Chapter 229 : Namikaze Minato's explosive male ghost#
Chiyo, hidden in the shadows, had a sinister look in her eyes, confirming that the Uchiha opposite her was indeed using the White Fang style.
As large numbers of enemies rushed past him, Naraku's eyes flickered, catching a glimpse of the danger hidden in the chaos.
The moment four white-robed puppets appeared from all directions to attack, he had already formed hand seals.
Fire Release: Multiple Streamline Slashes!
Countless thin, white lines of flame suddenly burst from his hand, piercing in all directions with lightning speed, penetrating all obstacles.
As he rotated his arm, these high-pressure energy streams, condensed from flames, also changed their angles in unison, like sunlight reflected in various directions by a multifaceted prism.
Countless thick ancient trees and rock pillars were severed at the waist, their cut surfaces smooth and flat, and even the ground bore many crisscrossing cutting marks.
"Chiyo's technique is truly sinister."
"Holy crap! The real Godzilla's atomic breath?!"
"I thought it could only pierce, but I didn't expect it could also cut??"
"This is a bit too cool, an AOE divine skill."
"It's hard to imagine how many heads this could reap if used on the front lines."
Looking at the tragic scene before her, Chiyo's resolve not to let the tiger return to the mountains strengthened, and she manipulated the remaining puppets to flank him.
She proactively questioned his relationship with White Fang, but received no answer, which made the audience cheer.
"Yes, yes, yes, don't answer! Make her anxious!"
"I'm so sick of protagonists and antagonists in some anime asking and answering each other's questions."
"And protagonists yelling 'stop' and the antagonist actually stopping; if you hadn't listened to him, wouldn't it have been a smooth ending much earlier?"
"Exactly, exactly. One time, the antagonist's hand was already on the button, but he just wouldn't press it. Unbelievable."
Explosions in the distance made Chiyo realize she had fallen for the brat's trick. With a dark expression, she launched another attack.
Naraku continuously dodged two fatal blows, his body, which had barely stabilized, began to subtly break down again, and he knew he couldn't drag it out any longer.
Thus, the Lightning Release: Myriad Lightning Killing Array, which hadn't appeared since the cliff incident, reappeared.
Lightning transformed into several towering giant pythons, strangling everything in their surroundings, rendering the world into a pale, vast nothingness.
The strong light dissipated, and no one was in sight, only broken trees and stones scattered everywhere.
"Even a shrewd person like Chiyo can fall for a trick when her head gets hot. Impulse truly is the devil~"
"Hurry and retreat, Naraku! There's no point in continuing the fight!"
"Unleash the ultimate move! Unleash the ultimate move!"
"He's just like the legendary God of Thunder, so cool."
"I just remembered, Sakumo seems to have a similar move? He used it against Danzo back then."
"It's just that there are no cumulonimbus clouds now, otherwise, he could at least show Chiyo a Lightning Release: Kirin."
"Naraku has many AOE ultimate moves, especially suitable for the battlefield."
After Naraku escaped, the animator spent the next two episodes showing the fierce battles on the main peak and other areas.
The number of Konoha Ninja was simply too small. Even though everyone fought to the death and resisted desperately, they still gradually lost ground.
To preserve their remaining forces and buy time, they had no choice but to fight and retreat, withdrawing their remaining troops to consolidate their defenses, ultimately only able to hold out in the strongholds on each mountain peak.
Especially the main peak, where the most and strongest Sand Ninja attacked, with even the Kazekage overseeing the battle, the pressure was so immense that it caused despair.
Such a disadvantageous battle situation made the audience tremble with fear, each of them as anxious as ants on a hot pan, afraid that with another camera switch, Mount Kikyo would already have been captured by Sunagakure.
"Konoha's elite squad on Mount Kikyo is almost wiped out."
"More than that, the reconnaissance team is basically completely annihilated."
"This battle is too tragic, sob sob sob."
"So many characters, I hadn't even remembered their names, and they're gone..."
"Rasa's Magnet Release is even more ferocious than when he fought Kumogakure."
"Can't Sunagakure get rich by diligently mining gold sand? Why do they have to get involved in the Great Ninja War?"
"Konoha won't really be too late, will they?"
"If Mount Kikyo is lost, Konoha will have no defensible terrain left, and it'll be over."
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!"
Rasa unleashed Magnet Release, raising a tide of gold dust, clearing the last layer of traps outside the stronghold, and prepared to capture all Konoha Ninja in one fell swoop, when a golden flash streaked before his eyes.
The newcomer held a blue orb of light that emitted a deep, swirling hum, easily scattering the towering small gold dust mountain, then instantly vanished, reappearing on a distant rock.
Immediately after, he waved his arm, firing a dozen shuriken. The projectiles spun in the air, one becoming two, two becoming four, instantly transforming into an overwhelming rain of metal.
shuriken: Shadow Clone Jutsu!
The repeatedly duplicated shuriken were as dense as a downpour, flashing green as they swiftly passed over the still-forming gold dust, kicking up sprays of blood upon landing.
The camera moved to the person's side, and a familiar voice echoed in the audience's ears.
"Phew... Looks like I made it."
