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Chapter 872
Chapter 867: Flying Puppets!
“Earth Release: Fissure Palm!”
【Booming...】
Wen Ya Jonin's expression was grim as he looked at the continuous explosions appearing again in front of him, completely ignoring the incoming heatwave, Chakra, and fine Sand.
The thousand Ninja behind him were no longer the first batch of people, and this was already the fourth time they had used Fissure Palm.
Feeling the Chakra Amount in his body that was almost two-thirds depleted.
Wen Ya ignored the bewildered Genin and used Body Flicker to appear before Kitsuchi.
“Captain, the Quantity of Explosive Tags in Sunagakure is very strange. Even if they bought them from outside, they couldn't possibly have this many!”
“Indeed.”
“Moreover, given the current Situation, who could they possibly buy so many Explosive Tags from, and who could even produce this many Explosive Tags?” Kitsuchi said with a heavy heart.
“That's right, the combined Scale of these five waves of Explosions has already exceeded our Stone Village's Explosive Tag reserves!”
Huoguang Jonin, who was excellent in various Abilities like Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, also spoke up in agreement.
“So what do we do now? If there are still so many Explosive Tag Traps ahead, won't we have to use the thousand-person joint Fissure Palm every two or three hundred meters?”
Dong Siren Jonin asked urgently.
Currently, they already have a thousand Ninja who have gone to the Rear Guard where the Tsuchikage is stationed to rest and recuperate due to insufficient Chakra.
There are also a thousand Ninja there whose Chakra is running low after using Fissure Palm twice.
Adding to that the Ninja from the Reconnaissance Team who suffered Casualties earlier.
What's going on? They haven't even seen Sunagakure's Shadow yet, but they've already lost nearly three thousand Combat Power?
“I... I'll go ask Lord Tsuchikage.”
Kitsuchi thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a Method. Although his Strength was very strong, he wasn't good at thinking about complex Matters.
This is probably why in the Canon, the one who succeeded as Tsuchikage wasn't him, but his Daughter, Kurotsuchi.
Of course.
Whether Ōnoki can come up with a Method is also questionable.
But just as Kitsuchi turned around to Dispatch a Chunin to Report the Situation here.
To the northwest, which was the Direction the Stone Hidden Great Army was currently advancing, in the clear blue Sky without a single white cloud, many Black Shadows suddenly appeared.
The first to discover them were naturally the thousand Iwagakure Ninja who had just used Fissure Palm with Wen Ya Jonin.
“Look, what's that!”
“Uh, it looks like a flock of birds...”
“That's not right, I feel like they're quite big, a bit like Humans?”
But as soon as he said this, several nearby Genin glanced over with gazes like they were looking at an idiot: “What kind of idiotic talk is that? How could Humans possibly fly in the Sky?”
“Huh? Lord Tsuchikage can, can't he!” The stared-at Genin retorted stubbornly.
“So you mean that dense crowd all have Lord Tsuchikage's Ability/Skill?” Another Genin retorted, leaving the former speechless: “This... this...”
“Hey, it really looks like Humans!”
Suddenly, an Exclamation rang out, causing the Genin who felt a bit smug from winning the argument to subconsciously curse: “How is that possible? Are you losing your mind too?”
But when his Gaze swept over, his entire body instantly stood rooted to the spot.
Because as Time passed, the Distance between the two sides grew closer and closer, and the general outlines could already be seen clearly.
It really was a group of Human Form figures flying in the Sky!
“Could it be Sky Ninjas? But weren't they wiped out by Konoha ten years ago...”
An old Iwagakure Genin who had experienced the Second Great Ninja War muttered to himself.
He had experienced an Air Raid launched by Sky Ninjas when he was stationed at a certain Fortress back then.
That scene of Explosive Tags and Kunai tied together constantly falling from the Sky was truly unforgettable for a lifetime.
The key was that besides throwing Kunai and Shuriken on the Ground, they truly had no other Means of Counterattack.
