The clay fleas rapidly approached Konoha amid the sound of explosions.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
Watching the fleas draw closer and closer, the Sarutobi Clan ninjas could not help unleashing Fire Style, hoping to detonate them early.
As long as they exploded early, their blasts would certainly not be as powerful as explosions among the crowd.
"Using Fire Style? How laughable..."
Kari of the Explosion Release Corps could not help sneering when he saw the Sarutobi Clan use Fire Style.
After all, Explosion Release did not fear fire. If anything, Fire Style benefited Explosion Release. Water Release might have been able to extinguish it.
But Fire Style would only increase Explosion Release's power. Although it made Explosion Release unstable, it certainly increased its power.
"What! How could this happen!"
The Sarutobi Clan ninjas' expressions changed drastically just after they finished using Fire Style.
He had never expected his Fire Style to make the enemy's explosive fleas even bigger!
Boom!
Not far away, a clay flea exploded. It had absorbed the most Fire Style, so it was the most unstable and exploded first.
And these fleas were still dozens of meters away from Konoha.
Yet even so, enhanced by the Sarutobi Clan's Fire Style, this clay flea's blast still reached the Konoha Ninja dozens of meters away!
"Aah!"
The Konoha Ninja at the very front screamed, then collapsed and did not get up.
Anyone who glanced at him would have seen that his entire body was charred.
This was the consequence of the Sarutobi Clan's Fire Style.
"Explode!"
The remaining fleas reached Shikaku Nara's position, and Didaze directly detonated the Clay Bombs!
An enormous roar rang out, and the ninjas on Shikaku Nara's side were almost completely wiped out.
"How could they be this powerful! Why!!!"
Shikaku Nara had been rescued at the last moment. His rescuer was Akimichi Chōza, a survivor of the Akimichi Clan.
He had risked having his arm blasted beyond repair to rescue Shikaku Nara with the Multi-Size Technique.
But even so, Akimichi Chōza's arm had inevitably turned black, looking like a lump of charcoal.
"Lord Didaze has already inflicted devastating casualties on Konoha! Charge! Crush them!!!"
The Iwagakure ninjas' spirits rose. They felt not a shred of sympathy at the sight of the Konoha Ninja's severed limbs. Instead, their spirits soared!
The many Iwagakure ninjas were greatly heartened, while the Konoha Ninja's morale plummeted.
Apart from the very few members of the Uchiha Clan who awakened their eyes in battle, the other ninjas suffered a very obvious drop in morale.
Only those Uchiha Clan ninjas who had just awakened their eyes charged recklessly about with arrogant expressions, relying on their newly awakened Sharingan.
"Explosive Clay: Splitting Bomb!"
Didaze jumped down from the rock and went straight behind the Explosion Release Corps.
"Didaze, we'll protect you. Don't worry about us. Go all out and let them see the power of Iwagakure's Explosion Release!"
Gari laughed heartily, then punched away a Hyuga Clan ninja who was preparing a sneak attack.
Didaze nodded, then threw out a Splitting Bomb.
As its name suggested, the Splitting Bomb primarily relied on splitting. Didaze hurled the Splitting Bomb toward a Hyuga Clan member's Rotation!
The Hyuga Clan ninja's expression changed drastically, but it was no use. In an instant, the Splitting Bomb had split into hundreds of tiny individuals.
Under Didaze's control, these tiny individuals floated in the air and sped toward the Aburame Clan in the rear!
"Kikaichū!"
The Aburame Clan hurriedly brought out their last reserves, hoping to block them with these insects.
But these insects were exactly what Didaze's Splitting Bombs were meant to deal with.
The tiny Clay Bombs might not have been able to kill ninjas instantly, but blowing up some insects was no problem.
"Explode!"
Didaze sneered, then formed hand seals and detonated the Clay Bombs.
Didaze did not detonate them all at once. Instead, he controlled a small portion to explode first. After blowing up some of the kikaichū, the remaining Splitting Bombs continued toward the Aburame Clan!
The Aburame Clan sent out kikaichū again, but the Splitting Bombs blew them all up again.
The Aburame Clan's reserves were completely gone. It would take at least several hours to breed new insects. The Aburame Clan was now completely crippled.
"Finally out of reserves!"
Didaze smiled. The Aburame Clan's insects had been annoying him to death. Now that they were finally out of reserves, he could really work them over.
"Explode!"
Didaze chose to detonate all the remaining Splitting Bombs at once, then mold new Clay Bombs.
The Aburame Clan wanted to flee and wait until their kikaichū reserves were replenished before rejoining the battlefield.
But the members of the Explosion Release Corps blocked them firmly. Before, they had been holding back the Explosion Release Corps, but now the situation had reversed.
"I don't have much chakra left. Looks like I'll have to finish this quickly."
Didaze checked the chakra inside his body and found that he seemed to have very little left, only about ten percent.
"Then let's try something fun!"
The corners of Didaze's mouth lifted slightly.
Then Didaze began rapidly molding clay, shaping a bow.
Didaze also molded twenty arrows.
"Run... Let's see where you can run!"
After Didaze finished molding, the Aburame Clan ninjas were still firmly blocked by the Explosion Release Corps members, unable to leave at all.
Didaze set a clay arrow on his bow, then drew it and aimed at the Aburame Clan ninjas.
Boom!
The arrow flew out and struck an Aburame Clan ninja with perfect accuracy.
Not even a trace of the ninja's body remained.
Didaze began rapidly drawing and firing. In just a few dozen seconds, all the Aburame Clan ninjas died full of resentment.
The Explosion Release Corps members also suffered some injuries. After all, Didaze's Explosion Release dealt area damage. Although the Explosion Release Corps members had some resistance, they still suffered some injuries.
"Once we deal with these Hyuga Clan members, victory will pretty much be assured this time."
Looking at the mere five arrows left in his hand, Didaze pondered how to wipe out the Hyuga Clan as well.
"Let's bring the clones over first."
Didaze thought for a while, then gave orders to the five clones, which quickly headed toward him.
Not a single person on Konoha's side dared stop these clones. They were all afraid the clones would explode on the spot.
"You like using Rotation, do you?"
Didaze gave a wicked grin. He had already thought of how to deal with the Hyuga Clan.
The five clones soon arrived beside Didaze.
"Take the arrows and stay beside the Hyuga Clan members. As soon as he stops using Rotation, rush straight over and self-destruct!"
Didaze gave the clones a simple order. The clones nodded, then picked up the arrows and headed toward the Hyuga Clan.
Only twenty or so Hyuga Clan members remained at this point, and they were running low on chakra too. But if they truly used their lives to stall, they could still hold back the Explosion Release Corps for at least half an hour.