Chapter 101: Detected Incoming Nuclear Strike
There was a faint light on the horizon.
But because the Land of Rain was covered in endless heavy rain, that bit of light was almost unnoticeable unless one looked carefully.
"Dawn is almost here. If Suna wants to seize this outpost, attacking now is undoubtedly the best choice."
Kosuke slowly said, "Once the sky brightens, hiding their movements will become even more difficult."
"Will Suna send a lot of ninja?"
Nawaki asked.
"They won't."
Kosuke shook his head and said, "If Suna gathers too many ninja to deal with us, problems will appear elsewhere."
"Unless Suna knows that you and I are here."
Natsuki chuckled and said.
"Do we have that much influence?"
Nawaki asked in surprise.
"It's Tsunade and Orochimaru who have influence."
Kosuke casually said, "If they capture you, they can at least exchange you for Chiyo's son, Reki."
Just as Nawaki was about to continue speaking, he saw Natsuki raise his hand.
Kosuke and Nonō immediately looked at him.
"Eight Suna ninja have appeared three kilometers to the north."
Natsuki said in a deep voice.
He had discovered another weakness of Clairvoyance.
It could not judge a target's strength by detecting their chakra condition the way the Byakugan could.
But two ninja squads would have at least two Jonin, and the lowest strength among them was likely elite Chunin or Tokubetsu Jonin.
Natsuki did not believe that after his previous attack, Suna would still dare to send Genin and Chunin to their deaths.
Moreover, the female ninja leading them looked very familiar to him.
Mainly because her features were very distinct.
She had long green hair and wore a sleeveless backless outfit with tight shorts, along with purple arm guards.
In addition, there were very few famous female Jonin in Suna.
After thinking briefly, Natsuki thought of one person, Pakura.
Pakura specialized in Scorch Release.
She was Suna's hero, but also a tragic figure.
After Rasa became Kazekage, in order to make peace with Kiri and focus on dealing with Iwa, he sold Pakura out to Kiri.
She went to carry out a mission, fell into Kiri's ambush, and ultimately died miserably.
"Eight of them? They certainly think highly of us."
Kosuke's tone was solemn.
But he could also guess the reason.
"Suna should already be prepared for my ultra-long-range attacks."
Natsuki stretched out his hand and projected a bow.
"Then what do you plan to do?"
Kosuke asked curiously.
"Increase the power."
Natsuki chuckled and said, "I can shoot multiple arrows at the same time."
With a casual flick of his hand, he held a Sword of the Thunder God.
Kosuke could not help feeling his heart shake.
Shooting multiple arrows at the same time placed extremely high demands on Natsuki's archery.
He never would have imagined that there was a ninja who practiced archery.
After all, there were very few people in the entire ninja world who used bows.
"But for now, I'll shoot one arrow first."
Natsuki drew the bowstring.
"Why?"
Nawaki asked in confusion.
"Ninja battles are intelligence battles. Natsuki wants Suna's ninja to form a fixed impression that he can only shoot one arrow."
Kosuke slowly said, "When he fires multiple arrows later, he can catch them off guard."
"You can do that?"
Nawaki felt that he had learned something new again.
Kosuke glanced at Natsuki.
He was clearly younger than Nawaki, but he considered things much more comprehensively.
Was this what a true genius was?
Natsuki narrowed his eyes.
Suna's ninja had stopped in place, seemingly waiting for something.
Were they trying to verify his range?
After all, the previous Suna Jonin had been attacked when he was two kilometers away.
Thinking of this, Natsuki released his hand without hesitation.
In the distance.
Pakura stood in place, her entire body tense, ready to enter battle at any moment.
Beside her, a Tokubetsu Jonin had already used sensory ninjutsu.
He had become a Tokubetsu Jonin because he specialized in sensing, and the range of his sensory ninjutsu exceeded one kilometer.
"It's coming!"
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin detected the Sword of the Thunder God flying at high speed.
The moment his voice fell, Pakura and the others already heard the sound of something cutting through the wind.
In the next second, one Jonin and two Tokubetsu Jonin formed hand seals.
Three thick earth walls rose above them.
The Sword of the Thunder God exploded.
A massive shock wave spread in all directions.
The first earth wall shattered instantly.
But by the time it reached the second earth wall, the wall shook violently and blocked the explosion.
"It's about the same as Ōba said."
Pakura nodded slightly and said, "Its power is roughly between a B-rank ninjutsu and an A-rank ninjutsu."
Ōba was the Suna Jonin who had fled in a sorry state earlier.
"This is already quite terrifying."
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin said in a deep voice, "This attack came from the outpost three kilometers away."
"An astonishing range, far beyond most ninjutsu."
Pakura's tone was solemn.
"Which Jonin from Konoha is it?"
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin asked in confusion, "Why does it feel as if he appeared out of nowhere?"
"We'll stop discussing that for now. Since we've already figured out his attack, seize this stronghold as quickly as possible."
Pakura changed the topic and said, "Proceed according to the plan."
Everyone answered in unison.
Suna had sent two ninja squads this time, eight people in total.
