Chapter 240: Strong Enemies on the Battlefield

“Die!” The Iwagakure Jōnin swung the sharp sword in his hand, intending to kill the Konoha Ninja in front of him.

Just as the injured Konoha Ninja thought he was about to die in battle, he subconsciously closed his eyes, but years of training made him open them quickly. He didn’t feel any pain. A blond Ninja had appeared in front of him at some point, blocking the Iwagakure Ninja’s swing.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out. The Iwagakure Jōnin found that the suddenly appearing Konoha Ninja was astonishingly strong; no matter how much force he exerted, he couldn’t make the blade descend even a millimeter.

Muzuki slightly focused his Breathing Technique, erupting with greater strength, instantly pushing away the Iwagakure Jōnin’s blade, and then smoothly kicking the Iwagakure Jōnin in the chest.

Bang!

Under the powerful force, the Iwagakure Jōnin flew backward rapidly.

“Are you alright?” Muzuki turned and asked the injured Konoha Ninja with a slight smile, showing concern.

Gazing at Muzuki’s incredibly warm smile, the injured Konoha Ninja felt a strong sense of déjà vu, but he didn’t have time to think too much and quickly said:

“Sir, I can still move on my own. You don’t need to worry about me. That Iwagakure Ninja is coming back.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll deal with him.” Muzuki adjusted his glasses with his left hand, revealing a confident smile.

He didn’t want to display too much of his strength; otherwise, Muzuki could have instantly killed that Iwagakure Jōnin the moment he rushed over. With his current strength, killing a barely qualified Jōnin was too easy.

“Earth Release: Earth Pillar Spear!”

The Iwagakure Jōnin formed hand signs while running rapidly.

Muzuki, with his Byakugan providing a full 360-degree field of vision, had incredibly strong observational skills. The moment the Iwagakure Jōnin formed hand signs, he instantly sensed unusual movements in the ground.

Muzuki grabbed the injured Konoha Ninja and threw him towards an empty spot, while he himself quickly dodged.

Boom! Boom!!

The next moment, three thick, sharp rock spikes appeared where Muzuki had just been standing.

Taking advantage of Muzuki’s evasion, the Iwagakure Jōnin immediately swung his sharp sword towards Muzuki’s eyes.

Clang!

Muzuki’s Kunai steadily blocked the incoming sharp sword.

“Damn it, his reaction speed is so fast!” The Iwagakure Jōnin couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

He had originally thought Muzuki would be caught off guard while saving someone, but in reality, Muzuki handled it with ease.

Clang! Clang! Clang!!

A short blade is more dangerous. Muzuki used his Kunai to fight against the Iwagakure Jōnin’s long sword, relying solely on the Byakugan’s powerful observational ability and the physical enhancements provided by the Breathing Technique to leave one bloody scratch after another on the Iwagakure Jōnin, while remaining completely unharmed himself.

“He’s a master of short blades!” With more and more wounds appearing on his body, the Iwagakure Jōnin decided to change his combat strategy and use Ninjutsu to deal with Muzuki.

But just as the Iwagakure Jōnin slightly widened the distance, Muzuki used Ninjutsu.

“Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!”

Muzuki only performed a single Tiger hand sign, and three giant fire dragons, several meters high, erupted from his mouth, rapidly lunging towards the Iwagakure Jōnin.

Watching the three rapidly approaching giant fire dragons and feeling the scorching heat of the fire dragons on his body, the Iwagakure Jōnin revealed a shocked expression.

He hadn’t even clearly seen Muzuki form the hand signs, yet such a terrifying Fire Release of this caliber was used. This wasn’t a master of short blades at all; he was clearly a Fire Release powerhouse.

Muzuki’s Ninjutsu was too fast, and the timing was chosen too perfectly. The Fire Release also covered a large area, leaving the Iwagakure Jōnin utterly unable to dodge. He could only activate all his Chakra, hoping to survive this onslaught.

Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation can make the body harder. Although it can’t achieve the offensive and defensive balance of Earth Spear, which has impressive power while being strong defensively, an excellent Iwagakure Ninja can still harden their body using Earth Release.

If the Iwagakure Jōnin had encountered an ordinary Konoha Jonin, he might have escaped, but unfortunately, he encountered Muzuki, and Muzuki was prepared to make an example of some Jonin.

No matter how much the Iwagakure Jōnin struggled, it was useless. Muzuki had used his Ninjutsu from the start with the standard that it could kill the Iwagakure Jōnin even if he went all out.

Even if the Iwagakure Jōnin went all out like Obito, he still couldn’t withstand his Fire Release. Unless the Iwagakure Jōnin instantly transformed into a Warrior of Light or a Kamen Rider, then the Fire Release Muzuki just used might indeed not be able to burn him.

“Ahhh!”

As soon as the fire dragons touched the Iwagakure Jōnin’s body, he immediately felt the scorching flames burning him, and he couldn’t help but let out painful screams. His Earth Release hardening failed to withstand Muzuki’s flames.

But the attack was far from over. The destructive power of the Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique is among the strongest of all Fire Release Ninjutsu. Soon, the three fire dragons completely engulfed the Iwagakure Jōnin. Dazzling orange-red firelight bloomed on the battlefield, and the Iwagakure Jōnin never made another sound, leaving only ashes on the ground.

Such a dazzling Fire Release was rare on this battlefield, attracting the attention of many Iwagakure Ninja and Konoha Ninja.

