The Konoha 11's Battle

The Land of Fire.

The Konoha 11s and Kurotsuchi and others are engaged in a fierce battle.

Rock Lee's movements were constantly restricted by Kurotsuchi's Earth Release and Fujii Kusaka's Fire Release.

Rock Lee is the strongest among all the Konoha 11s, so he is the primary target of their attacks.

Every time he tried to break free from the Ninjutsu encirclement, several Little Bee carrying Exploding Tag would rush towards him, forcing him back into the encirclement.

Since the Iwa ninja lacked close-combat ninjas, they adopted a defensive counter-attack strategy.

Besides dealing with Rock Lee, Kurotsuchi, who was at the front, also had to keep an eye on Kiba Inuzuka.

The Iwa ninja were outnumbered and didn't engage in one-on-one battles with the Konoha 11. Instead, they fought amongst themselves, often having to do several things at once.

Suddenly, a Kikaichū rushed toward the Kurotsuchi, but they were met by a group of Little Bee halfway there.

The Kikaichū changed targets and began fighting the Little Bee directly in the air.

The battle between the two groups of insects was extremely fierce, and soon large numbers of Kikaichū and Little Bee fell from the sky.

In terms of overall strength, Kamizuru Tsuruhime's Little Bee is far inferior to Shino Aburame's Kikaichū.

The Kikaichū of the Aburame Clan far surpass the Little Bee of Kamizuru Tsuruhime in terms of Fire Release and Water Release resistance.

Kikaichū are better able to adapt to different enemies on the battlefield, a quality that modern Little Bee cannot match.

However, when the two sides fight face to face, they mainly rely on physical strength.

Although the Little Bee of Kamizuru Tsuruhime did not undergo generations of upgrades and selection like the Kikaichū of Shino Aburame.

However, having undergone the baptism of Yichen Sage Chakra, their physical constitution is not much worse than that of Kikaichū.

Therefore, the contest between the two sides was evenly matched, with the Kikaichū only having a slight advantage.

However, Kamizuru Tsuruhime has a huge advantage: she is older than Shino Aburame, and as Elite Jonin, she also has more chakra than Chakra Shino Aburame.

For Insect Control Ninja, Chakra means the number of insects.

Therefore, in the back-and-forth battle, the one with more Little Bee, Kamizuru Tsuruhime, firmly held the upper hand.

While suppressing Shino Aburame, she even had the opportunity to support the others in their battles.

Just after the Kikaichū was stopped, a tiger transformed from an Ink Art pounced on Kamizuru Tsuruhime.

Before Kamizuru Tsuruhime could make another move, Sakura stepped forward, stretched out her hand like a knife, and swung it at the tiger that was right in front of her.

The next moment, the ink tiger was directly cleaved in two by Sakura's Chakra Scalpel, turning into a cloud of ink that scattered all around.

Sai had used the Super Beast Imitation Drawing on the opposite side, frowned upon seeing this.

Sakura's strength has improved too quickly. Two years ago, during the Joint Chunin Exams, she needed to seize the initiative and catch herself off guard in order to defeat herself.

Now that the opponent is Elite Jonin, my skills are no longer enough against him.

Many of his attacks were easily defeated by Sakura in this manner.

However, now is not the time to be distracted. Sai missed his first attack, quickly picked up his pen, and began preparing for his next strike.

Just as Sai continued drawing, Ino Yamanaka, who was beside him, made a special hand gesture in front of her chest and used the Mind Body Switch Technique on Sakura.

Ino knew that Sakura had learned the secret techniques of their Yamanaka Clan, so she had always wanted to challenge Sakura to a match.

The two hadn't met before, but she seized the opportunity today.

After performing the Mind Body Switch Technique, Ino Yamanaka immediately collapsed to the ground.

As Sai drew, he slightly shifted his body to block Ino Yamanaka's view.

Sakura, who had just slashed the tiger with a Chakra Scalpel, paused for a moment, then immediately turned to look in the direction of Ino Yamanaka.

A slight smile appeared on her lips; a good opportunity.

The Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Switch Technique allows them to control the enemy's body.

However, this is only a method to deal with ordinary ninjas. Ordinary ninjas may have strong physical abilities or Chakra, but their Yin Release level is not high enough.

Therefore, they had almost no power to resist the Yamanaka Clan.

