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Chapter 91 Flying Thunder God Technique! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Looking back at Onoki, who had been following him from afar, Hoshino frowned slightly before ignoring him and focusing on finding Tsunade and the others.

This commotion is too big; Tsunade and the others are probably in a bad situation.

"Um?"

Soon, Xingxiaxiu saw a battlefield.

A large number of Iwa ninja surrounded and attacked a mountain.

"We're surrounded..."

As Xingxia Xiu descended, she felt as if she were witnessing history.

"No... I am also a part of history."

As her body fell faster and faster, Xingxia Xiu formed hand seals.

at the same time.

As Hoshino Hide descended, Onoki, who was following behind, immediately sped up.

Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!

Xingxia Xiu opened his mouth and blew, and the air surged, turning into a huge storm that swept down towards him.

The booming sound attracted the attention of the Iwa ninja who were attacking.

"Enemy attack!"

"spread!"

Shouts rose and fell, and the Iwa ninja dodged and fled.

At this point, they had no time to use ninjutsu for defense and could only dodge.

Rumble!

The airflow bombarded the earth, stirring up billowing dust that swept in all directions.

The nearby Iwa ninja were instantly swept away by the terrifying shockwave.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Xingxia Xiu landed lightly, her hands clasped together in a mudra.

Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!

Thick vines emerged from the ground, swishing and moving about, binding and restraining the Iwa ninja who hadn't even had a chance to react.

A forest quickly formed.

Onoki arrived with his men, hovering in the air: "Evacuate the forest!"

The Iwa ninjas, who had originally intended to rush into the Tree World to rescue people, immediately stopped.

Inside the cave.

Orochimaru had already taken out a kunai, ready to stab Jiraiya.

Boom!

The boulder blocking the cave entrance was broken into pieces, and a tall figure stood at the entrance.

"Looks like I'm not too late!"

Xingxia Xiu chuckled softly.

Orochimaru turned around in surprise, and Tsunade was both surprised and delighted to see Hoshino Shigehisa.

After exchanging a glance with Tsunade, Hoshita Hide looked at Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, are you alright?"

Jiraiya grinned, revealing a bright smile, and raised his hand to give Hoshino Shu an OK sign.

"Then let's retreat. The Third Tsuchikage is right outside. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid he might not be able to resist making a move."

Xingxia Xiudao.

Onoki did not continue fighting him because he was wary of his teleportation ability, which would cause huge casualties to his Iwa ninja.

But... there's no guarantee that Onoki won't stop at nothing to kill him.

"What?"

"The Third Tsuchikage!"

Tsunade and the other two were startled and horrified.

Hoshino nodded: "The one who ambushed me was the Third Tsuchikage."

"Orochimaru, carry Jiraiya on your back."

After saying that, Xingxia Xiu turned around.

Orochimaru immediately carried Jiraiya on his back and left the cave with Tsunade.

There was already a forest outside the cave.

Orochimaru glanced at them, somewhat shocked: "As expected of the First Hokage's power!"

This was the first time Tsunade had ever seen Hoshino Shigehisa unleash such a large-scale Wood Release technique. Looking at the figure in front of her, she seemed to see her grandfather, Senju Hashirama, in a daze.

But as his eyes flashed, the figure of his second grandfather, Senju Tobirama, involuntarily overlapped with the person in front.

Shaking her head, Tsunade perked up.

When they reached the edge of the woods, Tsunade and the other two couldn't help but look up at the sky, locking onto that short figure.

The Third Tsuchikage Onoki!

The Third Tsuchikage also looked at Hoshino and the others, his heart filled with murderous intent.

Should we pay a hefty price to try and take down this kid who can teleport?

Hoshita Hide looked up at Onoki and sensed his killing intent. He chuckled softly, "Lord Tsuchikage, have you changed your mind and wish to fight me again?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xingxia Xiu's figure disappeared from the spot.

Onoki's gaze moved quickly, but he could only barely catch a fleeting glimpse of Hoshino's shadow: Too fast!

Xingxia Xiu flashed beside each Iwashi ninja and returned to his original place in an instant.

In less than two seconds, more than a dozen Rock Ninjas broke out in cold sweats and subconsciously touched their necks, their fingers stained with blood.

A dozen or so Iwa ninja, each with a bloody gash on their neck.

Onoki's expression changed drastically in the air.

That attack was too fast.

If Xingxia Xiu had used his full power to kill them, those dozen or so people would have died before they even had a chance to react.

How many people would it take to seize the opportunity to take down this guy?

In particular, if Xingxiaxiu wants to leave, there's no stopping her.

Onoki turned his gaze to Tsunade and the other two. If he used these three to set a trap, would it be successful?

Just as they were hesitating, an Iwa ninja came galloping from afar: "Konoha's reinforcements have arrived!"

