Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 199 Onoki

Seeing Uchiha Gen charging towards him, Explosion Release: Hunter was startled and retreated while calling for backup.

Having witnessed Uchiha Gen's battle with Huang Tu and others, as well as the previous scene of thunderclouds pressing down, Explosion Release: Gari didn't want to fight Uchiha Gen alone; that would be suicide.

Earth Release: Rock Gun Technique!

Upon receiving a request for support from Explosion Release: Hunting, and finding an available Chunin from Iwagakure nearby, the Jonin immediately launched an attack.

Small pebbles were spat out of his mouth, expanding several times their original size in mid-air, like projectiles fired from a catapult, weaving together in a fan-shaped attack net in mid-air.

Vacuum sword!

Uchiha Gen wielded the Musou Slash, and the invisible airflow materialized into wind blades. The wind blades intertwined to form a net, catching and cutting the incoming stone projectiles into fragments.

"Qiangliang".

"Yes, Master."

Uchiha Gen raised his left hand, and Qiang Liang emerged from his sleeve, his fist enveloping the left hand, a ball of blazing white lightning coiling around the fist.

Then, Uchiha Genichi slammed his fist into the ground, and lightning erupted, with blazing white arcs of electricity spreading in all directions—a plus version of Lightning Escape from the Ground.

"Ahhh..."

Some of the slower-reacting Iwagakure chunin couldn't dodge in time. The lightning traveled from their feet throughout their bodies, causing them to scream in agony, their eyes rolling back, and their bodies trembling violently as if they were having an epileptic seizure.

Earth Escape Earth Formation Wall!

Explosive Landmine Fist!

Two Iwagakure Jonin worked together; one Jonin raised a solid stone wall, while the other, using Explosion Release: Hunting, punched the stone wall.

With a bang, a large hole was blasted in the middle of the stone wall, and stones shot out like bullets at high speed, densely packed like rain, making it difficult to dodge.

Uchiha Gen remained calm as he unleashed a punch with his left hand wrapped around Qiang Liang's fist. Blazing white lightning erupted, annihilating all the flying stones before its momentum remained undiminished.

The two Iwagakure Jonin quickly dodged.

Just as the two Jonin relaxed slightly after dodging the attack, Uchiha Gen swung his sword, Musou, and with a crack, two thumb-thick blue-white bolts of lightning fell from the sky, striking the two men on the head.

As expected of a Jonin, they were indeed skilled; despite the surprise attack, the two remained calm and composed.

Explosion Release: Hunting unleashed the Landmine Fist once more, the powerful explosion shattering the lightning; another Iwagakure Jonin transformed his right arm into a giant rock fist, withstanding the lightning head-on.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Gen had become a magic turret that didn't need hand seals. He swung his sword again and punched with his left fist. More than a dozen bolts of lightning as thick as an infant's arm shot out from the sky and from the front.

As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. Without time to form hand seals and unleash a wide-range defensive ninjutsu, the two of them simply couldn't defend against all of it with just the Earth Thunder Fist and the Rock Fist Technique, and their power was even amplified.

Ah, ah!

The two screamed, their bodies trembling, their eyes rolling back, and they collapsed to the ground, emitting wisps of smoke.

The two of them were really beaten until they were smoking.

Earth Release: Earth Splitting Palm!

The three Chunin from Iwagakure who had narrowly escaped earlier were very brave. Seeing that their comrades and superiors had been defeated, they did not run away and even launched the same ninjutsu together.

The combined effect of three Chunin performing the same ninjutsu was no less than that of a Jonin. The ground beneath Uchiha Gen's feet instantly cracked open, and the cracks spread rapidly.

As Uchiha Gen's body fell downwards, the three Chunin showed joy and were about to press their advantage when Uchiha Gen's figure suddenly darted out, stepping on a black cloud crackling with lightning.

The three Chunin were stunned, their faces filled with disappointment. Taking advantage of the moment, Uchiha Gen scanned them with his Sharingan, and the three Chunin were trapped in a genjutsu.

After dealing with the three Chunin, and with no one around to bother him for the time being, Uchiha Gen took the opportunity to absorb the souls and lifespans of the defeated ninjas.

