Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

Above Loulan, the flames were dazzling, so bright and so intense.

Mu Yue's eyes were filled with surprise and shock. No one had expected that the Sand and Stone Needles would have such a terrifying burst of power!

"Dragonfire Star One!"

The sound of sand needles came from the flames—

Chapter 161: Flames

"Why!"

Kotone Amamiya's hands trembled; the scene before her pained her.

Lightning struck behind them, making a great commotion.

Another "invader" was defeated by them.

The guardians of the sacred tree were a small group formed when these mysterious "invaders" arrived.

There are only four of them now.

"Die, you invaders!"

The axe blade fell, crackling with electricity, and slammed directly into the ground.

Behind Kotone Amamiya, a burly man swung his axe.

With a loud bang, there was also the sound of something exploding.

Blood splattered directly onto the scene, and only then did the raging anger in the big man's eyes slowly subside.

Two voices came from the air.

Onoshi and another boy landed steadily.

Onoshi wore heavy armor and held a sword and shield, while the young man wore light armor and held a long spear.

"unacceptable."

Kotone Amamiya looked at the ruins before her. This was a small village far from the capital, and now it had been completely turned into black soil. The dozen or so wooden houses that once stood there had all been reduced to ashes.

This patch of black soil—all life here must have vanished along with the flames.

"There!"

The three people behind Xiaoyeshi also approached, their eyes filled with sorrow. They had failed in their duty and had not been able to protect this village.

At that moment, Amamiya Kotone cried out.

She saw it!

The flower of life is still blooming in this black soil.

In the ruins, the wood was almost completely burned, and a person was trapped underneath.

In the midst of this black soil, the skin color of the people stands out so strikingly.

"This is!"

Everyone was astonished that someone could survive such a terrible ordeal; it was more than just a miracle.

But Kotone Amamiya didn't care about all that. She only hoped that as many lives as possible could survive, and those lives were full of hope and expectation, whether they belonged to others or to herself.

She started walking and went over.

The little wild stone behind him immediately called out:

"Wait for the piano music!"

Swish!

boom!

An energy wave flew from the front, grazed the group, and detonated a patch of ground behind them, creating another large crater!

"alert!"

Onoshi shouted and immediately ran up, raising his shield and standing in front of Kotone.

At this moment, above the ruins, the invaders they were meant to face arrived again, right above the boy floating in the black soil.

"Prepare for battle."

Onoshi gave the order, as he was the most authoritative voice here, not only because he was the first guardian of the sacred tree, but also because of his more than ten years as a soldier.

Niu Tianye was originally a farmer. He was strong and looked fierce, but he was actually very honest, after all, he had been farming for half his life.

The boy wielding the long spear, Kazama Yun, comes from a military family that has served in the army for generations. He is also a current youth soldier, and Onoshi is a senior soldier, so he naturally obeys.

"Come!"

"Damn invaders!"

Onoshi spoke in a low voice, and a voice came from the other side as well.

"A few monkeys have only obtained a little bit of the divine tree's power!"

The young players were used to it; the opposing team would always call them "monkeys."

This is proof of the aggressors!

"Empty palm!"

"Rock Shield".

Onoshi slammed his shield into the air, but a giant shield blocked the attack.

Ushida and Kazama rushed forward from behind. They had already coordinated perfectly. Onoshi blocked the attack, and in the next instant, Ushida and Kazama seized the opportunity and launched a powerful attack to defeat their opponent.

"drink!"

Niu Tianye shouted, and the axe blade was stained with lightning. In the next moment, a bolt of lightning struck down, catching the opponent off guard.

The paralysis effect kicked in immediately, and Kazama Yun charged forward, transforming into a swift gust of wind as he gripped his spear and charged straight ahead.

"Seven Cloud Spear".

The spear was wreathed in wind and waves, seemingly both violent and gentle.

In the next instant, the spear flashed with the light of a weapon and thrust directly at the enemy.

