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Chapter 874: Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons! (Large Combined Chapter, 6300 words)
The uselessness Aramaki spoke of had two layers of meaning.
First, he had already confirmed that most of the Ninjutsu used by these Ninja had no effect on his Element Transformation.
Only the Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan used by Minato Namikaze earlier allowed him to foresee slight abrasions on his arm.
This showed that the technique's power was not only enough to counteract his Fist Force and Haki, but could also cause actual damage to his element-transformed body.
So, don't let the large meatball overhead fool you with its spectacular appearance.
In fact, even if he stood in the Original Spot and let it smash down, it wouldn't harm a single hair on him.
There was nothing they could do.
This was the power of a Logia User.
As for the second layer of meaning.
[Boom!] [Boom!]
Behind Aramaki, the Sea of Trees suddenly shot up two wood arms, formed by countless tree branches bound together, estimated to be thirty to forty meters long.
They opened their palms, whose surfaces were already dyed with a black coloration, and directly caught the descending giant Human Bullet Tank.
[Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle]
When the high-speed rotating Human Bullet Tank and the two wood palms touched in the Air/Sky, they suddenly produced magnificent sparks and ear-piercing cutting sounds.
At this moment.
It wasn't just a clash of rotating and crushing strength, but also an energy confrontation between Chakra and Haki.
The Chakra overflowing from the Human Bullet Tank formed strands of blue air current on its surface that followed the high-speed rotation, fiercely colliding with the Armament Haki on the wood palms, consuming...
The standoff time was very brief.
Behind Aramaki, the wood arms, like pillars supporting the sky, actually pushed the 'large ball' between their palms upwards.
At the same time.
On the Earth of the Sea of Trees, a wood golem gradually emerged, possessing a head, long hair, a chest, and even legs...
"My heavens..."
"This, this..."
"H-how is this possible?"
Uchiha Fugaku, the Shimura Clan Head, and others who were rapidly approaching Aramaki.
And the Jonin in the Sea of Trees who had some self-preservation ability, all watched in terror as the wood golem, estimated to be nearly a hundred meters tall, rose from the Ground before them.
The appearance of this wood golem was very detailed.
At a glance, it was a scaled-up version of Aramaki himself; even the Coat of Justice was 'sculpted'.
At this moment.
The Konoha Ninja of this era were finally 'fortunate' enough to witness this existence, jokingly referred to as a 'Gundam'.
Uchiha Fugaku and the others gradually slowed their forward speed in shock.
Soon.
Under everyone's gaze, the Super Human Bullet Tank that Akimichi Elder had transformed into.
As the two black palms continuously increased their force, it ultimately couldn't hold on and was forcibly squeezed to a stop, unable to continue rotating.
The next second.
The wood golem, holding the 'meatball' that was even larger than itself, suddenly exerted force with its arm and threw it towards the East Side.
Everyone below looked up dumbfounded as the huge black shadow flew past over their heads...
"We need the Nine-Tails! We need the Nine-Tails!"
Suddenly, the Shimura Clan Head let out a hysterical roar: "How can we possibly defeat this kind of opponent!"
His trembling voice was filled with fear and despair, and he even harbored some doubt about the Nine-Tails in his heart.
Could they defeat the opponent if the Nine-Tails arrived?
He hadn't seen a Tailed Beast with his own eyes, but he had heard of such things. As long as there was a Kage-level Expert leading, sealing it wasn't very difficult.
But could the man named Aramaki before them, along with the Third Hokage and their group, really handle him?
But no matter what, they had to let the Nine-Tails try!
"Calm down, Shimura Clan Head."
At this point, Uchiha Fugaku managed to steady his mindset and said: "When the Third Hokage arrives, he should bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki with him. Before that, we must stop him."
"It's easy for you to say! How do we stop that kind of monster!" the Shimura Clan Head shouted.
"Use Joint Ninjutsu!"
Another Kurama Clan Head from the Kurama Clan shouted a reminder from afar: "Have you forgotten the tactics we set before? Follow those first!"
[Bang!]
At this moment, a loud noise that shook the heavens forcefully pulled their attention back.
They saw that the wood golem had begun to move forward, striding its legs.
Crucially, the step it took not only crushed a small patch of Forest but also stirred up a surging gale on the Ground.
No one knew how many Ninja were crushed to death by that step, or blown away by the gale.
With the first step taken, there would naturally be a second and a third.
"Damn it, break its legs!"
"Right, we can't let it keep going! Our Village is ahead!"
Some Jonin in the Sea of Trees shouted exasperatedly.
At the same time, while dodging the surrounding tree branches, they quickly formed hand seals in front of them.
They also knew that ordinary Ninjutsu would definitely be useless against such a large wood golem, so they immediately chose high-rank Ninjutsu that required more hand seals.
They saw these Jonin, who were familiar with each other, skillfully closing the distance between them with agile leaps, displaying great rapport.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!"
First, a Jonin skilled in Earth Release created an Earth Dragon over ten meters long and sent it charging towards the wood golem's right leg.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Then, an Uchiha Jonin skilled in Fire Release spat out a scorching hot fire pillar from his mouth.
