504 469. Battle of Wits Part-1
Fwoosh…
A white beam of light flashes across the skies, followed by a series of explosions.
Boom… Boom…
The explosions blow away the clouds in the sky.
Shoom… Shoom…
Mū and Onoki fly out of the clouds and confront each other again.
"Your use of the Dust Release is more refined than mine!" Mū remarks.
"However, I have the advantage of an almost infinite supply of chakra over you. So you need to end the battle quickly." Mū extends his palm and generates a cube in between them.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique,"
The cube engulfs both Onoki and Mū.
"Hmm… a suicidal technique huh!" Onoki remarks as he attempts to escape from the white cube.
"I am not in control of my body. Otherwise, I would never such cowardly tactics." Mū clicks his tongue as it reminds him of his unpleasant experience with the Second Mizukage.
"Dust Release: Particle Shift,"
Suddenly, Onoki's body turns blurry and rapidly moves backward. He instantly appears outside the influence of the cube and avoids the lethal technique by a hair's breadth.
"Hmm… looks like you didn't disappoint me in all these years." Mū also reappears behind Onoki.
"A clone!"
Onoki frowns and swiftly clenches his fist.
"Earth Release: Fist Rock technique,"
He coats his fists in rocks and punches Mū.
"Earth Release: Rock armor,"
Mū blocks Onoki's fist with stone armor. He extends his hand and touches Onoki's body.
"Earth Release: Added Weight Rock Technique,"
Shiing…
Suddenly, Onoki's weight increases by a few thousand pounds, and he quickly drops to the ground.
"Earth Release: Light Weight Rock Technique,"
Onoki barely avoids the fall death by decreasing his weight at the very last moment. His body floats a few inches away from the ground.
Shoom…
A beam of white light engulfs his body and obliterates the nearby ground.
A giant crater appears at the point of impact as Onoki disappears into the white light.
"GRAAANDPAA!!!"
Kurotsuchi screams in horror as Onoki's figure vanishes from her sight.
"He is gone!"
She falls to her knees and a drop of tear leaks from her eyes.
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On the sea battlefield,
Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji perform a co-operation Ino-Shiko-Chō formation Ninjutsu and wipes out an entire squad of White Zetsu around them.
Multiple Zetsu combines into one to form a giant White Zetsu.
"You aren't the only one who can increase his size."
HAAH…
Choji pops a few chakra pills in his mouth and claps his hands.
"Super Expansion Jutsu,"
Choji's body rapidly expands in size and he turns almost as tall as a nearby hill.
"Expansion Jutsu: Super Slap,"
Choji covers his palm in chakra and smashes it down toward the giant Zetsu.
BOOM…
A giant palm print appears on the ground as Choji crushes the White Zetsu to meat paste.
RUMBLE… RUMBLE…
He rapidly dashes forward, crushing several white Zetsu under his feet. Choji jumps into the sky and rolls his body into a giant ball.
"Super Human Bullet Tank,"
Choji crushes the surrounding terrain under his weight and rolls over multiple White Zetsu, crushing them to a pulp in the process.
"Oye Choji! Don't overdo it."
Ino cups her hands around her mouth and yells to warn Choji.
"Don't worry, I am just getting started. I have enough chakra to spare."
He rolls over a slope and bounces high in the air.
BANG…
After reaching a certain height, his body crashes into the ground and destroys the Zetsu formation around him.
Choji continues to rampage across the battlefield like an unstoppable force that mows down all enemies in its way.
"Don't get too cocky, you brat!"
Bang…
Suddenly, an unknown figure appears out of nowhere and strikes down the giant human ball with a fist wrapped in strange, glowing yellow ropes.
Bang…
The powerful impact from the sword sends Choji flying. He rams into a nearby mountain and pulverizes its peak to dust.
"CHOOJII!!!"
Ino and Shikamaru yell Choji's name in worry.
Shoom…
Choji returns to normal size and grabs his forehead.
"OUCH! OUCH! That hurts like hell!"
He clutches his forehead and shakes his head.
"I am alright guys! Just a little bit dizzy."
Choji slowly gets up and walks towards Shikamaru and Ino.
"Bind and Draw Out!"
The unknown figure with blonde hair opens his mouth.
ARGH… BLEURGH…
Choji holds his stomach as suddenly his chest expands outwards.
"CHOOJIII!"
A transparent shadow expels from his mouth and flies towards the unknown blonde figure.
"GINKAKU!"
The unknown figure yells a name.
