Chapter 530: 495. Kabuto’s Pawns Part-2
"It's the wish of Lord Kabuto!" Sakon casts a gaze toward Tayuya and then ignores her.
Tch…
Tayuya clicks her tongue.
"You bastard! Just because you were the earliest to join the experiment, you got to be the leader."
"Tayuya, that's not very girl-like." Jirōbō chides her.
"Shut up, fatso!" She snorts at him and turns her attention to the Allied Shinobi force in front of her and licks her tongue.
"I will rip them apart into pieces!"
She picks up her flute and continues to play a deathly melody.
Riip… Slash…
The shinobis fall under her illusion and slash each other to pieces.
Fwoosh… Swoosh…
Tayuya hurriedly jumps from the rock platform she is standing on and dodges an extremely small flying projectile.
BOOM…
The rock platform shatters into pieces and a crater form in its place.
"What was that?"
The Sound Four instantly enters into full alert and looks at their surroundings.
Kimimaro lowers his fingers.
"Looks like they have some skills! Then I will pick them as my opponents."
He slowly walks out of the nearby forest and reveals himself.
Huh!
Kidōmaru is the first Sound Four member to sense his presence.
Slick…
He immediately stretches the string of his longbow and spits out an organic fluid from his mouth. The fluid hardens into a golden arrow. Kidōmaru nocks the arrow on the bow and points it towards Kimimaro.
Swish…
He pulls the bowstring to its extreme and fires the arrow.
Shoom… Boom…
The arrow breaks the sound barrier and drills toward Kimimaro at supersonic speed.
Whoosh…
Kimimaro raises his hand and catches the arrow with his bare hands before it could strike his face.
Wham…
The powerful momentum behind the arrow generates a shockwave around Kimimaro and cracks the ground.
"H-he caught Kidōmaru's arrow." Tayuya points towards Kimimaro with surprise.
Ah…
Even Kidōmaru is surprised by Kimimaro's action.
"Huh… so what!"
Kidōmaru snaps his finger, and the arrowhead explodes into several shrapnels.
"Dodge this!" He snickers.
Boom…
Another dust cloud covers Kimimaro's face. The bombardment of several shrapnels destroys the surrounding trees.
"That's what he gets for acting cool!" Tayuya harrumphs.
"This technique is not bad!"
Kimimaro slowly walks out of the dust cloud.
Bones retract from around his face and reenter his body.
"Leave him to me!"
After the initial surprise, Jirōbō clenches his fist and charges toward Kimimaro.
"Arhat Mountain Crushing Fist,"
He accumulates the entire weight and momentum of his body into his fists and discharges a powerful force into the form of a fist.
BANG…
Jirōbō punches Kimimaro's face with his powerful move. A smug expression appears on his face.
Shoom…
The ground beneath him collapses and a hurricane of dust and debris rises at his position.
"Your punch isn't even half bad as big brother Izuna!"
Kimimaro's calm voice echoes in their ears.
Whoosh…
A gentle gust of wind blows away the dust cloud to reveal Kimimaro and Jirōbō. Kimimaro is calmly holding the trembling fist of Jirōbō in his palm.
"W-what?"
Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, and Kidōmaru trembles at the sight.
"T-that's the full power punch of Jirōbō. It's strong enough to even shatter a small hill. H-how… how did a scrawny guy like him block his punch?"
"Now it's my turn!"
Kimimaro clenches his left hand.
Pop… snap…
Popping and snapping sound echoes through his left hand. A layer of bone armor covers the left side of his body.
Bang…
Kimimaro stomps his foot on the ground to gather strength in his attack.
Hah…
He extends his left hand back to generate momentum in his fist.
BAM…
Kimimaro squarely punches Jirōbō in his stomach.
Bang…
The ground beneath their feet explodes and Jirōbō is sent flying at an incredible speed.
Huh…
Kimimaro silently stares at his fist.
'Looks like he can absorb chakra. The chakra in my fist was weakened!"
BOOM…
Jirōbō rolls through the ground after Kimimaro's punch. He slams through several rock boulders and finally stops after Kidōmaru expels a gigantic spiderweb from his mouth to halt his body.
"Jirōbō!"
The Sound Four quickly surround the haggard Jirōbō. There is a bleeding fist-size hole in Jirōbō's stomach and all his internal organs are in a mess.
"He is in quite a sorry state!" Sakon clicks his tongue.
He places his palm on Jirōbō's stomach and manipulates the chakra and surrounding flesh of Jirōbō's body to heal his wound.
Ugh…
Jirōbō spits out a mouthful of blood and slowly stands up.
