Chapter 408: The Sorrow of the Hidden Rock 1
Earth Kingdom Battlefield
In the strange forest created by Orochimaru, Watanabe Asahi, who has been promoted to an elite jonin, is leading a team of three jonins through the forest, searching for the traces of the Impure World Reincarnation.
Ever since the capture troops were nearly wiped out last time, Ohnoki made new adjustments to the plan. This time, the minimum standard for those entering the forest to fight is to be a Jonin!
And he's a jonin with a professional title!
Don't underestimate this prefix. Generally speaking, the so-called jonin strength refers to the direct combat power that is comparable to that of a jonin. Only then can one be qualified to be called a jonin.
But this is only in terms of strength. There are actually quite a few who meet this requirement, especially in the big ninja villages.
Just like the Twelve Young Warriors in the original work, it was said more than once in the early stages that they had the combat power of a Jonin level, and even many Jonins were not their opponents.
However, even in this situation, at the beginning of Shippuden in the original work, only a few people were promoted to Jonin and obtained professional titles. This shows the gap between them.
The number of jonin in each village is limited, but there are definitely more than just those who have the strength of jonin. Therefore, it can be said that those who hold the title of jonin are the elite among jonin.
The reason why Ohnoki attaches so much importance to it is that the blow they suffered some time ago was too great, and they were almost completely wiped out!
You know, those were not just trash, but a force in their village with outstanding strength and almost perfect coordination. The lowest among them were experienced Chunins, but almost all of them were trapped!
This was a huge blow to Iwagakure, so they made this decision this time. All the people who carried out the capture plan were senior ninjas!
As a result, the battle was pushed directly to a climax!
Watanabe led the team walking cautiously in the woods, constantly observing. According to previous intelligence, in addition to the dead in the Impure World Relics who need to be wary, the monsters in the forest are also a target of defense.
Therefore, as time went on, Watanabe became more and more vigilant, because everything was going too smoothly. They had not experienced even a single attack since they entered the forest!
This is definitely not normal!
As an elite jonin who was promoted to chunin at about the same time as Shiro, Watanabe is no greenhouse flower. His position is the result of real merit, so it is impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake.
Similarly, Watanabe would not be so naive as to think that this situation was normal. Therefore, the quieter the forest was, the more vigilant Watanabe would be. The deeper they went, the slower they would move forward.
Suddenly, a giant snake shot out from a shadow and slammed its head towards them. Fortunately, Watanabe and the other four had been in a state of high alert. They leaped away the moment the giant snake rushed out and avoided its attack.
However, at the moment they jumped up, several giant snakes shot out from the darkness!
Watanabe leaped into the air, his pupils constantly twisting as he analyzed their intelligence.
"White, huge, with a vaguely humanoid figure visible in its mouth, dark pupils, and a jaw that looks like molten flesh. It's Yamata no Snake!"
After analyzing the attacker's information, Watanabe did not warn anyone because he believed that his teammates could distinguish such simple information.
For a ninja, the difficulty will be greatly reduced after knowing the intelligence.
Looking at the giant snake attacking him, Watanabe placed his hands on his chest, preparing to form hand seals and perform ninjutsu.
"Fire and earth? That's too many attributes, you idiot!"
Yamata no Sakai: A giant snake with eight heads. It has a strong ability to recover and its venom has a strong corrosive effect. Once it touches your body, it will be transformed in a short period of time, becoming a creature that is neither human nor snake, and lose consciousness!
Note: It possesses the ability to devour. Each of its eight heads can devour a human, acquiring their chakra and even ninjutsu! Successful devouring is marked by the upper body of the victim remaining in its mouth, which also serves as its weakest point.
This information flashed through Watanabe's mind, all about Yamata no Snake. This guy had caused them a lot of obstacles before, and therefore, they had a relatively clear understanding of it.
As the information flashed by, his hands began to form seals, both of which were relatively simple ninjutsu. A thunder bomb and a water gun were shot at the Yamata no Snake one after another!
Due to the attribute restraint, these two simple ninjutsu caused great damage to it. At least, it was in pain, which could be seen from its big mouth that was open and roaring.
And this is exactly Watanabe's purpose!
“Puff! Puff!”
The moment he landed, Watanabe swung his hands and two kunai flew towards the halfling in his mouth, instantly piercing its chest. Then Watanabe raised his sword.