However, Sakura has been learning Yin Release since childhood, and with two souls, she spends much more time studying each day than Ino Yamanaka.

Even if Ino Yamanaka possesses abilities unknown to other Iwagakure, she wouldn't be significantly stronger than Sakura at the same level.

Moreover, this is even more true at a lower level.

As expected, Ino's soul was immediately entangled by Inner Sakura as soon as it entered Sakura's body.

This did not affect Sakura's movements in the slightest.

She swiftly leaped to dodge Shikamaru Nara's Shadow Imitation Jutsu, simultaneously avoiding Sai, allowing her to directly confront Ino Yamanaka.

Then she made the same hand gesture as Ino Yamanaka had just made.

Her goal was to swap homes with Ino Yamanaka, and Sakura's reliance was on Inner Sakura.

The next instant, Ino Yamanaka's limp body jolted, and then she opened her eyes.

Sai was standing nearby, thought Ino had returned and asked, "What's wrong?"

He had barely finished asking the question when he realized something was wrong; Ino Yamanaka had pulled out Kunai. Sai knew that Ino Yamanaka rarely used Kunai in battle.

As expected, Ino Yamanaka moved with fluid grace, pulling out Kunai and slashing it straight at his throat.

Startled, Sai immediately fell to one side.

Pfft.

Sai managed to save his throat thanks to a last-minute dodge. However, the Kunai pierced his right arm, severing his blood vessels and tendons.

Sai didn't say a word, and quickly rolled to the side to avoid it, his arms hanging limply.

Ino Yamanaka didn't give chase; instead, she flicked her wrist and aimed the Kunai to stab herself.

Just as the Kunai about to pierce her, she suddenly felt her body become paralyzed.

Once inside Ino Yamanaka's body, Outer Sakura immediately realized after a moment's thought that it was the Shadow Imitation Jutsu.

Shikamaru Nara reacted so quickly!

Knowing she couldn't kill Ino Yamanaka, Outer Sakura immediately dispelled the Mind Body Switch Technique and returned to her own body.

Seeing Ino Yamanaka's body go limp, Shikamaru Nara didn't let his guard down. While controlling Ino Yamanaka to retreat quickly, he shouted to Sakura on the other side, "Ino, come back!"

Ino Yamanaka's soul, residing within Sakura's body, heard Shikamaru Nara's shouts and assumed he had successfully Shikamaru Nara Sakura.

So she also dispelled the Mind Body Switch Technique.

Only after returning to her original body did she realize something was wrong. Why was she so far from the group? And how did Sai get injured?

Just then, a series of Earth Style: Earth Rising Spear shot rapidly towards Ino Yamanaka.

Before Ino Yamanaka could react, her body began to dodge.

She was shocked the moment she felt her body slipping out of her control and instinctively chose to resist.

However, her mind quickly caught on; this was Shikamaru Nara's Shadow Imitation Jutsu.

So he quickly moved his body in accordance with Shikamaru Nara's control.

However, because of her momentary resistance, her body hesitated for a moment, resulting in her thigh being pierced directly by an Earth Style: Earth Rising Spear.

A huge gash appeared on the spot, and blood flowed incessantly.

Fortunately, her body was controlled by Shikamaru Nara, and her movements were not slowed down due to her injury, allowing her to successfully dodge the remaining Earth Style: Earth Rising Spear.

However, Ino Yamanaka, whose thigh was injured, immediately became the Wind Release: Breakthrough for the Iwa ninja.

Immediately, some of the Little Bee belonging to Kamizuru Tsuruhime rushed towards this side.

Even Fujii Kusaka, who had been using a large number of small fireballs in conjunction with Kurotsuchi to restrict Rock Lee's movements, was distracted and controlled two small fireballs to rush towards Ino Yamanaka.

Shikamaru Nara needs to control Ino Yamanaka to dodge, as he is powerless to counterattack.

Sai and Ino Yamanaka are injured again, and their side has already lost today.

So he shouted, "Kiba, Choji, Tenten, shake off the enemy and cover for Rock Lee! The rest of you, retreat with me!"

Kiba Inuzuka shouted, "Fang Passing Fang!"

He and his Ninja Dog Akamaru transformed into two spirals, scattering the Little Bee that were attacking him, and then quickly moved towards Rock Lee.

