Great Thunderclap

A silver bolt of lightning streaked across the cloud-shrouded sky, illuminating the surrounding world in a blinding white light.

Great Thunderclap!

Katsuki gave this move a name. It was the strongest move he could currently control, compressing the immense power of lightning to its limit and then unleashing it in one go. Its power rivaled that of real lightning strikes, and it was far easier to control than real lightning.

The thunderbolt shattered the Wind Bullet, like popping a balloon, and the violent airflow scattered in all directions.

Wind overcomes lightning; this is a rule of this world. However, the principle of mutual restraint only works when the strength of the two forces is not too different. When the strengths are vastly different, the so-called mutual restraint has little effect.

Shukaku's Empty Air Bullet does indeed contain a huge amount of Chakra. However, its large size causes the wind force to be very scattered. It is certainly capable of bullying ordinary ninjas, but it is easily broken when faced with the Great Thunderclap, which is condensed and compressed to the extreme.

"Awooooo!!"

Shukaku let out an angry roar. After the Great Thunderclap shattered the Empty Air Bullet, its remaining force struck Shukaku's shoulder, carving out a large hole with a diameter of seven or eight meters.

This wound was nothing to Shukaku; the flowing sand swirled around it and filled it in an instant. However, this humiliation enraged Shukaku. He had been having a run of bad luck all day, first being defeated by the little devil possessed by Nine-Tails, and now suffering a loss at the hands of another human little devil.

"Wind Release: Infinite Empty Air Bullet"

Shukaku's belly swelled and contracted, rising and falling with astonishing speed. In a short moment, it spat out more than ten Empty Air Bullets, sweeping across the Thunderclap Chariot in the sky and the Katsuki standing on it.

An explosive attack, intended to overwhelm Katsuki with sheer numbers.

"I forgot to tell you, I'm a sensory ninja. Who can I fool with such a massive Chakra fluctuation?"

With a wave of her hand, Katsuki sent the Thunderclap Chariot into the air at full power. In the blink of an eye, the silver lightning bolts shot into the rolling dark clouds, causing the Wind Bullet to miss their target and instead collide with the lava balls that were flying into the sky below. In an instant, a rain of fire fell from the sky, dazzling and spectacular.

"Whoosh!!"

Thunder roared from within the dark clouds, and the Thunderclap Chariot moved with incredible speed, frolicking across the sky. Shukaku exerted all its strength, blasting through the clouds with each Empty Air Bullet, but it could never catch up with Katsuki's speed. Instead, bolts of lightning struck down from the dark clouds from time to time, leaving Shukaku battered and bruised, but it was helpless. Even Roshi was trapped here, unable to escape.

The battle reached a stalemate.

"What should we do, Captain Otto? Should we go and support Senior Roshi?"

A Jonin from Stone Ninja stood beside Otto and asked.

Without speaking, Kamizuru Otto pulled his right hand out of the Konoha Ninja's chest, wiped it on the dark green vest, and then took out a scroll. He sealed the two corpses in front of him into the scroll one by one. Both of the dead Konoha Ninja were Jonin.

"There's no need. We wouldn't be of much use. The enemy possesses Secret Technique; we'd only cause trouble." Otto carefully put away the scroll, rejecting the suggestion of reinforcements. "You agree, don't you, Chiyo- senpai?"

"Hmph, Stone Ninja brats, instead of wasting time here, you should hurry up and attack the mountain. If we don't take Black Tail Mountain, this battle will never end." Chiyo stood on the golden quicksand, with Rasa carefully controlling the quicksand beside her.

"It's just a matter of time, why are you in such a hurry? Pushing too hard can make even a rabbit bite, let alone Konoha ninjas. The losses could be huge..."

"Losses?" Chiyo's shrill, high-pitched voice sounded rather harsh. "You call that losses? Kid, you'll see what losses really are when White Fang gets here!"

"White Fang, White Fang, stop trying to scare people with White Fang. No matter how strong Konoha's White Fang is, he's still just one person. Do you think our allied forces can't handle one White Fang?" Kamizuru Otto was angered by Chiyo's attitude. His angular face darkened, and his cold aura was quite intimidating.

The alliance between the Stone Ninja and Sunagakure ninjas is on equal footing. As the leader of the Stone Ninja, Kamizuru Otto should theoretically be on equal footing with Chiyo. He only addressed her as "senior" because of Chiyo seniority, but he never expected that this woman would actually treat him as a subordinate.

"······idiot."

Chiyo coldly spat out two words through clenched teeth. This eldest son of the Third Tsuchikage completely failed to understand what the Konoha's White Fang truly meant. However, she had no intention of helping that shorty Ōnoki teach his son a lesson. She gave Rasa a wink, and the latter immediately began to move the Flowing Sand. Before Otto could react, a huge wave of golden Flowing Sand rushed towards Black Tail Mountain.

Otto stared at the receding golden sand, his face grim and silent.

"Captain, what do we do next? Are we still playing with those bandana-wearing girls?"

"What a load of crap! Let those big-headed turbans go ahead and attack the mountain, I'm not going to play along. If they want to take down Black Tail Mountain, how can they do it without shedding a couple of pounds of blood? Since those big-headed turbans are willing to go through fire and water, let them go." Otto shook his head and sneered.

"Huh? But... isn't that a bit inappropriate? We're allies now, after all. If word gets out, our Stone Ninja's reputation will be ruined," Jonin hesitated.

"Then, well, let's just pull some Genin from the other battlefields, and those left behind in the camps, and send them to attack the mountain with the Sand Ninja." Otto's eyes darted around, and he threw the chunin Genin out as cannon fodder.

However, this is the norm. Chunin another matter entirely. The vast number of Genin serve primarily as cannon fodder on the battlefield, depleting the enemy's stamina and Chakra. That is the value of Genin. Of course, it would be even more rewarding if a few geniuses could emerge from this brutal trial.

"That works too."

"Let's do it this way!"

The Jonin approved the proposal in a few words, and some immediately left to gather manpower from the other three battlefields of Black Tail Mountain and the main camp.

"Take a break! This war isn't over yet..."

With a wave of his hand, Otto created a stone house, complete with tables, chairs, and benches, all made of stone and connected to the house.

The group entered the house, some sitting, some standing, each consolidating their energy.

Everyone understood what Otto meant: whether the Sand Ninja conquered Black Tail Mountain or the Konoha dealt a heavy blow to the Sand Ninja, it didn't matter who won or lost, as long as the Stone Ninja were the final winners, that was the most important thing.

Meanwhile, Chiyo and Rasa were rushing towards Black Tail Mountain. The Sand Jonin forces had set off before them and should have already launched their attack on Black Tail Mountain.

"Chiyo, is it really a good idea to let the Stone Ninja not participate in the war?"

After a long silence, Rasa asked.