Battle Against Iwa Ninja (2)

Seeing that the wood construct had achieved its intended effect, Li Yu controlled it to stand upright before it dissolved into two puffs of white smoke with a pair of "poof" sounds.

"Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan Shuriken!"

Putting his full strength into it, he hurled the attack toward the Iwa Ninja. Under the effects of Sage Mode, the Big Ball Rasengan Shuriken was massive, its attack range expanded and its power significantly enhanced.

"Oh no, what did that Konoha ninja throw?"

"Two glowing white shuriken!"

"It's a ninjutsu! Defend, quickly!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

Although the Iwa Ninja had suffered a major loss earlier, there were still many elite shinobi among the ten thousand. The squad leaders commanded their troops to use ninjutsu to block the incoming attack, and from two directions within the ranks, over forty earth walls suddenly rose in succession.

Looking down from above, Li Yu watched as nearly a hundred Earth Style Walls erupted from the ground within the massive army. The scene was truly spectacular; it was a feat rarely seen on any battlefield to have so many identical ninjutsu cast in unison.

"Although I've had the fortune to see this a few times, it's a shame this is the biggest one yet."

"Rumble, rumble."

With two deafening roars, the shuriken transformed into massive, rotating white lights. The hundred-plus earth walls collapsed like dominoes, turning into dust and debris as they were pulled into the colossal, spinning vortex. It was impossible to tell if the white light was stained a dull color by the kicked-up dust or the sheer volume of blood. By the time the storm and the brilliance faded, all that remained in the hundred-meter crater was thick, reddish-black mud.

"With the amplification of Sage Mode, how could an S-rank ninjutsu be blocked by mere B-rank techniques?"

Even when Uchiha Madara fought the Allied Shinobi Forces, his Great Fire Annihilation—a B-rank ninjutsu—could only be blocked by dozens of people. Li Yu's "Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan Shuriken" was incomparably stronger, sweeping through the enemy with such force that it left them no room to even consider resistance.

"Having a massive amount of chakra is just that overbearing."

Li Yu controlled the wood construct, abandoning feints and tricks. It quickly bent its knees and leaped, charging into the main body of the Iwa Ninja army. It immediately transformed into a towering giant, sending nearby Iwa Ninja flying with every punch and kick.

The scene was incredibly violent. No one could withstand a single blow from the wood construct; it moved as if in an empty land, allowing Li Yu to vent all the frustration he had felt while fighting the Third Raikage A.

"Block this! Go on, block it!"

"Who's next?"

"Ever seen a fist the size of a small mountain?"

The more Li Yu fought, the more exhilarated he became. He stopped holding back his tongue, finding the battle truly satisfying and refreshing.

However, happy times are always short-lived. This method of fighting with individual punches and kicks was simply too slow. Eventually, many Iwa Ninja began to dodge and weave, making it so that a single punch couldn't kill more than a few at a time.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

"Earth Release: Rock Bullet!"

"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"

The Iwa Ninja were no pushovers. Seeing Li Yu's wood construct slaughtering their ranks, they immediately organized a counterattack, launching their most proficient offensive ninjutsu from all sides in an attempt to kill him in one strike.

"Oh? Your willpower is decent. Even after being slaughtered like this, you can still organize an effective attack."

Li Yu didn't pay much mind to it. He continued to weave hand seals, adopting a desperate stance with no intention of defending.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

The wood dragon on the construct's body instantly came to life, continuing its assault on the Iwa Ninja. Li Yu controlled the dragon as it rampaged, whipping its tail and sweeping through the ranks like a god.

Just as the various elemental ninjutsu were about to strike the wood construct, and as the Iwa Ninja watched with bated breath for the result, a shocking scene unfolded.

All the ninjutsu passed through the wood construct as if it were made of air, as if they were striking a phantom. The attacks sailed through the construct and slammed into the ground, trees, and even the Iwa Ninja's own ranks, causing widespread chaos.

"How is this possible?"

"Why did all our attacks miss?"