"collapse!"
The two tightly closed snake heads that were swinging around were instantly blown to pieces!
“Puff puff puff~”
Just as Watanabe was dealing with the two snake heads, there were consecutive sounds of falling to the ground from the other side. The snake heads that attacked the other three people were also dealt with.
However, although they had dealt with all eight heads of the Yamata no Snake, Watanabe and the others did not relax. They still stayed in place, their eyes constantly scanning.
According to previous intelligence, the fatal point of Yamata no Snake is not in the head. Losing the head will only make it lose its means of attack, but it will not die. The core point should be somewhere on the torso.
Several teams before suffered heavy casualties because of this.
Sure enough, after Watanabe and the others observed for a while, Yamata no Snake finally couldn't help but take action. After all, it was just a beast. Although it had some hunting instincts, it would die if it continued like this. How could it continue to hide?
Yaqi's huge tail brought a strong gust of wind and hit Watanabe. His response was very simple. He jumped away and took advantage of the opportunity when Yaqi's tail could not be turned in time due to potential energy.
His hands kept swinging, and shurikens wrapped with steel wires kept shooting out. When Yaqi reacted, its tail had been firmly fixed to the ground by Watanabe!
At the same time, the other three senior ninjas also reacted. As soon as Watanabe jumped up, they rushed towards the direction of the tail, found its larger torso, and then nailed it to the ground with a similar method as Watanabe.
At this point, Yaqi was killed!
After doing all this, the four of them jumped onto the tree, pointed their swords, and activated the detonating talismans that had just been pasted on!
"Boom boom boom~"
In an instant, more than a dozen explosions were heard, and Watanabe and the others looked nervous because they had only placed three detonating tags!
"Oh my~ You are so cautious. You can even give up the information about this snake. That's really great." At this time, an old voice came from the jungle on one side, praising the caution of Watanabe and the other three.
Unfortunately, Watanabe and the other three did not feel honored at all. They stared intently at Doma Mai who was walking towards them with his hands tied behind his back. Although his back was hunched, his aura was still strong, and the threat he brought to Watanabe and the others was still extremely strong!
You know, Watanabe is an elite Jonin!
Even in his weakened state, he still felt such a strong sense of oppression. It's easy to imagine how powerful Tsuchima Yui was in his prime.
"Heh~ Aren't you ready to take action yet? I'm really tired of waiting, old man. Are all the brats nowadays so useless?"
However, no matter how much Tsuchiya Mai provoked Watanabe and the others, the four of them still stood there, motionless, with cold sweat slowly dripping from their foreheads.
Then, it silently broke into two halves!
Watanabe and the others seemed to be frightened by Doma's aura, but in fact, they knew their own suffering. Well, Doma also knew
In just a few seconds, the invisible spider silk buried by Doma had surrounded Watanabe and the other three!
It was precisely because they sensed these invisible spider silks that Watanabe and the other three remained motionless, in order to avoid being cut into pieces.
Suddenly, Watanabe and the other three leaned forward at the same time, and were cut into pieces in front of Doma Mai's surprised eyes!
But then, the surprise in Tsuchima's eyes faded away, and she turned her head with interest, looking at the jungle beside her, no longer paying attention to the "body" that had turned into a pile of wood.
"Substitution technique? Tsk tsk, what a bold and interesting idea. But, do you think I've been here all this time just to show off to you?"
"We are aware of Senior Doma's strength and we dare not underestimate you." Then, Watanabe made a "Si" seal with his hands.
"Earth Escape Mudflow!"
He opened his mouth and spit, then flung it out, spraying out a stream of mud all over the sky! All the spider silk was rendered out!
"But, you seem to be a little bit underestimating us Iwagakure. The bloodline limit of the Onigu clan is not a big secret, although they seem to have been destroyed by you."
Watanabe stood on the treetop, wiped the mud from the corner of his mouth, and looked indifferently at Tsuchima Mai who was standing in the spider web.
"You can actually launch such a large-scale earth escape with just one seal. Kid, you've piqued my interest a little. It seems your era wasn't completely useless after all."
After saying that, Tsuchima Yui had an idea, and hamsters fell from his slightly loose sleeves one by one. At the same time, the invisible spider silk rushed towards Watanabe and the others again, increasing its sharpness at the cost of concealment, and emitting a hint of silver light!
