Chapter 25 The Power of the Tailed Beasts
[Reaching a reputation of 8000 will reward you with mastery of the Five Elements Ninjutsu (Rank A)]
[Upon reaching 9000 reputation, the range of the Instantaneous Movement Technique will be increased as a reward.]
[Upon reaching 10,000 reputation points, your physique will be upgraded to Jonin level.]
[The finishing move has been upgraded to level 4]
Name: Mochizuki Souji
[Status: Special Jonin]
Chakra: 5000
[Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Genjutsu (Rank A), Konoha Fluid Technique, Mochizuki-ryu Kunai Combat Technique, Mochizuki-ryu Kunai Throwing Technique]
[Reputation: 12600 (Famous throughout the region)]
[Example: Never misses a shot: Ignoring the difference in strength and all means, it will always hit the target (no limit)]
[Ultimate Kill (Level 4): Ignores all methods, guaranteed to kill the target, only effective against Jonin level and below (Kunai limited)]
[Upgrading the Ultimate Kill skill to level 5 requires 100,000 Prestige]
He received three system rewards and upgraded his ultimate skill to level 4.
Even a Jonin could be absolutely killed!
Upon seeing the message of the decisive victory, Souji couldn't help but feel extremely excited.
The ratio of Chunin to Jonin is one in a hundred. In any ninja village, Jonin are absolutely high-ranking figures.
Even the succession of the Kage requires a vote of confidence from all the Jonin.
Becoming a Jonin requires extremely high standards in all aspects and specialized skills.
Even Kage-level powerhouses cannot guarantee that they can kill a Jonin unless they go all out.
A level 4 finishing move can absolutely kill a Jonin without any cost or damage; all that's needed is to throw a kunai.
In terms of killing a Jonin alone, he could be said to be stronger than even a Kage-level powerhouse!
However, the next upgrade will reach 100,000 reputation points, and the requirements will be increasingly higher, making it really difficult to achieve.
In the midst of the great battle, the commander simply glanced at the information and didn't think much of it before turning his gaze back to the main battlefield.
In the time it takes to resolve a battle, the situation has already changed drastically.
Manda dragged the Red Sand out of the main battlefield, and the outcome was already decided.
The Red Sand is far smaller and weaker than Manda.
When it tried to assassinate Orochimaru last time, it was already severely injured by Manda's bite.
This time, before its injuries had even healed, it was summoned again while still wounded and was once again brutally beaten.
In the end, it was Pakura who dispelled the summoning jutsu at the critical moment, allowing the Red Sand to leave in time; otherwise, even the rat's life would have been lost there.
The Red Sand retreated, and the Manda also left.
On the main battlefield side.
Under the moonlight, the massive Shukaku, as huge as a mountain, was erupting wildly, with countless grains of sand spreading like waves, sweeping towards Orochimaru and the group of Konoha's elite warriors!
The current situation is not optimistic.
Although Orochimaru dealt a heavy blow to Sunagakure as soon as he made his move, and the special forces members immediately appeared, seemingly creating an invincible momentum, things did not go smoothly after the battle actually began.
During the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha's opponents were Sunagakure and Amegakure.
At that time, the strong forces of Konoha split into two groups: the Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi faced off against Sunagakure, while the Sannin faced off against Amegakure.
Therefore, Orochimaru has never actually fought against a tailed beast.
At first, I thought the Tailed Beasts were just special summoning beasts that were even more powerful than Manda.
But now... Shukaku's power far exceeds Orochimaru's expectations!
The current Shukaku Jinchuriki, Bunpuku, is a perfect Jinchuriki, capable of fully manifesting the true form of a Tailed Beast and utilizing all its power.
Although the tailed beasts are enormous, they are not the stupid, slow-witted, and mindless monsters that Ultraman possesses.
Inuzuka Tsume and the two Jonin, who were tasked with containing Shukaku, were unable to mount any effective restraint.
Faced with Bunpuku's all-out attack and his desire for a quick victory, the three of them were quickly struck by Shukaku's explosive attack and lay on the ground, their fates unknown.
Another Jonin from the special forces and that special Jonin from the Hyuga clan were directly crushed and blown apart by Shukaku's Sand Burial, dying a very tragic death.
Fugaku Uchiha attempted to control Shukaku with his Sharingan, but at that time Fugaku only had a regular three-tomoe Sharingan, not the Mangekyou Sharingan, and his power was insufficient to control the tailed beast; he could only barely influence it.
As a result, Fugaku Uchiha, who was originally supposed to be the third strongest fighter in the special forces after Orochimaru and Shinnosuke, took on the task of restraining Shukaku.
However, using the Sharingan consumes a lot of chakra, let alone controlling a tailed beast, which consumes even more chakra.
It is estimated that Fugaku Uchiha will not be able to last long.
Meanwhile, Jinchuriki Bunpuku was also unable to maintain his strength for long, so he didn't even have time to finish off Inuzuka Tsume and the others, and just kept focusing on Orochimaru and relentlessly attacking him.
Orochimaru is the strongest member of Konoha.
If we can defeat Orochimaru, then at least we can achieve a mutually destructive outcome with Konoha this time.
Orochimaru has always focused on survival skills, so even tailed beasts are not so easy to deal with him.
Several times, even if they hit him, various techniques were used to substitute for his injuries.
However, his two arms were also crushed into a bloody mess by the sand controlled by Shukaku.
Pakura led several Sand Village Jonin to launch an attack.
Originally, there was a big difference in strength between Pakura and Orochimaru, but facing the combined attack of Shukaku, even someone as strong as Orochimaru had a very difficult time fighting.
Faced with such a high-level situation, although Sunagakure had the advantage in numbers, ordinary ninjas were simply unable to go and provide support.
Even some support-type special jonin with weak individual combat power could not do so. If they accidentally grazed the AOE of the various powerful individuals, they would lose their lives on the spot.
At the very least, only special Jonin skilled in combat would be able to go and provide support.
However, Konoha's strongmen had already taken advantage of the chaos to break through Sunagakure's defenses and intercepted these people.
Thus, despite having a larger number of Sunagakure residents, they did not gain any advantage whatsoever.
Originally responsible for intercepting ordinary Sand Village ninjas, Souji had nothing to do after throwing two 10-hit combos.
He could only turn his attention to the main battlefield, where yellow sand filled the sky and powerful ninjutsu crisscrossed, resembling a chaotic battle of monsters.
The main target is... the tailed beast Shukaku!
"Shukaku at its full power is too strong. Orochimaru's ninjutsu doesn't seem to be fully developed yet, so he might really be in trouble... But it would be too dangerous for me to go in!"
Looking at the sand that was chasing Orochimaru like waves, Souji hesitated.
Although his kunai can directly attack the Jinchūriki, if Shukaku were to hit him with a handful of sand at the end, would he be able to escape unscathed?
...
Large swathes of sand surrounded Orochimaru from all sides, like a giant hand that squeezed him tightly!
Fresh blood seeped from the sand.
However, the next moment, Orochimaru appeared from another place, swaying unsteadily.
The sand scattered, revealing a bloodied and mangled python inside.
Orochimaru once again used the Snake Substitution Technique to take the damage for himself, but ninjutsu has its limits, and the attacks of the tailed beasts are not so easy to neutralize.
At this moment, Orochimaru slowly exhaled, his face grim, no longer possessing the composure he had when he first summoned Manda to severely injure Sunagakure.
"I miscalculated. The tailed beasts are incredibly powerful. But... it's pretty much over!"
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