This scene stunned everyone. The Third Hokage Third Mizukage, and the Third Kazekage, who was in mid-air, all looked at the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, with strange expressions.
Although they knew this alliance was extremely fragile, each of them would not hesitate to deliver Critical Strike to their so-called allies should the opportunity arise.
They just hadn't expected the Third Tsuchikage to be so decisive and foolish, considering that their greatest enemy was Wang Hao, who was also the most powerful.
To start fighting amongst themselves before even defeating them is certainly not a wise choice.
The worst part is that they are all ninjas and not good at close combat, while Wang Hao is the strongest samurai in the world, with superhuman close combat skills.
Previously, they mainly relied on the Third Raikage to hold off the opponent head-on, while they calmly unleashed their Ninjutsu from behind.
Now that the Third Raikage has been severely injured and retreated, the four of them, who are essentially fragile ninjas, are not very confident in facing Wang Hao, this monstrous young prodigy.
Meanwhile, the Third Tsuchikage, who was suspended in mid-air, was completely dumbfounded. Although he had indeed intended to include Wang Hao and the Third Raikage within his attack range, and ideally eliminate them, he had not expected things to turn out this way.
At the last moment, Wang Hao dodged the attack and instead severely injured his ally Third Raikage.
However, the Third Tsuchikage lived up to his reputation as the Kage of a village. He was only shocked for a moment before recovering and, without the slightest hesitation, flew straight in the direction where the Third Raikage had left.
Compared to Wang Hao, the Third Raikage, with whom they have a blood feud, is far more threatening. Once he returns to Village Hidden in the Clouds, it is foreseeable that he will inevitably clash with Village Hidden in the Stone in the upcoming Third Great Ninja War.
Since they were destined to be mortal enemies, he wouldn't mind taking advantage of their weakened state to eliminate them.
However, just as the Third Tsuchikage was about to move, he was blocked by a sharp gust of Wind Release airflow. Looking down, he met the gaze of the Third Hokage, who had just finished releasing his Ninjutsu.
" Ōnoki, let's put aside the matter of the Third Raikage for now. As long as we eliminate this scourge of the Shinobi World today, I promise in the name of Hokage that I will send troops to cooperate with Village Hidden in the Stone in attacking Kumogakure."
"I also promise, in the name of the Third Mizukage, that if we can kill that brat today, we will then send troops to cooperate with Village Hidden in the Stone."
The Third Mizukage also spoke with a grim face, his old eyes fixed on the Third Kazekage hovering in the sky. If the latter dared to withdraw at this moment, he would surely face his thunderous strike.
The Third Raikage has already left, and now the Third Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage absolutely cannot withdraw, otherwise, only he and the Third Hokage will be left, and there will be no way to continue the fight.
This assassination attempt is doomed to failure, and those who have forged a blood feud with the Land of Iron and that monstrous Wang Hao will certainly suffer greatly.
Therefore, we must persevere in today's battle!
The Third Tsuchikage was in mid-air, paused for a moment before lowering himself to a low altitude of a dozen meters above the ground, preparing to target Wang Hao.
He could see the Third Hokage's determination. As long as he insisted on pursuing the Third Raikage, the Third Hokage would definitely stop him, making it difficult to catch up with the Third Raikage under such circumstances.
Rather than doing that, it would be better to stay here and continue to surround and kill Wang Hao. Not only would they be able to eliminate this promising junior, but they would also obtain a promise from Hidden Leaf Village and Village Hidden in the Mist.
"I didn't expect you Nezumi to have such good judgment!"
Wang Hao smiled coldly, not taking the four shadows' attack seriously.
He was indeed at a disadvantage when the Third Raikage was around; the opponent's Hell Stab was simply too fast, especially the final strike, the One-Finger Nukite, which even exceeded his visual capture limit.
If it weren't for the powerful perception granted by the True Spirit Sword Intent, he probably wouldn't have been able to seal it off in the end.
In the previous battle, he had spent more than half of his time guarding against the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage. Now that the Third Raikage was gone, his pressure had decreased by at least 30%.
