CHAPTER 161
Boom!
A deafening explosion erupted.
Blinding white lightning burst outward with Konoha's White Fang at its center.
The surrounding earth instantly split apart.
Countless rocks were swept into the air by the raging Lightning Release Chakra before being pulverized into fine dust by the violent thunder.
Ōnoki's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints.
He had lived for over sixty years.
He had experienced countless battles.
He had survived multiple Shinobi World Wars.
He had witnessed innumerable powerful Shinobi.
Yet never...
Had he seen someone lose their dominant arm...
Only to erupt with combat power several times greater than before.
Impossible!
Shock surged through Ōnoki's heart.
Common sense dictated that losing an arm and suffering such severe injuries should drastically weaken a Shinobi.
Yet...
Sakumo Hatake had completely shattered that common sense.
Despite his shock...
Ōnoki's reaction remained extremely fast.
Facing White Fang, whose killing intent now soared without limit, he immediately formed hand seals.
"Earth Release: Super Light Weight Rock Technique!"
He instantly reduced his own body weight to the absolute minimum.
His goal was simple.
Escape upward.
Increase the distance between them immediately.
Against the current White Fang...
Even the slightest hesitation meant death.
Ōnoki's small body became as light as a feather.
Chakra burst beneath his feet.
He instantly shot toward the higher sky.
However...
"KRAKA BOOM!!!"
A terrifying thunderclap exploded beside his ears.
White Fang...
Was even faster.
Ōnoki didn't even perceive the movement.
He merely saw a flash of white.
Then...
Sakumo Hatake had already crossed dozens of meters.
Appearing directly before him.
No complicated techniques.
No elaborate Ninjutsu.
Only...
A single punch.
One punch carrying every ounce of his strength...
And every ounce of his fury.
It smashed directly into Ōnoki's chest.
Bang!!!
Ōnoki felt as though an entire mountain traveling at terrifying speed had slammed directly into him.
It wasn't an illusion.
The horrifying force behind that fist truly resembled a collapsing mountain.
The Stone Armor covering his body couldn't even endure for a single moment.
It shattered instantly.
Rock fragments exploded in every direction.
"Pfft!"
An overwhelming pain spread throughout his chest.
Blood surged upward uncontrollably.
Ōnoki spat out a large mouthful of blood.
His entire body flew backward.
But...
That was merely the beginning.
Before he had even traveled very far...
Swish!
White lightning flashed once more.
White Fang appeared directly behind him.
Bang!
A brutally heavy kick landed squarely against Ōnoki's back.
The overwhelming force penetrated straight through his body.
His backward momentum instantly stopped.
Instead...
He was kicked violently back in the opposite direction.
Even faster than before.
Bang!
White Fang flashed again.
This time...
He appeared directly along Ōnoki's return path.
His left fist, wrapped in raging lightning, smashed heavily into Ōnoki's abdomen.
Bang!
A lightning wrapped elbow crashed into his shoulder.
Bang!
A knee strike slammed into his ribs.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
White Fang's figure transformed into countless intersecting streaks of white lightning throughout the sky.
Those weren't ordinary flashes.
They were the afterimages left behind by countless attacks delivered after reaching the absolute peak of speed.
At the end of every streak...
Was another devastating blow.
No wasted movement.
No unnecessary flourish.
Every strike landed cleanly upon Ōnoki's body.
High above the battlefield...
Continuous thunder echoed without pause.
Thunder?
No.
That wasn't thunder.
It was simply the sound...
Of Ōnoki being beaten mercilessly.
His body resembled nothing more than a helpless sandbag.
White Fang battered him back and forth through the sky.
He couldn't even fall toward the ground.
He could only desperately channel every remaining bit of Chakra into forming Stone Armor.
Layer after layer formed.
Layer after layer shattered.
Blood continuously sprayed from his mouth.
Scarlet mist scattered throughout the sky.
Although Ōnoki's speed at forming Stone Armor was astonishing...
Often completing it at the very last instant...
The terrifying force transmitted through White Fang's blows still violently shook his internal organs.
Even several of his bones had begun shifting out of place.
Ōnoki possessed Dust Release.
He possessed countless powerful Earth Release techniques.
Yet now...
He couldn't even complete a single hand seal.
All he could do...
Was helplessly endure White Fang's relentless barrage.
This horrifying spectacle caused the battlefield below to momentarily fall silent.
Whether Konoha...
Or Iwagakure...
Everyone unconsciously stopped fighting.
Every head tilted upward.
Every mouth hung open.
Every eye stared blankly into the sky.
Watching the white lightning flashing endlessly.
Listening to the continuous thunder.
Listening to Ōnoki's agonized cries.
The mighty Third Tsuchikage...
Was being kicked through the sky like a ball.
White Fang tossed him back and forth at will.
"T... Tsuchikage-sama!!!"
After several moments of absolute silence...
The Iwagakure army finally erupted into panicked screams filled with horror and disbelief.
Kitsuchi stood at the very front.
His eyes widened until blood vessels covered them.
"Father!!"
He roared.
Earth Release Chakra exploded wildly throughout his body.
He no longer cared about anything else.
He only wanted to rescue Ōnoki.
However...
A gigantic wall of flesh suddenly blocked his path.
"Your opponent..."
"...is me!"
Akimichi Torifu pushed the Multi Size Technique to its absolute limit.
His enormous body completely sealed Kitsuchi's advance.
"Move aside!!!"
Kitsuchi roared frantically.
Earth Release Chakra poured madly into his right arm.
"Earth Release: Fist Rock Technique!"
His entire arm instantly petrified.
It expanded several times in size.
The gigantic stone fist smashed violently toward Torifu.
Akimichi Torifu's expression became serious.
Without retreating even a single step...
He also raised his enormous arm.
His giant hand clenched tightly into a fist.
Then...
He met the attack head on.
Boom!!!
The two gigantic fists collided violently.
A visible shockwave exploded outward in every direction.
The earth beneath them shattered instantly.
Spiderweb cracks spread across more than a dozen meters.
Following the collision...
Kitsuchi staggered backward three full steps.
Each step left behind a deep footprint.
Akimichi Torifu merely retreated half a step.
His massive body swayed slightly.
In a contest of pure physical strength...
Torifu held the absolute advantage.
Such a result wasn't surprising.
Yet...
Kitsuchi's face remained deathly pale.
His eyes never left the sky.
They remained fixed upon the small figure...
Who continued vomiting blood while being mercilessly battered through the air.
For the first time...
The normally resolute Kitsuchi revealed unconcealed worry.
Even...
Fear.
If Ōnoki truly fell here today...
The consequences for Iwagakure...
Would be beyond imagination.
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