Chapter 650: Wooden Man Standing on the Battlefield

Rasa looked at Muzuki with a horrified expression, unable to control himself from spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face turning incredibly pale.

He hadn’t expected Muzuki’s recent Body Technique to be so unbelievably strong.

Just now, he had instantly set up a Gold Dust barrier and also condensed a layer of Gold Dust armor on his body, but this double-layered defense was almost instantly shattered by that terrifying Body Technique, causing severe injuries to his body.

“Why can this guy’s Body Technique be so powerful? Damn Hayate Mugetsu and Ōnoki!” Rasa cursed both Muzuki and Ōnoki in his heart.

At this moment, Rasa hated Muzuki without needing a reason; being severely injured by a single punch in such a setting, Muzuki had practically made a name for himself by stepping on Rasa.

As for Ōnoki, Rasa believed that his current predicament was inextricably linked to Ōnoki.

If Ōnoki had investigated Muzuki’s complete intelligence, he definitely wouldn’t have lost so quickly; if Ōnoki had done a good job coordinating, Hidden Mist might not have backstabbed them.

“He was dealt with so quickly.”

The Third Raikage, entangled by the Third Mizukage, frowned upon seeing this.

He had initially thought that Rasa, as a Kazekage, even if younger and not as strong as their veteran Kage, should have been able to tie down Muzuki for a while.

He hadn’t expected Rasa to not even last a minute.

For a moment, the Third Raikage couldn’t even determine if Rasa was too weak or if Muzuki was too strong.

Due to the immense commotion here, even Ōnoki, who was fiercely battling Hiruzen Sarutobi, noticed this terrible turn of events.

“Damn it, I hope Sunagakure’s fighting spirit isn’t as useless as the Kazekage’s strength.”

Ōnoki silently prayed in his heart.

A leader being severely injured can lead to two outcomes: one is a drop in morale, where Ninja experience negative emotions like fear, leading to a decrease in combat effectiveness.

The other is to ignite their fighting spirit, wanting to avenge their leader, leading to a slight increase in morale and combat effectiveness.

Rasa had brought many Sunagakure elites; if these Ninja were as useless as Rasa, Ōnoki could only consider himself unlucky.

“Hayate Mugetsu!”

A master Puppeteer, seeing Rasa severely injured, quickly released several puppets, pushing his control to the limit.

“Protect Lord Fourth!”

There were also Wind Release Ninja who quickly formed hand signs, unleashing wind blade slashes towards Muzuki.

However, Rasa wasn’t the only one with teammates on the battlefield.

Whoosh!

Shisui infused Fire Release Chakra into the Kunai in his hand and threw it towards the Puppeteer.

The Puppeteer tried to control his puppets to block, but his gaze coincidentally met Shisui’s blood-red Sharingan.

“Tsukuyomi!”

Blood tears flowed from Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan, and a Genjutsu world, completely controlled by Shisui, was constructed.

Bang!

The next moment, the Puppeteer’s face turned pale, his hands, which controlled the puppets, dropped powerlessly, and he directly fainted on the ground.

Boom!

The flaming Kunai accurately struck the fainted Puppeteer, sending him to his demise.

“Lord Tanri!” The surrounding Sunagakure Ninja all had expressions of disbelief.

Because the Puppeteer just killed by Shisui was a famous Puppeteer master within Sunagakure, an elite among Sunagakure’s Puppeteers.

Yet, such an elite inexplicably died from such a small flaming Kunai.

“Leaf Dragon God!”

Might Guy unleashed a massive amount of Chakra, charging into the crowd and transforming into a giant wind dragon, sweeping up and tearing apart enemies.

Kakashi, wielding Enma, precisely selected Jonin of considerable strength to eliminate.

For Kakashi, Ninja below a certain strength, whether Jonin or Genin, made no difference to him; they were all one-shot kills anyway, and the Chakra consumed was similar.

Given that, it was certainly more cost-effective to choose stronger Ninja as targets, thus consuming Chakra more efficiently.

Obito, who had mastered Kamui, was not to be outdone, ignoring enemy attacks as he weaved through the the crowd, eliminating foes.

“Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!”

The Third Raikage, disinclined to remain entangled with the Third Mizukage, unleashed his Chakra, pushing his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its peak to greatly enhance his strength, using his strongest Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique to swiftly overwhelm the Third Mizukage’s Water Release.

The Third Mizukage was not his match, but killing the Third Mizukage was meaningless; he had to kill Muzuki.

“Hell Stab: Three-Finger Nukite!”

The Third Raikage exerted his absolute full power, and no Ninja on the path could impede his advance towards Muzuki.

Even if they used Ninjutsu to block, it would be instantly torn apart by the Third Raikage’s Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique.