"Yes, Kinkaku!"
Another figure with a similar appearance but silver hairs jump in between Choji and Kinkaku. Ginkaku wields a giant broadsword and slashes it downward to sever the transparent shadow in half.
Bleurgh…
Choji spews out a mouthful of blood and clutches his chest.
ARGH…
He winces in pain.
Shikamaru and Ino swiftly support him.
"What just happened?" Ino inspects Choji's body.
"I just saw a transparent shadow expel out of Choji's mouth when that blonde guy murmured something." Shikamaru tries to make sense of the situation.
"It's a curse!"
A tall, blonde kunoichi flickers beside the trio and confronts the two unknown figures.
"Curse?"
Choji and Ino cluelessly stare at each other while Shikamaru attempts to recall some information from his memory.
"What a drag!"
"Yes, curse! These two are the infamous Gold and Silver brothers, Kinkaku and Ginkaku of the Kumogakure. These two brothers are heinous criminals that use underhanded tactics in battle. Both of them violated the peace treaty of Konohagakure and Kumogakure by attacking the Second Raikage and Second Hokage during a peace treaty. As such, they are a disgrace to Kumogakure." Samui introduces the two brothers.
"A lot of time has passed since we both left this world. I didn't expect someone to still know our name." Kinkaku glances at the group.
"Gold or Silver Brother, I don't care! Eat my burning hot attack!"
A figure leaps over the Gold and Silver Brothers.
"Cloud Style: Flame Beheading Slash,"
The figure wields a greatsword. He imbues it with fire and performs a horizontal whirlwind slash that engulfs the Gold and Silver Brother. Large arcs of intense flames engulf both brothers and generate a circular ring of fire around them.
"Atsui, don't lose your cool! These two brothers are quite dangerous." Samui warns Atsui.
"Well… well… For someone who's always cool, you are quite hot right now, nee-san!" Atsui flung his greatsword on his shoulder and lock his gaze with the gold and silver brothers.
"This hot-headed idiot who always loses his cool is my little brother!" Samui introduces Atsui to the trio.
"Samui-san, Atsui-san! The weapons in their hands; could it be the Ninja Tools of the Sage of the Six Paths from legends?"
Shikamaru recalls the relevant intel from his memories. Before the start of the war, Minato has already notified them of several important key points and there was a mention of Gold and Silver Brother and the Sage Ninja tools within them.
"There is no doubt about it!" Samui's expression turns grim as she explains.
"The yellow glowing rope wrapped around his hand is the Sage rope Kōkinjō. The Kōkinjō binds its victim upon contact and can squeeze out the victim's spirit word from their body."
"So, that transparent shadow from earlier!"
"Yes, that was Choji's spirit word. It's a portion of the spirit energy of the user." Samui nods in affirmation.
"That giant broadsword in his hand is the Second Ninja tool, Shichiseiken. It severs and curses that spirit word. This process casts a powerful curse on the victim and will draw out their soul and seal them if they repeat their most spoken words."
"That sounds scary! Will I be alright?" Choji rubs his stomach.
Bleurgh…
Kinkaku opens his mouth and a handle jut out from his mouth. He grabs the handle and pulls out a giant fan from inside his mouth.
SWASH…
Kinkaku wields the giant fan and waves it.
Shoom…
A powerful wave of water cuts through the circle of fire and travels toward the group.
"That's not good!"
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Whoosh…
Sasuke swiftly flickers in the direction of the black thundercloud in the sky. After his previous battle, Minato sent him on a mission to track down Obito's whereabouts.
Midway through his journey, he saw the giant mass of chakra in the sky and its potential havoc on the Allied Shinobi Force. So, he contacted the headquarters to provide aid in the battle. Sasuke recalls the contents of his communication with Shikaku.
"Sasuke, is that you?" Shikaku questions.
"Yes, it's me! I sensed a large amount of chakra gathering at 9 o'clock from the headquarters. I am currently heading in that direction to intercept the enemy jutsu." He informs Shikaku.
"Mm… this is a very powerful co-operation ninjutsu of Kumogakure…" Shikaku explains the situation to Sasuke.
"How confident are you of intercepting the enemy jutsu?" Shikaku enquires.
"I am hundred percent confident of neutralizing that attack," Sasuke recalls the powerful effect of the Yata no Kagami shield.
"However, for caution's sake, I would like you to evacuate the area around the thunderstorm cloud." Sasuke requests.
Whoosh…
Sasuke increases his pace at these thoughts.
