Chapter 90: Hidden Sand Admits Defeat
The high-speed spinning Iron Sand gyros bombarded Kiyoshi's position from the air. Iron Sand was now determined to stall for time in the air. He planned to continuously attack Kiyoshi from above. Whether he hit him or not didn't matter. After all, Kiyoshi didn't possess the ability to fly and posed no threat to him at all. He just needed to be wary of that suddenly appearing giant black cube.
Looking up at Iron Sand in the air, seeing that he had no intention of stopping, Kiyoshi thought to himself, "Since you don't appreciate my giving you face, then I'll just have to beat you into submission!"
Forming a hand seal with one hand in front of his chest, the Body Flicker Technique activated. Kiyoshi casually dodged Iron Sand's rather crude attack this time.
Then, before Iron Sand could launch the next round of attacks, Kiyoshi activated the dōjutsu "Takamagahara" again, summoning the last remaining Daikokuten from the Takamagahara space. However, this Daikokuten wasn't for attacking Iron Sand; it was merely to provide Kiyoshi with a spatial movement coordinate.
Daikokuten appeared in mid-air. Before it could fall to the ground, Kiyoshi used "Takamagahara" to teleport himself there. Using Daikokuten as a springboard, Kiyoshi quickly approached Iron Sand in the air. Although he couldn't stay in the air for a long time, briefly staying in the air for a moment was still easily achievable, and this brief moment was enough for Kiyoshi to inflict damage on Iron Sand.
At the same time, on another battlefield.
After a fierce battle, Rasa's Chakra was also about to be exhausted by Suikazan Fuguki and Saito Kage. Since the start of the war, the two sides hadn't stopped for a moment, continuously engaging in large-scale ninjutsu clashes.
Suikazan Fuguki and Saito Kage were relatively better off. The former naturally had enormous Chakra reserves and also had the assistance of the Great Sword, Samehada. The latter mostly used Lightning Release through the Lightning Sword Ninjutsu, which consumed much less Chakra than normal.
But Rasa was not doing well. Repeated large-scale Magnet Release: Gold Dust attacks caused his Chakra to be consumed very quickly, but he had no other choice. After all, that was his fighting style. So, Rasa, who couldn't gain an advantage in terms of techniques, had already slid to the brink of defeat.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"Lightning Sword Ninjutsu: Lightning Dragon Tornado!"
One water dragon and one lightning dragon intertwined in the air, finally merging into one, forming a ferocious water dragon with electric light crackling all over its body.
"Combined Ninjutsu: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet!!!"
"Here it comes again!" Rasa couldn't help but complain. From beginning to end, he had been constantly suppressed by the two, facing various ever-changing combinations of Water Release and Lightning Release ninjutsu, making him extremely frustrated. He could only mechanically control the Gold Dust to continuously clash with them, with practically no combat experience to speak of.
Rasa fell back to the ground from the air, knelt on one knee, and slammed both hands heavily on the ground, Magnet Release Chakra surging wildly.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Tsunami!"
A large amount of Gold Dust began to gather and, under Rasa's control, rose from the ground into the air, colliding with the incoming Lightning Water Dragon Bullet.
On the battlefield where the others were, Ebizo had already been firmly suppressed by the combined efforts of the four, constantly passively defending and taking hits, with almost no power to counterattack. Fortunately, puppeteers didn't consume as much Chakra as ninjutsu-type ninjas, otherwise, his Chakra might have been exhausted long ago.
The area around the battlefield was now filled with broken puppets and puppet fragments.
"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"
Jūzō Biwa, who had been slacking off for a long time on the side, finally waited for Ebizo to show signs of fatigue. So, he immediately used the Hidden Mist Technique to cover this battlefield, then silently approached Ebizo, using his already mastered Silent Killing Technique!
Seeing Jūzō Biwa use the Hidden Mist Technique, the other three instantly understood his intentions. So, the three of them also used the Hidden Mist Technique together with tacit understanding, strengthening the density of the mist on the battlefield to create favorable opportunities for Jūzō Biwa.
When he saw the mist appear, Ebizo knew things were bad and immediately used Wind Release to try and blow away the mist.
