Feng Yao VS Naruto

The shadow clone of Jiraiya that had been struck by the Raikage dissolved into smoke.

"Lord Jiraiya is truly formidable; he is worthy of being one of the Sannin."

Shizune, watching from the side, was astonished. She was finding it extremely difficult to cope on her end, yet Jiraiya had already neutralized three ninjas reanimated by the Impure World Reincarnation.

Although three ninjas had been dealt with, Feng Yao's face showed no panic; instead, a deep smile appeared.

This was because Jiraiya was now within his attack range.

"Flying Thunder God Technique."

Feng Yao instantly appeared before Jiraiya, his kunai thrusting directly toward the heart. The speed of the Flying Thunder God was arguably the fastest ninjutsu among all shinobi.

Even though Jiraiya reacted in time, he only barely managed to avoid a fatal wound at the very last moment.

Feng Yao's kunai pierced into Jiraiya's chest, leaving only the hilt exposed. Jiraiya gripped the blade with his right hand to prevent it from advancing even a fraction of an inch further.

However, the immense impact still caused blood to spill from his mouth, shocking those watching nearby.

Feng Yao teased, "Lord Jiraiya, it is you who is underestimating others. One should never be careless, no matter the opponent."

Jiraiya had already learned that Feng Yao could use the Flying Thunder God, so he had taken precautions, not giving Feng Yao the chance to plant a marking formula.

However, at the start of the battle, Feng Yao had patted the reanimated ninjas a few times; those actions were precisely to plant the Flying Thunder God formula on them.

Even though their bodies were sealed by Jiraiya, the formula remained, just as Jiraiya had used Jinin Akebino to get close to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Feng Yao had similarly used the Flying Thunder God formula on the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to close the distance to Jiraiya.

"You..." Jiraiya had not expected this situation. Feng Yao grabbed Jiraiya's left hand to pin him down.

The swirling vortex of his right eye's Kamui expanded, preparing to suck Jiraiya directly into the Kamui Dimension.

"Oh no, Gamaken-san!" Seeing this technique, Jiraiya immediately called for the toad's help.

Nearby, Gamaken's large two-pronged fork once again blocked Feng Yao; if the absorption continued, it would be dangerous.

Feng Yao activated Intangibility, and Gamaken's fork sent Jiraiya flying.

Gamaken said with shame, "I am sorry, I am truly useless."

Jiraiya struggled to climb up, coughing up more blood. "It's fine, you helped a lot. Thank you, Gamaken."

Feng Yao remained noncommittal, but he now held the advantage; it would not be easy for Jiraiya to turn the tables.

The Third Raikage continued to charge at Jiraiya using the "Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite," while Feng Yao stood ready to seize an opportunity to use the Flying Thunder God for another surprise attack.

He had already planted the Flying Thunder God formula when he grabbed Jiraiya; Feng Yao would not miss such a perfect opportunity.

The Third Raikage rushed toward Jiraiya at high speed, extending his hand to pierce through him.

Jiraiya did not retreat but advanced, bending down to wrap his arms around the Third Raikage's waist.

"Barrier: Toad Mouth Bind."

They were pulled together into the stomach of the "Toad Gourd" of Mount Myoboku, a barrier space isolated from the outside world. If one fell into the acidic lake, they would be dissolved.

Now that the Third Raikage was trapped in the barrier by Jiraiya, Feng Yao could have used the Flying Thunder God to follow him in.

However, the barrier was Jiraiya's territory. If Feng Yao rushed in blindly, he might be in danger. In the original work, Jiraiya only used this technique once, so Feng Yao did not have much information on it.

Feng Yao turned his gaze toward the other battlefields. Kabuto was being controlled by two Iwa Ninja, waiting for Dan Katō to finish his Spirit Transformation Technique, but a change had occurred with Orochimaru.

BOOM—!

Orochimaru's body was thrown over, crashing into the ground and creating a large crater, along with the two Iwa Ninja who had been dealing with Shizune.

While Feng Yao was fighting Jiraiya, Orochimaru had used his Kusanagi Sword to severely wound Naruto.

Naruto, sensing a threat to his life, activated the Nine-Tails chakra, entering the two-tailed state.

Furthermore, during the battle, he had resolved Tsunade's inner conflict, and the two of them had joined forces to drive back Orochimaru and the two Iwa Ninja.

In truth, Orochimaru had not suffered any real injuries, and neither Tsunade nor Naruto could do much to him.

He had simply used the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique to produce a new body.

As for why Naruto could maintain his sanity while activating the Nine-Tails chakra, it was because of the chakra Feng Yao had injected into him earlier, which helped Naruto control the power of the two-tailed state while remaining clear-headed.

