"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!" After Kurotsuchi's sudden attack, she had been feeling a headache. At this moment, she didn't have time to think and quickly formed hand seals. A huge semicircular wall blocked the wind blades and supported the nearly collapsing ceiling of the tomb.
Her judgment was extremely precise, and her Ninjutsu was used perfectly.
Sai, also a show-off, quickly pulled out a scroll, dipped it in special Chakra ink, and with a few strokes, drew a group of venomous snakes. Then, he flicked his wrist.
"Ninja Art: Super Beast Scroll!"
Dozens of snakes slithered through the gaps between Kurotsuchi's Earth-Style Wall and the tomb, rushing towards the Iwagakure Ninja.
"Konoha Village rats! Lava Release: Ash Stone Sealing Jutsu!" Kurotsuchi performed another split kick, then spat out a mouthful of black, concrete-like liquid to the side.
The concrete not only eliminated all the ink snakes but also sealed several holes on the side of the Earth-Style Wall.
Uchiha Shisui could forcefully use Fire Release to repel pursuers even with the pain of his eyes being gouged out. Danzo's pain tolerance was also not bad. He let his right eye bleed like a gaping wound, took a deep breath, and gathered Chakra in his chest and abdomen, then forcefully exhaled.
"Wind Release: Great Vacuum Sphere!" The high-pressure wind sphere instantly shattered the Earth-Style Wall's defense and shredded two Iwagakure Ninja who were trying to reinforce it behind the earth wall. Even the Kamizuru Female Ninja had one arm torn off. Already severely injured, she could no longer hold on and fainted directly.
Of the ten-person team, three were gone and one was severely injured in just two rounds.
They were no match for the Root Ninja, neither in numbers, Ninjutsu, nor experience.
With the Earth-Style Wall breached, the Root Ninja swarmed in.
The Ninja inside the tomb fought to the death, stabbing with Kunai, punching with fists, and biting with teeth.
The Root Ninja disregarded their comrades' lives, unleashing powerful Wind Release and Fire Release Ninjutsu non-stop.
The situation was unfavorable, but Iwagakure was, after all, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and the will of stone was deeply ingrained. The six Ninja, including Kurotsuchi, showed no fear. Like stones, they firmly guarded a side chamber next to the main hall. The narrow doorway allowed only two Ninja to enter at a time, and they were almost using their bodies to block the enemy's attacks.
The disparity in numbers between enemy and ally was vast.
Soon, two more Iwagakure Ninja fell. Kurotsuchi's arm and shoulder were cut by the Root Ninja's Shuriken, and blood gushed out.
Seeing her comrades die one by one, she roared and punched a tall Root Ninja.
Mid-punch, she added the Earth Release: Rock Fist Jutsu to her right fist. The somewhat grotesque stone fist smashed heavily into the tall Root Ninja's face.
His nasal bone, cheekbones, and eyeballs were all shattered, and his head exploded into a mist of blood in the second second.
Kurotsuchi pursued the victory, grabbing the tall Root Ninja's corpse, swinging it, and smashing it horizontally into the shoulder of another Root Ninja using a samurai sword. Then, she delivered a flying kick to the samurai sword Root Ninja's groin. The moment the sound of shattering was heard, this person was also kicked with immense force against the wall, shaking the sand and stones inside the tomb and making the walls tremble slightly.
Before Kurotsuchi could even catch her breath, she felt her hair stand on end. A expressionless Sai drew a tiger, and its maw bit her right hand. Sai pulled out a short blade and stabbed her right rib from the side.
Kurotsuchi endured the immense pain, her right leg like a bow, muscles bulging, and kicked towards Sai's head.
Sai reacted quickly, shifting his feet, pulling out his blade, and retreating, also pulling a nearby Root Ninja with him. Kurotsuchi's kick went straight through the wall, creating a large hole.
Exposing a weakness, she took two more slashes.
"Konoha Village rats!" Kurotsuchi was covered in wounds. She punched and shattered the ink tiger, ignoring the wound on her wrist, grabbed a Root Ninja's head, and smashed it against the wall. Red blood and grayish-white brain matter splattered the wall.
Although she was incredibly brave, she still couldn't defeat the Root Ninja led by Danzo; the gap was too wide.
If her father were here, it would be great. In a daze, she thought of her biological father, Kitsuchi.
No matter how strong Danzo was, he couldn't defeat her own father; this was the simple thought of a daughter.
If her father were here and cooperated with her to use that move, they could definitely defeat Danzo.
Kurotsuchi mentally recounted her Earth Release secret technique very formally and quickly received a response.
"Don't be afraid, I'll help you."
She was completely unaware of how absurd this response was. The abnormal signals from her brain were blocked, and all she felt was intense fighting spirit.
Seeing her form hand seals, the last two Iwagakure Ninja also said nothing, silent as stones. They used their bodies to block the Root Ninja's Ninjutsu. Kurotsuchi quickly formed hand seals, and the phantom figure in her mind also followed her in forming hand seals.
The two hand seal sequences were completely different, indicating that this was an extremely complex Ninjutsu.
The last Iwagakure Ninja roared, charging like a wild bull. His not-so-burly body was hit head-on by Fire Release Ninjutsu, but he still fought fiercely, letting the flames burn his body. He braced his feet, hugged the waists of two Root Ninja, and the three of them rolled like gourds, blocking the path.
The next second, Kurotsuchi finished forming hand seals. She shouted loudly and clapped her hands on the ground. A phantom in the air also made the same motion.
"Earth Release: Opening Earth!"
"Earth Release: Rising Excavation!"
The two Ninjutsu cleverly merged, and Kurotsuchi's voice and another voice rang out simultaneously.
"Earth Release: Opening Earth Rising Excavation!"
Chakra flowed into the earth, activating the earth veins. The next second, the extremely abundant energy from the underground magma, guided by Earth Release Chakra, burst out from below, like a fountain.
The earth's crust beneath everyone's feet cracked, and two plates squeezed together. The immense power, accompanied by the underground magma, formed a giant fountain of flames.
Then, with a rumbling roar, the entire tomb became a sea of fire. The temperature was terrifyingly high, and even more magma surged out from below.
Facing the scorching, fiery magma, Danzo, at the center of the Ninjutsu, swiftly undid the seal on his arm. Then he formed the Rabbit, Boar, and Ram hand seals, using the forbidden Jutsu Izanagi at the cost of one Sharingan on his arm becoming permanently blind. After that, his body was swallowed by the scorching magma.
Sai used Super Beast Scroll to create an ink eagle, flying at extreme speeds amidst the swirling magma, searching for gaps. Finally, he escaped the scene through a cavern on the side of the volcano. The other Root Ninja could only save themselves, and the scene descended into chaos.
Kurotsuchi, carrying the severely injured and unconscious Kamizuru Female Ninja, used Earth Release to clear a path and successfully escaped the volcano.
After recovering to his original state using Izanagi, Danzo gnashed his teeth in hatred after moving away from the volcano. He had gained nothing, lost everything, and got himself into a lot of trouble.
One Sharingan on his arm was permanently blind. Previously, dealing with the Akatsuki Organization's immortal duo had forced him to use Izanagi once. Now, of the ten eyes on his arm, only eight remained.
The most hateful thing was that he had lost the crucial Mangekyo Sharingan, the Mangekyo Sharingan that could use Kotoamatsukami!
For ease of reading, let's assume Sai already has his name; from now on, it's Sai.
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