I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 257
“Art is an explosion! Cheers!”
Boom~ Boom~ Boom~ Boom~
In an instant, a series of explosions resounded from the sky.
The next moment, the wreckage of numerous Konoha flying ninja tools fell from the sky.
“Is this the Konoha flying squad? It’s nothing special.” Deidara, the one responsible for the recent chaos, proudly raised his chin as he stood on the back of a white clay bird.
And it was indeed the case.
Although Konoha ninjas controlled their flying ninja tools with great agility, when facing Deidara, who had outstanding aerial combat abilities and far greater strength, they became easy targets, falling like sitting ducks.
At this moment, watching the disappearance of Konoha’s flying ninja tools in the sky, Deidara, who had caused all this, uninterestedly instructed his clay bird to return to the Rock Ninjas camp.
Soon, he landed from the clay bird and arrived by the side of ?noki. He casually said, “Old man, I’ve taken care of those annoying mosquitoes in the sky.”
“Well done, Deidara.” ?noki, who noticed the absence of Konoha’s aerial harassment, nodded to his disciple.
It wasn’t in vain that Deidara had endured years of continuous explosions from the Rock Hidden Stone Village.
Now, it was finally time for him to truly shine.
Receiving his rare praise from his teacher, Deidara accepted it with a sense of accomplishment, a slightly dissatisfied expression on his face. “It was too easy, no challenge at all. Old man, when will you let me go big against the Konoha ninjas on the other side and show them my true art?”
“Not now.”
?noki, who used to get a headache whenever he heard Deidara mention “art,” was unusually calm this time.
Not only because Konoha would suffer next but also because his attention was focused on the intense battlefield in the front.
Just as ?noki was about to say something else, he saw something in his field of vision that made his face change. He said solemnly, “The Golden Flash is here!”
As soon as ?noki’s words fell, many Rock Ninjas who had been on the verge of success on a certain front suddenly fell one after another.
Others might not understand, but with ?noki’s strength, how could he not see a golden figure moving at an almost invisible speed among the Rock Ninjas?
Wherever he went, there were no survivors.
“The Golden Flash? Is that the guy named Minato Namikaze?” Deidara, who had always heard his teacher and the senior Rock Ninjas leaders talk about this name and saw Deidara treat him as a major threat whenever he mentioned him, was quite interested in this person.
Being bold and fearless, he immediately said, “Let me meet that guy! Huh? Why can’t I see him?”
Just as Deidara was about to focus on Minato Namikaze, he found that the latter had disappeared without a trace.
“The Flying Raijin Jutsu! Minato Namikaze has gone to reinforce another battlefield.” ?noki furrowed his brow.
The Flying Raijin Jutsu is a space-time ninjutsu developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. Although it had gained some notoriety before, it was during the Third Shinobi World War that Minato Namikaze truly made the whole ninja world remember this technique.
In this battle with the Rock Ninjas, despite being the overall commander, Minato used the advantage of the Flying Raijin to place a Flying Thunder God kunai in every position, ready to support at any time.
Just like what had just happened.
In the following time, with Minato frequently appearing on the battlefield like a firefighting team member, the Rock Ninjas’s previously swift offensive had to be temporarily halted due to heavy casualties.
During this gap, a new batch of arriving Konoha ninjas successfully coordinated with the existing, already heavily wounded, forces.
This also meant that all the efforts made by the Rock Ninjas had to be started all over again.
“Hmph! That Minato Namikaze is quite good at scheming!” ?noki’s face looked very unpleasant at the moment.
He wanted to send someone to stop Minato Namikaze, but the latter, who possessed the Flying Raijin Jutsu, was just too agile and impossible to catch up with.
Likewise, whenever he wanted to confront Minato Namikaze, he could only take a few steps before the latter instantly moved to another location, leaving Deidara, who couldn’t get close to him at all, feeling frustrated. “Does this guy like teleporting so much? If he’s so great, he should stop and have a one-on-one fight with me!”