However, his target wasn't the wood golem, but the Earth Dragon that the previous Ninja had intentionally slowed down.
[Whoosh!]
When the fire pillar caught up to the Earth Dragon, the Earth Dragon was not destroyed; instead, it merged with it, forming a Lava Dragon burning with raging great fire.
But this wasn't over yet.
Finally, a Jonin from the Shimura Clan, with tears streaming down his face, desperately blew out a violent gale.
"Die!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
In an instant, the gale raged, and the trees along the way, like demons, were broken and uprooted with overwhelming force.
And under the effect of this great wind, the Lava Dragon's flames burned even brighter, even faintly carrying a hint of white light.
"Oooooohhhhh----"
A high-pitched dragon roar echoed throughout the entire scene.
[BOOM!!!]
This Lava Dragon, which combined the power of three Release Ninjutsu and the Chakra of three Jonin.
First incinerated all the surrounding trees, then crashed head-on into the wood golem's right leg, breaking it off.
A large amount of viscous, scorching hot magma splashed out, using the trees as fuel to ignite towering fire light.
And the wood golem, having lost a leg, stumbled and fell to the Ground, once again causing large-scale Forest collapse and Ninja casualties.
However, these Konoha Jonin no longer had the mind to think about their fellow Village Ninja who were affected; their minds were entirely focused on how to stop the wood golem.
So when they saw that they had successfully blown off one of its legs, expressions of delight appeared on their faces.
At the same time.
Two more Konoha Jonin seized the opportunity while the wood golem was stopped to use their Joint Ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Soon, a blue Water Dragon, crackling with a large amount of electricity all over its body, appeared in the Air/Sky.
But its target was not the wood golem's other leg, but Aramaki, who had been standing on its head.
Because they knew deeply that dealing with the person himself was the key.
To be honest.
By now, only these Konoha Jonin with excellent strength could still perform on this Battlefield.
The other Genin and Chunin were either already dead or still struggling desperately in the Sea of Trees against wave after wave of tree branches.
[BOOM!!]
However, this 'Lightning Water Dragon Bullet' jointly unleashed by the two Jonin was shattered by a palm from the wood golem, transforming into a surging, electrified wave that crashed down into the vast Sea of Trees below.
It's unknown how many more Genin and Chunin suffered because of this...
"It seems the fear I've made you experience isn't enough, which is why you still have the courage to continue attacking me. In that case..."
As Aramaki murmured to himself in a low voice.
Terrifying killing intent, wrapped in surging aura, erupted from his tall and sturdy body.
Although nothing was visible to the naked eye, the Konoha Ninja within several hundred meters all felt a strong death threat.
Under the influence of this cold killing intent, their bodies became more or less stiff.
The unlucky ones would be pierced by the attacking tree branches at this moment, and then quickly shrivel into emaciated Elderly.
This wasn't Conqueror's Haki.
It was purely Aramaki releasing his spirit mixed with pure killing intent.
Although its power wasn't as great as Conqueror's Haki, it was enough to make people tremble with fear and feel uneasy.
This put many Konoha Ninja, whose mood was already tense, in danger of completely breaking down at any moment.
"What is he going to do!"
Uchiha Fugaku had just used Body Flicker to reach the top of a large tree on the north side of the wood golem when he felt this incredible, overwhelming killing intent.
Even his pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan trembled violently under the stimulation of the killing intent.
At the same time.
The Clan Leaders, Elders, and Elite Jonin of Konohagakure's Great Ninja Clans had also taken their positions.
But before they could make their next move, their minds were intimidated by Aramaki's killing intent.
One must know that Aramaki had participated in the war of conquest against the Titan World.
The World Government's opponent in that war was a ten million level World Allied Forces, and the number of people he massacred in that war was definitely not less than five hundred thousand.
Not just him.
This also included all the Officers and Soldiers currently under the World Government's banner...
The scale of the wars they experienced and the very concepts of launching a conquest against Another World were naturally improving their perspective, mind, and spirit.
"Fear! Hate! Anger!"
The wood golem's right leg had been restored to original with the filling of countless trees.
Aramaki opened his arms on top and roared loudly, his black Justice Coat fluttering violently behind him.
"Infinite despair will transform all of this into the most humble submission!"
As he spoke, the wood golem beneath his feet also opened its arms.
At the same time, a glossy black coloration, shining with dark light as if painted on, dyed the surface, emitting a layer of shimmering green light.
As soon as he finished speaking.
These two palms, condensed with powerful Haki and photosynthesis energy, suddenly clenched into giant fists and hammered down fiercely towards the Ground below.
"Stop him!!!"
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were splitting with rage. He could imagine the terrifying consequences of these two fists hitting the Ground.
There were hundreds of Uchiha Clan Ninja in this Sea of Trees.
Among them, there were over twenty Jonin clansmen who had evolved their Three-Tomoe Sharingan. If they all died here, it would definitely be Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons.
"Uchiha Flame Formation!!!"
Uchiha Fugaku led Inabi Uchiha, Tekka Uchiha, and Yashiro Uchiha, these three elite-level Jonin.