With incredible speed, Kazama Yun pierced through an enemy with a single shot, then immediately turned and swept the next enemy away with another shot.

Kazama Un, from a military family, is very skilled in using weapons, something he learned from a young age.

His swordsmanship was superb, and his spear skills were equally impressive; Kazama Yun's spear technique was unparalleled.

But this doesn't solve the battle. Kazama Kumo's fighting style is characterized by speed and agility, not by destructive force.

At this point, Niu Tianye should make his appearance.

Once the paralysis wore off, Kazama Un was unable to sweep away all the enemies. At that moment, Ushida Yori jumped down from the sky.

The axe blade crackled with lightning, each strike carrying the force and power of a thunderbolt, truly awe-inspiring.

boom!

Niu Tianye brought down his axe blade, instantly cleaving an enemy in two, blood spurting out.

Onoshi stomped his foot, and tentacles stretched out from the ground beneath his feet, binding all the enemies.

"Lightning Blade".

Niu Tianye gripped the axe blade and swept it horizontally.

The lightning swept across, wiping out all the enemies in front of it.

"The Guiding Force of All Things".

Under the thunder, the only enemy escaped unscathed. His hands were aimed directly at the boy in the ruins. The next second, the black soil was turned over, and the boy buried inside was sucked in.

With his neck grabbed, the boy's eyes were closed, and his breathing was still faint. He was suspended in mid-air, held in someone else's hand.

In just a short while, the boy's face began to turn pale.

"Monkeys!"

"Being troubled by things like emotions is truly a sign of a lower form of life."

Although the person in front of me looked disheveled and his body was stained with blood, he still had a confident smile on his face.

Unlike other invaders, this one is clearly of a much higher status and strength, but still not too powerful. With the Divine Tree alive, the guardian of the Divine Tree is no ordinary person.

"All living beings possess emotions, and those of you who treat emotions as a joke are the lowest of the low!"

Onoshi's voice rang out, instantly enraging the enemy in front of him. The enemy increased the strength in his hands, and just as the boy was about to suffocate, a pillar of earth suddenly appeared behind the enemy and slammed into his back, sending him flying.

"permeable."

Kotone Amamiya delivers the final blow.

She was the only one of the four who used a ranged weapon.

Compared to the bold and unrestrained actions of Ono Ishi and his companions, who wielded spears, axes, swords, and shields, Amamiya Kotone used a wooden bow, which was quite light. In addition to this, she also carried a short sword, about thirty centimeters long, which was sufficient to handle many situations.

Drawing the arrow, pulling the bow, and shooting the arrow—she had mastered the entire process. Like Onoshi, she was one of the original guardians of the sacred tree, and Amamiya Kotone's skills were also quite remarkable.

The arrow, smooth as water, sliced ​​through the wind that tried to block it.

The arrow pierced the enemy's chest in the next second, the water-attribute power seeping in directly and causing damage from the inside.

That's the power of the zither's sound; it disintegrates the enemy from the inside out, catching them off guard and often ending the battle with a single blow.

There was no bloodshed; the enemy simply fell after being hit by an arrow, and the battle ended just like that.

Without paying attention to anything else, the group wiped out all the enemies. Amamiya Kotone took the lead and ran to the boy who had fallen to the ground.

He was a boy slightly younger than Kazama Kumo, very young. Upon closer inspection, they could see a mark on his forehead that they were all familiar with.

Unlike them, the boy before them bore a different kind of fire mark. Without anyone's help, he had absorbed the power of the divine tree and, like them, had become a guardian of the divine tree.

That was the last guardian of the sacred tree, and also the youngest. Even when the final battle came not long afterward, this young man had not yet reached maturity.

and so--

"Go tell everyone, show everyone your dazzling fireworks!"

As Onoshi fell with gravity, he watched the sand and stone needles rushing towards him. The weakest child he once was had now grown into a strong person he could rely on.