Even the combined might of the Five Kage couldn't do anything to him before, let alone now.
Of course, vigilance was still necessary, and Wang Hao did not underestimate the four shadows he had left behind.
As the supreme leader of the four great ninja villages, he must have many trump cards up his sleeve. Ninjas are known for their unpredictability, so if one is not careful, he could easily be caught off guard and suffer a setback.
The four Kage finally got serious. Even the Third Kazekage, who had been slacking off, pulled out his trump card, condensing iron sand like ocean waves that covered an area of several miles in radius.
The Third Hokage and others also joined forces, unleashing a barrage of Ninjutsu at Wang Hao as if they were free.
The Third Hokage's attack methods, in particular, have the strongest visual effects. He creates four Shadow Clone, together with his main body, unleash five different elemental Ninjutsu. Finally, the Ninjutsu merge together, resulting in extremely terrifying power.
This attack also shows that the Third Hokage's title as the strongest Hokage of all time was not entirely undeserved; he did possess some genuine skill.
The Third Mizukage was not to be outdone. Although he did not unleash any flashy Ninjutsu, he released an astonishing chill from his body, covering an area of several miles in radius. Trees and flowers were frozen, creating a world of ice crystals.
Even someone as strong as Wang Hao felt his hands and feet get cold under this chill, and his movements became quite sluggish.
Finally, the Third Tsuchikage, with the greatest destructive power, seized the opportunity to unleash the Dust Release Ninjutsu, creating a cube-shaped barrier that covered a space of several hundred meters. Inside was the Dust Release Ninjutsu, capable of annihilating matter down to the molecular level.
This was a truly unreserved collaboration between the four Kage, but unfortunately, all four looked rather grim.
Although the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release Ninjutsu finally hit Wang Hao, another Wang Hao appeared hundreds of meters away.
" Shadow Clone!"
The Third Hokage's old face was so gloomy it seemed almost dripping with water, because he realized that Wang Hao had used the Shadow Clone Technique, unique to Leaf.
Although the Shadow Clone Technique is no longer a secret in the entire Shinobi World, and many Kage Level ninjas can use it.
The problem is that Wang Hao's previous persona was that of a traditional warrior, and a swordsman who followed the Ancient Sword Dao -fighting style.
However, the fact that he was now using the Shadow Clone Technique belonging to the ninja system, left him utterly shocked.
Clearly, their intelligence gathering on this junior was inadequate, and the upcoming battle is bound to be unpredictable.
The four shadows were all men of strong will. Although they were quite shocked, they did not stop and continued to surround and kill Wang Hao.
Wang Hao, not to be outdone, unleashed two sword energies to meet the attack head-on, then focused his attacks on the Third Hokage, practically chasing after him.
Right now, the one with the strongest desire to kill me is this old guy, followed by the Third Mizukage, then the Third Tsuchikage, and finally the Third Kazekage.
Having understood this, the Third Hokage naturally became his primary target.
Then the Third Hokage was in trouble, being chased around by Wang Hao wielding two divine swords. He had no way to shake him off. Even when he used Shadow Clone Technique and Body Replacement Technique, Wang Hao could immediately recognize them and continue attacking his main body.
Although his Taijutsu are quite good, second only to the Third Raikage among the Five Kage, most of his Taijutsu Taijutsu are in the form of the Adamantine Staff transformed from the Monkey King Enma.
Now that even his Adamantine Staff has been shattered, his Taijutsu have been largely rendered useless.
In this state, he's fine against ordinary Jonin, but he's no match for High-Dan Swordmaster like Wang Hao, who wields Sword Saint.
Soon, the Third Hokage had many wounds on his body, some of which were so deep that the bone was visible. He was almost killed on the spot by Wang Hao on several occasions.
However, the Third Hokage was indeed incredibly resilient. Even so, he did not give up, trying his best to dodge while restraining Wang Hao, thus creating opportunities for the other three Kage.
And so the battle continued, with the Third Hokage becoming increasingly disheveled, and the other three Kage growing more and more impatient.
Although they inflicted some injuries on Wang Hao, they were all superficial wounds, far from killing him.
