Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 197 Qiangliang Appears in the World

On the other side, the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces did not launch an attack, but instead remained entrenched among several hills, ready for battle.

After the Konoha and Sunagakure allied forces rushed to a certain distance, they threw out kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags, which looked from a distance like a long, narrow dark cloud falling from the sky.

Under orders from their superiors, the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces did not engage in direct combat, but instead defended themselves with wooden shields, ninja tools, and ninjutsu.

Therefore, this round of attacks did not cause any damage to the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces; only a few unlucky ones were injured or killed.

After withstanding a wave of attacks, the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces immediately counterattacked, unleashing a barrage of kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags, their power no less than that of the Konoha and Sunagakure allied forces.

The Konoha and Sunagakure allied ninjas, all of whom were Chunin or higher, formed hand seals and used various ninjutsu to block the attacks. However, since they were the attackers, they were not as well-prepared as the Iwagakure and Kusanagi allied forces, and their casualties were significantly greater.

Once they reached the distance where they could throw shuriken and kunai at each other, neither side could mount a large-scale collective attack due to the speed of ninjas, and the Konoha-Sunagakure Allied Forces continued their brave charge.

At that moment, the Earth Release ninjas in the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces began to use Earth Release ninjutsu according to the pre-arranged plan.

The combined power of over three hundred Chunin-level and above Earth Release ninjas performing their techniques was extraordinary, especially the commander, Huang Tu, who slapped the blueprints down with his hand.

In an instant, the earth shook the mountainside, and thick, yellowish-brown earthen walls rose from the ground, some ten meters high and others several tens of meters high, covering an area of ​​ten miles in radius. In the blink of an eye, the plains and hills were transformed into a huge labyrinth, where the allied forces, hidden in rocks and grass, disappeared...

Upon seeing this sudden turn of events, the Konoha and Sunagakure allied ninja slowed their charge involuntarily until they came to a complete stop, their expressions somewhat bewildered.

Upon seeing this, the high command of the Konoha-Sunagakure Allied Forces immediately issued an order to halt the charge and retreat.

The ninjas from both villages received the order and immediately retreated.

As soon as they retreated, a dense barrage of shuriken, kunai, explosive tags, and stone projectiles shot out from the maze.

Whether at the top or in the middle or lower levels, anyone who hesitates even slightly will suffer significant losses in this wave of attacks.

Orochimaru, Gen Uchiha, Maki, and Pakura arrived at the junction of the allied forces to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Excellencies, what should we do now?" Maki asked with a rather grave expression.

Don't be fooled by the fact that those earthen walls of varying heights and thicknesses can't harm these Jonin and Chunin; they can walk on them as if they were on flat ground.

However, for most genin, it was no different from an insurmountable barrier. Most genin's chakra control was not good enough to ignore the terrain; they were just a little more agile than ordinary people.

If we were to force our way through this labyrinthine fortress, we would likely suffer heavy losses and our chances of victory would be greatly diminished by traps, ambushes, sieges, divisions, and encirclements.

Orochimaru remained silent, looking at Uchiha Gen; he didn't have a good solution.

Uchiha Gen smiled faintly and said, "The higher-ups at the Iwagakure and Kusagakure front lines are quite clever; they actually came up with this method to increase their chances of winning..."

"Normally, ninjas would either launch a full-scale attack or retreat in this situation, but they overlooked one thing."

"What did you forget to calculate?" Maki asked curiously.

"You underestimated the power of Uchiha Gen."

Uchiha Gen spoke casually, then said seriously, "Lord Maki, please lead the Sand Village troops to surround and encircle the Iwagakure-Kusagakure allied forces from behind."

"Surround?"

"What... what are you up to?" Maki asked, puzzled.

"There's no time to explain, you'll find out soon enough."

Would I joke about the success or failure of the allied forces?

Upon hearing this, Maki thought it made sense and called Yekura to leave.

"Leave Ye Cang behind; we'll need her later."

