Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 244: Sneak Attack

In less than a minute after Ishiro joined the fray, he used two A-rank ninjutsu enhanced by Sage Art to help Killer Bee send Manda away, and one S-rank ninjutsu, Bansho Ten'in, also enhanced by Sage Art, to send Gamabunta away.

With this, the tide of the battle was reversed, and Jiraiya and Orochimaru were immediately plunged into a disadvantageous situation.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage seized the opportunity, called out to Killer Bee and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and immediately launched a ferocious attack on Jiraiya and Orochimaru. It was also at this time that Ishiro heard the Fourth Raikage's name for the Two-Tails Jinchuriki: Yugito.

As expected, the current Two-Tails Jinchuriki was already Yugito Nii.

Against a Kage-level like Jiraiya, the Eight-Tails' large size actually didn't provide a significant advantage, so both Killer Bee and Yugito retracted their Tailed Beast and partial Tailed Beast states, returning to their ninja forms, merely keeping a layer of Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak.

Ishiro glanced at Yugito. At this time, Yugito looked even younger than Ishiro; she was still just a young girl. Mobilizing the Two-Tails' power just now had left her feeling unwell, and she was currently panting heavily. However, it was clear she could probably unleash a few more bursts and hadn't reached her limit yet.

Seeing this, Ishiro couldn't help but frown slightly. Yugito's performance was no less than Han's during the Third Great Ninja War. It seemed the Cloud Village definitely had a systematic method for training Jinchuriki, and this method certainly wasn't limited to just the little bit the Cloud had brought out to help Naruto train in the original story.

But for the current situation, the fact that Yugito could still fight was a good thing.

Originally, the Fourth Raikage leading those hundred elites could already briefly contend with the two Kage-level ninjas. Now, with Killer Bee joining in, the Cloud immediately gained the advantage.

In addition, Jiraiya and Orochimaru had to divide their attention to guard against Yugito and Ishiro, who were ready to intervene at any moment. The two were already thinking about how to escape.

No, that's not right. Yugito was indeed looking for an opportunity to intervene; she didn't have much strength left and was acting more cautiously now. But Ishiro did not hesitate. After Gamabunta disappeared, Ishiro observed the battle on the Fourth Raikage's side for a moment, then directly began his next round of offense.

This time, Ishiro's move was again an A-rank ninjutsu enhanced by Sage Art. This time it was Water Release: Great Raging Water Wave. The target of the Great Raging Water Wave seemed to be Orochimaru, but Ishiro also enveloped Jiraiya within its range.

Ishiro's choice of Water Release had a clear purpose. The Cloud ninjas excelled in Lightning Release, which could perfectly coordinate with Ishiro's large-area Water Release.

As expected, the group of elites led by the Fourth Raikage did not disappoint Ishiro. At least forty of them cast the most powerful Lightning Release they could muster.

At this moment, Ishiro and the Cloud ninjas completed a combination ninjutsu, raising the power of the Great Raging Water Wave, which was already at S-rank, to an even higher level.

Facing the surging Water-Lightning combination ninjutsu, Orochimaru's expression was grave, but he did not panic. He signaled Jiraiya with his eyes. Orochimaru wanted Jiraiya to coordinate with him, to cast a combination ninjutsu together, to fight a combination ninjutsu with a combination ninjutsu.

They had been teammates for many years and certainly had this level of tacit understanding. Moreover, in past battles, they had often used combination ninjutsu against enemies. But this time, Jiraiya did not respond to Orochimaru immediately, because he was clearly in a dazed state.

"Sage Jutsu! It's Sage Jutsu! That Ishiro from Iwagakure actually knows Sage Jutsu! How is that possible? Where did he learn Sage Jutsu?"

Orochimaru was also shocked to hear this. He knew that Jiraiya had gone to Mount Myoboku to learn Sage Jutsu in the past year, and his coming out again to find him this time should mean he had made some progress in his Sage Jutsu training. At that time, Orochimaru had been somewhat envious.

Orochimaru had coveted Sage Jutsu for a long time, but unfortunately, his talent for it was too low, and the Sage Jutsu training at Ryuchi Cave was not step-by-step like at Mount Myoboku. So Orochimaru had never been able to learn it.

Now, suddenly hearing Jiraiya point out that Ishiro had used Sage Jutsu, Orochimaru also had a moment of stunned surprise, his gaze involuntarily turning towards Ishiro.

Indeed, Ishiro's face had the sage markings unique to Sage Mode. Previously, the targets of Ishiro's ninjutsu had been Manda and Gamabunta, and he had always had his back to them. Neither he nor Jiraiya had noticed at first. Now that Ishiro had turned his face, the sage markings were extremely conspicuous.

However, compared to Jiraiya's understanding of the difficulty of Sage Jutsu training, the shock of this matter to Orochimaru was significantly smaller. After a brief lapse in concentration, he snapped back. Now was not the time to dwell on why Ishiro knew Sage Jutsu.

Orochimaru slapped Jiraiya on the back, signaling him to quickly cast the combination ninjutsu.

Jiraiya was also a ninja with rich combat experience. Snapped out of it by Orochimaru, he also knew now was not the time to think about extraneous things. He immediately coordinated with Orochimaru's Wind Release and began to cast a Fire Release.

Soon, the Water-Lightning combination ninjutsu from Ishiro and the Cloud collided with the Wind-Fire combination ninjutsu from Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

Although Orochimaru and Jiraiya had cast their ninjutsu in a hurry, the two cooperated with tacit understanding, so the combination effect far surpassed that of Ishiro and the Cloud's Water-Lightning combo. In addition, water counters fire, and wind counters lightning; the power of the Wind-Fire combination ninjutsu actually began to slowly overpower the Water-Lightning combination.