Choji Akimichi roared, his body rapidly growing larger, his head and limbs shrinking into his body, transforming into Human Bullet Tank that broke through the Earth Release barrier of the Kurotsuchi and released Rock Lee.

Tenten's previous hidden weapon attacks were all blocked by Sakura, Fujii Kusaka, and Kamizuru Tsuruhime.

Upon hearing Shikamaru Nara's words, she recklessly unfurled two large scrolls and unleashed a barrage of projectiles towards the Iwa ninja.

Under the cover of Kiba Inuzuka, Choji Akimichi, and Tenten, Rock Lee, who had been under close surveillance by the Iwa ninja, was finally able to break free from the various Ninjutsu that were restricting his movements.

Then, with three people covering their rear, the Konoha team quickly retreated.

After Shikamaru Nara and the other ranged ninjas retreated some distance, Rock Lee and his two companions also shook off their opponents and rejoined their team.

However, he always stood at the back, ready to fight back at any moment.

After creating distance from the Iwa ninja, Shikamaru Nara did not retreat. While confronting Kurotsuchi and the others, he quickly treated the injuries of Sai and Ino Yamanaka.

Shikamaru Nara's expression was grim, because he had now confirmed that although the opposing team was small in number, they were all Elite Jonin.

However, on our side, only Rock Lee can reach the level of Elite Jonin by using Forbidden Technique.

The progress of Iwa ninja's peers exceeded his expectations.

Kamizuru Tsuruhime as an example, she was able to completely restrain Kiba Inuzuka while dealing with Shino Aburame's Kikaichū.

Moreover, she also had the energy to help Sakura fend off Tenten's hidden weapon attacks.

Fujii Kusaka was the same; she multitasked, and the flames that could burn her soul spread almost throughout the entire battle area.

Knowing that his side had no chance of winning, Shikamaru Nara looked towards the battlefield where Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke were fighting.

After only a few quick glances, Shikamaru Nara sighed.

He said, "Shino, signal them to retreat."

After saying that, he led everyone to retreat quickly towards Konoha.

Kurotsuchi didn't let everyone pursue them. Rock Lee hadn't unleashed his full power yet. She could sense that although Rock Lee had opened Five Gates, this wasn't his limit.

Kurotsuchi didn't want to force Rock Lee to risk his life.

However, they couldn't just let him leave like that. Kurotsuchi called on Kamizuru Tsuruhime and Fujii Kusaka to launch a concentrated attack on Rock Lee.

Left with no other choice, Rock Lee gritted his teeth and opened the Sixth Gate.

Upon seeing this, Kurotsuchi immediately signaled for everyone to cease their attack.

Rock Lee wanted to seize the opportunity of his brief outburst to retaliate, but considering the current situation, he decided to retreat behind Kiba Inuzuka and Choji Akimichi.

Seeing this, Kurotsuchi immediately followed the group and rushed over.

Kurotsuchi's intention was clear: wait for the effects of Rock Lee's Sixth Gate to wear off before launching an attack.

Rock Lee's explosive power is terrifying. Kurotsuchi's side consists of technically skilled ninjas, and they dare not take Rock Lee's attacks head-on.

Rock Lee quickly realized this as well. He hurried after Kiba Inuzuka and Choji Akimichi, then hoisted them onto his back and ran as fast as he could in the direction Shikamaru Nara had fled.

Sasuke, who was far away, also received the signal sent by Shikamaru Nara through Shino Aburame.

His face was extremely pale; during the battle just now, he had been constantly overwhelmed by Neji.

He gained no advantage in either Taijutsu or Ninjutsu.

Although the Hyuga Clan does not use the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu, Neji Byakugan Secret Technique, combined with the Tenseigan secret technique in his own eye socket, makes Sasuke's Fire Release and Lightning Release no match for him.

Sasuke knew that the main reason was that his raw strength was far inferior to Neji's.

Sasuke has only been able to hold on until now by occasionally using Susanoo's defenses.

This wasn't what angered Sasuke the most; what angered him most was that Neji clearly didn't take him seriously.

Judging from the force of Neji's attack, it's clear that Neji was just using him as practice.

Neji was still warming up, but Sasuke's eye power was dwindling with each use.

Sasuke felt that if he were to put away his Sharingan now, his eyesight would probably have deteriorated to the point that it would affect his ability to fight.

