One Man Against a Village

In the Land of Whirlpools, Sasori and Kakuzu, having received orders from Nagato, headed straight for the new ninja village established by Orochimaru.

Before the two even got close to the ninja village, they were blocked by Orochimaru.

Neither of them cared; they were there for Orochimaru himself, so whether they went to that so-called ninja village or not was irrelevant.

As former colleagues, the three naturally had much to talk about when they met.

At least Kakuzu was very dissatisfied with Orochimaru.

Last time Konoha came to the Land of Rain to deliver money, if Orochimaru hadn't betrayed them, the Akatsuki Organization would have killed many more Konoha ninja.

For every Konoha ninja killed by the Akatsuki Organization, Yichen would pay Kakuzu.

It's fair to say that he lost a considerable amount of money because of Orochimaru.

Kakuzu said to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, you have betrayed the organization. The leader has sent us to take your life. Don't resist."

Orochimaru laughed, "Kakuzu, how much money did the Tsuchikage give you this time?"

Kakuzu, seeing that his intentions had been exposed, felt no shame and said, "As long as you don't leave the Land of Whirlpools, I can get your bounty on the black market."

"If you die at our hands, besides using you to pay the bounty, I'll also receive an extra sum from the Tsuchikage. That's equivalent to three times the bounty!"

Orochimaru nodded and smiled, "Then congratulations, you've landed another good deal."

After saying that, he looked at Sasori of the Red Sands and asked, "Sasori, did the Tsuchikage give you money too?"

Sasori coldly said, "If you don't leave the Land of Whirlpools, you'll get ten Elite Jonin corpses. If I kill you, I'll get a Kage Level corpse."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and said, "The Tsuchikage certainly has a grand scheme to make."

But in his heart, he wondered, "They've already offered Kage Level corpse as payment, so who is Yichen's target this time?"

Or perhaps, does Iwagakure have readily available Kage Level corpses that they could give away?

Kakuzu said, "I think Orochimaru's corpse is good enough. If the Tsuchikage is willing to offer three times the bounty directly, I can skip taking the corpse to the underground Bounty Office."

Sasori nodded and said, "I'm also quite interested in Orochimaru's corpse. I imagine the Tsuchikage won't be stingy with the bounty."

"Hehehe, I'm also quite interested in your bodies," Orochimaru said, licking his lips.

Kakuzu said, "Alright, that's enough catching up. Sasori, let's get started."

After saying that, Kakuzu created four Earth Grudge Fear, which, together with his main body, began to perform Ninjutsu.

Both sides are old acquaintances and know each other's capabilities, so there's no need for them to hide anything.

Sasori was no less decisive; his movements were no slower than Kakuzu's. He immediately deployed ten Elite Jonin- level Human Puppet.

Orochimaru was quick to react: the Many Snakes Formation.

The Many Snakes Formation is merely a means to gain the upper hand and limit the enemy's attack.

As expected, Sasori and Kakuzu first targeted those around them, both choosing to clear a snake-free area around themselves.

By the time the two launched their attack again, Orochimaru had already retreated quickly, creating distance. "Triple Rashomon."

Three Rashōmon stood between the two sides, blocking Sasori's hidden weapons and Kakuzu's Five-Attribute Ninjutsu.

After the two broke through Rashōmon's barrier, Manda appeared at Orochimaru's feet.

Facing the giant Summoning Beast, Sasori directly used an instant-cast Ninjutsu from a special scroll. Kakuzu also won with Combination Ninjutsu.

In an instant, the battle between the three intensified.

Various Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and swordsmanship were performed in turn, and the scale and excitement of the three-way battle far surpassed any other group from Kirigakure.

Let's return our focus to the Land of Wind.

Yichen ventured alone into the Land of Wind, heading straight for the main force of the Sunagakure.

The Light-Weight Rock Technique was incredibly fast; before the Iwa Ninja Army had gone far, Yichen could already see the Sand Ninja Army with his naked eye.

