r18novel Chapter 196 Fame and Aftermath
Chapter 196 Fame and Aftermath
Chapter 196 Fame and Aftermath (Seeking monthly votes and donations)
At the medical camp, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had a gloomy expression as he looked at the Konoha ninjas lying dead all around him, but he showed no joy whatsoever.
"The sneak attack has failed. You need to break out quickly. I'll buy you time to retreat."
As the Kazekage, Rasa was very responsible. No matter what the reason, his willingness to stay behind to cover the rear moved the Sand Village ninja who came with him to tears.
With time running out and the Konoha ninjas who had just been forced back by Rasa about to surround them again, the remaining Sand Village ninjas immediately formed a cone-shaped formation and used wind-style ninjutsu to clear a path, breaking through the encirclement along the route they had come from.
But the ninjas of Konoha wouldn't let them succeed. The ones who were just injured were only the ninjas who were close to the inside. More and more ninjas from the outside were gathering here.
Seeing this, Rasa was about to make a move to create an escape opportunity for his Sand Ninja subordinates, but suddenly the hairs on his body stood on end, and a sense of impending death washed over him.
Without thinking, he instinctively reached out and pushed in the direction of the danger he sensed. The gold dust surrounding him immediately moved at will, condensing into a half-meter-thick wall of gold dust in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, a bright golden flame blade aura struck, hitting the sand gold wall.
With a "whoosh," the half-meter-thick wall was cleaved through in one stroke. Fortunately, the gold dust acted as a barrier, and the blade energy that had penetrated through lost its power, dissipating half a meter away from Luo Sha.
A bead of cold sweat slid down Rasa's forehead. This was too dangerous. When did Konoha produce such a skilled swordsman? How come Sunagakure hadn't heard a thing about it!
The one who launched the attack was naturally Taiichi. For a ninja like the Fourth Kazekage who was skilled in large-scale Magnet Release ninjutsu, the damage he would cause would be incalculable if no one else restrained him, especially since this was Konoha's headquarters and the medical camp was not far away.
"Lord Kazekage, coming to our Konoha camp so late at night seems rather impolite!"
Seeing that Rasa made no further moves, Taiichi did not take the initiative to attack. This was Konoha's home ground, and the longer it dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for Taiichi.
If Jiraiya arrives after the battle at the central command tent, Sunagakure might be preparing to select the Fifth Kazekage tomorrow.
Rasa naturally understood this principle, but as he looked at the young ninja carrying a short sword walking towards him step by step, a name suddenly popped into his mind.
"You are Matsushita Taichi!"
So young, so incredibly young! At such a young age, not only are their medical ninjutsu top-notch, but judging from their actions just now, their strength is also far beyond that of an average Jonin.
At this moment, Rasa's desire to kill Taiichi was stronger than ever before.
This child must not be allowed to live, otherwise the Sand Village will never have peace in the future.
An unprecedented premonition lingered in Luo Sha's mind. Without waiting for Taiyi's reply, he launched a fierce attack.
Magnetic Release·Przygium Shigure.
It was the same move as before, but this time it wasn't aimed in all directions, but only at Taiyi. Naturally, the density of the gold dust was even higher.
But who is Taiyi? This move might work on others, but it's far less effective on him.
Without even dodging, he opened his mouth and spat out a huge, bright golden fireball, which rushed directly toward Rasa and the Sand Ninja he was protecting.
All the gold dust that shot towards Taiyi were shot into the scorching fireball. Before they could even come out, they had already turned into molten gold and lost their power, while the fireball continued to crash into Rasa without any delay.
At this moment, Rasa was in an awkward situation. He couldn't dodge the bright golden fireball because the Sand Ninja were surrounding him from behind.
But this fireball is something that must not be touched under any circumstances. Even his gold dust turns into liquid gold the moment it touches it. Just thinking about it makes his body break out in a cold sweat.
Luo Sha raised his hands, and a large amount of gold dust appeared around him. Then he formed a hand seal and slammed his hands down on the ground. A wall of gold dust, thicker and taller than before, suddenly rose up and blocked him from the fireball.
With a deafening roar, flames erupted everywhere, and the entire gold dust quickly turned red, melting rapidly from front to back.
Seeing that the fireball was temporarily blocked, Luo Sha did not hesitate and immediately prepared to unleash his ultimate attack. He quickly formed hand seals and then shouted loudly.
Magnetic Escape·Golden Burial.
Immediately, the ground within a radius of several tens of meters rippled, centered on Rasa. A massive ninjutsu was about to be completed, and knowledgeable Konoha ninjas nearby shouted, "Stop him!"
