With one slash, the entire field fell silent. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the sky. There, a figure in red descended from the heavens. His arrival directly halted all the slaughter on the battlefield.
Hatake Kusuo. This was the energy of the awe he commanded.
This time, he was alone. Shion and Tsunade were not by his side. It wasn't that he was unwilling to bring them, but purely because his own physical fitness was too strong, his speed far surpassing the two of them. In order to face the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, sooner, Kusuo had temporarily left them behind and rushed to the battlefield ahead of time.
But what he hadn't expected was that the Hidden Stone Village, whose armies he had already annihilated countless times, still had so many active forces. On the battlefield, they were almost completely crushing the Konoha side. Aside from a few unlucky ones, the ground was covered with the corpses of Konoha ninja. The scene was abnormally tragic and brutal.
If Kusuo hadn't arrived, the consequences were imaginable. The Hidden Stone Village was on the verge of a decisive victory; it was only a matter of time.
"It seems the Hidden Stone Village is determined to swallow Konoha in one bite here," Kusuo said, faintly scanning the battlefield. That fellow Guy was really unlucky. His taijutsu was excellent, but he had been deliberately targeted by the Iwa-nin, his options greatly limited. Now, he was being besieged by several people and couldn't break free.
Immediately, he stepped onto the battlefield with his sword. He looked straight ahead and walked towards the direction of the Hidden Stone Village ninja. Every step was like the beat of a heavenly drum, pounding heavily on the hearts of the crowd.
Thump, thump, thump!
Step by step, like the approaching footfalls of the God of Death. The killing intent from slaughtering thousands of ninja was fully unleashed by Kusuo at this moment, instantly rushing towards the Iwa-nin opposite him.
It shot to the sky. It swept through everything. Without holding back.
Instantly, countless Hidden Stone ninja, even those at the jonin level, felt as if they had been plunged into an ice cellar, a cold shiver running through their entire bodies. Their eyes were horrified as they stared at Kusuo's slowly approaching steps, their faces filled with an incomparable fear.
Finally, Kusuo's steps quickened. With a Body Flicker, he flashed into the center of the Iwa ninja army.
"Lord Kusuo!"
"Our hero of Konoha has arrived!"
"Great! Lord Kusuo is here! Brothers, it's time to sound the horn of counterattack!"
In stark contrast to the Iwa-nin, the Konoha ninja were all excited to see Kusuo's arrival. The fighting spirit that had been all but extinguished was reignited. Even though their numbers and strength were still far inferior to the other side, they now had the confidence to speak of a counterattack. And this statement... was met with no objection from either the enemy or their own side.
It was as if... this was how it should be.
He, Kusuo, one person, could single-handedly turn the tide of a losing battle. This was the power of his reputation. It was even more awe-inspiring than the Yellow Flash of the past.
"We're done for!"
"That man is here!"
"He's not human! He's clearly the God of Death!"
"I can feel a strong killing intent from him. My legs... my legs won't listen to me!"
On the Iwa side, an atmosphere of panic spread. Onoki had ordered them not to reveal the news to the villagers, but the news had irreversibly spread among the ninja ranks. Therefore, they all knew who was responsible for the deaths of a small half of their comrades.
Hatake Kusuo. In their hearts, he had already become a synonym for the God of Death. As long as he appeared, a storm of blood would surely follow.
"Ahhhh!!!"
"Brothers, don't be afraid! He's only one person! We have an army of thousands! Are we really going to be afraid of a mere brat?!" Not everyone was completely intimidated by Kusuo's fearsome reputation and aura. One of the jonin bravely stood out and cheered on all the Iwa ninja behind him.
Under his words, everyone seemed to finally react. That's right! We have a thousand people! And there's a continuous stream of reinforcements coming. He's only one person. No matter how strong he is, how strong can he be? Can he kill all of us?
With this thought, a fierce light returned to their faces. A savage, green light flashed in their eyes.
"Earth Style! Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness!"
VMM!
A giant mud prison rose from the ground, trapping Kusuo's body inside. It had to be said, the biggest advantage of the Hidden Stone Village was its numbers. And they were very good at using this advantage, relying on the power of combination ninjutsu. This Earth Prison Dome, which could normally only trap one person, was actually several hundred square meters in size. Its thickness and height were also on a completely different level.
In this way, Kusuo's entire person was sealed inside, without light, without air. Sooner or later, he would be suffocated to death.
"Sealing squad! Quick!" the Iwa jonin shouted, his hands still on the ground. He turned his head and roared at his teammates in the rear.
Immediately, a squad of special ninja rushed out from the crowd. They held scrolls; they were none other than the sealing squad. As long as they could successfully cast the sealing jutsu, then Kusuo would be completely locked up, becoming fish on a chopping block, to be slaughtered at will.
Unfortunately, just as they were about to cast their jutsu with tense and excited expressions, a clear voice drifted over悠悠 (yōuyōu) - leisurely.
"Too brittle."
VMM!
The sword hummed, vibrating lightly. Then, a soaring green light cut through the sky, splitting the entire heavens open.
BOOM!
A figure in red shot up. The giant Earth Prison Dome that had originally trapped him was instantly cut open.
In mid-air, Kusuo casually swung his sword again. The crimson sword aura brazenly bombarded the inverted elliptical prison on the ground. The Earth Prison Dome instantly turned to dust and collapsed.
"This..."
"Is this a fake?"
"How can there be such an exaggerated sword aura?"
The Hidden Stone Village ninja were dumbfounded. They had only ever heard of Kage-level slashes in rumors and battle reports. Today, they had finally seen it unfold before them. That sword aura that cut through the clouds and the sky... if it had slashed at their bodies...
Hiss!
Just imagining it made them shiver.
POW!
Kusuo slashed downwards. The blade of his sword instantly turned golden, wreathed in arcs of lightning. The half of the battlefield at his center... with the descent of thunder, was stomped out into a spiderweb of cracks, which spread all the way to the feet of the Iwa camp. The earth trembled. Almost everyone nearly lost their footing.
One slash. It had almost shattered the mountain. Even the aftershock could make one's feet go numb.
"Lord Kusuo's strength... is it really that great?"
"He seems... even more amazing than Lord Hokage, right?"
"Gulp... Lady Tsunade already said a long time ago that Lord Kusuo's strength is above hers. But this level... is too exaggerated, isn't it?!"
"It's a good thing he's on our side. If he were an enemy, I don't know if I'd even have the courage to hold my weapon. It's too terrifying."
It wasn't just the Iwa-nin. This one slash had stunned the Konoha people as well.
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