Starting Out With Indra's Chakra — Part 33

"Everyone, stop and retreat."

Even without Hatake Sakumo giving the order, the ninjas behind him were already terrified. The Tailed Beast's massive body, dozens of meters tall, had scared them senseless.

"What kind of monster is that? A summoned beast?"

"That Chakra is terrifying. We're definitely no match for it. Can Commander Hatake beat it?"

"Could that thing be a Tailed Beast?!"

The Konoha Ninja fell into panic, but fortunately, they were well-trained enough to follow Hatake Sakumo's orders and begin retreating.

"Sunagakure has even deployed a Tailed Beast. I wonder if Konoha will use the Nine-Tails."

Liu Feng glanced over, then retreated with Nawaki. He wasn't afraid of the One-Tail, but with Nawaki's level of strength, One-Tails Shukaku could probably kill him with any random ninjutsu.

"Ha ha ha ha! This great lord has finally been released!"

One-Tails Shukaku was exceedingly arrogant.

Excluding the Ten-Tails, among the remaining nine Tailed Beasts, One-Tails Shukaku was not the strongest, but it was undoubtedly the most arrogant.

"Damn human! You dare attack this great lord? Die!"

"Wind Style: Majestic Fire Annihilation!"

After sensing Hatake Sakumo's attack, One-Tails Shukaku furiously retaliated. It opened its mouth and spat out a wind sphere filled with an enormous amount of Chakra.

This was one of the ninjutsu One-Tails Shukaku had mastered. It could also use the most powerful Tailed Beast Bomb, but rarely did so, mainly because it consumed far too much Chakra.

Among all the Tailed Beasts, One-Tails Shukaku was not the weakest, but its Chakra reserves were among the lowest.

The Nine-Tails could use Tailed Beast Bombs freely without worrying about the consumption, but One-Tails Shukaku could not.

Wind Style: Majestic Fire Annihilation was essentially a substitute.

"Hatake Sakumo can't do much against One-Tails Shukaku."

Standing in the distance, Liu Feng watched Hatake Sakumo struggle against One-Tails Shukaku. Though Hatake Sakumo was powerful and among the best at the Kage-level—

If he faced a Kage-level opponent, Hatake Sakumo could suppress them. But against a Tailed Beast, he simply lacked any effective means of inflicting serious damage.

Hatake Sakumo's Hatake Swordsmanship and Lightning Style were formidable against humans, but against a gigantic creature like a Tailed Beast, they seemed rather inadequate.

Of course, One-Tails Shukaku could not do much to Hatake Sakumo in a short time either. Among the nine Tailed Beasts, only the Nine-Tails likely possessed Super Kage-level combat power.

The other Tailed Beasts, including Eight-Tails Gyūki, possessed at most peak Kage-level combat power. One-Tails Shukaku was, at best, Kage-level.

If One-Tails Shukaku fought the Third Kazekage, it would probably be unable to defeat him.

However, that did not mean Hatake Sakumo was weaker than the Third Kazekage. Hatake Sakumo had suppressed the Third Kazekage before; it was simply that the abilities Hatake Sakumo possessed were not suited for dealing with Tailed Beasts.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower!"

Countless iron needles pierced toward them. In the blink of an eye, dozens of Konoha Ninja were killed or wounded. Although most of the casualties were Chunin, it was still no small loss.

"Third Kazekage, do you think you're capable again?"

Liu Feng appeared behind the Third Kazekage and kicked him.

Boom!!!

The Third Kazekage, who had been flying in the air with Iron Sand wings, was kicked down by Liu Feng and smashed into the ground, creating a massive crater.

Liu Feng had used Chakra Enhanced Strength in that kick—Tsunade's Sky Descent Kick. Its force was considerable enough to blast apart a house.

"Hmph, I was prepared."

The Iron Sand around the Third Kazekage fell away, revealing him protected within it.

From the moment he attacked, he had been on guard against Liu Feng. Although he did not know whether Uchiha Liu Feng was here, it never hurt to be cautious.

Fortunately, he had been cautious enough. Otherwise, he would have been severely injured.

"Lightning Style: Raikiri."

Liu Feng had long since left a Flying Thunder God Technique Formula on the Third Kazekage, allowing him to instantly appear before him.

"Magnetic Style: Iron Sand Wall!"

"Useless. Even if it's steel, I'll punch through it."

Chidori's greatest strength was its piercing power. The Third Kazekage's Magnetic Style: Iron Sand Wall, known as the strongest shield, was still shattered.

Many things claimed to be the strongest shield, but most of them were self-proclaimed. For example, the Third Raikage was also said to possess both the strongest spear and the strongest shield.

The Third Kazekage had likewise called his Iron Sand defense the strongest shield. However, it was uncertain whether he would still have the nerve to call it the strongest defense in the future.

His face pale, the Third Kazekage staggered back several steps. A wound had been torn open on the right side of his chest. He had nearly died.

