socalfunplaces Chapter 103 Great Victory
Chapter 103 Great Victory
Chapter 103 Great Victory
"Wind Shadow!"
Shuo Mao's voice echoed in the wind.
His men had already reached Fengying.
"Konoha's White Fang —"
The Third Kazekage snorted coldly.
Countless iron sands instantly coalesced in front of him, forming a black shield.
"Sand iron wall!"
This is a shield touted as having absolute defense. It's extremely dense, so much so that even explosive tags can't break it.
Logically, any metal weapon that approaches this wall will be captured by the powerful magnetic force and then sucked into the wall, becoming part of the defense.
But this time, common sense didn't work.
White Fang II was emitting a white light that was too dazzling to look directly at.
"Sizzle!!!"
The sound of a hot knife cutting into butter.
The iron wall has been cut open!
"What?!"
The Third Kazekage's pupils suddenly contracted.
A crack appeared in the black wall.
A white bolt of lightning pierced through the crack.
Sakumo Hatake's eyes were as cold as ice.
"Hatake-ryu - Fangzhu".
A simple, unadorned stab.
It's almost at its limit.
The Third Kazekage was, after all, the strongest Kazekage of all time, and his reflexes were top-notch. The moment the iron sand barrier broke, his body was already being violently pulled backward by the magnetic force.
At the same time, countless tiny iron filings condensed on his chest, forming a second layer of armor.
*Thud.* The bone blade pierced through.
It pierced through the second layer of sand armor and stabbed into the wind shadow's left shoulder.
Blood splattered.
"Hmm!"
The Third Kazekage grunted, using the force of the thrust to drift backward dozens of meters.
He clutched his shoulder, blood seeping through his fingers.
That was the first time he had been injured in a direct confrontation since becoming the Kazekage.
"So fast—such a sharp knife—"
Kazekage stared at the pale white bone blade in Sakumo's hand.
"It's not metal—it's bone?"
He saw the material clearly.
"They actually broke my Magnet Release with such primitive materials—"
Sakumo Hatake did not pursue.
He stood there, flicking the blood off the bone blade.
It's not that he didn't want to pursue her, but that he couldn't.
A thin bloodstain appeared on his cheek.
Those were left by a few grains of iron sand that grazed my cheek the moment I broke through the iron sand barrier.
If it were even an inch off, it would have blinded the eyes.
Moreover, the air was filled with extremely fine iron powder. It was the prelude to the Third Kazekage's killing move—"Iron Sand World Technique." If one were to inhale this iron powder rashly, their lungs would be punctured.
"Same to you."
Sakumo said calmly.
"Lord Kazekage's Magnet Release is indeed an absolute defense. If it weren't for this sword, I would be dead."
The two faced off.
One is the fangs of Konoha, the other is the iron wall of Sunagakure.
The surrounding battlefields, however, presented a one-sided situation.
One hundred Konoha assault team members abandoned their defenses and began reaping the lives of Sunagakure members with ceramic swords.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
In the distance, the voice of an angry old woman could be heard.
Chiyo.
An elder of Sunagakure and commander of the puppet army.
She was currently controlling three of the "Chikamatsu Ten Ninja," inflicting horrific casualties on the Konoha ninja.
However, the Konoha ninjas were all fighting recklessly, and apart from her and a few Jonin puppeteers, most of the other puppeteers were facing a one-sided massacre.
The original tactic of combining puppetry with magnetism failed to demonstrate its full potential.
They fought with extreme frustration.
"That's—Sakumo Hatake!"
Chiyo's gaze pierced through the chaotic battlefield and locked onto that figure.
Hatred. Deep-seated hatred.
Her son and daughter-in-law died at the hands of this man. That chakra dagger, radiating white light, was the protagonist of her countless nightmares.
"White Teeth!!!"
Chiyo roared and her fingers danced wildly.
The three puppets abandoned their immediate enemy, transforming into three afterimages as they charged straight at Shuomao.
"Mechanical Art - Three Treasures Absorb and Collapse!"
The three puppets formed a triangular formation, activated the mechanisms on their chests, and a powerful suction force erupted, attempting to pull Sakumo into the meat grinder.
Shuo Mao tilted his head slightly.
He didn't move.
Because the Third Kazekage moved.
"Chiyo! Step back!"
Fengying shouted loudly.
He clapped his hands.
"Magnetic Release: Iron Sand Wings!"
A pair of enormous black iron wings unfolded behind him.
He grabbed the dazed Chiyo and simultaneously manipulated the flying iron sand, creating a black sandstorm.
"retreat!"
Fengying gave the order.
He is a rational commander.
His left shoulder was injured, though not fatal, but the strange bone knife made him wary.
More importantly, the original magnetic escape tactic has been broken.