"Thanks for the help, Sakon!"
He glares at Kimimaro and clenches his fist.
"This guy is bad news. We can't fight against him in One-Vs-One battle. We have to use our formation."
"Looks like he really messed you up!" Tayuya glances at Jirōbō from top to bottom.
"Then let's take him down together!" Kidōmaru licks his lips.
Whoosh…
They quickly jump back and enter into a formation.
Swish… swish…
All four of them make a series of hand signs.
"Sound Four: Four-Fold Enhancement Formation,"
A gigantic fuinjutsu formation appears beneath their feet. A purple barrier rises around them and covers the surrounding area, enveloping Kimimaro within it.
"Hehe… it's over!"
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On the other front of the coastal battlefield,
Tap… tap…
A white one-eyed masked figure steps onto the battlefield.
"This body is truly…"
The excited voice of white Zetsu echoes as he stares at the battlefield ahead.
A heavy mist covers the battlefield on his left side. The occasional attacks of the Second Mizukage and the struggle of the allied Shinobi force reflect in his vision.
He glances to his right and notices the group of Edo Shinobis fighting against the Allied Shinobi Force.
The white masked figure glances to his front and notices several allied shinobi fighting against the army of White Zetsu soldiers. A few capable shinobis are also resisting the attacks of Orochimaru and Kabuto's test subjects.
"Heh… All of them look busy. Which means it's time for me to make my move?"
Swish… swish…
The white figure makes a series of hand signs.
"Mokuton: World of Tree Hands Jutsu,"
The white Tobi Zetsu slams his palm on the ground.
Rumble… rumble…
The surrounding ground trembles and several wooden hands erupt from the ground.
The sudden commotion startles the shinobis in the area.
"Oye… Oye… What's that?" A few shinobis gulp their saliva in fear.
The rampage of the Gedo Statue from yesterday is still fresh in their mind.
"That's the… that's the Wood Release of the First Hokage. But how's that possible?" The shinobis widen their eyes in fear.
"Look… someone is controlling those giant hands." A shinobi points towards the figure of Tobi Zetsu standing beneath the Wooden hands.
"Where?!"
Other shinobis narrow their eyes to glance at the figure.
"Byakugan!"
One of the Hyuga shinobi activates his Byakugan to inspect the white figure.
"This chakra… He is an enemy." The Hyuga shinobi quickly relays the information to the rest of the group.
Haah…
The Zetsu Tobi smirks and controls the giant wooden hands.
Bang… bang…
The giant hands smash several shinobis to paste and wipe out an entire chunnin platoon in an instant.
"Fire Release: Blazing Heat Breath,"
Several shinobis from the Sarutobi clan take a deep breath and launch one Fire release jutsu after another.
The giant wooden hands shrug off a few Fire Release Jutsu but the sheer numbers of attacks slowly burn them down to cinders.
"Inform the HQ." One of the captains shouts out his lungs.
Back at the HQ,
"What?!" Inoichi shouts in surprise.
"There is an enemy that can use Wood Release Jutsu! But how's that possible?"
"No, there is." Shikaku shakes his head.
"There are two possibilities. Either the Akatsuki has reincarnated the First Hokage or they must have brain-washed Yamato to fight for them."
"It's not possible to reincarnate the First Hokage ever since he was sealed by Izuna." Minato shakes his head.
"So, it's the second possibility. But his chakra signature doesn't match with Yamato." Inoichi expresses his confusion.
"Perhaps he is a byproduct of Kabuto's creation." Shikaku remarks.
"Also, he is quite a dangerous figure and almost all of our elite shinobis are currently in battle." Shikaku expresses his concern.
Hmm…
"No, there is still someone we can rely on. Help me contact her." Minato turns to Inoichi.
"Yes, Lord Minato!"
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Swoosh…
A figure flickers through the forest near the coastal battlefield,
Tch…
"Another of these pesky white bastards!" The figure pauses in its footsteps and glances at the several white Zetsu.
"I am tired of them!"
Haah…
Several fuinjutsu runes erupt from the figure's body and envelop the white Zetsu around.
"Release!"
The figure makes a ram hand sign and activates the seals.
Shuah…
Crimson flames burst forth from the sealing runes and engulfs the White Zetsu.
"Aaah… so hot!"
The White Zetsu shrieks in pain and rolls around on the ground to douse the fire. However, the fire continues to envelop and incinerate them.
A few seconds later, the white Zetsu turns into ashes and a gust of wind blows away their remains.
"Aah… this chakra!"
Suddenly, sensory signals flicker across her senses.
