The existence of the Nuclear Release Kekkei Genkai was no longer a secret.
Especially over the past year or so, Genitsu had used this impossible-to-guard-against Kekkei Genkai to kill far too many people. The Iwa and Suna ninja had long possessed intelligence on it.
They had also placed hunting Genitsu at an extremely high priority.
But now, they discovered once again that they had still severely underestimated Genitsu's Kekkei Genkai. This guy's power could actually be brought to its fullest in a large-scale war!!
On the battlefield, furious cries of disbelief rang out.
"Why is this guy's attack range so huge?!"
"On a battlefield this chaotic, he can actually do something like this..."
"The village still underestimated him. That brat from the Shiranui Clan must be killed no matter what. He's countless times more terrifying than Kakashi!"
As the many enemies felt the horrifying changes within their own bodies, their expressions drastically changed.
The weaker ones had already clearly felt radiation affecting them.
Their physical strength was weakening, and the speed at which they produced Chakra was steadily dropping, directly causing their combat strength to plummet.
Swish, swish, swish!
During this time, many Iwa and Suna ninja who had charged at the very front had also taken the heaviest dose of radiation. They died the fastest. They had been full of life just minutes ago, but now their combat strength dropped one after another. They were counter-killed by Konoha ninja, dying unwillingly with their eyes wide open.
Jonin could still force themselves to hold on through their massive Chakra reserves, but chunin and genin died in droves.
The Konoha ninja noticed that their opponents were growing weaker and weaker as the battle continued. Their morale immediately soared, and they shouted as they accelerated their attacks.
"Die, you damned bastards!"
"This is the price for waging war against Konoha!!"
Many Konoha ninja who had been desperately holding on immediately perked up, ferocious light bursting from their eyes.
After killing their enemies, some ninja naturally moved closer to Genitsu, forcefully intercepting every enemy ninja who charged at him like madmen and protecting him in this way.
Genitsu's six-man squad was powerful, well-balanced, and exceptionally coordinated. As time passed, enemies died one after another at their hands.
"Those already fighting enemy jonin, do everything you can to hold them back. Everyone else, prioritize slaughtering the chunin and genin. Don't let them escape."
With an indifferent expression, Genitsu maintained his hand seal with one hand and immediately issued orders.
He had to inflict the greatest possible casualties on the enemy in the shortest amount of time.
Konoha's jonin and Kage-level fighters could deal with the jonin and stronger enemies.
"Got it."
"Understood."
Kakashi and the others immediately nodded.
"Yes, Genitsu-sama!"
The Konoha ninja who had gathered around to protect Genitsu heard him as well. Without any hesitation, they immediately roared as they spread Genitsu's orders.
"...?"
Genitsu was utterly bewildered.
Were these people seriously spreading his orders? He was just an ordinary genin.
But whatever. It was not a bad thing.
Genitsu increased his radiation output once again. Terrifying heat erupted from his entire body, becoming a horrifying heat wave that made people's scalps tingle as it burst forth. Incalculably vast clusters of radiation particles shot out wildly, and under Genitsu's control, they rushed to bore into the bodies of the enemy ninja.
The terrifying radiation zone had a two-hundred-meter radius as its absolute core. The radiation intensity there was the most terrifying, weakening the farther it spread outward.
"Hm, I really am starting to struggle. It's been less than five minutes, yet I've already consumed over ten percent of my Chakra..."
Genitsu frowned slightly. That ten percent was one-tenth of the maximum Chakra he could currently refine at full capacity.
He looked at the layers upon layers of Konoha ninja surrounding him, forming what appeared to be a loose but was actually extremely orderly and sturdy defensive line.
Some Iwa and Suna ninja, their eyes bloodshot, charged at Genitsu one after another, but all were intercepted by these people.
"Don't feel pressured. Focus on using your secret technique! As long as you're safe, you're already helping us more than anything else. If the enemy wants to touch you, they'll have to step over our corpses first!!"
Umino Kawamiya stood not far in front of Genitsu. After turning his head to shout, he drew a kunai and blocked a rapidly darting puppet with a single strike.
Boom!
The next moment, a small Vibration Wave shot out and shattered the puppet on the spot.
"Don't underestimate me, Uncle Umino. Don't you go getting yourself killed. When we get back to the village, I'll treat you to a drink. Remember to bring Iruka along."
Genitsu spoke with a smile.
"Tch... what a thoroughly unlikeable brat."
Umino Kawamiya snorted twice. Still, with a brat like this standing behind him, he somehow felt at ease.
Crackle!
Up ahead, Kakashi had already gone berserk. With Lightning Blade active, he simply charged forward amid flashes of lightning and rolling thunder. Flesh and blood splattered everywhere, covering more than half his body.
With Genitsu's radiation cloud covering the area, the amount of nuclear radiation sharply rose in whatever direction Kakashi charged. Many ninja were severely disrupted before being killed by Kakashi.
But at the same time, Kakashi was quickly covered in wounds. His vision simply could not keep up with the piercing speed of Lightning Blade.
Kakashi lacked a good pair of eyes.
"Kakashi still can't perfectly control his own technique." Kazue guarded Genitsu's side, her brows slightly furrowed.
It was an old problem. Once Kakashi activated Lightning Blade, his charging speed became too fast. He could only attack in a straight line and could not even turn.
"It'll get better with time..."
Genitsu said calmly.
The strongest figures on both sides finally could not hold back any longer.
"Deploy the puppet forces in full! Use the puppets to eliminate that damned brat first!! He must be killed!"
"Demolition units, use as many Rock Clones as possible to tear open the defensive line around that brat. Avoid being affected by that brat's power."
The Iwa and Suna ninja had finally reached the limit of their patience.
What was this supposed to be?
Their combined forces clearly held the greatest advantage, with more than six thousand men surpassing Konoha's four thousand. Yet not only had they failed to break the deadlock at the front, their casualties were even greater than Konoha's. As time went on, the casualty ratio rapidly worsened beyond all control!
This was fucking absurd.
Shiranui Genitsu's ability had left the commanders of both sides unable to remain calm.
"That brat is Shiranui Genitsu, the one with the Nuclear Release Kekkei Genkai?" Chiyo of the Suna ninja wore an icy expression as she directly closed her eyes and sensed the wind blowing toward her for a moment.
"As expected, this isn't a conventional biological poison, nor is it some kind of airborne toxin. It's a Chakra-ray poison that directly attacks cells! I haven't figured out the principles behind it for now, but that's fine. If I can't solve the problem, I'll solve the person creating it!"
Chiyo was eager to make a move.
On the Iwa side, Kitsuchi had been observing all along.
The more he watched, the more alarmed he became. They still lacked any effective means of defending against this kind of area attack. Only powerful ninja could rely on their immense Chakra reserves to create a protective layer over their skin and hold their breath to stop breathing, temporarily blocking this Nuclear Release attack.
But protecting themselves in this way consumed Chakra at an absurd rate and simply could not be sustained.
"We can't wait any longer. I'll move personally! This battle is not only about crippling Konoha's western front in one stroke—we also have to kill that evil Nuclear Release brat!"
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