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Like this...
Like the Shinigami descending.
Randomly picking lucky onlookers.
Panic spread among the Sand ninja troops. They finally discovered in shock that so many of their teammates around them had died for no apparent reason.
Gradually, the death scenes also started to become strange. It was as if the Shinigami who was picking the onlookers had started to lose patience.
"What on earth is going on..."
"My god..."
"Is this the power of a human?"
The remaining Sand ninjas gulped nervously, and cold sweat continuously oozed from their foreheads.
Originally, the number of their ninjas far exceeded that of the Konoha ninjas. However, as the battle went on, their numbers became fewer and fewer, and the surroundings were filled with the corpses of their fallen comrades.
On the contrary, the Konoha side hardly suffered any losses and was full of fighting spirit.
The continuous sniping of high - level Sand ninja officials a few days ago had already sown the seeds of terror in the hearts of these Sand ninjas. And now, under this silent oppression, there were already faint signs of their morale collapsing.
On the other side, Orochimaru was in a fierce and intense battle with Rasa.
Both of them were the supreme commanders of their respective troops. Once one of them defeated the other, it could almost determine the outcome of this war.
The same thought occurred to both sides almost simultaneously.
Rasa sneered inwardly. Even though the high - level Sand ninjas had suffered heavy losses in the previous period, after all, the number of ninjas they had sent far exceeded that of Konoha.
This strength gap couldn't be bridged in a short time.
Even if he couldn't deal with Orochimaru for the time being, the surplus ninjas could still form an encircling trend and gain an advantage on the battlefield.
Although the Orochimaru fighting against him didn't seem to be in a hurry, Rasa disdainfully guessed that the other party must have been in a panic for a long time and was eager to solve him and support his troops.
Humph! The more so, the less likely I'll let you succeed!
Orochimaru naturally didn't know what Rasa was thinking. He just occasionally cast his eyes on the battlefield on the other side.
That should be the location where Satoru Hyūga was, right?
Why has there been no movement for so long?
With Satoru Hyūga's ability, there should have been quite a stir.
However, Orochimaru didn't have the slightest worry. Even though the number of Sand ninjas far exceeded that of Konoha, with Satoru Hyūga here, not to mention being able to counter the enemy, at least it could make up for a part of the gap. There was no need to worry in the short term.
On the flanks, that should be the main battlefield of Minato and Yakura.
Minato possessed the Flying Thunder God technique and wasn't afraid of Yakura's Scorch Release technique. There should be no problem either.
However, Chiyo was still in a state of being left unattended for the time being.
Originally, Chiyo's old rival was Tsunade. The two had formed a feud during the Second Great Ninja War.
Basically, it was a situation where one would release poison and the other would counter the poison. One would counter the poison and the other would release it...
In the end, Chiyo lost, and Tsunade's name as the Saint of Medicine resounded throughout the ninja world.
So Chiyo flew into a rage, picked up her Puppet and rushed towards Tsunade, wanting to have a close - combat fight with this medical ninja. Then her Puppet was smashed to pieces.
Chiyo was now at her peak, with her experience and strength reaching a delicate balance. If Tsunade were in her normal state, she would naturally have nothing to fear.
But Orochimaru was well - aware that Tsunade had developed hematophobia by now and couldn't possibly be a match for Chiyo.
Moreover, she was now staying in the support troops and not participating in the frontal battlefield.
In that case...
On the Sand ninja side, in terms of top - tier combat power, they still surpassed Konoha.
Orochimaru squinted his eyes and stared at Rasa in front of him.
He had to deal with him as soon as possible and then go after Chiyo.
Rasa also noticed Orochimaru's gaze and stared back defiantly.
It was as if fate was playing a cruel joke on them.
Neither of them knew that if things followed the normal course, they would have a fateful battle more than a decade later.
"Magnet Release! Gold Sand Explosion!"
Rasa rode on the gold sand and soared into the air. He took a slight breath and suddenly raised his palm.
Along with the rumbling sound, a huge wave of gold sand surged up, with a faint golden light reflected, and carrying a terrifying might as it swept towards Orochimaru.
Orochimaru showed no sign of fear.
He slightly bit his finger and slapped the ground boldly.
He said hoarsely.
"Three Ryo to the Life Gate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly shook.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Three consecutive loud metal - clashing sounds rang out, and three huge gates engraved with ghostly patterns rose up and boldly blocked the path that the gold - sand wave was bound to pass through!
Boom!
The gold - sand wave crashed heavily into the gates, emitting a deafening roar.
The surrounding fighting ninjas were also drawn to this large - scale, spectacular battle.
"My god, such terrifying power..."
"Is this what it means to bear the title of Kage?"
The large - scale gold - sand wave was beyond the reach of ordinary ninjas. So were the three huge stone gates engraved with ghostly patterns.
Rasa's eyes tightened, and he increased the output of his chakra.
In an instant, along with a dull metal - clashing sound, the gold - sand wave actually surged over the Three Ryo to the Life Gate and swept towards Orochimaru.