"Karin!" Minato's voice echoes in her head.
"Dad!"
Chapter 531: 496. Fire Vs Wood Part-1
"Dad!"
Karin answers Minato's message. Minato informs Karin of the situation ahead and asks her to provide assistance.
"Leave it to me, Dad!"
Karin increases her pace and rushes into the location of Zetsu Tobi.
Swoosh…
Soon, she reaches the battlefield and notices Tobi wreaking havoc on the allied shinobi force.
"Wood Release: Wood Spike transformation Jutsu,"
Tobi raises his left hand. His left-hand turns into a wooden stake. He stabs the spike into the ground.
Shoom…
Several wooden stakes erupt from the ground and pierce through the allied force shinobis. The wooden spikes drain the chakra of their victims and channel it towards Tobi.
"I am full of juice again!"
Tobi cracks his neck.
Whoosh… Shoom…
Suddenly, a giant fireball flies out of nowhere and strikes Tobi's position.
BOOM…
A pillar of crimson flames erupts at the place of impact. The crimson flames incinerate the surrounding wooden spikes.
"Did I get him?" Karin glances at the spot.
Swoosh… whoosh…
Suddenly, a white figure leaps out of the ground and appears behind her.
"I got you!"
The figure's left-hand turns into a wooden hand while his right-hand turns into a ring of spikes that encloses Karin's neck.
"Kuku… it's over!"
Stab… Splash…
The wooden spiked ring pierces through Karin's neck and beheads her with a burst of blood fountain.
Poof…
Karin's body vanishes into a puff of smoke and disappears.
"A shadow clone!"
Tobi tilts his head and looks around in confusion.
Swish… swish…
Suddenly, several fuinjutsu runes appear beneath him and create a Fuinjutsu formation. The smoke from Karin's clones disperses to reveal two Fuinjutsu talismans.
The fuinjutsu talisman falls on each of his sides. They emit a brilliant glow and several sealing runes crawl out of their surface. These runes bind Tobi's body.
"What the…"
Before Tobi could free himself, the fuinjutsu formation beneath him emit a bright glow.
BOOM…
A powerful explosion covers the entire area, and another pillar of volatile explosive energy that is almost ten times the previous one erupts at Tobi's position.
"Did I finish him off?"
Karin, who is hiding behind a tree in a nearby forest, glances at the location of the explosion.
Shiing…
Suddenly, her senses warn her of a chakra response.
Whoosh…
Karin immediately jumps back and avoids the grab of the tree in front of her by a hair's breadth.
Fwoosh…
Tobi's figure slowly crawls out of the tree trunk and glances at Karin.
The surrounding trees also bend their trunks and create an inescapable net around Karin.
Tch…
Karin clicks her tongue and makes a series of hand signs. A fuinjutsu formation beneath her palm in mid-air.
"Summoning Jutsu: Fire Golem Demon,"
Poof…
With a burst of white smoke, a giant orange figure appears on the battlefield. Scarlet flames cover the giant orange figure like a cloak.
"Detonate!"
Karin shrinks her body and shrouds herself with her Adamantine Sealing chains. The giant golem opens its mouth and fires a beam of chakra toward the ground.
BOOM…
A powerful explosion burst forth at the point of impact. A ring of scarlet flames explodes outwards. This ring of flames razes the entire forest to ashes. The powerful fire technique scorches the ground and raises the temperature of the surroundings by several degrees. A hellish scene of smoldering flames, ashes, and patches of lava covers the former forest.
Karin uses the force of the explosion to propel herself in the air. She performs a few backflips and lands on the shoulder of the giant Fire golem demon.
Huff… Huff…
Karin breathes heavily and looks at her surroundings. Smoke and dust cover her field of view.
Shoom…
Suddenly, several tree branches erupt in front of her and entangle the giant fire golem demon.
"Wood Release: Nativity of a Sea of Trees,"
Rumble… rumble…
The ground trembles with an earthquake. Several trees sprout erupt from the ground and in an instant, the former forest returns to its previous glory. The trees continue to grow in size and several trees even reach the height of tens of meters in a matter of seconds.
These gigantic trees wrap around the giant fire golem demon like a vine and bind it in a place.
Tobi stands on top of another tree and makes a series of hand signs.
"Wood Release: Great Forest Jutsu,"
Tobi stretches his arms forward toward the giant Fire Golem demon. A huge amount of chakra enters his arm, and it transforms into a gigantic trunk of a wooden tree.
Several spiked branches split out of the wooden trunk and turn into gigantic stakes. Tobi thrust his hand forward in an attempt to penetrate through the body of the giant summons.
