Chapter 215: Amaterasu!

“That is——Tailed Beast Bomb?”

Taking advantage of the Third Raikage being blocked by Danzo’s Wind Style, Uchiha Gen looked up at the red pillar of light in the distance.

In his Mind’s Eye of the Kagura perception, an extremely massive amount of Chakra rose.

The amount of that Chakra was immense, even considerably larger than his own.

He had seen a Tailed Beast before. Back in the Land of Rain, he had witnessed the combat power of the One-Tail, and he believed he already possessed a Tailed Beast-level amount of Chakra, making direct horizontal comparisons with the One-Tail.

However, the Eight-Tails was second only to the Nine-Tails among the nine Tailed Beasts in strength, and both its Chakra volume and power surpassed the One-Tail. Even though the current Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Burubi, was not a perfect Jinchūriki like Killer Bee, he could not be underestimated. It was not surprising that he possessed such power.

“This is troublesome.”

Danzo gripped the Ninja Blade wrapped in Wind Style, a look of apprehension on his face.

Based on his experience from the past few times, while he and Uchiha Gen could steadily block the enemy’s strongest Third Raikage, at the same time, their two top-tier combat forces were also bogged down here.

Even if Burubi was not a perfect Jinchūriki, he was still an extremely outstanding Ninja. Since Kumogakure had released him now, it meant they were confident in controlling a portion of the Eight-Tails’ power.

That was already an extremely powerful combat force. Any Tailed Beast that could be thrown into the battlefield was a weapon of war with terrifying lethality, a massive range of destruction, and an ultra-long health bar; not a single one of them had a strength weaker than the Kage level.

Orochimaru and the others’ previous advantages would likely cease to exist, and they might even have the situation reversed by the opponent.

“I’m afraid it’s time to change our strategy.”

Uchiha Gen narrowed his eyes.

Actually, there was one thing he didn’t understand.

That was how the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki managed to evade his perception.

Mind’s Eye of the Kagura was practically one of the strongest Sensory Ninjutsu in the Shinobi World, top-tier in both range and precision. Since the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki was right on this battlefield, with his terrifying amount of Chakra, he would be an especially conspicuous presence even among tens of thousands of Ninjas; there was no reason for him to overlook it.

Was it a barrier, or some other seal or Ninja tool?

But regardless, he had to find a way to change the battle situation now.

Multi-Shadow Clone Technique and Mangekyō Sharingan had the ability to break the deadlock!

The shattered four Rashomon gates collapsed to the ground, slowly disappearing as Orochimaru released the summoning.

This Tailed Beast Bomb was a sneak attack after charging up; it was fast and powerful. If Orochimaru hadn’t summoned Rashomon in time to deflect the Tailed Beast Bomb’s trajectory and send it towards the sky, casualties would probably have already occurred by now.

Having undergone the Super Expansion Technique, the Akimichi Clan’s former patriarch and Akimichi Torifu had now turned into giants whose sizes were no less than that of a Tailed Beast.

Such a huge target wasn’t easy to dodge a Tailed Beast Bomb with.

“Senior Torifu, please hold off the Eight-Tails for a moment!”

Orochimaru shouted, while quickly forming hand seals under the cover of the swarm of snakes.

Akimichi Torifu also knew that his abilities wouldn’t fare well against the Fourth Raikage A, who possessed divine speed, and the two Lava Release Ninjas who excelled in large-scale obstruction and control. He had no choice but to brace against the pressure and crash his massive body into the Eight-Tails.

The next second, a giant purple snake emerged from in front of Orochimaru amidst white smoke.

“Orochimaru, I want——”

Orochimaru interrupted, “Two hundred sacrifices, help me stall the Tailed Beast.”

“Alright!”

Manda flicked his tongue, and seeing Akimichi Torifu locked in a contest of strength with the Eight-Tails and steadily losing ground, he agreed on the spot.

Although the enemy was dangerous, it was just stalling, not a life-and-death battle; he could accept this price.

With his defense, as long as he wasn’t foolish enough to directly take multiple Tailed Beast Bombs head-on, there was no way he would die. If he really got injured, he could also release the summoning and escape back to the Ryūchi Cave.

With Akimichi Torifu and Manda cooperating, winning against the Eight-Tails was certainly impossible, but stalling for a while was not a problem.

Orochimaru could suppress two Lava Release users by himself. Although the older generation Ino–Shika–Chō trio couldn’t take down the Fourth Raikage A, several of them could occasionally free up their hands to cooperate with Akimichi Torifu and Manda.

Unless the battle dragged on for too long, the result between both sides would only be evenly matched.

After a long battle with no results, Kumogakure happened to have a Tailed Beast Jinchūriki with near-infinite endurance. The longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for Konoha, and in the end, they could only make a hasty retreat.

If they wanted to break the deadlock now——

Orochimaru spat out the Kusanagi sword, splitting the Lava Release rubber ball in front of him into two.

He had no spare energy left on his end, and now, it seemed they could only rely on that disciple of his.

And Orochimaru was not the only one who thought of this.

“Uchiha Gen, if you have any other methods, don’t keep them hidden anymore. If this goes on, we might just lose this battle!”

Danzo panted heavily, flailing awkwardly to dodge the black lightning shot from the Third Raikage’s body, and whispered to Uchiha Gen who had retreated to his side.

As a disciple of Tobirama Senju, how could he not know how powerful the dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan was?

He also knew that information regarding the Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu was the foundation of these powerful Uchiha’s strength; if the information leaked, it would easily become targeted.

“I understand, Elder Danzo, but please do not conserve your Chakra anymore and maintain the suppression on the Raikage.”

After Uchiha Gen said this to Danzo, he saw the Third Raikage like an agile lion, dodging the wind blades as he leaped, charging toward the two of them under the protection of his Lightning Style Chakra Armor.

Seeing this, seven or eight Phantom Clones swarmed forward, surrounding the Third Raikage all at once.

The black lightning exploded outward again, destroying several Phantom Clones, but was quickly annihilated by Danzo’s Wind Style.

The Black Lightning Secret Technique created by the Third Raikage was extremely fast, with a considerable range and impressive power. Aside from Danzo on Konoha’s side, who had master-level attainments in Wind Style, no one could keep this Ninjutsu in check.

At this moment, Danzo seemed to have hardened his heart, no longer conserving Chakra. He continuously spat out Wind Style Ninjutsu at the Third Raikage from his mouth, genuinely trapping him in place for a time.

“Now!”

Uchiha Gen seized the opportunity and glared with his right eye.

Warm blood trickled down from the corner of his eye, and the black flames of Amaterasu also ignited from the void, turning into a stream of fire burning toward the Third Raikage.

“As expected, it’s a Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu…”

Danzo suddenly unleashed his power, and the Third Raikage had already been prepared. Seeing Uchiha Gen’s Amaterasu at this moment, he vigilantly dodged to the side.

Even though some Wind Style bullets and blade-like air currents with extremely strong piercing power hit his body, he directly endured them head-on.

These black flames were definitely Uchiha Gen’s ultimate move, so even when facing Wind Style which could restrain his own Lightning Style Chakra Armor, the Third Raikage gritted his teeth and fled.

Danzo’s Wind Style had the possibility of injuring him, but every pair of Mangekyō Sharingan was bizarre and unpredictable, capable of being fatal.