The pressure on Orochimaru's Flying Zombie Corps and the Hell Ghost Emperor, who had been relentlessly attacking the shield wall head-on, suddenly eased. Taking advantage of the Ōtsutsuki Legion's dispersed formation and the inability of their defensive units to form a complete shield wall, they finally found a breakthrough!
"Roar!" Orochimaru roared to the sky, leading his most elite golden-armored Flying Zombie, plunging into the enemy ranks like sharp knives. This time, their sharp claws and teeth were finally able to tear through the defenses of those red light armor melee troops, bringing up sprays of blue blood.
The Ten Great Ghost Emperors unleashed their full power, their massive size and bizarre attack methods giving them the upper hand in the melee. The Crimson Hell Ghost Emperor's ghostly flames ignited several defensive units, the Ice Hell Ghost Emperor's chilling aura froze the space assault units attempting to teleport, and the Thunder Hell Ghost Emperor's Yin lightning, like chains, entangled distant ranged units, turning them into charred remains...
It seemed that the Allied Shinobi Forces were about to turn the tide and even begin to push back, thanks to their numerical advantage in top-tier fighters.
However, the terror of the Ōtsutsuki Clan goes far beyond this.
Just as the Flying Zombie and Ghost Emperor charged into the enemy ranks and slaughtered their way through, thinking victory was in their grasp, an invisible death quietly descended.
Some of the Flying Zombie charging at the forefront suddenly had their heads fly high into the air while running, their bluish-gray corpses floating stiffly in space; or their bodies were silently sliced into several pieces, the wounds as smooth as mirrors.
An Ice Ghost Emperor, which was releasing chilling energy, suddenly froze. A huge hole appeared in its chest, which was made of pure soul, with strange black energy swirling around its edges, preventing it from healing. It looked down in disbelief but saw nothing. Finally, it let out a mournful howl of resentment, and its soul shattered into ice crystals and dissipated.
They are special assassination units!
They wear bodysuits that blend perfectly into their environment and even into the Yin Shadow, and their movements are almost devoid of energy fluctuations. The short blades in their hands are coated with a deadly poison extracted from the roots of the God Tree, which is effective not only against physical bodies but can also directly harm or even annihilate souls! They are like ghostly Death God on the battlefield, hunting down those who perform exceptionally well.
The Flying Zombie Corps's offensive paused, and the Ghost Emperor, filled with apprehension, tightened their defenses, fearing they would become the next target. The battle, which had just begun to show signs of improvement, was once again shrouded in Yin Shadow.
Just then, in a corner of the battlefield, three figures stood out conspicuously.
It was Senju Nawaki, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and Minato Namikaze!
After the Spiritual Qi in the Shinobi World surged, all three of them, through their exceptional talent and hard work, successfully advanced to the Golden Core Immortal Venerable. At this moment, the three of them formed a triangular formation, maneuvering through the enemy ranks with unparalleled skill.
Senju Nawaki Senjutsu Chakra: " Sage Art: Wood Release: Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!" In the void, an enormous wooden Buddha statue with countless arms appeared out of thin air, its thousand arms crashing down like a storm, smashing several Ōtsutsuki trio squads in front of him, along with their shields, into dust!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke inherited his father's Five Elements talent and innovated upon it. " Sage Art: Five Elements: Great Combo Bullet Technique!" Five elemental Senjutsu Chakra spheres swirled around him, then merged into a colorful and powerful energy ball, which shot out with a bang, directly blasting a ranged attack squad that was trying to assemble in the distance into chaos.
Minato Namikaze's figure flashed like a golden light, appearing and disappearing unpredictably on the battlefield. " Flying Thunder God Technique!" The specially made Kunai to have a life of their own; with each throw and teleportation, an Ōtsutsuki soldier fell. His speed even surpassed that of the Ōtsutsuki's melee fighters; often, before the opponent could react, their throat or heart had already been pierced by Kunai.
The three worked together seamlessly. Nawaki and Shinnosuke were responsible for frontal assaults and area clearing, while Minato was responsible for finishing off the remaining enemies and providing rescues. Wherever they went, the Ōtsutsuki soldiers retreated, not daring to confront them.