Just then, Taiichi's figure flashed past the edge of the sand gold wall, casually slashing away the flying sand gold, and in the blink of an eye, he was close to the Fourth Kazekage.
The short sword, wreathed in bright golden flames, slashed towards Feng Ying with ever-increasing speed.
Rasa, who was releasing his ninjutsu, changed his expression drastically. He kept his hands in the hand seals and retreated rapidly, but he was no match for Taiichi's all-out attack. Helpless, he had to release the hand seals and give up the ninjutsu.
At the same time, he kept waving his hands, and strands of gold dust would condense around him from time to time to resist Taiyi's attacks.
Despite all that has been said, the entire time from Taiyi's formal attack to the two of them being locked in combat has only been a dozen seconds.
Aside from those who went to attack the fleeing Sand Ninja, the other Konoha ninja who remained only shouted a warning.
Seeing the two locked in a fierce and rapid exchange of blows, they were even less able to intervene. They were well aware of their own limitations; not to mention Kazekage's constant barrage of gold dust, Taiichi's occasional bursts of fiery sword energy were beyond their ability to withstand.
If you were accidentally injured, there would be no one to reason with.
However, seeing that Taiichi was able to hold off the Fourth Kazekage all by himself, the leading Konoha ninja made up his mind and immediately ordered, "Geki, Seitai, you two stay here to take care of Taiichi. The rest of you, follow me and deal with those Sand Ninja who are trying to escape."
"yes!"
For a moment, only two Jonin remained around Taiichi and the Kazekage, standing far to the left and right, keeping a close eye on the battle and ready to intervene at any moment.
Although the two did not make a move, they diverted a large portion of the Kazekage's attention, which greatly reduced the pressure on Taiichi.
"Lord Kazekage, aren't you going to run away? The men you brought won't last much longer!"
Taiichi kept wielding his short sword, but he also managed to find the energy to mock Kazekage.
Kazekage was incredibly frustrated. His true strength was definitely greater than Taiichi's, but he was immediately dragged into his weakest area. Faced with Taiichi's close-quarters combat, he could only rely on his wide-range ninjutsu and rich experience to barely hold on.
At this moment, all he wanted was to get rid of Taiyi's entanglement and create distance as soon as possible so that he could get into the fighting rhythm he was good at.
"Lord Kazekage, did you hear that? Another Sand Ninja has died!" Taichi kept taunting the Kazekage. "Oh dear, another one's fallen. That scream is so pitiful!"
Luo Sha's forehead veins throbbed. This brat in front of him was like a leech, and his mouth was so foul that he had no dignity whatsoever as a strong person.
"Matsushita Taichi, don't be so smug. Do you think you can trap me like this?"
Taiyi frowned and became secretly on guard. At the same time, he unconsciously increased the speed of his sword swings, but the gold dust around Luosha seemed endless and could not be cut off no matter what he did.
Even the fireball he unleashed at close range was extinguished by the incoming gold dust as soon as it took shape.
As the two fought, their positions changed constantly. At one point, Rasa seemed to grow impatient and suddenly unleashed a massive amount of chakra. An unprecedented amount of gold dust gathered up and transformed into a dense mass of gold dust that attacked Taiichi.
"A mere trick, Lord Kazekage, don't you know this move is useless against me?"
He casually unleashed a fireball the size of a person, burning through the gold dust that was heading straight for him, ignoring the rest of the gold dust.
Just as Taiyi was about to continue his attack on Kazekage, a cry of surprise interrupted his strike.
"Oh no, the medical camp!"
Taiyi scanned the area with his senses and was suddenly shocked to realize that their battle position had unknowingly become very close to the medical camp, and that the Kazekage's Sand Rain had not been aimed at Taiyi, but at the medical camp not far away.
If this powerful ninjutsu were to fall into the camp, the wounded and medical ninjas inside would suffer heavy casualties.
"mean!"
"Likewise, likewise!"
Taiyi glared fiercely at Fengying, and just as Luosha was about to make another sarcastic remark, Taiyi suddenly disappeared.
Luo Sha was startled at first, and the gold dust around him suddenly began to spin to prevent Taiyi's surprise attack. But then he realized something was wrong and his gaze suddenly turned to the medical camp.
Three Taiyi stood several dozen meters apart, facing the flying sand and gold needles, their chakra suddenly erupting.
Water Escape: Water Formation Wall. Three massive water walls suddenly rose up, then connected with each other to form an even thicker and larger water wall, directly isolating the entire medical camp.
The countless gold dust particles shot into the water wall, but before they could travel halfway through, they were overwhelmed by the raging current and lost their power, only able to drift along within the water wall.
