Chapter 177: You Also Want to Dance?
Among the Iwagakure ninja on the ground, a tall, muscular, and extremely dignified man saw Ōnoki get repelled by Oborotsuki in a single move. His face filled with shock.
This man was none other than Iwagakure's elite jōnin, Kitsuchi.
"The old man actually couldn't handle that young guy…"
"Earth Release: Rock Fist!!"
Seeing Oborotsuki continue his pursuit after repelling Ōnoki with one strike, Kitsuchi didn't hesitate. Stepping on a continuously rising boulder, he launched himself like lightning toward Oborotsuki.
"You also want to dance?"
Oborotsuki merely glanced back at him, casually swung the Decapitation Greatsword, and sent a blade wave slashing toward his opponent.
Along with this effortless motion, three trails of blue Divine Fire shot toward the target.
Like spirit serpents, they arrived in front of Kitsuchi in the blink of an eye.
Having witnessed the power of this technique earlier, Kitsuchi didn't dare be careless. His entire body instantly turned to stone, dramatically enhancing both his defense and attack power.
BOOM!
The airborne Kitsuchi was struck solidly by Oborotsuki's attack. He immediately coughed up blood and flew backward toward the ground.
Meanwhile, Oborotsuki flashed away and vanished. Using his superior speed, he caught up to Ōnoki first.
"Is this all the Third Tsuchikage has? I overestimated you, old man…"
Oborotsuki looked expressionlessly at the bloodied, dejected Ōnoki and shook his head in disdain.
He didn't kill Ōnoki. Instead, he kicked the old man flying, sending him crashing straight back into his own forces.
This move was meant to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
He had consecutively defeated both the Fourth Raikage and Iwagakure's Third Tsuchikage.
As the Fourth Raikage and Third Tsuchikage each smashed into the ground and fell among their own troops,
the ninja from Kumogakure and Iwagakure on the battlefield immediately froze. They looked up in disbelief at Oborotsuki in the sky.
"You bunch of blind idiots."
"Since you came here, you might as well stay forever!"
Oborotsuki's face was cold and expressionless. Like a judge passing sentence, he looked down condescendingly at the massive number of enemies below.
At this moment, the elite ninja from Kumogakure and Iwagakure were all stunned.
"Who the hell is this guy? He actually beat Lord Fourth Raikage into that state…"
"He's Hōzuki Oborotsuki! The one who kidnapped Lord Killer Bee!"
"It's really him? No wonder he could take Bee. He's insanely strong!"
"…"
Kumogakure's ninja looked up at Oborotsuki in disbelief, whispering nonstop.
Meanwhile, medical ninja rushed over to urgently treat the Fourth Raikage.
Samui watched Oborotsuki's domineering, world-overlooking posture. Her emotions were a complicated mix.
She had only just begun to feel a slight fondness for this handsome, confident boy. But now, she felt Oborotsuki had gone too far.
He had actually injured their village's Fourth Raikage to this extent.
On Iwagakure's side, countless elite ninja were equally shocked by Ōnoki's injury and defeat.
"When did Kirigakure produce such a terrifying guy?"
"I remember their strongest Kage was the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hōzuki, right?"
"That guy was the only one who ever posed a real life-threatening danger to our Second Tsuchikage…"
"Ah, so this kid must be Gengetsu Hōzuki's descendant. According to what those people from Kumogakure said earlier, his name is Hōzuki Oborotsuki."
"He's ridiculously strong! Even the Third Tsuchikage isn't his match!"
"Lord Kitsuchi was taken down in one move too…"
"…"
The top-tier powerhouses of both Kumogakure and Iwagakure had been effortlessly defeated by Oborotsuki.
This brought complete shock to both sides' elites.
At this moment, none of them dared to act rashly. Every single one watched Oborotsuki in the sky with deep wariness.
Oborotsuki thought that this would finally intimidate them enough to make them listen to reason.
However, right at that moment, a massive number of ninja suddenly attacked from the main gate direction of Kirigakure.
This time, it was Sunagakure's main force.
They had already gathered near the border of the Land of Water.
They had long been prepared: if Kirigakure refused their negotiation terms, they would launch war no matter what.
After all, Sunagakure was already at rock bottom—no shoes, no fear of going barefoot.
There was nothing worse that could happen to them.
So after receiving Maki's signal, they rushed here immediately.
Seeing Sunagakure's ninja, Oborotsuki instantly furrowed his brows.
He had just dealt with two ninja villages' trouble, and now another one appeared.
Would Konoha be next?
As he was thinking this, his chakra sensing indeed picked up a large number of signatures rushing toward this location from afar.
Among them were several very familiar presences—Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui.
At this point, it was basically confirmed: Konoha had also decided to join in.
"This bunch of idiots…"
Oborotsuki's gaze darkened. Subconsciously, he glanced toward the Kumogakure and Iwagakure troops on the ground.
Sure enough, the moment these people saw forces from Sunagakure and Konoha arriving, their attitudes immediately shifted.
"Even Konoha and Sunagakure are here! Today the four great ninja villages are surrounding Kirigakure!"
"Looks like Kirigakure really has provoked public outrage. Are they actually capturing other villages' tailed beasts? What the hell are they planning?"
"Anyway, no matter what—even if Hōzuki Oborotsuki is strong, he's just one person!"
"Our village's tailed beast absolutely cannot be taken away like this! Everyone, stand up and fight!"
"…"
The crowd surged with emotion.
These ninja suddenly became pumped up as though injected with chicken blood.
Just moments ago they had been too wary to act rashly. Now they once again launched attacks against Kirigakure's forces.
"You're courting death!"
"Then don't blame me!"
Oborotsuki's expression completely darkened. He raised the Decapitation Greatsword high with both hands, aiming at the massive number of enemies below as he prepared to strike.
Seeing his movement, Kakashi's face changed drastically on the ground.
"Everyone, get out of the way!!"
He shouted to everyone.
He himself quickly leaped far away.
At the same time, he felt extremely helpless inside.
"I didn't expect Lord Third to ultimately give the order to attack…"
"This war has now become completely unavoidable."
"But somehow…I feel like that guy Hōzuki Oborotsuki has something he wants to explain…"
Kakashi only jumped far away to avoid the shockwaves from the attacks—he did not join any fighting.
Just as he landed on a distant rooftop, suddenly massive blade waves and blue Divine Fire swept toward him.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Overwhelming flames and shockwaves crashed into the crowd.
In an instant, countless ninja from Kumogakure and Iwagakure were directly blasted away by this terrifying power. One after another coughed up blood, were injured, or became entangled in flames—utterly miserable.
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