So they could only use Ninjutsu like Earth Release: Earth Wall for Defense.
Recalling these things, this old Iwagakure Genin looked at the scattered Black Shadows attacking from the Sky, and an uncontrollable feeling of Unease rose in his heart.
In the blink of an eye.
They finally saw clearly the appearance of the approaching figures.
“Humans?”
“No, they're Puppetry, they're Puppetry!!”
Several Iwagakure Ninja with better eyesight exclaimed one after another.
What they saw were strange Puppetry, each one entirely brownish-yellow, with slender waists, Limbs, necks, and round Heads, resembling Human Form clay dolls.
These Puppetry seemed to fly by means of two streams of red Energy sprayed from the back of their Backing.
Their Speed was very fast, and their Quantity numbered over a thousand.
“Enemy Attack!!!”
Although it was still not clear what these Puppetry were or how they would launch their attack next.
But the Iwagakure Ninja were not fools either; they all raised their spirits, became highly vigilant, and some had already started forming Hand Seals with their hands.
However.
They found that this Puppet Army seemed to have no intention of attacking, and swept past overhead without stopping.
“Phew----”
This made many people heave a sigh of relief, but just then, an old-sounding shout rang out.
“Quickly use Earth Release: Earth Wall!”
“They've dropped Explosives!!”
Before the words fell, they saw an old Ninja not far away, whom everyone knew, inexplicably squat down and create a small Earthen House with thick Walls, desperately calling out to those nearby.
“Quickly come in, come in!”
Surprisingly, some Ninja, although they didn't know why, still subconsciously ran inside.
At the same time.
More people noticed black pellets falling from the Sky, and remembering the old Ninja's warning, they instantly turned pale with fright.
It was already too late.
【Booming...】
Explosions, Explosions, and more continuous Explosions. Although the Volume of the pellets was very small, their Power after hitting the Ground was enough to blow away people within a five or six-meter radius.
Surging firelight engulfed one Iwagakure Ninja after another.
Violent Shockwaves shook the Yellow Sand into towering pillars of sand, one after another.
The Human Screams were completely drowned out, only the continuous Rumble echoed throughout this Sand Sea.
And that group of Puppetry paid no attention to everything behind them, because their Target was the larger Stone Hidden Great Army ahead.
“Don't let them get close!!”
Kitsuchi, who had already reacted, roared at the Team behind him. Mahiru, Huoguang, and the other Jonin also took their positions immediately.
“Earth Release: Stone Pillar Spears!”
“Earth Release: Stone Pillar Spears!”
Many Iwagakure Genin heard the Order and immediately used the Ninjutsu that Stone Village had developed in recent years to deal with aerial enemies.
This was a Ninjutsu that wasn't difficult to Learn but could create sharp stone spears and shoot them towards High Altitude, and the more Chakra Amount output, the more stone spears would be created.
For a moment.
The Whistling Sound was incessant, and thousands of sharp stone spears flew into the Sky like a Volley of Arrows.
Facing a Ground attack of such Scale.
The Puppetry in the Sky scattered one after another, using their extremely high Mobility to avoid the dense stone spears, and at the same time used the Weapons on their bodies to launch a Counterattack.
Next, Kitsuchi and the others saw the true Means of these Puppetry.
They saw that some of the Puppetry had some kind of Launcher installed on their right arms, from which red Energy Spheres would be sprayed out one after another.
Every time these red Energy Spheres landed among the crowd, they would produce violent Explosions.
Although their Power was far less than Explosive Tags, their advantage was that they could fire rapidly in succession. One wave of Offensive could kill or injure two to three hundred Ninja.
At the same time.
The Iwagakure Ninja noticed that there were also some Puppetry that seemed to not have Launchers installed.
They actually dove down and used the Rotating Blades installed on their hands to launch a fearless and bloody Slaughter against them.
Even if they were destroyed, they would cause a Great Explosion comparable to an Explosive Tag.