They teamed up to unleash this Barrier Ninjutsu, rumored to have been created by Madara Uchiha.
Originally, according to the scroll, this Barrier Ninjutsu was actually meant for one person.
Its effect was to release Fire Release Chakra through the five fingers, summoning the infinite flames hidden beneath the Earth to form a crimson barrier that could completely surround the target.
This kind of flame was known as 'Hellfire'.
It happened to echo another, Amaterasu, known as 'Sunfire'.
Originally, this technique was meant for defense and protection, but in the previous tactics meeting, Uchiha Fugaku proposed using this technique to trap Aramaki.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Nara Shikaku, and others immediately agreed.
Because it was difficult to find a stronger Barrier Ninjutsu than 'Uchiha Flame Formation' in Konohagakure at the moment.
Even the Four Violet Flames Formation couldn't compare to it.
As for the Four Red Yang Formation...
It existed.
But this technique required four peak experts whose Chakra reached the Kage-level to jointly perform.
Let's count.
It seemed Konoha could barely gather them now, namely Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
But besides Jiraiya, the other three weren't present.
The next second.
Just as the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' had just taken shape, the wood golem's fists, controlled by Aramaki, heavily hammered down onto the Earth beside it.
[BOOM!!!!]
As if two nuclear bombs exploded simultaneously, the surrounding air instantly boiled, squeezing out rolling white mist air current, forming a super hurricane with ten times the wind force of a level twelve wind.
Under such terrifying strength, the already cracked and messy Ground first showed signs of softening, then indented and froze under extreme pressure.
At the same time.
Dazzling green light shockwaves poured out in all directions but were strongly intercepted by the crimson barriers.
[Boom!]
The moment they came into contact, a raging Sea of Fire erupted. The green light and red light intertwined, resisting each other, resulting in a standoff for a time.
This wasn't because Uchiha Fugaku and the other three were so formidable, but because Madara Uchiha was indeed a Genius to a terrifying Realm.
This 'Uchiha Flame Formation' that he created.
Although the learning difficulty was extremely high, and it required very high control over Chakra.
It wouldn't make the jutsu user consume too much Chakra.
Because it used the Earth itself as a catalyst, the jutsu user only needed to consume a small amount of Chakra to guide the karmic fire underground to flow along a fixed chakra pathway.
In other words, it wasn't like ordinary Fire Release, which required converting one's own Chakra into flames.
Instead, it drew the underground flames as the barrier's energy.
Therefore, resisting the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' was essentially resisting earth fire. Thus, even a Tailed Beast would find it difficult to escape from within.
As expected.
After the green light and fire light were in a standoff for a moment, the green light eventually faded away due to lack of follow-up strength, and the fire light also quickly dissipated as the green light retreated.
"Hoo----"
The Konoha Ninja throughout the scene immediately let out a sigh of relief, and Uchiha Fugaku and the others even showed expressions of delight.
No matter what, they had finally blocked it.
Many people sighed repeatedly in their hearts, thinking, "As expected of the Uchiha, Konoha's strongest Prestigious Clan."
Although they usually disliked their arrogant posture, they were reliable at this critical moment!
"Oh?"
Aramaki raised an eyebrow, seemingly in astonishment, examining the crimson barrier surrounding him.
He hadn't expected his full-strength strike to be blocked by this thing: "It seems this Ninja World does have something..."
"Oh dear, it seems I'm really trapped by you guys! What should I do, what should I do? Ahh, I'm so scared! I knew I shouldn't have come alone!"
Aramaki gesticulated wildly, shouting loudly while standing on the wood golem's head.
He looked completely terrified and regretful about his situation.
This made the Konoha Ninja present all let out cold sneers of satisfaction.
But Aramaki's next sentence made the smiles on their faces freeze. They heard the former look up and laugh loudly: "Lahahaha, of course, I was just fooling you~~"
The next moment.
Uchiha Fugaku and the others noticed that the Earth in this area began to shake violently again.
To be honest.
Their nerves were already numb. They had experienced too many shocks, fear, and despair this day.
They had just managed to feel a bit of relaxation because they had successfully trapped Aramaki.
And it hadn't even been a minute before it happened again.
Soon.
Everyone saw that about a hundred meters away from the 'Uchiha Flame Formation'.
Another wood golem, identical to the one inside, rose from the Ground, and even Aramaki himself, standing on its head, was exactly the same.
"What!!"
Uchiha Fugaku and the others were all stunned. They looked back at the wood golem inside the barrier.
It was losing its human form at a visible speed, turning into a pure giant tree nearly a hundred meters tall, and Aramaki on top also turned into a small tree.
"In your Ninja World, isn't this technique called Clone Jutsu?"
Aramaki on the other side revealed two rows of pearly white teeth and scanned all the Ninja present with a mocking gaze.
When Uchiha Fugaku and the other three activated the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' earlier.
He had seen the situation a few seconds ahead through Observation Haki's Future Sight.
So, to be safe, he used Element Transformation to transmit himself outside the barrier through the wood golem he was in contact with via the underground root network.
At the same time, he left behind a lifelike Wood Clone in the Original Spot.
This is what's interesting about Devil Fruit ability.
