Defeating Kitsuchi, Kakashi's Shock

Battlefield north of the Golden Wheel Mountain Range.

"Wait, Minato, look over there!"

Mimura Hamaki said to Minato Namikaze, who had just arrived, his expression stunned.

To the south, at least tens of miles away, a massive thundercloud was clearly visible from here!

What happened over there?!

Mimura Hamaki remembered very clearly that not long ago, there was nothing there. Where did this thundercloud come from?!

"Lightning?"

Minato Namikaze's expression was uncertain. He saw silver lightning continuously descending from the thundercloud, and the thunder only reached them after a long while.

At this distance, could it be Kannabi Bridge?

What happened over there?

Who could have caused such a commotion?

Kakashi and their squads shouldn't be able to create such a scene!

Damn it, it's not like the Third Hokage personally went to attack Kannabi Bridge, is it?

"Hamaki, help me throw out all the Flying Thunder God Kunai!"

Minato Namikaze's mind raced for a while, but he couldn't come up with an answer. He decisively withdrew his thoughts and said to the remaining four Konoha Ninja on this battlefield.

He was too far from Kannabi Bridge now.

He had to resolve the situation over there as quickly as possible and then immediately return to support!

Lightning strike!

Lightning strike!

Lightning strike!

Qingye wielded his two Lightning Blades non-stop.

The Iwagakure Ninja on both banks of Kannabi Bridge, along with reinforcements arriving from downstream, were constantly bombarded by a large amount of falling lightning from above!

No one could escape the coverage of the thundercloud, nor could anyone dodge the instantaneous lightning strikes!

What was originally a crushing victory for their side, with hundreds of people surrounding four opponents, had inexplicably turned into a desperate situation for them!

"I'll fight you to the death!"

In despair, the Iwagakure Ninja, unable to escape, roared and charged towards Qingye with ferocious expressions, launching a suicidal assault!

"Lightning strike!"

Qingye felt like he was playing whack-a-mole right now.

He swung his Lightning Blades at the fastest speed and with the quickest reaction, killing the Iwagakure Ninja closest to him one by one.

Occasionally, a bolt of lightning went slightly astray and struck the river.

An Iwagakure Ninja nearby, who had miraculously survived but was paralyzed all over, was terrified. Just as they were about to charge again, Qingye raised his hand, and another bolt of lightning finished them off!

BOOM!

The spot where the lightning struck the river surface suddenly exploded, flames erupted, and water splashed everywhere!

"Huh? What's going on?"

Qingye's movements didn't stop. He looked over there slightly surprised.

Why did it suddenly explode?

He didn't see anyone throw any Explosive Tags here?

Before he could think too much, a sound of wind breaking came from afar, and a giant rock flew towards him from a distance.

Upon seeing such an attack, Qingye immediately identified the attacker. He swung his Lightning Blade in sync, and a bolt of lightning smashed the giant rock to pieces in mid-air!

"You Konoha bastard, die!"

Kitsuchi had already reached within a few hundred meters of Qingye. The Iwagakure Ninja on either side of him helped maintain an Earth Style Defense, trying to resist the lightning from the sky.

At the same time, Kitsuchi finished his hand seals and slammed his palms onto the ground!

An endless stream of Chakra was injected deep into the earth, accompanied by Kitsuchi's roar:

"Earth Style: Earth Mountain Technique!"

The ground beneath Qingye's feet began to shake!

As if some terrifying fierce beast was about to break out from underground, the next moment, the ground on Qingye's left and right suddenly rose!

Two hemispherical hills, nearly a hundred meters high, forcibly rose from the ground and quickly squeezed towards Qingye!

This astonishing sight made Qingye's eyelids twitch wildly.

"This Ninjutsu's power, Huang Tu's bounty is too low?!"

In the bounty booklet of the underground exchange, Huang Tu's bounty was one hundred million ryo, a mere three million, the bounty of two Explosion Release Gari.

But looking at the power of this Earth Style Mountain Jutsu, it could absolutely suppress a Tailed Beast for a short time, one hundred million ryo was definitely too low!