“Such powerful Fire Release!” An Iwagakure Ninja watched the figure instantly turn to char in the flames, his eyelids twitching.

The Iwagakure Ninja who knew that Iwagakure Jōnin was even more astonished. That was a Jōnin who had mastered hardening, yet he was directly burned to black ash by a single Ninjutsu.

“This Sir is so strong! He killed a Jōnin so quickly,” exclaimed the Konoha Ninja who had been injured by the Iwagakure Jōnin.

Just now, several of them, all Chunin, had teamed up and were quickly injured, yet Muzuki killed him in just a few moves.

First, he saved someone and engaged in a simple exchange, then he used a Kunai to suppress the opponent’s long sword in close combat, and finally, a powerful Fire Release directly killed him. The entire process probably took less than three minutes.

“How come this Sir resembles Minato so much?” Gradually, some astute observers noticed the blind spot.

“I haven’t heard that Minato also has a powerful older brother,” some people already started to think Muzuki and Minato were biological brothers.

Since the war was still ongoing, everyone just complained to themselves after realizing it, planning to discuss such matters after the battle ended.

After killing a Jōnin with Fire Release, Muzuki let out a breath. Fighting this kind of battle was also a challenge for him; he had to use the right amount of power to maintain his disguise. Too much power wouldn’t work, and too little wouldn’t either.

The Iwagakure Ninja weren’t fools. Noticing a difficult Konoha Ninja, they all teamed up to attack Muzuki.

But Muzuki, having developed to this point, had almost no weaknesses except for Chakra. Even in terms of Chakra, he was far stronger than these Chunin or ordinary Jonin, so no one could injure Muzuki. Muzuki could always perfectly dodge every attack.

The other Konoha Ninja present weren’t dead either; when their side’s strong combatant was surrounded, they would also come to help, reducing Muzuki’s pressure.

Under these circumstances, more and more Iwagakure Ninja died at Muzuki’s hands. Some were stabbed to death by his Kunai, while others were burned to death by his Fire Release or killed by his Wind Release.

With Muzuki being so effective, the situation for the Konoha Ninja on his side quickly improved. More and more Konoha Ninja noticed this powerful comrade with dazzling golden hair.

Being on the same battlefield, what the Konoha Ninja could see, the Iwagakure Ninja could also see.

Boom!!

A huge explosion rang out. Without looking at the Konoha Jonin he had blown to smithereens, Kari shifted his gaze to the blond Konoha Ninja who effortlessly stabbed an Iwagakure Ninja with a Kunai.

Kari appeared near Muzuki with a Body Flicker Technique, punched a Konoha Ninja to death, and then looked at Muzuki and said calmly:

“It seems you are the strongest Konoha Ninja in this vicinity. If I deal with you, I can quickly kill all the other Konoha Ninja here.”

“If you can do it, you can try,” Muzuki said with a faint smile.

There were people in the Ninja World who were qualified to say such things to him, but the Iwagakure Ninja in front of him was not one of them.

Although the Byakugan could see the Chakra inside a person’s body, out of caution, Muzuki still used Appraisal Technique on the Iwagakure Ninja in front of him.

【Name: Kari】

【Chakra: 31000】

【Skills: Explosion Release (Mastery: 500/15000), Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 1500/15000), Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear… 】

As Muzuki had expected, Kari was an extremely strong Jōnin. Both his Chakra reserves and skill proficiency far exceeded those of an ordinary Jōnin.

However, it was unfortunate for him that he encountered Muzuki. Not only did Muzuki have over ten thousand more Chakra than him, but he also completely overwhelmed him in terms of skills.

Kari didn’t have the Byakugan to see Chakra, nor did he have the Appraisal Technique to read information, but he was very confident in his own strength.

He was a member of the Iwa Explosion Corps. The Iwa Explosion Corps held a very special position within Iwagakure. It was Iwagakure’s strongest special unit, and every member who could join the Iwa Explosion Corps was a powerful genius carefully selected, and they had to possess the Explosion Release Bloodline Limit.

Participating in this war, Kari was aiming to make a name for himself in the Ninja World. During the Second Shinobi World War, he was still young and hadn’t started cultivating for long, so his strength wasn’t great. But this time was different; he had cultivated both Earth Release and the Explosion Release Bloodline Limit to an extremely proficient level. In his heart, even among the strong individuals of Iwagakure, he could rank among the top twenty.

“Sir, be careful! This person is Kari of the Iwa Explosion Corps. He is extremely strong. Do not engage him in close combat!” A Konoha Ninja, seeing Muzuki confront Kari, quickly shouted a warning.

Konoha and Iwagakure had been at war for some time, and both sides were aware of the rising powerhouses of the opposing generation. For example, Minato from Konoha had quite a reputation in Iwagakure, and similarly, Kari, with his Explosion Release Bloodline Limit and formidable strength, was remembered by many Konoha Ninja.

For Ninja, information is power. To ensure Muzuki received information about Kari, some Konoha Ninja, even while still under attack, tried their best to loudly convey information to Muzuki.

“His Ninjutsu can make anything it hits explode. You absolutely must not let him get close!”

Hearing the voices of the Konoha Ninja, Kari revealed a disdainful smile. What good was knowing the information? “Don’t let him get close” sounded simple, but it was difficult in a fight.

“Thank you all for the information. I will resolve this enemy,” Muzuki said with a gentle smile.

There’s more to come