No matter what kind of Devil Fruit ability, as long as a clone technique is developed.
It will always automatically add the most perfect color and texture.
The Wax Clone from the Wax-Wax Fruit, the String Clone from the String-String Fruit, and the Flower Clone from the Flower-Flower Fruit are all like this.
So it's quite magical~
Of course.
The most unbeatable ability is still Observation Haki's Future Sight.
This effect of being able to see the future a few seconds, or even more than ten seconds, ahead is too advantageous in high-level combat.
As long as one's reaction is fast enough and their countermeasures can keep up, there's basically no possibility of being 'killed on first sight' by the opponent.
"Now, what are you going to do?"
"Ninja?"
The Konoha Experts remained silent, their expressions ashen.
But the wails of Ninja constantly dying tragically in the Sea of Trees could still be heard from time to time, adding more grimness, gore, and tragic atmosphere to the entire scene.
Uchiha Fugaku and the other three slowly dispersed the 'Uchiha Flame Formation'.
They already didn't know what to do.
They couldn't win.
They couldn't see even a sliver of possibility of winning. They had made all the effort they could. What else could they do? Fight to the death and commit suicide?
What about their own Ninja Clan then...
*Cough cough.*
Most of these were Clan Leaders, Elders, and Jonin from the Great Ninja Clans. In the end, what they considered was still the rise and fall of their Clan.
As for Konoha, that had to be ranked second.
"Then let Old Man Aramaki show you Ninja a clear path! Lahahaha, surrender! You only have one choice, and that is to submit to the World Government!"
Aramaki laughed wildly, utterly arrogant.
But the surrounding Ninja could no longer feel Anger. Even though the laughter was incredibly harsh, they still listened silently, their gazes flickering.
Because they were truly considering surrender.
Even if the Third Hokage arrived, what difference would it make? Aramaki's strength clearly exceeded the limit that the current Ninja World could resist.
Unless the Nine-Tails was completely released, perhaps they could try...
But if they didn't surrender now, could they even survive until then?
"It's too early to talk about Submission now! You underestimate Konoha, and you underestimate this Ninja World!"
Just then, a voice that everyone was extremely familiar with rang out.
"Hmm?"
Aramaki glanced over and saw it was the white-haired bastard who had challenged him earlier. He had indeed overlooked this guy.
"Yo, how did you get so ugly, guy?"
They saw that Jiraiya's nose now looked like garlic, his face had many red markings, and when he opened his mouth, sharp teeth could be seen inside.
He did look a bit neither human nor demon.
However, this was the Sage Mode he had cultivated for over ten years.
Originally, if Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima from Mount Myoboku had assisted in absorbing Natural Energy.
He wouldn't have needed to sit here for so long, and could have extended the duration of Sage Mode.
He could even jointly activate more Sage Jutsu.
But now, for some matter, Mount Myoboku couldn't be contacted.
So he could only rely entirely on himself.
Of course.
He also had to thank Uchiha Fugaku and the others for buying him enough time.
"My appearance doesn't matter. You know I now have the ability to damage you, right?" Jiraiya said with a grin.
"Hmph, Sage Jutsu..."
Aramaki curled his lip. This ability containing Natural Energy indeed had an effect similar to Armament Haki.
Moreover, it could merge with the various elements of Ninjutsu and simultaneously greatly enhance the power of Ninjutsu. This was something Armament Haki couldn't compare to.
[Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!]
Just then, beside Jiraiya, with a few whistling sounds, several figures suddenly appeared, causing surprise among all the Konoha Ninja present.
Third Hokage!
"Finally here. Just don't know if it's timely."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing a black combat uniform, stood with his still relatively sturdy body, scanning the entire scene, meeting the Ninja's excited gazes.
But every scene he saw made his mood increasingly heavy.
The casualties were heavy.
Even if they survived this battle, Konoha would be considered to have suffered Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons...
"It's alright. The Experts are mostly here. Not too late."
Shimura Danzō, also having changed into a combat uniform and carrying a long saber on his back, stared coldly at Aramaki in the distance and said.
And Orochimaru, standing beside him, was wearing a normal Konoha vest.
Although he didn't say a word, he was examining Aramaki and the wood golem beneath him with bright gazes.
At the same time, he thought to himself: "Is that the power of a Devil Fruit? It looks so interesting..."
Orochimaru's mindset now was filled with curiosity upon seeing anything from the Otherworld.
Of course, he also hadn't forgotten that his purpose for coming this time was to demonstrate his value to the World Government through this battle with Aramaki.
At the same time.
He also had to ensure that Aramaki wouldn't die here, to avoid completely offending the World Government.
Thus.
Konohagakure's four strongest Kage-level Experts were now gathered. The only strange thing was that Kushina wasn't brought with them...
"So, you guys are the opponents for the third round?"
Aramaki's gaze towards these four and the large number of Konoha Ninja running up behind them was completely devoid of fluctuation.
"Then come on! All of you come at me together! Once I beat you all down, I reckon you should kneel before this Old Man, lahahahaha!"
Aramaki's wild laughter once again echoed throughout the entire Battlefield...
