Chapter 225: The Power of Eight Thousand Spears!
When he saw Tsunade and her companions blocking their way, A's first reaction was not surprise, but caution.
But after receiving reconnaissance intelligence from the perception ninja at headquarters that there were only these four people around, he felt relieved and sneered.
"How bold! You women, what do you think the ninja alliance is? Four of you dare to appear in front of me?"
"Or… did Shimura get tired of you and send you here to die?"
A cold light flashed in the eyes of Izumi and the others.
"Four people are enough to deal with you bunch of trash."
Without any warning, Izumi directly activated her ocular technique.
Countless huge ice spears suddenly appeared among the ninja alliance and stabbed down fiercely.
Screams erupted as countless ninjas were pierced through by the ice spears. The biting cold spread from their wounds, and in just an instant, the injured were frozen into ice sculptures.
A slight touch caused them to shatter into pieces all over the ground.
A's face twisted with rage as he waved his hand. "Ninjutsu unit! Move out!"
Following his order, a large number of ninjas rushed to the front and began making hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Barrier!"
"Lightning Release: Thunderball!"
A stream of water mixed with lightning surged forward. The combined ninjutsu cast by dozens of ninjas greatly increased its coverage and power.
"What is going on?!"
A, who had been preparing to wait for a chance to attack with his melee troops, suddenly froze.
As the combined ninjutsu approached Uchiha Izumi and the others, the powerful technique suddenly and strangely began to shrink, and then disappeared completely.
It was as if it had never existed.
This strange scene not only stunned A, but also left the other members of the ninja alliance confused.
"What is the use of having more people?"
Izumi's Susanoo rose from the ground, manifesting in its second stage as she formed a seal.
The girl's black hair fluttered in the wind, her beautiful face as cold as her ice ninjutsu.
At this moment, Izumi looked completely different from before as she said indifferently, "Do you think your little tricks can escape from Yami?"
"I allowed you to form an alliance only because it would be too troublesome to fight you one by one, so I let you come here on your own."
"For you, let alone four people, I alone am enough!"
As soon as she finished speaking, several huge ice balls the size of houses appeared above the coalition forces, smashing down just like the ice spears from before. No one noticed anything unusual beforehand.
Hundreds of people died instantly, and for a moment, the ninja alliance formation fell into chaos.
Tsunade and Karin also looked at her in astonishment.
Karin looked at Izumi with admiration. "Sister Izumi, you are so amazing."
Since following Yami, Izumi had only made a few moves, never once using her full strength.
Aside from Yami, only Hikari occasionally sparred with her. No one knew how strong she really was.
Yukihime no Mikoto by itself was just a very ordinary ocular technique, with power and actual combat effect on the same level as Amaterasu.
But when combined with the little-known Sukunahikona, the combination of the two had endless possibilities.
This was an ability that only the black-eyed Ōtsutsuki could obtain, but it had now appeared in an ordinary Mangekyō, creating a dimensional suppression attack.
Although Yukihime no Mikoto's offensive power was not as overwhelming as Daikokuten (the black cube summoned by Isshiki), it was more than enough to give the ninja alliance a very hard time.
If she fought alone and had enough chakra, she could very well win the entire battle on her own.
"Do not panic! Charge in a group. Don't let them have the chance to use ninjutsu or create distance!"
Not understanding Izumi's strange ability, A simply stopped thinking about it and charged forward himself.
Susanoo's body rapidly grew taller, and just when the Crow Tengu armor was about to wrap around her, Hikari's helpless voice sounded.
"Izumi, have you forgotten Yami's plan?"
Izumi paused, turned around, and gave a sheepish smile. "Sorry, A's mouth was too foul, I couldn't hold myself back for a moment."
"It's fine. Just leave it to me next."
Hikari waved her hands excitedly, signaling Tsunade and Karin to place their hands on her shoulders.
Tsunade even unlocked the Hundred Healings Seal.
A continuous stream of chakra entered Hikari's body through medical ninjutsu.
One was a descendant of the Senju clan with the Hundred Healings Seal unlocked, and the other was from the Uzumaki clan. Their chakra reserves were comparable to that of a tailed beast.
