blogombal Chapter 229 Edo Tensei First and Second Hokage, Summoning: Oni-Garuru
Chapter 229 Edo Tensei First and Second Hokage, Summoning: Oni-Garuru
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique..."
Outside the eastern wall of Konoha, the six Sand Ninja in front of the large summoning array simultaneously shouted and activated their techniques.
In the next instant, a thick plume of smoke appeared as a three-headed brown snake, resembling a swimming dragon, burst forth from the summoning array and crashed down on the Konoha wall.
The three-headed serpent, its size comparable to that of a giant snake, crushed the wall and created a breach in a single encounter. Its three heads opened their ferocious mouths, hissing and roaring, quickly attracting the attention of the Konoha ninja.
"A huge snake! It's such a huge snake!!"
"Stop it quickly! We can't let it take another step forward and destroy the village."
"Go! Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique..."
Almost the instant the three-headed giant snake charged into Konoha, the nearby Konoha Chunin immediately began to counterattack.
But just as they were moving, the Sound Ninja and Sand Village teams, who were hiding behind the giant snake on both sides of the wall, launched a surprise attack as planned...
Meanwhile, at the Chunin tournament venue.
"That's... White Fang." Upon seeing the resurrected White Fang of Konoha in the Four Purple Flames Formation, the Third Hokage's expression changed drastically. He quickly turned to Orochimaru, his gaze sharp, his voice trembling, "That ninjutsu... could it be that you've already..."
"That's right, it's that ninjutsu. I originally planned to use Uchiha Shisui to restrain Kakashi, but unfortunately I couldn't find his body." Orochimaru shook his head with a mocking expression, then his hands rapidly formed hand seals.
"Then it's time for us to begin. I have foreseen your death and the destruction of Konoha. Summoning Jutsu: Impure World Reincarnation..."
As Orochimaru gave his final low shout, a coffin suddenly burst forth from the ground, followed by a second, a third...
"What?! No, we must stop the third one!" Upon seeing this, the Third Hokage's expression changed drastically. He immediately unleashed his sword shadow clones to push back the third coffin, which was engraved with the character "four".
"Two? But that should be enough!" Orochimaru chuckled nonchalantly. "So, how will you deal with this now, Sarutobi-sensei, the Third Hokage..."
Almost the instant Orochimaru finished speaking, two coffin lids slammed down with a bang, and two familiar figures emerged.
"This, this is..." The Third Hokage's pupils contracted instantly, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and he stood there stunned for a moment, tears streaming down his face.
"First-generation Hokage-sama, Second-generation Hokage-sama."
At the same time, in the audience seats.
In the blink of an eye, as White Fang unleashed his fury, blue arcs of electricity crackled around Kakashi, who also swung his kunai at an incredible speed.
"Pfft!!"
The sharp kunai imbued with lightning release clashed with the long sword in White Fang's hand in an instant. Kakashi saw the steel kunai in his hand being cut in half in a flash, forcing him to retreat and dodge.
"That sword is...?" Kakashi stared intently at the white, glowing straight sword with a black hilt in the hand of the reanimated White Fang, his gaze sharpening with suspicion.
The White Fang short sword was with him, and later given to Ishikawa. So what is the sword that his father, White Fang, is holding now? It can even withstand his lightning-attribute chakra.
"The Kusanagi Sword, the ninja sword Orochimaru prepared for me. Although I can only use 70% of my peak strength now, your current strength is no weaker than mine in my previous life. If it weren't for the special nature of this body and the help of the ninja sword, I might have been defeated by you just now!"
"Kakashi, I'm very pleased to see that you haven't become discouraged because of me." Seemingly noticing Kakashi's confusion, Edo Tensei White Fang explained and immediately moved to avoid being attacked by the Mangekyou Sharingan.
The control spell Orochimaru placed in his brain rendered him completely unable to move freely. If Orochimaru hadn't been focused on the Third Hokage, he would even have difficulty speaking freely now.