At these words, ?noki looked at his disciple and shook his head slightly.
Even if he could truly have a one-on-one fight, he wouldn’t send Deidara. Although Deidara was stronger than many, he was still too immature compared to Minato Namikaze and needed more time to grow.
“If only old Mu and Han were still here!” ?noki thought in his heart.
The Jinchuriki, who possessed Tailed Beasts, were truly effective on the battlefield.
In the recent situation, if Mu and Han were still around, their immense power, even with Minato Namikaze’s interference, would have been enough to help the Rock Ninjas break through Konoha’s defense.
Unfortunately…
“Da**, Akatsuki!”
Although Akatsuki was now an ally of his side, ?noki was still very angry when he thought of the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails.
He didn’t believe in nonsense like “capturing the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was the work of the previous Akatsuki leader, and I don’t know what happened to the former.”
It was just the situation they were in, so they had to pretend to agree.
At this moment, the situation on the battlefield had once again entered a stalemate due to the support of Minato Namikaze’s abilities.
As ?noki contemplated what the Rock Ninjas should do next, a twisted space suddenly twisted open next to him.
In it, two men named Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna walked out.
“You finally decided to come out!” ?noki waved his hand, gesturing for the Rock Ninjas, who had been on alert to disperse. He said to the “allies” he had cursed in his heart just moments ago.
“Sorry, we didn’t expect Konoha to initiate the battle and delay us.” Uchiha Madara apologized, but his face showed no sign of regret.
On the other hand, Uchiha Izuna, who didn’t even bother to acknowledge ?noki’s presence, only raised his eyelids slightly and critically observed the ongoing battle before him.
Seeing this, ?noki, who knew that the situation was dire, did not press the
Matter further.
To ease the tension, Uchiha Madara took the opportunity to inquire about the current situation. Although he had received information from White Zetsu, he understood that the information the Five Kage and the Allied Shinobi Forces possessed was more comprehensive and accurate.
?noki briefly explained the current situation to them.
Without paying attention to other aspects, their attention was primarily focused on Ei’s condition. Uchiha Madara frowned and said, “Has no information from Kumogakure reached us yet? Ei is in a critical condition.”
?noki replied, “Kumogakure ninjas have legs. In one day, even if Ei is as strong as he is, he cannot eliminate all of them. The Five Nations and the Akatsuki Alliance, you agreed to take responsibility for A. Now it’s time for you to fulfill your promise and go to the Land of Lightning to stop Ei.”
After hearing this, Uchiha Madara did not speak further but turned to Uchiha Izuna. Such matters were beyond his jurisdiction.
Still watching the fierce battle in the field, Izuna did not respond immediately. He was in no position to speak on behalf of his brother.
It was evident that ?noki realized the situation’s urgency, and they had to get down to business as soon as possible.
Fortunately, Izuna eventually spoke and said, “Don’t worry; I won’t renege on my promises. I will handle A from now on. No need to go to the Land of Lightning. He has the Flying Raijin Jutsu; let him come by himself.”
With these words, Izuna, within the Susanoo, summoned a series of blue spheres, which formed behind him and then swiftly launched toward the Konoha position. The powerful onslaught was ready to strike.
“Come on! Let’s see how many of the Konoha shinobi will die. Only when you come out A will show himself,” Izuna said indifferently, waiting for the imminent blue fireworks.
However, the expected explosion did not occur in the next moment.
Izuna raised an eyebrow lightly and looked in the direction where the blue spheres had disappeared, only to see a figure with golden hair and wearing a Hokage’s half-sleeved robe. This person held a yellow paper bomb kunai, and a familiar black jutsu pattern constantly flickered in the void like a large net.
Clearly, the disappearance of the blue spheres earlier was this person’s doing.
“It’s the Flying Raijin Jutsu again.”
Watching this scene, Izuna snorted.
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