Whoosh--

Qingye's Chakra erupted beneath his feet.

Amplified by his ocular jutsu, his physical strength doubled. He leaped dozens of meters into the air, then used the earthen mountains on the side to propel himself upwards, rushing to the summit of the earthen mountain.

Boom!

The two hemispherical earthen mountains beneath his feet closed!

"Damn it!"

Huang Tu cursed angrily.

He still let this bastard escape!

"Lightning Style: Falling Lightning!"

Qingye stood atop the hundred-meter-tall earthen mountain, clashing his Lightning Blade in both hands. A bolt of lightning was unleashed, shooting towards the thunderclouds in the sky.

The next moment, a crackling explosion echoed for tens of miles. A terrifying lightning strike crashed down onto the Earth Style Defense above Huang Tu's head!

With a single blow, the Earth Style Defense shattered!

The hemispherical Earth Style shield collapsed, burying Huang Tu and his subordinates underneath.

"I need to speed this up!"

Seeing that Huang Tu was temporarily dealt with, Qingye increased the speed of his Lightning Blade, swiftly eliminating the remaining Iwagakure Ninja.

Suddenly, Qingye's eyes widened slightly, and he quickly halted the movement of his descending Lightning Blade.

In the direction of his gaze, Kakashi Hatake had just emerged, battered, from the sea of fire.

Close call, I almost struck Kakashi too!

"Kakashi, what happened to your eyes?"

Nohara Rin asked, full of worry, seeing Kakashi on the verge of collapse.

"That's not important, is the bridge destroyed?"

Kakashi panted urgently. His left eye was simply bandaged, his face covered in bloodstains. He had barely managed to reach this place.

"The bridge is destroyed."

Hyuga Himon sighed, "Once Qingye finishes off the remaining Iwagakure Ninja, we can retreat."

Having watched the entire battle from start to finish, he didn't know how to feel. Qingye was simply defying the heavens!

"..."

Kakashi looked up at Qingye on the hundred-meter earthen mountain, his mind momentarily dazed.

This...

The sea of fire he just crossed, the lightning constantly striking from the sky, were these all caused by Qingye?

"Eh?"

Hyuga Himon's eyes sharpened as he spotted a figure lurking underground. He immediately shouted with all his might, "Qingye, watch out below!"

Qingye, standing on the earthen mountain, also felt the movement from beneath his feet. His heart tightened, and he quickly retreated.

The next instant, the spot beneath his feet exploded, and Huang Tu burst out!

After being buried alive by the Earth Style defensive ninjutsu, this guy had actually burrowed underground, ambushing him through the earthen mountain!

"You bastard who killed so many of my men, die!"

Huang Tu's right arm transformed into a rocky fist. With a ferocious expression, he lunged towards Qingye.

Swish, swish, swish--

With only two to three meters separating them, Qingye quickly completed the hand seals. In an instant, like a thousand birds chirping in unison, nearly tangible Lightning Style Chakra condensed in his right palm!

"Chidori!"

Using the insight of his Mangekyo, Qingye dodged Huang Tu's heavy fist with a sideways movement. At the same time, he thrust forward, and a Chidori violently pierced Huang Tu's abdomen, his right hand crackling with lightning as it emerged from his body!

"Pfft... cough!"

Huang Tu's body went numb from the electricity, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

He lowered his head with difficulty, looking at the arm that had pierced his stomach, and at the young Konohagakure ninja. He gathered his last strength and raised his right hand, attempting to strike down this great enemy of Iwagakure.

Thump!

Qingye's left fist landed a dull blow on Huang Tu's face, completely knocking him unconscious.

Below, Kakashi looked up at Qingye on the earthen mountain, his mind dazed. The scene seemed to be etched into his mind.

Chidori!

This was a ninjutsu he had only demonstrated the day before yesterday, and Qingye had already learned it?

And he used his own ninjutsu to defeat Huang Tu, the son of the Third Tsuchikage?

When did it start that he had been so far surpassed by a peer like Qingye