"You didn't die. You've survived my hands time and time again; you should be proud. I hereby name you the strongest Kazekage. You have earned my recognition."

Liu Feng wore an exceedingly arrogant expression, looking at the Third Kazekage as though he were a junior. He was deliberately trying to provoke him.

"You're courting death."

How could the Third Kazekage fail to see that Uchiha Liu Feng was humiliating him?

If he did not kill Uchiha Liu Feng, people might say in the future that his title as the strongest Kazekage had been bestowed by Uchiha Liu Feng.

"I've never known what courting death means. Why don't you demonstrate it for me?"

Liu Feng raised an eyebrow and spoke to the Third Kazekage.

"Die, all of you! Watch this great lord's Majestic Fire Annihilation!"

Shukaku's voice reached Liu Feng's ears, and then he saw Shukaku spit out an enormous wind sphere.

"Hatake Sakumo still can't hold Shukaku back."

Liu Feng directly evaded Shukaku's attack, then glanced toward the Third Kazekage. By then, the Third Kazekage had already left.

He had initially intended to fight Liu Feng to the death, but Shukaku's attack restored his rationality. If he continued fighting Uchiha Liu Feng, there was a high chance he would lose.

Though he did not want to admit it, this brat, only twelve years old, really was stronger than him. He had already suffered at Liu Feng's hands twice.

"He actually ran. What a coward."

Liu Feng truly wanted to kill the Third Kazekage, but Kage-level experts were not so easy to kill. Especially those who could become a Kage—none of them were simple.

Liu Feng had defeated several Kage-level projections in the system's Trial Space, but those projections would never flee.

In reality, people would run when they could not win. Although running away was humiliating, compared to one's life, humiliation was a trivial matter. Losing one's life was the real problem.

After the Third Kazekage fled, Liu Feng turned his gaze toward One-Tails Shukaku. The best method for dealing with a Tailed Beast was naturally the Sharingan.

Even with a Jinchuriki still present within One-Tails Shukaku, Liu Feng could still control it. However, doing so would expose his Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Forget it. It's not as if I can't deal with a Tailed Beast without the Sharingan."

Liu Feng still did not plan to use his Mangekyō Sharingan. Other methods could settle this as well.

"Sealing Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Golden Chakra chains surged from Liu Feng's back, swiftly binding One-Tails Shukaku and directly restricting its movements.

"Little raccoon dog, get down."

With a fierce pull of the chains, One-Tails Shukaku lost its balance and slammed into the ground face-first.

"Damn it! This great lord will kill you!"

Shukaku began shouting furiously. It was not one to tolerate losses, and after suffering at Liu Feng's hands, it was enraged.

"Heh, still not convinced? If you can break free, I'll admit defeat."

Liu Feng looked at Shukaku with a cold smile. Adamantine Sealing Chains was a secret technique of the Uzumaki clan. Let alone One-Tails Shukaku, even if the Nine-Tails came, it could still be restrained.

Seeing Shukaku subdued, Hatake Sakumo stopped running and looked toward Liu Feng.

Others might not recognize Liu Feng, but he recognized Uchiha Liu Feng. He also knew that Liu Feng had destroyed the supplies of the Three Ninja Villages earlier.

"Uchiha Liu Feng, do you have a way to subdue it?"

Hatake Sakumo asked Liu Feng.

"Of course."

Liu Feng formed hand seals and used the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu, the Eight Trigrams Seal, to seal One-Tails Shukaku back inside Bunpuku.

Though Shukaku was extremely unwilling, it had no ability to resist Liu Feng.

"Put down the One-Tail Jinchuriki!"

The Third Kazekage charged back once more. Seeing that the One-Tail Jinchuriki was about to fall into Uchiha Liu Feng's hands, how could he endure it?

What was a Jinchuriki? It was a village's War Weapon, a deterrent against outsiders. On the battlefield, a Tailed Beast was far more useful than a Kage-level expert.

That was right. In terms of combat power, Tailed Beasts were generally not much stronger than Kage-level experts, but on the battlefield, such enormous creatures could make an immense difference.

"You still dare come back? Did you return to die?"

Liu Feng glanced at the Third Kazekage rushing back and hurled a Rasengan at him.

Bang~!!!

Only after hitting him did Liu Feng realize that he had struck merely a Shadow Clone. Although the Shadow Clone Technique had been created by the Second Hokage, quite a few people knew it.

Basically, all the Great Ninja Villages knew this convenient ninjutsu. Apart from difficult-to-learn secret techniques, other ninjutsu were easily leaked.

Besides, the Shadow Clone Technique was not particularly difficult to learn.

Clang~!!!

Hatake Sakumo gripped the White Light Chakra Sabre and slashed against the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand Wall.

"Uchiha Liu Feng, take the One-Tail Jinchuriki and leave first. I'll hold him off." Hatake Sakumo glanced at Liu Feng and spoke solemnly.