blogombal Chapter 37 A Rapidly Changing Situation, A Sudden Desperate Situation
Chapter 37 A Rapidly Changing Situation, A Sudden Desperate Situation
“Of course I’m afraid of death! How many people in this world aren’t afraid of death?” After a pause, Ishikawa shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking directly at Kakashi without hiding his fear. “But teacher, so what if we’re afraid of death? The enemy won’t show mercy just because we’re afraid of death! Instead of being afraid of this and that, we should think of a way to defeat the enemy.”
"Well, I don't want to lose my teacher or comrades on my first mission outside the village! A true comrade is someone you have to stand up for even when you're terrified inside. That's probably what the Hokage meant by the Will of Fire!"
"You've already come to this realization, Ishikawa?" Kakashi's pupils contracted upon hearing this, as if he saw the shadow of his former best friend behind Ishikawa.
That guy was just like that back then! He was terrified inside, but he still chased after the Iwa ninja for Rin's sake, and in the end…
"We're not afraid to die either, Kakashi-sensei." Taro and Jiro exchanged a glance, both looking at Ishikawa with admiration, and shouted in unison.
The eldest brother truly lives up to his name; they're far from having that kind of resolve! But since the eldest brother has made his stance clear, how could they possibly run away? They'd rather die together; they're all orphans anyway, so who's afraid of whom…
"Taro, you two protect Lady Tsunade. Ishikawa, you come with me." After a moment of silence, Kakashi finally made up his mind without further hesitation.
Of the three, only Ishikawa could be of some help; the other two were better off not helping.
“Teacher, I have a battle plan now…” Seeing that Kakashi had agreed, Ishikawa glanced at Tsunade, who had no reaction, sighed, and stepped forward quietly.
As expected, his words were useless to Tsunade since he wasn't the main character! However, this was enough.
He's at least gained Kakashi's approval, so gathering intelligence and learning Chidori shouldn't be a problem. As for Tsunade? Ishikawa believes she'll reap the rewards of this risky investment once she succeeds as the Fifth Hokage.
That's right, Ishikawa's risky actions weren't just driven by youthful passion; they were a calculated move to plan for the future! There was no other way; as a commoner, Ishikawa simply had very few cultivation resources…
Even with a portal, he still needed a legitimate identity to obtain information and trade with Nohara Rin.
Waaaaah, this is so hard for me...
"I see, I understand!" Kakashi's eyes lit up when he heard Ishikawa's battle plan.
Although the plan is still a bit immature, it may still turn the tide and achieve victory unexpectedly.
Nodding to Ishikawa, the teacher and student simultaneously formed hand seals, 'Transformation Technique…'
"Go, continue to use ninjutsu to force them to use chakra." Outside the earth wall, the two Xuanyuan members waited for a moment but saw no explosion coming from inside. They nodded to each other and formed hand seals again.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Just as the two formed hand seals, several shuriken wrapped in talismans burst forth from both sides of the earthen wall. In the next instant, Kakashi and Ishikawa charged forward from the left and right.
"Damn it, there's an explosive tag!"
One of the sharp-eyed individuals exclaimed in alarm, immediately transforming into smoke to dodge the shuriken and explosive tags, while simultaneously manipulating his smoke-filled body to charge straight at Ishikawa. "I'll deal with this genin brat first! Then we'll team up to take on Kakashi."
"Hurry up." The other person didn't refuse and immediately did a side roll, watching Kakashi warily and cautiously to prevent him from providing support.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Xuanyuan Clan was recuperating from Tsunade's heavy blow, while the other two were entangled with the Raikage, attempting to seize the Sugi no Ninja Scroll.
After all, their mission was to retrieve the scroll. If the Raikage destroyed the scroll with his own self-destruction, they wouldn't get their full reward!
"Hehehe, you little brat, you dare to show off at a time like this. Don't think you're so great just because that earth wall blocked our attack! Today, I'll show you how cruel the real ninja world really is..." With a whoosh, a figure appeared behind Ishikawa, holding a kunai and grinning ruthlessly.
