The Battle of Kikyo Castle (Part Two)

The next day, as soon as Issui stepped out of his hotel room, he saw a large amount of smoke rising Kikyo Castle. The Battle of Kikyo Castle had broken out. He hadn't expected it to be so soon. He decided to go and see such a large-scale battle. After all, this was the first time Issui had ever encountered such a large-scale battle. He wanted to experience it firsthand and prepare himself mentally for the Fourth Shinobi World War.

After breakfast, Issui secretly arrived at the battle zone between Sunagakure and Konoha. The battle here was extremely fierce. Every ninja from Sunagakure and Konoha was fighting with bloodshot eyes. When their Chakra was exhausted, they used Taijutsu attacks. They were fearless of death.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!!!"

"Wind Release - Wind Cutter Technique!!"

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!!"

"Lightning Release - Earth Flow!!!"

"Earth Release - The Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!!!"

The battlefield was filled with various Ninjutsu, and the two sides first engaged in fierce Ninjutsu clashes, followed by hand-to-hand combat. Meanwhile, Konoha's powerful ninjas, including Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Minato, were swiftly slaughtering Sunagakure ninjas. Sunagakure's high-ranking ninjas, in turn, followed Orochimaru's methods, rapidly killing the weaker Konoha Ninja. It was as if both sides had agreed to it...

War is accompanied by the death of life. I feel sorry for those ninjas Issui low strength. In this world where strength is the only rule, those ninjas without strength have very little presence. In the eyes of the big shots, they are always just minor characters playing supporting roles.

The cruelty of the battlefield was taken to the extreme; without strength, you were essentially sentenced to death.

On the battlefield, Issui also spotted several other Konoha members, such as Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai, and Obito. Rin was nowhere to be seen on the battlefield, and Issui guessed that she had been assigned to the Medical Team, probably at Minato's behest, to protect his disciple.

While it's true that there's no gender distinction on the battlefield, women generally have some disadvantages compared to men, such as lower physical strength and Chakra reserves. However, this doesn't necessarily apply to violent women like Tsunade; there are always some strong women in this world...

For example, Grandma Chiyo right now...

"Hey kid, what are you doing here?" Chiyo suddenly appeared in front of Issui, holding a Senbon in her hand, with a trace of dried blood still on Senbon...

"Are you talking about me, auntie?" Issui asked, pointing to her own nose in confusion.

"Of course I'm talking about you. Who else is here besides you?" Chiyo said calmly.

"Oh, I'm watching you guys play ninja games. Why did you stop? You seemed to be playing quite well; many people couldn't beat you..." Issui said with a simple smile, showing no sign of tension. His face was filled with an innocent smile, as if he were watching a circus performance rather than a bloody battlefield.

"Oh, watching a ninja game? Want to play too? I see your Forehead Protector is the symbol of Konoha. Are you just going to stand by and watch? I'm your enemy on the battlefield right now," Chiyo said calmly, her eyes narrowed. She knew very well that this kid's strength was not much lower than hers; he was a formidable opponent. Based on her years as a ninja, she could sense danger emanating from this young man. Another genius! Konoha always seems to produce geniuses; it's truly an enviable village.

"Alright, I'll play with you. Although I don't want to obey Orochimaru Jiraiya's orders to fight, it's good to practice as long as we don't break the rules. Auntie, you'd better be careful..." Issui stretched his body and said happily. Chiyo is currently in Chiyo prime, and her strength is quite impressive. It can be said that none of the current Sannin could defeat Chiyo alone, and even if they could, they would have to pay a heavy price. After all, in the manga of the previous life, Chiyo, in her old and weak state, Teuchi with Sakura to defeat Sasori. Although Sakura's Monstrous Strength was indispensable, it was mainly Chiyo, the veteran of the battlefield, who made the Chiyo.

"Ha, even though I'm old, I won't hold back..." Chiyo said, throwing a Senbon with incredible speed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Smack~"

Issui casually extended one or two fingers and caught the rapidly approaching Senbon. Although Chiyo's Senbon was fast enough, it was impossible for her to hurt Issui. He was not an ordinary Genin or Chunin. Jonin could easily dodge an attack of this level, let alone Ichisui, who was even more powerful than Jonin and comparable to Kage Level.

"It seems that ordinary attacks are no longer effective against you, so let's hurry up and get into the battle. The battle is about to begin, and we can't do without me..." Chiyo wasn't too surprised that her Senbon attacks had failed, and seemed to take it for granted.

"Alright then, let's make it a little more exciting, otherwise I'll get bored..." Issui said casually.

"Hmph..." Chiyo snorted and rushed over quickly. She pushed off the ground with her feet and leaped into the air, then Issui at top speed.

"Smack..."

