"Damn it! The numbers are too great." Tsunade punched an enemy Jonin away, glancing at the retreating Konoha ninjas around her, clenching her fist in annoyance as she surged forward again.
"Haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? I can't hold on much longer!"
"We've already requested aid from Konoha, but the reinforcements might..." Orochimaru's words trailed off, but Jiraiya understood that reinforcements wouldn't arrive in time. Even Mitokado Homura and the others from next door wouldn't make it. The attack was too swift, catching them off guard, and they were attacked before any proper strategies could be deployed.
Damn it! Is I, the great toad sage, Jiraiya-sama, going to die here? His opponent was the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki. The young Jiraiya hadn't learned Sage Mode yet, and his abilities weren't fully developed. He was completely suppressed by Ōnoki, forced to flee in disarray, constantly wary of the opponent's Dust Release. If he were hit by it, he would truly become an immortal.
Hatake Sakumo, facing his old rival, the Third Kazekage, was actually suppressing him with his White Fang sword technique, which could pierce the Sand Iron defense.
Orochimaru was barely holding off Hanzo of the Salamander, who was still recovering from his injuries, while Tsunade was forced to support Konoha ninjas being surrounded and attacked by three ninja villages. The situation was precarious.
"Distracted while fighting me, Earth Style: Added-Weight Rock Technique!" Ōnoki cast a ninjutsu on his right hand and sent Jiraiya flying with a punch. The immense force fractured two of Jiraiya's ribs, causing him to spit blood and crash heavily.
"Jiraiya!" Tsunade repelled her opponent and was about to rush towards Jiraiya.
"Don't come over! I'm fine, I can still hold on!" Jiraiya struggled to get up. That punch was truly heavy. Fortunately, he had been beaten by Tsunade many times, otherwise, this punch might have incapacitated him. He truly deserved to be called the Third Tsuchikage in his prime. It seemed only his teacher could match him.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I want to capture you alive as a bargaining chip for resources from the Land of Fire. Then, I will definitely make Hiruzen bleed profusely, ah hahaha!" Ōnoki's short body floated up and slowly drifted towards Jiraiya.
"There are only toad sages who die in battle, not Jiraiya who lives in humiliation!" Jiraiya wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a hint of madness appearing on his face. He wanted to try that unfinished ninjutsu, otherwise, he would die with regret.
"Good! You are indeed Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple, you haven't disgraced him. Then let me send you on your way, Dust Release: Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!" Ōnoki clasped his hands together, and a cubic transparent barrier appeared in his palm, rapidly expanding. He then pushed forward with both hands, enveloping Jiraiya at an extremely high speed.
No! It's too late, I can't dodge. Will I really die like this? Jiraiya dejectedly lowered his hands, the transparent cube growing larger in his eyes, emitting a blinding light.
"Little Ōnoki, bullying the younger generation, are you really getting worse with age?" a slightly hoarse voice echoed across the battlefield. Then, a figure wearing a golden-patterned mask and a black robe landed in front of Jiraiya, extending one hand to meet the Dust Release.
"Absorption Seal!"
Lin Yu, who had arrived just in time, extended a single hand and crazily absorbed the Dust Release chakra. In a short while, the large, white, transparent barrier vanished, leaving only a wisp of white smoke in front of Lin Yu.
"Impossible! How could my Dust Release fail?" Ōnoki, floating in the air, looked at the two unharmed figures below as if he had seen a ghost. His Dust Release had been "eaten" by this person.
"Who are you!" Ōnoki said with a grim expression.
"Me? I am the leader of the Eternal Life Organization, the Lord of Eternal Life, codenamed Heng Lord." Lin Yu spread his hands and gracefully adjusted himself, completely disregarding the battlefield as if everyone around was an ant.
"Eternal Life Organization? Never heard of it. What is your purpose here on the battlefield?" Ōnoki looked at the spiral patterns in Lin Yu's eyes revealed by his golden-patterned mask, and an ominous feeling inexplicably struck his heart.
"Don't worry, my target isn't you. Your bounty is too low, not worth my effort." Lin Yu turned around, not sparing Jiraiya a glance from beginning to end, and slowly walked towards another direction.
His steps were slow, but each one seemed to pound on everyone's hearts. Many ninjas around stopped fighting, looking at the black-robed masked man with confusion.
Huh? Hanzo, who was fighting Orochimaru, suddenly trembled. A sense of death lingered in his heart, refusing to dissipate.
Waving his scythe to push Orochimaru back, he looked at the black-robed man approaching him, frowning, and said as if facing a great enemy: "Who are you?"
Lin Yu stopped walking, extended a hand, and said hoarsely: "The one who will kill you! Universal Pull!"