(End of Chapter)
“Earth Release: Fissure Palm!”
【Booming...】
Wen Ya Jonin's expression was grim as he looked at the continuous explosions appearing again in front of him, completely ignoring the incoming heatwave, Chakra, and fine Sand.
The thousand Ninja behind him were no longer the first batch of people, and this was already the fourth time they had used Fissure Palm.
Feeling the Chakra Amount in his body that was almost two-thirds depleted.
Wen Ya ignored the bewildered Genin and used Body Flicker to appear before Kitsuchi.
“Captain, the Quantity of Explosive Tags in Sunagakure is very strange. Even if they bought them from outside, they couldn't possibly have this many!”
“Indeed.”
“Moreover, given the current Situation, who could they possibly buy so many Explosive Tags from, and who could even produce this many Explosive Tags?” Kitsuchi said with a heavy heart.
“That's right, the combined Scale of these five waves of Explosions has already exceeded our Stone Village's Explosive Tag reserves!”
Huoguang Jonin, who was excellent in various Abilities like Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, also spoke up in agreement.
“So what do we do now? If there are still so many Explosive Tag Traps ahead, won't we have to use the thousand-person joint Fissure Palm every two or three hundred meters?”
Dong Siren Jonin asked urgently.
Currently, they already have a thousand Ninja who have gone to the Rear Guard where the Tsuchikage is stationed to rest and recuperate due to insufficient Chakra.
There are also a thousand Ninja there whose Chakra is running low after using Fissure Palm twice.
Adding to that the Ninja from the Reconnaissance Team who suffered Casualties earlier.
What's going on? They haven't even seen Sunagakure's Shadow yet, but they've already lost nearly three thousand Combat Power?
“I... I'll go ask Lord Tsuchikage.”
Kitsuchi thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a Method. Although his Strength was very strong, he wasn't good at thinking about complex Matters.
This is probably why in the Canon, the one who succeeded as Tsuchikage wasn't him, but his Daughter, Kurotsuchi.
Of course.
Whether Ōnoki can come up with a Method is also questionable.
But just as Kitsuchi turned around to Dispatch a Chunin to Report the Situation here.
To the northwest, which was the Direction the Stone Hidden Great Army was currently advancing, in the clear blue Sky without a single white cloud, many Black Shadows suddenly appeared.
The first to discover them were naturally the thousand Iwagakure Ninja who had just used Fissure Palm with Wen Ya Jonin.
“Look, what's that!”
“Uh, it looks like a flock of birds...”
“That's not right, I feel like they're quite big, a bit like Humans?”
But as soon as he said this, several nearby Genin glanced over with gazes like they were looking at an idiot: “What kind of idiotic talk is that? How could Humans possibly fly in the Sky?”
“Huh? Lord Tsuchikage can, can't he!” The stared-at Genin retorted stubbornly.
“So you mean that dense crowd all have Lord Tsuchikage's Ability/Skill?” Another Genin retorted, leaving the former speechless: “This... this...”
“Hey, it really looks like Humans!”
Suddenly, an Exclamation rang out, causing the Genin who felt a bit smug from winning the argument to subconsciously curse: “How is that possible? Are you losing your mind too?”
But when his Gaze swept over, his entire body instantly stood rooted to the spot.
Because as Time passed, the Distance between the two sides grew closer and closer, and the general outlines could already be seen clearly.
It really was a group of Human Form figures flying in the Sky!
“Could it be Sky Ninjas? But weren't they wiped out by Konoha ten years ago...”
An old Iwagakure Genin who had experienced the Second Great Ninja War muttered to himself.
He had experienced an Air Raid launched by Sky Ninjas when he was stationed at a certain Fortress back then.
That scene of Explosive Tags and Kunai tied together constantly falling from the Sky was truly unforgettable for a lifetime.
The key was that besides throwing Kunai and Shuriken on the Ground, they truly had no other Means of Counterattack.