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The uselessness Aramaki spoke of had two layers of meaning.
First, he had already confirmed that most of the Ninjutsu used by these Ninja had no effect on his Element Transformation.
Only the Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan used by Minato Namikaze earlier allowed him to foresee slight abrasions on his arm.
This showed that the technique's power was not only enough to counteract his Fist Force and Haki, but could also cause actual damage to his element-transformed body.
So, don't let the large meatball overhead fool you with its spectacular appearance.
In fact, even if he stood in the Original Spot and let it smash down, it wouldn't harm a single hair on him.
There was nothing they could do.
This was the power of a Logia User.
As for the second layer of meaning.
[Boom!] [Boom!]
Behind Aramaki, the Sea of Trees suddenly shot up two wood arms, formed by countless tree branches bound together, estimated to be thirty to forty meters long.
They opened their palms, whose surfaces were already dyed with a black coloration, and directly caught the descending giant Human Bullet Tank.
[Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle]
When the high-speed rotating Human Bullet Tank and the two wood palms touched in the Air/Sky, they suddenly produced magnificent sparks and ear-piercing cutting sounds.
At this moment.
It wasn't just a clash of rotating and crushing strength, but also an energy confrontation between Chakra and Haki.
The Chakra overflowing from the Human Bullet Tank formed strands of blue air current on its surface that followed the high-speed rotation, fiercely colliding with the Armament Haki on the wood palms, consuming...
The standoff time was very brief.
Behind Aramaki, the wood arms, like pillars supporting the sky, actually pushed the 'large ball' between their palms upwards.
At the same time.
On the Earth of the Sea of Trees, a wood golem gradually emerged, possessing a head, long hair, a chest, and even legs...
"My heavens..."
"This, this..."
"H-how is this possible?"
Uchiha Fugaku, the Shimura Clan Head, and others who were rapidly approaching Aramaki.
And the Jonin in the Sea of Trees who had some self-preservation ability, all watched in terror as the wood golem, estimated to be nearly a hundred meters tall, rose from the Ground before them.
The appearance of this wood golem was very detailed.
At a glance, it was a scaled-up version of Aramaki himself; even the Coat of Justice was 'sculpted'.
At this moment.
The Konoha Ninja of this era were finally 'fortunate' enough to witness this existence, jokingly referred to as a 'Gundam'.
Uchiha Fugaku and the others gradually slowed their forward speed in shock.
Soon.
Under everyone's gaze, the Super Human Bullet Tank that Akimichi Elder had transformed into.
As the two black palms continuously increased their force, it ultimately couldn't hold on and was forcibly squeezed to a stop, unable to continue rotating.
The next second.
The wood golem, holding the 'meatball' that was even larger than itself, suddenly exerted force with its arm and threw it towards the East Side.
Everyone below looked up dumbfounded as the huge black shadow flew past over their heads...
"We need the Nine-Tails! We need the Nine-Tails!"
Suddenly, the Shimura Clan Head let out a hysterical roar: "How can we possibly defeat this kind of opponent!"
His trembling voice was filled with fear and despair, and he even harbored some doubt about the Nine-Tails in his heart.
Could they defeat the opponent if the Nine-Tails arrived?
He hadn't seen a Tailed Beast with his own eyes, but he had heard of such things. As long as there was a Kage-level Expert leading, sealing it wasn't very difficult.
But could the man named Aramaki before them, along with the Third Hokage and their group, really handle him?
But no matter what, they had to let the Nine-Tails try!
"Calm down, Shimura Clan Head."
At this point, Uchiha Fugaku managed to steady his mindset and said: "When the Third Hokage arrives, he should bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki with him. Before that, we must stop him."
"It's easy for you to say! How do we stop that kind of monster!" the Shimura Clan Head shouted.
"Use Joint Ninjutsu!"
Another Kurama Clan Head from the Kurama Clan shouted a reminder from afar: "Have you forgotten the tactics we set before? Follow those first!"
[Bang!]
At this moment, a loud noise that shook the heavens forcefully pulled their attention back.
They saw that the wood golem had begun to move forward, striding its legs.
Crucially, the step it took not only crushed a small patch of Forest but also stirred up a surging gale on the Ground.
No one knew how many Ninja were crushed to death by that step, or blown away by the gale.
With the first step taken, there would naturally be a second and a third.
"Damn it, break its legs!"
"Right, we can't let it keep going! Our Village is ahead!"
Some Jonin in the Sea of Trees shouted exasperatedly.
At the same time, while dodging the surrounding tree branches, they quickly formed hand seals in front of them.
They also knew that ordinary Ninjutsu would definitely be useless against such a large wood golem, so they immediately chose high-rank Ninjutsu that required more hand seals.
They saw these Jonin, who were familiar with each other, skillfully closing the distance between them with agile leaps, displaying great rapport.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!"
First, a Jonin skilled in Earth Release created an Earth Dragon over ten meters long and sent it charging towards the wood golem's right leg.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Then, an Uchiha Jonin skilled in Fire Release spat out a scorching hot fire pillar from his mouth.
However, his target wasn't the wood golem, but the Earth Dragon that the previous Ninja had intentionally slowed down.