Issui watched Chiyo's foot stomp towards him, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He then pushed off the ground with both feet, his body transforming into a black shadow and disappearing. It seemed that he was twice as fast as Chiyo; all the naked eye could see was a black shadow. His speed had reached an extreme.

"..."

Chiyo felt a strong gust of wind blow past her ears, her body flipping rapidly in the air, twisting beyond human limits, and suddenly a Senbon appeared in her left hand and stabbed behind her.

"Clang..."

The Senbon seemed to have bumped into something, making a crisp sound.

Suddenly, a solid figure appeared behind Chiyo, holding a Shuriken, and was locked in a standoff with Senbon...

"Impeach..."

Just as Chiyo was about to retaliate, her body was suddenly struck by a powerful force. Under the combined impact of inertia and gravity, she plummeted to the ground at an extremely high speed, making a massive impact with the ground.

"Haha... Auntie, your strength is a little weaker than mine. Is it because you're getting old and not as useful as you used to be..." Issui said calmly, looking at Chiyo who had been sent flying by his powerful strength.

"Hmph..." Chiyo didn't speak, but just snorted softly. The boy was right. Her strength was slightly inferior to his. After all, the explosive power of young people was very strong, while she was already approaching old age. She could no longer compete with him in Taijutsu, so she could only use the Puppet Technique that she was more proficient in.

"I've heard that Sunagakure possesses a unique Ninjutsu Puppet Technique that other ninja villages don't have. I wonder if I could see it, ma'am...?" said Issui.

"In that case, why don't you give it a try..." Chiyo reached behind her and pulled out a scroll with a strange symbol written on it. Chiyo quickly opened the scroll, and a humanoid puppet emerged from it.

The humanoid puppet was mostly made of wood, except for its limbs, which were made of a black metal. Its hands and feet were black and gold claws that gleamed with a dark luster, and several katana were stuck behind the puppet.

"..." Issui was a little puzzled. What kind of puppet was this? He had never seen it in anime in his previous life. Perhaps it was a puppet made by Chiyo herself. As a puppeteer, and a very skilled one at that, it was impossible for her not to have her own creations. Moreover, having just fought with him, Chiyo wouldn't use the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets. She would use a puppet she made to test his strength.

"Are you ready? Although this puppet of mine isn't particularly powerful, it's still a finished product that I've carefully crafted..." Chiyo stretched out her hand, using her Chakra red to control the humanoid puppet as it attacked Issui.

The humanoid puppet's speed was incredibly fast, completely surpassing Chiyo's speed just now, and was now comparable to Issui's speed, with even more power to spare...

The violent impact of the humanoid puppet scraped against Issui's face, causing a stinging pain. He immediately retreated...

"It's not that easy..." Chiyo silently observed Issui's reaction, urging the humanoid puppet to increase its attack speed.

"Crack..." The charging puppet suddenly made a sound, opened its mouth, and sprayed out a large number of Senbon at the retreating Issui. Each Senbon needle emitted a faint purple light—poison!!

"Oh no..." As he Issui rapidly, Ichimi thought to himself, "This is bad." This Aunt Chiyo was an expert in poison! If he were to be stabbed by her poisonous Senbon, he might not die, but he would certainly lose his fighting ability. He was currently retreating due to inertia; he had already lost his initial momentum and was running out of strength. He was afraid...

"Thump..."

One after another, Senbon swiftly rained down, striking Issui's body...

"Smack..."

The moment the Senbon pierced Issui's body, Issui's body suddenly turned into a wooden stake. It turned out that Issui used the Substitution Technique to dodge Chiyo's Senbon while retreating.

Jiraiya, who was rapidly killing Sunagakure on the battlefield, glanced in the direction of Issui Jiraiya a wicked smile crept across his face. "Kid, now you can't escape the battle even if you want to. They've already come knocking on your door. You have no choice but to fight. It would have been fine if you hadn't come to watch, but you insisted on wearing Konoha Forehead Protector. Aren't you just asking for a beating?"

"Jiraiya- sensei..." Minato appeared beside Jiraiya, kicking away an attacking ninja. Why was Jiraiya- sensei spacing out? He wasn't even paying attention to the attacking enemy. Was he fearless...?

"Ah... haha... it's Minato. You did well today. Hmm, it seems your combat awareness is pretty good. You even noticed the situation here, Teacher. Honestly, did you think I didn't know about the enemy attack? I just wanted to check the overall battlefield situation. This little trouble is no problem for me..." Jiraiya explained calmly. Damn it, he could only make something up, since his attention had just been diverted...

"Ah, I see. I was overthinking it. I knew it. Jiraiya- sensei wouldn't make such a mistake..." Minato said suddenly, realizing he had been worrying unnecessarily.

"Hmm, of course I wouldn't make such a basic mistake. How could a great ninja like me make such a mistake? Haha, Minato, it seems you know me best. You truly are my prized disciple..." Jiraiya chuckled dryly.