newbobooks Chapter 128 How could Konoha's strength be so great?
Chapter 128 How could Konoha's strength be so great?
Chapter 128 How could Konoha's strength be so great?
Might Guy gave a thumbs-up, a confident gesture: "That's right! Kakashi, you focus on taking care of the examinees; leave the rest to us!"
After saying that, Shisui and Kai transformed into two afterimages, one on the left and one on the right, and rushed off in the direction from which the explosion had recently occurred.
Kakashi watched the two figures disappear into the distance, and could only sigh helplessly: "Sigh—"
He knew that he had been seriously injured and that forcing himself to play now would only be a hindrance.
However, having been assigned a task, he quickly composed himself and thought to himself, "That's right! Naruto!"
In my haste, I almost forgot that Naruto is still in the middle of this training ground!
Upon realizing this, Kakashi's heart tightened, and he dared not hesitate.
He leaped down from the platform and nimbly swept towards the center of the arena.
The arena was shrouded in thick dust, and the situation was chaotic, but Naruto's position stood out conspicuously, quickly catching Kakashi's eye—
In the center of the training field, Naruto stood majestically atop the head of a giant toad!
The toad was dark red all over, tens of meters tall, and held a huge steel fork-like weapon in its hand. It was none other than the toad Jian from Mount Myōboku!
On the ground in front of Hajian, two figures lay sprawled out.
A man dressed in the Sunagakure examination uniform, with colorful face paint, looked like Kankuro, a puppeteer from Sunagakure.
The other was a middle-aged man wearing a Sand Village Jonin vest, with bandages wrapped around his arm. He was none other than Maki, the Jonin leading the Sand Village team this time!
Both were incapacitated; one had fainted with his face swollen and eyes rolled back, while the other lay on the ground, his fate unknown.
Kakashi gasped in shock: "Naruto can even defeat a Jonin?!"
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
Kakashi strode toward Naruto, and with a quick glance, he noticed a figure blocking Naruto's path.
She was a female ninja from Sunagakure, with light golden hair tied into four ponytails and a tall, well-proportioned figure. However, her body was covered with scars from battle, and she was tightly gripping a huge iron fan in her hand.
She stood upright, panting, her eyes fixed on Kakashi's direction.
"I won't let you pass!"
Even knowing she was no match for him, this stubborn female ninja still held up her fan to shield her unconscious brother, her eyes filled with determination.
Kakashi was filled with respect when he saw that she was seriously injured but still bravely protected her comrades, so he did not attack rashly.
He walked over to Naruto and asked in a low voice, "Naruto, how is it?"
"Kakashi-sensei! You're here!" Naruto turned around and saw Kakashi had arrived. He nodded. "Nothing serious! I've already taken care of those two guys. But..."
He changed the subject, a hint of worry on his face, "Gaara suddenly turned into that strange person, I have a bad feeling about this..."
As Naruto spoke, he pointed to a spot not far ahead.
Kakashi looked in the direction Naruto pointed and saw a huge, strange sand ball standing in the center of the training ground!
Kakashi could clearly sense the violent chakra fluctuations emanating from inside the sand sphere even from dozens of meters away.
Kakashi's expression changed drastically.
Although he didn't know what was happening inside the sand ball, his strong intuition told him that it would be too late if he didn't stop it.
"No matter what, stop him first!" Kakashi said in a deep voice, and without hesitation, stretched out one hand, "Lightning Blade—"
The blue-white lightning sac suddenly swelled in his palm, emitting a piercing sound—and at that moment, a strange change occurred.
A strange hissing sound came from inside the sand sphere, and a huge, earth-yellow claw suddenly tore through the sand shell and swept out with a "whoosh," heading straight for Kakashi!
This claw strike was incredibly fast, carrying a sharp gust of wind. By the time Kakashi noticed it, it was too late to dodge.
At the critical moment, a muffled thud was heard, and the giant body of the gecko shifted to block Kakashi, its steel fork desperately blocking the sharp claw!
A look of pain appeared on Ha Jian's honest face.
Its massive body plowed two deep furrows in the ground, sliding for dozens of meters before finally regaining its footing.
Temari, who witnessed this scene nearby, stared blankly at the giant claw, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes, her voice trembling: "The feigned sleep technique—it succeeded?! That monster—is about to emerge!"
In the center of the training field, the scene suddenly changed!
Suddenly, the huge sand ball expanded rapidly, instantly covering the entire playing field, with countless grains of sand surging and gushing out in all directions like a storm.
Dust filled the sky and covered the earth, obscuring the sun and plunging the entire site into a dim, chaotic yellow haze!
Immediately, a deafening burst of maniacal laughter ripped through the air: "Hahaha—this old man is finally out!!"
With this arrogant laugh, a yellowish-brown raccoon monster, over ten meters tall, stood up, brandishing its enormous claws and roaring to the sky!
in the audience.
Sakura screamed, "W-What kind of monster is that?!"
