Chapter 118: Four-Tails
"Kitsuchi, this time I will have Roshi assist you from the shadows.
If the war goes poorly, you can have me provide support, but... the premise of all this is that it must be profitable!
You must feel that the cost of escalating the war by deploying a Jinchuriki is smaller than the benefits you will gain!
Remember, the Hidden Sand Village has only one Tailed Beast. Whoever uses their Tailed Beast first must endure the One tail.
And what the other hidden villages will face is a Hidden Sand Village without a Tailed Beast!"
Kitsuchi looked at the scene on the battlefield and then at Kakuzu, who was currently locked in a fierce struggle with him.
And then at that orange-haired kid who was moving nimbly through the battlefield.
"Let's do it! As long as we can capture one of them, Hidden Stone Village won't lose!"
At the thought of this, Kitsuchi sought an opportunity and used the momentum from a collision with Kakuzu to pull back and open up some distance.
Immediately after, a smoke bomb was sent into the air by Kitsuchi.
Not long after... from the direction Hidden Stone Village had come, a figure appeared, his red hair very conspicuous.
The Four-Tails Jinchuriki — Roshi!
Roshi's walking speed grew faster and faster until he was running.
"Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!"
Balls of blazing lava were spat out from Roshi's mouth.
They smashed toward the puppets.
"Bang! Bang, bang!"
The extreme heat instantly pierced through the puppets, detonating the exploding tags inside them, and finally, the puppets were blown to pieces by the exploding tags.
As Roshi finished performing his Ninjutsu, many Hidden Stone Village Ninja were instantly liberated, and the scales of the battlefield once again tilted toward Hidden Stone Village.
Seeing this, the Hidden Sand Village side also reacted, and many Taijutsu Ninja rushed toward Roshi one after another, preparing to stop him from further expanding Hidden Stone Village's advantage on the battlefield.
But the means of a Jinchuriki were beyond their imagination, especially Roshi, who could be said to be the nemesis of Taijutsu Ninja.
Looking at the Hidden Sand Village Taijutsu Ninja rushing toward him from a distance, Roshi stood there calmly, and then... high heat emanated from his body, quickly covering his entire being and spreading to the surroundings, turning the ground beneath his feet charred black.
"Lava Release Chakra Mode!"
With the activation of Roshi's Lava Release Chakra Mode, those Hidden Sand Village Ninja all abandoned their thoughts of wanting to close in for melee combat.
What a joke, who would use their fists to hit lava?
"Water Release! Where are the Water Release Ninja!"
Feeling the heat waves coming from Roshi, the people of Hidden Sand Village roared one after another across the battlefield.
At this moment, a certain orange-haired Ninja who was playing a game of mowing down enemies on the battlefield seemed to hear something.
"Hmm? Is there somewhere that needs watering?"
As the Water-style Ninja with the largest volume of water, the most Chakra, and the most experience watering trees in the First Legion, he seemed to have heard a familiar call.
Then... he saw the scorching figure on the distant battlefield and heard the calls of the nearby Hidden Sand Village Ninja.
"Kyūsuke, Daibutsu, I'll leave this side to you. They need me over there."
"Yeah. Go ahead."
... "Jie jie jie, give up your resistance, Hidden Sand Village Ninja!"
"Asking for Water Release! Does your Hidden Sand Village even have water!"
"Let this Old Man guess, it wouldn't be the Water Encampment Wall, would it?"
... "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
"What!"
Just as Roshi finished speaking, a huge water dragon surged toward him from a distance.
"Sizzle~~"
The collision of the water dragon and the lava made a loud noise and produced a massive amount of steam.
"Who is it?"
After the steam dissipated, there was no sign of any Hidden Sand Village Ninja around... no... to be precise, there was one left.
A young boy with orange hair.
If Roshi guessed correctly, the Water Dragon Bullet just now was performed by the boy in front of him.
"Heh, I didn't expect a Water Release expert to appear in Hidden Sand Village. It's truly a rare sight!"
"Roshi, stop posing. He is the Kazekage's son, take him down quickly!"
"Don't you like fishing? If you take him down, I'll have the Old Man forge a solid gold fishing rod for you!"
The huge fluctuation of steam naturally caught Kitsuchi's attention as well. Seeing that Roshi was still dawdling, he spoke up to urge him.
Roshi: [Tsk!!! As expected of that Old Man's brat!]
Although he was very unhappy in his heart, the reality was different.
Upon hearing what Kitsuchi said, Roshi also launched an attack.
Of course... it was definitely not because he wanted a solid gold fishing rod!
Definitely not!
Solid gold is so soft, how could it catch big fish!
"Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!"
Densely packed lava balls rushed toward Yahiko's direction.
Unlike the previous scattered attacks where only one or two balls were fired at each spot.
