Chapter 320: Kakashi's Strength, Breaking the Second Mizukage's Genjutsu
Kakashi VS the Third and Fourth Kazekage!
Sarutobi Asuma watched with great interest.
All three were Kekkei Genkai users. The Third and Fourth Kazekage were undoubtedly strong, capable of control, offense, defense, and sealing, making them very well-rounded.
One controlled Gold Dust, the other controlled Iron Sand.
Facing both of them simultaneously would be extremely troublesome.
At this moment, Haruno Sakura couldn't help but say, "If it were just one Kazekage, Teacher Kakashi would probably be fine, but facing two such powerhouses at once is just too difficult!"
Uchiha Sasuke said calmly, "Although it's troublesome, Teacher Kakashi should be fine."
"While Magnet Release has a wide range of attack, Lightning Style can also interfere with the control of Magnet Release."
Haruno Sakura immediately recalled the knowledge about electromagnetism Sarutobi Asuma had taught her and nodded.
On the other side.
Killer B felt something was wrong as he watched the two Kazekage and glanced towards Orochimaru: "This guy really has twisted tastes, damn him, you idiot!"
"When it's my turn to fight, surely he won't make me face my brother, or the Third Raikage?"
The Eight-Tails' Oni-Ushi added, "Why not both the Third and Fourth Raikage?"
Killer B's eyes went blank, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
In that case, he'd probably be beaten badly, right?
...
In the basin, the traces of the previous battle were still visible.
Kakashi and the two Kazekage faced each other across a hundred meters.
Zzzip!
Arcs of electricity suddenly appeared around Kakashi. The next moment, his figure broke through the air barrier and charged straight at the two Kazekage.
The Fourth Kazekage raised his hand, and the ground exploded. Masses of Gold Dust surged toward the rapidly approaching Kakashi. Although they all missed, they forced Kakashi to weave left and right, preventing him from breaking through quickly.
Meanwhile, the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand gathered in the air, forming a large number of needles.
Swish swish swish!
The Iron Sand needles shot out like rain, heading straight for Kakashi, who had just evaded the Gold Dust.
Cling, cling, cling...
Kakashi drew his sword and knocked away the dense Iron Sand needles.
But then the surrounding Gold Dust converged and enveloped him. Roar!
The Fourth Kazekage raised an eyebrow and looked to his left. Kakashi reappeared and came charging, sparks flying as he moved.
"I didn't see any marked kunai. Is it a clone?"
The Fourth Kazekage suddenly crouched down, pressing his palms to the ground.
The next moment, the ground surged like waves. Then, with a roar, Gold Dust erupted from the earth, forming massive waves that crashed towards Kakashi.
Boom boom boom!
Wave after wave of sand exploded. Kakashi, shrouded in electricity, charged through like a battering ram. This time, he didn't dodge; he used his incredible speed and fierce, sharp attacks to cut through the sand waves.
The Third Kazekage, however, did not attack again. Instead, he spread out his Perception. The Iron Sand in the air gathered into a massive cone and a square.
"Found you!"
The Third Kazekage suddenly pointed. The conical Iron Sand spun and fell from the sky at high speed, smashing into the ground with a roar, blasting out a large crater.
Immediately after, not far away, another Kakashi leaped out and charged at the Third Kazekage.
Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Formation!
The Third Kazekage suddenly waved his hand. The square Iron Sand in the air disintegrated and formed a large barrier with spikes that enveloped Kakashi. Within the barrier, spikes grew and pierced randomly, attacking with extreme density.
Kakashi was completely restricted in space by the barrier. No matter how fast he was, he had no room to dodge, and his body was immediately pierced by the Iron Sand.
Zzzip!
Kakashi's body exploded, turning into a mass of electricity. The electrical current immediately radiated outward, covering all the Iron Sand that formed the World Formation in an instant.
In that moment, the Iron Sand lost its control, disintegrated with a roar, and turned into fine particles that fell to the ground with a rustle.
It was here, behind the Third Kazekage, that another Kakashi leaped out from the ground and attacked the Third Kazekage from behind with extreme speed.
"As expected, more than one clone!"
The Third Kazekage snorted lightly, turned his body, raised his right hand, and more Iron Sand condensed, forming needles that shot out densely.
The conical Iron Sand also flew up from the crater, whistling as it came, preparing to attack from the air. After all, Kakashi's speed was exceptionally fast, no less than the Raikage's. Continuous, large-scale attacks were necessary to be effective.
On the mountain, Sarutobi Asuma smiled as he watched the battle below.
Kakashi, as always, habitually used clones for probing attacks, simultaneously observing the enemy's weaknesses and seizing attack opportunities.
Also, without the burden of the Sharingan now, my chakra felt more abundant.
Below.
Kakashi, who had charged at the Third Kazekage, ultimately fell more than ten meters away, then turned into a clump of mud and landed.
On the other side, Kakashi, who had charged at the Fourth Kazekage, also couldn't break through the Fourth Kazekage's continuous defenses and counterattacks in one go. He retreated sharply and then unleashed a Lightning Style ninjutsu.