But unexpectedly, this wasn't just Jūzō Biwa's Hidden Mist Technique; it was cast jointly by four Jōnin. Ebizo's Wind Release had an effect, but it was completely ineffective. The mist was only blown away for an instant, and in the next moment, more mist涌现ed, once again covering the entire battlefield.
At this time, Jūzō Biwa had already quietly bypassed the two puppets used for警戒 on the periphery and was very close to Ebizo's position.
"Water Release: Water Clone!"
Jūzō Biwa formed hand seals and summoned three Water Clones. Ebizo could control a total of five puppets simultaneously, and at this time, he had three puppets beside him to protect the puppeteer himself.
Ebizo had a premonition at this time and was about to control the two puppets on the periphery to return to defense, but it was already too late.
"Executioner's Blade Ninjutsu: Decapitation!"
Jūzō Biwa had already made his move. The three Shadow Clones simultaneously heavily slashed at the three puppets beside Ebizo.
Ebizo's five fingers moved rapidly, controlling the three puppets to block Jūzō Biwa's slash.
"It's not over yet! Now you have no puppets to defend with!" Another Jūzō Biwa had already leaped high, holding the Executioner's Blade, and heavily劈向 Ebizo, who was protected in the middle by the puppets, from the air.
"Damn it!!!" Ebizo's mind shook violently. The Hidden Mist Technique cast jointly by the four was extremely strong, so Ebizo's senses were suppressed to an extremely low level, and he didn't notice Jūzō Biwa's trick at all.
"Ninja Art: Puppet Body Flicker Technique!"
It had to be said that Ebizo was indeed a seasoned Kage-level ninja. Although his strength could only be considered in the weaker tier, his combat experience was still very rich. At the last moment before being slashed, Ebizo timely activated the Body Flicker Technique, using a puppet to take this fatal blow, but this also consumed the last spare puppet he carried.
The thick fog dissipated, and Jūzō Biwa had already retreated, joining his other three teammates. Ebizo crawled up from the ground狼狈ly. Although he had escaped a disaster, he had been thoroughly humiliated by Jūzō Biwa.
"Cough... cough cough... cough cough cough...!!! I was careless! I didn't dodge! You young people really have no martial ethics! Come, deceive! Come, sneak attack! I'm a 44-year-old veteran comrade!" Ebizo mocked, feeling very displeased at being suppressed by four young ninjas.
Fortunately, Kiyoshi wasn't on this battlefield, otherwise, he would have asked Ebizo if he understood "接,化,发" (jie, hua, fa - receiving, neutralizing, and releasing force).
"Sukuna Hikona!"
Kiyoshi, who had appeared behind Iron Sand, immediately used his dōjutsu to shrink himself. Daikokuten, made with Yin-Yang Release, could shield Iron Sand's senses, preventing him from discovering Kiyoshi. However, Kiyoshi couldn't shield himself, so he could only use his dōjutsu to allow Iron Sand to sense but not see him. This way, Iron Sand probably wouldn't prepare defensive ninjutsu in advance like he would if he could see Kiyoshi, allowing Kiyoshi to catch him off guard.
"The distance is enough!" Kiyoshi, who had approached Iron Sand, suddenly returned to his original size, then activated the dōjutsu "Takamagahara" again.
Several Yin-Yang Release black rods suddenly appeared and directly pierced various parts of Iron Sand's body.
Iron Sand, suddenly attacked, was directly stunned. Having no information about Kiyoshi's dōjutsu, Iron Sand couldn't understand at all where Kiyoshi had suddenly appeared from to attack him.
Iron Sand, injured on top of his previous injuries, wailed and fell straight down from the air. The Yin-Yang Release black rods had the effect of absorbing Chakra and sealing off Chakra points, causing the Chakra flow to become chaotic. Iron Sand, with several black rods inserted into his body, couldn't control his body at all. If it weren't for the layer of Iron Sand covering his entire body, he might have been the first Kage in the ninja world to die from falling.
"Bang!!!"
Accompanied by a loud bang, Iron Sand slammed into the ground, creating a deep pit.
"Kazekage, you've lost!!!" Kiyoshi stepped forward and looked down at Iron Sand, saying faintly, his tone without any fluctuation, without the slightest joy of having defeated one of the Five Kage.
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