The Fourteenth Chicken Army did not wait where it was. Instead, it took a shortcut around the defensive line and continued toward Tokyo!
Plum Chicken demanded of War Chicken, "This isn't what we agreed on. Explain."
War Chicken answered respectfully, "Our army has split into small groups, making us harder to spot. We can strike straight at their heart, and then we'll claim the greatest credit for rescuing the sovereign. Remember your idol?"
"Oh? You mean wielding the emperor's authority to command the disobedient?"
"Exactly. We can't let this opportunity slip away!"
"Well done. But I doubt that's your only goal, is it?"
"Heh, heh." War Chicken flashed a sinister smile. "Nothing gets past you. Let those two superhumans wear each other down fighting East Big Chicken and the others, while we watch from the sidelines and reap the rewards. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
"So desu ne~! You even dare scheme against the Big Chickens!"
"In a struggle for power, it's kill or be killed."
"You're wicked, but I like it! We'll do as you say. With those two killing machines away, the Chicken Coop is bound to be undefended. All troops, pick up the pace!"
"Hai!"
Meanwhile, Li Tetsuhiro and Madara were flying past the edge of the city toward the chicken armies...
"Oh? They've split off a unit. Judging by its direction, it's going to launch a surprise attack on Tokyo? And the main army has turned south? Interesting." Tetsuhiro's Tenseigan was no mere decoration; no strategic deployment could fool it.
"These small fry aren't interesting. Hurry up and wipe them out so we can start our contest."
"All right, I'm going in." Tetsuhiro flew at full speed, laughing. "Hahaha! So this is the joy of flying through the sky. This feels amazing."
Heaven-Hunting Kick!
Tetsuhiro dropped vertically from the sky into the chicken army.
Boom! The impact left a circular crater three hundred meters across.
In an instant, the Pot Chickens were thrown into utter chaos!
"Enemy attack!" A chicken had barely shouted before Tetsuhiro grabbed its neck from behind.
"Tell me! Where is the Sixteenth Chicken Army?"
"Bridge Chicken, don't give in!" In the distance, a Pot Chicken Chief was leading the Pot Chickens in firing at him.
"Don't give in? I hope your willpower is as fierce as your beliefs!"
Wood Release: Cutting Technique!
Wooden spikes shot continuously from Tetsuhiro's palm, piercing it clean through.
"No! Pine Big Chicken!" Bridge Chicken watched the superior who had just encouraged it collapse with a spike through its chest.
"Baka! Don't even think about it!"
Crack! Tetsuhiro couldn't be bothered to waste words on it and snapped its neck.
"This is a little inefficient," he muttered, then pressed his palms together.
Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!
A large-nosed wooden giant, as tall as a building of more than ten stories, rose from underground. It casually slapped down a nearby building and began slaughtering them.
"Oh? Found one!" He spotted East Big Chicken surrounded by several hundred people!
Nine Wood Clones emerged from his body.
Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!
"You know who to find, right? Go!"
Although his body belonged to Hashirama, his soul was still Li Tetsuhiro's, so the clones hated the Pot Chickens just as deeply as the original did.
Suddenly, a rumble came from the coast.
Dozens of chicken eggs hurtled toward them. Tetsuhiro deflected them while looking around and discovered that the fleet had arrived offshore.
"Hold on, fellow chickens! The Naval Chicken Army is here to reinforce you!
"First Carrier Division, attack!" Well Big Chicken brandished its sword, its face twisted viciously.
"Hai!" Mountain Chicken Chief turned and went to direct the operation.
Thirty aircraft quickly took off...
In the lead aircraft, Cape Chicken warned, "All squads, pay attention! The target is enormous. Attack its weak points, and be careful not to get swatted out of the sky."
"Yes!" × N
They probed in successive waves, ranging from its head to its feet and dodging its swipes.
Reinforced concrete buildings crumbled like biscuits under its blows.
A casual stomp sent cracks spreading more than a hundred meters across the ground.
Only after losing seven fighters did they finally learn something from the first round:
"Command center! The target's entire body is made of a special wooden structure. Ordinary bullets have almost no effect. Its eyes are its only weakness. We need concentrated missile fire to destroy them!"
Mountain Chicken Chief immediately ordered, "Good. Concentrated fire approved!"
The aircraft turned around again and launched a second wave of attacks against the enormous Wood Human.
"All squads, pay attention! Once you're close, concentrate your missiles on the target's eyes! Victory belongs to us!" After those final words, Cape Chicken resolutely led the charge.
Through the cockpit, it could see the Wood Human's enormous form, but it paid that no mind.
Instead, it volunteered to harass the target and create an opening for the chicken forces.
"Come on, you damned bastard! I'm right here!" It cursed as it unleashed a torrent of bullets.
"Watch out below, squadron leader!" A warning came through its headset.
Squadron Leader Mountain Cape hurriedly banked its aircraft, narrowly dodging the blow.
"Phew~ Don't underestimate us Pot Chickens!!"
"No! There's another one behind you!"
"Wha-?" Cape Chicken was just about to maneuver when a deafening crash came from behind, and it plunged into darkness...
To everyone else, a wooden dragon nearly a hundred meters long had smashed Cape Chicken's fighter from behind. Its wings tore apart like paper, and burning fuel trailed behind it as it plunged toward the chicken troops.
Boom! They were instantly turned into roast chickens.
Tetsuhiro held his palms together, controlling the Wood Human and Wood Dragon as he sneered, "Who told you there was only one kind of opponent? There's only one fate for animals like you: death!"
With the more agile Wood Dragon pursuing them through the air, only seven fighters returned this time.
Mountain Chicken Chief slumped dejectedly into its chair, and the entire command center fell deathly silent.
"Everyone, the time has come to sacrifice ourselves! Charge with me!"
"Look! The naval chickens are charging. Let's charge too!" The Pot Chickens that had been fleeing or hiding also rushed back into battle.
Quivering bayonets and desperate roars wove together into an exquisite symphony.
They desperately launched a suicidal charge at Tetsuhiro.
"Hahaha~ I was worried you'd run away. Perfect, now I can finish you all at once!"
Tetsuhiro casually picked up a bayonet and charged back at them, once again fighting bayonet to bayonet.
[Rose of the Battlefield] remained active.
"Hahaha~ Come on, you animals! Delight me with your beautiful screams!"
Blood sprayed wherever Tetsuhiro passed, and not a single enemy fell in one piece.
Unfortunately, there were too many this time. Even with nine clones, the killing was too slow.
He had no choice but to stop indulging himself.
Discarding the bayonet with its curled blade, he clapped his hands together.
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
"What kind of person are we even fighting?"
"Damn it, why won't he take prisoners? Mom, I want to surrender. I want to go home..."
"Damn it, even gas masks don't work!"
Four enormous blossoms towered overhead, and pink pollen drifted through the air on the breeze.
Even when they realized something was wrong in time, inhaling the slightest amount still made them collapse.
Within ten minutes, all three Pot Chicken armies-land, sea, and air-had fallen unconscious.
When Tetsuhiro saw that the three people he had been longing for had been captured and brought back, he said to Madara, "Sorry for the trouble. Just burn them all."
Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!
"My technique isn't meant for burning corpses. Do it yourself next time." Madara was thoroughly annoyed, but he unleashed it anyway.
The fierce wall of fire turned them all into roast chickens on the spot.
They could not even get up, let alone escape.
Tetsuhiro glanced at the three unconscious animals in his grasp. Thinking about what would happen to them later made him want to laugh.
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