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Chapter 633: Wood Release Erupts on the Battlefield
Chapter 633: Wood Release Erupts on the Battlefield
"I think we should split our forces." Just as the jonin were arguing, Mu Yue spoke up.
In Mu Yue's opinion, defeating Gouju Yazakura and his Kirigakure forces was not difficult. The challenge was to get Gouju Yazakura to engage in a head-on battle.
Based on the current intelligence, Kirigakure's strategy seemed to focus on wearing Konoha down. They would only engage in a full-scale shinobi war with Konoha if they were confident of victory.
If they marched straight towards the enemy with a large force, Gouju Yazakura would definitely avoid battle.
The situation, which had been evenly matched, shifted after Mu Yue's suggestion.
As the commander of the entire force, Mu Yue had absolute authority within the unit.
Some of the jonin who opposed the split fell silent.
"But splitting our forces is risky..." Miumura Makku still felt that the plan was unreliable.
"The reason we lost last time was that we were outmaneuvered in terms of intelligence, right? This time, the village has sent more resources, so that shouldn't be a problem," argued a jonin who supported the split.
Although Miumura Makku was the deputy commander, Mu Yue, who shared his opinion, was the main commander.
Miumura Makku opened his mouth, unsure of how to refute this.
Should he question Konoha's intelligence capabilities? If they were still outplayed by Kirigakure in terms of intelligence even on their home turf, it would be too much of an underestimate of Konoha's intelligence network. Moreover, if they were overwhelmed in terms of information, it would be difficult to win even without splitting their forces.
In the end, Miumura Makku also fell silent, and the plan to split their forces was approved.
Mu Yue chose a strategy similar to Mito Menyan's, dividing their forces in half. He ordered Chen Laoshi, a prominent figure in terms of strength and experience, to lead one group to sweep the Kirigakure forces separately.
Mu Yue's idea was simple: since Gouju Yazakura dared to fight Mito Menyan's forces, he would dare to engage Mu Yue as well if he employed the same strategy as Mito Menyan.
After all, even if Mu Yue was the top young shinobi in Konoha, he was still a member of the younger generation. Gouju Yazakura, who didn't even flinch in the face of the Sannin, certainly wouldn't be intimidated by Mu Yue.
However, after making the plan, Mu Yue didn't immediately put it into action. Instead, he sent out squads to eliminate the small Kirigakure teams nearby while waiting for the intelligence squad's report.
Even though Mu Yue knew that Konoha couldn't outmatch Kirigakure in intelligence with Uchiha Madara's assistance, he still had to wait for information before taking action.
The other jonin wouldn't allow Mu Yue to rush straight into battle with a strategy similar to Mito Menyan's, as it would be akin to suicide in their eyes.
Once the intelligence squad had gathered information about Kirigakure's current situation and the location of Gouju Yazakura's team, Mu Yue finally led his forces into action.
"Commander Mu Yue, although it may not be appropriate, I have a bad feeling about this," Miumura Makku said to Mu Yue as they marched.
"Perhaps we've underestimated Kirigakure's intelligence capabilities," Mu Yue replied.
The more the plan progressed, the more Miumura Makku felt a sense of deja vu. Upon further reflection, he realized that this was similar to Mito Menyan's situation, except with a different batch of shinobi.
"Trust in our comrades," Mu Yue smiled in response.
Mu Yue hadn't underestimated Kirigakure's intelligence capabilities. With the help of the White Zetsu, it would be strange if they couldn't outmaneuver Konoha in terms of information.
From start to finish, Mu Yue intended to use half of their strength to defeat Kirigakure's shinobi forces.
Kirigakure would also need manpower to set up their maze-like formation, so they probably wouldn't have their entire main force present. It was likely that they had around nine-tenths of their original force.
With Mu Yue's current strength, even without going all out, he could handle seven or eight-tenths of Kirigakure's forces. As for the remaining eight hundred Konoha shinobi, surely they would be able to deal with the last one-tenth of Kirigakure's forces?
Miumura Makku sighed softly but didn't say anything more. After all, what could he say to refute Mu Yue at this point?
"Youthful success doesn't necessarily breed maturity," Miumura Makku thought to himself.
He didn't develop any ill feelings towards Mu Yue because of this, but he felt that having everything go too smoothly in life wasn't necessarily a good thing. Someone like Mu Yue, who had become famous in the ninja world and earned the respect of the Hokage at such a young age, might inevitably develop a sense of pride.
"I hope my premonition is wrong," Miumura Makku said to himself as he stayed alert, scanning their surroundings as they continued their march.
Perhaps this world was too cruel; the more you didn't want something to happen, the more likely it was to occur.
The Konoha shinobi forces successfully located Gouju Yazakura's team's hiding place according to the intelligence they had received.