Even if such a rookie genin could unleash his chakra speed, it would be like a tortoise crawling in his eyes, and he wouldn't need to use ninjutsu at all!
"Is that so? I don't think so." Just as the man was about to deliver the fatal blow, Ishikawa suddenly turned his head and smiled calmly.
The next instant, almost at the same moment the two locked eyes, Ishikawa's left eye transformed into a scarlet Sharingan, activating his hypnotic eye ability.
In the blink of an eye, the moment the man's eyes glazed over under hypnosis, his neck was slashed open, blood splattering everywhere...
At that moment, Ishikawa's body transformed into Kakashi with a bang, and Kakashi on the other side also instantly transformed into Ishikawa.
"Transformation? Impossible, how could this be??" The other person, who was originally prepared to watch the show, was suddenly dumbfounded.
I never expected things to turn out this way! They were actually fooled by a mere transformation spell!!
'Lightning Release: Swift Arrow...' In the blink of an eye, just as the person's attention was drawn out and a flaw was revealed, Ishikawa, who had secretly formed hand seals beforehand, suddenly and fiercely unleashed his attack.
In the blink of an eye, Ishikawa, having completed the hand seal, clenched his fist and condensed a white lightning bolt in his palm, then hurled it directly at the person.
"What?!" Staring at the white lightning flashing with arcs of electricity, the man exclaimed in surprise and immediately realized that he had used his Jonin strength to instantly turn into smoke.
Despite the incredible speed and sudden, unexpected nature of Ishikawa's Lightning Release: Lightning Arrow, the two-level difference in strength proved insurmountable, and the arrow failed to inflict any damage on the opponent.
"Sorry, I'm not part of the main attack force." Ishikawa wasn't disappointed by the fruitless attack; instead, he revealed a smug smile.
Just as Ishikawa was muttering to himself, Kakashi opposite him completed hand seals, his hand forming afterimages, 'Wind Release: Great Breakthrough…'
hula la...
Kakashi's mouth opened slightly, and a fierce gust of wind blew towards the figure that had turned into smoke. This sudden wind release left him no time to react; he barely managed to solidify his upper body before the smoke-like lower body was blown away by the gale and disappeared in all directions…
"No, it's impossible! My legs, my legs!!" Looking at his empty lower body, the man screamed in grief and fell to the ground with a thud, bleeding profusely.
Suddenly, this sudden change caused the expressions of everyone present to change drastically.
One family rejoices, another grieves...
"It seems their strength is nothing special except for the Exploding Bugs and Smoke Transformation! Now, only the two enemies on the Raikage's side remain." Ishikawa suppressed his discomfort and quickly came to Kakashi's side, his eyes showing worry.
Kakashi's chest was now swollen with insect-shaped lumps, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and his brows were furrowed. "I didn't expect the Exploding Insects to grow so quickly. It seems I can only use one more ninjutsu at most."
"Teacher, you'd better not move to avoid an explosion! It's up to us now." Ishikawa said helplessly, for he hadn't expected the Exploding Bug to grow so fast.
Fortunately, Raikage can still hold those two back. The three of them, along with Shizune, should be able to take down the enemy without much trouble!
"Uh... Hah... Hah..." Just then, the Raikage opposite suddenly groaned, dispelling his Lightning Release armor and breathing heavily, his body drenched in sweat.
On his chest, the paralyzed exploding insects had grown larger, clearly having broken through the Lightning Release paralysis and absorbed a significant amount of chakra again.
"Damn it! It wasn't completely paralyzed, but rather it absorbed a small amount of chakra to grow while being paralyzed. I was too careless just now, and I didn't even notice in time!" In an instant, the Raikage's anger was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.
Faced with this sudden and rapidly changing situation, Ishikawa could no longer remain calm; his face turned ashen. o(≧口≦)o
Damn it, why am I so unlucky...?