Strategic-Level Ability

"Not good!"

"Lord Raikage!"

Yugito Nii and Darui could control their own attacks with perfect precision.

But no matter what, they had chosen to attack Xu Yue.

Yet who could have expected their opponent to be so utterly ruthless!

Rotation infused with an AT Field swept out, wiping away every attack. Even its arcing range continued to spread outward.

The ground itself was flattened and pushed aside.

A and Killer B were flung away, crashing into the ruins on either side.

Even with their powerful physiques, both were now covered in wounds.

Caught by Xu Yue and spun around with Rotation, they had practically been tossed into a washing machine.

And that was not all. The sky-filling Storm Style attacks and the distinctive attacks of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had also been forcibly endured by the two of them.

Enduring the attacks alone was bad enough, but as the AT Field erupted and compressed, it was as though they had been pressed directly against that dense barrage of attacks.

Then they were sent flying again.

Who knew how much damage the two had taken inside that washing machine.

It was like throwing someone into a washing machine, then tossing nails and shards of glass inside while it kept spinning.

And it had been set to spin-dry mode…

"Cough, cough…"

Even A’s powerful body, comparable to a Tailed Beast, was now drenched in blood and aching all over.

Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki with astonishing recovery abilities, had even had his Tailed Beast Cloak torn apart.

He was in a miserable state.

"Big Bro, Big Bro, looks like we lost again."

Killer B’s brief reply seemed to carry a trace of unwillingness.

Back then, when the two of them had joined forces and been defeated by him on the battlefield, they had known nothing about his abilities. A had been forced back by the Sharingan before he could even show what he could do.

But this time, they had clearly guarded against the advantages he had displayed before, only to discover that he had left them far behind in every other aspect as well!

"Lord Raikage, we can’t hesitate any longer. Let’s all attack together. This is no longer an opponent that a single ninja can handle!"

Yugito Nii spoke urgently as well.

Though she did not want the village to suffer too many losses, how could an opponent of this level possibly be dealt with by just a handful of people?

He was simply too strong!

The Reincarnators of the Holy Hill Legion exchanged glances when they heard Yugito Nii’s words.

That was right. They had to borrow the momentum of these natives.

They did not even wait for A to give an order or react.

They immediately began stirring up the crowd.

One of the shamans even began stacking Battle Song Buffs, stirring everyone’s blood.

"Everyone, Lord Raikage was injured protecting the village!"

"For the sake of protecting our home! Let’s all attack together!"

"That’s right! No matter how strong he is, he’s only one person!"

"Don’t let Lord Raikage and Lord Killer B’s sacrifices be in vain!"

Ordinary ninjas from Kumogakure would not have dared to take the lead and say such things at a time like this.

But the Reincarnators did not care about any of that.

With them taking the lead, the Hidden Cloud ninjas, already somewhat lost amid the anger and fear caused by their village’s destruction and their Kage being injured, were truly roused by them.

That was right. Now was the time to protect the village!

The scene and atmosphere before them were just like when Konoha had been attacked by the Nine-Tails.

All the Hidden Cloud ninjas were united as one!

"Everyone, attack together! We must buy time for Lord Raikage and the others!"

"We can’t let him destroy the village any further!"

"…"

Amid wave after wave of roars, the swarming ninjas and their dense barrage of attacks rushed straight toward Xu Yue, who stood at the center of the enormous crater.

"Wait!"

A had not expected that a moment of hesitation would allow someone else to seize control of the situation.

The reason Killer B and he had chosen to fight together earlier was not merely to settle the score from the battlefield.

It was because, beneath the other party’s reputation, his strongest ability was not what he had displayed so far.

When it came to large-scale attacks, he possessed an exceptionally tyrannical technique!

Before the first wave of attacks arrived, Xu Yue, in Sage Mode with golden steam radiating from his entire body, had already finished forming hand seals.

Sage Art!

Wood Style…

Wood Style: Flower Tree Climbing Technique!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The earth shook as Vines several meters thick burst forth in a frenzy, hundreds upon thousands of them breaking through the ground one after another.

They lashed out, binding many Kumogakure ninjas.

The next moment, flower buds appeared throughout the rapidly formed tropical rainforest. As the buds opened and released falling pollen, nearly every Hidden Cloud ninja who had charged forward collapsed into sleep all at once.

Xu Yue would not have found this technique so easy to use against masses of mecha units.

But against flesh-and-blood bodies, Wood Style: Flower Tree Climbing Technique was the most convenient technique for dealing with the current situation!

Even Kage-level experts would be greatly affected if they inhaled the flower tree’s pollen. Ordinary ninjas, unless they possessed a special countermeasure, would naturally fall in groups.

As they lost consciousness, their Chakra was in turn drained away to nourish the Wood Realm.

"Damn it! We have to destroy this forest!"

Wrapped in a lightning armor that blocked the approaching pollen, A continuously severed the sweeping Vines.

His face was filled with fury.

No matter how powerful his attacks were, he was still unable to do much against a ninjutsu that resembled the might of nature itself.

Only Killer B, who had recovered somewhat, and Yugito Nii exchanged a glance before nodding at the same time…

Boom! Boom!

As two massive clouds of dust dispersed.

Two enormous ferocious beasts that exceeded the Flower Tree Climbing Technique’s ability to capture them appeared on the battlefield.

Eight-Tails Gyuki! Two-Tails Matatabi!

The two Jinchuriki simultaneously entered their complete Tailed Beast forms.

This was the greatest distinction between Tailed Beasts and Kage-level fighters: they could truly become strategic weapons capable of devastating wide areas.

Their individual strength might not necessarily surpass that of other Kage-level experts by much, but when it came to destructive power and dealing with cannon fodder, they could truly make one understand the terror of a controlled Tailed Beast.

Relying on its agile form and speed, Two-Tails Matatabi began sprinting at high speed, constantly using its claws to slash apart the Vines of the Flower Tree Climbing Technique and temporarily free the trapped ninjas.

It also swept them aside whenever possible.

Eight-Tails Gyuki, meanwhile, picked its direction and condensed a Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth, aiming directly at Xu Yue.

The village was already in such a state, and most of the ninjas along the way had been swept aside by Matatabi. It had completely thrown caution aside and no longer cared about causing further destruction!

Yet just as the Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth had finished condensing and left its mouth, a massive hand covered in black-violet flames seized it.

Then it pressed it back toward the Eight-Tails.

A gigantic Wood Golem, wreathed in black-violet flames and comparable in size to a Tailed Beast, rose directly from the earth.

After the Tailed Beast Bomb was forced back onto the Eight-Tails, it instantly erupted in a violent explosion.

It blasted the entire Eight-Tails backward for hundreds of meters.

The magnificent forest formed by the Wood Realm was swept down on both sides along the way, leaving behind a path plowed straight through it…

The gigantic Wood Golem, burning with black-violet flames, stood between heaven and earth like a demon god.

A comparatively tiny figure stood upon the Wood Golem’s shoulder.

Yet no one could ignore him!

Sage Art: Majestic Attire: Susanoo: Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique

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