"This brat is not only skilled in Fire Release, but also in Water Release. To be able to unleash such a massive Water Release technique in a waterless environment is truly amazing—and that ninjutsu that suddenly disappeared just now, was it because his Body Flicker Technique was too fast or—"
Seeing Taiichi displaying his power, Rasa didn't have time to unleash another ninjutsu. If he didn't go to rescue the Sand Ninja he had brought, they would really be wiped out.
With a series of teleportations, Rasa arrived in front of the surrounded Sand Invisibility in just a few seconds.
At this point, the original 50 Sand Ninja had been reduced to only five. Fortunately, all five were Jonin. Although they had all suffered injuries, some more serious than others, their lives were spared.
When Rasa arrived, he first used a shower of gold dust to force back the Konoha ninjas who surrounded him. Then, without delay, a large amount of gold dust gathered under his feet, forming a sand pile large enough for six people to climb. The sand pile then quickly rose into the air and flew into the distance.
There were Konoha ninjas who attacked with ninjutsu along the way, but Rasa blocked them all with his gold dust.
Soon, the gold dust rose higher and higher in everyone's eyes, flying farther and farther away until it disappeared from everyone's sight.
At this moment, Taiichi's figure also appeared among the many ninjas. He looked at the departing Kazekage and the others, and sighed softly. He hadn't done his best; some of them had still managed to escape.
He was so focused on looking up at the sky that he didn't notice how strange the gazes of all the ninjas around him were.
If people respected Taiichi before because of his medical ninjutsu, then from today onwards, they will respect him because of his strength.
While there are many factors at play, it must be acknowledged that Taichi possesses strength far exceeding that of an average Jonin, capable of holding off the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure single-handedly.
Didn't you see the Fourth Kazekage unleash his power against the other Konoha ninjas twice, yet not a single Jonin was able to retaliate? They could only manage to protect themselves.
If Taiichi hadn't appeared in time, tonight's ambush might have turned into a massacre by the Fourth Kazekage, and Konoha would have suffered significant losses.
Taiyi withdrew his gaze from the distance and looked around the battlefield. Although they were outnumbered, the Sand Ninja's desperate counterattack had also injured quite a few Konoha ninja.
"Alright, hurry up and clean up the battlefield, and get the wounded to the medical camp as soon as possible. I'll be waiting for you there."
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"Yes, Taiichi!" Everyone responded without hesitation.
Taiyi was taken aback for a moment, then continued walking towards the medical camp. Indeed, strength is the only true measure of success; if you're strong enough, everyone will respect you.
Before this, apart from medical ninjas and the chunin and genin he had treated, no one else called him "sir".
Now, after his battle with the Kazekage, everyone has realized his strength, and their attitudes have immediately changed.
Before they even reached the medical camp, Taiichi saw Jiraiya and Shikaku rushing towards them with a group of ninjas.
Seeing Taiyi arrive safely, and noticing that the Konoha ninjas in the distance had begun cleaning up the battlefield, they slowed down and started observing the traces of the battle around them.
The ground was covered in water, still ankle-deep, indicating that someone had unleashed a large-scale water escape technique.
The ground was glassy, and the surrounding area was charred black – an effect only achieved by extremely high-temperature flames.
More importantly, the gold dust that was everywhere reminded Jiraiya and the others of the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure.
"The Fourth Kazekage is here too?" Jiraiya found it hard to believe. Did the Kazekage really disregard his own safety like this?
Tai nodded, but was interrupted by Jiraiya just as he was about to speak.
"How are the casualties? They can't be too heavy, can they?" Jiraiya asked with a worried expression.
Clearly, he didn't fully understand Taiichi's strength. He only knew that Taiichi was stronger than a typical Jonin, but he didn't have a clear idea of exactly how strong he was.
"Uh!" Taiichi scratched his head, but still said, "It's not too big. Although there were some casualties, I can heal the injured!"
In the end, Taiichi's words were full of confidence.
Jiraiya was somewhat incredulous, and the other ninjas who came with him were also incredulous. Most of them had witnessed the Kazekage's power on the previous battlefield and were worried about heavy losses, but you are saying that the casualties are not great!
At this moment, the people cleaning up the battlefield also carried the wounded ninja over. When Taiichi saw this, he quickly pulled over Moonlight, who had been standing guard to the side, and said to Jiraiya, "Teacher, if you have any questions, ask him. I'm going to treat the wounded."
Jiraiya watched as the wounded were carried over. Although they could barely stand, their faces were filled with joy, clearly indicating that they were very satisfied with the outcome of the battle.
Jiraiya was relieved; it seemed the damage wasn't too great. "Alright, you go ahead. I'll handle things here."