SWNOVELXO Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Draw one!
The endurance of the Sunagakure was far more amazing than Hoshita Shuichi and Orochimaru had expected.
May and June passed in a flash.
In the River Country, Konoha and the Suna Ninja were still in a stalemate, with small-scale fighting between the two sides.
It's just that Shukaku is a little too cheerful and has to fight with Hoshita Shuichi every two days.
Although no one could do anything to anyone, Hoshita Shuichi was happy to take the opportunity to observe Shukaku, and from time to time he took the opportunity to draw some chakra to replenish the consumption of research.
If he wasn't still unsure about his ability to further improve the Netherworld Fire Chain sealing technique, Hoshita Shuichi would have used a "flash of inspiration" to perfect the technique and then cut off one tail.
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The war between Konoha and the Kiri Ninja is still in full swing, and the demise of the Kiri Ninja Swordsmen Seven has once again brought uproar to the Kirigakure.
Having lost this sharp sword, the Kirigakure was inevitably forced to retreat in the Fire Country, a battlefield where it had no geographical advantage.
But we have to admit that the Kirigakure is also very tenacious, even crazy.
For example, the Kaguya clan.
When Hoshita Shuichi was obtaining intelligence from Orochimaru in various places, he heard Orochimaru comment that the Kaguya clan was a war maniac and would be destroyed sooner or later.
In addition, in the past two months, the Suna Ninjas have launched two large-scale attacks on the Iwa Ninjas.
Unfortunately, they all ended in failure.
After that, Hoshita Shuichi discovered that the Suna Ninja and the Iwa Ninja soon entered a strange state of silence.
It looked like they were gathering their strength for a decisive battle, but Hoshita Shuichi felt that the Fourth Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage were going to play some dirty tricks.
Night of July 18, 45th year of Konoha.
Hoshita Shuichi, who was resting in the medical camp, opened his eyes and appeared directly in Orochimaru's tent the next moment.
"It seems that the Suna Ninja has made some moves?"
Looking at the wet Hoshita Shuichi, Orochimaru asked with a serious expression.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded solemnly: "A group of elite Suna Ninjas are rushing directly eastward from the north at high speed. There are about 800 of them."
"This movement cannot be hidden from the Iwa Ninja. It is obvious that the Iwa Ninja did it on purpose."
Orochimaru nodded: "The Iwa Ninja needs the Suna Ninja to further tie down our forces."
"It looks like the Iwa Ninja is about to take action."
Hoshita Shuichi said: "If the Iwa Ninja takes action, the Kumo ninja will also take action."
Orochimaru smiled and said, "Shuichi-kun, there's no need to think so far ahead. We just need to defeat the Suna Ninja first!"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded, then released the Yin seal on his forehead, and a vast amount of chakra gushed out.
Bang!
A shadow clone appeared.
Orochimaru said: "From now on, I'll leave this to you."
"Master Koharu will be here by tomorrow at the latest."
Hoshita Shuichi nodded.
It is indeed difficult for him to command an army of thousands of people.
This doesn't mean everyone will rush forward with a wave of the hand.
Watching the shadow clone taking Orochimaru away, Hoshita Shuichi immediately sent a clone to notify Utane Koharu , and asked Uchiha Shisui to convey the order to gather the Konoha Jonin who were present.
Of course, it was under Orochimaru's orders.
Half an hour later, six jonin who had no important missions arrived.
Hoshita Shuichi then sat in Orochimaru's seat, which surprised everyone.
Without giving them a chance to ask, Hoshita Shuichi said directly, "Some of the Suna Ninjas that were fighting the Iwa Ninjas in the north have already headed straight for the Fire Country border, so Lord Orochimaru rushed over overnight."
"I have also sent someone to invite Master Hoshita Shuichi, and he will arrive tomorrow."
"Tonight, and tomorrow, before Lord Koharu arrives, you should all follow Lord Orochimaru's arrangements, but be vigilant."
Everyone in the tent was shocked when they heard this, and then Sarutobi Shin was the first to speak: "Don't worry, Shuichi, we will definitely make sure that nothing will go wrong."
Soon after, several senior ninjas from the Nara clan, the Yamanaka clan, and others who were on good terms with Hoshita Shuichi also expressed their opinions.
In the end, only Shimura Hien was left. In this situation, although he was dissatisfied with Hoshita Shuichi being in power, he could only nod silently.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, in that case, then everyone should take their respective positions!"
Sarutobi Shin and the others nodded, then said goodbye and left.
After everyone left, Uchiha Shisui walked in and asked, "Shuichi, do you think the Suna Ninja will launch a large-scale attack tonight?"
Hoshita Shuichi shook his head and said, "If we don't move, the chances of the Suna Ninja moving are slim."
"But there are exceptions to everything, so we must be prepared."
Uchiha Shisui nodded, and then said: "Then I will go to the front line!"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Let's go together!"
