Chapter 687: Dust Release that Decomposes Everything vs. Infinity that Cannot Be Reached

The two looked at each other for half a minute, then nodded to each other, and moved in unison with a tacit understanding.

Whoosh!

Ōnoki’s feet burst with Chakra, and his whole body leaped up suddenly.

“Earth Release: Super Light-Weight Rock Technique!”

Immediately after, Ōnoki transformed the Chakra in his body into Earth Release Chakra, greatly reducing his own weight, and floated in the air.

Seeing Ōnoki take flight, Muzuki temporarily stopped and silently watched Ōnoki from the ground.

“Earth Release: Earth Rising Spikes!”

As Ōnoki flew in the air, his hands continuously formed hand signs.

Boom!!

Numerous rocky spikes burst out rapidly from the ground beneath Muzuki’s feet, turning the area where Muzuki stood into a forest of rock spikes, as if to pierce Muzuki a hundred times through the heart.

But under the effect of Limitless, every rock spike stopped three centimeters in front of Muzuki.

Even if the visual effect was that the rock spikes surrounded Muzuki, in reality, not a single rock spike touched Muzuki’s clothes.

Bang, bang!!

Muzuki casually waved his hand, and the rock spikes around his body shattered instantly, as fragile as thin paper.

“Hmm?” Ōnoki’s eyes narrowed, sensing that things were not so simple.

He hadn’t expected to take down Sōsuke with a single Earth Rising Spikes, but the effect of this Earth Rising Spikes was somewhat abnormal.

“Earth Release: Golem Technique!”

Ōnoki increased his flight altitude, then formed hand signs again, condensing a large amount of Earth Release Chakra in his throat and spitting out huge rocks one after another.

Rumble!!

Numerous rock blocks rapidly combined, forming a rock giant over ten meters tall in the blink of an eye.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Dance!”

Muzuki concentrated his breathing, converting a large amount of Chakra into Fire Release Chakra in one breath, clasped his hands together, and suddenly exhaled a massive amount of flames to form a sea of fire.

Whoosh, whoosh!!

The ferocious, extremely hot sea of fire rapidly scorched the ground, as if it wanted to burn everything combustible within its range to ashes.

Under the influence of the terrifying sea of fire, the surrounding temperature soared, and the Ninja watching, such as Kitsuchi and Yahiko, secreted hot sweat on their foreheads, feeling their bodies become incredibly hot.

If the Ninja nearby were affected like this, there was even less to say about the rock giant at the center of the sea of fire.

The rock giant instantly turned into a fire monster upon encountering the sea of fire, and before Ōnoki could control the rock giant to extinguish the flames, the rock giant lost control, its body suddenly burst, and hot shattered rocks, burned by the high temperature, shot in all directions.

“As expected of the Ninjutsu known as the strongest Fire Release, it’s truly terrifying,” Kitsuchi exclaimed while dodging the hot shattered rocks.

The Golem Technique was already one of the stronger defensive Earth Release Ninjutsu, yet even so, it couldn’t block Sōsuke’s Fire Release. The terror of Sōsuke’s Fire Release was evident.

If anyone wanted to use defensive Ninjutsu like Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall to block Sōsuke’s Fire Release, Kitsuchi could only say that person was courting death; it simply couldn’t be blocked.

“Even the Golem Technique is ineffective, can I only use Dust Release?” Ōnoki frowned at the sight.

He had originally intended to test Sōsuke’s method of defending against Earth Rising Spikes, and to prevent Sōsuke from using other Ninjutsu to counter it, he specifically used the offensive and defensive Golem Technique, but he didn’t expect it to be blown up by Sōsuke’s Fire Release.

“Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World!”

With that thought, Ōnoki didn’t hesitate, bringing his hands together and condensing a large amount of Chakra in his palms to perform Dust Release Chakra Nature Transformation.

He wasn’t here to defeat Sōsuke; he was here to gather information about Sōsuke. Everything had to be considered from the perspective of information, not the outcome of the battle.

Ōnoki’s flying speed suddenly increased, rapidly closing the distance with Muzuki.

Muzuki also ran towards Ōnoki.

As both sides approached each other, the distance between them grew shorter and shorter.

Whoosh!

When the distance was only ten meters, Ōnoki suddenly shot out the Dust Release Ninjutsu in his hand, and a dazzling white cylinder rapidly attacked Sōsuke, who was still charging forward.

“Not dodging?”

Ōnoki looked at Sōsuke, who was getting closer and closer to the Dust Release yet still charging straight ahead, and showed a puzzled expression.

His Dust Release was not some secret information; as early as the era of the Second Hokage, the Ninja World had remembered the terrifying power of the Dust Release Bloodline Limit.

Given Sōsuke’s displayed knowledge, it was impossible for him not to know the terrifying power of Dust Release.