Maki could only leave Yekura behind, and then led the Sunagakure troops to flank from the rear. The Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces couldn't figure out Konoha and Sunagakure's plans, so they simply decided to remain unchanged and wait for the situation to change.

"What exactly are you planning to do?"

Once the Sunagakure troops were almost in position, Yekura tossed her hair and looked on expectantly.

"Since the Iwagakure and Kusagakure alliance is acting like cowards, then let's drive them out."

Uchiha Gen smiled faintly, then shouted, "Kyōra."

"Yes, Master."

Qiang Liang flew out of the wide sleeve of Uchiha Gen's trench coat, his miniature body rapidly growing larger.

"Come with me up there, let's blast them out of the air."

Orochimaru's eyes lit up, and he praised, "Great idea."

After saying that, Orochimaru jumped onto the cloud, and Yekura, suppressing her surprise, also jumped up.

Under the astonished gazes of many ninjas, Qiangliang carried the three of them into the air at a rapid pace, quickly reaching the sky above the maze at an altitude of about two hundred meters.

This height is enough to render most ninjutsu ineffective, especially Earth Release ninjutsu, which is not known for its offensive capabilities.

Even if there are ranged ninjutsu that can hit you, there is enough time to react and dodge.

"Qiangliang".

"Understood, Master."

The next moment, the snow-white clouds turned into pitch-black clouds, and the dark clouds continued to spread rapidly in all directions, soon covering the entire maze.

The sunlight was blocked by thunderclouds, and the area where the maze was located quickly became dark. Blue and white lightning snakes swam freely in the dark clouds, densely packed like a net, dazzlingly bright!

But the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied ninjas who looked up at the sky felt an overwhelming sense of oppression in their hearts...

High in the maze, Huang Tu, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, and other high-ranking members of Iwagakure all wore extremely grim expressions.

They never expected that Uchiha Gen would have such a trick up his sleeve; it was something a human could do.

"Han, can we take them down with the Tailed Beast Ball?" Huang Tu asked expectantly.

He had clearly seen it with his binoculars; all three commanders from Konoha and Sunagakure were up there.

If the three are defeated with the Tailed Beast Ball, the battle will be won without any suspense, and it will be of great benefit to the subsequent war.

The deaths of a renowned veteran ninja and a rising star in Konoha will undoubtedly trigger a huge chain reaction.

Looking at the rolling dark clouds in the sky, Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, said in a deep voice, "We can't sense the location. It's hard to hit with a small Tailed Beast Ball. We can only use a normal Tailed Beast Ball."

"But a normal Tailed Beast Ball requires a certain amount of charging time. The enemy might not give us that chance."

"Moreover, even if we fire, we might not be able to kill them; the area covered by the dark cloud is too wide."

Huang Tu said earnestly, "It's okay, we'll protect you when you use the Tailed Beast Ball. We can't just keep taking hits, can we?"

"Give it a try. If that doesn't work, we'll have no choice but to launch an attack and get entangled with the enemy, and fight it out."

"I see."

After saying that, the group quickly jumped down from the high place to avoid being struck by lightning.

Meanwhile, above the rolling dark clouds, Orochimaru and Pakura looked down and around with expressions of astonishment.

This experience of being high in the thunderclouds is so novel!

"Tsk tsk, what an enviable ability! It has a sense of divine punishment for humanity," Orochimaru exclaimed in amazement.

He knew that his apprentice had created a new Homie, but he did not expect that this Homie would be so powerful!

Kyo was indeed the strongest Homie in Uchiha Gen's hands.

Although it was born in the shortest time, it was born under exceptionally favorable conditions, as it was formed from a natural thunderstorm.

The lightning emitted by this pure, natural thunderstorm cloud is purely natural lightning, and all abilities that absorb chakra are ineffective against it.

Zhu Rong was born when the forest burned down. Although its strength has been growing over the years, it is still not as strong as Qiang Liang, who was born not long ago.

Yekura's eyes sparkled as she looked at Uchiha Gen, filled with a mixture of fascination and admiration...

(End of this chapter)