blogombal Chapter 174 Bluffing?
Chapter 174 Bluffing?
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Under the triple "Void Escape Technique," the Rain Ninja who experienced it at close range immediately lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
bang——
A large salamander has also disappeared.
The three giant salamanders here exist in this space only because they are maintained by the "Summoning Technique" of three Rain Ninja.
Now that one of the Rain Ninjas has lost consciousness, the "Summoning Technique" has naturally become ineffective.
At the same time, within the range of the "Airburst Technique", a large amount of toxins settled!
Unlike the previous airburst directly into the toxic fog, now there is a large amount of dense fog specifically designed to trap toxin particles, as well as toxin particles that have already been trapped.
Normal toxic fog, when the air expands rapidly, will also flow along with it, and will basically blend into the air.
However, these large particles stuck together are much heavier and have a strong lag when the air moves.
At the center of the three "airburst techniques," the air could push these particles away due to the fierce expansion. However, the further outwards they went, the less they could be pushed aside, even as the density of the air itself decreased.
Naturally, the toxin particles will settle down more quickly at this time!
The "toxic fog" particles that weren't initially trapped could have expanded outwards with the air, but they would get stuck if they encountered slow-moving, dense fog particles.
In an instant, as the effects of the "Air Blast Technique" spread, a large number of toxin particles fell directly to the ground!
After the ninjutsu ended and the gas flowed back into the low-pressure area, the air became much fresher, while the ground turned purple.
From the city gate, the view from above is even more obvious —
A large area exploded, the surrounding ground turned purple, and a Rain Ninja was lying on the ground!
Akashi completely defeated a Rain Ninja Jonin, while Lanma and Minato also gained a significant advantage.
Both Lan Wu and Minato have an advantage in sensory perception. Lan Wu, needless to say, has the effect of chakra sensing with her "Hidden Mist Technique," while Minato is originally a sensory ninja.
Moreover, Minato's fighting style relies on high-speed taijutsu and short hand seals to carry out highly mobile combat, and he rarely uses large-scale ninjutsu. This is even more effective when the opponent's visibility is limited!
At first glance, Lan Wu appears to excel in water-style ninjutsu and also possesses medical ninjutsu. An uninformed person might assume she's weak in close combat, but that's a complete misconception.
Although Lanwu cannot fully control "super strength" like Tsunade, she has her own ways of using it.
Lanwu gradually figured out a fighting style that used superhuman strength to control the "Water Whip"—Lanwu's "Water Whip" has the greatest advantage of being able to change from soft to hard to sticky—all in the blink of an eye.
Even though she can't maintain "super strength" all the time, Lanwu can unleash her power at crucial moments and make the texture of "Water Whip" strange. In "Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation", Lanwu comprehended a strange property. The more violent the impact on the transformed water release chakra, the harder it becomes. It is completely different from the usual "fluid" nature of water release chakra and can be described as "hard"!
Combined with "super strength", she can suddenly deliver a blunt strike, catching the enemy off guard and making her "water whip" more versatile.
Originally, Lanwu and Minato were holding off two Rain Ninja Jonin. Seeing one of them fall, the remaining two Rain Ninja quickly rejoined their Salamander, intending to fight two against one.
Just then, Akaishi launched a surprise attack from underground. A bolt of lightning wrapped around Uchiha Kuanhan and suddenly emerged from under the belly of a giant salamander, tearing a wound in its lower abdomen!
The salamander let out a strange cry that sounded like a baby's wail, then vanished with a "thud"—
Akashi muttered to himself, "What a pity."
Although he forced the opponent's ninja beast to release its "summoning" while severely injured, this was not Akaishi's original intention—Akaishi wanted to test whether he could launch a surprise attack and kill it!
Therefore, from the very beginning, Akaishi deliberately burrowed his main body underground and used "Earth-Reflecting Fish" to lurk in this direction.
With the "Hidden Haze" ability of the Red Stone Earth Release technique, its concealment is even stronger than that of the Rain Ninja!
Therefore, while they were underground, the other party failed to discover Akaishi. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Akaishi had just managed to lurk beneath the giant salamander.
Unfortunately, even though the salamander wasn't a ninja beast known for its defense, it was still a large ninja beast, and its physical strength was far superior to that of ninjas who were generally "high-attack and low-defense." It was still impossible to kill it before it released its "summoning" ability.
However, the sudden attack on the salamander and its subsequent disappearance caused the Rain Ninja who had been standing on its head to lose their balance for a moment.
Minato, of course, wouldn't let such a big opening slip by. He rushed forward instantly, and before another Rain Ninja could cover his companion with the Salamander, Minato had already closed in and finished him off with a "Gale Palm"!
Seeing another comrade perish, the last remaining Rain Ninja dared not delay any longer. He immediately left the salamander behind to cover their retreat and began to flee back.
