After the battle at Kirigakure ended, Uchiha Yi had not left Konoha for months. Besides, the war between Konoha and Kirigakure had dragged on for over a year.
If Uchiha Yi was really this powerful, if this was his usual level of strength, why had he let the Kirigakure front drag on for so long?
As Ōnoki saw it, Uchiha Yi was strong, but he was hardly invincible. If he had that kind of power, why hadn't he used it?
But when the giant, towering like a pillar of heaven, appeared, every Stone Shinobi, Ōnoki included, felt a trace of despair.
Could they really fight something like that? They might as well lie down and wait to die.
The towering Susanoo raised its longsword high, then swept it toward the crowd.
Ōnoki reacted at once and rushed in front of his forces. "Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"
In an instant, two enormous hemispheres rose on either side of the Susanoo and closed in around it. This time, Ōnoki was fighting with everything he had.
Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique might only be a B-rank Ninjutsu, but with enough Chakra, it could still be devastating.
Kitsuchi, for instance, had used Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique with help from the Nine-Tails' Chakra to pin even the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Now Ōnoki poured almost all his Chakra into the same technique, trying to trap Uchiha Yi's Susanoo.
Ōnoki had plenty of Chakra. True, he could only use Dust Release a few times in battle, but Dust Release was one of the few Kekkei Tōta in the Shinobi World—perhaps the only one known to exist. A Kekkei Tōta consumed far more Chakra than an ordinary Kekkei Genkai.
His Chakra drained away at a terrifying rate. One misstep, and Ōnoki might die