But among the eight, there were two Jonin and six Tokubetsu Jonin. Their strength was quite good.
Of the two Jonin, aside from Pakura, the other Jonin was extremely skilled in Earth Release.
The reason they had found an Earth Release Jonin was because Earth Release Jonin specialized in defense and could help them withstand Natsuki's long-range attacks.
But just to be safe, she had also found two Earth Release Tokubetsu Jonin.
Following Pakura's order, the three ninja skilled in Earth Release moved to the front.
The group rushed toward the outpost at extremely high speed.
The sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
The Sword of the Thunder God fell from the sky.
The Earth Release Jonin had already prepared for this, and he suddenly slapped the ground.
The ground split open, and everyone fell into the crack.
The walls on both sides of the crack immediately spread and closed, causing the Sword of the Thunder God to explode violently on the surface.
In the next second, the crack extended outward.
Everyone followed the crack and ran back to the surface.
By then, the Sword of the Thunder God's explosion had already ended. With the thick ground between them, it had not affected them at all.
"Earth Release ninja really are troublesome."
Natsuki shook his head and said.
"They'll soon enter the trap area we set up."
Kosuke reminded him.
Under normal circumstances, Suna's team had a sensory ninja, so traps were unlikely to work.
But Natsuki had taken that into account and had Kosuke and Nawaki place a large number of explosive tags around the traps.
His idea was simple, firepower saturation.
The traps on the surface were very obvious, while the explosive tags were hidden very deeply and kept at a certain distance from the traps.
"There's a trap."
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin spoke.
"You dismantle it."
Pakura stopped and ordered.
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin nodded.
There were two ways to dismantle a trap.
One was to truly dismantle it.
The other was to directly trigger the trap.
In most cases, the second method would be chosen to save time.
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin took out a kunai from his pouch.
He aimed at the trap not far away and threw the kunai.
With a boom, the kunai landed and detonated the explosive tag.
Scorching firelight rose into the air.
But Pakura and the others were far enough away and were not caught in the blast.
"The attack is coming again!"
At that moment, the sensory Tokubetsu Jonin reminded them.
The Sword of the Thunder God descended from the sky and stabbed into the ground ten meters away from them.
"What's going on?"
Pakura could not help pausing.
In the next second, the Sword of the Thunder God exploded.
Then, as if setting off a chain reaction, a large number of explosive tags were all detonated.
Although Pakura and the others were not at the center of the explosion, because there were too many explosive tags going off at the same time, they were still caught in it.
The violent flames surged toward them like waves.
"Damn it!"
Pakura's expression changed drastically as she shouted, "Defend!"
The other Suna ninja were also filled with shock and quickly used defensive ninjutsu.
One earth wall after another rose in front of them.
The flames, carrying chakra currents, slammed into them.
In an instant, some of the earth walls shattered.
Pakura secretly thought it was fortunate that she had brought three Earth Release ninja this time. Otherwise, this explosive tag trap alone would have been enough to reduce their numbers.
At the same time, she cursed inwardly, wondering which bastard was so rich.
Even she could not take out so many explosive tags.
"This is too spectacular!"
Nawaki exclaimed.
"I never thought I would get to be this extravagant even at my age."
Kosuke said with a smile.
But after speaking, he looked at Natsuki.
Nawaki and Nonō did the same.
Because Natsuki had drawn the bow.
This time, there were five Sword of the Thunder Gods on the bowstring.
At this moment, Suna's group was busy defending against the sea of flames caused by the explosive tags.
Although they were still paying attention to Natsuki's attack, they definitely would not expect that this time, it was not one Sword of the Thunder God, but five.
Natsuki released his hand.
The five Sword of the Thunder Gods disappeared from sight.
In the distance.
The roar of the explosion had not fully faded.
However, everyone from Suna had reacted in time, and with the protection of three Earth Release ninja, they managed to endure the explosion without danger.
"The attack is coming!"
After the sensory Tokubetsu Jonin spoke, his eyes suddenly widened as he cried out in alarm, "There are five!"
"What?"
Pakura's pupils could not help trembling.
But it was already too late.
The five Sword of the Thunder Gods exploded at the same time.
Flames surged out like fireworks.
And Pakura and the others were right in the center of those fireworks.
The terrifying explosion engulfed them.
Screams rang out.
The two Tokubetsu Jonin closest to the blast and weakest in strength were directly blown into a bloody mess.
The Earth Release Jonin reacted very quickly.
At the critical moment, he grabbed Pakura and burrowed underground.
But the other Suna ninja were not so lucky. They were either heavily injured or dead.
[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Bickslow Template Ability Four, Doll, Victory Formation.]
[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Shuzo Template Ability Two, Geppo.]
Natsuki could not help nodding. It was a double blessing.
Although two Jonin had run away, he had defeated six Tokubetsu Jonin.
The unlock condition for Doll, Victory Formation was to defeat five Tokubetsu Jonin.
The unlock condition for Geppo was to defeat five Tokubetsu Jonin or Jonin in the air.
Compared to the former, Natsuki was even happier about unlocking the latter.
With Geppo, he now had high mobility, allowing him to fight or flee.
(To be continued.)
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