Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 158: Surprised? Unexpected?

Deep in the desolate canyon.

A campfire crackled and popped in the night wind.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, was sitting cross-legged by the campfire, his eyes closed, engaged in deep meditation.

He was well aware of the terrifying power within him and knew he had to maintain inner peace at all times.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps broke the tranquility of the canyon.

Old Zi frowned slightly and slowly opened his eyes.

By the light of the fire, he could see that the person who came was the liaison officer who was usually responsible for passing on information to him.

"Lord Zi! Something terrible has happened!"

The liaison officer, drenched in sweat and looking extremely anxious, rushed over, panting. "There's been a change at the front! Lord Onoki says he's launching an immediate all-out attack on Konoha. He needs you to come over right away to participate in the operations meeting!"

However, upon hearing this, Lao Zi not only did not get up, but his eyes instantly turned cold.

please?

When did that stubborn and arrogant old man, Onoki, ever use the word "please" on him?

And every time something happens, that old man just issues orders directly. When have we ever consulted him?

As a Jinchūriki, after years of training, Rōshi gradually achieved a "different" reconciliation with the Tailed Beast within him, and his intuition also became exceptionally sharp.

He immediately realized that the person who had just arrived was definitely suspicious!

However, by the time he realized it, it was already too late.

The "liaison officer," who was initially some distance away, suddenly became eerily blurry.

A strangely familiar sense of crisis instantly enveloped Lao Zi's entire body!

"Strange power!"

boom!

A deafening roar.

The violent power poured down on Lao Zi's chest without reservation.

Old Zi was like a cannonball, instantly sent flying, crashing through more than a dozen large trees before finally slamming into a rock wall, kicking up clouds of dust.

Beside the campfire, the "liaison officer" reverted to his original appearance amidst a puff of white smoke.

Aoba stood there, looking at his fist, a satisfied smile curving his lips. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Phew—I finally landed a direct punch this time, that felt great!"

Of course, he knew very well that it was absolutely impossible to kill or knock down a Jinchūriki with a single punch using his superhuman strength.

"Cough cough cough————"

A violent coughing sound came from the ruins.

Splash—

The rubble that was pressing down on him was suddenly pushed away.

Old Zi clutched his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and slowly stood up from the pit.

When he saw the familiar figure standing by the campfire, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and old and new grudges erupted like a volcano!

"It's you again! It's you again, you despicable bastard!!!"

Old Zi roared angrily.

Since his defeat at the hands of Aoba, and even his near capture, the incident has become an indelible shame for him.

He already disagreed with Onoki, and after returning home, he was mocked by that stubborn old man every time they met. How could he swallow this insult?

He had been holding this grudge in his heart.

Now that enemies have met, their eyes are filled with hatred!

"This time, I will absolutely not give you any more chances!"

Old Purple roared, and the chakra within his body erupted like a volcano.

Sizzle sizzle—

The scorching magma instantly seeped from his body, enveloping him completely. The surrounding air distorted under the extreme heat, and even the rocks on the ground began to melt.

[Lava Release Chakra Mode!]

Having learned from his previous experience, Lao Zi knew that Qingye's sand control technique was extremely difficult to deal with, especially since the sand seemed to contain some kind of special metallic component.

As long as he maintains the high temperature of the molten escape, he will not be trapped by the sand, and the opponent will be unable to do anything to him!

"Go to hell!"

Old Zi slammed his hands down on the ground, and several blazing pillars of magma burst forth from the earth like venomous snakes, carrying destructive heat as they swept wildly toward Qingye.

With a light tap of her feet, Qingye moved like lightning, quickly weaving and dodging through the spewing lava.

"Now!"

A ferocious glint flashed in Lao Zi's eyes. Taking advantage of the massive amount of magma as cover, his body shot out like a cannonball, instantly closing in on Qing Ye.

[Molten Core: Needle at the Bottom of the Sea!]

He opened his hands, which were covered in scorching magma, and grabbed Aoba's shoulders hard.

If you're grabbed by these hands, even steel will melt into molten iron!

He wanted to watch with his own eyes as this wretched brat screamed and turned into charred remains in the lava!

Snapped!

Old Zi gripped Qingye's shoulders tightly with both hands.

However, the agonizing screams of burning flesh that he had imagined did not come.

Instead, an extremely strange sensation came from my palm.

"This—how is this possible?!"

Old Zi stared wide-eyed in shock, as if he had seen a ghost.

He was horrified to discover that magma was also flowing from the body of this Konoha brat!

"Surprised? Unexpected?"

Aoba slowly raised his head, his face full of mockery. "I've put in a lot of effort to master this thing."

"Now, it's my turn."

Aoba grabbed Lao Zi by the collar with his other hand, a cruel sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Get down!"

