Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 127 Soloing the Boss

Kakashi was forced back by the scorching Lava Release technique.

He looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with terror.

The Jinchūriki of Iwagakure clearly unleashed a large-scale ninjutsu.

If this continues, everyone will die, and the entire stronghold will be reduced to ashes.

No wonder Old Purple came to launch a surprise attack alone. If he had other Iwa ninjas with him, this move would probably have been an indiscriminate attack.

Just then, Lao Zi, who was inside the encirclement, let out a surprised exclamation.

He was bound by roots!

The roots of the Deadwood Guardians were continuously carbonized by the Lava Escape technique, but all 20 Deadwood Guardians used the spell "Root Entanglement" at the same time.

Even though Old Purple's Lava Release combined with Tailed Beast Chakra might be superior in terms of energy level, it ultimately couldn't withstand the constant drain from the massive amount of Roots.

"Is it a sealing technique?"

Lao Zi's voice was filled with extreme anger.

As a Jinchūriki, he has suffered countless times from sealing techniques since childhood.

"Ahhhhh—"

A thick tail emerged from behind him, and his chakra cloak suddenly swelled.

However, taking advantage of the opportunity to temporarily restrain him, Qingwu manipulated all the withered tree guards to complete a defensive spell in the air using a massive number of roots.

"Wood Release: Wood Wall - Thousand Layers!"

Countless thick roots piled up in mid-air, forming a wooden barrier that was more than ten meters thick.

"boom--!"

"Boom, boom—!!"

Old Purple's volcanic bombs were all blocked.

"We're saved!"

There are quite a few Konoha ninjas inside the base.

They had just fallen into despair.

But as darkness suddenly fell, a wide-ranging Wood Release technique blocked the dense barrage of magma projectiles.

"Yes, yes, it's the Shadow Guard."

"Wow, that's amazing Wood Release!"

The Konoha ninjas who survived the ordeal peered out to watch.

Some ninjas who had experienced the Nine-Tails' night were even more surprised that the Shadow Guard could actually block the Jinchuriki.

"Aaaaaahh ...

"open!!"

Then, the tailed beast's chakra cloak surged, and Roshi temporarily broke free from the roots' entanglement.

For the first time, he looked seriously at the enormous, psychic creatures around him. "What...what the hell are these things?!"

"Stop him!"

"We'll wear him down!"

At Qingwu's command, the twenty withered wood guards began to work together.

While the outer layer of withered tree guardians continued to use the [Root Entanglement] spell, the inner layer of withered tree guardians, relying on their powerful vitality, swung their arms to launch melee attacks.

Its branches are like spears, its roots like locks, and its body like a shield.

Old Purple disregarded everything else and roared as he unleashed a barrage of Lava Release techniques.

The lava devoured the bark, scorched the trunk, and shattered the limbs, but the Deadwood Guardian was far more troublesome than he had imagined.

These powerful psychic creatures pressed forward relentlessly, never retreating an inch.

Qingwu kept a close eye on the combat status of the Drywood Guardians. If any of them were targeted by the Melt Release technique, he would switch positions with the Drywood Guardians on the outer perimeter.

At the same time, he summoned the great spirit and launched a sustained attack using ranged attacks.

Although Old Purple's "Lava Release: Granite" has excellent defensive capabilities, it gradually became unable to withstand the continuous attacks without any pause.

Qingwu felt like he was fighting a boss in a game.

He currently lacks powerful attack methods and is merely whittling down the BOSS's "health bar".

"It's blocked!?"

"One person blocked the Jinchūriki?"

Qingwu felt that he lacked powerful offensive methods, but the Konoha ninjas in the stronghold did not think so.

Some ninjas who had witnessed the terrifying fighting power of Jinchuriki could hardly believe what they were seeing. Could one person really hold down a Jinchuriki?

"As expected of the Shadow Guard..."

Kakashi attempted several more surprise attacks, but his current techniques were powerless against the terrifying tailed beast chakra.

He couldn't break through the defense with just "Molten Release: Granite".

Seeing that the Dryad Guardian was able to block the Jinchuriki's attack, Kakashi's eyes burned even brighter—he believed that not choosing Pegasus was the right thing to do.

However, even he did not expect that Qingwu would have so many withered wood guards.

A full twenty, plus the four withered tree guards who weren't allocated to the four sides of the stronghold before...

"24?"

Kakashi was shocked... He hadn't realized that Qingwu had grown to this extent.

Having fought the Deadwood Guardian, he knew its combat strength best.

He couldn't even handle one withered tree guardian back then.

If it were twenty or so... Kakashi didn't dare to think about it, but he was certain that, as fellow Jonin, he had already fallen behind his teammates.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Old Purple, still in the encirclement, was unleashing its power. Another crimson tail extended from behind it, and it once again broke free from the roots of the withered tree guardian.

"Die!!"

After discovering that the Lava Release technique could burn through the withered tree guards but was unable to kill them, Old Purple changed his attack method.

"Boom boom boom boom—!!"

With his chakra cloak encasing his iron fist, Old Purple chose to confront the inner circle's withered wood guards head-on.

Qingwu was intently observing the condition of the withered tree guardians, constantly issuing commands.

Wood chips flew everywhere, and the attack power of the tailed beast-transformed Old Purple surged, forcing Qingwu to recall one of the "low-health" withered wood guards.

The fierce battle continued, and Qingwu gritted his teeth and persevered.

After confirming that his teammates Tenzo and Yugao were still alive, Kakashi anxiously looked eastward, "Hasn't Lord Shikaku arrived yet?"

Even he could no longer intervene in such a battle.

Faced with a Jinchuriki who has transformed into a Tailed Beast, the only thing they can rely on is the "Ino-Shika-Cho" fusion.

"Captain, take them and retreat."

Qingwu took a moment to turn around and call out.

He knew that Rōshi was the Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails, and that he was only extending his tail at this moment, which was considered as borrowing the power of the Tailed Beast, since he was still in human form.

However, if Old Purple loses control, he will become a half-tailed beast, or even a complete tailed beast.

Even if he deploys all his withered wood guards, they will most likely be unable to withstand the attack.

At least the Tailed Beast Ball... If Mumu wasn't around, he had absolutely no confidence in defending against it.

Two more minutes of fighting passed.

Qingwu had retrieved four "weak" Deadwood Guardians, but Deadwood Guardians who rushed back from around the stronghold filled the gaps.

It was still 20 tough, high-health, high-defense withered tree guards besieging them.

Everyone else, including Kakashi, had already retreated far away.

The only sounds left on the battlefield were explosions, roars, and the collision of lava and dead wood.

"boom--!!"

Old Purple's chakra surged once again.

"not good!"

Qingwu was on high alert; if another tail appeared, it would probably be considered a half-tailed beast.

He knew that Rōshi was not a perfect Jinchūriki and could not perfectly control the power of the Tailed Beasts.

But the level of danger made no difference to him.

However, at that moment, Old Purple let out a "ho, ho" sound, and his violent chakra decreased instead of increasing, as if it were falling back.

"What happened?"

Seeing that Lao Zi was once again bound by the roots of the withered tree guardian, Qingwu fell completely silent.

"??"

Qingwu dared not approach and gave the great elf the order to attack from a distance.

Just then, Lao Zi suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hehehe..."

"Hahaha……"

"I……"

"What am I even playing?"

"I……"

Why do I fight?

"I……"