[Whoosh!]
When the fire pillar caught up to the Earth Dragon, the Earth Dragon was not destroyed; instead, it merged with it, forming a Lava Dragon burning with raging great fire.
But this wasn't over yet.
Finally, a Jonin from the Shimura Clan, with tears streaming down his face, desperately blew out a violent gale.
"Die!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
In an instant, the gale raged, and the trees along the way, like demons, were broken and uprooted with overwhelming force.
And under the effect of this great wind, the Lava Dragon's flames burned even brighter, even faintly carrying a hint of white light.
"Oooooohhhhh----"
A high-pitched dragon roar echoed throughout the entire scene.
[BOOM!!!]
This Lava Dragon, which combined the power of three Release Ninjutsu and the Chakra of three Jonin.
First incinerated all the surrounding trees, then crashed head-on into the wood golem's right leg, breaking it off.
A large amount of viscous, scorching hot magma splashed out, using the trees as fuel to ignite towering fire light.
And the wood golem, having lost a leg, stumbled and fell to the Ground, once again causing large-scale Forest collapse and Ninja casualties.
However, these Konoha Jonin no longer had the mind to think about their fellow Village Ninja who were affected; their minds were entirely focused on how to stop the wood golem.
So when they saw that they had successfully blown off one of its legs, expressions of delight appeared on their faces.
At the same time.
Two more Konoha Jonin seized the opportunity while the wood golem was stopped to use their Joint Ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Soon, a blue Water Dragon, crackling with a large amount of electricity all over its body, appeared in the Air/Sky.
But its target was not the wood golem's other leg, but Aramaki, who had been standing on its head.
Because they knew deeply that dealing with the person himself was the key.
To be honest.
By now, only these Konoha Jonin with excellent strength could still perform on this Battlefield.
The other Genin and Chunin were either already dead or still struggling desperately in the Sea of Trees against wave after wave of tree branches.
[BOOM!!]
However, this 'Lightning Water Dragon Bullet' jointly unleashed by the two Jonin was shattered by a palm from the wood golem, transforming into a surging, electrified wave that crashed down into the vast Sea of Trees below.
It's unknown how many more Genin and Chunin suffered because of this...
"It seems the fear I've made you experience isn't enough, which is why you still have the courage to continue attacking me. In that case..."
As Aramaki murmured to himself in a low voice.
Terrifying killing intent, wrapped in surging aura, erupted from his tall and sturdy body.
Although nothing was visible to the naked eye, the Konoha Ninja within several hundred meters all felt a strong death threat.
Under the influence of this cold killing intent, their bodies became more or less stiff.
The unlucky ones would be pierced by the attacking tree branches at this moment, and then quickly shrivel into emaciated Elderly.
This wasn't Conqueror's Haki.
It was purely Aramaki releasing his spirit mixed with pure killing intent.
Although its power wasn't as great as Conqueror's Haki, it was enough to make people tremble with fear and feel uneasy.
This put many Konoha Ninja, whose mood was already tense, in danger of completely breaking down at any moment.
"What is he going to do!"
Uchiha Fugaku had just used Body Flicker to reach the top of a large tree on the north side of the wood golem when he felt this incredible, overwhelming killing intent.
Even his pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan trembled violently under the stimulation of the killing intent.
At the same time.
The Clan Leaders, Elders, and Elite Jonin of Konohagakure's Great Ninja Clans had also taken their positions.
But before they could make their next move, their minds were intimidated by Aramaki's killing intent.
One must know that Aramaki had participated in the war of conquest against the Titan World.
The World Government's opponent in that war was a ten million level World Allied Forces, and the number of people he massacred in that war was definitely not less than five hundred thousand.
Not just him.
This also included all the Officers and Soldiers currently under the World Government's banner...
The scale of the wars they experienced and the very concepts of launching a conquest against Another World were naturally improving their perspective, mind, and spirit.
"Fear! Hate! Anger!"
The wood golem's right leg had been restored to original with the filling of countless trees.
Aramaki opened his arms on top and roared loudly, his black Justice Coat fluttering violently behind him.
"Infinite despair will transform all of this into the most humble submission!"
As he spoke, the wood golem beneath his feet also opened its arms.
At the same time, a glossy black coloration, shining with dark light as if painted on, dyed the surface, emitting a layer of shimmering green light.
As soon as he finished speaking.
These two palms, condensed with powerful Haki and photosynthesis energy, suddenly clenched into giant fists and hammered down fiercely towards the Ground below.
"Stop him!!!"
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were splitting with rage. He could imagine the terrifying consequences of these two fists hitting the Ground.
There were hundreds of Uchiha Clan Ninja in this Sea of Trees.
Among them, there were over twenty Jonin clansmen who had evolved their Three-Tomoe Sharingan. If they all died here, it would definitely be Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons.
"Uchiha Flame Formation!!!"
Uchiha Fugaku led Inabi Uchiha, Tekka Uchiha, and Yashiro Uchiha, these three elite-level Jonin.
They teamed up to unleash this Barrier Ninjutsu, rumored to have been created by Madara Uchiha.