With a sudden burst of power from his waist, Qingye swung Lao Zi over his shoulder and slammed him hard into the ground!

boom!

A deafening roar echoed through the canyon.

Centered on the spot where Lao Zi fell, the hard rock ground collapsed instantly, and countless cracks spread wildly in all directions like a spider web.

"Molten Release: Mighty Fist!"

Of course, this name was just something Aoba made up on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, Aoba rode on top of Rōshi, and his fists, which were wrapped in magma and terrifying strength, poured down like a storm!

boom!boom!boom!boom!

Each punch was accompanied by a deafening roar.

The ground where the two were located was sinking at a visible speed under Aoba's ferocious attack!

However, just as Aoba was having a good time beating people up, a sudden change occurred.

Glug glug—

A chilling aura erupted from Lao Zi's body, and a terrifying dark red chakra began to seep out from the scorching magma that had been enveloping his body.

This chakra was extremely viscous, carrying an aura of violence and destruction, and instantly condensed into a dark red chakra tail behind Rōshi!

Swish!

The tail, formed from materialized chakra, swept fiercely towards Aoba, who was riding on Rōshi's back, with a shrill sound that tore through the air.

Holy crap!

Aoba's pupils suddenly contracted, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

He kicked off Lao Zi's chest with both feet, using the force to propel himself backward.

The dark red chakra tail almost grazed Aoba's nose, less than ten centimeters away!

The terrifying power carried by its tail even caused the crater below to expand by half a circle.

"Damn! They got carried away!"

Qingye steadied himself a dozen meters away and couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Since learning Super Strength, Aoba hasn't used it much, mostly using it for fishing, leading people to mistakenly believe that his close-combat skills are his weakness.

An ordinary ninja could hardly withstand one of his punches; he would be blown to pieces, splattering blood all over his face. It's not easy to find a punching bag as tough as him.

As the game progressed, I got carried away and started playing.

He then realized that the guy in front of him was no ordinary ninja, but the Four-Tails Jinchuriki!

The most troublesome thing about Jinchuriki is that these guys are essentially born with a second health bar.

Once the Jinchuriki's consciousness falls into a coma or is in an extremely dangerous state, the Tailed Beast inside the body will forcibly take over the body!

At this moment, Lao Zi had completely lost his human reason, and only white pupils remained in his eyes.

His body lay sprawled on the ground, a beast-like growl emanating from his throat, while dark red tailed beast chakra danced wildly behind him.

Not only that, after the first tail appeared, two more dark red tails emerged from behind him with two gurgling sounds!

Three tails! Half-tailed beast form!

"This is troublesome—"

Aoba's lips twitched, and he immediately raised his hand to control a large amount of sand to shoot towards the half-tailed beast-transformed Old Purple Tornado.

However, when Roshi entered his half-tailed beast form, not only did his strength increase dramatically, but his speed and beastly instincts also reached a terrifying level.

With a sudden burst of energy, he pushed off the ground with all four limbs, transforming into a streak of dark red lightning. He weaved through the gaps in the sand waves, breaking through the blockade without any hindrance, and charged toward Qingye at an incredible speed!

"You dare to fight me in close combat?"

Qingye snorted coldly and instead of retreating, charged forward to meet Lao Zi.

boom!

Two figures, one large and one small, collided in mid-air in an instant.

Aoba delivered a powerful, heavy straight punch, slamming it hard into Lao Zi's face.

Lao Zi neither dodged nor avoided, and instead threw a punch to meet the attack.

The fists clasped together, emitting a visible shockwave.

Old Zi was still knocked away, but this time he was only a few meters away.

Click!

The sound of bones dislocating rang out; Lao Zi's arm was broken.

However, thanks to the effect of the tailed beast's chakra, it was brought back.

Due to the immense force of the counter-force, Aoba involuntarily took a half-step back.

He was secretly shocked; the power of this half-tailed beast transformation was actually this great.

Although in terms of sheer strength, it cannot match Aoba's monstrous power, it can no longer create an absolute crushing situation as before.

Furthermore, even though the Four-Tails doesn't have the Nine-Tails' abnormal regenerative ability, ordinary injuries are no longer a significant concern.

Even more critically, Aoba quickly discovered the self-biting rate.

He only has two hands.

On the other side, Lao Zi, in addition to his hands, also had three incredibly flexible tailed beast tails behind him!

No, just now, during the brief exchange of blows, a fourth tail appeared behind Lao Zi!

With four tails and two hands, Old Purple now has the equivalent of six hands attacking simultaneously!

Bang bang bang!

It is said that two fists can hardly beat four hands, let alone "six" hands.

Aoba threw a punch, and he would have to take at least three or four hits!

No matter how you look at it, this is a losing proposition!

"We can't fight like this; we'll just suffer losses."

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