Ryuuzaki Eiji vs. the Third Kazekage
"Great! It's Eiji! We're saved!"
"Excellent, we've got this one in the bag!"
The Konoha Ninja could no longer hide their joy when they saw that it was Eiji.
Many people have witnessed Eiji's strength, and to be honest, even if the Third Hokage were here, it wouldn't give them as much sense of security as Eiji's presence.
Cheers echoed throughout the Forest!
Hearing Eiji's leisurely tone, Tsunade was furious.
"Eiji! Where on earth were you!?"
Tsunade wanted to complain to Eiji that he was too late and had put her in a tough fight, but blaming a child much younger than herself would make her lose face.
But when she started to blame him, she had already begun to see Eiji as someone on equal footing with her.
The Third Kazekage withdrew the Iron Sand, allowing his wings to grow enormous again.
"So you're the Eyes of the Blue Sky? I never expected someone like you to be sent to the battlefield by Hiruzen Sarutobi ahead of time. Konoha shouldn't be at its end yet."
He looked sharply at Eiji. He had heard of the Daimyo"Eyes of the Blue Sky" before, but he never expected to meet him at such an inopportune time.
To be honest, he felt things had veered off course from his plans.
"Am I just too restless, and that's bothering you?"
Tsunade was held in Eiji's arms. She would look at the Kazekage for a while, then look up at Eiji's profile, and then look down at the Konoha Ninja were looking up at her.
"In short, put me down first!"
Being held like that for so long made Tsunade feel a little embarrassed, so she quickly called out.
Eiji didn't say much, and slowly lowered himself down to place Tsunade back on the ground.
Then he Body Flicker Technique reappeared high in the sky, level with the Third Kazekage who used the Iron Sand Wings.
"No matter what you do, it's meaningless. Even if you save Princess Tsunade here, Konoha's defeat is already sealed. You should think about your base."
To be honest, the Third Kazekage didn't want to face Ryuuzaki Eiji here. Although he hadn't personally experienced the other's strength, as the user of the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, he was well aware of the terrifying power of the Kekkei Genkai.
Moreover, he has an astonishing record of killing the Third Raikage, so it would be unwise to continue confronting him here.
Therefore, he intended to use these words to make the enemy want to retreat, and if they insisted on fighting, it would also dampen their morale to some extent.
Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately asked anxiously, "By the way, Eiji, have you noticed the direction of the main camp? The Sunagakure army is heading towards the Konoha camp!"
"Oh, you asked about that? I've already taken care of them all."
Eiji spread his hands and said in a calm tone.
The sounds of fighting, the clash of Kunai and Ninja Blade, which had been constant, all vanished in an instant.
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At that moment, the Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas, who were still engaged in fierce combat, suddenly stopped what they were doing.
All eyes turned to Eiji in the air, and the air suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
Huh?
Tsunade was dumbfounded, and the Ninja on both sides began to look at each other in disbelief.
Then, everyone jumped back at the same time, retreating behind Tsunade and the Third Kazekage with perfect coordination.
The expressions of the Konoha Ninja were quite interesting. Some of them had witnessed Eiji's terrifying power, and after a brief moment of surprise, they quickly accepted the fact that he had annihilated two thousand Sunagakure.
Tsunade's eye twitched. This brat might actually do something this outrageous!
In fact, she had similar ideas when Eiji arrived on the battlefield, such as having Eiji enter the enemy's headquarters and start individual combat directly, but those remained just ideas.
On the one hand, she was unsure if Eiji would feel tired, and on the other hand, she felt that the burden on Eiji's shoulders was too heavy.
Is that really the case? He accomplished this with just the Eyes of the Blue Sky!?
The Sunagakure residents were in disbelief; they looked at each other, completely unable to believe it.
"What do you mean? Forget the bluffing; I won't be swayed by you!"
Although the Third Kazekage spoke in a serious tone, he didn't even realize that a bead of cold sweat had rolled down his forehead.
Can this brat really do it? Can he really annihilate two thousand Sunagakure Ninja all by himself?
If what he says is true, then the war is already over.
No, how can this be? I've prepared for this war for so long, and now I'm letting him give up halfway just because of his one-sided opinion?
He couldn't bear the consequences of defeat, nor could Sunagakure, so he couldn't accept the truth of the matter!
"That's all made up!" The Iron Sand wings behind the Third Kazekage grew menacing. "I was originally thinking of a temporary ceasefire and negotiations, but since you have no sincerity whatsoever, then you'll be completely engulfed here by my Iron Sand!"
It's just the Eyes of the Blue Sky, what's the big deal!
He's the strongest Kazekage, how could he possibly be afraid of a child!?
"Eiji, the one before you is the Third Kazekage. Like you, he possesses a powerful Kekkei Genkai, allowing him to freely control the Iron Sand within the earth for attack and defense. Don't underestimate him!"
"Understood, Tsunade- nee. You can just watch the rest of the battle from the sidelines. If you have time, help treat the wounded." A gust of wind blew by, causing Eiji's clothes to flutter and his hair to dance wildly. "It won't take long."
Tsunade nodded; she had absolutely no doubt about Eiji's strength.
Although he was being completely suppressed by the Kazekage, as long as Eiji's Limitless could not be broken, then even the strongest attack would be futile.
"Although I'm about to kill you, before that, I still want to ask one question: Is Magnet Release truly impossible to acquire through learning?"
"That's impossible. What exactly do you want?"
The Third Kazekage's eyes were dangerous; he couldn't understand at all what Eiji's purpose was in saying those words.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to try some interesting experiments, but since I can't learn how, I'll just have to give up."
Eiji shrugged regretfully. He had been thinking that if he had the chance to learn Magnet Release, he would try to make puppets using a lot of metal materials, since such puppets would obviously be more solid.
Just as Eiji was still thinking, a figure suddenly appeared beside him.
"You've shown a weakness, haven't you, Ryuuzaki Eiji!!!"
A Sunagakure Eiji wielding a giant Ninja Blade leaped high into the air and, seizing the perfect moment, delivered a powerful slash towards Eiji in mid-air!
Eiji glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then vanished instantly, the Ninja Blade only managing to strike the afterimage that had disappeared.
"What!"
The Sunagakure looked astonished.
His attack missed, and his body fell rapidly, the heavy sword slamming into the ground and kicking up a lot of sand and gravel.
That blow had almost exhausted him, and now he was panting heavily as he tried to pull the Ninja Blade out of the ground.
The next moment--
Eiji's figure suddenly appeared above him, one foot stepping on the back of his head, the other foot grinding against his back.
"In a world of the strong, there is no place for the weak; never provoke an opponent stronger than yourself."
The Sunagakure, who was being stepped on, tried to lift his head, but his body seemed to be subjected to immense Gravity and he couldn't lift it even an inch!