MSIN: Chapter 57
Unlike one-on-one ninja battles, in this kind of large-scale encounter, if there aren't any large-scale traps set up in advance, there's basically no fancy stuff.
It's just a straight-up clash.
There are no one-on-one duels here either. Jonin against Jonin? Chunin against Chunin? Genin against Genin? That's impossible.
But the Third Hokage charged out first. This kind of fearless momentum still boosted the morale of the Leaf Village's main force. The Hokage should indeed be in charge of the overall situation and command. He shouldn't put himself in danger unless necessary.
Commanding from the back and fighting at the front, the feeling for the ninjas on their side is ultimately different.
Now, the Hokage not only came to the battlefield but also stood at the forefront of the battle. This is probably because the Hokage himself is well aware that for humans to love each other, they must first hurt each other.
Hurt each other hard.
The Leaf Village has a complete system for battlefield command. The Hokage believes that he alone isn't anything, but as a member of the Leaf Village, he can exert greater combat power on the battlefield.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is first and foremost a Leaf Village ninja, and then the Third Hokage.
So, he sprinted towards the enemy, and today, the Third Hokage only had one bodyguard, Minato Namikaze.
From this perspective, Minato was playing the role of the supporting actor today.
That's unavoidable. When the Third Hokage speeds up, out of all the ninjas in the Leaf Village, only Minato can keep up with him without any pressure.
Although Minato's main task is not to kill but to guard, this doesn't affect the Leaf Village's war efficiency because the Hokage himself is a super-high-speed war machine.
The Hokage rushed towards the enemy, Minato following shortly behind him, and the Leaf Village's close-combat unit was behind Minato.
When both sides could clearly see each other's faces, the Hokage began to form hand seals.
Earth Release: Earth Flow River.
As the Hokage completed the hand seals, a large area of the ground softened into a swamp-like consistency. The flowing ground, as if it had gone wild, swept up many unsuspecting Suna ninjas in an instant.
This instantly caused great damage to the Suna ninja's well-ordered formation.
Then, the Hokage took a deep breath, and then forcefully exhaled forward. As the earth chakra gathered, a tall barrier formed.
Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall.
This was both to slightly block the Earth Flow River, preventing friendly fire, and to create a platform for himself to cast a wide-range jutsu.
Then, the Hokage continued to use the A-rank forbidden jutsu: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
With just one hand seal, four clones instantly formed. After the clones appeared, they immediately climbed onto the Earth Flow Wall before their original body, then looked down at the Suna ninjas below and began to unleash jutsu.
Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet!
Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!
What was the Third Hokage's specialty and what was he best at? It was combination jutsu. So, two of his clones cooperated, using the combination jutsu: Fire Flow Earth Flame Bullet!
This was a jutsu combination where one plus one was greater than two. Whether it was the range of attack, the damage, or the destructive power, the effect of the Fire Flow Earth Flame Bullet combination jutsu was far superior to the Earth Dragon Bullet and Fire Dragon Bullet jutsu.
After this wave of attacks, the Suna ninjas closest to them were no longer able to fight.
At this time, the Hokage's original body also climbed onto the Earth Flow Wall. The original body plus the clones, a perfect combination of five elements. So, he unleashed an ultimate jutsu.
The Suna ninjas nearby were incapacitated, so the Third Hokage's target was the enemy ninjas a little further away. He needed a jutsu with coverage and overwhelming power:
Five Release Great Combo Technique!
With the Third Hokage's peak chakra quality and quantity, balancing the five elements of chakra wasn't difficult. This ultimate composite jutsu, if you had to compare it, was comparable to, or even exceeded, Jiraiya's forbidden jutsu-level Sage Art, "Sage Art: Five Right Guards."
The Third Hokage's appearance and preemptive strike caught the Suna ninjas off guard. This series of combination attacks from the Hokage was like a bulldozer pushing through everything.
At this time, a large number of Leaf Village ninjas began to pass by the Hokage and charge into the Suna ninja formation.
The Leaf Village ninjas charged into the Suna ninja formation, which had been broken open by the Hokage, and they received limited effective counterattacks because the enemy could only fight individually. This was very suitable for the Leaf Village ninjas to cooperate.
But now, with the enemy and allies intermingled, it wasn't appropriate to release that kind of wide-range jutsu anymore. So, the Hokage dispelled his shadow clones.
Then, he used the Summoning Jutsu.
Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!
The Third Hokage's summoning beast was the legendary monkey, "Monkey King: Enma," who had once fought the Second Hokage head-on and was known as the strongest contract summoning beast, with an indestructible body.
Whether there was any exaggeration in this description, from Haori's perspective, the Third Hokage had summoned a white-haired monkey. Then, the monkey used the Transformation Technique, transforming into a diamond-hard staff.
Then, the Third Hokage held the staff… Yes, he was holding it, because the staff was quite short and thick. After swinging it a few times in front of and behind him, the Third Hokage also jumped down from the Earth Flow Wall and charged into the enemy formation.
Science has proven that primates with tails, fur on their faces, and who use weapons like sticks are generally quite combat-ready.
The Third Hokage didn't have fur on his face or a tail, but his surname was Sarutobi.
His own taijutsu was naturally nothing to be scoffed at. Plus, he had a staff that could lengthen and shorten, and he wasn't merciful to the enemy. Basically, wherever he went, a brilliant blood flower would bloom.
From Haori's perspective in the air, the Third Hokage was basically sweeping away fallen leaves in an autumn wind.
Occasionally, some fish that slipped through the net tried to sneak attack the Hokage. But don't forget, the Hokage was still accompanied by the Yellow Flash.
Minato Namikaze was playing the supporting actor, but if anyone in the enemy ranks actually took him for a supporting actor, they were definitely out of their minds.
With Minato, the Third Hokage could focus all his attention on attacking, and Minato took care of defense. These two Kage-level powerhouses working together were like a meat grinder.
This was the power of ninjas who could influence the battlefield. If the Suna ninjas couldn't stop this combination, the battle wouldn't be described as a landslide victory, but it would quickly become one-sided.
At this time, Haori's aerial surveillance detected something new, so he quickly flew the bird back to the Leaf Village command center and began to report.
"New Suna ninja movements detected. The Suna ninja command center has been located. Direction: straight ahead, distance: five kilometers. The Suna ninja command center is advancing. The Kazekage is suspected to be advancing! Repeat, the Kazekage and the Suna ninja command center are suspected to be advancing as a whole. Please remind the Third Hokage to be careful!"
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