This time, the attack was aimed at one person, so the sky in front of Yahiko was filled with lava balls.
Facing so many scorching lava balls, Yahiko did not show a hint of panic.
[Hmph! These few lava balls aren't even as big as the fireballs caused by Teacher Duy's fist winds!]
"Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!"
A stream of water surged from Yahiko's mouth, then began to rotate two meters in front of him, eventually enveloping Yahiko entirely.
"Psh~ sizzle..."
The high-temperature fireballs carrying lava first produced a series of loud booms upon meeting the Water Encampment Wall released by Yahiko, and were then swept up and spun around by the rapid current.
"Nani!"
Seeing this scene, Roshi was also deeply shocked.
Did he just use the Water Encampment Wall?
Isn't the Water Encampment Wall supposed to be a square wall of water?
How can he make it spin?
Just as Roshi's head was still full of questions.
Yahiko's next move followed immediately.
"Water Release: Water Colliding Wave!"
Streams of water formed under Yahiko's feet in a spinning motion, growing higher and higher... until they formed a twenty-meter-high water tornado.
"Ah~~~"
With a loud shout from Yahiko, the water tornado, whose growth had slowed, actually rose another level.
Then it pressed down toward Roshi's direction.
Seeing this, Roshi naturally wouldn't sit and wait for death.
As early as when the water tornado was forming, Roshi used the power of the Tailed Beast to enter his Tailed Beast state. A Chakra tail appeared behind him as he further increased his Lava Release Chakra Mode.
The collision of the water tornado and the lava caused the Ninja from both villages who were still fighting nearby to distance themselves from the area.
Each retreated to their own camp, waiting for the conclusion of the duel.
It's too hot! It's too hot! I can't take it!
Even the flak jackets on their bodies were getting hot!
They weren't fools; it was clear that people who could decide the outcome of the battle had appeared on the battlefield.
Why should they keep fighting to the death over there?
Lest neither side could do anything to the other, only to be killed by someone else's aftershocks.
Even Kakuzu and Kitsuchi stopped their battle.
It wasn't that they were tired and wanted to rest, but that they were also waiting for the result of the battle between Yahiko and Roshi.
If their side won and captured the opponent, then as the commander-in-chief, he would need to coordinate his side's Ninja for a snatch-and-grab style offensive.
Conversely... he would need to arrange for Ninja to snatch their person back.
"To think that the child brought back by Lord Kazekage has grown to this level!"
Looking at the huge cloud of steam in the distance and the boiling water that would splash out from time to time.
A senior Hidden Sand Village Ninja couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Yeah, next time he won't have to tell me his dad is the Kazekage anymore; he is already a powerhouse in his own right."
A certain Tree Planting Team captain said.
Unlike the Hidden Sand Village Ninja who were mostly gratified, the Iwagakure thieves were more surprised and incredulous.
"What... what a joke! That's Lord Roshi! To actually be held back by a little brat!"
"What do you know! That's because Lord Roshi hasn't used his full strength yet. Just you wait, as soon as Lord Roshi uses his full strength, I believe it won't be long before the battle is settled!"
"You're full of it!"
Without waiting for that Iwagakure Ninja to continue boasting about Roshi, the Hidden Sand Village Ninja immediately started cursing upon hearing it.
"That Roshi of yours, what else can he do besides spit a few fireballs! If you ask me, he'll be drowned sooner or later!"
"Ah~, you bastard, you're the one who can only spit fireballs, oh... wait, you can't even spit fireballs!"
"Your Roshi will be drowned!"
"Your Ninja will be scorched to death!"
...---
At this time, unlike the cursing of the Ninja from both sides outside, it was exceptionally quiet inside the mist.
Roshi was walking through the mist with his Lava Release Chakra Mode active... [Strange, where did that kid go?]
Just as he was wondering, a sudden sense of alarm rose in his heart. His years of experience in Ninja combat made him instinctively tilt his body.
Immediately after... a jet of water suddenly appeared from not far away, directly piercing his shoulder.
But facing this piercing wound on his shoulder, Roshi felt only relief.
That was close, so close!
If it hadn't been for his alertness and instinctive dodge, the attack just now wouldn't have just hit his shoulder, it would have pierced his chest directly.
At that point, even if he were a Jinchuriki with amazing recovery abilities, he would probably be dead for sure.
After the relief, what followed for Roshi was a surge of anger.
Anger that he had almost died at the hands of a junior.
"Junior! Show yourself if you have the guts, what's with the sneak attacks!"
With this shout, Roshi intended to use a taunting tactic, not holding much hope in his heart.
After all, if he were the one with this skill... he wouldn't come out either!
But the result exceeded Roshi's expectations; just as he finished speaking, a reply came from behind him.
"Alright!"
