“Burst!”
Deidara smiled as he watched the great success of his Nano-bombs.
He then formed another hand seal, and the remaining Explosive Clay: Spiders detonated one after another, killing nearly another hundred people!
As for why the death toll was significantly lower this time?
It was mainly because the low-level combatants were already dead.
After the second bombardment, the remaining Chunin were few and far with.
The remaining two hundred or so people were almost all Jonin.
After all, it was difficult for anyone below Jonin level to survive such earth-shattering explosions; in fact, quite a few Jonin had perished as well!
Deidara maneuvered the Giant Clay Bird directly toward Iwagakure, not intending to continue attacking these Konoha Ninjas.
After all, the survivors were all Jonin; it would be difficult to kill them with area-of-effect attacks alone.
It was better to coordinate with the others and see if they could take down Sakumo Hatake!
“Cough, cough, cough…
Go support Sakumo, quickly!”
The Nara Clan Head choked on the dust from the massive explosions and immediately ordered everyone to support Sakumo Hatake!
Meanwhile, on Iwagakure’s side…
“Damn it…
How is this guy so strong!”
Even though Sakumo Hatake had been slashed in a sneak attack, he remained incredibly fierce.
Besieged by over a thousand Iwagakure Ninjas, he had still furiously slain over a hundred of them!
Even Sa of the Explosion Release Squad had been heavily injured and carried away!
Moreover, Sakumo Hatake’s Chakra still seemed abundant.
If one ignored that sword wound, it would almost seem as if he were still in his prime!
“No, we can’t let this go on!”
After blocking another of Sakumo Hatake’s strikes, Ganto’s expression turned grave.
“Let me!”
Han jumped out.
He hadn’t joined the battlefield earlier because he wanted to observe Sakumo Hatake’s fighting style to better counter him!
Although many people died while he observed Sakumo Hatake’s style, it was a necessary sacrifice.
If he had rushed in blindly and ended up injured or dead, the casualties would have far exceeded just a few dozen or a hundred.
Han had dared to go out with Deidara before because Deidara had absolute air superiority.
But Sakumo Hatake was different; with his sharp swordsmanship, one moment of carelessness would result in being cut in two!
“Boil Release: Unrivaled Strength!”
A massive amount of steam erupted from Han’s entire body as he threw a punch toward Sakumo Hatake!
Sakumo Hatake swung his blade to parry, but he was still forced back three steps by the weight of Han’s punch! This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
“The Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han of the Steam…”
Sakumo Hatake stared at Han with a serious expression.
However, the people nearby wouldn’t let Han duel Sakumo Hatake one-on-one; they would launch sneak attacks even while Sakumo was speaking!
After all, this was war!
But Sakumo Hatake seemed to have eyes in the back of his head.
Even when attacked from his blind spots, he could still parry with ease!
“Deidara is back!”
Kitsuchi looked at the god-of-war-like Sakumo Hatake with a frown; this was the strongest enemy he had ever encountered.
But when he saw Deidara, his expression changed instantly.
His troubled face clearly became excited!
“Is this the guy who caused heavy losses to the Konoha Ninjas…”
Sakumo Hatake looked at Deidara flying in the sky, a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
At that moment, Han’s attack arrived, and Sakumo Hatake had to raise his blade to defend.
However, this time Sakumo Hatake used Han’s force to his advantage, stepped on an Iwagakure Ninja, and performed a graceful backflip to leap out of the encirclement!
Sakumo Hatake could have done this long ago, but he hadn’t, because he felt his killing efficiency was higher while surrounded!
After all, when surrounded, everyone wanted to kill him; to do so, they had to get close, and getting close meant their death.
But now that Han had joined, his killing efficiency had dropped, so he no longer intended to stay surrounded.
“Lord Sakumo!”
Just as Sakumo Hatake leaped out, the Nara Clan Head arrived at his side with the others.
Every one of them was covered in dust and grime, looking as though they had just survived a major battle.
“How are there so few people left?”
Sakumo Hatake’s face darkened as he looked at the remaining two hundred or so Konoha Ninjas.
He had been slaughtering away here and only managed to kill about a hundred in all that time, yet Deidara had killed about eight hundred in such a short span?
How on earth did he do it?
“Deidara has a type of bomb.
Those bombs are so small they are invisible to the naked eye, but if inhaled, they explode inside the body!”
“If one cannot protect themselves with Chakra, the bombs will detonate directly inside the body…”
The Nara Clan Head was still somewhat fearful.
He didn’t fear the overt killing methods on the battlefield, but he truly feared this invisible method of slaughter.
Because it meant he could hardly even formulate a tactic.
Just like before, he couldn’t come up with any strategy; at most, he could only give everyone a warning.
“Nano-scale bombs…”
The way Sakumo Hatake looked at Deidara changed.
Originally, he had regarded Deidara as an ordinary genius, much like Rasa and Pakura of the Sunagakure. This story is hosted at g.com.
But now his perspective had shifted; he viewed this youth as a formidable arch-enemy!
“Deidara, did you just…
to the other side?”
The moment Ganto saw Deidara, he immediately went to his side and asked with a shocked expression, looking at the bedraggled Konoha Ninjas.
Although he had seen it before, the Ninjas from before couldn’t compare to these people at all!
Furthermore, he wasn’t a fool; he could see that there were many clan heads among them.
The heads of the Ino–Shika–Chō, the Inuzuka Clan Head, the Aburame Clan Head, the Shimura Clan Head…
With these people leading the teams, Deidara had actually managed to slaughter them to this extent; Ganto couldn’t help but be shocked.
“Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!”
Danzo Shimura was in a very foul mood.
He had been forced to flee by Deidara’s slaughter, and after finding the main force, he was bombarded by Deidara’s Nano-bombs again.
Although for someone of his level, as long as he didn’t inhale a large amount, he could suppress the Nano-bombs with his own Chakra, Danzo Shimura was simply extremely displeased!
Danzo Shimura directly unleashed his Ninjutsu against the Iwagakure Ninjas.
A massive sphere of wind rapidly surged toward them!
“Earth Style: Earth Wall!”
Kitsuchi used an Earth Wall to block the move.
Although Earth Wall was a common Ninjutsu, it was undeniably effective.
“Charge!”
Sakumo Hatake spoke, then took the lead in rushing toward the Iwagakure Ninjas!
“The Hyuga and Akimichi Clans take the front!
The Inuzuka and Yamanaka clans provide support on the flanks!
The Uchiha Clan use Genjutsu to interfere!”
Everyone nodded, having no objections to this distribution.
Although only about two hundred people remained, these Ninjas were now all elites.
On the Iwagakure side, there were only about a hundred Jonin in total, half as many as the opposing side!
“Eight Trigrams One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Palms!”
The Ninjas of the Hyuga Clan activated their Byakugan immediately, and twenty Hyuga Jonin charged straight at the Iwagakure forces!
“Human Bullet Tank!”
The Akimichi Clan had already conducted a wave of attacks earlier, and because they weren’t in Deidara’s bombardment zone, they had suffered almost no casualties.
Over thirty giant flesh balls rolled toward the Iwagakure Ninjas once again, creating an intense sense of pressure alongside the Hyuga Clan!
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