At this moment, Feng Yao couldn't help but curse himself for being an idiot, having added trouble to his own plate.

Even the system popped out to mock him.

"Heh, the Constellation is still too foolish in this regard. Naruto is the Child of Prophecy of this world; you should have treated him as your enemy from the start, rather than helping him."

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Feng Yao retorted immediately.

"Damn it, by your logic, doesn't that make me the new villain in Naruto?"

"Based on what the Constellation is doing now, you are indeed a villain."

"...That's only because of your missions."

Feng Yao now began to take Naruto seriously. He could no longer afford to show mercy as he had before; to achieve his goals, Feng Yao could be just as ruthless.

Naruto stared at his friend, who looked nothing like the person he remembered, his teeth gritted tight.

He roared at Feng Yao, "Feng Yao! Why are you doing this? Why betray the village and murder the Fifth Hokage! You even want to destroy Konoha!"

Naruto's eyes were blood-red like those of a demon fox, his pupils narrowed into slits, radiating a murderous aura.

"I have my own goals. Besides, I told you long ago: if we ever met again, do not show me any mercy. Naturally, the same applies to me."

Feng Yao's cold, biting voice echoed through the air.

"Then why didn't you just kill me the last few times! You had the chance, didn't you? And I also said I would beat you half to death and drag you back."

As he finished his last sentence, Naruto stomped his feet against the ground and charged.

The terrifying force kicked up a sky full of dust.

"Multi Shadow Clone Technique!"

Naruto split into nearly two thousand shadow clones. Seeing this, Orochimaru prepared to leap out of the crater to deal with Naruto, but he was blocked once again by Tsunade.

"Your opponent is me, Sixth Hokage!"

With that, she delivered a Heavenly Foot of Pain, shattering the crater where Orochimaru stood into pieces, with massive cracks spreading out in ripples for dozens of meters.

Orochimaru had no choice but to engage Tsunade first.

"Winding Evil Snake!"

On the other side, Naruto launched his own attack.

"Take this, Feng Yao! Naruto Two Thousand Barrage!"

As he spoke, two thousand Narutos threw their fists out simultaneously—a move he had learned by imitating Rock Lee during the Chunin Exams.

To deal with such pure taijutsu, Feng Yao simply drew a Kunai and activated Iron Body, coating his entire body.

He charged into the crowd, slaughtering Naruto's clones; every stab, slash, parry, and strike eliminated a shadow clone.

Whenever he was about to be hit, he used Intangibility to dodge. Naruto's human-wave tactics were no match for Feng Yao, and soon only a few clones remained.

However, those few clones worked in pairs, successfully condensing Rasengans.

His learning speed was even faster than in the original story; perhaps this was the power of the protagonist's halo.

"Take this, Feng Yao, Rasengan!"

Feng Yao tossed the Kunai aside and bit his finger.

"Summoning Technique: Hard Rock Panda!"

This was a formidable summon that had even defended against Kakashi's Chidori; Naruto's Rasengan naturally returned without success.

ROAR—!

The panda let out a massive roar, tearing the Narutos in front of it to shreds with its claws, though they were merely shadow clones.

The real Naruto lunged from beneath its feet, gripping a Rasengan as he pressed toward Feng Yao.

This was Naruto's signature tactic: using shadow clones to confuse his opponent before launching a surprise attack.

Unfortunately, Feng Yao had long been prepared for this; he understood Naruto's tactics even better than Naruto himself.

Intangibility activated, and Naruto passed straight through Feng Yao's body, flying toward the rear.

Feng Yao turned to face Naruto's position.

"Kamui!"

Whoosh—!

Blood trickled from Feng Yao's left eye as the space at his focal point began to melt and pull inward. If Naruto didn't take action, his arm would surely be sucked into the Kamui Dimension.

In the critical moment, Naruto split off another shadow clone, which kicked his original body, knocking him out of the absorption range.

However, a large chunk of flesh was still torn away by the Kamui, and his entire right arm was stained red.

Feng Yao used Geppo to dash in front of Naruto, delivering an Iron Body-enhanced punch directly into his gut.

Ugh—

Naruto was too weak to dodge. He doubled over, curling into a ball, the intense pain rendering him unable to make a sound. He glared at Feng Yao with a fixed gaze before losing consciousness.

Orochimaru, Tsunade, and the others naturally noticed this scene. Tsunade felt a surge of anxiety, while Orochimaru wore a sinister grin.

"That brat could never defeat Yao-kun. And naturally, neither can you!"