Hearing Yahiko's voice, Roshi didn't even turn his head; he immediately retreated explosively, then turned in mid-air and charged toward the place where the voice had just come from.
As expected!
After Roshi's body turned around, he saw Yahiko standing not far behind him.
[As expected! The young are so easy to trick!]
Although Roshi looked down on Yahiko in his heart, he didn't look down on him at all in reality.
"Lava Release: Granite!"
After performing his best defensive Ninjutsu, Roshi also felt much more at ease.
"Die!"
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the opponent, but the opponent still hadn't moved at all until now, a smile appeared on Roshi's face.
[Hmph! Scared senseless by this Old Man's rapid burst? As expected! A junior is just a junior! No matter how talented, a lack of experience still means death is inescapable!]
Just as Roshi's fist was about to touch Yahiko... the next second, the smile on Roshi's face disappeared instantly, because he saw his fist pass through the opponent's body, first a fist, then an arm, then his entire person.
[Nani! How is this possible! This Old Man clearly sensed his presence right here, how could...]
"Hmph! This taunting tactic of yours... isn't even as good as what my first-grade classmates used to play!"
"Bye-bye!"
After saying the final goodbye to Roshi, Yahiko's body completely disappeared before Roshi's eyes.
And then... "Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
A powerful jet of water suddenly appeared from behind Roshi. Just as Roshi was about to land, it seized the moment when he couldn't quickly exert force... directly piercing Roshi's lower abdomen, knocking him completely to the ground, unable to move!
Although his lower abdomen was pierced, Roshi did not die. As a Jinchuriki, he still had this much self-healing ability.
And Yahiko had also intentionally held back, only controlling the water flow to pierce the lower abdomen without controlling the water flow to do other things.
For example... controlling the subsequent water flow to spin and churn during the piercing, or letting the subsequent water flow explode and the like... After waiting quietly for another minute and seeing that Roshi really couldn't get up again, Yahiko finally revealed his form, and revealed along with him was a huge sea clam, which was a Giant Clam.
Just as Yahiko was performing the Water Colliding Wave to collide with Roshi, with the help of the rising steam, Yahiko decisively performed the Summoning Jutsu and summoned the Giant Clam.
Then, with the help of this dense mist, he had the Giant Clam also perform its Mirage Genjutsu.
At the same time, also with the help of the mist, no one noticed this abnormality.
In this way, Roshi had also unknowingly fallen into the Giant Clam's illusion. Finally, due to a lack of information, he took two of Yahiko's Water Severing Waves head-on and ended up in his current state.
As expected, battles between Ninja are battles of information!
[Giant Clam, thanks for your help, you can go back now!]
[Mm!]
After a brief farewell to the Giant Clam, Yahiko also released the Summoning Jutsu.
He then thought about picking Roshi up and taking him back to Hidden Sand Village.
"Hehe... I'm bringing back such a big power bank for the Old Man. It wouldn't be too much to ask the Old Man to kowtow to me, right..."
Just as the battle ended and Yahiko was already lost in thought.
Little did he know, the skin on Roshi, who was lying on the ground, was slowly peeling off!
"Roar~!"
A roar came from the thick mist, startling the Ninja from both sides who were still cursing each other.
They all stopped their verbal greetings and looked together toward the direction of the mist.
And then there was a series of inquiries... "What's wrong! What happened?"
... Hearing this roar, a group of young Ninja had not yet reacted.
But the more senior Ninja had thought of something!
Immediately, one of them gave an inquiring Ninja a flick on the forehead.
"Ask, ask, ask! Run, quick! The Tailed Beast is coming out!"
After saying that, he ran off into the distance in a flash.
"Roar..."
Another roar came from the mist, followed by a massive amount of Chakra emanating from the mist.
That Chakra was full of violence and evil, scaring that young Ninja so much that his whole body shivered. He then quickly reacted and chased after the senior from just now.
Soon, both sides of the mist became dead silent, with not a soul in sight.
Just after the Ninja from both villages had hidden themselves... "Roar..."
The third roar came from the mist, and this time the sound was clearly much louder than the previous two.
As the roar ended, a red energy wave shot into the sky from the mist.
Then... a surging energy wave came, blowing the mist and scattering it in all directions.
And the scene inside the mist was completely exposed before the eyes of the Ninja from both villages.
A gorilla with Four-Tails was seen howling at the sky. Its height of over fifty meters and the terrifying Chakra emanating from its body gave everyone a considerable sense of shock!
And among them, the one who felt the most shocked was not the people of Hidden Sand Village, but Kitsuchi, the commander-in-chief of Hidden Stone Village.
After all, he knew his own people's business; although Roshi could use the power of the Four-Tails, he had not reached the level where he could completely undergo Tailed Beast Transformation.
So... what exactly happened in the mist?
Why did the Four-Tails go on a rampage directly!
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