However, after being blocked by the three layers of gates, the speed of the gold - sand wave significantly slowed down, and a large amount of its kinetic energy was offset.
Orochimaru's pupils shrank slightly.
The Three Ryo to the Life Gate could even withstand a Tailed Beast Ball, but for a ninjutsu like the gold - sand wave, which was similar to a fluid, its effect wasn't as obvious.
However, he had already made preparations.
He lay prone on the ground like a four - legged lizard, opening his mouth to the maximum.
"Ninjutsu! Ten - Thousand Serpent Formation!"
As his hoarse voice rang out, countless venomous snakes surged out of his mouth, spitting their scarlet tongues, like a huge brown tide, twisting and wriggling towards the gold - sand wave.
The scene could scare a hundred people with trypophobia.
The confrontation between the snake wave and the gold wave began right then...
At this moment, Satoru Hyūga was still on his way to ambush people.
However, he was surprised to find that there were fewer and fewer Sand ninjas around, and there weren't many left for him to ambush.
Centered around his position, it was as if a vacuum had formed, and there wasn't a single Sand ninja within several hundred meters.
"Come on, are they really that scared of dying?"
Satoru Hyūga helplessly pursed his lips.
The large - scale reduction of Sand ninja had spread panic throughout the troops.
Chiyo, who was looking for Tsunade, had to rush here and asked the remaining Sand ninja in shock.
"What happened? Why are the casualties so heavy on this battlefield?"
Glancing around, Chiyo couldn't help but gasp.
Less than half an hour into the war, there were hardly any Sand ninja left on this side of the battlefield. The ground was strewn with Sand ninja impaled by Kunai and Shuriken.
Some were even like hedgehogs, with their backs covered densely with Kunai and Shuriken.
Some were even more terrifying!
The Shuriken had even formed something like words or symbols.
"I have no idea! All of a sudden... all my comrades just dropped dead..."
A Sand ninja cried in terror.
"It's so terrifying. He can control all the Shuriken. We simply..."
"We have no way out..."
Chiyo took a deep breath, turned her gaze to Satoru Hyūga in the now - empty surroundings, and spoke coldly.
"Is it you? I seem to have heard some information about you. A genius of the new generation in Konoha, the Magnet Release, right..."
"I didn't expect you to be able to manipulate Shuriken to such an extent..."
Unlike ordinary Sand ninja, Chiyo hailed from the era of the Second Kazekage and had witnessed three dynasties. Therefore, when it comes to the understanding of Magnet Release, apart from the Kazekage himself, perhaps no one in Sunagakure could rival her.
With just a simple observation, she instantly came to a conclusion.
"Regular Sand ninja, step back immediately. This is no longer a battle you can participate in."
"Puppet master, get ready for battle!"
The Puppet master following Chiyo immediately surrounded Satoru Hyūga with a large number of Puppet.
"Keep your distance! Remember to be careful of his manipulation of Shuriken."
Chiyo calmly gave the order.
She stared intently at Satoru Hyūga, who was standing in the middle of the now - empty area.
Judging from the miserable state of the surrounding Sand ninja, Satoru Hyūga's ability to manipulate Kunai and Shuriken was extremely terrifying. Even she had to be on guard against an unexpected defeat.
However...
A cold glint flashed in Chiyo's eyes.
Puppet master could perfectly counter this ability!
Firstly, Puppet master didn't engage in close - range combat and naturally kept a relatively long distance from Satoru Hyūga.
Secondly, an excellent Puppet master could manipulate multiple Puppet simultaneously. As long as one Puppet was left by their side, they could defend against Satoru Hyūga's Magnet Release sneak attacks.
It could be said that the outcome of the battle was already decided.
Not far away, the Konoha ninja panicked.
"Should we support Satoru Hyūga?"
"That's Chiyo! And there are so many Puppet master."
Uchiha Rin stopped them. Based on her understanding of Satoru Hyūga's abilities, those Puppet master were likely to be in big trouble.
She calmly said, "You don't need to step in. Otherwise, you'll only cause trouble for Satoru."
"So, that's the case..."
The surrounding Konoha ninjas exchanged glances, looking hesitant. Now that Uchiha Rin had spoken up, they were at a loss as to what to do.
Gazing at the puppets encircling him, Satoru Hyūga remained utterly fearless. Instead, he let out a soft chuckle and remarked,
"You think you can take me down with these useless puppets? How laughable."
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppet masters around him immediately got furious. They were so enraged that they wished they could pounce on Satoru Hyūga and tear him to pieces.
Chiyo gritted her teeth in anger.
As the most powerful puppet master in Sunagakure, who had dedicated decades to the art of puppetry, how could she possibly endure such an insult to puppet masters?
Satoru Hyūga quickly flashed an apologetic smile and promptly said,
"Sorry! I'm not targeting you."
Chiyo's features softened slightly.
Humph! That's better.
"I mean, all of you here... are good - for - nothing."
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