bookbashuk Chapter 534 Battle of Mount Myōboku
Chapter 534 Battle of Mount Myōboku
Chapter 534 The Battle of Mount Myōboku (Part Two)
In the low-lying valley of Mount Myoboku, the three toad brothers, seeing the increasing number of humans around them and hearing the croaking of the toads, were filled with rage.
The short-tempered Gamabunta exhaled a large puff of smoke from his nose.
"Humans! Where did you come from! Why are you invading the sacred land of Mount Myōboku!" Gamabunta's yellow eyes scanned the ninja opposite him.
He discovered that the enemy was not only numerous, but also equipped with many weapons that could launch kunai and even ninjutsu. Judging from their headbands, they were not from any of the traditional five great nations' ninja villages, but rather—a star ninja!
"Ninjas from the Land of Stars?" Gamabunta's expression turned serious.
He had a good relationship with Jiraiya and had heard from him that a new country had risen in the western part of the ninja world. It had not only annexed several small and medium-sized countries, but also destroyed Sunagakure, one of the traditional five great ninja villages, in a war a few years ago, and annexed the Land of Wind.
Now, the enemy has actually found the passage to the sacred Mount Myōboku and led so many ninjas to break in!
"We are ninjas from the Land of Stars." Hyuga Hizashi teleported to a large leaf not far from the three toad brothers, pulled an investigation warrant from his sleeve, and loudly proclaimed to them, "Mount Myōboku, as a non-human force existing outside the ninja world, should be independent of it. Yet, it has interfered in the affairs of the ninja world, instigating Iwagakure's war against the Land of Stars. The evidence is conclusive. We are now conducting a special investigation of Mount Myōboku in accordance with the law. Please cooperate with our investigation!"
"————" Gamabunta.
"————" Toad Jian.
"————" Toad Guang.
Humans can now control the three holy sites?
Even the three toad brothers, who had lived for over a hundred years, had never heard of humans daring to make such a request to Mount Myōboku, one of the three sacred sites.
"What a joke! When did it become your place to manage the sacred land?! You humans are always coming up with all sorts of weird and strange things. I'll say it again, get out of Mount Myōboku!" Gamabunta has a fiery temper and is not friendly to humans, not to mention that these Star Ninja who have invaded Mount Myōboku are now capturing the toads of Mount Myōboku on a large scale.
The toad warrior raised his shield and pointed his iron fork at the human opposite him.
Gamahiro drew his twin swords and assumed a fighting stance.
"Tch, why waste time talking nonsense with them." Kakuzu retracted his black thread tentacles. Something seemed to be stirring restlessly beneath his black robe. His blue eyes scrutinized the three toad brothers as if they were prey.
"After all, it's the adults' decision, so everything has to go through the proper procedures." Kisame Hoshigaki had completely unwrapped the bandages binding his sword Samehada. Samehada seemed to have sensed the aura of natural power permeating the air and excitedly began sticking out its tongue.
Kisame looked at Hizashi, who was negotiating with the toads ahead, and said, "It seems the negotiations have broken down. Let's just start fighting."
Hizashi knew that the other side wouldn't lay down their weapons and surrender obediently just because of his words, but the Star Kingdom valued having a legitimate reason for fighting.
Before the three thousand ninja troops assembled and set off, Menma explained to them the purpose of this war against Mount Myōboku.
Myoboku Mountain secretly provided Iwagakure with Sage Chakra technology, helping Iwagakure plot a rebellion, and should be executed.
"The other party is ignoring our attempts and is trying to resist. Kisame and Kakuzu are ordered to apprehend them!"
As soon as Hizashi finished speaking, Kisame and Kakuzu, who had been eager to try, rushed forward.
"Sage Chakra? This is my first time trying Samehada!" Kisame Hoshigaki brandished his greatsword Samehada and faced Gamabunta.
"Hey, don't try to take this big guy from me!" Kakuzu, who had already set his sights on Gamabunta, was unhappy and charged forward as well.
Enraged by being treated like a predator by the two humans, Gamabunta brandished his giant short sword and slashed fiercely.
"Damn humans! Don't underestimate me!"
