I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

Even if the entire body becomes lighter, it will not affect the exertion of power.

"boom!"

Onoki was slapped hard and instantly shot out over a hundred meters away like a cannonball.

The powerful force seemed to travel from the point of contact to every cell in the body.

When he came to a stop, Onoki coughed up a mouthful of blood and trembled violently.

"Such powerful strength!" Onoki felt a dull ache in his chest with every breath.

After knocking Ōnoki away, Uchiha Natsu immediately set his sights on the Fourth Raikage.

"Hoohoo!"

The giant wooden figure kept swinging its fists, smashing towards the Fourth Raikage.

The Fourth Raikage, relying on his extreme speed, constantly darted back and forth to dodge.

As he flashed behind the wooden doll, the Fourth Raikage seized the opportunity and struck the doll's ankle with a palm strike.

"Thunderous level, Chiyo Mai!"

"Crack!"

With a loud bang, the wooden doll's ankle was shattered by the Fourth Raikage.

The entire wooden figure was off-center and tilted to one side.

"boom!"

The wooden figure is placed on the side with its ankles, its body slightly tilted.

Meanwhile, the Uchiha Natsuki clone standing above him was forming hand seals.

The wooden clone's body gradually transformed into branches, merging downwards into the wooden figure's head.

Immediately afterwards, Uchiha Natsu's gaze became entirely focused on Kijin's current gaze.

The wooden figure opened its eyes, which seemed to be filled with light, and its severed ankles began to grow back.

Ōnoki, floating a hundred meters away in the air, grew even more solemn upon seeing this.

The Fourth Raikage also felt deeply exhausted. By now, he was basically certain that his plan was doomed to fail.

They have no chance of defeating this wooden figure in a short time.

"We can only pin our hopes on Onoki's Dust Release. If that attack hits his head, it might be able to defeat this wooden doll," the Fourth Raikage thought to himself.

Just as the Fourth Raikage had expected, Onoki clasped his hands together and immediately used Dust Release.

"Dust Release, Particle Style: Detachment Technique!"

The cone-shaped transparent barrier reappeared, like a laser beam, aimed at the wooden figure's head.

"call out!"

The barrier shot out and, in no time, disintegrated the wooden figure's head.

When the dust dissipated, the wooden figure had become a headless person.

In just a moment, the branches on the wooden figure's shoulders began to wriggle.

Before long, a new head formed, and the eyes opened again.

At this moment, Uchiha Natsu sensed the chakra within the wooden body and secretly noted its current state.

Repairing the wooden doll requires a huge amount of chakra, especially the repair of its head, which consumed an enormous amount.

However, this all consumes the original chakra within the Wood Demon's body, without requiring Uchiha Natsu to provide any additional chakra.

When the chakra within the wooden body is depleted to a certain extent, the wooden body will automatically dissipate.

Now, it can probably hold up until the skull can be repaired again.

“Prey, you are far inferior to me.”

Under Uchiha Natsu's control, the wooden man spoke in a muffled voice.

The sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, making the hearts of those watching from afar pound wildly.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Uchiha Natsu's shadow clones have already led the Uchiha clan to provide support and reunited with clan leader Fugaku.

Meanwhile, the other clans also arrived near the Uchiha clan, looking at the giant wooden figure in the distance.

The remaining members of the combined Iwagakure and Kumogakure ninja forces were all on the other side, also watching the battle of the wooden puppets.

Fugaku's expression was stern, while Shisui was considering in his heart which was stronger, the wooden puppet or the Susanoo.

Hiashi Hyuga found Natsumi Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha and said in a deep voice:

"This Senju Kamima is too strong. Should we take advantage of their fatigue and make our move later?"

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Fugaku Uchiha looked at Hiashi Hyuga in surprise.

Just like Hyuga Hiashi had felt before, Fugaku was also surprised that Hyuga Hiashi was able to come over and talk to him.

Normally, he has almost no interaction with anyone in the Hyuga clan.

This is the first time ever.

Fugaku thought for a moment and then turned his gaze to Uchiha Natsu.

He could clearly sense that Hiashi Hyuga was not only asking him a question, but also asking Natsu Uchiha a question.

In addition, Uchiha Natsu had previously led a large portion of the Uchiha clan to support other clans.

Fugaku immediately understood that the Hyuga clan head's attitude was entirely due to Uchiha Natsu.

Chapter 68 The Fourth Raikage's Plan

Uchiha Natsu's shadow clone, seeing that Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi were looking over, said, "Why don't we ask the Third Hokage first?"

Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi nodded in unison, agreeing that it was indeed the right thing to do.

Then, several veins bulged at the corners of Hiashi Hyuga's eyes.

He turned his white eyes and scanned the battlefield.

Hiashi Hyuga discovered the Konoha leaders hiding in a pile of boulders in a certain direction.

“Found it,” Hiashi Hyuga said, then looked at Natsumi Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha and said, “Let’s go over there and ask the Third Hokage about his decision.”

"Okay." Fugaku nodded.

The three then traversed the forest together and arrived in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

"Sandaime."

The three bowed, and Hyuga Hiashi told Sarutobi Hiruzen his thoughts.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment, but simply said, "Observe first and see how things go."

Hiashi Hyuga could only nod in agreement.

Then, the group hid to the side and peered out to observe the battlefield.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield...

The wooden puppet controlled by Uchiha Natsu had already fought several rounds with two Kage-level powerhouses.

After his head was shattered by Dust Release for the first time, Uchiha Natsu paid special attention to Onoki's Dust Release.

Although Dust Release deals massive damage, it is very slow to cast.

Once an attack is launched, it becomes even more difficult to change direction.

Uchiha Natsu's wooden dummy, though large in size, was extremely agile under Uchiha Natsu's first-person control.

Therefore, Uchiha Natsu evaded Onoki's Dust Release more than once.

However, this also means that the consumption is not insignificant.

In addition, with the Fourth Raikage constantly attacking on the ground, the chakra that the wooden doll had to maintain was running low.

As for those boastful words he made before, they were all just bluster and a facade, a pretense that he had plenty of energy left.

This would make Onoki and the Fourth Raikage hesitant and timid.

However, Uchiha Natsu overestimated the strength of the wooden puppet.

Perhaps, this strongest wooden dummy could defeat a Kage-level powerhouse.

However, facing two opponents at the same time would be quite difficult.

In addition, this was Uchiha Natsu's first time using the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique, so he wasn't very proficient and was already at his limit.

Onoki and the Fourth Raikage were also in poor condition, covered in injuries.

Originally, the two of them had already expended a lot of energy fighting Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

Now, facing such a powerful wooden figure, the two are in even worse shape, gradually falling into a disadvantageous position.

Moreover, at this point, the Fourth Raikage had lost all will to fight.

He was looking for a way out of his failed plan.

After this battle, Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) is likely to face a major crisis.

The root of all this was caused by the Night Moon Clan.

If this plan had succeeded, the Night Moon Clan's prestige would have soared, but now that it has failed, the blow would have been enormous.

The first to be affected was Raikage.

In more serious cases, it could even wipe out the entire village.

Thinking of this, the Fourth Raikage's fighting spirit waned even further, and he began to consider retreating.

At that moment, an Iwagakure ANBU ninja rushed towards Onoki without any regard for the consequences.

When Onoki saw the ANBU member, he did not stop him from approaching, but instead quickly withdrew from the battlefield.