Boom!!

The cylindrical beam directly struck Sōsuke’s body, and a deafening explosion roared through the sky. Immediately after, an incredibly dazzling white light of explosion appeared, dyeing the area around Sōsuke pure white, making it impossible to see the situation within.

Rumble!!

A powerful explosion erupted, and the ground, under the impact of this force, cracked instantly like fragile glass. Rocks were pulverized into fine sand, and soil was thrown high, forming a sky-obscuring curtain of dust that enveloped the battlefield in chaos.

All Iwagakure Ninja watched the center of the explosion with grave expressions.

Their greatest hope was that when the dust settled, there would be no one inside, and Sōsuke would have been disintegrated by the Dust Release.

Otherwise, it would be too bad for Ōnoki.

Many Iwagakure Ninja believed that the reason Ōnoki was only one of the Ninja World’s pinnacles and not the strongest in the Ninja World was mainly because Dust Release was difficult to hit opponents in battles between top-tier powerhouses.

If the accuracy problem could be solved, their Third Tsuchikage would become the strongest in the Ninja World of the new era.

If Sōsuke could block Dust Release head-on, then Ōnoki truly had no way of defeating Sōsuke, even with the help of an elite squad for distraction.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew from the center of the explosion, dispersing the thick dust and revealing an unharmed Muzuki.

“How is this possible?!”

Ōnoki’s eyes suddenly widened, his pupils seemingly expanding to their limit in that instant, shimmering with disbelief.

His eyebrows involuntarily arched upwards, forming two surprised curves, as if to touch his suddenly receding hairline. His mouth was slightly agape, but no sound came out for a long time, only a slight gasp echoing in the air, showing Ōnoki’s inner shock.

At this moment, Ōnoki suspected he was under Genjutsu.

“Genjutsu: Release!”

Ōnoki, with his rich experience in dispelling Genjutsu, immediately tried to calm his Chakra and dispel the Genjutsu.

Unfortunately, the scene in Ōnoki’s eyes did not change at all; Sōsuke still showed no signs of injury, and even his white robe was completely intact.

“Why is this happening?!” Ōnoki couldn’t understand; he felt his common sense as a Ninja was being challenged.

Even if Sōsuke wasn’t disintegrated by the Dust Release, the huge explosion that followed the Dust Release shouldn’t have failed to even damage his clothes.

“He actually blocked Dust Release head-on, and he’s unharmed,” a huge wave of shock surged in Kitsuchi’s heart.

Ōnoki had once tried to teach Dust Release to Kitsuchi, but Kitsuchi hadn’t learned it.

Although he failed to learn Dust Release, Kitsuchi therefore had a deep understanding of it, so Kitsuchi felt even more incredible than other Iwagakure Jonin.

This was Dust Release, a Bloodline Limit that surpassed Bloodline Limits, Dust Release, not some ordinary high-power Ninjutsu.

Compared to the Iwagakure, the Shinobi Sect’s reaction was much smaller; they all knew that Sōsuke had a Ninjutsu with almost invincible defensive capabilities.

“That’s the expression, haha.” Roshi was incredibly pleased looking at Ōnoki’s bewildered expression.

You thought your Dust Release was invincible, didn’t you? How come it couldn’t even tear Sōsuke’s clothes?

If it weren’t for not wanting to cause trouble for the Shinobi Sect, Roshi would have really wanted to dispel his Transformation Technique and flash a brilliant smile at Ōnoki.

“He blocked it, as expected,” Nagato said without surprise.

In his opinion, Muzuki’s defensive Ninjutsu was even more powerful than his Rinnegan ability.

His Preta Path could only absorb Ninjutsu, but Muzuki’s Limitless could even block Taijutsu.

“I still have Detachment of the Primitive World!”

Ōnoki forced himself to calm down, condensing a large amount of Chakra, wanting to unleash a stronger Detachment of the Primitive World.

Unfortunately, Muzuki didn’t give him a chance to continue attacking.

Under Ōnoki’s shocked gaze, Sōsuke rapidly ascended.

Sōsuke actually also mastered the Light-Weight Rock Technique?

Before Ōnoki could think too much, Muzuki was already rushing towards Ōnoki.

He had no choice but to give up using Detachment of the Primitive World, transforming the large amount of Chakra condensed on his arm into Earth Release Chakra.

A large amount of rock covered Ōnoki’s right arm, turning Ōnoki’s right arm into a thick rock arm.

Bang!

Ōnoki swung his fist with all his might towards the approaching Sōsuke, and the thick rock arm collided with Sōsuke’s normal arm.

Boom!!

Ōnoki only felt a force capable of overturning mountains and seas suddenly strike, and spiderweb-like cracks rapidly appeared on the rock of his right arm, followed by the rock arm exploding violently. Ōnoki flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing to the ground.