Onoki descended from the sky with his men, and the Iwa ninja gathered behind him.

Looking out from under the stars, billowing smoke and dust revealed Danzo leading a group of Konoha ninja as they charged forward.

He had to admit that he was a little touched at that moment.

At this time, Danzo was truly fighting on the front lines. He probably knew that Onoki had appeared on the battlefield, so he led his men to attack.

Tsunade and the other two breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that reinforcements had arrived.

Although Danzo was not as strong as his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was not far behind and could handle Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage.

The two sides faced off, and Hoshino Hide retreated behind Danzo.

At this time, don't steal the leader's limelight.

In particular, Danzo was confronted by the Third Tsuchikage.

At that moment, Onoki's gaze finally fell on Danzo: "Danzo..."

Danzo stared at Ōnoki: "Ōnoki, I didn't expect you to appear on the battlefield as well."

"It seems that Iwagakure is determined to take over the Land of Rain."

On his way to rescue people, he sent someone to inform Hanzo.

If Onoki appears in the Land of Rain, will Hanzo still be able to sit still?

Hearing Danzo's pointed words, Onoki sneered, "As the Third Tsuchikage, it is perfectly reasonable for me to appear on the battlefield."

"As for the Land of Rain..."

Onoki glanced at Xingxia Xiu: "It was Amegakure who invaded the Land of Birds first, and I responded sternly to Amegakure on the orders of the daimyo of the Land of Birds."

Should Konoha intervene?

Danzo said calmly, "Konoha and Amegakure are allies and will not stand idly by while the Land of Rain is invaded by the enemy."

Ōnoki couldn't help but twitch his eye upon hearing this.

Only Danzo could say something so shameless.

Will Hanzo acknowledge an alliance with Konoha?

Onoki really wanted to slap Danzo's face with Dust Release.

Hoshino Shuu wanted to laugh as he listened, and at the same time secretly gave Danzo a thumbs up.

To be honest, he had a taste of some of Danzo's personal charm.

There are many hawks within Konoha who support Danzo, and there's a reason why Danzo was able to turn Root into a private army.

"The Rain Village must also be punished!"

Onoki did not back down at all.

"In that case, let's wait and see!"

Danzo had no intention of continuing the standoff; this area currently belonged to Iwagakure.

If the Iwa ninja gather and we get surrounded, it will be very troublesome.

Danzo waved his hand and ordered a retreat.

The Konoha ninjas retreated in an orderly manner.

Hoshino Hide followed Danzo, covering the rear with the other Root ninjas.

Onoki did not order a pursuit, but simply led his men to follow.

Soon, the Konoha group withdrew from the territory controlled by the Iwa ninja and were met by Sakumo Hatake and other Konoha ninja.

Both sides then retreated, consolidating some of their forces.

Onoki summoned the top leaders of Iwagakure at the front lines to discuss countermeasures against Hoshinobu Hideaki.

Wood Release, plus teleportation.

This caused the higher-ups at Iwagakure a huge headache.

Too few people won't work.

With too many people... it's easy to get overwhelmed and cut up.

They discussed it for a long time.

Iwagakure has developed a method specifically to deal with Wood Release envoys.

Rule 1: If your side has no more than twenty members and no more than a Jonin, retreat.

Second, if you encounter a Wood Release user, use Hardening Technique immediately. If you don't know how, retreat or stand behind the team to provide support.

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Thirdly, in fighting against Wood Release users, besides the Hardening Technique being essential, one needs an extremely fast speed in using Shadow Clone and Substitution Techniques.

Fourthly, when fighting a Wood Release user, you must block their line of sight as much as possible.

……

Behind the leaves.

Inside the wooden hut, Hoshino Hide gave Danzo a detailed report on the operation.

Of course, some things should be kept secret.

For example, the ability to teleport.

After finishing his report, Danzo asked, "Do you think Hanzo will join forces with us this time to target the Iwa ninja?"

Hoshino Hide hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I think it's difficult."

"To Hanzo, we and the Iwa ninja are all enemies, and they all need to be driven out."

"The best thing for him right now is for us to fight the Iwa ninja and wear each other down."

"Moreover, the main power of Amegakure is now in the Land of Rivers."

"However, Lord Danzo, I believe we must always be on guard against Hanzo."

"If the Land of Rivers suffers a setback, or if things go too smoothly for them, Hanzo will definitely take action against us."

Danzo nodded and immediately ordered, "In that case, rest for two days, then go to Sunagakure and investigate their movements."

"The actions of Sunagakure in the Land of Rivers don't seem like those of one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages."

Xingxia Xiu immediately nodded: "Understood!"

……

Meanwhile, inside the medical team's tent.

Beside Jiraiya's bedside, the blond-haired Minato Namikaze looked worried: "Jiraiya-sensei, are you alright?"