"Kusanagi Sword!!" Before Kakashi could even speak, Ishikawa's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he thought of the Kusanagi Sword that Sasuke had acquired.
Without hesitation, Ishikawa immediately drew the White Fang sword from his back and tossed it to Kakashi, saying, "Sensei, use this. Don't worry about Gaara, we'll take care of it!"
"Leave it to you? What a boastful tone, Mitarashi Ishikawa." Before Sasuke and Kakashi could speak, Gaara on top of Shukaku's head roared madly.
Almost as soon as he spoke, Shukaku beneath Gaara swung his hand, and a ferocious claw several meters in diameter reached out to grab him...
"Senior brother!!" Sasuke hurriedly reminded him upon seeing this, his hands rapidly forming hand seals as he prepared to unleash the Chidori again to sever the giant claw.
But while he was fast, Ishikawa's right eye was even faster at forming hand seals.
"Earth Release: Fighting Blade Staff..." In a flash, Ishikawa uttered a low shout, clapped his hands together, and roared in a deep voice.
The next instant, Sasuke saw the ground beneath Shukaku's feet rumble and shake violently as countless solid stone pillars burst forth from the earth, lifting Shukaku into the air and interrupting its attack.
"That ninjutsu again, Mitarashi Ishikawa. I'll repay the humiliation from last time tenfold today, die!!" Instantly, seeing Gaara's familiar Earth Release technique, he went berserk again, forming hand seals.
Countless grains of yellow sand condensed in the void and rapidly wrapped around Ishikawa's main body, which stood atop a stone pillar, about to unleash the Sand Binding Coffin to crush and annihilate him.
But since Ishikawa used this move, it was certainly not just to provoke Gaara!
"I'll move this big guy out of the village. Sasuke, go find Naruto and Karin to help." Ishikawa shouted at Sasuke, then gritted his teeth, bit his finger, and formed hand seals again.
If Gaara were allowed to fall asleep and release Shukaku here, the possibility of his house being destroyed would be off the charts!
Shukaku's destructive power is far beyond what Gaara can match.
A single practice shot could easily damage their property and cause collateral damage, so...
"Come out, Oni-Garara."
With a loud bang, and a pair of gray-white wings suddenly emerged from a huge plume of white smoke as Ishikawa roared, forcefully flapping them to disperse the sand and break through the clouds!
In an instant, the hurricane created by the flapping of wings swept across the entire venue, attracting everyone's attention.
To the astonishment of many, a gigantic monster with a grayish-white skeleton, wings on its back, a single horn on its head, a dog's head, and two snake tails appeared before them.
Its enormous size was in no way inferior to that of Shukaku!
"This is!!" Gaara stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the ferocious monster above him, a monster no less terrifying than Shukaku.
While he was still in a daze, the Oni-Garuru beneath Ishikawa's feet did not stop. Following Ishikawa's command, it opened its mouth and bit down on the back of Shukaku's head, its four sharp claws simultaneously plunging into Shukaku's body, while its two snake tails bound Shukaku's arms tightly like ropes.
This both prevents Shukaku from unleashing his ninjutsu and allows him to be firmly held in place.
The next second, to everyone's astonishment, Kiyora flapped its wings rapidly and actually grabbed Shukaku, flying out of Konoha Village.
"Wow, so strong! Is this the strength of Senior Brother Ishikawa?" Sasuke stared wide-eyed and clenched his fists as he watched Ishikawa teleport Shukaku in the blink of an eye, muttering to himself.
Not only him, but also Karin and others next to him, as well as Asuma, Kurenai, Might Guy and other well-known Jonin nearby, had similar expressions.
However, amidst the shock, there was also a sense of relief. If Ishikawa hadn't taken Shukaku away in time, and Shukaku had gone berserk here, even if they had won in the end, Konoha would have suffered heavy losses!
This isn't just about Konoha itself; it also includes the negative impact of the deaths of spectators from various countries at the Chunin Tournament. From now on, no client will likely trust Konoha to issue missions, and the extent of the harm is unimaginable…