Chapter 117: The Full-Power Outburst of the Various Clans
After a short while, once Danzo's emotions had stabilized, the Root ninja respectfully continued speaking.
"Lord, what should we do next?"
Danzo's body stiffened slightly, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.
"At this moment, Root should also surface. Dispatch all Root ninja to join the battlefield."
"Yes!"
The Root ninja replied promptly. Just as he rose and prepared to leave, Danzo's voice paused briefly before sounding again.
"Also send several Root ninja to Homura and Koharu. Temporarily take over control of the Konoha Police Force from them."
As Danzo's words fell, a rare trace of hesitation appeared on the otherwise expressionless face of the Root ninja.
"Lord Homura and Lady Koharu may not—"
"Tell them that the responsibility for the breach of Konoha's main gate is not something the two of them can bear alone, but with my words added, it will be different."
Danzo spoke coldly and did not continue further.
The Root ninja nodded once. His figure flashed, and he vanished from the spot.
"This turmoil may not be a bad opportunity for me."
A low, faint voice echoed within the dark underground chamber.
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunderous explosions repeatedly resounded across the skies above Konoha.
At this moment, Konoha had fully entered a state of war preparedness.
Large numbers of civilians began retreating toward the rear. As they displayed expressions of panic in the face of the sudden battle, they also looked in astonishment at the countless black shadows flashing across the buildings lining the roads.
In the eyes of Konoha's civilians, there were not many ninja, and under normal circumstances they were rarely seen.
Yet the dense figures leaping about before them suddenly gave the panicked civilians a slight sense of reassurance.
As the head of the Five Great Ninja Villages, with the Ninja Academy as its foundation and located within the most prosperous Land of Fire, Konoha possessed the largest number of ninja among the Five Great Villages.
Although most of these figures were Chunin and Genin, in a war, these people were the true main force.
As the Mist ninja broke through Konoha's main gate, the various clans that had originally intended to wait and see all leapt into action, like cats whose tails had been stepped on.
Under a collapsing nest, how could there be any unbroken eggs? Everyone understood this principle.
The Hyuga, Akimichi, Nara, Yamanaka, Aburame, and all the other large and small clans mobilized in full.
Large numbers of Hyuga clan ninja activated the Byakugan, bringing nearly half of Konoha's ongoing movements clearly into their sight.
Mist ninja, Sand ninja, Sound ninja, and other enemy ninja operating in squads to create chaos within Konoha were all located by the Hyuga clan in a very short time.
The Yamanaka clan ninja then used secret techniques to gather all the intelligence seen by the Hyuga clan and redistributed it to Konoha ninja near those enemy squads.
The Nara clan, aside from their naturally high intelligence, possessed secret techniques that were not only covert but also by no means weak in power.
Vast swarms of insects spread outward continuously from the Hokage Office Building as the center.
There were also some smaller clans whose power, once unleashed, was equally terrifying.
The first to suffer was Isobu, the Three-Tails, who was positioned near the center of Konoha.
Originally, the eight members of the Akimichi clan alone were unable to inflict effective damage on Isobu. The only thing they could do was rely on brute force to drive the Three-Tails away from the center of Konoha.
Now, with the addition of large numbers of ninja, countless ninjutsu, secret techniques, and even sealing techniques rained down upon the Three-Tails like a storm.
Continuous explosions erupted across Isobu's body. The Three-Tails let out an enraged roar, spewing thick pillars of water and Water Release techniques from its mouth.
All of them were blocked by the Akimichi clan. With the support of many ninja, Akimichi Choza and the others forcibly endured their own injuries and firmly kept the Three-Tails surrounded at the center.
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle—
At that moment, large quantities of bubbles drifted over from the sky.
Because these bubbles appeared above Konoha, were transparent, and extremely concealed, and because Isobu's massive chakra served as an attraction, even sensory-type ninja could only perceive them vaguely.
As a result, by the time the bubbles entered everyone's field of vision, it was already too late to react.
Boom!
A bubble suddenly exploded in midair. Immediately afterward, like a chain reaction, large numbers of bubbles detonated one after another, each with power comparable to an explosive tag.
Near the center of these bubbles, Utakata sat within a slightly larger bubble, fully activating the Bubble Technique.
Countless bubbles surged forth, all blasting toward one of the Akimichi clan's ninja.
The roaring explosions violently blasted the Akimichi ninja, who had no time to defend, sending him flying to the ground.
That Akimichi ninja was forced to cancel the Super Expansion Technique, exposing the Three-Tails that had been enclosed at the center.
"Seeking death!"
Akimichi Choza's face filled with fury as he extended a massive palm and slammed it toward Utakata floating above.
Utakata quickly raised his pipe and tapped the bubble he was sitting on.
The floating bubble dispersed instantly, and Utakata's figure dropped rapidly downward, evading Akimichi Choza's strike.
As he descended, Utakata swung his pipe toward the air, and a series of small bubbles appeared in midair.
Using these bubbles as footholds, Utakata moved with agile rises and falls, breaking through the Akimichi clan's defense in an instant.
His figure rushed straight toward the Three-Tails.
Sensing the familiar chakra, Isobu glanced at the small black dot flying toward it and allowed Utakata to land atop its head.
"Take advantage of the opening I created and head toward Konoha's main gate."
"With a tailed beast stationed there, Konoha won't be able to retake it in a short time."
Utakata took several deep breaths, half-crouching on Isobu's head as he spoke directly.
"Brat, are you giving me orders?"
A violent, oppressive voice echoed within Utakata's mind.
"I wouldn't dare order you. This was Lord Yuto's plan prepared in advance. Otherwise, why do you think Lord Yuto would release you?"
Utakata's expression remained unchanged as he shook his head and replied calmly.
Upon hearing the name "Yuto," the Three-Tails' originally violent aura immediately subsided.
However, Isobu felt that yielding so easily would damage its dignity as a tailed beast.
The Three-Tails' vicious voice continued to echo in Utakata's mind.
"Saiken, that one. I remember it has already permitted you to use its power."
"I've already used Tailed Beast Transformation twice just now, including once in the complete form. I can't use it again in a short time, or my body won't be able to endure it."
A weary look appeared on Utakata's face. The power of Tailed Beast Transformation itself was highly corrosive to the body.
If not for the Six-Tails' chakra continuously repairing his body, he would not have been able to hold on any longer.
"What a feeble body."
Isobu snorted coldly. Its perception told it that Utakata was not lying.
The Three-Tails suddenly twisted its massive body, forcing Akimichi Choza on its left to stagger back two steps.
Using the opening Utakata had just created, the Three-Tails' enormous body began to move.
Seeing this, everyone's expressions changed, and they hurried to stop it.
Unfortunately, against the colossal body of a tailed beast, without someone of equal level or effective terrain to block it, stopping it was nearly impossible.
Just as everyone prepared to exert all their strength to block it, they suddenly realized that the Three-Tails was moving toward the outer side of Konoha.
All attacks involuntarily slowed by a beat.
After all, their original goal had been to drive the Three-Tails out of Konoha's center, and now the Three-Tails was moving outward on its own.
Why would the Konoha ninja stop it?
"The Three-Tails is heading toward Konoha's main gate!"
A Hyuga clan ninja in the crowd shouted loudly.
Everyone froze for a moment, then immediately understood the Three-Tails' true objective.
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