"Haha! What kind of Ōtsutsuki regular army is this? They're nothing special!" Senju Nawaki, caught up in the excitement of the fight, couldn't help but laugh out loud, controlling his Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands to send another defensive unit flying, shield and all.
" Nawaki, don't be careless!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke warned calmly, though a hint of smugness lingered in his eyes. After all, being able to fight his way in and out of such a terrifying enemy force seven times was something to be proud of.
Minato Namikaze didn't speak, but he flashed faster and harvested more efficiently, clearly indicating that he was also quite excited.
However, just as the three of them were deep into enemy territory, fighting with great enthusiasm, and the surrounding Ōtsutsuki soldiers were subconsciously moving away from their area, a somewhat obese Ōtsutsuki soldier, dressed in ordinary grunt clothing, with his head down, staggered as if pushed by the aftershocks of the battle, and rushed to the vicinity of their battle circle.
The fat soldier had an extremely low profile and didn't even attract the attention of the three men.
But just as he was less than a hundred meters from the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands of the Buddha statue in the Senju Nawaki, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes showing no fear, only a fanatical, martyr-like light!
He tore open the front of his shirt, revealing a black crystal embedded in his chest that was constantly flashing a dangerous red light—a fragment of the God Tree's energy core!
"For the glory of the Ōtsutsuki!" he roared hoarsely.
"Not good! Retreat!" Minato Namikaze's keen sense of space made him immediately aware of the deadly danger. Almost instinctively, he threw out several Flying Thunder God Kunai, trying to teleport away with Nawaki and Shinnosuke.
But it's too late!
The fat soldier—a suicide bomber—inflated instantly like a balloon, and then—
"Boom!!!!!!!!!!!"
An indescribable, ultimate light erupted! It wasn't an ordinary explosion, but a destructive energy release imbued with the collapse of rules! Wherever the light passed, space shattered like fragile glass, forming a brief, small black hole that frantically devoured everything around it!
Senju Nawaki was the first to be hit! His expression changed drastically, and he poured all his Senjutsu Chakra into the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands Buddha Statue without reservation. The Buddha Statue instantly closed all its arms, tightly enveloping him and forming a huge wooden ball.
However, faced with that devastating explosion, even the Wood Release, touted as the strongest defense, seemed utterly powerless!
The wooden ball began to vaporize and decompose the moment it came into contact with the light! Nawaki only had time to let out a short scream before he and his massive Wood Release creation were completely annihilated, leaving no trace of their remains!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was a little further away. He desperately used his strongest defensive Ninjutsu and Substitution Technique, but under the all-encompassing shockwave of the explosion, his defenses shattered like paper. He was thrown out like a broken sack, his bones were broken, his internal organs ruptured, and blood gushed out from his seven orifices. He was instantly critically injured and on the verge of death!
Only Minato Namikaze managed to escape into a spatial rift at the critical moment of the explosion, using the coordinates of his Flying Thunder God Kunai. Even so, the aftershocks of the explosion still made his blood surge, and when he fell out of the spatial rift, a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, his face filled with horror and lingering fear.
He glanced at the spot where Nawaki had disappeared, then at Shinnosuke floating in the void in the distance, his fate unknown, his eyes filled with grief and anger.
Such scenes are not isolated incidents. In other parts of the space battlefield, wherever the human alliance held the advantage and the Golden Core experts were wreaking havoc, there would always be one or two seemingly insignificant Ōtsutsuki soldiers who would suddenly rush into the crowd and then detonate themselves without hesitation!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, destructive energy orbs bloomed on the battlefield, like deathly mandalas.
Each self-destruction meant the fall of at least one, or even several Golden Core Immortal Venerable Level experts, as well as the destruction of a large number of ordinary ninjas, mechs, and fighter jets in the surrounding area. Similarly, the Ōtsutsuki soldiers who were nearby, whether defensive or melee types, were also reduced to ashes in the terrifying explosion that did not distinguish between friend and foe.
This insane and brutal tactic instantly shattered the morale of the allied forces, causing staggering casualties. Within minutes, the human allied forces lost over thirty Golden Core Immortal Venerable! This was the high-end strength accumulated by the Shinobi World over many years, and nearly one-tenth of it was lost in an instant!