"Lord Kazekage, someone is approaching from the sky," a Sensory Ninja reported to Rasa from the Sunagakure Command Center.

Rasa nodded, looked in the direction Yichen had come from, and asked in confusion, "A lone person, coming to scout? Flying over, did the Tsuchikage come to scout in person?"

Soon, Rasa stopped worrying about who the newcomer was, because Yichen was flying closer and closer, Rasa could barely make out Yichen's face.

Without Rasa giving the order, the Sunagakure at the forefront began their attack as soon as Yichen approached.

Yichen didn't fly particularly high, and there were many Ninjutsu and hidden weapons from the Sunagakure that could hit him.

"Wind Release - Sickle Weasel".

"Wind Release - Tornado Hurricane"

"Wind Release - Gale Palm"

"Wind Release - Vacuum Bullet"

"Wind Release - Vacuum Wave".

"Wind Release - Wind Sand Dust"

"Sand Manipulation Technique - Sand Binding Coffin"

"Sand Manipulation Technique - Sand Shower"

"Sand Manipulation Technique - Quicksand Waterfall"

"Sand Manipulation Technique - Sand Lightning Needle"

Yichen flew alone from north to south and then from south to north, flying low over the Sand Ninja Army, weaving between the Sunagakure's various Ninjutsu.

Although the Sand Village ninjas possessed numerous ninjutsu techniques, they were completely unable to hit Yichen, who was moving at high speed through the air.

Occasionally, with good teamwork, Yichen's Porcelain Release could easily block these attacks.

After completing the round, Yichen's Kakuzu torn, thanks to his ability to use both the Light-Weight Rock Technique and the Porcelain Release without hand seals.

Throughout the entire process, Yichen didn't even move a finger.

After the first round of contact, all the Sunagakure felt a sense of powerlessness.

Rasa's face turned even uglier as he recalled the words the Fourth Raikage had spoken.

Yichen, alone within the Defense Barrier of the Kumogakure, calmly faced the combined attack of the Kumogakure and eventually broke through the Defense Barrier to escape easily.

As Rasa thought about this, he suddenly had a very bad feeling, as if what was about to happen would be beyond his imagination.

Sure enough, Rasa no longer needed to guess Yichen's purpose in coming alone, because Yichen's attack had already begun.

"Sage Art - Fire Release - Great Fire Annihilation, Sage Art - Wind Release - Wind Release: Pressure Damage."

As Yichen deliberately shouted out the names of two Ninjutsu, a whirlwind that almost engulfed the entire Sand Ninja Army, carrying flames across the sky, rushed straight towards them.

Rasa roared in fury, "Tsuchikage, you've gone too far!"

Rasa understood Yichen's purpose; he wasn't there to scout at all. He wanted to take on an entire ninja village single-handedly! He wanted to establish his authority by taking down Sunagakure!

"Change the plan, take down the Tsuchikage first," Rasa ordered the army.

At the same time the order was given, Rasa's golden sand surged towards Yichen's location.

In fact, even without Rasa's order, the combined Ninjutsu of the Sand Ninja Army had already begun when Yichen's combined A-rank Sage Jutsu attack came.

"Wind Release - Flowing Air Dance." Under the command of their respective commanders, a large number of Sunagakure immediately unleashed a combined Wind Release on Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu.

While a single Wind Release technique may have limited power, the combined Wind Release of hundreds or thousands of individuals, when they all struck Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu, still disrupted the straight forward trajectory of the Combination Ninjutsu.

But that wasn't enough. After two months of studying Madara Uchiha's insights and engaging in practical sparring with Nagato, Yichen's progress in the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu was remarkable.

A-rank Sage Jutsu Techniques already possess the power of S-rank Ninjutsu, but when used by Yichen, their power has increased significantly.

After Wind and Fire Combination, the power of this move was almost at the pinnacle of S-rank Ninjutsu. The Sunagakure's attack was quickly dispersed.