Jiraiya forced a smile through his pain and said, "Don't worry, you'll recover soon."

Minato Namikaze nodded, then asked, "I heard the Third Tsuchikage personally went to the battlefield. Jiraiya-sensei, was that why you were injured?"

Jiraiya nodded, and then Tsunade came in, saying, "More or less."

"I never expected the Third Tsuchikage to set a trap himself."

Thinking back on this incident, Jiraiya still felt a lingering fear.

I almost died!

Tsunade, who had just entered, said, "A Wood Release user deserves the Third Tsuchikage's personal intervention."

Minato Namikaze was startled: "A Wood Release user."

Jiraiya nodded: "You've seen him before."

"First!"

Minato Namikaze was taken aback, and the image of that young man flashed through his mind.

While checking Jiraiya's wounds, Tsunade asked, "Minato, you've seen Hideaki too?"

Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "Yes, Lady Tsunade. I happened to run into her when I was with Jiraiya-sensei."

"I never expected that this senior would actually be a Wood Release user."

Tsunade didn't reply, but instead said, "Minato, you just graduated not long ago, how come you were transferred here?"

Minato Namikaze said, "It was I who requested it from the Third Hokage."

"Master Jiraiya, I have mastered the basics of the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Jiraiya's eyes widened in surprise: "What?"

"You've mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

"Hahaha!"

"As expected of my disciple, Jiraiya!"

Jiraiya laughed loudly.

Tsunade was also shocked and looked at Minato Namikaze.

She was certainly familiar with the Flying Thunder God Technique; it was a space-time ninjutsu developed by her great-grandfather, Tobirama Senju.

It's at a difficulty level of S; she had tried to train in it before but failed.

His teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, also tried to train, but failed as well.

"I remember you've only been practicing this technique for about six months, right?"

"Tsunade asked."

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Yes, Lady Tsunade."

"Thanks to the notes left by the Second Hokage."

He graduated last year and was then taken in as a disciple by Jiraiya, who saw him as the chosen one.

Then, because of his amazing talent in the Body Flicker Technique, Jiraiya selected the Second Hokage's Body Flicker Technique from the Book of Seals and gave it to him.

Before mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique, he first trained in the Second Hokage's sensory ninjutsu.

It was precisely because Jiraiya easily mastered the Second Hokage's sensory ninjutsu that he gave Minato Namikaze such a difficult ninjutsu to train.

Keep in mind that Minato Namikaze is only 11 years old at the moment.

After Jiraiya finished laughing, he couldn't help but secretly marvel at his disciple's amazing ninjutsu skills.

He completely outclasses that teacher.

As expected of a chosen one!

Jiraiya smiled broadly and said, "In that case, Minato, you'll be joining our team from now on!"

"How is it, Tsunade?"

Minato Namikaze immediately looked at Tsunade expectantly.

Tsunade continued working with her head down: "I have no objections."

Minato Namikaze bowed deeply, "Thank you, Lady Tsunade!"

Tsunade waved her hand: "If we had the Flying Thunder God Technique, we probably wouldn't have run into this situation."

Jiraiya spoke with the pride of someone who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique: "That's natural."

Just then, Hoshino Hide happened to walk to the tent's entrance. Hearing the voice inside, he stepped in and said, "Congratulations, Minato, you've mastered an incredible ninjutsu!"

"show!"

"Senior A!"

Tsunade and Minato Namikaze spoke one after another.

Jiraiya raised his head slightly: "You don't seem like a Root ninja."

Hoshino stepped forward with a smile: "Take off your mask, I'm just an ordinary ninja from Konoha."

"Jiraiya, are you alright?"

Xingxiaxiu asked a question.

Jiraiya raised his fist: "Don't worry, with Tsunade here, you'll recover quickly."

Hoshino nodded: "Tsunade's medical skills are naturally beyond question. I'm just worried that you might be seriously injured by Tsunade."

Jiraiya's smile froze.

Tsunade gave a haughty snort: "As long as this idiot doesn't mess with me, he'll be fine."

After exchanging a few jokes, Hoshino looked at Minato Namikaze and said, "I've also been thinking about learning the Flying Thunder God Technique, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance yet."

"Speaking of which, I happen to have a ninjutsu here that would be perfect for you to use in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Upon hearing this, all three of them were taken aback.

Tsunade immediately realized which technique it was and nodded.

Jiraiya asked in surprise, "A technique suitable for the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Hoshita Hide nodded, then looked at Namikaze Minato and asked, "Minato, you don't use your ninja sword when you fight, right?"

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Senpai, I prefer using a shuriken."

"Moreover, I don't have much talent in swordsmanship."

Xingxia Xiu nodded, then extended his right palm: "Then this technique is very suitable for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Rasengan rapidly formed in his palm.

(End of this chapter)