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Chapter 310: Getting Interesting
Chapter 310: Getting Interesting
"How could this be?!"
Shock filled the eyes of Trefoil, who had no time to resist before he fell to the ground. He tried to turn his head to look back, but found himself paralyzed and unable to move.
Hagoromo Jin, rising swiftly from the ground behind Trefoil, paid him no further attention.
Surveying the vast number of ninjas around him, he remarked casually, "Now this is getting interesting."
Compared to the initial group, which was large in number but lacked cohesion due to the short time they had been gathered, these ninjas before him now showed significant improvement. They had finally learned to function as a united force.
"Is it because of their leadership?" Hagoromo Jin scanned the area, carefully sensing the surroundings.
At the same time, Nara Rokushu was surprised to see Trefoil fall.
Taking advantage of the distraction, he glanced towards where Hagoromo Jin had been standing, only to see a cloud of white smoke rising.
"Using a shadow clone to attract attention, while the main body uses Earth Release to sneak behind Trefoil and take him down with a single strike... That was too fast! Moreover, no one with sensory abilities detected it. Hagoromo Jin's mastery over Earth Release, or rather, chakra in general, is truly astonishing."
Facing such a terrifying opponent for the first time in his life, Nara Rokushu felt a heavy pressure weighing on him.
Before he could give further orders—
Suddenly!
Hagoromo Jin's gaze locked onto him, and he spoke, "Mind Transfer Jutsu. The one who can so adeptly command these ninjas in such a short time must be the current head of the Nara clan."
"He's found me?!"
Nara Rokushu's heart skipped a beat, and without thinking, he moved out of Hagoromo Jin's line of sight, denying him any opportunity.
Hagoromo Jin paid it no mind.
His gaze shifted to the distant horizon, focusing on the main camp of the ninja alliance.
"In war, it is common sense to destroy the enemy's command center, is it not?" Hagoromo Jin mused aloud.
While he didn't care about ordinary ninjas, if someone were to unite this seemingly cohesive but actually disorganized group, it would become a significant nuisance for him.
Just like now.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
"Lightning Style: Lightning Flow!"
Hundreds of Kirigakure and Kumogakure ninjas performed hand seals, summoning enormous water dragons carrying intense lightning that rushed towards Hagoromo Jin from all directions.
Hagoromo Jin ignored the formidable display before him. With his Rinnegan, he clearly saw the subtle grains of sand and numerous explosive tags hidden within the water dragons.
He glanced again and noticed a group of Sunagakure ninjas in the army quietly clapping their hands on the ground. Instantly, he understood Nara Rokushu's intention.
Facing such a massive collaborative jutsu, if he were to absorb it all with the Sealing Jutsu: Absorption Technique, the sand and explosive tags hidden within the water dragons would accumulate on his body.
Even with his Steel Release, the resulting explosion would be unpleasant.
If he were to stop the absorption midway upon realizing something was amiss, he would be subjected to the continuous washing of the lightning-infused water dragons, causing prolonged paralysis.
It was a good plan.
However.
All he had to do was prevent the jutsu from reaching him.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Hagoromo Jin spread his palm, and an invisible, tangible repulsive force erupted, instantly shattering the incoming collaborative jutsu.
"Five seconds!"
Having learned from Uchiha Madara that there was a five-second interval between usages of Shinra Tensei, Nara Rokushu immediately ordered a new batch of ninjas to perform another collaborative jutsu.
But this time, Hagoromo Jin would not give him the chance.
"Lava Style: Scorching Molten Rock River!"
Hagoromo Jin clapped his hands, and massive lava balls rained down like meteorites, crashing towards the second interception force.
"This is all they can do," Hagoromo Jin said, seeing that Aburame Yun's ninjutsu was far more powerful than he had imagined, and it was on a disaster level.
When there was a huge gap in strength, strategy could only be an afterthought.
All Nara Rokushu could do now was to try and deplete more of Hagoromo Jin's chakra, hoping to create some advantage for Tsunade and the others who would be arriving later.
In fact, on paper, the ninja coalition was extremely powerful, with almost all of their forces gathered here, except for those guarding the hidden villages and protecting the feudal lords.
If they utilized their full strength, Hagoromo Jin would never have had it so easy.
However, just as Hagoromo Jin had said, the ninja coalition was nothing more than a mob.
While they had numbers, their coordination was terrible; their morale, which had been high at the start, was now faltering as casualties mounted and fatigue set in; and, most importantly, Hagoromo Jin was alone, so only those within close range could truly engage him, not the entire ten thousand-strong force.
Even with Nara Rokushu's command.
All he could do was bring out a fraction of the coalition's true strength.
Even Naruto, during the Fourth Great Ninja War, had relied on his Talk no Jutsu and the power of the Nine-Tails to boost the morale of the ninja alliance when it was on the brink of collapse.
Of course, it had dipped back down into the abyss time and time again.
Seriously, even if they could only muster a fraction of their strength, a ten-thousand-strong ninja coalition should be able to defeat any enemy, even the Five Kage.
But the enemy they faced now was Hagoromo Jin,
who understood human nature all too well. From the start, he had chosen to single-handedly crush the will of most of the ninja coalition, knowing that without Naruto's powerful Talk no Jutsu, their spirits would shatter and they would no longer be a nuisance.
Instead of letting the elders and his subordinates get involved and have a colorful battle with the ninja coalition.
Now, even with this little hiccup, things were still going according to plan.
Watching the ninjas calm down a little under Nara Rokushu's command, Hagoromo Jin didn't pour oil on the fire.
Taking advantage of the gap, he continued what he had started before.
Hagoromo Jin turned towards the direction of the ninja coalition's main camp, and with a spread of his right hand, he gathered a large amount of chakra, forming an arrow-shaped, transparent barrier that continued to grow in intensity.
"Stop him!"
Nara Rokushu, who had been keeping an eye on Hagoromo Jin, recognized what he was doing and immediately gave the order.
Many of the ninjas who were still standing rushed forward, disregarding their own safety as they used various means to try and stop Hagoromo Jin.
He didn't give them a chance to be heroes.
The familiar repulsive force surged once more.
Clearing everything behind him, Hagoromo Jin, who had already prepared the technique, aimed the arrow on his right palm directly at the ninja coalition's main camp.
The next moment.
A dazzling white light blossomed!
The transparent arrow shot towards the sky and then tore through the air, heading straight for the distant ninja coalition's main camp.
Nara Rokushu looked up, his eyes fixed on the sky, where the arrow had disappeared in an instant, leaving only a long, transparent barrier that lingered for a long time.
That direction was...
Oh no!!!
In the ninja coalition's main camp, Nara Rokushu's eyes snapped open, and his pupils contracted sharply.
(End of Chapter)
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