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JST Chapter 177: Konoha vs. Iwa
🕑 Added 2025-02-15 13:57:53 +0000 UTC"Minato, the Iwagakure shinobi are about to launch an all-out attack…" Jiraiya had a serious expression.
"Jiraiya-sensei, we must hold on. If we don't, the battle line will crumble from our position…" Minato took a deep breath, took out a kunai marked with the seal of the Flying Thunder God, and said firmly, "With my technique, I can quickly eliminate the enemy's elite shinobi. Even if I encounter a Jinchuriki, I'll at least be able to distract him and buy time."
Minato looked up and added decisively, "I'll go first. Jiraiya-sensei, use this time to enter Sage Mode and launch a massive attack with senjutsu techniques."
Jiraiya hesitated and sighed. "My Sage Mode takes a long time to activate, which is really annoying!"
Minato shook his head helplessly.
At that moment, both Jiraiya and Minato felt a strange sensation.
On one hand, they thought that Kazuki had been reckless in provoking this war and burdening Konoha with such a burden.
On the other hand, they felt that without Kazuki stirring up the stagnant waters of the village, when the power gap became even greater, Konoha would face a crisis from which it could not recover…
At least at this moment, neither Minato nor Jiraiya had lost hope. They could still fight.
"Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato…" Aburame Shikuro adjusted his dark glasses. From the hood of his robe, his expression was unreadable as he spoke in a calm tone, "In accordance with Kazuki-sama's assignment, the Root has assigned a batch of Tobirama No. 2 bombs and three air combat units to the Iwagakure battlefield. If you need it, you can request it. Yamanaka Kaze will immediately report it to headquarters."
At his side, Yamanaka Kaze nodded coldly and added, "From the barracks to the front lines, it will take more than an hour for the air unit to arrive. Also, you must specify the bombing coordinates in advance to avoid friendly casualties."
Yamanaka Kaze looked at the bewildered Jiraiya and Minato with some disdain in his eyes.
He had heard from the Root's secret reports how Kazuki led the air troops in combat.
Using the Kurama Clan's genjutsu, combined with the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan, the shinobi of the aerial unit could see the entire battlefield thanks to the Yamanaka Clan's telepathic transmission.
And with Kazuki's surgical precision, the bombs fell exactly on the enemy's densest points, with impeccable strategy.
After the battle against Kirigakure, the Root shinobi came to regard combat as a work of art, a display of the efficiency of organized warfare.
But the two people in front of him… clearly didn't have that ability.
"Tobirama No. 2 bombs and air support? What's that about?" Jiraiya stood on guard, analyzing the situation in his mind.
If a weapon of war bore Tobirama's name, it was surely not something ordinary. It must surely involve some kind of forbidden techniques or questionable morals...
"Could you please explain in more detail?" Minato asked seriously, turning to Yamanaka Kaze.
Jiraiya looked at him in surprise. Were they really going to use the weapons provided by the Root?
If they did, at the end of the war, the distribution of military merit would no longer be so clear…
However, within seconds, Jiraiya fell silent.
The issue of Minato's merits and candidacy for Hokage could wait. The immediate crisis was the priority now.
"These are weapons of mass destruction," Yamanaka Kaze explained in a cold, businesslike voice. "They are lethal to both the enemy and our own troops, so they require precise judgment on the part of commanders."
He paused and continued, "If they can use genjutsu or sensory manipulation techniques or something similar to transmit the battlefield situation in real time, they can also order bombings in real time."
"The destructive range of these weapons is immense. A single explosion from air support has a damage radius of about twenty meters. If all of the Tobirama No. 2's reserves are fired, the impact area could cover half the battlefield."
Jiraiya and Minato exchanged a glance. Although they felt uneasy, for some reason they also felt a renewed sense of confidence.
This sounds like one of those scary forbidden techniques...
Especially the Tobirama No. 2, who could cover half the battlefield with his unleashed power.
As for the condition Yamanaka Kaze mentioned for precision bombing, both Minato and Jiraiya instinctively ignored it.
They are not ninjas from the Kurama and Yamanaka clans, so where can they learn those secret techniques?
However, they both understood that if someone from the Root like Yamanaka Kaze mentioned it, it meant that someone within the Root could probably do it, and that someone should be Uchiha Kazuki...
"I understand." Minato said firmly. "Please take this kunai from the Flying Thunder God. I will contact you at any time."
