Chapter 84: Fierce Battle with the Kazekage (Part 1)
Just as the Hidden Sand ninjas were slightly Paniced by Suikazan Fuguki's unconventional Water Release, a steady and calm voice came from behind.
"Everyone, fall back! Rasa, prepare to defend!" That's right, the owner of the voice was none other than the Third Kazekage Iron Sand, who had concealed his identity and secretly come to the front lines, preparing to give Hanzo a surprise.
A few days ago, the Hidden Sand obtained secret intelligence that the Hidden Rain Village had hired Hidden Mist Village ninjas to participate in the war. Chiyo, who also wanted to decisively end the war with the Hidden Rain, immediately sent the intelligence back to the Hidden Sand Village. So, the Third Kazekage Iron Sand brought his disciple Rasa secretly to the front lines, preparing to give Hanzo a big surprise attack.
The Third Kazekage Iron Sand suddenly threw open the black robe he was wearing to disguise his identity and the face covering on his head, revealing the classic white Kazekage robe underneath and his majestic face.
Rasa beside him also threw open his disguise, revealing a black ninja outfit and his brown hair, which was relatively rare in the Hidden Sand Village.
"It's Kazekage-sama and Rasa-sama!!!"
"Great, Kazekage-sama has also come!!!"
"Victory! Victory!!!"
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Seeing the Third Kazekage Iron Sand appear, the Hidden Sand ninjas on the battlefield cheered one after another, their morale greatly boosted. This was the effect of the village's Kage as a spiritual symbol.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wall!"
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Wall!"
Iron Sand and Rasa touched the ground with both hands, and Chakra surged wildly. Two enormous sand walls, one black and one gold, rose from the ground, firmly blocking the surging waves.
"Damn it! The Kazekage is here!" Kiyoshi, who was charging forward, felt alarm bells ringing in his heart when he saw Iron Sand appear. His gaze then turned to Rasa. "Short brown hair, the same Magnet Release ninjutsu as the Third Kazekage, using gold dust... it's the Third Kazekage's disciple, Rasa!"
"Leave the Third Kazekage to me. Lord Hanzo, you continue to duel with your old opponent Chiyo!" Kiyoshi quickly said to Hanzo.
Hanzo nodded and then headed straight for Chiyo.
Kiyoshi then ordered the rest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, "Change of battle plan! Kushimaru, Jinpachi, Torune, and Jūzō, you four deal with Ebizo. Suikazan and Kage, you two deal with the Kazekage's disciple Rasa!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly and then rushed towards their respective targets.
Kiyoshi, while running, had his aura rising higher and higher, his killing intent continuously gathering, aimed directly at the Third Kazekage Iron Sand.
Feeling Kiyoshi's aura, the Third Kazekage's expression became somewhat serious. He didn't recognize Kiyoshi's identity, but he could clearly sense that Kiyoshi wasn't weaker than him based on aura alone.
"Shikotsumyaku: Ten Finger Drilling Bullets!"
Kiyoshi extended his left hand forward, and countless bone bullets continuously shot out from his fingertips, rapidly firing towards the Third Kazekage Iron Sand's location.
Iron Sand's gaze narrowed. "Bone Pulse, huh! Very good, ninjas from the Kaguya clan are relatively easy for me to deal with." At the same time, Iron Sand's brain was spinning rapidly, wanting to identify Kiyoshi's identity through the information about the Kaguya clan in his mind.
Iron Sand waved his hand, and the scattered iron sand on the ground condensed into a solid shield in front of him, completely blocking Kiyoshi's attack.
After blocking Kiyoshi's attack, the black iron sand, having lost the support of Iron Sand's Chakra, scattered on the ground again.
Kiyoshi had a clear idea in his mind. The probing attack just now had roughly tested the approximate defense speed and defense power of the iron sand. Then, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the Jōgan was already activated.
The power of his dōjutsu erupted, and the space in front began to distort slightly under the Jōgan's space-time ability, stirring up a vortex-like whirlwind of air.
Kiyoshi, while running, formed the Tiger Seal and then activated the ninjutsu.
"Fire Release: Wildfire Dance!"
The high-temperature flames spewing from his mouth, enhanced by the air currents, formed a flame vortex like a fiery serpent, spiraling towards Iron Sand at an extremely fast speed.
The attack hadn't even arrived yet, but the oncoming heat caused the iron sand floating in the air to show signs of melting.
Iron Sand prepared to avoid its sharp edge. A large amount of iron sand floated up from the ground, forming a pair of huge wings behind Iron Sand.
"Magnet Release: Wings of Iron Sand!"
Iron Sand's wings behind him flapped, and his whole person directly soared into the air, avoiding the attack range of the Fire Release.
Suspended in the air, looking at Kiyoshi on the ground, Iron Sand felt a surge of pride. This move was attacking from a high position, the advantage was on his side.
Iron Sand formed hand seals with both hands, and the iron sand wings behind him shot out countless iron sand feathers towards Kiyoshi. Dense feathers continuously rained down on Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi, whose Fire Release had missed, looked at Iron Sand flying into the air, a slight smile appearing on the corner of his lips. Of course, he knew the Third Kazekage had the ability to fly, but this was precisely the opportunity he was waiting for.
"Sukuna Hikona!"
The dōjutsu in his left eye activated. In the instant before the attack arrived, Kiyoshi shrunk himself, perfectly avoiding the attack of the iron sand feathers.
Seeing Kiyoshi suddenly disappear, Iron Sand was slightly startled and hurriedly looked around for Kiyoshi's possible location. He thought Kiyoshi had used the Body Flicker Technique to escape the attack range.
Kiyoshi, shrinking in size, watched Iron Sand in the air, his dōjutsu power began to gather, and the dōjutsu "Takamagahara" in his right eye activated. A shrunken Daikokuten quietly appeared above Iron Sand's head.
Kiyoshi's body, having just returned to its original size after escaping the iron sand attack range, was immediately discovered by Iron Sand in the air. Iron Sand slightly flapped his wings to adjust his direction, preparing to continue his attack.
But at this moment, Kiyoshi had already activated the dōjutsu "Sukuna Hikona" again, restoring Daikokuten to its original size.
The gigantic black cube, carrying suffocating pressure, slammed down fiercely towards Iron Sand like a falling meteor! Iron Sand, who was floating in mid-air at this moment, had absolutely no defense against this sudden attack from above. It had to be known that in his past knowledge, the Kaguya clan didn't possess the ability to fly at all, and besides the Ten Finger Drilling Bullets, they didn't even have the ability to attack from a distance.
The enormous Daikokuten was about to smash heavily onto Iron Sand's body. The belatedly reacting Iron Sand finally had a reaction, but it was too late to make any response at this time!
Actually, if it were other attacks, Iron Sand's senses would have been enough to detect and react in advance, but unfortunately, Daikokuten, made with Yin-Yang Release, possessed the characteristic of shielding perception. Therefore, Iron Sand was caught completely off guard by Kiyoshi's unexpected attack.
"Boom!!!"
Daikokuten, pressing down on Iron Sand, slammed heavily onto the ground, stirring up countless smoke and water splashes.
The invincible Third Kazekage had fallen!!!
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