Afterwards, Uchiha Gen continued to hunt down Iwagakure ninja, with Jonin as his primary targets and Chunin as his secondary targets.

Genin are basically not considered, unless they encounter someone who actively seeks death.

With Uchiha Gen, a top-tier fighter with ample free time, constantly hunting down enemies, the combined forces of Iwagakure and Kusagakure are increasingly stretched thin in terms of high-end combat power.

As a result of the chain reaction, the combined forces of Iwagakure and Kusagakure suffered increasingly heavy losses and fell into a major disadvantage.

There are still some insightful people among the remaining high-ranking members of the Rock Hermitage.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless and that continuing the fight might lead to the annihilation of the entire army, he immediately tried to get rid of the enemy and went to Huangtu's location to persuade the troops to withdraw.

Although being hunted down would certainly result in heavy losses, it wouldn't lead to total annihilation.

Huang Tu was not qualified to be a tsunami leader, but he was a competent commander. Seeing that things were hopeless, he decisively sent out a signal flare to retreat in order to preserve more manpower.

Seeing this, the ninjas of the Iwagakure and Kusagakure alliance, except for those who were too entangled, immediately abandoned their opponents and retreated.

The Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas naturally wouldn't let the enemy retreat easily and immediately gave chase.

To cover the retreat of the main force, Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, once again transformed into a tailed beast, rampaging across the battlefield and hindering the pursuit of Konoha's high-level Sunagakure forces.

The physical strength of a Tailed Beast is already a formidable weapon on the battlefield, not to mention the Tailed Beast Ball, a weapon of mass destruction.

The pursuit of the Konoha and Sunagakure forces by the Tailed Beast Ball will surely cause huge losses.

Because Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, actually managed to stop quite a few people.

Of course, Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, couldn't stop Gen Uchiha, as the two weren't even fighting in the same place.

Even if they were in the same place, and without using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, couldn't stop them by relying on his flight ability.

During the pursuit, Uchiha Gen naturally set his sights on Huang Tu.

This person has the strongest soul. Although he hasn't reached the Kage level yet, he's not far off, and he's also the commander of Iwagakure.

As for the fact that he was the son of the Tsuchikage, Uchiha Gen didn't care.

Even though killing Hirotsuchi might trigger a large-scale war, it doesn't matter.

Large-scale wars are large-scale wars, but they also provide a greater source of ninja souls.

Moreover, it is unlikely that Onoki will launch a large-scale war; fighting Konoha to the death would only give other ninja villages an opportunity.

Other ninja villages will not go all in with Iwagakure until they see a chance to defeat Konoha. They are more likely to sit back and watch the fight and then pick up the pieces.

If Konoha is defeated, take advantage of Konoha's losses; if Iwagakure is defeated, take advantage of Iwagakure's losses.

Although Onoki is the father of Koto, he is also the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure. Given his personality, it is highly likely that his rationality prevails over his emotions.

However, killing Huang Tu is not an easy task.

Although Iwagakure retreated hastily and in a sorry state, they did not collapse due to the presence of yellow earth, and maintained basic order.

With many followers around him, and Huang Tu himself being quite strong and extremely skilled in defense, many attacks were blocked.

Uchiha Gen didn't bring any of his subordinates with him.

When Huang Tu retreated, he decisively dispatched a rearguard suicide squad to desperately block the pursuing forces of the Konoha and Sunagakure alliance by any means necessary.

One side had already given up their lives, while the other side, as the victor, was hesitant and unwilling to fight to the death, and was indeed temporarily held back by the suicide squad of Iwagakure.

Uchiha Genki, skilled in martial arts and daring, used his speed to pursue the Iwagakure troops led by Huang Tu alone in mid-air.

However, although Huang Tu was not killed immediately, the troops led by Huang Tu suffered heavy losses due to Uchiha Gen's aerial bombardment, which made Huang Tu extremely angry and frustrated.

Just as Uchiha Gen was pondering whether to use the Spirit Transformation Technique to preserve the yellow earth, a black dot appeared in the distant sky...

Upon activating his soul perception, Uchiha Gen noticed the anomaly and immediately looked over, using his excellent eyesight to clearly see who it was.

That short stature, with that iconic huge nose in the middle of his face, who else could it be but the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki?

(End of this chapter)