So they could only use Ninjutsu like Earth Release: Earth Wall for Defense.
Recalling these things, this old Iwagakure Genin looked at the scattered Black Shadows attacking from the Sky, and an uncontrollable feeling of Unease rose in his heart.
In the blink of an eye.
They finally saw clearly the appearance of the approaching figures.
“Humans?”
“No, they're Puppetry, they're Puppetry!!”
Several Iwagakure Ninja with better eyesight exclaimed one after another.
What they saw were strange Puppetry, each one entirely brownish-yellow, with slender waists, Limbs, necks, and round Heads, resembling Human Form clay dolls.
These Puppetry seemed to fly by means of two streams of red Energy sprayed from the back of their Backing.
Their Speed was very fast, and their Quantity numbered over a thousand.
“Enemy Attack!!!”
Although it was still not clear what these Puppetry were or how they would launch their attack next.
But the Iwagakure Ninja were not fools either; they all raised their spirits, became highly vigilant, and some had already started forming Hand Seals with their hands.
However.
They found that this Puppet Army seemed to have no intention of attacking, and swept past overhead without stopping.
“Phew----”
This made many people heave a sigh of relief, but just then, an old-sounding shout rang out.
“Quickly use Earth Release: Earth Wall!”
“They've dropped Explosives!!”
Before the words fell, they saw an old Ninja not far away, whom everyone knew, inexplicably squat down and create a small Earthen House with thick Walls, desperately calling out to those nearby.
“Quickly come in, come in!”
Surprisingly, some Ninja, although they didn't know why, still subconsciously ran inside.
At the same time.
More people noticed black pellets falling from the Sky, and remembering the old Ninja's warning, they instantly turned pale with fright.
It was already too late.
【Booming...】
Explosions, Explosions, and more continuous Explosions. Although the Volume of the pellets was very small, their Power after hitting the Ground was enough to blow away people within a five or six-meter radius.
Surging firelight engulfed one Iwagakure Ninja after another.
Violent Shockwaves shook the Yellow Sand into towering pillars of sand, one after another.
The Human Screams were completely drowned out, only the continuous Rumble echoed throughout this Sand Sea.
And that group of Puppetry paid no attention to everything behind them, because their Target was the larger Stone Hidden Great Army ahead.
“Don't let them get close!!”
Kitsuchi, who had already reacted, roared at the Team behind him. Mahiru, Huoguang, and the other Jonin also took their positions immediately.
“Earth Release: Stone Pillar Spears!”
“Earth Release: Stone Pillar Spears!”
Many Iwagakure Genin heard the Order and immediately used the Ninjutsu that Stone Village had developed in recent years to deal with aerial enemies.
This was a Ninjutsu that wasn't difficult to Learn but could create sharp stone spears and shoot them towards High Altitude, and the more Chakra Amount output, the more stone spears would be created.
For a moment.
The Whistling Sound was incessant, and thousands of sharp stone spears flew into the Sky like a Volley of Arrows.
Facing a Ground attack of such Scale.
The Puppetry in the Sky scattered one after another, using their extremely high Mobility to avoid the dense stone spears, and at the same time used the Weapons on their bodies to launch a Counterattack.
Next, Kitsuchi and the others saw the true Means of these Puppetry.
They saw that some of the Puppetry had some kind of Launcher installed on their right arms, from which red Energy Spheres would be sprayed out one after another.
Every time these red Energy Spheres landed among the crowd, they would produce violent Explosions.
Although their Power was far less than Explosive Tags, their advantage was that they could fire rapidly in succession. One wave of Offensive could kill or injure two to three hundred Ninja.
At the same time.
The Iwagakure Ninja noticed that there were also some Puppetry that seemed to not have Launchers installed.
They actually dove down and used the Rotating Blades installed on their hands to launch a fearless and bloody Slaughter against them.
Even if they were destroyed, they would cause a Great Explosion comparable to an Explosive Tag.
(End of Chapter)