“What terrifying power!” Ōnoki looked at his right arm, already soaked with blood, and couldn’t help but gasp.

The world only knew that Iwa Fist Kitsuchi was skilled in the Iwa Fist, but in fact, Kitsuchi’s Iwa Fist was learned from Ōnoki; it was just that Ōnoki, due to his aging body, didn’t use the Iwa Fist much.

In terms of Iwa Fist skill alone, Ōnoki was stronger than Kitsuchi.

And Sōsuke actually shattered his Iwa Fist and severely injured his arm just by relying on physical strength and Chakra enhancement. How could this not surprise Ōnoki?

Ōnoki quickly got up and flew again, forming hand signs to create three Rock Clones, sending them to restrain Sōsuke, while his main body gathered Chakra, preparing to unleash Detachment of the Primitive World.

Actually, he had a premonition that even if Detachment of the Primitive World hit, it probably wouldn’t kill Sōsuke, after all, Sōsuke was able to block Detachment of the Primitive World without injury.

But Ōnoki had to try.

Because if Detachment of the Primitive World could still be blocked by Sōsuke without injury, it meant Sōsuke’s strength surpassed his imagination.

The three Rock Clones landed and almost simultaneously flashed, launching a fierce assault on Sōsuke with a momentum that belied their height.

Although the Rock Clones were numerous, in Muzuki’s eyes, who was in Transparent World state, their attack trajectories were as clear as slow-motion movie footage.

The Rock Clone attacking from the front swung its fist like a hammer, rushing towards Muzuki’s face with a whistling wind. However, Muzuki slightly turned his body, narrowly avoiding the heavy punch capable of shattering rocks by mere millimeters, while simultaneously swatting it away, lightly tapping the Rock Clone’s wrist with his fingertips.

Bang!

The surface of the Rock Clone began to crack, rapidly crumbling with a loud bang, turning into a pile of shattered rocks.

Immediately after, another Rock Clone instantly ambushed from behind, but Muzuki seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; without moving his body, he skillfully turned with just the flexibility of his waist, while simultaneously striking back with an elbow, precisely hitting the Rock Clone’s vital point, shattering the second Rock Clone.

“Earth Release…”

The third Rock Clone released Earth Release from mid-range, but as soon as the Ninjutsu was used, Muzuki instantly disappeared from his original spot.

Bang!

The third Rock Clone shattered.

And at this moment, Ōnoki’s Detachment of the Primitive World was also ready.

Actually, Ōnoki was already close to giving up; Sōsuke solved the Rock Clones too quickly.

He had just finished preparing, and all three Rock Clones were already dispersed.

Releasing Detachment of the Primitive World directly like this, the probability of hitting Sōsuke was almost zero.

“Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World!”

Ultimately, Ōnoki still released Detachment of the Primitive World towards Sōsuke.

Anyway, the final result was a loss; launching a Detachment of the Primitive World was better than not launching it at all.

Looking at the huge cube approaching, Muzuki did not dodge, but merely raised his head slightly to look at Ōnoki.

Even when Detachment of the Primitive World was only one meter away from his body, Muzuki remained motionless.

Ōnoki’s expression became incredibly grave at the sight.

Sōsuke’s strange behavior had only two explanations: the first was that Sōsuke was unaware of the power of his full-strength Dust Release, and the second was that Sōsuke had sufficient confidence.

So, which would be the result?

Ōnoki breathed slightly, wiping the sweat from his forehead. In fact, he already vaguely had the answer in his heart.

Rumble!!!

The huge cube enveloped Muzuki’s body along with the ground and trees around him.

Almost instantly, the lush forest vanished, and the rocky ground disappeared.

The white cube was like an eraser on a pencil drawing, disintegrating and dispersing everything it touched.

Within a few seconds, this part of the forest seemed to have been mysteriously dug out of thin air, leaving a regular pit.

Only the white-clad figure in the pit remained, silently watching Ōnoki, whose arm was still dripping blood.

“My Dust Release…”

Ōnoki saw the completely intact white robe, and even though he had already had a thought in his mind, he still couldn’t remain calm.

This was his strongest Dust Release Ninjutsu, a powerful Ninjutsu that even Uchiha Madara couldn’t withstand head-on.

Whoosh!

With excessive Chakra consumption and a surge of blood to his heart, Ōnoki couldn’t even maintain the Light-Weight Rock Technique for a moment, rapidly plummeting downwards.

“Lord Tsuchikage!”

Seeing his father in trouble, Kitsuchi didn’t care about anything else and directly rushed into the battlefield to catch Ōnoki.

Other Iwagakure Jonin followed suit, shielding Ōnoki and Kitsuchi.

Muzuki, however, did not stop them, tacitly allowing the Iwagakure Ninja’s actions.

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