blogombal Chapter 180 The Three Little Ninjas of Konoha, Earth Release is Here!
Chapter 180 The Three Little Ninjas of Konoha, Earth Release is Here!
"Damn it, I didn't expect that girl's medical ninjutsu to be so powerful. Her exaggerated strength is as terrifying as Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha! At this rate, it seems we can't kill them before the border." In the forest, a middle-aged Iwa ninja frowned and shouted as he watched the Earth Release technique being neutralized once again.
Along the way, they had caught up with the enemy several times and engaged in close combat, but each time they were repelled. Moreover, even if they managed to inflict injuries on the enemy, with that medical ninja present, the enemy's injuries would recover quickly.
On the contrary, their pursuit team of more than a dozen people has now shrunk to eight.
This is outrageous! As a Jonin, he had never experienced such a frustrating pursuit mission before. Was this a pursuit or just handing over his head to the enemy?
"Tsunade? Could that brat be a disciple of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha??"
"That shouldn't be possible. If they were disciples of those three, why wouldn't anyone summon the legendary Three Fears?"
"Even if they aren't, with the talent of these three kids, if they continue to grow, they might become the new Legendary Sannin of Konoha. I think they are all quite young, but each of them has the strength of a Jonin."
"Hiss! So it seems the Legendary Sannin of Konoha weren't this strong at their age. No, we must kill them at all costs."
"That's right. During the last Shinobi World War, Konoha produced the legendary Sannin who became famous throughout the shinobi world. This time, Konoha already has the Yellow Flash, so we can't afford to have any more Sannin!"
As the crowd chattered amongst themselves, Hikari, a member of the Iwa ninja clan, clenched his fists and stared fiercely at the three figures a hundred meters away. "The rising Sannin of Konoha, huh? This time, even if it costs me my life, I will capture them!"
"Dongzhi, Yamashita, the three of us will go together, the rest of you will cover us."
Upon hearing Huoguang's order, the other two Iwagakure Jonin exchanged a glance and nodded silently, immediately unleashing their determination to kill Kakashi and his two companions at all costs.
But just as they were about to move, "Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique..."
Suddenly, a deep yet cold voice rang out behind them.
The three Jonin from Iwagakure paled upon hearing this, but before they could dodge, hundreds and thousands of densely packed shuriken flashing with lightning suddenly erupted from the forest behind them.
All they heard were the sounds of "whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh" as shuriken imbued with lightning energy pierced through the tree trunks and branches like a storm, engulfing the group...
"Earth Release: Hardening." "Earth Release: Rock Fist."
At the critical moment, the two Jonin only had time to unleash localized Earth Release techniques to frantically block the attack, while the Iwa Ninja were in a chaotic mess with blades flying everywhere.
Their defenses were utterly ineffective against the barrage of shuriken, which hurtled like lightning. In a single exchange, three of them were pierced and severely wounded. The other five Chunin barely had time to let out a scream before their bodies riddled with holes and they fell silent...
"Damn it, they attacked us the moment we made our move! Who was it? Who was it?!" Iwa ninja roared, but his body betrayed him as he hid behind a giant tree to avoid being attacked.
The other two Iwagakure Jonin also showed indignation, but even more so fear and apprehension. The Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique was a signature ninjutsu of Konoha's elite; could it be that Konoha reinforcements had arrived?
"Pfft..." Just as the two were worried, the ground beneath their feet suddenly exploded, revealing a sharp blade flashing white light!
"Konoha's White Fang??" Upon seeing this, the Iwa ninja Hikari turned pale with fright and blurted out the name instinctively, forgetting to dodge.
Well, actually he didn't have time to dodge!
A swift, lightning-fast blade flashed past, tearing a gash in Iwa Ninja Hikari's ribs. With a look of utter despair and terror, his internal organs ruptured, blood gushed out, and he was instantly on the verge of death.
The other two Iwagakure Jonin, seeing this, did not hesitate and immediately turned and ran!
But it would have been better if they hadn't run; the moment they started running, their backs were exposed.
Without hesitation, the newcomer swung his longsword, unleashing a burst of lightning that pierced the back of a Jonin. At the same time, his body crackled with arcs of lightning, and he appeared behind another person in the blink of an eye, delivering a punch.
"boom……"
The Iwagakure Jonin felt as if a monster had struck his back, and his already injured body was sent flying like a rag doll...
"Sorry, you can't die yet!" Looking at the three who were barely breathing, Ishikawa breathed a sigh of relief and fed himself a soldier's ration pill.
He finally found the right opportunity to launch an attack; how could he let them die so easily?
He rushed forward and used his eye technique to read the memory of the Iwagakure Jonin again, copying part of the ninjutsu memory.
While Ishikawa was enjoying a bumper harvest, Kakashiban, who was not far away, also heard the commotion.
However, none of the three went back to check, but instead accelerated again and rushed across the border into the Land of Grass.
"Phew... What just happened? Did reinforcements arrive??" After walking another two kilometers and confirming that the Iwa ninja were not pursuing them, Obito's face turned pale.
The continuous battles and the injuries he had just sustained had left him exhausted. If it weren't for the Sharingan's advancement to the three-tomoe stage, which significantly increased his chakra, he probably would have collapsed long ago!
"I don't know, but we need to find a place to replenish our chakra as soon as possible to deal with any unexpected changes that may occur at any time," Kakashi said, panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
After such intense and continuous combat, his chakra was almost completely depleted.
“Follow me, I know a hidden cave over there.” Nohara Rin nodded, but her gaze inadvertently drifted behind her as a flash of red light appeared in her right eye.
It really was him! Ishikawa is indeed a reliable and trustworthy partner.
As the three quickly left, Ishikawa...
"Is that all? It seems that it's impossible to obtain Iwagakure's advanced Earth Release techniques with just these small fry." After casually finishing off the last Iwagakure ninja, Hikari, Ishikawa stroked his right eye and sighed.
Through these three Iwagakure Jonin and the previous few, he did indeed obtain a considerable amount of Earth Release memories. However, excluding those repetitive, low-level, or unnecessary ninjutsu, Ishikawa didn't find many Earth Release techniques that interested him.
There are only ten Earth Release ninjutsu, namely:
C-rank Earth Release: Earth Substitute, C-rank Earth Release: Earth Fish Reflection Technique, B-rank Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spear, B-rank Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet, B-rank Earth Release: Earth Rock Flow, B-rank Earth Release: Earthquake Core, B-rank Earth Release: Hardening Technique, B-rank Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique, A-rank Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique, A-rank Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld.
Among these, Hardening Technique and Rock Fist Ishikawa are dispensable, since his monstrous strength and Lightning Release Armor are not much worse than these two techniques.
Most importantly, he can only read and copy memories; if he wants to use these earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of technique or technique), he still needs to learn and master them himself.
"Well, one shouldn't be too greedy. This is enough to keep me busy for half a year. Besides, I still have a lot of experience in cultivating earth-attribute nature transformations..." Shaking his head to dispel other thoughts, Ishikawa's figure quickly disappeared into the forest, leaving behind a pile of corpses.
Anyway, the memories of him in the brains of those corpses have been deleted when they are read, so there is no fear of leaving them at the scene.