However, just when Gamabunta thought that the two opponents would definitely dodge his attack, he saw that the blue-skinned ninja with a shark-like face actually wielded his large sword covered in barbs and went straight to meet his short sword.
clang-!!!
The two ninja swords, vastly different in size, clashed, producing a sound like metal striking stone.
Under the combined force, Kisame Hoshigaki was forced back several meters, his legs carving two deep furrows in the ground.
But Gamabunta on the other side wasn't faring any better. He was surprised by the sheer power of his opponent, who was able to collide head-on with him. Suddenly, Samehada's barbs shot out, piercing Gamabunta's hand that was holding the short sword. Blood flowed freely, forcing Gamabunta to push off with his legs and pull back some distance.
"Big brother! Are you alright?!" Hama Ken turned his head to look, his small eyes full of surprise.
Is there really a human who can match the eldest brother in a contest of strength?!
Kakuzu, who failed to get a chance to fight Gamabunta head-on, has already completed the hand seals.
"Fire Release: Head Carving!"
Kakuzu, behind his mask, conjured a fireball. At first, it was just a small flame, but after it shot out, it quickly landed and expanded into a sea of fire the instant it hit the ground, then suddenly attacked the three toad brothers opposite him!
"Damn it!" Gamahiro leaped up, wielding his twin swords, and slammed them down from the sky at the three humans opposite him.
Gamaken planted his shield in the ground, then charged forward, charging through the sea of fire towards Kakuzu on the opposite side.
"Watch out above!" Hyuga Hizashi's Byakugan was constantly watching the battlefield. Seeing the large blue toad wielding two swords leaping high into the air, he immediately warned it.
At the same time, standing on the large leaf, Hizashi assumed the starting stance of Baguazhang, gathering chakra in both palms.
"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm Chop!"
As if dancing, Hijiri concentrated his chakra in his palms and continuously unleashed it in palm form.
He transformed into an anti-aircraft machine gun, continuously unleashing blue aerial palm strikes from his hands, which flew straight towards the toad in the air.
"What is that?!" This was Gamahiro's first time fighting a Hyuga ninja. Although the air-slashing palm strike didn't seal his pressure points, it did slow down Gamahiro's chakra.
Seeing more and more blue chakra palms flying from the ground, Gamahiro swung his two ninja swords, slashing left and right in the air, instantly unleashing numerous sword energies. After splitting the incoming palm strikes, Gamahiro's figure also fell rapidly.
"Watch out!" Hyuga Hizashi shouted a warning, leaping backward as he did so.
Kisame Hoshigaki also pushed off with both legs and flew backward at high speed, but he caught a glimpse of Kakuzu who was not moving.
boom!
Wielding twin swords, Gama Hiro crashed down like a meteorite, creating a deep crater in the ground. The surrounding ground cracked with spiderweb-like fissures for hundreds of meters, with rubble breaking and smoke billowing into the air.
"Hey! Kakuzu!" Kisame hoisted Samehada onto his shoulder and looked in Kakuzu's direction.
At this moment, the area where Kakuzu had just been standing was now engulfed by the rising smoke, and a ninja sword was stuck firmly in the ground where Kakuzu had been standing.
"Should I take one down?" Gamabunta wrapped the cloth around his right hand to stop the bleeding and looked up in this direction.
"————" However, Gamahiro looked at the ground where the ninja sword was stuck with a heavy expression.
As the smoke gradually dissipated, Kakuzu's black robe was cut in half by Gamabunta's ninja sword, and even most of his arm was severed.
But the severed arm was connected by countless black tentacles, and no blood flowed out.
This scene was witnessed by Gamahiro, and a sense of fear for the unknown creature arose spontaneously within him.
"Now, it's my turn." Kakuzu slowly raised his head, a cruel smile in his blue eyes, and the throbbing beneath his black robe grew more and more frequent.
As Kakuzu finished speaking, his black robe was suddenly torn open from the inside, and two masks, connected by countless black tentacles, appeared on Kakuzu's left and right shoulders, their mouths wide open.
"Composite Ninja Technique: Flame Wind Wave!"
The fire and wind ninjutsu intertwined and erupted, forming a flame over ten meters high, like a volcanic eruption, instantly engulfing the seventeen-meter-tall toad!
From within the flames came the screams of Toad Hiroshi.
"Croak!!!"