An unimaginable gravitational force acted upon Hanzo, and his body flew uncontrollably towards Lin Yu.
Hanzo's heart was filled with shock. What kind of ninjutsu was this? No hand seals were needed, it was simply unheard of. He hurriedly plunged his scythe into the ground to slow down the pull, while simultaneously forming hand seals, trying to escape the predicament.
"Hmph! Humble ant, do you know what kind of existence you are facing." Lin Yu's gravitational force intensified, and the scythe was instantly torn from his grasp. Hanzo could no longer resist, his body dragging across the ground as he flew towards Lin Yu.
*Slash!*
A pale hand pierced through Hanzo's heart, blood dripping down. Hanzo's face contorted in pain, unable to believe he had been defeated so easily. He glared at the masked man with venom before closing his eyes unwillingly. The "Demigod" of the ninja world had thus met his end!
What! The "Demigod" of the ninja world is dead? How is that possible? Who is this black-robed man? Ōnoki was shaken to his core. Although he had sensed the black-robed man's immense power, he never expected him to kill Hanzo of the Salamander in one move with little effort, and even be able to nullify his Dust Release. Swallowing, Ōnoki had the thought of retreating.
"What! Lord Hanzo is dead, how is this possible?"
"Avenge Lord Hanzo, kill that black-robed man!"
"His chakra must be depleted, kill him and avenge Lord Hanzo!"
The Rain Ninjas, seeing their leader and their faith, Hanzo, dead, their eyes turned red. Countless Rain Ninjas surged madly towards Lin Yu.
Jiraiya hadn't recovered from Hanzo's death when he saw countless Rain Ninjas charging at Lin Yu and couldn't help but warn, "Be careful!"
Even though he didn't know if the other party was friend or foe, he had saved his life. Jiraiya didn't want to see him trapped by the enemy.
"Heh, you should be the one to be careful. They are just a bunch of ants." A smile played on Lin Yu's lips under his mask. "Finally, it's my turn to pilot a mech."
"Complete Susanoo!"
Golden chakra condensed around Lin Yu, followed by the appearance of skeleton-like arms. Soon, a skeletal figure materialized, then the skeleton was covered with muscles and flesh, armor was donned, and a black katana—the Demon Blade Muramasa—appeared at its waist. The transformation wasn't over yet. The golden Tengu figure rapidly grew taller, two armored legs appearing below its waist. Once it reached a hundred meters, a pair of golden wings unfurled from its back, imposing its presence upon everyone.
When Susanoo reached its complete form, in a dark corner deep underground somewhere in the ninja world, a pair of blood-red pupils suddenly opened. "Who is it!?"
...
On the battlefield, numerous ninjas looked up at the hundred-meter-tall golden samurai, involuntarily dropping their weapons, their expressions stunned. They murmured, "How can such an enemy be defeated? Is this the power of a god? The gap is too great."
"Don't give up, perhaps the opponent is just all show. We must avenge Lord Hanzo." Some Rain Ninjas forced themselves to rally, encouraging others, though they themselves didn't believe their words.
Standing within the diamond-shaped rhombus on Susanoo's forehead, Lin Yu looked down at the dense swarm of ninjas below, like ants. He narrowed his eyes, feeling this "god-like" power. It was no wonder Nagato was so chuunibyou in the future; this was truly power beyond mortal reach.
No longer delaying, Lin Yu moved his mind. The majestic golden samurai drew the Demon Blade Muramasa hanging at its waist and swung its wrist!
*Boom!*
A chasm that plunged deep into the earth appeared on the battlefield, stretching all the way to a small mountain in the distance. *Whoosh!* The small mountain was also split in half by the sword's aura until it disappeared. The ninjas caught in the path of the aura had no chance to struggle, sent directly to the pure land.
"Monster! He's a monster! Everyone, run!" The fear of death suppressed all remaining thoughts. Now, all they wanted was to escape!
"Can you escape?" Three more sword auras flashed, and countless ninjas were instantly vaporized, leaving no corpses behind.
Lin Yu had been very careful not to swing his sword towards the Konoha ninjas, but a few unlucky individuals were still caught in the aftermath. They could only consider themselves unlucky.
The Rain Ninjas and Sand Ninjas were almost wiped out. As for the Stone Ninjas, the old man Ōnoki, after witnessing the second form of Susanoo, had scrambled away with his Stone Ninjas, his legs tucked between them. After all, he had seen the power of Uchiha Madara's Susanoo.
The Third Kazekage, who had been on the other side, watched Ōnoki flee in disarray. He gritted his teeth, taking a blade to the shoulder from Hatake Sakumo. He controlled his Sand Iron to block Sakumo and swiftly retreated from the battlefield, running without looking back. As for the Sand Ninjas? His own life was more important.