Chapter 165 157: Unrivaled Raikage!

The Wind Release squad followed closely behind, expanding the sea of fire and blowing it in a massive swarm toward the incoming Cloud Village Ninja army.

Among the Five Great Ninja Villages, they were all old rivals who were far too familiar with each other.

Facing Konoha's joint Ninjutsu, the Cloud Village Ninja also exerted their strength together, casting joint Ninjutsu to defend.

These were all seemingly procedural, yet essential, steps in battles between the great Ninja villages.

Once someone failed to defend, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses when facing large-scale joint Ninjutsu head-on.

And those capable of single-handedly resisting such joint Ninjutsu cast by multiple people, and influencing the outcome of such battles, would inevitably be powerful Kage-level Ninjas capable of acting as an army of one.

A figure glistening with lightning charged head-on through countless Ninjutsu, crossing the battlefield in an instant, like a spear forged from thunder, rushing straight toward the Konoha army.

The massive Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall that Konoha used to defend against the Cloud Village's joint Ninjutsu lasted less than two seconds before it shattered with a boom!

A lone rider charging, holding off ten thousand men!

"Four-Finger Nukite has such power—what if it were changed to fewer fingers? The Third Raikage's strength is even above that of the Second Raikage we encountered back then!"

The Nara Clan Head stroked his long beard, his eyes cautious.

Could Orochimaru handle such a powerful opponent?

"Summoning: Triple Rashomon!"

Three demon-faced Rashomon gates descended from the sky, temporarily halting the Third Raikage's charge.

The one who made the move was Orochimaru.

However, in just an instant, the first gate was pierced through; the second couldn't hold for more than a few breaths, and the final third one, after barely holding on for a while, also shattered with a boom.

The Third Raikage's muscular, sculpted figure stood tall on the battlefield, slowly retracting the two fingers he had held straight out to pierce in front of him.

The Four-Finger Nukite had turned into the Two-Finger Nukite at the last moment.

"Orochimaru, I have heard of you. Let me see how much of your teacher's skills you have actually learned, daring to challenge my strongest spear and strongest shield."

The Third Raikage looked at Orochimaru with calm indifference, raising his hand once again.

Orochimaru did not speak.

The surging, endless swarm of snakes was his answer.

The Third Raikage's single charge had rewritten the stalemate on the battlefield.

The Cloud Village army followed the path he had carved during his charge, sweeping toward the Konoha side like a tidal wave.

At this moment, both sides entered into close-quarters combat.

Uchiha Gen carried the Sengoku Ninja Sword in one hand, channeling the ocular power of his Sharingan, splitting into many, and hacking his way against the torrent of the Cloud Village army.

Although the enemy assigned to him was the Fourth Raikage A, he did not go looking for him.

That guy was too fast; trying to catch him deliberately wouldn't work.

But as long as he killed fast enough, he didn't worry that the Fourth Raikage A would be able to stand it.

Relying on his Rasengan, Minato Namikaze could mow down enemies on the battlefield with the mobility of the Flying Thunder God.

Uchiha Gen's mobility wasn't that terrifying; he couldn't compare to these god-speed Ninjas who dominated the Ninja World in speed, but his Phantom Clone allowed him to act as several people.

He would use his Sharingan to cast a Genjutsu, then follow up with a Rasengan; Ninjas below Jonin level could barely resist it.

The Sharingan's Genjutsu hypnosis required no hand seals, and the Rasengan also required no hand seals; his killing was fast and ruthless.

Combined with the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, his killing efficiency was extremely high.

Alone, on such a chaotic battlefield, he could also unleash the terrifying effect of an army of one.

Everywhere he went, chaos ensued, and the Cloud Village Ninja fell in droves, just like wheat being harvested.

As he expected, it wasn't long before a bolt of blue lightning came rushing over.

The Fourth Raikage A's figure appeared in front of Uchiha Gen in the blink of an eye, instantly destroying two Phantom Clones.

The experience of their last encounter had already proven that, as a god-speed Ninja, the Fourth Raikage A was the most suitable opponent to restrict Uchiha Gen, so the one coming to stop him would definitely be the Fourth Raikage A.

"Yo, it hasn't been long since we last met; we might as well continue the fight we didn't finish last time."

Uchiha Gen spun his sword, flicking the blood off the blade, kicked away the head of a Cloud Village Ninja he had just decapitated, and said with a chuckle.

"Bang!"

The Phantom Clone was instantly destroyed, and another Uchiha Gen not far away grinned.

"Yo? Anxious?"

"This time, you won't have such good luck!"

The sound of gritted teeth came from the Fourth Raikage A.

The next second, lightning danced, and sword shadows flew.

On the battlefield, the two clashed once again.

Meanwhile.

The tall giant used both hands to tear apart a large swath of rubber, and the vast shadow under his feet spread out, turning into tentacles that extended straight out in all directions.

Karai could only spit out rubber to slow down the Akimichi Clan Head's movements, while dodging around to avoid the Nara Clan Head's Shadow Secret Technique and the Yamanaka Clan Head's Mind Transfer Secret Technique.

Even if he were twenty years younger and uninjured, his strength might not be enough to contend with the three of them combined.

At this moment, he could only struggle to maneuver, barely managing to protect himself.

"Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite!"

Blinding lightning streaked across the earth, instantly piercing through several large snakes and tearing a huge hole in the belly of the giant snake.

The next instant, a massive purple snake tail swatted the Third Raikage's sturdy body away.

A squirming sound rang out, and Orochimaru, who had fallen to the ground, seemed to shed his skin like a snake, his body tearing open from the inside.

Covered in mucus, Orochimaru appeared again in perfect condition, completely unharmed except for having consumed a portion of his Chakra.

With the Orochimaru-style Substitution Jutsu, provided he had prepared in advance, he was almost impossible to kill as long as he wasn't instantly killed or sealed.

Not far away, the Third Raikage raised his fists, fighting the giant snake with his bare human body; with each punch, lightning flashed, hammering the tens-of-meters-long giant snake until it shrieked repeatedly, and finally, he grabbed its tail, swung it around, and threw it away.

"These old geezers really are ridiculously fierce."

Orochimaru extended his hands to form seals and opened his mouth, aiming it in the direction of the Third Raikage.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"

Blade-like wind slashes flew out, cutting through the air and heading straight for the Third Raikage.

His body, tempered by the Lightning Release Chakra Mode for decades, was already approaching the ceiling of what a Ninja could achieve.

Ordinary Ninjutsu couldn't even break his skin; only Wind Release, which countered Lightning Release, had any possibility of breaking through the Lightning Release Chakra Armor and causing him minor injuries.

However, that would require extremely high mastery of Wind Release, and the Third Raikage himself would be wary of it; while his speed was not as good as his son, the Fourth Raikage A, who specialized in speed, he was still top-tier in the Ninja World and not so easily hit.

Since he became famous, no one had been able to leave a wound on him.