Hidden Stone Collapse Operation Five
Chunin Ninja Exams Arena
"You stinking rock! Smash it!"
With a single, powerful slap, the Daishi man, driven by Kitsuchi, shattered into pieces Shukaku forcefully slapped its belly.
"Air Bullet!"
Boom!
The broken stone golem was hit by the wind cannon and completely turned into rubble. The rubble scattered all over the arena, and many unlucky people were injured by the falling rubble.
Hahahaha!
Shukaku, seeing the stone giant that had troubled it for so long completely vanish into thin air, let out a wild laugh.
"Air Bullet!"
"Air Bullet!"
"Air Bullet!"
Shukaku's Chakra was as limitless as ever, and he unleashed powerful Wind Style projectiles without restraint. Except for some buildings on the high platform that remained intact due to the barrier, the walls of the Chunin Ninja Exams arena had completely collapsed.
Ordinary ninjas would find it difficult to contend with Tailed Beast with unlimited Chakra, but Kitsuchi is not an ordinary ninja; he is one of the top Earth Style masters in Iwagakure.
The Ninjutsu brewing in the Kitsuchi was complete; he squatted down, bent over, and slapped his hands on the ground.
"Earth Style: Earth Mountain Technique!"
On either side of Shukaku, the originally flat ground slowly rose up, turning into semi-circular earthen walls, thick and huge, even taller than Shukaku, flanking Shukaku from both sides.
Earth Mountain Technique is a high-level Ninjutsu mastered by Iwagakure Jonin. Kitsuchi involves creating two giant hemispheres of earth to encircle and immobilize the opponent.
If a ninja like Kitsuchi were to use this technique, it would not only be effective against humans, but could also suppress even giant creatures at the level of Tailed Beast, making it the highest-level technique for stopping movement.
If the Earth Mound Technique is used against humans, the earth mound can be used as a means of attack; those trapped between the mounds will eventually be crushed by the pressure.
This is a high-level Earth Style Ninjutsu from Iwagakure. In addition to consuming Chakra to activate it, maintaining it also requires Chakra. If a large amount of Chakra is used, the scale of the technique can also be expanded.
Kitsuchi's earth mound technique was so powerful that it could suppress the Tailed Beast, demonstrating his astonishing strength.
Shukaku's two yellow sand arms braced against the earthen mound. The once arrogant Shukaku was now rendered powerless, unable to use the Air Bullet, and seemed to be doing its best to resist this Ninjutsu.
The suppression of Shukaku, a weapon of war, boosted the morale of the Iwagakure Ninja, making the battles in Iwagakure even more intense and brutal.
On the high platform
Scattered stones were everywhere. Ōnoki was outnumbered by three opponents and was now struggling to keep up, his breathing becoming heavy.
Ōnoki's expression was serious. He clasped his hands together in front of him and then slowly separated them, forming a cone-shaped barrier between his palms. Inside the barrier was a small sphere emitting white light.
The three people opposite Ōnoki —the tall, thin Second Tsuchikage covered in bandages—made the same gesture as Ōnoki, with their hands spread apart, forming a square-shaped barrier in the middle.
"Dust Release: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
"Dust Release: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Two huge, thick white beams of light collided head-on. Ōnoki's Dust Release was cone-shaped, Second Tsuchikage Mu used in actual combat.
The collision of the two beams of light emitted a blinding white light. After the light flashed, Ōnoki was still suspended in mid-air, while the three people opposite him had disappeared.
Where Orochimaru and his two companions had originally stood, some soil and fragments of clothing condensed and slowly coalesced into a human form. After the First Tsuchikage, Ishikawa, and the Second Tsuchikage Mu, were destroyed by Dust Release, they returned to their original state.
"That was dangerous; I almost got killed."
Orochimaru emerged from the ground. He had sensed danger and hastily dove into the earth to avoid the aftermath of the Orochimaru. Only after the ripples of the Ninjutsu subsided did he dare to show his face.
"Both use Dust Release, yet the developer is inferior to the inheritor. I really want your power..."
Orochimaru was extremely skilled in the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and whenever he saw a powerful ninja, he would try to use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to control them.
Ōnoki was panting even more heavily now. The previous clash had ended in a draw, but Ōnoki's second Dust Release had successfully suppressed the Second Tsuchikage and eliminated the three of them. However, the two former Kage who had been eliminated seemed to have a strange trait; they were revived by the reassembly of their fragments.
Ōnoki knew that if he continued to drag this out, he would run out of Chakra and die.
Ōnoki quickly formed three hand seals, then brought his palms together and separated them, revealing a white square barrier in his palms.
"Quick! Stop him!"
Upon seeing this, Orochimaru immediately shouted loudly.
Orochimaru, who was proficient in thousands of Ninjutsu, didn't have a good way to counter Dust Release either. His only way to deal with it was to control the Second Tsuchikage to fight it head-on or simply dodge it.
If the Second Tsuchikage and Ōnoki hadn't stood up to him, even if he had hidden in the ground, he would likely have been killed if he had been targeted.
The Second Tsuchikage Mu just been resurrected. With his hands moving somewhat mechanically, he formed three hand seals, and then a cube-shaped white barrier appeared in his palms.
"Dust Release: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Second Tsuchikage Mu could even unleash his power, a thick beam of white light shot directly from Ōnoki's side, and the two former Tsuchikage were once again disintegrated and disappeared on the spot.
Ōnoki gritted his teeth, increased his Chakra output, and extended the Dust Release light once again, directly creating the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Ōnoki's floating body spun around, wiping out the four people controlling the Four Violet Flames Formation barrier from the world, and the barrier itself broke.
"Lord Tsuchikage!"
Six Iwagakure Ninja outside the barrier immediately rushed in and surrounded Ōnoki.
Orochimaru emerged from the earth once more, his expression grave. He hadn't expected that even with the assistance of two former Tsuchikage, Ōnoki had managed to break the barrier.
"It's not over yet, kill him."
Orochimaru's breathing became even heavier. After the Iwagakure Ninja gave the order, their bodies slowly rose to about twenty meters above the ground, allowing them to face Orochimaru from a superior vantage point.
Where the First Tsuchikage and Second Tsuchikage had originally stood, soil and tattered clothing once again coalesced, but this time only the First Tsuchikage's figure materialized, while the Second Tsuchikage had vanished.
The First Tsuchikage Ishikawa quickly Hand Seals, bringing his hands together to form the Snake Seal.
"Earth Style: Earth Style: Golem Technique!"
Boom!
The ground bulged up, and a Daishi figure nearly seventy meters tall rose from the ground.
The numerous Iwagakure Ninja looked at the Daishi golem, swallowed hard, but their eyes grew even more resolute.
"Use the swamp!"
Among the six Iwagakure Ninja, the oldest one loudly proclaimed the strategy and then Hand Seals.
Earth Style: Earth Release: Antlion Technique! x6
Iwagakure excels at combined attacks; with the combined strength of the six, the Daishi golem condensed by the First Tsuchikage was completely transformed into a swamp beneath its feet.
The swamp spun rapidly, pulling the giant downwards. The six Iwagakure Ninja were sweating profusely as they frantically poured in their Chakra. The swamp spun even faster, and the stone giant was swallowed up in just a few seconds.
Suddenly, a blazing white light burst forth, enveloping the six people. The white light Flash Cut and disappeared in an instant, and the original six Iwagakure Ninja vanished without a trace.
A slight ripple appeared in the corner, revealing a figure wrapped in bandages.