Ninja tools? Heh, Steel Release: Steel Transformation!"
His pale skin suddenly took on a steely black hue.
When Tenten's ninja tools struck Hiruko's body, they sounded like they were hitting a steel pillar, producing a crisp clanging sound.
"Ninja tools, ineffective!!?" Tenten, who had just landed, gaped in disbelief at the sight.
She immediately realized, "Wait, in that case, Xiao Li, wait a minute..."
The daily warnings were a step too late.
Because Xiao Li had already sneaked up behind Beiruk after Tiantian finished his attack.
He also saw how Tenten's ninja tools were rendered ineffective.
However, the Blue Beast of Konoha will not give up its attack just because the enemy is as hard as iron!
"Konoha Power Cyclone!"
Suddenly appearing, Xiao Li delivered a powerful spinning back kick to Hiruko's head.
The weighted shinbone made contact with the back of Hiruko's head, producing a dull, bell-like sound.
The immense force forced Hiruko, even though he was hardened, to stagger forward two steps with his head down.
While Hiruko only managed to take two steps before losing strength, Xiao Li's situation became more difficult.
"Ugh!" A short, muffled groan escaped his lips.
"Swish swish swish swish—"
Clutching his calf, Xiao Li hopped back into the crowd on one foot.
"Are you alright, Xiao Li?" Tian Tian asked with concern.
"It's nothing serious, the weights blocked it for me!"
Xiao Li pulled up his trouser leg, revealing shocking bruises on his calf: "But I may need some time to recover!"
"Oh, that's good!" Tian Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
Kurenai looked at Hiruko with a serious expression: "Able to absorb ninjutsu and ignore taijutsu, she's a troublesome enemy."
"How come we never heard from someone like that before?"
"Forget it!" Kurenai shook her head and made a decision: "Let's split into teams!"
"Aoba, you take Lee and Tenten and continue the mission. Hinata, Neji, and I will hold him off here!"
“I understand!” Yamashiro Aoba nodded.
Kurenai Yuhi is a genjutsu ninja, while Hinata and Neji have Byakugan and can use Gentle Fist. Both sides are countermeasures against Hiruko, so this arrangement is very reasonable.
"Tenten, Lee, come with me!" Yamashiro Aoba grabbed Lee, who still had some objections, and the three of them headed towards the Sky Ninja Fortress.
Watching Yamashiro Aoba and the others leave, Hiruko did not stop them.
Seeing this, Kurenai asked curiously, "Aren't you going to stop them?"
Hiruko smiled calmly: "Why should I stop them?"
"So that's how it is, you're not one of the Kurenai!" Kurenai suddenly realized.
Even though they weren't ninjas, they still attacked them, which means that the current three-person team has something that Hiruko craves.
So what is it about this three-person team that would make a mysterious and powerful figure like Hiruko willing to risk offending Konoha to steal it?
"Oh no, Hinata, he's after you!"
A few drops of cold sweat slid down Xi Rihong's smooth forehead.
If this mysterious person's target is Hinata, then her decision to prioritize Rock Lee's missions was a mistake!
"Me?" Hinata was quite surprised.
As the head of the main family, she was well aware of how sought-after the Byakugan was in the ninja world.
Aside from that one time in her childhood, this was the first time Hinata had encountered someone who targeted her.
Upon hearing Kurenai's words, Neji's expression changed drastically, and he quickly stepped in front of Hinata, saying, "Hinata, please go towards Jonin Kakashi. With Jonin Kakashi and Guy-sensei there, you will be safe even if the enemy is a Kage from one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages."
"Are you telling me to run away, Neji-nii-san?!"
Hinata was displeased upon hearing this, "The education I received from childhood never taught me to run away when encountering an enemy!"
"Let's put Teacher Kurenai aside for now. When it really comes down to a life-or-death battle, Neji-nii, you probably won't survive as long as I do!"
Hinata's words were absolutely true; because of Akali's existence, she had too many backup plans.
"Even so, protecting the main family is the branch family's mission!" Neji said firmly.
"Obeying the orders of the main family is also the mission of the branch family!"
Hinata wasn't buying into the "mission-based" tactic. "Neji-nii-san, I command you to stay here and fight alongside me!"
"Hinata... okay, I understand!"
Looking into Hinata's determined eyes through the 360° perspective of his Byakugan, Neji hesitated, but ultimately could only nod and revert to his Gentle Fist stance towards Hiruko.
Seeing that the internal strife within the three-person team had subsided, Hiruko finally spoke up: "Young lady of Hyuga, are you sure you don't want to run away? Sometimes, a little bit of capriciousness from the young lady can cost the lives of those below her!"
"Consider this for your brother Neji's sake. Why don't you try running away for a bit?"
Hiruko shrugged: "That way, he might survive the subsequent investigation by the Hyuga clan!"
"Shut up!" Hinata ignored Hiruko's provocation: "If you want to fight, then fight; if you don't want to fight, then get lost. Why all this nonsense!"
"Hehe, what a temperamental young lady!" Hiruko smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, I like your energetic personality."
"Because that means that when I devour you, I can also... completely! obtain! this! vitality of yours!"
After saying that, Hiruko's figure blurred, and he instantly appeared in front of Hinata from in front of everyone!
With a speed so fast that even the Byakugan couldn't see it, Hiruko's five fingers formed a claw, and he pounced on Hinata's slender, fair neck like a hungry tiger!
"Hinata!"
Completely surprised to be ignored like this, Neji's eyes widened in fury, and he desperately swung his palm backward.
But at that moment, thanks to the suddenness of Swift Escape, Hiruko had already grabbed Hinata by the neck!
Feeling the delicate touch of the young girl's skin on his hand, Hiruko revealed a satisfied smile.
At the same time, Hinata is the same!
"Gotcha!" *2!
"Hmm?" Hiruko was taken aback, noticing the expression on the girl's face.
The next second, a terrifying sense of oppression, like Mount Tai pressing down, came from all over Hiruko!