Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 248 Battle of Lucang Mountain (6)

At this moment, in this place, Kyosuke misses Hyuga Noriko.

It's a longing that's intense, a very strong desire.

If he had the White Eye, he wouldn't have been surrounded, nor would he have been trapped in the barrier.

He was already being careful enough. Just as the Sand Ninja rushed to the top of the mountain, Kyosuke turned and ran without firing a single shot, but he still failed to escape.

That damned enemy actually used his brain, using a frontal attack and a flanking maneuver to completely encircle Kyosuke.

It was obvious that the Sand Ninja in front of them were stronger than the Sand Ninja stationed at Mount Ashikura.

This is normal. If Ashikura Mountain has been breached, it means that the Sand Ninja defending Ashikura Mountain are no match for the enemy. Therefore, the reinforcements sent from the surrounding defenses must be stronger, otherwise they are likely to be killed.

Although you can't trust what the enemy says, this barrier looks pretty strong; at least the Sand Ninja who defended Ashikura Mountain didn't have it.

Now that things have come to this, Kyosuke, unwilling to admit defeat, burst into laughter, his laughter filled with sarcasm.

"Idiot, we're just shadow clones, the real body escaped long ago!"

The middle-aged Sand Ninja glanced at the numerous Kyosukes and smiled.

"It was uncertain at first, but now it seems that it has indeed trapped your true form."

Kyosuke is actually very cautious. He remembered what Hyuga Noriko said and knew that many tunnels had been dug out by the Sand Ninja in Ashikura Mountain.

To prevent the enemy from using these passages to bypass him and get behind him, he had his shadow clones use large-scale earth-style ninjutsu multiple times just now.

After being ravaged by the shadow clones, Mount Lucang has been completely transformed, its landscape utterly altered.

Initially, the hillside was cut, almost destroying all the access roads.

Later, a torrent of rocks and mud completely reshaped the ground, and even the collapsed passageway was no longer visible.

Unexpectedly, these Sand Ninja still managed to get behind Kyosuke. It just goes to show that they are indeed a great ninja village.

Kyosuke wasn't annoyed that his little lie had been exposed. Instead, he stretched out his right hand and pointed at each of the Sand Ninja in front of him.

"One, two, three, there are only three of you."

Kyosuke's shadow clone continued, "We have more than a dozen people, so we have the advantage in numbers."

Taking advantage of the moment of conversation, a shadow clone had already sneaked underground, only to find that the underground was also enveloped by a barrier, with a torrent of black gauze like an underground river blocking his way.

The shadow clone crawled out of the ground and shook its head slightly at Kyosuke.

The middle-aged Sand Ninja seemed oblivious to what was happening, and calmly said, "Uesugi Kyosuke, a Konoha Jonin, is skilled in Summoning Jutsu, Combination Ninjutsu, and Shadow Clone Jutsu, and possesses astonishing chakra. We have all the information about you."

The middle-aged Sand Ninja said so much, partly to put psychological pressure on Kyosuke, telling him that they knew him very well and had prepared targeted tactics, and that Kyosuke couldn't escape.

On the other hand, it is also buying time.

Outside the barrier, the Sand Ninja had already reached the mountain peak, eliminated most of Kyosuke's shadow clones, and began to surround the barrier.

Even if the three middle-aged ninjas are defeated, and Kyosuke manages to break through the barrier with great difficulty, he will still be surrounded and attacked by a large number of Sand Ninjas who are well prepared.

There are also some formidable characters among the Sand Ninja outside.

While the middle-aged ninja was talking to Kyosuke, the two Sand Ninja beside him were already ready for battle.

One of them was a gaunt puppeteer who then took out his puppet.

The puppet resembled a giant ladybug, over a meter long and half a meter tall, with a black and white striped back and a head that could freely extend and retract like a turtle.

The other person gripped a long sword with both hands, assuming an attack stance.

The twin swords were enveloped in wind-style chakra, yet they were wielded silently, without even the slightest whistling sound.

A puppeteer, a master of Wind Release swordsmanship—so what trump cards does this middle-aged ninja possess?

Let the shadow clone test the waters.

