Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 156 The Sand Cavalry Dominating the Battlefield

"Hmph, wishful thinking!"

Tsunade glared at the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and slammed a powerful punch at him.

bang——

Even with the iron sand defense, Rasa was still pushed back quite a distance.

Taking advantage of the moment, Tsunade quickly cast a summoning jutsu.

"Bang!"

A giant slug appeared.

Hearing the screams and wails coming from the Konoha troops not far away, Tsunade suppressed the urge to turn and look, and instead pleaded with the summoning beast at her feet:

"Slug, thank you for your help!"

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

Knowing that its contractor had developed hemophobia, the slug responded gently and then quickly crawled towards the battlefield.

"Ha, you think adding another summoning beast will turn the tide? Ridiculous!"

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, flew back, his feet resting on iron sand.

The legendary Sannin of Konoha are known to almost everyone in the ninja world, and Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, naturally knows a great deal about their summoning beasts.

Slugs are creatures from the three legendary holy lands. Although they are huge, their main abilities are actually healing and corrosive venom.

"It's just a few more healing methods." The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, glanced at the battlefield, a mocking expression on his face. "In the past, we might have had a real headache, but now, you're not facing deadly poison."

Tsunade's expression was grim.

Indeed, she originally thought that her main task on the battlefield was to counter the poison methods of Chiyo, the elder of Sunagakure, and her teacher, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, thought so too.

After all, she had fought Chiyo many times during World War II, and even used her as a stepping stone to establish her reputation as the number one medical ninja in the ninja world.

But to everyone's surprise, Sunagakure didn't play by the rules this time!

Chiyo rarely used attacks such as poison mist or poison needles throughout the entire process; instead, a large number of duck riders suddenly appeared.

Tsunade's almond-shaped eyes glared angrily, and her beautiful figure rushed towards the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, like a gust of wind. She clenched her fist and slammed it down again.

"Your Sand Village is waging a shameless war this time, and you still have the nerve to be so arrogant?"

bang——

The gold dust formed a solid, thick wall, blocking Tsunade's fist.

"What do you mean by a shameless war? Wasn't our Third Hokage killed by your Konoha?"

"What a naive and laughable woman!"

Looking at Tsunade's right arm, which was deeply embedded in the iron sand, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, grinned maliciously and decisively clasped his hands together, attempting to crush the arm directly!

"court death!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth, her eyes resolute, and surprisingly did not pull out her right arm.

His chakra surged violently, causing his green trench coat to flutter even without wind.

With her Thousand Hands Style superhuman strength fully unleashed, even the solid gold dust, as solid as an iron wall, could not stop her advance.

"this……"

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was filled with astonishment.

But the next moment, he was sent flying hundreds of meters by Tsunade's fist, rolling on the ground and smashing through several thick trees before finally coming to a stop.

Although the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure was somewhat outmatched by the Sannin of Konoha.

However, on the other side of the battlefield, the Konoha ninjas were being chased and forced to flee in all directions by thousands of Sand Ninja cavalry.

"Quack quack quack—"

The running duck's eyes revealed intense excitement.

They carried the Sand Ninja across the battlefield at breakneck speed, the Sand Ninja on their backs all wearing wild, maniacal smiles.

"Hahahaha... Die, Konoha ninja!"

"Wind Release: Wind Slice Technique!"

This wind-style ninjutsu, which is both fast to execute and powerful, is practically the perfect art of slaughter on the battlefield at this moment.

As the running ducks sprinted, the Sand Ninja circled around the Konoha Ninja, unleashing a barrage of attacks—kunai, shuriken, poison needles, and sharp wind blades—that filled the entire battlefield.

"Water escape! Water formation wall!"

"Wind Release: Wind Wall!"

"Earth Release! Earthflow Wall!"

"..."

The ninjas of Konoha defended with all their might, but even so, many ninjas were still injured or even killed.

"ah--"

"Ouch, it hurts! Waaah, my hand, my hand..."

"Thank you, thank you, Slug-sama..."

The originally enormous slug had now split into numerous smaller slugs, which clung to the injured Konoha ninjas, tirelessly treating them. The sheer volume of work was so immense that some of the smaller slugs had become wrinkled and shriveled.

"Wind Release: Dust Release Technique!"

A Sarutobi member exhaled a gust of wind, creating a small sandstorm.

The Sand Ninja cavalry running nearby suddenly slowed their pace, just then.

"Asuma!"

"yes!"

"Wind Release: Wind Slice Technique!"

Sarutobi Asuma unleashed a sharp wind blade, which swiftly flew towards several sand cavalrymen.

"Hit!"

Asuma looked into the smoke and dust with surprise. This time, he was certain that his attack had not been dodged like last time!

however……

"Quack quack quack—"

After the dust settled, a sand cavalryman could be seen glaring menacingly at the spot where the wind blade had struck.

He had no injuries whatsoever, and even the running duck beneath him was still quacking happily.

"You think our puppeteers are just sitting around doing nothing? Hehehehe..."

"Your attacks are nothing but a fart in the face of this armor!"

The sand cavalryman wore a mocking expression.

They had long ago tested what kind of ninjutsu attacks this armor could withstand. It was a fully-fledged armor that had been refined and upgraded by puppeteers time and time again, and it was especially effective against the most familiar wind blade technique.

"this……"

Sarutobi Asuma stared blankly at the scene, his mind completely blank.

"Xiao Qi, let's go!"

The Sand Ninja affectionately patted the head of the running duck beneath him, then looked at Sarutobi Asuma with murderous intent.

"Quack quack quack—"

As a good partner who has lived, ate, and even slept with the Sand Ninja on its back for many years, the fast-running duck named "Xiao Qi" responded excitedly, stomping its two duck feet wildly.

Like a cheetah hunting its prey, with the enhancement of armor and wind release, the speed of the Sand Riders is almost comparable to that of an ordinary Chunin.

Sarutobi Asuma had just graduated and had never encountered such a critical situation before.

He stared blankly at the Sand Cavalrymen who had charged to a distance and were now shooting him several poisoned needles and swords. He was still in shock and dismay, standing motionless in place.

"Watch out, Asuma!"

"Earth Release! Earthflow Wall!"

"Ah... thank you, Fifth Uncle..."

An earthen wall that rose out of thin air blocked the poison needles and shuriken; the Jonin of the Sarutobi clan protected the son of the Hokage and clan head in time.

"ah--"

"Help……"

However, on the battlefield, many more ordinary Konoha ninjas without Jonin protection were being slaughtered indiscriminately.

The screams and wails filled Konoha's strategist, Nara Shikaku, with immense anxiety.

"What to do, what to do..."

(End of this chapter)