Sasuke was extremely unwilling to accept this. He possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, the strongest Dōjutsu of the Uchiha Clan, so why couldn't he defeat Neji?

Is the Uchiha really inferior to the Hyuga clan? Sasuke is unwilling to accept this!

He felt he had disgraced the Uchiha Clan.

Therefore, although Sasuke received the signal from Shikamaru Nara to retreat, the proud Sasuke did not choose to retreat.

Sasuke's current thought is: even if I die in battle today, I will persevere until my eye power is exhausted.

Sasuke knew that his strength had basically reached its peak, and if he couldn't defeat Neji today, he would really have no chance in the future.

Sasuke himself wasn't sure how long Sasuke's eye power would last until their next meeting.

Sasuke then activated the third form of Susanoo, a giant with a half-skeletal body that sprouted flesh and blood.

This is the limit of what Sasuke can do, and it's also the display of his strongest fighting power.

Instead of retreating, Sasuke advanced, determined to fight Neji death. Neji calm, retreating rapidly while forming hand Hand Seals and slamming his hands heavily onto the ground.

The next moment, a giant Stone Golem rose from the ground and faced Susanoo.

Susanoo slashed at the Rock Golem with its sword, while the Iwa ninja giant punched Susanoo in return.

The two giants immediately began hand-to-hand combat.

As long as Susanoo isn't instantly destroyed, it can continuously regenerate by consuming ocular power, and the Rock Golem is also indestructible, able to quickly recover after being damaged.

So the two monsters quickly reached a stalemate.

Neji was very happy; he had come today to test his new ability.

This was the first time he had summoned Rock Golem using only his eyes.

Seeing this as a rare opportunity, he decided to test the power of his move and play with Sasuke a little longer.

The Rock Golem he summoned through his Tenseigan possessed a certain fighting Hon and did not require his full attention to control.

Unlike Sasuke, he doesn't need to stay inside Susanoo.

Neji could easily abandon Sasuke to do something else, or he could join forces with the Rock Golem to attack Sasuke.

Neji could even increase the size of the Rock Golem by amplifying his eye power, allowing him to quickly defeat Sasuke.

However, Neji did not do this in order to test the Rock Golem's fighting power; he simply observed it quietly from the sidelines.

Meanwhile, Hinata, who had received Shikamaru Nara's signal and was preparing to Hinata, frowned upon seeing Sasuke's reaction.

She shattered a large number of white mirrors with a few swift Empty Palm strikes.

Then, with a leap, he appeared beside Naruto, who Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

Hinata said, "Naruto, go and Sasuke retreat!"

After saying that, she grabbed one of the four tails inside Naruto's Tailed Beast Cloak and swung it forcefully in Sasuke's direction.

At the same time, her eyes flashed, and she directly blocked Bai's Ice Release attack in mid-air in front of her.

Shion was somewhat angry to see that Hinata had abandoned Naruto and was going to deal with them all by herself.

Although she and Haku were at a disadvantage in the battle just now, and although her role was minimal, it was still too much of an underestimation of Hinata to expect them to fight two against one.

She quickly Hand Seals and used the Mind Disturbance Jutsu Hinata.

However, when her Mind Disturbance Jutsu approached Hinata, its effect immediately dissipated.

Shion frowned, guessing that this must be due to Hinata's special eyes.

Sure enough, Bai said, "Be careful, her Dōjutsu is probably Spatial Binding."

"When she uses her Dōjutsu, our attacks are all ineffective because we simply cannot get close to her."

After a pause, Bai said, "Find the right opportunity and use the Sealing Jutsu!"

Bai said this with a sense of helplessness. He felt that the current Ninja World was dominated by these Dōjutsu ninjas. The Ninjutsu he had worked so hard to learn could be defeated by the opponent with just a simple Dōjutsu.

The Uchiha Clan's Susanoo like this, Neji's Wheel Rotation Like Intent this, and Hinata's Dōjutsu in front of me is like this too.

He had several opportunities to injure Hinata thanks to his combat experience, but each time her Dōjutsu easily neutralized them.

Seeing that there were indeed many Ice Release attacks fixed in the air in front of Hinata, Shion nodded.

Bai glanced in Neji's direction and figured Neji should have no problem handling the two of them.

He then added to Shion, "Be careful, she has only revealed one type of Dōjutsu far, there may be others."

"Even though it's two against one of us, it will be very difficult to keep her here."