"The Suna Ninja should test whether my real body is there!"
The two of them immediately came to the front line. When the Konoha ninjas stationed there on guard saw Hoshita Shuichi arrive in person, their emotions suddenly changed.
Uchiha Shisui felt it and couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Shuiichi has become the spirit in the hearts of Konoha ninjas!"
As a friend and teammate, he is proud of it.
Across the street, in the Land of Wind, behind the rock pillar, a Suna Ninja responsible for sensing opened his eyes: "Another stream of Hoshita Shuichi's chakra has appeared. This is most likely the real body."
Another Suna Ninja immediately said, "I will go back and report to Master Chiyo."
It is difficult to identify shadow clones, even with chakra perception.
It is even more difficult to distinguish Hoshita Shuichi and the others.
Chiyo was quickly informed and said, "Is it possible that the main body still needs to be tested by Shukaku?"
She looked at Bunpuku and said, "I'm going to trouble you guys next."
"Provoke him every once in a while, have a fight, and make sure that Hoshita Shuichi's real body is here. We must never let his real body appear on the border of the Fire Country."
Chiyo was well aware that the actions of the Sunagakure would be monitored by Konoha.
That flying ninja beast is too powerful.
Therefore, he must ensure that Hoshita Shuichi's real body remains here.
As for the clone, there is no way to stop it no matter what.
But with such a long distance between them, the clone's chakra is also a problem, and she feels that the impact can be reduced to a minimum.
After hearing this, Bunpuku immediately nodded, and Shukaku was eager to go out and play in the sand.
And he has been holding a grudge and wants to teach that Hoshita Shuichi a lesson.
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An hour had passed since Orochimaru left.
Hoshita Shuichi, who was resting at the front line, suddenly opened his eyes: "One Tail is coming!"
The shadow clone gave back the memory.
He immediately jumped up and flew into the air.
Uchiha Shisui next to him also stood up immediately and whistled.
In an instant, the Konoha ninjas hiding in the woods appeared.
Sarutobi Shin came to Uchiha Shisui: "Shisui, is the Suna Ninja going to attack?"
Uchiha Shisui shook his head: "No, it's the One-Tail that's coming."
"I'm afraid it's to confirm whether Shuichi's real body is still there."
Sarutobi Shin frowned when he heard this: "The Fire Country border is short of troops. With the speed of the Suna Ninja, they will arrive before the reinforcements."
As he was speaking, Shukaku's distinctive long howl came from the front: "Yohoho, you little brat, today I will definitely teach you a lesson!"
In the woods, Konoha ninjas jumped up one by one, reached the top of the tree and looked across.
Shukaku's huge body is eye-catching even in the dark.
Especially now that the light is good under the moon, we can see it more clearly.
Sarutobi Shin and others also saw Hoshita Shuichi standing in the air, who was now wearing the iconic blue chakra coat.
"The Blue Flash of Konoha, what an apt title!"
Sarutobi Shin exclaimed.
This title was not given by the ninjas of Konoha, but was recognized by the enemy.
For Sarutobi Shin and others, this may be one of the greatest honors of being a ninja!
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In the air, Hoshita Shuichi looked at the shouting Shukaku and said calmly: "Shukaku, you have been saying this for several months."
"To be honest, if it weren't for Senior Bunpuku, you would have been sealed by me a long time ago."
He still respects the elderly.
Above Shukaku's head, Bonfu saw through the little fox's sinister intentions at a glance: "Shukaku, he's provoking me."
"How could I not see that?"
Shukaku snorted.
This damned brat, he underestimated him!Raising his claws and pointing at Hoshita Shuichi, Shukaku shouted: "Share the blessing, kill him together!"
Before he finished his words, sand suddenly rose up and rolled towards Hoshita Shuichi in the air like a dragon.
"It seems like you've made a lot of progress recently!"
Hoshita Shuichi looked at the sand dragon that was rolling towards him, and blue lotuses immediately bloomed behind him. His body shot out, and he drew his sword and slashed with it. The blue sword light split the sand dragon in half.
Boom boom boom!
A cloud of sand rose up from below, trying to catch Hoshita Shuichi.
But Hoshita Shuichi was like a butterfly, dancing in the air, moving back and forth, so slippery that Shukaku couldn't catch him.
"hateful!"
Shukaku snorted coldly, then opened his mouth and spit out wind balls one after another.
Hoshita Shuichi still dodged it easily, and then a spiral shuriken of wind and fire light wheel appeared in his left hand, and he threw it out with a sharp friction sound.
Shukaku, however, controlled several strands of sand to combine into a huge sand curtain, and actually blocked the Wind, Fire, Light Wheel Rasenshuriken.
The strong light illuminated the night sky and a sandstorm swept across.
Hoshita Shuichi suddenly raised his body and attacked from behind Shukaku. The flame dragons on his shoulders exhaled and breathed, cutting towards Shukaku like a pair of large pairs of shoes.