*Storm Style: Chasing Fangs!*
Three dogs formed from condensed Storm Style lightning bolts attacked the Fourth Kazekage from the left, center, and right.
At the same time, the Third Kazekage had just dealt with Kakashi's Earth Style Shadow Clone, and two more Kakashis, one on the left and one behind, appeared, surrounded by crackling electricity, charging forward.
The Third Kazekage frowned. It had always been clones, and he hadn't been able to find the original body.
"However, my perception range is large enough. Whether it's the original or a clone, there's no way he can sneak up on me!"
Thinking this, the Third Kazekage controlled the Iron Sand to attack the two newly appeared clones.
On the mountain, Haruno Sakura couldn't help but ask, "Sasuke, do you know which one is Kakashi-sensei's original body?"
Before Uchiha Sasuke could speak, Naruto proudly declared, "None of the ones that have appeared so far are Kakashi-sensei's original body."
When it came to using Shadow Clones, he was an expert!
Uchiha Sasuke remained silent, his gaze fixed on the various Kakashis.
He had noticed earlier that when Kakashi's Earth Style Shadow Clone was taken down, there were traces of the Flying Thunder God Technique being used.
Unfortunately, it was too fast. Even with his Mangekyo and Rinnegan, he couldn't discern the details.
Just then.
The Fourth Kazekage finally caught the Kakashi who was continuously attacking him. The Gold Dust surrounded him on all four sides, forming a pyramid.
And at this moment, Uchiha Sasuke finally detected Kakashi using the Flying Thunder God Technique again.
His gaze shifted, looking towards the two Kakashis attacking the Third Kazekage.
One of these two must be the original!
But at this very moment, his pupils dilated. He saw, behind the Third Kazekage, another Kakashi emerge from the clump of mud where the Earth Style Shadow Clone had turned into, and in an instant, he reached the Third Kazekage from behind and pierced his heart with his palm.
"Hahaha, I knew it!"
Naruto laughed heartily.
Uchiha Sasuke was somewhat taken aback.
In the basin.
The Third Kazekage looked down and said indifferently, "Indeed, none of them were the original!"
After speaking, his body immediately transformed into a large amount of Iron Sand, which then wrapped around Kakashi.
Many onlookers were stunned, as they hadn't noticed when the Third Kazekage had used a clone.
"There!"
Kurotsuchi suddenly shouted. Everyone looked, and the Third Kazekage emerged from the suspended cone of Iron Sand.
Immediately after, the cone of Iron Sand disintegrated, transforming into the Third Kazekage's wings.
"As expected of the Third Kazekage, he's too powerful!"
Many observers exclaimed.
However, just as the Third Kazekage thought the battle could end, the Kakashi enveloped by his Iron Sand suddenly erupted outward like lightning.
The Iron Sand immediately clattered to the ground.
Another clone?
The Third Kazekage was stunned, then felt his entire body go numb.
He had been hit!
The Third Kazekage turned his head and saw Kakashi leap up, opening his mouth and spitting out a thin, pale purple beam of light.
The next moment, the Third Kazekage's head rolled off his shoulders.
*Sage Art: Storm Style: Light Fang*, a Sage Art that Uchiha Madara had once used.
Kakashi, who had activated Sage Mode, landed. Another clone dispelled, and he drew his sword, looking at the Fourth Kazekage.
The next moment, transparent purple armor covered his entire body, like a miniature Susanoo.
"Such powerful Chakra Control!"
Onoki couldn't help but state in a deep voice.
The Fourth Raikage said, "It's amplified by Sage Mode, and Storm Style is much easier to control than ordinary Lightning Style chakra."
"However, being able to reach this level already shows that his Lightning Style Chakra Mode surpasses mine!"
The Third Raikage also immediately stated, "Regarding Lightning Style Chakra Mode, he should only be second to Lord Asuma!"
Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but show a look of admiration.
Kakashi didn't master Electromagnetic Release, so he couldn't use it to contain powerful Lightning Style Chakra and form a powerful, highly condensed chakra armor similar to Susanoo.
However, he shifted his thinking and utilized the controllability of Storm Style.
Of course, this still required extremely powerful Chakra Control.
Excluding the boost from Sage Mode, Kakashi's current Chakra Control has likely reached level 8.
The battlefield.
The Third Kazekage recovered but withdrew from the battle.
It was now Kakashi versus the Fourth Kazekage.
Looking at the Fourth Kazekage in the distance, Kakashi burst forward. In the eyes of many spectators, he was like a purple lightning bolt, charging towards the Fourth Kazekage at a speed beyond the capacity of the human eye to capture.
"So fast!"
"Much faster than before!"
"At this speed, he's surpassed the Third Raikage and the Fourth Raikage!"
"Kakashi, well done!"
"As expected of my opponent, even without the Sharingan, you're still as formidable. Go forth! Though age may catch up, our youth still burns within our blood!"
...
On the battlefield, roaring continued.
The Fourth Kazekage raised his hands, and streams of Gold Dust erupted from the ground, but they were unable to stop Kakashi.