Originally, according to the scroll, this Barrier Ninjutsu was actually meant for one person.
Its effect was to release Fire Release Chakra through the five fingers, summoning the infinite flames hidden beneath the Earth to form a crimson barrier that could completely surround the target.
This kind of flame was known as 'Hellfire'.
It happened to echo another, Amaterasu, known as 'Sunfire'.
Originally, this technique was meant for defense and protection, but in the previous tactics meeting, Uchiha Fugaku proposed using this technique to trap Aramaki.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Nara Shikaku, and others immediately agreed.
Because it was difficult to find a stronger Barrier Ninjutsu than 'Uchiha Flame Formation' in Konohagakure at the moment.
Even the Four Violet Flames Formation couldn't compare to it.
As for the Four Red Yang Formation...
It existed.
But this technique required four peak experts whose Chakra reached the Kage-level to jointly perform.
Let's count.
It seemed Konoha could barely gather them now, namely Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
But besides Jiraiya, the other three weren't present.
The next second.
Just as the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' had just taken shape, the wood golem's fists, controlled by Aramaki, heavily hammered down onto the Earth beside it.
[BOOM!!!!]
As if two nuclear bombs exploded simultaneously, the surrounding air instantly boiled, squeezing out rolling white mist air current, forming a super hurricane with ten times the wind force of a level twelve wind.
Under such terrifying strength, the already cracked and messy Ground first showed signs of softening, then indented and froze under extreme pressure.
At the same time.
Dazzling green light shockwaves poured out in all directions but were strongly intercepted by the crimson barriers.
[Boom!]
The moment they came into contact, a raging Sea of Fire erupted. The green light and red light intertwined, resisting each other, resulting in a standoff for a time.
This wasn't because Uchiha Fugaku and the other three were so formidable, but because Madara Uchiha was indeed a Genius to a terrifying Realm.
This 'Uchiha Flame Formation' that he created.
Although the learning difficulty was extremely high, and it required very high control over Chakra.
It wouldn't make the jutsu user consume too much Chakra.
Because it used the Earth itself as a catalyst, the jutsu user only needed to consume a small amount of Chakra to guide the karmic fire underground to flow along a fixed chakra pathway.
In other words, it wasn't like ordinary Fire Release, which required converting one's own Chakra into flames.
Instead, it drew the underground flames as the barrier's energy.
Therefore, resisting the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' was essentially resisting earth fire. Thus, even a Tailed Beast would find it difficult to escape from within.
As expected.
After the green light and fire light were in a standoff for a moment, the green light eventually faded away due to lack of follow-up strength, and the fire light also quickly dissipated as the green light retreated.
"Hoo----"
The Konoha Ninja throughout the scene immediately let out a sigh of relief, and Uchiha Fugaku and the others even showed expressions of delight.
No matter what, they had finally blocked it.
Many people sighed repeatedly in their hearts, thinking, "As expected of the Uchiha, Konoha's strongest Prestigious Clan."
Although they usually disliked their arrogant posture, they were reliable at this critical moment!
"Oh?"
Aramaki raised an eyebrow, seemingly in astonishment, examining the crimson barrier surrounding him.
He hadn't expected his full-strength strike to be blocked by this thing: "It seems this Ninja World does have something..."
"Oh dear, it seems I'm really trapped by you guys! What should I do, what should I do? Ahh, I'm so scared! I knew I shouldn't have come alone!"
Aramaki gesticulated wildly, shouting loudly while standing on the wood golem's head.
He looked completely terrified and regretful about his situation.
This made the Konoha Ninja present all let out cold sneers of satisfaction.
But Aramaki's next sentence made the smiles on their faces freeze. They heard the former look up and laugh loudly: "Lahahaha, of course, I was just fooling you~~"
The next moment.
Uchiha Fugaku and the others noticed that the Earth in this area began to shake violently again.
To be honest.
Their nerves were already numb. They had experienced too many shocks, fear, and despair this day.
They had just managed to feel a bit of relaxation because they had successfully trapped Aramaki.
And it hadn't even been a minute before it happened again.
Soon.
Everyone saw that about a hundred meters away from the 'Uchiha Flame Formation'.
Another wood golem, identical to the one inside, rose from the Ground, and even Aramaki himself, standing on its head, was exactly the same.
"What!!"
Uchiha Fugaku and the others were all stunned. They looked back at the wood golem inside the barrier.
It was losing its human form at a visible speed, turning into a pure giant tree nearly a hundred meters tall, and Aramaki on top also turned into a small tree.
"In your Ninja World, isn't this technique called Clone Jutsu?"
Aramaki on the other side revealed two rows of pearly white teeth and scanned all the Ninja present with a mocking gaze.
When Uchiha Fugaku and the other three activated the 'Uchiha Flame Formation' earlier.
He had seen the situation a few seconds ahead through Observation Haki's Future Sight.
So, to be safe, he used Element Transformation to transmit himself outside the barrier through the wood golem he was in contact with via the underground root network.
At the same time, he left behind a lifelike Wood Clone in the Original Spot.
This is what's interesting about Devil Fruit ability.