"We spent so much chakra, and such a perfect opportunity was wasted!"

"That Konoha ninja is too strong. Can we even win? Can we actually win?"

Many Iwa Ninja began to lose heart. They had been fighting for so long without landing a single effective hit, constantly being slaughtered with no power to fight back.

"Don't be afraid! We have the numbers; we can wear him down!"

"That's right! As long as we don't give up, we can definitely kill this Konoha ninja!"

"Exactly!"

"Yes!"

The Iwa Ninja steeled their resolve, charging toward the wood construct with a death-defying determination, intent on exhausting Li Yu and killing him right there.

Li Yu watched as the Iwa Ninja refused to give up even in this situation.

"Do the desperate always win? Not necessarily. It seems you still don't understand the situation."

"Since you Iwa Ninja are so unafraid of death and keep charging at me, that suits me just fine."

The wood dragon that had flown out returned to the construct. Inside the Kamui Dimension, a "poof" sounded as his second shadow clone turned into a puff of white smoke. Li Yu maintained his Sage Mode and continued to weave hand seals.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands."

A thousand-foot-tall giant Buddha rose from the ground, its hands pressed together in prayer as it sat upon a meditation cushion. Behind it, thousands of massive arms were arranged in layers, resembling the fanned-out tail of a peacock.

Li Yu stood atop a hundred-meter-tall wooden figure. The wooden figure sat cross-legged with its hands also pressed together, its previous fierce and glaring expression replaced by a serene and pious look as it sat atop the giant Buddha's head.

This was the authentic version of the True Several Thousand Hands. With the wooden figure sitting atop the giant Buddha, it was incomparable to the pirated version used by the White Zetsu against the Allied Shinobi Forces; the sheer scale of the figures and the size of the giant arms behind them were worlds apart.

Standing on the thousand-meter-tall giant Buddha and looking down at the Iwa Ninja on the ground, those who had previously seemed like grasshoppers now appeared as mere ants, reduced to nothing more than tiny black specks in his eyes.

This is what true Super-Kage level strength feels like. My first time using it—tremble, earthlings.

The Iwa Ninja below were stunned; many collapsed onto their backsides, trembling uncontrollably with dilated pupils as an atmosphere of despair rippled through their ranks.

"What is this, what is this?"

"Is this still human? Is this a miracle?"

"It's all an illusion, it's all an illusion!"

"Haha, you're all going to die, you're all going to die, haha!"

Having mustered their courage time and again only to be crushed by reality each time, the Iwa Ninja who could no longer handle the shock were driven mad by the giant Buddha's aura, leaving them with no will to fight.

Li Yu was also casting this technique for the first time, marveling at how truly massive the giant Buddha was and how overwhelming its power and pressure felt.

"The effect is about right. It's time to end this."

"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands."

Instantly, the palms behind the giant Buddha began to move, forming fists aimed at the Iwa Ninja, and unleashed a frenzied barrage of strikes.

"Boom! Boom!"

The rumbling was incessant, the ground shook, and thousands of Iwa Ninja were crushed into meat patties under the assault. Their screams were drowned out by the continuous, thunderous impacts, and a massive cloud of sand and dust kicked up from the ground, obscuring the scene of the giant Buddha's pummeling.

Li Yu took a deep breath. After five minutes of continuous bombardment, his chakra consumption was significant, so he commanded the giant Buddha to retract its massive arms.

"Damn, that was fierce."

As the dust settled, the ground within the several-hundred-meter radius of the attack had sunk seven or eight meters, flattened as if it had been rolled over by a steamroller.

The remaining thousands of Iwa Ninja were left dazed by Li Yu's wave of attacks, standing frozen in place, having forgotten even to turn and flee.

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence."

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence."

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence."

Four sudden instances of Deep Forest Emergence gave the Iwa Ninja no time to think, surrounding them with the intent to wipe out the survivors in one fell swoop.

"Run!"

"Flee!"

"Retreat!"