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Chapter 848: Networking Complete!
Chapter 848: Networking Complete!
"Get out of the way!"
"Be careful!"
"Don't bunch up!"
...
After the meteor shower, the worst affected were likely the Konoha forces who had entered the barrier alongside Jiraiya.
Although they were elite, facing this kind of meteor shower, they might not be able to avoid the attacks.
Especially with the existence of the two-layered barrier, they had no escape route at all.
The barrier could be opened, but it required time to prepare and couldn't be done instantly.
Unless one of the barrier maintainers was a sealing master like Uzumaki Kushina, they wouldn't be able to create an instant opening.
But clearly, Konoha currently lacked such talent.
The first 'meteor' smashed into the ground.
Boom!!
The magma cluster, like a heavy cannon, shattered the earth, sending countless clumps of soil flying and causing significant damage.
If there was only one strike, it would be roughly the destructive power of a B-rank ninjutsu like the 'Fire Dragon Flame Bomb'.
But just by looking up, one could see the sky already covered by clusters of 'meteors'.
It's over!
This was the same thought in the minds of all the Konoha ninjas.
Even the caster, Tang Ping, would be affected by the attack, with no exception.
The issue was...with his strength, blocking this attack wasn't a problem, but what about the others?
Jiraiya or the Jonin-level ninjas could avoid this large-scale attack without issue.
But not everyone had that ability.
The Konoha ninja forces were constantly falling and turning into corpses under the falling meteor shower.
Some left corpses, but most didn't even have that.
Magma and flames, with the support of chakra, could be resisted, but once they became corpses, they were easily destroyed.
"Stop!"
"Quickly, stop!"
...
Jiraiya wanted to stop Tang Ping, but unfortunately, Tang Ping had no intention of fighting him. He dodged while observing Naruto from a distance.
Killing Jiraiya wouldn't concern the Six Paths Sage.
The key was to threaten the opponent's life to force the Six Paths Sage to focus their attention here, rather than elsewhere.
This was today's goal! If they didn't achieve this, no matter how many people they killed, this operation would be a failure.
If they did, even without killing a single person, it would be a success.
Naruto was currently in a dire situation.
Even with Asuma and Da Wa's protection, facing the relentless Hyuga Tsukuyuki, he had no power to retaliate.
This was the time to regain his Jinchuriki state.
If he continued in his Tailed Beast Mode, his body might not survive.
Tsukuyuki's eyes shone with a starlight-like radiance.
The Rinnegan had been activated.
Using the Rinnegan previously had not been easy.
But as his strength changed, especially after absorbing the vast amount of power from the giant Rinnegan, he directly entered the mature stage, reducing the strain by more than half.
He could use it casually!
And as long as he was willing, he could resonate with the giant Rinnegan on the moon, gaining immense support.
But that state wasn't necessary yet.
Even without the giant Rinnegan, he was already the strongest among the Six Paths.
The peak Senju Shusui would still be no match for him.
To deal with a mere Jinchuriki, there was no need to use the giant Rinnegan, let alone Gongsha Huigu.
This was prepared for the Six Paths Sage.
If the opponent was just 'cheating', that was one thing.
But if they truly 'descended to fight', then Tang Ping wouldn't mind giving them a big 'welcome' gift.
He would directly use Gongsha Huigu to 'greet' the Six Paths Sage.
Whoosh!
The nine tails relentlessly attacked, forcing the group into a desperate situation.
Sakura, at that moment, was desperately dodging the meteor shower with Sai.
Fortunately!
Da Wa's timely use of the Wood Style: Wooden Wall saved them from the meteor shower.
If it had continued, someone might not have been able to hold on.
Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the S-rank forbidden jutsu, Meteor Volcano, was, it couldn't be infinite.
After several minutes of continuous bombardment, the area finally quieted down.
Everything became eerily silent, with only the barrier remaining, the battlefield inside already ravaged by flames and craters.
The previous trees and plants had all been reduced to nothing.
Brutal!
With one Meteor Volcano, Tang Ping turned this originally pleasant forest into a volcanic wasteland.
As for casualties?