However, waiting for them was not a small Kirigakure squad, but a ninja force large enough to surround them.
"Mu Yue Hoshino, I overestimated you. Didn't you learn from the mistakes of those who came before you?" Gouju Yazakura said with a laugh.
Upon learning that Mu Yue was leading a shinobi force to attack them, Gouju Yazakura immediately treated it as a serious threat and formulated numerous countermeasures.
Unbeknownst to them, Mu Yue had executed a maneuver akin to that of Mito Menyan.
Initially, Gouju Yazakura suspected it to be a trap. After all, even if Mu Yue wasn't adept at tactics, the ninja assisting him would surely have some expertise.
However, the intelligence provided by the intelligence squad contradicted his suspicions.
Given the squad's recent remarkable achievements, Gouju Yazakura trusted their information and dismissed his own conjectures.
And the intelligence squad did not disappoint, for they were about to deliver another victory.
"We've fallen for it! Quick, fire the signal flares!" Miumura Makku exclaimed anxiously as he surveyed the vast Kirigakure forces surrounding them.
The flares soared into the sky, their dazzling light blooming against the backdrop.
"Could this be it?" Kakashi wondered aloud, his expression grave as he swiftly removed White Fang from its sheath.
Following Mu Yue, they had encountered powerful foes, outwitted ninja forces that outnumbered them, but walking into an enemy trap and being encircled by a large ninja force was a first.
"Stay relatively close during the fight and look out for one another. Also, keep an eye on Teacher Mu Yue," Kakashi instructed swiftly.
Tobirama and others nodded solemnly, the imminent danger before them was undeniable.
Neither the mocking Kirigakure army nor Gouju Yazakura's taunts elicited any change in Mu Yue's expression.
"Have you ever heard the saying that excellent hunters often present themselves as prey?" Mu Yue scanned the surroundings, his eyes settling on the Kirigakure ninja with the strongest chakra presence.
【Name: Gouju Yazakura】
【Chakra: 116,800】
【Skills: Water Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level: 5100/15000), Yin Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level: 3000), Wind Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level: 2800), Water Mirror Technique (Proficient Level)...】
【Name: Kagerou Shinatsuki】
【Chakra: 62,000】
【Skills: Water Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level: 3700/15000), Wind Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level: 2600), Water Transformation Technique (Proficient Level), Water Cannon Technique (Proficient Level)...】
【Name: Touku Kawazaku】
【Chakra: 56,000】
【Skills: Water Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level: 3300/15000), Wind Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level: 2600), Water Transformation Technique (Proficient Level), Water Cannon Technique (Proficient Level)】
Although the Byakugan could sense strength, it paled in comparison to the Identification Technique, which could reveal most information.
"Hmph, all bluff," Gouju Yazakura sneered, gripping his iron rod tightly as he prepared to strike.
Mu Yue's ninja force only numbered eight hundred, while he had fourteen hundred Kirigakure ninja at his disposal. Such a disparity in numbers meant that Mu Yue, and even Orochimaru, if he were added to the mix, would have no choice but to flee.
"Mu Yue, you take a portion of the elite forces and retreat. I'll command the remaining troops to cover your escape," Miumura Makku said resolutely, gazing at the Kirigakure forces that outnumbered them by more than double.
Woodstyle Leaf Village needed Mu Yue, a young and talented shinobi, more than they needed him, an elderly jonin who had already reached his limit.
Shhhhh!
BOOM!
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
"Water Style: Water Encampment Wall!"
Ninja from both sides sprang into action, filling the air with shuriken and kunai, and unleashing a plethora of jutsu.
Mu Yue shook his head slightly and stepped in front of Miumura Makku. "Leaf Jonin Miumura, you can trust me a little more."
In reality, the battle had already been won the moment he used his Identification Technique, as there was no one on this battlefield who could stand against him.
Swoosh!
"I hope your strength matches your bold words!" Gouju Yazakura shouted, channeling chakra into his iron rod as he charged towards Mu Yue.
He had not personally fought Mu Yue before; in their previous encounter, he had been occupied with battling Orochimaru and hadn't had the opportunity to engage Mu Yue directly.
However, Gouju Yazakura didn't believe that Mu Yue could be stronger than him. After all, even Orochimaru struggled to defeat him, let alone Mu Yue.
In the eyes of ordinary ninja, Gouju Yazakura was exceptionally swift, his movements almost imperceptible.
But Gouju Yazakura was facing Mu Yue, who had activated his Byakugan and entered the All-Seeing White World. Before Gouju Yazakura could take a step, Mu Yue had already foreseen his next move.
Mu Yue calmly brought his hands together, fingers interlacing with his thumbs overlapped in the Snake seal.
In that instant, a massive amount of Wood Style chakra surged within Mu Yue.
"Wood Style: Nativity of the Tree World!"
Rumble! ! !
