Chapter 98: Have You Seen My Prime?
After a short consultation, Yue Yan and the others decided to first rescue the enslaved people in the underground factory with Sara and her group. Then, they would paste Explosive Tags on the factory's equipment and blow it up. Finally, they would deal with An Lushan.
Right after they made the decision, they ran into Yamato. Yamato had also gone to scout the underground factory earlier, and now that they happened to meet, he also intended to join the group's operation.
As soon as they entered the underground factory, they saw a dense mass of guarding Puppets. It'd probably be pretty tough to rescue the people right under their noses.
"Senior Brother Minato Namikaze, how about a competition?"
Minato, who got what Yue Yan meant, flashed a smile.
"You'll use Thunder Beast Mode this time, right?"
"Of course. After all, we need to be efficient."
"Okay, you take the left, and I'll take the right."
After saying that, Minato took out a special Kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God Technique, threw it to the right, and then performed the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
As Minato turned into a Yellow Flash and disappeared from the spot, Yue Yan also punched his palm with his left fist, transformed into a Thunder Beast, and disappeared from the spot.
The people who stayed there gawked at the brief golden and yellow streaks of light that kept flashing and reappearing in the field. Then, there were men with shackles and confused looks on their faces appearing beside them.
"This..." Chōza's eyebrows slowly shot up. "I know Yue Yan is very fast, but he seems even faster than last time. He's almost as fast as the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Hearing this, Shibi beside him silently nodded.
"Previously, Yue Yan would always leave a turning point at the relay point every time he moved, but this time it seems a bit different. He seems to be able to hover briefly. I wonder if he can fly or just stay in the air for a short time."
"With Yue Yan's speed, there doesn't seem to be much difference between hovering briefly and being able to fly, does there?"
Listening to Chōza's complaints, Shibi thought seriously for a while and then nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, anyway, the current enemies can't escape."
Before long, all the enslaved men in the entire factory were gathered here by Yue Yan and Minato.
Minato, who had returned to his original position, looked at Sara.
"Although the Puppets' reaction speed isn't as fast as that of normal people, An Lushan should quickly catch on that everyone in the factory has disappeared. Take everyone to a safe place now."
Hearing this, Sara nodded and told everyone to go to a safe place.
Yue Yan and the others, as guards, followed on both sides.
However, just as they reached the door, An Lushan was waiting there.
Seeing Sara at the front, An Lushan spoke contemptuously.
"Why not just be a good queen and stay put? Why do you have to come out and get yourself killed?"
Hearing this, Sara stopped and looked directly at An Lushan.
"I'm the queen of Roroku. An Lushan, you're dismissed!"
"Ha, dismissed?"
An Lushan sneered disdainfully. "Do you know? You're much stupider than your mother. It took you so long to figure it out."
Hearing this, Sara clenched her fists tightly.
Seeing Sara's expression, An Lushan laughed recklessly.
"I'm the one who made Roroku as prosperous as it is today. Since you want to stop me, then..."
Crackling!
Before An Lushan could finish speaking, Yue Yan, who couldn't stand his babbling anymore, fired a Lightning Bolt Spear that pierced through An Lushan's body. The terrifying force pinned him to the wall behind.
"Blah, blah, blah. It's so annoying."
After Yue Yan said that, he turned to look at Sara.
"Don't care about him. Get everyone out of here right now."
"Okay."
After answering, Sara led everyone away again.
At this time, An Lushan, whose chest was pierced and pinned to the wall, snorted coldly. In the next moment, he turned into a spider-shaped puppet. The hole in his chest was quickly repaired by the energy of the Dragon Vein.
Moreover, with the pulling of purple chakra lines, countless puppet parts were assembled. Sharp steel knives popped out of the wrists, and they rushed towards Sara and the others.
Seeing this, Naruto formed seals and created hundreds of kage clones. Holding Kunai, they intercepted these puppets. Chōza, Shibi and the others were not idle either. They all used ninjutsu to attack the puppets.
As for Minato Namikaze and Yue Yan, they attacked An Lushan's real body.
After throwing a special Kunai, Minato Namikaze instantly teleported above An Lushan and launched a Rasengan.
Yue Yan teleported to An Lushan's front. His Plasma Lightning Fist bombarded out like a dense shower.
Boom!
In just an instant, An Lushan's spider puppet's body turned into flying fragments in the sky. Only half of his head was left, spitting out mocking words.
"Hehe, with the blessing of the Dragon Vein, I'm invincible!"
As he spoke, countless puppet parts floated and gathered under the pulling of the purple chakra lines, merging with An Lushan into a giant scorpion-shaped puppet. It smashed through the ceiling and came to the ground.
The puppet waved its arms. Countless steel knives swept towards Sara and the others who had just run out of the basement, leaving no gaps.
An Lushan knew that Sara had the ability to turn off the Dragon Vein, so his first target to kill was Sara.
Seeing this, Yamato stepped forward, formed seals and used ninjutsu.
"Wood Release: Super Wood Prison Wall!"
Countless pieces of wood rose from the ground. As they twisted and intertwined, they formed an extremely thick wooden wall in front of him to resist the attack of the steel knives.
However, Yamato's Wood Release was mediocre. Even with a large amount of chakra used, dozens of steel knives still pierced through the wooden wall and headed towards the crowd.
At this time, Chōza and Shibi used their jutsu. Their enlarged arms and black insects intercepted the remaining steel knives.
"Don't look back. Keep running."
After saying a word, Chōza and Shibi also joined the fight against An Lushan.
"Super Multi - Size Jutsu."
Chōza swallowed the secret jutsu pill of the Akimichi Clan and transformed into a giant whose size was no less than that of An Lushan, engaging in a fierce fight with him.
Shibi wasn't idle either. He released a large number of Parasitic Bugs from his hands.
"Secret Jutsu: Bug Deception Technique!"
The black Parasitic Bugs turned into a torrent, wrapping around An Lushan's lower body. The bugs got into the joints of the Puppet and kept gnawing, destroying its mobility.
However, as An Lushan mobilized more Dragon Vein energy, the bugs were instantly killed. The scorpion tail with a huge steel knife swung, sending Chōza flying, knocking down buildings one after another.
"Rarrr! You Konoha bugs ain't gonna stop me! The Dragon Vein power is unbeatable! I'll rule the whole ninja world with it…"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of Kunai hit An Lushan, only breaking his outer carapace, which was soon repaired by the power of the Dragon Vein.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze frowned.
"No way. With such a huge target, our attack methods can't really hurt him."
At this time, An Lushan burst into laughter.
"Hahaha. With attacks that don't even count as tickles, you can never defeat me."
"Oh? Really?"
Yue Yan couldn't stand others showing off in front of him. Now, he stepped forward and couldn't help throwing out a famous line.
"So, have you ever seen me at my peak?"
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze showed a smile.
"Yue Yan, are you finally going to use your full strength?"
"Sort of."
As he finished speaking, a visible cyclone whirled around Yue Yan, and invisible energy swiftly seeped into his body.
Under the appearance of the Thunder Beast, black streaks appeared on Yue Yan's face. Then, two long, thin golden streaks on both sides of his nose elongated, and his pupils turned into golden vertical pupils.
The Shikkotsu Forest Senji Sannin Mode was superimposed with the Ryuchi Cave Sannin Mode.