At least one-tenth of the Konoha forces were dead.
Even though they were ninjas, and their defensive abilities weren't great, their evasion skills were top-notch, and no one would be foolish enough to stand in place and get hit by the 'meteors'.
In the aftermath of the battle, a sense of eerie calmness prevailed, with only Tang Ping's furrowed brow visible beneath his mask. He had just sealed Senju Shusuke, but now the latter was nowhere to be found. The power of the Meteor Volcano could not have destroyed him, so there was only one possible explanation—someone had taken him away.
Two suspects immediately came to mind: Orochimaru and the White-Eyed Wolf. Orochimaru, being the possessor of the strongest card in his hand, would naturally want to retrieve it. And as a Jinchuriki of extraordinary power, he couldn't possibly ignore it. Once retrieved, he could directly take Senju Shusuke away, creating the current disappearance.
As for the White-Eyed Wolf, he could easily use the Kamui Space to absorb Senju Shusuke. Regarding the Six Paths Sage, he wouldn't care about Senju Shusuke at all. If he did intervene, it would only be to protect Naruto in an overpowered manner, not to make him disappear.
However, Naruto had just dodged Hyuga Tsukuyuki's attack in the meteor shower, which suggested that he might have activated his power to some extent. It wasn't a full activation, but there was definitely some involvement.
This was exactly the effect Tang Ping desired. It indicated that their strategic goal had been achieved.
"The Shell Organization!" Jiraiya's voice rang out, filled with endless hatred. He rose from the dirt, shaking off the white hair that covered his body. He had just protected himself using Needle Ksitigarbha.
With so many Konoha ninjas injured and killed, Jiraiya would have loved to devour Tang Ping raw without even dipping him in sauce.
"You Konoha ninjas wanted to kill us, but now you're just being killed. What's there to be angry about?" Tang Ping wasn't going to let Jiraiya get away with his double standards. It was fine for Konoha to destroy other ninja villages, but not the other way around. Wasn't he able to see this just because his fate in the original plot was tragic?
If they hadn't stood in his way, Tang Ping would have given them some face. But since they had blocked his path, he had no choice but to strike with full force.
"You..." Jiraiya was at a loss for words.
A lava spear appeared in Tang Ping's right hand with a crack. It was the Star-Shattering Spear, but without entering Sage Mode, its precision, range, and other aspects were compromised. Nevertheless, the ability to use it was enough.
As for why? It was because there was a possibility of interference, and he was also preparing to retreat. The networking had been successful.
And how did he know this? He felt it.
As the master of the sacred land and the controller of the Sky Tower, how could he not sense the ubiquitous flood of faith and the constant feedback of spirit energy? And occasionally, he could even feel the souls.
Indeed, souls.
They were one of the targets of the networking.
The Six Paths Sage could control the Pure Land, so Tang Ping naturally wanted to 'borrow' this template, which was why the Heaven Project was born.
Heaven—the place where souls went after death.
Strictly speaking, this was a soul space created with three Sky Towers as pillars and the Divine Tree fragments as the core.
Now that the networking was successful, this space was also born, allowing Tang Ping to sense those souls.
Next, there was no longer a need to attract the Six Paths Sage's attention, so Tang Ping used the Star-Shattering Spear to cover their retreat.
"Do, let's retreat!" Orochimaru understood the power of the Star-Shattering Spear, so he suggested running away, at least to create some distance.
Seeing this, Jiraiya also ordered his men to scatter.
Then, he stepped forward to stop Tang Ping. "Fifth Hokage, I'd like to know, are you here to protect the Child of Destiny or to stop us from leaving?"
As Tang Ping spoke, he threw the Star-Shattering Spear towards Naruto, who was being suppressed by Hyuga Tsukuyuki, and then rushed in another direction.
As for the barrier? For someone like him, a sealing technique master, it was as good as non-existent.
Hyuga Tsukuyuki also rushed towards him.
Without hesitation, Jiraiya stood in front of Naruto, ready to block the attack.
Just as the Star-Shattering Spear was about to hit, a scene unfolded that made everyone's eyes bulge out of their sockets.
(End of Chapter)
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