Suddenly, the ground began to tremble, as if countless creatures were stirring underground.
Immediately after, slender green sprouts broke through the earth and grew at an incredible speed, shattering the ground due to their rapid growth.
The sprouts transformed into sturdy trees with lush branches and foliage in the blink of an eye, and the entire battlefield was instantly covered by a dense forest.
Moreover, these trees seemed to have a self-awareness, wildly attacking the nearby Kirigakure ninjas with their branches and trunks, hindering Gouju Yazakura with thick branches.
At this moment, the atmosphere of the battlefield changed.
Both the Konoha and Kirigakure ninjas stared at Mu Yue in shock.
"This is!" Miumura Makku looked at the sudden appearance of the forest and then at Mu Yue standing in front of him, unable to believe his eyes.
His first reaction was that he had fallen under the influence of an illusion technique.
After all, it wasn't that Mu Yue was unbelievable, but the scene before him was too astonishing.
Even he had only heard stories about the First Hokage creating a forest with a wave of his hand.
But Miumura Makku was an experienced Jonin, and he quickly realized that he wasn't under any genjutsu; everything before him was real.
"No wonder he said those words..." Miumura Makku looked at Mu Yue with a complicated expression, suddenly understanding a lot.
He had thought that Mu Yue was being young and arrogant, but now he realized that Mu Yue possessed extraordinary strength and wisdom.
With his mastery of powerful Wood Style, Mu Yue was not at a disadvantage even with only half of their forces against the entire Kirigakure army.
If the enemy chose to ambush Chen Laoshi, Mu Yue could also use his high mobility to rush over for support.
"Teacher Mu Yue also knows Wood Style." Kakashi exclaimed in surprise.
Mu Yue had never displayed his Wood Style in front of them before. Due to Danzo Shimura, Mu Yue had only privately taught Yamato Wood Style, and publicly, he only taught other ninjutsu.
So Kakashi was unaware that Mu Yue possessed the Wood Style bloodline limit.
"Isn't this a bit too much?" Looking at the turned tide of the battle, Kakashi felt that he might have guessed wrong.
However, Kakashi's mood did not improve.
Mu Yue was proficient in all seven chakra nature transformations, knew countless ninjutsu, had independently developed many powerful S-rank ninjutsu and secret techniques, and possessed two bloodline limits, one of which was the Wood Style, unique to the Ninja God.
Kakashi really couldn't imagine what kind of dire situation could lead to Mu Yue's death.
Was it to cover his companions, being surrounded and killed by a ninja force of over ten thousand?
Could it be that the legendary Uchiha Madara had resurrected and fought against Mu Yue?
However, Kakashi now understood one thing very clearly: they would find it very difficult to help Mu Yue; the difference in strength was just too vast.
Every time he felt he was getting closer to Mu Yue's level, Mu Yue would display a whole new level of power.
"It's actually Wood Style! So cool, Teacher Mu Yue!"
Obito, who had been paying close attention to Mu Yue, couldn't help but cheer for him inwardly as he witnessed Mu Yue turning the tide with just one ninjutsu.
"If only I could learn Wood Style, Sharingan is really not that useful." Obito couldn't help but complain inwardly.
Although Obito was a member of the Uchiha clan, he felt that the Sharingan was not as good as Wood Style.
First, the strongest Uchiha, Uchiha Madara, couldn't defeat Senju Hashirama, who possessed Wood Style. Secondly, Wood Style was rare; only Senju Hashirama and Mu Yue could use it, and the rarer the technique, the stronger it tended to be.
Lastly, the Sharingan's abilities were too ordinary; attaining insight into the world of transparency and mastering the Observation Eye were no less impressive than the Sharingan.
"It's Wood Style!"
Many Konoha ninjas, after their initial surprise, excitedly turned their gazes towards the Kirigakure ninjas, as if it was the Kirigakure forces that were being overwhelmed in numbers and not their own.
The reaction of the Kirigakure ninjas was the opposite; many of them looked at Mu Yue with terrified expressions, and if not for the strict rules of Kirigakure, they would have fled the battlefield right then and there.
In the era of the ninja villages, which had only developed for a few decades, the ninjas had not forgotten the legend of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and his invincible Wood Style.
Gouju Yazakura swung his iron rod, smashing the encroaching branches, his expression turning grim.
Ninja of his age were the ones who could feel the pressure of Wood Style the most.
In the past, Konoha had even developed an illusion technique that created the image of trees to instill fear in their opponents, making them think, "Could the enemy be a Wood Style user?" and thus creating an opportunity to exploit their opponent's moment of weakness.
This demonstrated the immense psychological impact of Wood Style.
Even with almost double the number of troops, Gouju Yazakura couldn't help but feel a sense of retreat welling up within him at this moment.
(End of Chapter)
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