Did Yami bring Tsunade and Karin here as medical support?
Of course not.
Their true purpose was to serve as a power source, ensuring that Hikari had more than enough chakra.
After all, this was Hikari. With just one ocular technique, she could throw the entire ninja world into chaos. In a sense, she was as terrifying as an Ōtsutsuki.
"Ha!"
The over two-hundred-year-old "girl" felt her whole body surging with power.
She clapped her hands hard and shouted.
A Susanoo over a hundred meters tall rose from the ground.
Its entire body was wrapped in Crow Tengu armor.
With her breathing, hot flames spurted from the eye sockets and nose of the massive figure.
The oppressive aura from the complete Susanoo simply standing there was enough to make many people hold their breath.
The charging momentum of the ninja alliance froze, and cracks appeared in their determination.
Konoha should stop being called Konoha and be called Uchiha Village instead!
A cursed in his heart. How many Mangekyō Sharingan were hidden in Konoha, and why was this a woman he had never even seen before?
Uchiha was disappointing. You are so strong, why didn't you rebel? Did you forget how you were oppressed by the Second and Third Hokage?
"Charge! There are only four of them! Four people!"
"We can wear them down to death!"
With one kick, a hesitant ninja was sent flying. The commander's intimidation, combined with the overwhelming difference in numbers, got the army moving again.
Hikari also began releasing her ocular technique.
A strange light was projected from the crystal between Susanoo's brows, falling upon the ninja alliance.
At first, everyone panicked. But after a moment of silence, nothing happened, and they felt relieved.
Some even became more arrogant.
"Everyone, we were fooled! It's just for show. Don't be afraid!"
"That's right! Uchiha people are best at using illusions. It's fake! All fake!"
Hearing their shouts, Hikari sneered.
Idiots, did none of you notice the mark on your hand?
"Eight Thousand Spears."
Hikari dispersed Susanoo, her small mouth opening slightly.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
The ninja at the front suddenly turned around and, without any hesitation, threw his exploding tags and hidden weapons backward. Without any warning, a large number of casualties immediately followed.
Faced with the questioning from those coming from behind, the ninjas controlled by Eight Thousand Spears ignored them completely.
The entire battlefield descended into chaos as the ninja alliance began to kill each other.
The controlled ones attacked without hesitation, while those who were not controlled were terrified. Not only were those in front suddenly attacking, but even people around them suddenly stabbed their comrades in the back.
They could not tell who was being controlled and who was not.
"What did you do to them?!"
A, who had managed to escape from the range of the technique through illusion, was shocked and furious, but he did not dare to rush in. He could only shout from a distance.
"It's just dog eating dog. What's so surprising about that?"
Hikari smiled indifferently, then muttered with some dissatisfaction, "I told you to just project your ocular power onto the moon. Why did you make it so complicated?"
If she released Eight Thousand Spears directly over a large area, there was still a chance to dodge it.
Moreover, controlling twenty thousand people at once was too much of a stretch. To strengthen the control, she simply narrowed the range and only controlled ten thousand.
A was besieged by his own subordinates. Roaring in rage but not daring to kill them, he looked around with bloodshot eyes.
Ninjas from Kumo and other villages kept falling.
A saw with his own eyes a member of his clan stab a blade into the chest of his companion, who turned out to be his younger brother.
If his brother had died at the hands of the enemy, A would not have been so furious. He might even have accepted it as the fate of a ninja.
But to die at the hands of his own comrades driven insane was pure humiliation.
What was even worse was, when these controlled ninjas woke up and found their own hands covered in the blood of their comrades, how would they face it?
They might break down completely and lose the right to continue as shinobi.
He was extremely anxious, but A had no solution. He tried to undo the illusions of others, but just as he succeeded, the Eight Thousand Spears mark on their hand flashed, and they went insane again.
"Contact headquarters!"
"We need reinforcements here! We need strong ones!" The besieged A had no choice but to abandon his pride and roar.
Upon receiving the order, they immediately contacted headquarters.
Gaara, who was at headquarters, received the report and, after a brief hesitation, relayed it to Ōnoki at the front lines.