“This is our Kumogakure’s strongest spear!”

The Cloud Ninja on the battlefield felt honored and incredibly proud seeing this scene.

Although the Third Raikage didn’t have titles like’Strongest Raikage’ within Hidden Cloud Village, his immense strength was recognized by all of Kumogakure. In the eyes of many Cloud Ninja, the Third Raikage was the strongest in the Ninja World.

“Hell Stab: Two-Finger Nukite!”

The Third Raikage reduced another finger, and dazzling blue lightning burst forth from his body, his momentum still rising.

His Hell Stab grew stronger with fewer fingers; only the Hell Stab with one finger was truly the strongest spear.

The Third Raikage didn’t believe Muzuki could block the attack of his strongest spear.

This was a feat no Ninja had ever accomplished, not even the Eight-Tails.

“Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite!”

When only one finger remained raised by the Third Raikage, his momentum reached its peak.

Crackling!

A massive amount of powerful lightning gathered on this last finger, and an incredibly sharp aura forced the Hidden Mist and Konoha Ninja to keep their distance from the Third Raikage.

Could Muzuki block this strongest spear?

Muzuki believed he could.

The Third Raikage’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode was perfect-grade, so why wouldn’t his Armament Haki be perfect-grade?

The Third Raikage could concentrate power to a single point to increase penetration, and Muzuki naturally could also concentrate his Armament Haki to a single point to increase defense.

Of course, Muzuki wouldn’t do that, because he had too many options compared to taking it head-on.

“Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!”

Muzuki converted the massive amount of Chakra he had gathered into Wood Release Chakra, and dazzling green light erupted beneath him.

After delivering that punch, Muzuki immediately exited the Eight Gates and Rock Breathing Chakra Mode.

Under the high gates of the Eight Gates, there were too many techniques he couldn’t use; even Armament Haki could only be used in its most basic form, without fine control.

Rumble!!

The moment Muzuki unleashed his Wood Release Chakra, the earth began to tremble, as if a monster was writhing underground.

Under the life force of the Wood Release Chakra, vegetation around Muzuki grew wildly, and every inch of the ground began to surge, rolling like ocean waves.

Immediately after, a large number of rapidly growing trees and vines intertwined, quickly forming a Wood Human.

The Wood Human’s body continuously grew taller and larger, instantly becoming a giant made of wood, over sixty meters tall, standing tall on the battlefield.

“This…”

The Ninja on the battlefield, whether Konoha, Hidden Mist, or Iwagakure, all looked at this suddenly appearing giant with shock.

Even among Konoha Ninja, only a very few had seen Muzuki use the Wood Human Technique; the rest had at most heard that Muzuki had mastered a formidable Wood Release.

“What a powerful oppressive feeling!” Kitsuchi’s pupils constricted as he looked at the ferocious-looking giant Wooden Golem, his mind greatly shaken.

He had seen Muzuki’s Wood Human once, but that time it was from afar, outside the battlefield, which was a completely different experience from seeing it up close now.

Looking at this giant Wooden Golem, like a mountain, Kitsuchi had a strange thought: did Muzuki now see them the way they usually saw ants?

“What kind of Ninjutsu is this!”

Facing such an awe-inspiring presence, the faces of many Ninja were filled with disbelief and fear.

Senju Hashirama’s legend still circulated in the Ninja World, but most only remembered that he used Wood Release; the specific Ninjutsu was largely unknown.

“Lord Mu Yue!”

Many Konoha Ninja showed fanatical expressions, as if they already foresaw the coming victory.

Uchiha Fugaku felt a surge of emotion watching this scene.

“If we win this battle, Muzuki’s momentum will likely completely overshadow the Sannin, and he might even disregard seniority to become Hokage.”

Muzuki already had an excellent reputation in Konoha, and coupled with this super war merit, and his identity as a Wood Release Ninja, Uchiha Fugaku couldn’t imagine who could contend with Muzuki.

Even Fugaku himself wanted to support Muzuki.

No other reason than Shisui and Obito both being Muzuki’s disciples; if Muzuki could become Hokage, it would be very beneficial for the Uchiha to enter the high ranks.

The Third Raikage did not stop his charge because of the Wood Human’s immense size; he still maintained his assault.

Boom!!

A dazzling flash of lightning, wood splinters flying, and a several-meter-wide gap appeared in the Wood Human’s leg.

“It’s nothing special, just a big wooden target.”

“Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique!”

An Iwagakure Jōnin, seeing this, lost most of his fear and attacked the Wood Human with Ninjutsu.

Bang!

The cannonball-like rock struck the giant Wood Human’s body and exploded violently, leaving only an extremely tiny mark.

