Chapter 49

Roshi chuckled. "Heh heh... you're a clever little brat. Konoha truly is a land that produces outstanding people. But compared to Konoha, Iwagakure is still suffering from hunger. War has made the Land of Earth even poorer. We could barely solve the problem of food and clothing before, and now it's even harder to maintain 317. That's precisely why I hate war. I only came to the Land of Fire this time to gather food and bring it back to the Land of Earth. If Konoha finds out about this, things will become troublesome. I originally intended to kill you, but for the Uzumaki Clan's sake, I'll just knock you out this time and wait for your village to rescue you!"

With that, Roshi slowly walked toward Might Duy.

Ren looked at Kushina, then sighed helplessly. Roshi was the Four-Tails' Jinchuriki and a ninja from the same generation as Ōnoki. He was unquestionably a Kage Level powerhouse. With just a few Genin like them, they were no match for Roshi. If Might Duy opened the Eight Gates, he might be able to hold him off. But Ren didn't know whether Might Duy could open the Eight Gates.

While Ren was growing anxious, Tsunade, who had been in Naruto's office in Konoha, suddenly sensed that something was wrong with the scroll. She felt it growing hot, then took it out and saw it slowly beginning to burn. Once the scroll on Ren's side was unsealed, the one with Tsunade would react and eventually burn up.

Tsunade stared at the scroll. "Ren is in danger!"

Her voice carried a trace of panic as she stood up.

The Third Naruto, who had been speaking, looked surprised. "In danger? Didn't you assign him an ordinary patrol mission?"

Naruto knew the details of Ren's team well. After all, Kushina was on that team, so every mission had to be treated seriously.

But Tsunade didn't answer. She rushed straight out of Naruto's office.

Jiraiya rose to his feet. "Old man... I'll go with Tsunade and take a look. That kid Ren wouldn't act recklessly. If he hadn't encountered a danger he couldn't handle, he definitely wouldn't have notified Tsunade like this."

"Heh heh..." Orochimaru smiled. "I didn't expect the little genius to ask for help. This seems interesting. I'll go take a look too!"

In an instant, only Naruto and a white-haired man remained in the spacious office.

Naruto shook his head and looked at the white-haired man. "White Fang... it seems we'll have to wait. But report to me once more about the Land of Rain. Is the Land of Rain's target really the Land of Fire?"

The white-haired man had a cold expression, and his resolute eyes held firm determination. "That's right... the Land of Rain's target is the Land of Fire!"

As he spoke, a strange look appeared in White Fang's eyes. Outside the window stood a terrifying crimson canine.

It was not far away, roughly ten kilometers from Konoha.

The Third Hokage saw it as well. "That's a Summoning Beast. That location is where Ren is carrying out his mission. It seems something really has gone wrong. White Fang, go and take a look too!"

"Yes, Lord Naruto!"

After saying that, White Fang turned and left Naruto's office, his cold eyes brimming with icy killing intent.

Leaving Naruto aside, Ren's situation was practically fatal.

Roshi said coldly, "Get a good sleep. Just pretend none of this ever happened."

Ren said, "Once we lose consciousness, our lives and deaths will be in your hands. I won't hand my fate over to someone else. Duy... let's fight!"

Might Duy nodded. "Alright... this is a perfect chance to try the taijutsu I created!"

As soon as he finished speaking, green light flared.

Might Duy's eyes turned white as he roared, "The taijutsu forged through effort—Eight Gates! Today, let the Eight Gates bloom here! Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit—open, all of you!"

A terrifying aura spread as tremendous energy erupted from Might Duy's body. He then charged toward Roshi in the distance.

In an instant, before Roshi could react, Might Duy's fist had already struck his face.

Boom...

The tremendous force instantly sent Roshi flying.

Even as Roshi was flung away, shock filled his face. "What... such speed, such strength. What kind of taijutsu is this? He's clearly just a Genin—how could he suddenly unleash such terrifying power?"

Roshi didn't understand, because this was a ninjutsu Might Duy had created himself.

Ren bit his finger and said, "Kushina, Mikoto... stand behind me."

With that, he cautiously stared at the three ninjas before him.

All three were Jonin and subordinates of Roshi.

One Rock Ninja said, "Lord Roshi said you only need to sleep for a while. Why resist? We only want to gather food and return to save our people. We won't turn this food into resources for the Tsuchikage's war."

The Rock Ninja spoke sincerely, but Ren said, "What you're doing is noble, but I won't place my life and death in someone else's hands."

With that, Ren formed hand seals. "Summoning Technique!"

He could only use the Summoning Technique. Facing three Jonin while also protecting Kushina and Mikoto, Ren simply couldn't fight. Moreover, Ren knew that even though he was strong enough to surpass many Chunin, there was still a gap between him and Jonin—especially since these three Jonin were Roshi's subordinates. They were definitely Elite Jonin. Therefore, Ren could only choose to summon a Summoning Beast.

Summoning Beasts

Roar...

A terrifying aura spread as the twenty-meter-tall Ghost-Faced Mastiff King appeared.

Scorching heat filled the air, and its fiery red fur billowed.

The Ghost-Faced Mastiff King's eyes were scarlet as it radiated a scorching, savage aura. Staring ahead, it said, "Master... what are your orders?"

Standing atop the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King's head, Ren placed Kushina and Mikoto behind him, then looked at the three seemingly tiny Rock Ninja in the distance. "Ghost-Faced Mastiff King... the enemies are the three Rock Ninja before us!"

At those words, the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King silently nodded. Its scarlet eyes fixed on the three Rock Ninja. "Anyone who dares harm my master becomes an enemy of the Dog Clan. You will all die!"

Its sharp fangs ignited with terrifying flames. The Ghost-Faced Mastiff King raised its fiery red right paw and brought it down directly upon the three Rock Ninja.

In an instant, it whipped up a terrifying hurricane, while its right paw was wreathed in raging flames. The flames stirred the fierce wind and immediately ran wild.

The three Rock Ninja wore strange expressions. "What is this? How does a Genin have such a terrifying Summoning Beast? And how could he summon it?"

The three Jonin from Iwagakure were astonished, while Ren began extracting Chakra. Summoning the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King had instantly consumed more than half the vast Chakra within his body. Although Ren was only twelve, his Chakra was absolutely not at Genin level. His Chakra was already comparable to Kushina's. Ever since Kushina had become a Jinchuriki, combined with the Uzumaki Clan's physique, the amount of Chakra in her body had become absurd. After years of constant training, Ren's Chakra had barely become comparable to Kushina's. Yet even such immense Chakra had been consumed by more than half in an instant. It could only be said that the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King was too terrifying!

That was right—this was terror, absolute terror. After evolving through the RR Virus and being cultivated with vast resources by Ren, the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King had become extraordinary. When it first evolved, it had eaten mysterious bones from Perfect World, as well as some of Fire Tiger's bones. After all that, the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King's strength had already surpassed Bunta's in the future. Therefore, summoning it required terrifying amounts of Chakra.

The current Ghost-Faced Mastiff King had scarlet eyes and fiery red fur, radiating a scorching aura. It was no ordinary creature.

Boom...

The Ghost-Faced Mastiff King brought down its raised right paw, whipping up fierce winds and blazing flames as it instantly tore apart the forest before it with overwhelming force.

Faced with the terrifying claw, the three Rock Ninja had no other choice and instantly used Earth Release ninjutsu!

Earth Release—Earth-Flow Rampart!

The three combined their efforts, instantly raising a massive stone wall to block the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King's right paw.

Boom...

The terrifying right paw instantly shattered the stone wall, sending up a cloud of dust.