When Ōnoki received the message from headquarters, he was stunned. Only one thought flashed in his mind.
Are you trying to fool me?!
Four people stopping an army of thirty thousand.
Why not exaggerate even more and just say you were wiped out, so I can come and collect your bodies!
"Lord Ōnoki, the Raikage is not joking."
Gaara's calm and steady voice came through to Ōnoki.
Although the Yamanaka clan's secret arts had been lost, there were still capable people in the four great ninja villages, so short-distance long-range communication was not a problem.
"You and I both know the strength of the Uchiha. Perhaps this is Shimura's trump card."
"In this situation, Uchiha Madara might appear ahead of schedule."
Ōnoki calmed himself. Looking at the battlefield being torn apart by the two giant beasts, he gritted his teeth and nodded. "I understand."
"Kitsuchi! Help me stop Uzumaki Naruto!"
"I understand."
Upon hearing this, Kitsuchi slammed his hands heavily on the ground. Two massive rocks rose on both sides of the golden fox Naruto, trapping him and temporarily restricting his movements.
Kitsuchi panted heavily and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
At that moment, a beam of energy magatama shot at him. After the explosion, Kitsuchi's body turned into chunks of earth and scattered across the ground.
"An earth clone? Your reaction is fast."
Sasuke glanced at him and did not strike again.
He had to deal with the Four Kage brought back with Impure World Reincarnation.
Hanzo of the Salamander had been sealed.
These four were quite interesting.
Except for Rasa, who was relatively weak and only there to make up the numbers, the other three were strong and worth playing with for a while.
The two Ōnoki used the time when Naruto was trapped to stop one of the Impure World Reincarnated Kage, contacted Kabuto who was controlling them, and made their request clear.
"I cannot control Madara-sama, but I will pass on your message."
"Eight Thousand Spears ocular technique, Complete Susanoo?"
As expected, when Madara heard the news, he was immediately interested.
"Is this the golden age of the Uchiha? Not only is Sasuke there, but also another Eternal Mangekyō?"
Obito, do you know anything about this person?" Uchiha Madara asked through the Rinnegan's communication ability.
"Uchiha Hikari…"
Obito was not as interested as Madara. After learning that Konoha had another powerhouse, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a dead fly.
After carefully thinking over the previous Uchiha records, Obito answered firmly, "I have never heard of this name.
It is impossible for me to miss a genius like Uchiha Hikari."
What else can you do?
Madara snorted inwardly with disdain. He had long been disappointed with Obito's abilities. This loser couldn't do anything, and now he couldn't even gather intelligence.
A complete waste of Kamui's terrifying power.
"In that case, let us meet this Uchiha Hikari first, and tell Orochimaru to stop hiding. The ninja alliance is a bunch of trash and will soon collapse."
"I understand."
Obito cut off contact with Uchiha Madara, then contacted Orochimaru and Hiruko, ordering them to go to the main battlefield to provide support.
As for himself, he went looking for Hikari.
Following Yami's plan, Hikari deliberately controlled the army to move toward the coastline.
Under pressure and the need to save their comrades, those who were not affected by Eight Thousand Spears had no choice but to retreat toward another battlefield. A broke through the siege several times, trying to kill Uchiha Hikari.
But even he was nearly controlled by Eight Thousand Spears.
When Obito appeared, he could already see the sea and the Tsuchikage and others fighting on the other side, just across two mountains.
"Summoning Technique!"
Seeing the chaos in front of him, Obito immediately summoned Uchiha Madara's coffin.
Before the door panel could fall off naturally, a tremendous force shattered the coffin lid, releasing thick smoke.
Izumi and Hikari's eyes simultaneously focused on that direction.
At the same time, Yami in the Land of Iron slowly opened his eyes, and the nine-tomoe Rinnegan flashed.
This time, the base color of the Rinnegan was no longer purple, but had turned golden.
But soon, he forcibly restored it to his normal eye color.
Yami slightly raised his eyelids, looked toward the east, and slowly stood up.
"Uchiha Madara has finally come out?"
"Then I should also start moving."
(To be continued.)
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