No matter what kind of Devil Fruit ability, as long as a clone technique is developed.
It will always automatically add the most perfect color and texture.
The Wax Clone from the Wax-Wax Fruit, the String Clone from the String-String Fruit, and the Flower Clone from the Flower-Flower Fruit are all like this.
So it's quite magical~
Of course.
The most unbeatable ability is still Observation Haki's Future Sight.
This effect of being able to see the future a few seconds, or even more than ten seconds, ahead is too advantageous in high-level combat.
As long as one's reaction is fast enough and their countermeasures can keep up, there's basically no possibility of being 'killed on first sight' by the opponent.
"Now, what are you going to do?"
"Ninja?"
The Konoha Experts remained silent, their expressions ashen.
But the wails of Ninja constantly dying tragically in the Sea of Trees could still be heard from time to time, adding more grimness, gore, and tragic atmosphere to the entire scene.
Uchiha Fugaku and the other three slowly dispersed the 'Uchiha Flame Formation'.
They already didn't know what to do.
They couldn't win.
They couldn't see even a sliver of possibility of winning. They had made all the effort they could. What else could they do? Fight to the death and commit suicide?
What about their own Ninja Clan then...
*Cough cough.*
Most of these were Clan Leaders, Elders, and Jonin from the Great Ninja Clans. In the end, what they considered was still the rise and fall of their Clan.
As for Konoha, that had to be ranked second.
"Then let Old Man Aramaki show you Ninja a clear path! Lahahaha, surrender! You only have one choice, and that is to submit to the World Government!"
Aramaki laughed wildly, utterly arrogant.
But the surrounding Ninja could no longer feel Anger. Even though the laughter was incredibly harsh, they still listened silently, their gazes flickering.
Because they were truly considering surrender.
Even if the Third Hokage arrived, what difference would it make? Aramaki's strength clearly exceeded the limit that the current Ninja World could resist.
Unless the Nine-Tails was completely released, perhaps they could try...
But if they didn't surrender now, could they even survive until then?
"It's too early to talk about Submission now! You underestimate Konoha, and you underestimate this Ninja World!"
Just then, a voice that everyone was extremely familiar with rang out.
"Hmm?"
Aramaki glanced over and saw it was the white-haired bastard who had challenged him earlier. He had indeed overlooked this guy.
"Yo, how did you get so ugly, guy?"
They saw that Jiraiya's nose now looked like garlic, his face had many red markings, and when he opened his mouth, sharp teeth could be seen inside.
He did look a bit neither human nor demon.
However, this was the Sage Mode he had cultivated for over ten years.
Originally, if Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima from Mount Myoboku had assisted in absorbing Natural Energy.
He wouldn't have needed to sit here for so long, and could have extended the duration of Sage Mode.
He could even jointly activate more Sage Jutsu.
But now, for some matter, Mount Myoboku couldn't be contacted.
So he could only rely entirely on himself.
Of course.
He also had to thank Uchiha Fugaku and the others for buying him enough time.
"My appearance doesn't matter. You know I now have the ability to damage you, right?" Jiraiya said with a grin.
"Hmph, Sage Jutsu..."
Aramaki curled his lip. This ability containing Natural Energy indeed had an effect similar to Armament Haki.
Moreover, it could merge with the various elements of Ninjutsu and simultaneously greatly enhance the power of Ninjutsu. This was something Armament Haki couldn't compare to.
[Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!]
Just then, beside Jiraiya, with a few whistling sounds, several figures suddenly appeared, causing surprise among all the Konoha Ninja present.
Third Hokage!
"Finally here. Just don't know if it's timely."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing a black combat uniform, stood with his still relatively sturdy body, scanning the entire scene, meeting the Ninja's excited gazes.
But every scene he saw made his mood increasingly heavy.
The casualties were heavy.
Even if they survived this battle, Konoha would be considered to have suffered Breaking Bones and Injuring Tendons...
"It's alright. The Experts are mostly here. Not too late."
Shimura Danzō, also having changed into a combat uniform and carrying a long saber on his back, stared coldly at Aramaki in the distance and said.
And Orochimaru, standing beside him, was wearing a normal Konoha vest.
Although he didn't say a word, he was examining Aramaki and the wood golem beneath him with bright gazes.
At the same time, he thought to himself: "Is that the power of a Devil Fruit? It looks so interesting..."
Orochimaru's mindset now was filled with curiosity upon seeing anything from the Otherworld.
Of course, he also hadn't forgotten that his purpose for coming this time was to demonstrate his value to the World Government through this battle with Aramaki.
At the same time.
He also had to ensure that Aramaki wouldn't die here, to avoid completely offending the World Government.
Thus.
Konohagakure's four strongest Kage-level Experts were now gathered. The only strange thing was that Kushina wasn't brought with them...
"So, you guys are the opponents for the third round?"
Aramaki's gaze towards these four and the large number of Konoha Ninja running up behind them was completely devoid of fluctuation.
"Then come on! All of you come at me together! Once I beat you all down, I reckon you should kneel before this Old Man, lahahahaha!"
Aramaki's wild laughter once again echoed throughout the entire Battlefield...
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