Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

"go!"

Kakashi disregarded everything else and prioritized evacuating the surrounding Konoha ninja. "Go and inform Lord Shikaku."

Although Konoha's Jinchūriki has been temporarily eliminated due to an accident, there are still ways to counter Jinchūriki from other countries.

However, there is definitely no stronghold on the western side at present.

Facing a terrifying enemy like a Jinchuriki, a Tailed Beast, ordinary ninjas would be sent to their deaths.

At that moment, Kakashi thought of that night two years ago in Konoha, when the Nine-Tails raged...

"Wood Release—!?"

Old Purple seemed uninterested in attacking ordinary Konoha ninjas, letting them disperse as he stared intently at Tenzo.

"It seems that Onoki sent me to find you!"

"Gulp!" Tianzang couldn't help but swallow, his mouth was already dry just from that gaze.

call out!

Old Purple doesn't seem to talk much. He was the first to attack Kakashi when he saw him earlier, and he's doing the same thing to Tenzo now.

"Wooden Escape? Wooden Spindle Wall!"

Tenzang dared not be careless and channeled more chakra into his Wood Release to protect himself.

However, the solid wooden wall, which was strong enough to withstand a large-scale ninjutsu, was blasted apart by a single punch from Rōshi.

"boom--!!"

Tianzang was blasted away by the shockwave and crashed into the camp wall in the distance, spitting out a mouthful of blood and losing his fighting ability.

"Tian Cang!!" Qing Wu exclaimed in surprise. It was too fast; everything happened too quickly.

He didn't expect Lao Zi to attack Tianzang immediately, and the roots extending from his arm failed to catch Tianzang who had been blasted away.

Just then, Xi Yan appeared behind Lao Zi in a flash.

Assassination swordsmanship!

However, Lao Zi didn't turn his head, and violent chakra appeared around his body.

"do not want!"

Kakashi dispersed the crowd and returned, only to be horrified by what he saw.

"clang--!!"

The newly forged longsword struck the chakra cloak with a crisp sound and broke into several pieces.

In a moment of stunned silence, a tremendous force rebounded.

Following in Tianzang's footsteps, Xiyan was sent flying backwards, her fate unknown.

In a short time, the Shadow Guard had been reduced by half.

"hateful!"

Qingwu was furious. Facing an opponent of Jinchuriki's caliber, he dared not hide his strength any longer.

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

Boom! ...

The earth shook violently.

Twenty enormous, jet-black, withered wooden guards appeared around Lao Zi.

"Um!?"

Old Purple's pupils constricted sharply. "Another Wood Release technique?"

He had been out of touch with worldly affairs for many years and didn't know much about the situation, only that Konoha had produced two Wood Release practitioners.

"Zizzizi-!!"

A thousand birds sang in unison. Taking advantage of Old Purple's momentary lapse in concentration, Kakashi revealed his Sharingan and launched a surprise attack.

"Hooray—!"

Old Zi looked like he'd gone mad.

He... seemed too lazy to waste any more time, and simply clapped his hands together, shouting, "Lava Release: Volcanic Bullet!"

A dense barrage of lava projectiles rained down from the sky, covering the entire stronghold.

"Disappear from this world!!"

Kakashi gritted his teeth and continued his attack on Old Purple, who was surrounded by the withered tree guards.

However, Old Purple unleashed "Molten Release: Granite!" once again.

Both the roots of the Deadwood Guardian and Kakashi's Lightning Blade were blocked from his body.

Moreover, he also has a layer of tailed beast clothing on his body.

Jinchūriki!!

Terrifying!!!

It seems impossible to defeat...

Chapter 127 Soloing the Boss

Kakashi was forced back by the scorching Lava Release technique.

He looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with terror.

The Jinchūriki of Iwagakure clearly unleashed a large-scale ninjutsu.

If this continues, everyone will die, and the entire stronghold will be reduced to ashes.

No wonder Old Purple came to launch a surprise attack alone. If he had other Iwa ninjas with him, this move would probably have been an indiscriminate attack.

Just then, Lao Zi, who was inside the encirclement, let out a surprised exclamation.

He was bound by roots!

The roots of the Deadwood Guardians were continuously carbonized by the Lava Escape technique, but all 20 Deadwood Guardians used the spell "Root Entanglement" at the same time.

Even though Old Purple's Lava Release combined with Tailed Beast Chakra might be superior in terms of energy level, it ultimately couldn't withstand the constant drain from the massive amount of Roots.

"Is it a sealing technique?"

Lao Zi's voice was filled with extreme anger.

As a Jinchūriki, he has suffered countless times from sealing techniques since childhood.

"Ahhh-"

A thick tail emerged from behind him, and his chakra cloak suddenly swelled.

However, taking advantage of the opportunity to temporarily restrain him, Qingwu manipulated all the withered tree guards to complete a defensive spell in the air using a massive number of roots.

"Wood Release: Wood Wall - Thousand Layers!"

Countless thick roots piled up in mid-air, forming a wooden barrier that was more than ten meters thick.

"boom--!"

"Boom, boom—!!"

Old Purple's volcanic bombs were all blocked.

"We're saved!"

There are quite a few Konoha ninjas inside the base.

They had just fallen into despair.

However, as darkness suddenly fell, a wide-ranging Wood Release technique blocked the dense barrage of magma projectiles.

"Yes, yes, it's the Shadow Guard."

"Wow, that's amazing Wood Release!"

The Konoha ninjas who survived the ordeal peered out to watch.

Some ninjas who had experienced the Nine-Tails' night were even more surprised that the Shadow Guard could actually block the Jinchuriki.

"Aaaaaah—!"

"open!!"

Then, the tailed beast's chakra cloak surged, and Roshi temporarily broke free from the roots' entanglement.

For the first time, he looked seriously at the enormous, psychic creatures around him. "What... what the hell are these things?!"

"Stop him!"

"We'll wear him down!"

At Qingwu's command, the twenty withered wood guards began to work together.

While the outer layer of withered tree guardians continued to use the [Root Entanglement] spell, the inner layer of withered tree guardians, relying on their powerful vitality, swung their arms to launch melee attacks.

Its branches are like spears, its roots like locks, and its body like a shield.

Old Purple disregarded everything else and roared as he unleashed a barrage of Lava Release techniques.

The lava devoured the bark, scorched the trunk, and shattered the limbs, but the Deadwood Guardian was far more troublesome than he had imagined.

These powerful psychic creatures pressed forward relentlessly, never retreating an inch.

Qingwu kept a close eye on the combat status of the Drywood Guardians. If any of them were targeted by the Melt Release technique, he would switch positions with the Drywood Guardians on the outer perimeter.

At the same time, he summoned the great spirit and launched a sustained attack using ranged attacks.

Although Lao Zi's "Molten Release: Granite" has excellent defensive capabilities, it gradually became unable to withstand the continuous attacks without any pause.

Qingwu felt like he was fighting a boss in a game.

He currently lacks powerful attack methods and is merely whittling down the BOSS's "health bar".

"It blocked it!?"