Having confirmed that he was completely surrounded by the barrier, Kyosuke knew that dragging things out would be disadvantageous for him. Without saying another word, he created thirty more shadow clones and sent them charging forward.

Seeing this, the three Sand Ninja stopped talking and began their attack.

The puppeteer waved his hands, and the ladybug puppet flew into the air. Shooting holes appeared along the edge of its body, instantly firing out a dense barrage of poisonous thorns that covered an area of ​​nearly a hundred meters around it.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

At this moment, Kyosuke and his shadow clone both entered Sage Mode, greatly increasing their combat power.

Two shadow clones created a three- or four-meter-high earthen wall to block the numerous senbon needles. Only three unlucky shadow clones rushed too far forward and were hit by the poisoned senbon needles.

The thousand-stick gun fired for two or three seconds before stopping. Just as the shadow clones hiding behind the earthen wall were about to counterattack, the earthen wall in front of them suddenly collapsed, and two sharp streams of air rushed through the earthen wall, killing several shadow clones.

The Sand Ninja with dual swords charged over the earthen wall and attacked a shadow clone. The shadow clone raised a kunai to block, but the kunai was cut in two, and the shadow clone was also cut in two by the same blade.

The other shadow clones retreated to the surroundings, and began to attack as they retreated.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

The flames surged towards the Sand Ninja wielding dual swords like a tidal wave. At that moment, a puppet flew over from the sky, passing right in front of the Sand Ninja wielding dual swords.

The dual-wielding Sand Ninja jumped onto the puppet and was carried away from the sea of ​​fire by it.

The other shadow clones certainly wouldn't just stand by and watch. The rocks on the ground cracked, and numerous stones shot into the air, forming a barrage that completely enveloped the puppet.

At the same time, some shadow clones rushed towards the middle-aged ninja and the puppeteer's main body.

A barrage of shuriken was launched, and the middle-aged ninja arrived in front of the puppeteer, using Earth Release to create an earthen wall to block the shuriken.

Behind the earthen wall, the middle-aged ninja's face was extremely grim.

The situation was different from what he had imagined. In the brief exchange just now, Kyosuke had performed even stronger than described in the intelligence, and the three of them were actually struggling to defeat him.

Could it be some kind of bloodline limit?

Because Kyosuke's chakra synergy with Sage Mode is very high, only his pupils and the skin around his eyes change slightly after entering Sage Mode, making him look like some kind of eye technique.

As one's cultivation progresses, the physical changes in Sage Mode become increasingly subtle.

The middle-aged ninja was unaware of Sage Mode and simply mistook Kyosuke's transformation for some kind of bloodline limit that could enhance his strength.

In any case, due to a lack of intelligence, they misjudged the enemy's combat strength and have fallen into a predicament.

If even shadow clones are this difficult to deal with, if the three of them don't fight desperately, they might not only fail to defeat Kyosuke, but they might also perish here today.

At this moment, the puppeteer withdrew the puppet and used it to attack the shadow clone that was approaching him.

The Sand Ninja with dual swords, relying on his superb swordsmanship, shattered the rocks that were shot at him. Just as he landed on the ground, a ball of fire attacked again, and two shadow clones also rushed over with their swords raised, wanting to engage in a protracted battle.

"Rasengan!"

Five shadow clones broke through the earthen wall, and their Rasengans instantly appeared in front of the middle-aged ninja.

Currently, the shadow clones have suppressed the three Sand Ninja.

Faced with such a favorable situation, Kyosuke decisively chose to flee.

Three shadow clones stood around Kyosuke, beginning to form hand seals, preparing to use the Flying Thunder God teleportation array to send Kyosuke outside.

Before the attack on Mount Ashikaga, he left a chakra mark of the Flying Thunder God Technique in a safe place, just to deal with the current situation.

The war is someone else's, but life is your own. There aren't even any spectators here. Who are you fighting to the death for?

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Shadow Clones suppressed the Sand Ninja. Who knows what strange trump cards they might have? Kyosuke doesn't have that kind of curiosity and doesn't seem to care about what their trump cards are.

Besides, the outside is already surrounded by Sand Ninja. Even if we defeat these three Sand Ninja, what good will it do? Facing the siege of numerous Sand Ninja, we might not have a chance to leave.

The mission is complete. Let's leave as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.