Iwagakure
"This battle is the first time our Iwagakure has fought against overwhelming odds, and it can also be said to be our most important battle. Do you all have confidence?"
Ōnoki has already mobilized all the ninjas and is now addressing them.
Although Iwagakure's ninjas are weaker in terms of individual strength, they have a large population, with a total of eight thousand people gathered from the entire village!
Even the eight thousand people weren't the entire Iwagakure; a portion were deliberately left behind to guard the village.
Although Konoha will not participate in the battle due to the alliance, and Sunagakure is crippled and lacks the energy to fight, we still need to be wary of the smaller ninja villages.
It would be embarrassing if we got defeated by a small ninja village.
So Ōnoki left a quarter of his ninjas to guard the base.
Even with people staying, the number is still more than the combined number of people in Yunwu Village and the other two villages.
However, this only means they have more low-level combat power; their actual high-level combat power is still inferior to that of the two villages of Yunwu.
"I'm confident!"
The voices of the ninjas below seemed to pierce through Iwagakure; the voices of eight thousand ninjas seemed capable of shattering the earth.
"Then let's prepare for battle! Everyone who kills an enemy ninja will receive different rewards based on the ninja's level. Even if you want to train in Dust Release, that's fine!"
Although Ōnoki knew there were no geniuses here who could learn Dust Release, that didn't stop him from using Dust Release to inspire these people.
" Lord Tsuchikage is mighty!"
As expected, the people below began to cheer, cheering for their Lord Tsuchikage.
"Set off!"
Seeing the high morale of the ninjas below, Ōnoki decided not to wait any longer and gave the order for the Iwagakure army to head towards the border!
"Old man, you did a pretty good job mobilizing people!"
Ōnoki used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly in the sky because he needed to oversee the entire situation, and the only one who could communicate with Ōnoki was Didaze, who could also fly in the sky.
"This is the most basic requirement for becoming a Shadow. If you can't promise them a rosy future, you're not qualified to be a Shadow."
Ōnoki said to Didaze with emotion.
He used to be an honest young man, but he became increasingly cunning after becoming a movie star.
"Stop for a second, let me go up!"
Looking at Didaze's giant Clay Giant Bird, Ōnoki suddenly felt as if there was no point in him flying anymore.
Rather than wasting Chakra and stamina here, I'd rather have Didaze give me a ride.
"Old man, come on up."
Didaze landed the Clay Giant Bird in front of Ōnoki, Ōnoki sat directly on top of Clay Giant Bird.
"Clay bench!"
Didaze created a lump of clay and then quickly shaped it into the form of a stool.
"Old man, sit down and rest for a while. I'll watch over things for you downstairs."
Didaze tossed a clay stool to Ōnoki.
"This thing of yours... won't explode, will it?"
Ōnoki felt a little nervous holding this clay stool.
If it explodes, wouldn't I ruin my reputation in my later years?
"Don't worry, this is just a regular clay product. I didn't even infuse it with explosive Chakra. Old man, you can't blow it up even if you burn it."
Didaze rolled his eyes. "Exploding benches, huh? Does he have nothing better to do?"
"But it's not impossible..."
Didaze initially dismissed it, but after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly realized that this sneaky tactic seemed pretty good...
For example, he sculpted a piece of clay into the shape of a sealing scroll...
Didaze's face broke into an evil smile, which sent a chill down the spine of Ōnoki, who was sitting on the bench behind him.
The ninja army advanced much faster than ordinary people, reaching the border of the Land of Earth in just three or four hours.
"Old man, we've arrived!"
Didaze looked down and saw an army approaching the border of the Land of Earth in the distance.
"Kid, let's go ambush them!"
Ōnoki stood up from his chair and said.
"Oh?"
Didaze raised an eyebrow; this idea coincided with his own.
"Then let's go!"
Didaze piloted the Clay Giant Bird directly towards the Cloud and Mist Allied Forces!
Cloud and Mist Allied Forces
" Lord Raikage, Lord Mizukage, we've sensed a large amount of Chakra ahead."
The Kumogakure's sensory ninjas were the first to sense the Iwagakure ninjas and then went forward to report.
The Third Raikage glanced smugly at the Third Mizukage, as if to say, "My subordinates are definitely more capable than yours."
Although the two villages are now united, it doesn't stop the Third Raikage from competing with each other.
However, the Third Mizukage showed no expression.
"All troops, accelerate! Form ranks! Prepare for battle!"
The Third Raikage amplified his voice with Chakra and shouted loudly towards the rear.
The Third Mizukage echoed the same cry, stirring up the fighting spirit of the ninjas from both villages.
"Come on, old man!"
Didaze flew higher and higher, until it reached an altitude of 10,000 meters.
The two were currently directly above the Cloud and Mist Allied Forces, but because they were flying so high, the Cloud and Mist Allied Forces's sensory ninjas did not detect them.
Normal sensory ninjas primarily sense horizontally, with only the stronger ones also possessing upward sensing. However, even the strongest sensory ninja could not possibly sense two people at an altitude of ten thousand meters!
"Old man, start gathering your strength."
Didaze said something to Ōnoki, and then he himself began to quickly mold Clay Bomb.
" Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Ōnoki began to gather his strength, Dust Release appeared, growing larger and larger!
" C3 No. 18!"
Didaze sculpted the most basic Number 18.
"Hold on tight, old man, I'm about to dive!"
After Didaze finished speaking, the Clay Giant Bird swooped straight down at a speed of several hundred meters per second!
Didaze channeled a massive amount of his Chakra into the Clay Giant Bird, propelling it downwards at the fastest speed he had ever seen!
" Lord Raikage, Mizukage- sama, there's a massive source of Chakra above!"
The sensory ninja next to the Third Raikage suddenly stood up and said impatiently!
"What!"
" C3 No. 18!"
Several hundred meters above the ground, Didaze used Chakra to stop the Clay Giant Bird, and then threw out Number 18!
" Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Ōnoki also channeled almost a third of his Chakra into this Dust Release, Dust Release was tens of meters in size!
"Burst!"
With Didaze's loud shout, Number 18 exploded instantly!
"How is that possible!"
The Third Raikage's eye sockets are enlarged!
Thousands of ninjas were wailing and shouting.
But it was of little use; apart from a few Jonin with strong defenses, almost all the other ninjas were wiped out!
On the Number 18 alone, the Cloud and Mist Allied Forces had already lost eight or nine hundred men!
At that moment, Ōnoki's Dust Release arrived in front of the Cloud and Mist Allied Forces!
" Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
The Third Mizukage hurriedly Water Release to defend against Dust Release, but due to the difference in quality, the Water Release, which had gathered a large amount of the Third Mizukage's Chakra, was defeated in just a few seconds!
Even so, many people managed to escape the range of Dust Release!
"Old man, your Dust Release only killed two or three hundred people."
Didaze looked at the square pit below and said.
"Alright, let's go back now, or we might not be able to leave later."
Ōnoki urged him on.
They're too close to the ground now; the Cloud and Mist Allied Forces could easily attack them both.