The giant salamander spat out poison and whipped its tail, but the three of them bypassed it and chased after the last Rain Ninja.
Ninja beasts are summoned and can be dispelled at any time. Unless they can be instantly killed, they're not very useful. But that Rain Ninja is different—
The three of them kept up side by side until—
Earth Release·Earth Flow Wall*N!
Suddenly, many earthen walls appeared in front of them, blocking the three of them. It turned out that the Rain Ninja who had just fled had returned to their base. At this moment, many Rain Ninja Chunin and Jonin also appeared, blocking the three of them from pursuing.
"Is that all? I haven't even warmed up yet!" Akaishi mocked matter-of-factly.
"Enough! Konoha ninja, today's battle is over—or does the Land of Iron's garrison want a final showdown?" The leader, a one-eyed Rain Ninja, said sternly.
Upon hearing this, the three looked at him and could only retreat.
As for the Rain Ninja who initially fell under the "Air Explosion Technique," they were carried back by their comrades, and it is unknown whether they are dead or not.
It can only be said that his/her fate is unknown; he/she may have died from respiratory failure due to paralysis, or he/she may have just missed it.
However, his own life or death was no longer important at this point.
After Akaishi and his two companions retreated back to Duan Yue City, they were not greeted with the cheers Akaishi had imagined. The samurai were somewhat silent.
"Tsk tsk, these people from small countries have no manners at all!" —Akaishi curled his lip.
Of course, they didn't cheer, not because of politeness, but because they were stunned by the battle they had just witnessed.
Although it wasn't the first time I'd witnessed a ninja battle, one side in this fight was just a "child," and the other side had just completely defeated me!
The performance of the three young Chunin from Konoha cast a shadow over the samurai's hearts, and many swordsmen who had previously opposed Mifune's new school of swordsmanship now wore complex expressions.
"Thank you all from Konoha for driving away the enemy." Mifune, having regained his senses, thanked the three young ninjas from Konoha.
Akaishi wasn't offended by the samurai who had the nerve to cause trouble. He waved his hand and said, "Who told them to block our way of transporting supplies—goods! We Konoha people are always very reliable when carrying out missions!"
The supplies were originally planned to be transported, but now only two grass swords need to be transported.
Moreover, it seems that Orochimaru pocketed one of the weapons—or perhaps he pocketed both!
Akaishi had previously seen Orochimaru ask Minato if he wanted that "straight sword," but Minato politely declined.
Of course, it wasn't that Minato was afraid to accept it, but rather—
His high-speed combat style is indeed not suitable for using such long weapons. Even if chakra weapons are considered, they should be short, preferably as long as kunai!
Otherwise, it could easily affect his movement techniques and disrupt the overall rhythm of the battle.
"It seems that Leader Hanzo has no intention of personally interfering with our Konoha mission," Orochimaru said sinisterly.
Indeed, this was exactly what Akashi and the other two were concerned about; otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered chasing after a Rain Ninja Jonin. In particular, when they caught up, Minato deliberately slowed down and kept pace with Akashi and Ranma; otherwise, the Rain Ninja might not have been able to escape.
Essentially, the three of them at that time tacitly wanted to overpower the ninjas of the Land of Rain and provoke them to see how they would react.
The reason they advanced side by side was to cover each other; if the other side made a move, the three of them could retreat.
Especially if Hanzo were to make a move himself, the three of them would definitely retreat immediately!
However, in reality, not only Hanzo, but the remaining Rain Ninja also showed great restraint, basically only blocking the three of them without taking the initiative to attack.
As for the conclusion—
Orochimaru didn't say it aloud, but it's believed that these great swordsmen and masters already had some guesses.
As expected, after hearing Orochimaru's words, Mitsuki paused for a moment before saying, "Tonight—we will launch an attack on the Rain Village's positions, and then, in one fell swoop, reclaim all lost territory!"
Clearly, Sanmu also holds this view.
Moreover, the reason why Konoha was asked to take action in the first place was to test the waters. Now that the test has yielded results, Sanmoku has naturally made his decision.
He didn't hide this from the people of Konoha; instead, he told them in front of them.
only----
To Sanmu's regret and slight annoyance, Orochimaru simply smiled and said, "Since you all have important matters to discuss, we won't disturb you any longer."
With that, Orochimaru led the Konoha members away.
"Damn it! It seems Konoha doesn't want to help—do they want to see us suffer even greater losses?"
"We must fight, to avenge our comrades who were killed before!"
"That's right, and the Konoha ninja will at least try to intercept the fleeing Amegakure ninja—weakening the Amegakure ninja as much as possible is in their interest."
When they discovered that Hanzo had likely already retreated with part of the main force, the warriors of the Land of Iron prepared for "revenge."
While it's uncertain how much of the Rain Ninja's bluff remained, it's likely less than half. More importantly, Hanzo's absence gives them the confidence to launch another human wave attack.
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