How Could This Be?!

After a fierce struggle, Genitsu successfully pushed the distance between himself and Godzilla to eighty meters.

"Tsk, tsk... I wonder when I'll truly possess your power..."

Genitsu looked up at the colossal creature shrouded in darkness. After sighing softly, he withdrew.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already back in the tent, where several teammates beside him were resting.

Full of energy, Genitsu got up and walked outside the tent.

A figure was already there, tirelessly drawing and swinging his blade.

"Yo, Kakashi. You're up early. After such a long battle, you still refuse to rest?" Genitsu stretched and greeted him.

"Genitsu..."

Kakashi gave Genitsu a complicated look, then turned away and continued repeating his movements.

He had no Kekkei Genkai, nor did he possess any secret techniques. The only thing he could rely on was the White Fang Short Blade in his hand.

Oh, perhaps this seemingly harmless fellow beside him, Genitsu, was someone he could try trusting.

The others were not worth mentioning at all. Whether Obito or anyone else, they were ultimately just tools to assist him in completing missions.

"A ninja's life is about constantly becoming stronger, then completing missions. Once a ninja stops growing, they lose the meaning of their existence."

Kakashi spoke coldly.

Genitsu shrugged and smiled. "You really still haven't moved on... But never mind. At least this change is comforting. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. I'll do everything I can to help you."

But the only response he received was Kakashi deliberately turning his head away, followed by a cold snort.

After a while, an almost imperceptible voice finally came through. "Mm."

Genitsu chuckled and began his training for the day—put simply, refining Chakra.

As his body grew, the cells within him became more active, allowing him to refine even more Chakra.

"Once I get back this time, I can apply for the Chunin Exams. During wartime, everything is simplified. Becoming a Chunin won't be a problem for me."

Genitsu pondered this. Being a Konoha Genin bug forever was simply too boring.

As time passed, the others, having slept comfortably through the night and recovered their energy, got up one after another to begin training.

But just as they were cultivating.

"Enemy attack!!"

"The main forces of the Rock and Sand ninja have broken through several outposts and are approaching the main camp!"

"Have these guys gone mad? They suddenly launched a full-scale war?!"

Many ninjas stared in shock, then began flexing their hands in anticipation.

Ever since Minato and Shibi had joined them, they had beaten the Rock and Sand ninja on the western front half to death. The western battlefield, which had always been a slow grind of endless skirmishes despite no major battles, had originally calmed down considerably.

But now, a major battle was suddenly about to erupt. It was a little too abrupt.

Very quickly.

Large numbers of Konoha ninja mobilized. Including the wounded and medical ninja, there were roughly over four thousand people.

This was already the entirety of the western front's forces.

Orochimaru personally took the field as well, standing at the front of the Konoha army with a grim expression. From time to time, he issued orders and arranged the battle lines.

"They've finally come. I was wondering how long you would hold out..."

Orochimaru licked his lips.

At his side, Tsunade reminded him quietly, "Be careful, Orochimaru. For them to suddenly start a war, they must have reached some kind of agreement. Hanzo may even be involved... I can't help you directly. I can only remain in the rear with the medical ninja."

Orochimaru nodded indifferently.

Tsunade led the medical unit and held the main camp, ready at all times to rescue ninja retreating from the front lines.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Figures rapidly approached. Some Konoha ninja responsible for sensory detection did not have time to flee and were killed on the spot.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

On the Rock side, explosions rang out everywhere they passed. On the Sand side, puppet after puppet darted through the battlefield, producing clattering sounds.

"The Rock ninja's demolition corps and the Sand ninja's puppet corps... Those are all elite forces from their villages. They actually deployed them directly?! Are they trying to start a full-scale war?!"

Even Minato was stunned. This was completely unreasonable.

But war did not bend to human will. The frontline ninja had already clashed with the enemy, and the war erupted.

It could also be said that this was the largest war to break out since the western front had been established. Originally, the three great ninja villages had fought within the Land of Rain, tacitly avoiding invasions of one another's nations.

But now, that understanding had been torn apart.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, the great battle erupted. Countless figures moved at high speed as immeasurable numbers of shuriken and kunai were hurled out. Looking across the battlefield, open attacks and hidden strikes came from everywhere, impossible to guard against or count.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

One devastating ninjutsu after another was unleashed. Wherever they passed, the earth shattered and screams rose without end.

Within this chaotic battlefield.

"Protect yourselves."

"I'll be back soon."

Minato and Shibi each left behind a sentence before vanishing with a whoosh, as usual, heading straight out to intercept the enemy's powerful ninja.

One was Kage-level, while the other was a perfect elite Jonin. In such a chaotic environment, they could indeed inflict terrifying casualties.

Genitsu and the other five immediately gathered together. They were no longer surprised by the habits of their Jonin squad leader.

"The actions of the Rock and Sand ninja are extremely strange. Be careful."

Genitsu naturally took command of the six-man squad and immediately led the other five through the frontline battlefield.

He no longer concealed himself either, directly going all out.

"Come to think of it, this is the first time I've truly taken part in a confrontation between large armies. It's finally not another small-team battle."

Genitsu revealed a faint smile, then began forming hand seals.

Nuclear Release: Impurity Absorption Technique!

Nuclear radiation far surpassing anything from before began to multiply wildly and spread at an astonishing rate, instantly sweeping outward and scorching everything in its path.

Genitsu avoided all Konoha ninja as much as possible, while the enemies received special attention. Whenever he caught one, he desperately flooded them with nuclear radiation.

Countless radiation particles surged forth with exaggerated ferocity, wantonly destroying every enemy's bodily cells and damaging their health.

At every moment, large numbers of ninja died.

Yet more numerous and more brutal than the ninja deaths, though impossible to notice in the short term, were the human cells that had already suffered devastating damage.

Amid the fierce battle, after receiving Genitsu's signal, Kakashi took the lead in launching an assault with the White Fang Short Blade in one hand and Lightning Blade in the other, leading the rest of the squad forward.

A few minutes later.

"Something is wrong with my body. The rate at which I'm producing Chakra is dropping..."

"My heat dissipation is above normal levels!"

"Could it be the Nuclear Release Kekkei Genkai mentioned in the intelligence report, that damn Shiranui brat! But how can his technique cover such a massive area of the battlefield? How could this be?!"

Several Rock and Sand ninja engaged in battle underwent drastic changes in expression!