"Leaf Whirlwind!" Guy, acting on instinct, kicked out a foot behind him, hitting a dolphin squarely.
"Guy Sensei, why would you... dolphins are so cute..." Tenten trailed off, seeing that the dolphin flying backward had tiger claws. It wasn't cute at all. Even the teeth in its mouth seemed to have been modified, making it look extremely ferocious.
The dolphin monster thrashed in the water for a moment before leaping toward Guy again.
Guy looked at the dolphin monster. "It's alright? In that case, Lee!"
"Yes!" Rock Lee responded, rushing out with Guy.
"Leaf Double Whirlwind!"
Two large, weighted feet struck the dolphin monster on either side, which was much more stimulating than having its head caught in a door.
As Guy and Rock Lee retracted their legs, the dolphin monster swayed and sank.
"So these are the so-called monsters?" Guy and the others jumped onto the earthen wall.
Naruto greeted Tenten, "Yo, Tenten, how's it feel?"
"Awesome!" Tenten smiled happily. She declined the old driver Naruto's Shadow Clone's invitation to ride along, choosing to have the clone take her Kunai ahead first, and then she would use the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring her teammates.
Although it seemed redundant, it was meaningful to Tenten.
Under non-emergency situations, Guy would absolutely not allow her to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel, so this was the first time since she learned the Flying Thunder God that she had teleported teammates over a long distance. It felt amazing.
"That's right, Tenten's new Ninjutsu is really convenient!" Rock Lee gave a thumbs up.
"Right?" Although she still received the same 'convenient' evaluation as before, Tenten wasn't discouraged at all, because this time it was strategic convenience, completely different from the feeling of being treated like a treasure chest before.
And for Naruto, the significance was giving his clone one more achievement of being stabbed to death by Tenten's Kunai.
Kakashi had just finished explaining the situation to Guy, finally summarizing, "...Naruto, your Water Release served to scatter the herd, but this environment actually increases the possibility of us being ambushed, so let the water dissipate."
"Okay." The water summoned by Water Surge could be controlled. As long as the user was willing, they could keep the water gathered together to form a lake, or they could let the water scatter.
"Chidori Sharp Spear!"
A scream rang out in the air as a monster resembling an eagle was pierced by the Lightning Flash that suddenly extended from Sasuke's hand, then fell.
Naruto watched him enviously. That move was cool. Who doesn't like a lightsaber?
"There are flying monsters too." Kakashi's tone didn't hold much surprise. There were ones running on the ground and swimming in the water, so it was normal for some to fly in the sky. Even if one that could burrow underground appeared, he wouldn't be surprised.
Once the flood receded, the wet ground was revealed. The scattered monsters shook their bodies, trying to get rid of the water. If they were even a little more attractive, Naruto would have wanted to catch one and raise it.
"How about I just give them a Tailed Beast Ball?" Naruto suggested, having failed to find a pet he liked.
Kakashi rejected the idea. "No, it'll cause too much commotion. Let's try to take these guys out without being noticed as much as possible. And judging by their speed, the Tailed Beast Ball probably wouldn't be very effective."
Naruto said sheepishly, "Uh... my Water Release just now didn't seem to be quiet either."
"That's different." Kakashi asked, "Has the Akatsuki's speed changed?"
Naruto replied, "No, they're still about seven kilometers away, still moving at a leisurely pace. Can Neji see them?"
Neji shook his head. "Too far. My Byakugan's limit is seeing one kilometer away."
The monsters quickly adapted to the new environment, locking onto the only few humans within their field of vision.
Facing the eerie gazes, Tenten shivered and said, "Ew~ it feels so strange."
"Indeed." Naruto threw a Rasenshuriken towards the area with the most beasts.
These guys were quite sensitive to danger, scattering in all directions, with only two unlucky ones being caught in the Chakra storm, barely clinging to life.
At this moment, reinforcements arrived one after another: Asuma's Team, Kushina's Team, the Melon Head Team, the reorganized Team Kurenai, plus Minato and Jiraiya.
Tsunade stayed behind in Konoha to oversee things, ready to be called upon if necessary. As for her getting drunk last night, well, she was the strongest medical ninja in the entire Shinobi World, and only got drunk when she wanted to.
Including those already present, there were a total of 26 people plus a dog. Minato had learned about the strength of these monsters through Naruto's Shadow Clone report. Bringing too few people wouldn't be efficient enough, while bringing too many would only cause chaos.
"Everyone, cooperate in teams, prioritize safety, and make this a quick battle!"
"Yes!"
The group each chose their targets and charged forward.
Team Guy's cooperation was simple and direct. First, Tenten unleashed a barrage of Kunai and Shuriken, followed by the two strong men swinging their powerful Diamond Legs to smash faces. Neji's responsibility was to protect their ADC, seizing opportunities to use Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven for defense, occasionally using Eight Trigrams Palms Vacuum Palm to apply knockback effects.
Asuma's Team targeted a monster similar to a mammoth. Choji used the Multi-Size Technique to become a small giant, grabbing the ivory tusks and charging at the mammoth, his feet plowing two deep trenches in the ground.
Shikamaru seized the opportunity to connect to the monster's shadow, trying his best to stop its movements, while Ino stood ready to disrupt the opponent's mind when Shikamaru couldn't hold on any longer.
"Seriously, they targeted such a big guy right from the start." Asuma took out his Flying Swallow blades, infused them with Wind Attribute Chakra, and quickly helped this monster, which resembled Drought Jack, shave its fur, cut its flesh, and scrape its bones.
Five chains emerged from behind Kushina, entangling five monsters of moderate size, after which Hinata, Shino, and Kiba began to attack fixed targets.
"Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists!"
"Fang Wolf Fang!"
"Secret Technique: Insect Sphere!"
To be honest, with the huge beast heads on Hinata's arms, the two-headed wolf formed by Kiba and Akamaru, Shino's large swarm of insects, and Kushina's appearance somewhat like Doctor Octopus, others might not be able to tell which side was the monsters.
In comparison, the Melon Head Team, with Kimimaro, emitting green light and passing the ball to each other, seemed much more normal... not really.
Unwilling to join forces with them, Kimimaro had no choice but to create several huge bone spikes around them, letting the three of them aim and kick, turning the poor monsters into candied hawthorns one by one.
The reorganized Team Kurenai behaved much more normally. Karin used a Water Release to drench the monster thoroughly, and then Haku took the opportunity to freeze it until its heart soared. Occasionally, if one broke free from the ice, Fu would descend from the sky, spinning a Kunai and stabbing it into the monster's head. This girl's strength was truly great. Yakumo hid at the back of the team, providing Genjutsu support when her teammates were too busy.
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