Shukaku leaped up and turned in the air, first spitting out two wind balls, then waving his left claw, and a large number of sand bombs condensed.
At the same time, he clasped his hands together above his head.
Sand scatter bomb!
This time, Jinchuriki and Shukaku teamed up to perform it.
Hoshita Shuichi avoided the wind ball and landed on the ground. In front of him, a thick wall rose from the ground, covered with exquisite lotus reliefs.
Earth Release - Lotus Earth Flow Wall!
Kakashi carved a dog head, and he carved a lotus.
While blocking the sand bullet, the Yellow Spring Swamp erupted.
Shukaku, who had just landed, was immediately surrounded by the swamp.
"You can't do anything to me with these tricks!"
Shukaku was very disdainful, then showed an excited smile: "I got you, you little brat!"
A stream of sand grabbed Hoshita Shuichi's ankle and quickly surged up, wrapping around Hoshita Shuichi's body like a rope, one after another, and in a blink of an eye, Hoshita Shuichi's entire body was wrapped up.
"Yohoo!"
"Bury it!"
Shukaku laughed, and waves of sand came down one after another, with talismans appearing on top.
But Bunpuku frowned slightly, and then reminded: "Be careful, that is not his real body, behind him!"
Feeling one with the world, Shukaku also reacted and stopped laughing. He tried to turn around, but found that the Yellow Spring Swamp under him had not been filled with sand yet, and he couldn't pull himself out for a while.
Behind him, Hoshita Shuichi, who used his hair as a substitute, had already raised the Lava Release Rasenshuriken in his hand and then invested it.
Hit !
The lava spun and enveloped Shukaku's entire huge body.
"asshole!"
"I will definitely kill you!"
Shukaku made a sound of pain.
In the back, Chiyo, who was watching the battle, stared at him, "As expected, he has mastered the Lava Release Bloodline Limit, and... he doesn't have the Four-Tails Chakra."
"This guy…"
For a moment, Chiyo was unable to confirm whether the traces of Lava Release left at the scene of the Third Kazekage's disappearance and death were caused by Hoshita Shuichi. After all, that was the power of the Four-Tails.
Even if Hoshita Shuichi obtains the power of the Four-Tails, can he master Lava Release in such a short time?The melted sand fell off, revealing a smaller Shukaku.
Hoshita Shuichi had already approached, and the chains on his back whizzed out, tying Shukaku up tightly, one of which even pierced into Shukaku's body.
"hateful..."
Just as Shukaku was about to turn around and Bunpuku was about to use sealing techniques to fight back, their bodies froze and their consciousness was pulled into a spiritual space, appearing in Konohagakure.
Illusion Realm - Memory Palace!
"Is this Konohagakure?"
"It's an illusion, Shukaku, break it quickly!"
Bunpuku reminded.
Shukaku, however, looked around, confused: "This is different from the illusion of the Uchiha brat before. How do we break this?"
Above Shukaku, Bunpukuku looked at the seemingly real Konohagakure and said, "Chakra!"
"Eliminate all those with chakra!"
Shukaku smiled when he heard this: "Very good!"
"I like this method very much!"
"Then destroy this Konohagakure!"
Shukaku looked towards the Hokage Rock.
At this time, figures jumped over from all directions, and they were the Konoha ninjas.
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Outside the illusion, the Netherworld Fire Chains that Hoshita Shuichi used to bind Shukaku also penetrated into Shukaku's body one after another.
This was the first time he used the illusion Realm - Memory Palace on Shukaku and Bunpuku.
The reason why Flying Thunder God was not used directly to move to Shukaku before was because it would be more dangerous to appear directly on Shukaku.
The purpose of using the Lava Release Rasenshuriken first was to weaken Shukaku's power, so even though he knew it was impossible to solve the problem with one strike, Hoshita Shuichi still used it.
Compared with the past, he has indeed made progress now.
One person can completely suppress Shukaku and Bunfuku.
And the next step is... pulling Shukaku out of Bunpuku's body!
Hoshita Shuichi put his hands together, pulled with all his strength, and used the Netherworld Fire Chain to pull Shukaku into his body.
In the back, Chiyo saw Shukaku and Bunfu being controlled, and immediately led her men to kill them.
On the opposite side, Uchiha Shisui and others also rushed out.
In the illusion, both Shukaku and Bunfuku felt the unusual movement of their original bodies.
"That little brat... actually wanted to take me out of your body."
"Old monk, quickly find a way to find that guy's true form... Otherwise, you'll be dead!"
Shukaku shouted loudly, and at the same time easily defeated the Konoha ninjas one by one.
At this moment, the entire Konohagakure was in ruins, and the Hokage Rock had collapsed!
Bunpuku clasped his hands together without saying a word, searching thoroughly to identify the target.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes: "Found it!"
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