"Alright, warm-up's over, it's time to end this boring fight!"
Suddenly, Wang Hao's expression changed. He swung his sword to disperse the Ninjutsu launched by the Third Kazekage and the Third Mizukage, and quietly watched the Third Hokage and the others.
Seeing Wang Hao's composure, the four figures were all stunned, then their expressions changed drastically, and they turned and retreated without thinking.
They suddenly sensed a potentially fatal crisis, and the source of the crisis was none other than Wang Hao. Clearly, he was about to unleash some powerful killing move.
Their Chakra was already mostly depleted, making it difficult for them to withstand such a deadly attack. Retreating was the wisest choice.
Although this killing move is most likely a single-target attack, only effective against one or two of them, if they were to go all out and continue the encirclement and kill them, there is a high chance of killing them, but at least one person would have to perish.
None of the four Kage wanted to perish in this place; in this respect, everyone was selfish, and no one would laugh at anyone else.
Not to mention they're just a temporary alliance; it's already a miracle they don't resort to dirty tricks against each other. How can you expect them to be really willing to fight tooth and nail?
Faced with such a deadly situation, all four Kage demonstrated their true ability to escape, with the Third Hokage being the fastest to flee.
Suddenly, a boy with short blond hair appeared beside him, and then the two of them vanished in a flash.
Next up was the Third Mizukage. He had somehow conjured countless ice crystal mirrors around him and, using a technique similar to the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, used those ice crystal mirrors as springboards to dash dozens of miles away in a few flashes.
Similarly, the Third Kazekage was no less capable. Instead of fleeing immediately, he used magnetic force to propel himself thousands of meters into the air like a cannonball, thus quickly escaping the battlefield.
Only the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, remained at the scene!
Although he could use Earth Release to manipulate his own Gravity and achieve levitation, the speed at which he flew was quite appalling.
As for using the Body Flicker Technique, it would be even more awkward, since he was a well-known short man, and using the Body Flicker Technique with those short legs would be asking for trouble.
"..."
Seeing the escape methods used by the other three Kage, the Third Tsuchikage almost cursed. Frustrated and helpless, he could only land on the ground and use Earth Release to burrow deep into the earth, using the power of the earth to block Wang Hao's killing move and thus buy himself a chance to escape.
"Cut!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Hao unleashed a vast sword aura that slashed towards the earth. Instantly, a deafening roar resounded, and a ravine, or canyon, appeared across the land, thousands of meters long, tens of meters wide, and hundreds of meters deep.
"You run pretty fast!"
Wang Hao flashed into the canyon and saw a pool of blood in front of him. He realized that the Third Tsuchikage had finally managed to escape, but he must have been seriously injured.
Ninjas are far less physically robust than samurai, and their opponents only possess powerful attacks by relying on Chakra, a pseudo-original power. Compared to their attack power, they are quite fragile.
This injury won't be easy to recover from, so the Third Tsuchikage will probably be quite well-behaved for a while.
Similarly, the three Hokage on the other side must also be having a tough time, since his sword energy is not so easy to withstand.
He did not pursue the Third Hokage's escape because he recognized the blond boy who had suddenly appeared earlier; he was Jiraiya's disciple and the future Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
The technique he used was the Flying Thunder God Technique developed by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju. It was unexpected that he had mastered it at such a young age.
It was precisely because he recognized this space-time Ninjutsu that he didn't pursue it, because he couldn't catch up; the opponent had probably already reached the Land of Land of Fire by now.
As for the Ninjutsu used by the Third Mizukage, it was a special Ice Release Body Flicker Technique, whose running speed was second only to space-time Ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God, and it was still impossible to catch up with him.
As the last of the Third Kazekage, Wang Hao glanced up at a Little Black slowly flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters, sighed, and decided not to waste his time on a chase.
Although he can control magnetic force by using the Seven Po Magnetic Field, it is only the magnetic force generated by himself and cannot be used for flight unless he can connect his own magnetic field to the Great Magnetic Field of Heaven and Earth.
In this respect, it is indeed not as convenient as Magnet Release.