The camera moved down, and Minato's handsome and resolute face entered the frame, bringing a full sense of security.
Judging by his attire, he had likely received orders while fighting on the front lines, directly withdrawing from Iwagakure and rushing to Mount Kikyo without rest using the Flying Thunder God.
"Minato! Minato! Why are you only just arriving!! o(╥﹏╥)o"
"All the Konoha people here are almost dead, sob sob sob sob sob."
"Finally, someone who can duel with Rasa!"
"Only Minato's shuriken Shadow Clone has this power; everyone else's is always so limp."
"Damn it, if Hiruzen Sarutobi was willing to go himself, he would have arrived much earlier! Why did so many people have to die?!"
"I really don't understand what he's thinking. He caused such a huge mess, why isn't he personally putting in effort to mitigate the losses? Just letting Mount Kikyo wait here for other reinforcements?"
"I'll bet ten packs of spicy strips that he'll definitely be impeached after the Great Ninja War ends."
"yellow flash, Minato Namikaze."
Rasa narrowed his eyes slightly. He had long heard of this formidable enemy and was secretly pondering countermeasures.
But he didn't expect that he had still underestimated his opponent.
Rasa thought Minato had just tested him and wouldn't dare to act rashly, but then he heard the cries of pain from his subordinates behind him.
When he turned to look back, he saw a golden figure flashing through the crowd, moving at extreme speed. Blood splattered wherever he went, and the number of Sand Ninja was visibly decreasing.
At the same instant, Rasa's expression suddenly changed, a chilling sensation of impending fatal danger shooting up his spine to the back of his head.
The sound effect suddenly boomed, and the camera switched to a shot from Rasa's front-left.
The esteemed Kazekage's eyes were wide with terror, while Minato Namikaze had silently appeared behind him.
Minato held a special Kunai in his left hand, and his right hand held a charged Rasengan. His golden hair flowed freely, and most of his face was obscured by shadow, making his expression unclear.
But from that gloom, only his left eye was visible, its expression icy, filled with killing intent as if staring at prey.
"Flying Thunder God is undoubtedly a BUG-level Ninjutsu, essential for mowing down enemies."
"He actually dared to turn around defenselessly in front of Minato XD."
"Rasa hasn't fought Minato much, so he doesn't know how terrifying the Flying Thunder God is."
"So cool! First time seeing Minato with such a dark-styled composition!"
"Given Minato's concern for his comrades, if he doesn't slice Rasa to pieces, I'd say he has a good temper."
"Oh my god, if I were Rasa, that would scare me to death."
In the nick of time, Rasa used Magnet Release to control the gold dust, barely defending against most of the Rasengan's power, but some residual impact still injured his right shoulder, the 'crack' of dislocated bone being unusually clear in the animation.
"Magnet Release: Sand Cushion!"
Dragging his injured shoulder, he barely completed the hand seals, using sand to lift himself to a higher position, temporarily escaping Minato's pursuit.
Then, gritting his teeth, he endured the severe pain and forcibly reset the dislocated joint, finally regaining some mobility in both hands.
However, during this time, many more Sand Ninja below were eliminated by Minato Namikaze and his Shadow Clones. If he didn't find a solution soon, the consequences would be unimaginable.
When it rains, it pours. The situation on a mountain peak to the south seemed unfavorable, even showing signs of collapse.
Fortunately, Bufuku was also there and, as ordered, had unsealed the Ichibi.
The hill-sized yellow sand beast opened its giant mouth towards a certain direction, its roar faintly audible even to him, thousands of meters away.
"Being able to fly is the most invincible."
"Every time I see him use the Sand Cushion, I feel like it's a magic carpet."
"If Rasa were stronger, and could use the Sand Cushion to establish an air force, the entire Ninja World would tremble under their air superiority."
"What a pity, he actually managed to defend against the Rasengan."
"It's just that Minato wasn't able to leave a Flying Thunder God Mark just now, otherwise, it wouldn't matter even if Rasa escaped to the sky."
"Hmm? What happened over there? What's going on?"
"It seems to be in Naraku's direction?"
"Ichibi?! Is Sunagakure crazy? They even brought out a Tailed Beast?!"
"It's over, it's over! Minato can't leave here, who can withstand a single blow from a Tailed Beast?"
The distant scene flashed by, and the camera returned to Rasa.
He watched Minato Namikaze, who was wreaking havoc on the ground, and tried to trap him with Gold Dust Imperial Funeral.
However, the speed of Magnet Release controlling the gold dust was simply too slow compared to the Flying Thunder God. After several attempts, the gold dust couldn't even touch Minato's shadow.
Instead, he himself had needlessly consumed a lot of Chakra, not to mention his troops suffered heavy losses.
"Oh my goodness, quickly show me what's happening over there, ah ah ah ah ah!"
"Rasa actually tried to catch Minato with sand???"
"Has he always been this brave?"
"Minato is too fast; Rasa has no means to deal with him and can only be toyed with until he dies."
"Speaking of which, Magnet Release sounds powerful, but its limitations are also great. If Rasa could control not just gold dust, but any metal like Magneto, the situation wouldn't be so passive."
"Control any metal at will? Then you'd have to call him Emperor Rasa, my friend."