"Increase the attack frequency; the goal is to probe for her other Dōjutsu."

Shion nodded and said, "I understand."

After saying that, the two simultaneously increased their attack speed.

Bai used the Ice Mirror to move quickly while launching attacks from various angles.

Shion continued to cast Genjutsu without stopping.

However, as Bai said, this world seems to truly prioritize the eyes.

Ninjas with Dōjutsu already possess high Genjutsu Resistance, and Hinata's Jōgan is an extremely high-level eye.

The low-level Genjutsu cast by Shion had almost no effect on Hinata.

The attack speed Bai gained through the Ice Mirror was almost ineffective against these eyes.

Before long, Shion had to change tactics and start using Sealing Jutsu on Hinata.

It must be said that the Sealing Jutsu of the Miko lineage do have some commendable aspects.

First of all, the Miko Seal was developed to seal away Moryo; in other words, it is a seal targeting the soul.

Neither the Jōgan's Dōjutsu nor the Gentle Fist can deal with physical attacks; they are somewhat helpless against Soul Seal.

However, the dazzling crimson light emanating from Shion's use of the Miko Seal meant that her attack could not possibly be unexpected.

Seeing that Shion had begun to use Sealing Jutsu, Haku did not delay. He quickly Hand Seals and used large-scale Ice Release to restrict Hinata's range of movement.

At this moment, the Ice Mirror finally came in handy. Bai first laid out a large number of ice mirrors throughout the entire battlefield.

Then, Haku kept changing positions, using Ice Release to block Hinata.

The speed advantage provided by the Ice Mirror finally became apparent at this point.

Hinata's Jōgan allowed her to clearly see Haku's movement within the ice mirror, enabling her to defend against Haku's attacks with Gentle Fist.

Hinata's Gentle Fist attack speed can keep up, but her own movement speed is not enough to escape the range covered by the Mirror of Ice Crystals.

As Shion unleashed one Sealing Jutsu after another, Haku countered with waves of Ice Release attacks.

Hinata's room for maneuver was getting smaller and smaller, so she had to use her Spatial Binding Dōjutsu many times to expand her living space.

However, as time went on, Haku and Shion gradually figured out the function of the Spatial Binding, and Hinata's situation began to become difficult.

Meanwhile, with Naruto joining the fight, Neji is now facing two opponents at once, just like Hinata.

However, unlike Hinata, who was completely outmatched, Neji seemed to be handling the two opponents with ease.

After Naruto joined the battle, Neji Hand Seals to make the Rock Golem even larger, directly suppressing Sasuke's third form of Susanoo.

He himself directly confronted Naruto was in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

Naruto, with the help of the Nine-Tails, has decent attack power and speed, but his combat skills are nowhere near Neji's.

Neji is a genius capable of creating new Byakugan Secret Technique, while Naruto only knows how to use the Multiple Shadow Clones Technique to throw random punches.

So, after a short while of fighting, Naruto was forced to use his fourth tail.

Naruto usually doesn't dare to try this state too much, because it's already the limit he can control, and there's a risk of losing control.

Even so, Neji still overpowered Naruto, and so far, Neji hasn't used the Giant Tenseigan.

He fought against Sasuke and Naruto entirely on his own.

Naruto landed on all fours, gathered his strength briefly, and then charged towards Neji like a cannonball.

Neji easily dodged the straight-line attack with a quick movement.

Then, he followed Naruto and rushed over, while simultaneously using the Wheel Rotation Like Intent technique on Naruto.

Naruto was initially charging forward at an extremely fast speed, and after passing Neji, he was rapidly widening the distance between them.

However, after being affected by the Wheel Rotation Like Intent, Naruto's speed suddenly slowed down.

Naruto then lost his balance, was caught up by Neji.

Bang bang bang!

Three powerful attacks struck Naruto directly in the back.

Naruto coughed up blood while still in mid-air; the Tailed Beast Cloak hadn't completely blocked Neji's three heavy blows.

Actually, if Neji hadn't been positioned behind Naruto, and those three blows had landed on Naruto's abdomen, Naruto might have had his connection with Nine-Tails Neji, just like during the Joint Chunin Exams.

Even so, Neji managed to destroy all four of Naruto's tails with those three blows.

Naruto, struck hard, was sent flying a considerable distance before finally coming to a stop.