However, the well-prepared Sunagakure are not limited to just these two skills.

Almost immediately after the first round of attacks, the Sunagakure launched their second attack.

"Wind Release - Wind Cutting Technique".

Another wave of combined Wind Release struck Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu, further reducing its power.

Next is the third round. "Wind Release - Net."

Round Four: "Sand Dust Breakthrough."

The Sand Ninja Army launched wave after wave of combined Ninjutsu attacks, gradually weakening Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu.

Then there's Rasa's golden sand defense.

A shower of Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu, making Yichen envious.

Having money is really impressive.

The golden sand was effective, largely resisting the Combination Ninjutsu.

However, even with all his might, Rasa couldn't completely block the attack. The remaining gusts of wind continued to carry the flames, scattering in all directions.

Many of the flames fell towards the direction where the Sand Ninja Army was located.

However, the Sunagakure were prepared, with Earth Wall and sand shields blocking the flames.

The Combination Ninjutsu of Yichen had now completely ended. Apart from a dozen or so unlucky individuals who were affected and suffered casualties due to their slow reaction time, the other ninjas were unharmed.

The Sunagakure had just breathed a sigh of relief, and before they could even cheer, their expressions changed.

Because Yichen didn't play any turn-based games with them, while they were defending against the Combination Ninjutsu, Yichen was also preparing for his second round of attacks.

"Immortal Technique - Porcelain Release - Kunai Rain, Shinra Tensei." This attack from Yichen was his most proficient technique: Porcelain Release.

"Scorch Release - Triple Flame Curtain." Pakura's voice rang out at the opportune moment.

She hadn't made a move earlier because she was waiting for this moment.

Three massive golden flame barriers appeared in succession on Kunai Rain's inevitable path.

When the Kunai passed through the first layer of Scorch Release barrier, Yichen could still control them, but when they passed through the second layer of barrier, Yichen found that the connection between him and the Kunai Rain had been severed.

In other words, Yichen's Chakra in the Kunai Rain has disappeared, and the Kunai Rain is really just a rock Kunai.

After passing through the third layer, the rock Kunai could no longer maintain its shape and turned into fluffy mud.

"Huh?" Yichen was somewhat surprised.

"Pakura is improving too; this move was clearly aimed at me."

Pakura's technique was ineffective against real Kunai, as iron Kunai are much harder, but it was very effective against Yichen's Porcelain Kunai.

Three layers of Scorch Release barrier are just right; any more would be wasteful, and any less would be insufficient.

Yichen controlled the Kunai detour, but he didn't expect that Pakura's three layers of barriers could also move.

With no other option, Yichen could only relentlessly attack the barrier.

Fortunately, this move had a limited duration and quickly disappeared due to excessive Chakra consumption within the barrier.

At this moment, Yichen's wave of Kunai Rain had not yet ended.

However, after this delay, the golden sand that Rasa had scattered by the Combination Ninjutsu had reassembled.

The golden sands once again formed a barrier, blocking Yichen's attack path.

Like the barrier from before, the golden sand could also change position. Only a small portion of Yichen's Kunai Rain Wind Release: Breakthrough through the golden sand's obstruction and attacked the Sand Ninja Army.

These Kunai naturally no match for the Sunagakure.

However, to Yichen's surprise, what greeted these Kunai was not Earth Release defense, but Fire Release burning.

As the connection between the Porcelain Kunai and himself disappeared, Yichen understood Sunagakure's intention: they were preventing him from using the Porcelain Release set up a trap.

"The intelligence work is very thorough," Yichen thought to himself.

Since that's the case, there's no need to use the Porcelain Release technique.

Yichen began Hand Seals again. "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu."

Yichen created four Shadow Clones.

This scene naturally caught the Rasa below; it seemed somewhat familiar.

The next moment, as if he had thought of something, Rasa's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted, "Everyone, defend with all your might! Pakura, attack!"

Yichen smiled slightly and said, "Senjutsu - Great Five Elemental Bullet Technique."