At this moment, Kakashi was unstoppable. Any obstruction was sliced apart by his blade. He broke through the Fourth Kazekage's defenses with even greater speed than before.
The Fourth Kazekage's attempt to grab Kakashi with Gold Dust completely failed; it couldn't keep up with Kakashi's speed at all.
Beside Nagato, Konan spoke, "With this speed and attack power, there probably aren't many people in the entire Ninja World who could resist it now, right?"
Nagato nodded. At this moment, he put himself in the Fourth Kazekage's position.
If he encountered such an enemy, the only things he could do would probably be to control them with Almighty Push and Banshō Ten'in, then seal them directly with Chibaku Tensei.
Below.
Under the shocked gazes of many, Kakashi arrived before the Fourth Kazekage. The blade of Storm Style pierced through the Fourth Kazekage.
This was the result of a pure offensive assault!
From this alone, it was clear that Kakashi's strength had surpassed the Fourth Kazekage.
With such speed and attack power, any of the Fourth Kazekage's techniques would become ineffective.
Looking at Kakashi, the Fourth Kazekage couldn't help but say, "You remind me of another Konoha's White Fang."
"However... you are even more outstanding than him!"
Kakashi retracted his hand and then bowed, "You flatter me greatly!"
To him, this was the highest praise.
On the mountain, Hatake Sakumo watched his outstanding son with a gratified smile.
The battle ended.
Sarutobi Asuma announced Kakashi as the Kage and also presented him with a wooden carving of himself.
Haruno Sakura, upon seeing it, couldn't help but mutter, "Does Lord Asuma have these kinds of puppets prepared for everyone?"
"It's possible."
Naruto scratched the back of his head. "When I went to the Sage Domain before, I saw a lot of these puppets."
"Uncle Asuma is now carving these puppets every day."
At this moment, the third examinee walked out.
It was none other than Sarutobi Asuma's disciple, Shimura Dan, a user of the Scorch Release Bloodline Limit.
Orochimaru thought for a moment and summoned the Second Mizukage.
He felt it was reasonable to use Water Style against Scorching Style.
The Second Mizukage also liked it, finally getting a chance to come out and get some fresh air.
This time, he decided to play for a while longer, so he immediately summoned his summoning beast and released a Genjutsu.
"Hey, young man, only by defeating me can you break this Genjutsu. Don't forget that!"
Standing on his summoning beast, the Second Mizukage shouted.
Onoki couldn't help but twitch his face as he watched. "This must be the biggest lie!"
Everyone knew that the original body had to be defeated to break the Genjutsu.
But was he the original body?
The spectators all tried to break the Genjutsu.
However, even Uchiha Shisui couldn't directly see through the Second Mizukage's Genjutsu and couldn't find the location of his original body.
Uchiha Itachi asked Uchiha Sasuke, "Sasuke, can you tell where his true body is?"
Uchiha Sasuke shook his head, "This isn't an ordinary Genjutsu, it's probably similar to a mirage."
Uchiha Shisui chuckled upon hearing this, "Sasuke is right, to break this Genjutsu, we can't use our usual way of thinking."
"Chakra Perception techniques are hindered by the water vapor filled with the summoned beast's Chakra in the air, and our vision is distorted by the light, so even the Sharingan and Rinnegan cannot directly break it," Haruno Sakura quickly asked, "Shisui-senpai, then how can this Genjutsu be broken to find the Second Mizukage's true body?"
Uchiha Shisui smiled, "You are skilled in Water Style, so breaking it shouldn't be difficult."
"This Genjutsu of the Second Mizukage can deceive and confuse visual perception, olfactory perception, and Chakra perception, but it cannot deceive tactile perception."
Haruno Sakura pondered this.
Naruto, however, looked utterly confused, "Brother Shisui, tactile... but there's no way to touch the real body, right?"
"He'll definitely dodge!"
Uchiha Sasuke stated, "The range of the Genjutsu is also limited, although the Second Mizukage's technique covers a large area."
"Furthermore, what Brother Shisui meant by tactile perception isn't necessarily us touching it ourselves."
Naruto still didn't quite understand. The Nine-Tails was already furious and punched Naruto on the head, roaring, "Idiot, that guy called Uchiha Shisui already gave a very clear hint, Water Style... large-scale Water Style. Even if you can't see it with your eyes, can't perceive it with Chakra, or sense it with smell, they can't avoid the actual water flow. By observing the changes in the water flow, you can know where they are hiding."
"However, the disturbance caused by Water Style is too great, so the Mist Technique might be better."
"The Sand Ninjutsu of the One-Tails Jinchuriki is also a very good option!"
Only then did Naruto have a sudden realization.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield.
Shimura Dan was also conducting continuous probing.
Fire Style attacks were useless, it was completely certain that the Second Mizukage he saw was merely an illusion.
Chakra Perception was also useless as he couldn't sense anything because the Genjutsu's coverage area was densely packed with the Second Mizukage's summoned beast's Chakra, interfering with Chakra Perception.
Olfactory perception was not his specialty.
However, Shimura Dan did not find it troublesome, as he had another method of perception learned from Sarutobi Asuma.
Wind Style!
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