26Chaotic battlefieldAI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 26: The Chaotic Battlefield
To track the Boar-headed Youth who had suddenly vanished, Temari followed the trail of explosions to this place.
As soon as she arrived, she noticed the Konoha and Sound Ninjas facing off ahead.
Her gaze was quickly drawn to the black-haired boy lying unconscious at the center of the conflict.
Uchiha Sasuke... a young and powerful Konoha Ninja participating in the second round of the Chunin Exams.
It must be him.
Excluding that timid and overcautious coward Hyuga Neji, he was the only answer left.
Although she didn't know how that Boar-headed Youth had vanished into thin air, nor why Sasukewas currently unconscious,
none of that mattered.
At this moment, only one thought remained in Temari's mind—
Revenge!
Ruthless revenge!
Temari set Sasuke down and examined the youth before her.
"He looks decent enough on the outside, but his heart is filthy to the core. Should I say that all Konoha Ninjas are like this?"
Kill him?
No, killing him just like that would be too easy for this kid.
Temari planned to take him back first and think it over slowly.
She would definitely make him taste the same humiliation she had felt!
..."Sasuke!"
Seeing Sasuke suddenly being carried off by another mysterious person,
Sakura Haruno's heart, which had just slightly settled, tightened once again.
Beside her, Rock Lee patted her back and gave her a thumbs-up.
"Don't worry, leaving it to Neji will definitely be fine!"
The moment Temari appeared,
Neji activated his Byakugan and charged at the arrogant Sand Ninja who had once inexplicably called him ridiculous.
The battlefield began to grow chaotic.
"Jirobo, ignore them and get Uchiha Sasuke back!"
Seeing Sasuke being taken by the suddenly appearing Sand Ninja, Tayuya quickly ordered her companion.
She was worried that if anything happened to Sasuke, she wouldn't be able to account for it to Orochimaru no matter what.
Just as Jirobo was about to move, he was blocked by Rock Lee.
"You think you can escape after hurting Young MissSakura? It won't be that easy!"
"Hey, you trio over there, I'll leave that Otogakureto you!"
He pointed at Tayuya, who was disguised as Zaku, and ordered the Ino-Shika-Cho Trio behind him.
"...Why should we listen to a watermelon head?"
Ino was somewhat dissatisfied.
"Whatever, we have the advantage in numbers right now."
Shikamaru quickly understood the situation.
Although that person's strength was not to be underestimated, the situation would be entirely different in a three-on-one fight.
Now was their last chance to snatch their scroll.
"Tenten!" Rock Lee continued to arrange the tasks, "The remaining female Otogakure looks the weakest, you should be able to handle her, right?"
"Huh?"
Tenten was very displeased.
"Why leave the weakest to me? And since when did it become your turn to give orders!"
Unlike Jirobo and Tayuya, Kin had no Battle Intentat this moment.
Ever since her two companions had been instantly defeated by that Konoha Blond-haired Youth, she had fallen into a deep shadow.
If not for her fear of Orochimaru, she would have even wanted to quit the exams and become a rogue Ninja, never returning to the Otogakurevillage.
Right now, she didn't know where that KonohaBlond-haired Youth was.
Kin even felt that the guy could appear at any moment.
She really wanted to run.
But under the pressure of Jirobo and Tayuya, she could only steel herself and confront Tenten.
At the same time, the battle was torn into four battlefields.
"Sickle Weasel!"
The Wind Release came whistling through.
Neji raised his palm and spun, his Chakra instantly releasing outward.
Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!
The high-speed rotating Chakra barrier met the gale head-on; the air currents collided, and a shallow circular crater was plowed into the ground.
Temari raised an eyebrow.
"Tsk, what a troublesome defense."
Neji also frowned slightly.
This woman was much stronger than he had anticipated.
Long-range suppression, Wind Release control, and timing—every aspect was handled perfectly.
In a short time, they wouldn't be able to decide the outcome... On the other side, Rock Lee was also in a hard-fought battle.
His combo strikes landed solidly on Jirobo, but it felt like hitting hard rock.
"Too hard."
Jirobo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Konoha brat, your punches are fast, but they're a bit soft."
The ground shook violently.
Jirobo's feet dug into the soil, and his muscles suddenly expanded.
Rock Lee took a deep breath.
"In that case..."
Thump!
Chakra suddenly burst through a certain gate in his body.
The First Gate—Open!
His Aura surged instantly.
In the next second, he vanished from his original spot.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A barrage of strikes, so dense they almost formed a single line, fell frantically upon Jirobo.
The air was compressed, letting out a series of explosive booms.
Jirobo's expression changed abruptly.
"...Troublesome fellow!"
He gritted his teeth, and the Cursed Seal on his neck suddenly spread.
Black patterns quickly covered half of his body as violent Chakra surged like a tide.
Earth Release: Earth Flow River!
Boom!
The ground, already torn by the battle, suddenly collapsed completely.
The soil turned into a roiling torrent, erupting from the forest like an out-of-control giant snake, forcibly cutting through the entire battlefield.
Trees toppled and rocks tumbled.
Rock Lee stumbled and was forced back several steps by the mud flow, creating distance from Jirobo.
Even Neji in the distance found his Byakugan vision affected by the large amount of flying mud and stones.
The battlefields, which had originally supported each other, were now completely divided into several segments.
"Cough... cough..."
On the other side, Tayuya crashed heavily against an earth wall, a short cough escaping her throat.
Just a moment ago, she had almost been killed.
Her body had been pinned down by a bizarre Shadow Technique, and the fat one had been constantly suppressing her.
The last of the three, a pale blonde-haired girl, stood in the distance, looking ready to strike at any moment.
Fortunately, Jirobo's large-scale Earth Release had unintentionally broken the binding, giving her a chance to catch her breath.
"The coordination of these three is simply perfect."
Tayuya completely abandoned any thoughts of underestimation.
If she kept holding back, she might actually die here.
Click.
She took a small pill from her robes and bit down hard.
The mind awakening pill.
The moment the bitterness exploded on her tongue, she bypassed Stage 1 of the Cursed Sealand entered Stage 2.
Several horns grew from her head; at this moment, Tayuya could no longer maintain her disguise as Zaku and reverted to her true form.
"Jirobo must be in a hard fight too... I have to support him."
With that thought, Tayuya raised her flute.
The sound of the flute rang out.
It wasn't ordinary sound waves, but a large-scale Genjutsu mixed with Cursed Seal Chakra that acted directly on the mind.
Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains!
Despite the battlefield's visibility being obstructed by Jirobo's Earth Flow River, the sound of the flute still clearly reached the ears of everyone present.
Genjutsu?!
By the time this thought arose, it was already too late to defend.
Almost everyone lost their ability to move at the same time.
Simultaneously, ghastly illusions appeared in their fields of vision.
"...Good."
Tayuya continued to play the flute while pulling out a Kunai.
Next, she just needed to deal with them one by one.
Just as she was preparing to find the Konoha three-man team that had almost killed her to silence them forever,
plumes of smoke suddenly rose, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield.
Where did these smoke bombs come from?!
In the next second, a voice suddenly rang out leisurely.
"I didn't expect the smoke bombs the shopkeeper gave me for free when I bought exploding tags yesterday to come in handy now."
A Blond-haired Youth walked out from the smoke and happened to run into Tayuya; the two locked eyes.
"Oh, you're using Genjutsu?"
"This is perfect; it saved me a lot of trouble.""}