Seeing this, the four people standing on the treetops jumped back lightly. While falling, their hands were not idle. They formed a "Si" seal almost at the same time, and then sank into the ground as if falling into water.
"Earth Escape: Fish Reflected in the Earth Technique!"
"Hmm? Fish reflected in the earth? And it's all the same seal? You guys are becoming more and more interesting. However, even for fish, they can't stand it if the waves are too big." As he said that, Tujian curled his lips, made the same "Si" seal, stomped his foot, and the earth suddenly began to ripple like the surface of water!
"Tudun·Tubo!"
The earth surging like waves caused considerable interference to the actions of Watanabe and the other three, and even disrupted their perception!
Although both are C-level earth escape techniques simplified to a basic seal, the difference between the two is as huge as heaven and earth.
But this is actually normal. After all, Tsuchima Yui is older than them, and has studied ninjutsu much more than Watanabe and others. Moreover, he is an Impure World Body and possesses infinite chakra. Although the upper limit is constant, there is no need to worry about endurance. Every ninjutsu can be injected with the maximum chakra!
The difference is extremely obvious.
Just like now, with the same C-level ninjutsu, Watanabe and his team found it increasingly difficult to use the Earth Waves of Tsuchimami. Even worse, their perception was disturbed, making it difficult for them to get close to Tsuchimami, and they even failed to notice the clay ants that were about to approach them.
At the same time, their every move was also within Doma's perception. Suddenly, Doma stretched out his right hand and grabbed the right hand that was stabbing at him from the ground, then he opened the five fingers of his left hand, with silk threads densely covering the fingers, and suddenly grabbed the figure under him that was shining with lightning!
“Bang!”
Doma Mai's left hand wrapped with silk threads was blocked by Watanabe's only left hand that was not wrapped in lightning. What surprised Doma Mai was that the silk threads in his left hand were all broken with Watanabe's attack!
"Oh? He's spreading lightning chakra across most of his body to break through my clay, and then he's unleashing hardening techniques on his left hand, the only part not covered by lightning chakra. Boy, you've been thinking about this attack for a long time, right?"
Although her left-hand attack was broken, Tsuchima remained unfazed. She calmly analyzed Watanabe's attack plan and then changed the subject, "However, do you think your teammates could have anticipated this as well as you did, or could also perform lightning techniques to this degree?"
"collapse!"
As if to confirm what Tsuchima Yui said, three explosions occurred not far away as soon as she finished speaking!
And their chakra aura also disappeared.
Watanabe looked at the smiling Tsuchima Yui, was silent for a moment, and then whispered, "But if they can gain a chance of victory, it's worth it. Besides, do you really think that what you sensed is our true form?"
“Bang!”
Suddenly, there was a slight sound, and several detonating talismans flew from a distance, stuck to Tujianma's back, and began to burn!
Immediately afterwards, Watanabe, whose hands were grabbed by Doma Mei, began to slowly turn into a rock statue!
The Rock Clone Technique!
After a moment of daze, Domama threw his head back and laughed: "Hahaha! It's really good! I thought I could hide it from you guys, but I didn't expect that the one who was deceived was me."
Upon hearing this, the pupils of Watanabe's clone, which had not yet completely turned into rock, suddenly shrank, and he saw that the whole body of Doma Mei in front of him turned white in an instant!
"Clay clone!"
"boom!!!"
Before the detonating talisman exploded, the clay clone was detonated first, causing a violent gust of wind!
As a result, Watanabe and others who were lying in ambush nearby leaked a little bit of their aura, and it was this little bit of aura that determined the direction of this battle!
"Lava Release: Lava Volcano!"
In an instant, before Watanabe and others could react, a torrent of lava poured down on their heads!
"Escape·Earth Sheng."
“Puff!”
"The Art of Sewing!"
Before Watanabe and the other three could perform ninjutsu to defend themselves, silk threads appeared from nowhere and connected their fingers together, preventing them from forming hand seals!
Finally, the four of them were showered with lava and turned into ashes.
After the chakra aura of the four people completely disappeared, Tsuchima Mai slowly walked out with her hands behind her back.
"That's really good. Both your strategies and ninjutsu are excellent. It's a pity that your intelligence lacks information about my current body. After all, strictly speaking, I am much stronger now that I can use my bloodline limits without restriction."
(End of this chapter)
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