[Ding! Sakura Haruno's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +300!]
Naruto stared at the screen in disbelief, almost jumping out of his seat.
"Oh no! Kakashi-sensei is in danger!" Naruto shouted anxiously.
Sasuke also looked at the screen with a worried expression.
They had all just seen the thick smoke rising in the footage, the platform collapsing, and the billowing smoke and dust.
However, due to their limited perspective, they could only follow Kakashi's gaze to understand the local situation and were not clear about the overall battle situation in Konoha. They only knew that the situation was very serious.
First they were attacked, and now a monster has suddenly appeared. Everyone is extremely anxious.
To make matters worse, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was not present at the moment!
Jiraiya's expression was also extremely grim: "There's another Jinchuriki?! What a grand scheme, bringing in two Tailed Beasts to attack Konoha together?"
Just when everyone was extremely worried, a dazzling golden light suddenly lit up the screen!
Minato Namikaze reappeared on the training field!
This time, however, he was not alone.
A striking red-haired figure appeared alongside him.
The two were covered in dazzling golden chakra patterns, which was the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!
Minato and Kushina exchanged a glance.
Minato nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Kushina, thank you for your help!"
Kushina gave a confident smile without hesitation: "Understood!"
The next second, she pushed off with her feet, her whole body bursting with golden flames as she pounced towards Shukaku!
The burning golden chakra of the Nine-Tails on his body drew a dazzling trajectory in mid-air.
Shukaku roared and raised its massive sand-like claws to strike: "You're asking for it!"
In mid-air, Kushina remained unfazed as the giant claw slammed down upon her. Suddenly, she clasped her hands together in front of her chest and cried out, "Adamantine Lockdown!"
In that instant, a resounding clang rang out, and countless dazzling golden chains shot out from behind Kushina like dragons emerging from the sea!
The chains were incredibly thick, with extremely sharp ends, tearing through the air with a hissing sound, and in the blink of an eye, they wrapped around Shukaku's body!
"The Vajra Lockdown?!"
Just as Shukaku was about to swing its claws to attack, more than a dozen golden chains descended from the sky and firmly locked its limbs and tail!
It roared in shock and rage, its massive body twisting wildly in an attempt to break free.
No matter how violently Shukaku struggled, the golden chains were unbreakable and tightened even more, soon digging deep into Shukaku's sand-armor-like skin!
"Boom!"
Shukaku, whose body was over ten meters tall, spread its wings and knelt heavily on the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
It struggled to stand up again, but was pinned down by chains and unable to move.
Shukaku roared furiously, its eyes fixed on Kushina in mid-air: "Damn the Uzumaki clan!!"
Shukaku suddenly seemed to realize something, his pupils contracted, and he blurted out a string of curses without thinking: "This chakra! You damned stinking fox!"
Kushina smiled slightly: "I would like to let Kurama catch up with you, but now is not a good time. You should go back first!"
Shukaku roared, "Who wants to reminisce with him, you damned stinking fox! Come out here if you dare! I'll beat the shit out of you!"
Kushina swiftly changed her hand seals, and then her figure blurred as she appeared above Shukaku's enormous head!
Kushina raised her hand high and forcefully slapped Shukaku's forehead.
"Sealing Seal!"
"Om one—"
The black cursed markings centered on Kushina's palm, spreading rapidly in all directions like a living thing, instantly covering Shukaku's massive head, and then spreading wildly along its neck and body.
In just a moment, the entire tailed beast was enveloped in dense black runes!
"No!!"
Shukaku felt its massive chakra being rapidly drained and sealed away. It let out a furious roar of resentment, cursing with all its might.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn the Uzumaki clan! Damn that stinking fox! Ah!!"
However, no matter how fiercely it roared, as the sealing technique was activated, Shukaku's curses grew weaker and weaker until finally only a feeble hissing sound remained.
Within two short seconds, its enormous body began to twist and dissolve violently, turning into a sky full of sand and golden chakra light points that collapsed toward the center.
He just came out; he hasn't even had a chance to breathe properly yet!
Shukaku let out a final, bitter cry of despair, and its massive tail, limbs, and torso disintegrated into flying sand, which was then resealed back into Gaara's body like a waterfall flowing backwards.
The dust and sand settled, and the light of day returned.
Only a red-haired boy remained, lying helplessly on his back on the ground.
Temari, standing to the side, was completely stunned.
Her pupils dilated violently as she stared in utter horror at the unbelievable scene before her: "What just happened?!"
Guardian Crane.
The One-Tailed Shukaku, which had caused the Sand Village's higher-ups immense headaches and left them almost helpless, was supposed to be the strongest weapon in this surprise attack on Konoha.
It was thought that once released, it would cause enormous damage to Konoha.
It was subdued and sealed away so easily?!
Temari's mind went blank, with only one thought echoing in her mind: "Konoha—how could Konoha's strength be so great?!"