On the towering stone pillar, while unbuttoning his shirt, Uchiha Tonan loudly said, âFrom the moment I stood up here, itâs up to me when the war will end.â After saying these arrogant words, he tore off his shirt and threw it away.
Sun rays shone on him from behind, creating a golden halo around him. Because of the light effect, the Sand and Stone ninjas could only see a sturdy outline with a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan on the towering stone pillar.
Tonanâs visually explosive bearing was in sharp contrast with his previous refined figure. By now, Onoki had used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to move a huge boulder on top of the distant mountain on a cloud layer above Tonan.
âDie, Konohaâs brat.â From everyoneâs perspective, a huge boulder burst out of the clouds and smashed toward Tonan with great momentum. As the boulder got closer, the shadow became larger.
âWatch out!â Nara Shikakuâs pupils shrank and he shouted. At the same time, he quickly used his mind to inform the Akimichi clan: âQuick, use Expansion Technique to stop it!â
Akimichi Chozaâs reply came in a panicked voice: âIt wonât work. The stone pillar is too tall. Expansion Technique canât reach it.â
However, Tonan turned slightly and glanced at the boulder falling from the sky. At this moment, Onokiâs eyes were cold. He made hand seals and shouted, âEarth Style â Super Weighted Boulder Technique.â
The boulderâs speed increased by a few points and under the Super Weighted Boulder Techniqueâs boost, it increased in weight as well. The kinetic energy contained in the boulder multiplied significantly and it was about to hit Tonanâs head.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
A proud smile appeared on Onokiâs face. âYou didnât dodge. Itâs simply courting death. Do you truly think itâs just a piece of ordinary rock?â
The Leaf ninjas had the same thought. âItâs overâ¦â But Tonan just slightly raised his right hand and made a gesture of knocking on the door. With a light tap on the huge boulder, a shocking scene took place.
Bang! Tonan smashed the huge boulder with a single touch. Rubbles and debris flew all around and fell to the ground, creating small and large craters. Onokiâs eyes were about to pop out and he exclaimed in disbelief, âHowâs that possible!â
Ding! Gained Hyuga Kojiâs acknowledgment⦠Gained Akimichi Enkaâs acknowledgment⦠Gained Akimichi Doitsuâs acknowledgment⦠Nara Ebisuâs acknowledgment⦠Yamanaka Sakiâs acknowledgment⦠A series of system prompts kept ringing in Tonanâs mind.
âToo⦠too strongâ¦â
âIs this the strength that rivals the sanninâ¦â
âSpeaking of which, I also participated in the last Great Ninja War, but the sannin didnât seem to be this powerful.â
âThis fellow seemed to be using something similar to Tsunadeâs monstrous strength.â
âDamn it, is this fellowâs ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu all this strong?â
Tonan patted the dust off his right hand and raised his head, âLittle old man, you are already this old and still playing throwing stones at people.â He ignored the angry gazes of the Stone ninjas and turned to look at the Leaf ninjas behind him. He waved his hand and said with a warm look, âShikaku-sama, let them retreat. It will affect my killing.â
âHuh?⦠yesâ¦â Shikaku finally recovered from the shock. He nodded repeatedly and ordered, âEveryone, retreat, and make space for Tonan-sama to make a move.â
Since he appeared at the battleground, Tonan maintained an arrogant demeanor. But peopleâs feelings in different positions were different. The Leaf ninjas, for example, were feeling very good.
Just thinking about how their teammate was killing in all directions, crushing enemies to the ground, continuously spewing obscenities and sneering at them. Would anyone hate it? No, they would only feel a sense of security.
At this moment, Sandaime Kazekage was secretly controlling iron sand to spread toward Tonan from underground. Although the iron sandâs movement was concealed and undetectable to ordinary ninjas, Sandaime Kazekage knew that a powerhouse like Tonan would notice it.
Therefore, someone must become bait to distract him. âHeâs just one person. His chakra is limited. As long as heâs killed, itâs equivalent to winning this battle. Everyone, donât be afraid, and charge at him for me.â
With their Kazekageâs command, the Sand ninjas rushed toward Tonan even though they were scared. The Kazekage was unwilling to let his villageâs ninjas die alone as Iwaâs ninja watched the play. He looked at Onoki who had flown to Iwaâs battlefront and said in a cold voice, âTsuchikage-sama, we are allies.â
Onoki understood what he meant and shouted, âStone ninjas, charge together.â
With his command, many ninjas rushed toward Tonan. âCharge.â âKill him!â
Tonan, who was standing on the stone pillar with his hands crossed in front of his chest, watched the stream of people rushing towards him and muttered, âSure enough, those who can become the villageâs Kage are ruthless characters.â
The iron sand deep below the ground was too conspicuous to Tonan who had the Byakugan ability. The battlefield was too big, and the ordinary Hyuga clan members couldnât see this far with their eyes. However, one point must not be forgottenâthe Byakuganâs range was directly proportional to strength.
When the mighty crowd was about to reach him, Tonan leisurely made hand seals. He then yelled, âSenjutsu â Great Mud River.â Rumble⦠The entire battlefield shook violently. The ground that had been scorched by the Great Fire Annihilation softened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the next moment, mud gushed out from below the stone pillar like a sea tide, rushing towards the charging crowd. The dark brown mud seethed like waves.
The enemy side shouted, âEarth Style â Great Mud Wall.â But the moment the great mud wall appeared, it was washed away by the incoming mud tide. Ordinary ninjutsu couldnât compare with senjutsu. It was a qualitative difference.
Seeing the Great Mud Wall was useless, the ninjas were dumbfounded. They all came to a halt at once. Then, some chose to turn around and run away, while others chose to use ninjutsu to resist.
âEarth Style â Mud Wall Technique.â
âWater Style â Water Formation Wall Technique.â
âDamn it⦠I can only use fire-styleâ¦â
âItâs too lateâ¦. run to the mountain quickly.â
Regardless of the techniques, everything was useless. All the ninjas missed the best chance to escape because of a momentâs hesitation. The mud flow was incomparably violent and fast like a mighty force, chasing after the fleeing army.
In the blink of an eye, countless ninjas drowned. Amid countless screams, the mud flow continued towards the positions of the Iwa and Suna armies.