But a slight smile appeared at the corner of Ishiro's mouth. He had seen Jiraiya's lapse in concentration just now. Although Jiraiya had come back to his senses now, his state was definitely not optimal. And this was a critical moment in the battle between the two sides; Jiraiya's vigilance towards other directions would surely be lowered. He believed Ōnoki would not disappoint.

As expected, Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who were in the middle of casting their ninjutsu, both sensed danger one after another. The fine hairs on their bodies stood on end. Orochimaru reacted the fastest, darting forward in a single bound. Before he shot out, he didn't forget to give Jiraiya a push.

Boom! A white light flashed past, and the spot where Jiraiya and Orochimaru had just been standing was directly turned into a field of ashes.

Before the aftershock of the explosion could dissipate, Ishiro began to probe the situation of Jiraiya and Orochimaru with his Mind's Eye. He hadn't seen how the two had responded just now and urgently needed to know the result of the Dust Release.

But before Ishiro could capture the chakra of Jiraiya and Orochimaru, another explosive chakra first entered his perception. It was the Fourth Raikage!

The Fourth Raikage completely ignored the aftershock of the recent explosion, nor did he care that the Water-Lightning combination ninjutsu was still rushing forward after overpowering the now uncontrolled Wind-Fire combination. With his Lightning Release Chakra Mode activated, he charged through these attacks and into the center of the explosion.

Soon, the sound of a violent collision came from the center of the explosion. Then Ishiro saw a body being sent flying out from the center of the explosion. It was Orochimaru.

Ishiro ignored Orochimaru; that guy was unkillable. Ishiro's target was Jiraiya.

Clearly, the Fourth Raikage's target was also Jiraiya. His charge had not ended.

This time, Ishiro captured Jiraiya's chakra a step ahead of the Fourth Raikage.

"Hmm? Injured?" In Ishiro's Mind's Eye perception, Jiraiya's state was very wrong. He wasn't dead, but his chakra fluctuation was very weak.

This was a limitation of Ishiro's Mind's Eye. If Ishiro had the Byakugan, he should have been able to discover that the current Jiraiya was already missing an arm and a leg.

But it didn't matter. Ishiro didn't have time to analyze Jiraiya's state because immediately after, the Fourth Raikage's charge hit Jiraiya squarely.

In an instant, Jiraiya's chakra fluctuation dissipated like a bubble. Ishiro knew Jiraiya was dead, unless Mount Myoboku had happened to use the Reverse Summoning Technique just before the Fourth Raikage hit him.

A long time later, the smoke completely cleared. Ishiro did not approach the Fourth Raikage but flew high into the sky, coming to Ōnoki's side, and they looked down together. Below, the Fourth Raikage was also looking up at the two of them. Lying beside him was Jiraiya's broken body.

"Phew~~" Both Ishiro and Ōnoki let out a sigh of relief. Although the process was different from what they had expected, the result was the same. Jiraiya was still dead.

After taking a few more deep breaths, Ishiro said to Ōnoki, "Lord Tsuchikage, the Fourth War is about to break out. If we want to ally with the Cloud, this is our chance."

Ōnoki was also an expert in this area and immediately reacted. He shouted down to the Fourth Raikage below, "Raikage! Let's form an alliance, start the Fourth War, and defeat Konoha!"

Ōnoki's question was direct, but the Fourth Raikage's answer was even more concise: "Okay."

After speaking, the Fourth Raikage made a dash and returned to Killer Bee and the others' side.

Seeing this, Ōnoki also signaled for Ishiro to slowly gain altitude. After confirming their safety, the two quickly flew away from the area.

Ōnoki did not sign any alliance treaty with the Fourth Raikage; that thing was useless. Right now, the Fourth Raikage's wariness of Iwagakure was probably not much less than his wariness of Konoha.

Whether it was Ōnoki or Ishiro, the combat power they had displayed earlier had shocked the Fourth Raikage.

He had also sensed the charging process before Ōnoki used Dust Release, but he hadn't expected the activation speed of Dust Release to be so fast. This was different from the description he had seen in the intelligence collected by the Cloud Village.

In the intelligence records, whether it was Ōnoki or his teacher, the Second Tsuchikage Mū, the charging process before using Dust Release was very long, long enough for any Kage-level individual to predict and dodge.

But today, Ōnoki's casting speed was far beyond the past. There was only one reason: Ōnoki's mastery of Dust Release might have surpassed that of the Second Tsuchikage Mū, reaching an unprecedented height.

Even more shocking to the Fourth Raikage than Ōnoki was Ishiro. This guy, who was only an Elite Jonin in the intelligence, could continuously cast Sage Jutsu with power no less than S-rank ninjutsu.

Jiraiya's exclamation of "Sage Jutsu" also had a significant impact on the Fourth Raikage. That was Sage Jutsu! The last person clearly known to be able to use Sage Jutsu was the First Hokage, who had ended the Warring States period.

With that precedent set, no one would underestimate Sage Jutsu.

The Fourth Raikage had thought his own village's progress in Jinchuriki research was already terrifying, but he hadn't expected Iwagakure to have walked such a path. The upper limit of Sage Jutsu was much higher than that of a perfect Jinchuriki.

Fortunately, the Cloud and Iwagakure still had a common enemy: Konoha. Let Konoha have the headache of Iwagakure's sudden leap in strength.

"I must pass Ōnoki's true combat power and Ishiro's intelligence to Konoha. It would be best if Konoha launched a planned siege on Ōnoki or Ishiro, just like they did to my old man."

Seeing Ōnoki and Ishiro fly far away, the Fourth Raikage waved his hand and said, "Take Jiraiya's body. We're returning to the village."

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