The Iwagakure Jōnin was dumbfounded, not expecting this wooden giant to possess such defensive power.

Even more devastating for the Iwagakure Jōnin, something happened.

Vines and trees on the ground grew rapidly, intertwining around the Wood Human’s leg, instantly repairing the Wood Human’s damaged leg to its original state.

And various attacks from Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure struck the Wood Human like mere tickles, failing to break through its defense.

Muzuki stood on the tall Wood Human, looking down at all the Ninja.

The Third Raikage’s strongest spear was indeed impressive, but if the attacks of ordinary Ninja could be effective against the Wood Human, Senju Hashirama wouldn’t have earned the title of God of Shinobi.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Muzuki controlled the Wood Human to swing its thick arms at the opposing Ninja villages.

Due to its enormous size and immense strength, the swinging of its arms instantly created fierce gales, forcing some Ninja to use Chakra to maintain their balance.

Rumble!!

Although the Wood Human looked very bulky, its movements were not slow; its giant fist quickly smashed onto a patch of ground where many Iwagakure Ninja had gathered.

The weakest Iwagakure Ninja were directly splattered onto the Wood Human’s fist, some Ninja who couldn’t outrun the Wood Human’s speed were severely injured by the impact, and only the most elite group of Ninja managed to escape.

The Third Raikage originally wanted to use Hell Stab again to disable the Wood Human’s arm or leg, but he was entangled by the Third Mizukage who had caught up.

“This Hayate Mugetsu indeed has the potential of a God of Shinobi. This alliance with Konoha, even if it’s just to drink some soup, is worth it.”

The Third Mizukage thought to himself.

Although Muzuki’s dominance meant that Hidden Mist would have no hope of being number one for the next few decades, Hidden Mist had never truly reached number one anyway.

Muzuki didn’t use any special techniques afterward; he simply controlled the Wood Human to attack.

Under the enhancement of its powerful body, every strike by the Wood Human would unleash a gust of wind, shattering the ground, and Iwagakure’s Ninja forces were simply unable to resist.

Even if the Five-Tailed Jinchuriki wanted to fully transform into a Tailed Beast and fight the Wood Human, he was unable to provide more assistance to Iwagakure due to Jiraiya’s entanglement.

Ōnoki watched the situation gradually worsen, his heart bleeding.

Here, apart from Konoha, Iwagakure had the strongest forces and the most Ninja. With Konoha having the advantage, the most casualties would naturally be from Iwagakure.

Training a Ninja required too many resources and too much money.

Why did the Ninja Academy control the number of students admitted? Was it because there were too few people with Ninja talent?

No, it was because they couldn’t afford to support so many Ninja, so they could only select elites as much as possible for training.

Ōnoki gritted his teeth, wanting to gather most of his body’s Chakra to unleash a super Dust Release, solving Muzuki and his Wood Human in one go.

Although this would put him in danger in the subsequent battle, he had no other choice.

“Trying to leave?” Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly, his battle-hardened experience instantly seeing through Ōnoki’s intention.

He immediately threw out the enlarged Enma, preventing Ōnoki from leaving, then quickly formed hand signs and created four Shadow Clones.

“Five Great Consecutive Shots!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s main body and his clones each unleashed a powerful long-range Ninjutsu of a different element, completely blocking all of Ōnoki’s escape routes.

“Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!”

Looking at the five formidable Ninjutsu approaching, Ōnoki sighed deeply, finally giving up the idea of attacking Muzuki, and once again used Dust Release to deal with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His plan was good, but his opponent was not some random nobody, but the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi’s close watch, he simply couldn’t spare a hand to deal with Muzuki.

Ōnoki’s Dust Release and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Five Great Consecutive Shots were both Ninjutsu of terrifying power.

The two collided, erupting in an incredibly dazzling white explosion.

It was fortunate that no Ninja dared to approach the area around them, otherwise, the residual explosion alone would have been enough to claim the lives of many Ninja.

“Alas, it was a misstep after all.”

After one strike, Ōnoki, floating in the sky, looked at the Wood Human rampaging on the battlefield, sighed deeply again, and his figure suddenly became much more hunched.

“Hokage, is the unconditional peace talk you mentioned earlier still on the table?” Ōnoki asked, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Even though the war hadn’t been going on for long, it was essentially over. Their defeat was inevitable, and Muzuki was definitely unkillable.

“Unconditional peace talks now, Tsuchikage, do you like sleeping during the day?” Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a benevolent smile.

Peace talks were possible, but unconditional ones were out of the question; that showed too little sincerity.

He had already given one chance, but Ōnoki hadn’t cherished it. Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn’t have known how strong his side was if they hadn’t started fighting.