His puppet troops are being slaughtered by those damned ceramic knives. If they don't retreat, this elite force will perish here tonight.
"Kazekage! Let me go! I'm going to kill him!" Chiyo struggled in Kazekage's grasp, her eyes bloodshot.
"You need to understand the situation!"
Feng Ying said coldly.
"Konoha came prepared. Our tactics have been countered. If we continue fighting, you will die, and I may die too."
"Where there's life, there's hope."
The black sandstorm concealed the main force of the Sand Village, which quickly retreated into the depths of the canyon.
The Konoha ninjas wanted to give chase.
"Stop chasing."
Shuo Mao sheathed his sword.
"Our objective has been achieved."
This surprise attack severely damaged the vanguard of Sunagakure, injured the Kazekage, and, more importantly, shattered the myth of Sunagakure's "invincible Magnet Release".
This is more strategically significant than how many people are killed.
In the canyon, there were uncontrolled puppets scattered everywhere, along with puppet remains and the corpses of dozens of Sand Village ninjas.
And, scattered on the ground, stark white ceramic shards.
"We won!"
A Konoha Chunin collapsed to the ground, laughing and crying at the same time.
He survived. He actually survived the legendary puppet army.
On the distant cliffs.
Sosuke removed the blindfold and wiped away the mucus secreted from the snake's eyes.
"That was truly amazing."
Sosuke stood up.
He jumped off the cliff and used a teleportation technique to land in the center of the battlefield.
He walked straight toward the puppets.
"Ryoma, get to work."
Sousuke said to Ryoma Aburame behind him.
"Seal all these puppets away. They are my spoils of war."
Ryoma pushed up his sunglasses.
"Jōnin Takaya, these are strategic materials and must be handed over according to regulations—"
"Regulation?"
Sosuke sneered and pointed to the broken porcelain shards scattered on the ground.
"These ceramic knives cost me tens of millions of taels to fire. The Takaya Shokai paid for them in full."
Ryoma fell silent.
He waved his hand, and the swarm of insects surged out and began to move the puppets.
"Boss, what do you need these puppets for?"
When Katsuya Hinata came to help with the moving, he asked this question.
Sosuke picked up a puppet's arm.
Its finger joints are flexible, and it has a sophisticated gear transmission structure inside, which can also launch senbon coated with highly poison.
"What fascinating technology!"
"Konoha's technology tree has gone astray. We excel at ninjutsu and genjutsu, but Sunagakure is the expert in mechanical engineering and toxicology."
"As long as we take these things back to study—"
"Maybe we can create something interesting."
Of course, that's a story for another time.
He walked up to Sakumo Hatake.
Sakumo was sitting on a rock, tending to the wounds on his face.
"Sakumo-sama."
Sosuke handed over a bottle of clean water.
"The wound needs to be cleaned; the iron filings may contain poison."
Thank you.
Sakumo took the water and poured it directly on his face.
"Your knife is very useful."
Shuo Mao pulls out his white tooth, Part Two.
The bone blade remained as white as jade, without a trace of dullness.
"It can cut through magnetic shields. To me, it's priceless."
"I'm glad you like it."
Sosuke looked at the knife.
"However, the material of this sword is a secret. I hope Lord Sakumo will not disclose it to others, otherwise there may be trouble."
"I see."
Shuo Mao nodded solemnly.
"This is my personal weapon. I won't show it to anyone except on the battlefield."
The battle is over.
Konoha won a great victory.
Although the enemy was not completely annihilated, the offensive of Sunagakure was successfully halted, and the battle line was pushed westward by fifty kilometers.
Sousuke's "ceramic sword" tactic was written into the battle report and sent to the Hokage Building.
"Special Jonin Takaya Sousuke successfully broke through the Magnet Release defense using a special non-metallic weapon, making a great contribution."
This is the official assessment.
In private, however, Sosuke got what he wanted.
No Sunagakure puppeteers were captured alive, but there were dozens of precious puppets and puppet remains.
And, the friendship of Sakumo Hatake.
"Jōnin Takaya!"
Shikaku walked over with a smile on his face.
"The battle report has already reached the village. Your batch of ceramic swords has rendered a great service. The Hokage may award you a medal."
"Forget about the medal."
Sosuke waved his hand.
"Let's settle for cash."
"or----"
Sosuke pointed to the woods in the distance.
"Give me the mining rights to that forest. I want to build a factory there."
Shikaku was stunned for a moment.
"You're going to build a factory on the front lines?"
"This is the land of rivers. The origin of bone-ridge soil."
Sousuke smiled.
"Since ceramic knives are so useful, let's make more."
"Anyway, the war isn't over yet, is it?"
"I will apply to the Hokage."
Lu Jiu said.
"I don't think he'll refuse."