Minato handed his special kunai to Yamanaka Kaze and then turned to Jiraiya seriously. "Sensei, gather the Sage Mode senjutsu chakra. I will take care of repelling the first wave of Iwagakure's attack."
"Minato, maybe it's too late..."
Jiraiya seriously watched the crowd stirring in the distance amidst the deafening explosions.
In front, two figures advanced at full speed, enveloped in a huge, resplendent energy: Roshi, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails, and Han, the Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails.
The two Jinchuriki acted as the vanguard, rushing towards the Konoha army fiercely!
Along the way, some booby traps that had not been cleared exploded, but they barely managed to cause any damage.
Jiraiya frowned and muttered grimly, "If we don't stop them, they'll tear through our ranks like they were made of paper..."
Minato frowned as he quickly analyzed the situation. "Jiraiya-sensei, we must remove them from the battlefield. Their destructive capacity is too dangerous…"
He then looked at his Jiraiya with determination. "I'll go in with you at their rear and we'll lure them away from here. The rest will depend on the situation… and the Root and Kazuki's secret weapons."
Jiraiya nodded helplessly. Although he didn't want to rely on Kazuki's power, there was no other way.
He never imagined that these two Jinchuriki would be able to control their Tailed Beasts so well.
Jiraiya hurriedly issued an order: "All Konoha shinobi, establish defensive formations according to the terrain and delay their advance as much as possible!"
Then, in a deep voice, he announced: "The real war has begun!"
Minato turned to his disciples and warned them seriously, "Kakashi, you, Obito, and Rin must stay safe. Face the enemy following the formation I taught you. This will be a cruel war."
He paused and added, "I'm going to face the Jinchuriki, so I won't be able to take care of you. Be very careful…"
Kakashi nodded determinedly, while Obito, standing next to Black Zetsu, kept some distance from his white-haired companion.
Despite being Minato's students in appearance, the relationship between them had never been close.
"Let's go!" Minato exclaimed in a firm voice before launching into combat alongside Jiraiya, heading towards Roshi and Han.
"Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!"
Roshi spat out a large amount of magma, which then solidified into a large amount of molten rock, turning the battlefield into a sea of fire.
"Lava Release Chakra Mode!"
Roshi covered his body with a layer of lava that increased both his attacks and defense.
Minato's eyes turned serious. He threw several kunai marked with the seal of the Flying Thunder God in unpredictable trajectories.
In an instant, his golden silhouette flashed, appearing behind Roshi.
Taking advantage of that moment, Minato attacked with his chakra-infused kunai, straight at Roshi's neck.
[Crack!]
Minato's eyes widened. The magma covering Roshi's skin was too thick. The kunai failed to pierce through it.
To make matters worse, the scorching heat burned his hand even without direct contact.
Roshi turned his head and, with an icy gaze, commented, "A teleportation ninjutsu? I didn't expect to meet a user of that kind of ninjutsu…"
He smiled confidently and added, "But what a pity. I'm not afraid of your ridiculous kunai…"
Then, he flexed his neck and launched a magma-covered punch in Minato's direction.
However, at the last second, Minato disappeared in a golden flash, dodging the blow with ease.
Minato frowned, musing, "This guy isn't the ideal opponent for me…"
And at the same time, unnoticed by Minato, Kazuki was standing not far from him, calmly watching the noisy battlefield and learning some interesting ninjutsu.
Many of the low-level ninjutsu of Earth Release and Water Release had little relevance in combat but were still valuable materials for his repertoire.
Under the cover of his Mirage Genjutsu, Kazuki remained completely invisible, impossible to detect amidst the chaos of battle.
Kazuki watched the battle between Roshi and Minato for a while analyzing the Lava Release Chakra Mode, when he turned his head, he saw that Jiraiya was also in serious trouble.
With the speed increased by Boil Release and the Five-Tails' chakra, Han moved like a specter despite his enormous physique. Every strike of his carried terrifying force.
If it weren't for the fact that Jiraiya had great skills in taijutsu and defensive techniques, it would have been difficult for him to resist.
"Jiraiya-sensei, let's go after the support shinobi!" Minato shouted, instantly appearing at his side.
At the same instant, he threw a kunai into the distance. Both of them disappeared and reappeared in quick succession, before appearing behind enemy lines.
No longer facing the Jinchuriki directly, the true massacre of master and disciple began.