ROOOAARR…
The giant fire demon unleashes a powerful roar. The scarlet flame within the hollow chest of the golem gathers into a powerful heat ray.
SHOOM…
The heat ray collides with the barrage of wooden stakes and incinerates it to ashes. The giant golem turns around and burns down the entire forest to ashes.
Rumble… rumble…
A gigantic wooden dragon jumps out of the ground and bites the shoulder of the fire demon.
ROOAAR…
The fire demon releases a cry of misery and grabs the head of the wooden dragon.
Two giant wooden arms erupt from the ground and grab the legs of the giant fire demon.
Several spikes morph from the surface of the wooden arms and puncture into the skin of the fire demon.
ROOARR…
The fire demon releases a miserable scream and attempts to free itself from the grasp of the giant tree.
Karin, who has recovered from the previous consumption of the summoning jutsu, releases two giant Adamantine chains from her back.
The giant adamantine chains lock around the neck of the dragon and pull it downward.
The fire demon lowers its body and stabs its hand into the ground.
Crack… crack…
Numerous cracks appear on the ground as the fire demon lifts a portion of the ground.
Shuah…
It infuses its fire into the giant portion of the ground and converts it into a gigantic club.
"How wonderful!" Tobi praises Karin's persistence.
He claps his hand together.
"Wood Release: Giant Wood Golem Jutsu,"
The giant wooden hands press on the ground and an enormous humanoid wooden figure erupts out of the ground.
The giant wooden golem easily dwarves the surroundings and stands toe-to-toe with the giant fire demon in size.
The wooden dragon breaks free from Karin's chains and becomes a part of the wooden golem's back.
"WHAT?!"
Karin's eyes widen in shock as she stares at the gigantic wooden golem.
The fire golem demon she just summoned is a part of the Uzumaki legacy. Kushina was quite pleased with Karin's bloodline since she has close ties with the royal bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.
So, Kushina taught several Fuinjutsu techniques to Karin and allowed her to inherit the legacy of the Uzumaki clan. Being half Uzumaki, Naruto wasn't suitable for several Uzumaki techniques. So, in the end, Kushina taught these techniques to Karin.
After completing her training, Kushina helped her sign a summoning contract with this giant fire demon. During the past several centuries, the Uzumaki clan sealed several creatures with their powerful seals.
Later, with time, they subdued these creatures and signed a summoning contract with them.
ROAAR…
The giant wooden golem also releases a roar and charges toward the giant fire demon. The giant fire demon accepts the provocation and sprints toward the giant wooden golem.
Rumble… rumble…
The ground trembles from their charge.
BOOM…
Their clash emits a powerful shockwave.
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Hmm…
Back in the thick mist,
Both Mei and the Second Mizukage also sense the powerful chakra signature and shockwaves in the distance.
"Oh, a wood-style user. Interesting!"
Gengetsu narrows his eyes. A smile appears on his face.
"Little girl, looks like your enemies are prepared this time."
"So, are we!"
Mei releases another attack toward the former Mizukage.
"That seems to be the case. I didn't expect to see surviving Uzumaki clan members. I thought we wiped the entire clan back then."
He turns his attention to Mei.
"Looks like you are running out of juice, little girl!" Gengetsu notices the decreased intensity of Mei's attacks.
Mei bites her lips.
'Izumi, how long?'
'Found it!' Izumi's excited message voice appears from the other side.
Suddenly,
Hmm…
Gengetsu raises his head and stares in a direction. A giant pillar of purple lightning rises in the distance. The lightning pillar turns into a giant lightning blade.
Boom…
With a powerful burst of a lightning bolt, the lightning blade strikes down.
Rumble… rumble…
Massive waves surge on the sea's surface. The giant lightning blade not only cleaves the seawater but also cleaves the surrounding mist in half.
"Well done!"
Gengetsu praises Mei's effort.
Shoom…
In the next second, a giant clam shell appears in front of Izumi. The lightning blade cleaved the giant clam shell in half.
Poof…
With a puff of white smoke, the giant clam shell disappears from the battlefield. With the disappearance of the giant clam shell, the surrounding mist also slowly thins down; thus, breaking the effects of Second Mizukage's Genjutsu.
The real body of Gengetsu appears a few meters away from Mei.
"You subordinate did well, little girl! However, it looks like you are finally out of juice." He notices Mei's pale face.
He points his fingers toward Mei. Large amount of chakra gathers around his fingers.
"Little girl, I can't control myself. Brace yourself for the Water Bullet barrage of the Hozuki clan."
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