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TUS Chapter 264: When Plans Fall Apart
🕑 Added 2025-01-17 04:04:36 +0000 UTC"Let's proceed as planned." Raikage's voice cut through the air as he directed a cold glare at Orochimaru. "Your Impure World Reincarnation technique isn't as powerful as I imagined. The two former Hokage being crushed by the current Hokage... Pathetic!"
Orochimaru let out a mocking laugh. "Isn't it that powerful? Why don't you go up and try it yourself?" he replied sarcastically.
"Do you think I wouldn't dare?" the Raikage replied in a defiant tone.
Although his words were dripping with provocation, he did not move a muscle. He knew well that even though the two Hokage were not using their full strength, they were still formidable opponents. That they were being outmatched could only mean one thing: Uchiha Funan was too strong.
"That's enough, let's not waste any more time arguing. Let's stick to the plan." Onoki firmly interrupted the conversation.
Onoki, the Raikage, Mei, and Mifune took different positions. As they concentrated their chakra, a powerful barrier began to form, enveloping the Violet Flames Formation.
As soon as the new barrier appeared, Funan noticed it.
And the next moment his body began to feel heavy, and managing his chakra became more difficult.
"Wow, this is interesting." His eyes sparkled with curiosity. "There's something special about this barrier." He cast an appreciative glance at Orochimaru. "Not bad, really not bad. Looks like you came prepared." He smiled as he cracked his knuckles with an ominous sound. "Now, it's my turn to attack."
Orochimaru clenched the Kusanagi sword in his hand.
"I'm coming for you." Funan leapt towards Orochimaru, as the Senju brothers attempted to flank him.
"Get out of my way!" Funan shouted, delivering a powerful kick to Tobirama's face, sending him rolling across the ground.
Orochimaru's face twitched. He began to doubt whether the information he got was correct.
Is this supposed to be admiration?
Meanwhile, Hashirama managed to dodge Funan's sword with one agile movement and responded by blocking a direct blow to the abdomen. Using Funan's momentum, he quickly retreated to neutralize the brutal physical force of Funan's attack.
Funan attacked with the sword in a swift movement.
The clash of the two Kusanagi swords rang out with a sharp clink. Orochimaru hastily stepped back, watching Funan with morbid fascination.
"As I suspected... that body of yours..." Orochimaru murmured, trembling in fascination.
A single exchange of blows was enough to make Orochimaru's arm start to tremble.
Funan's body, transformed by the God Tree, looked more like the physique of the One Piece World next door.
"Is my body great?" Funan smiled evilly. "Look, how strong it is, just looking at it, does it make you extremely satisfied?"
Without giving him time to respond, Funan charged again. Her sword slashed at Orochimaru ferociously.
Orochimaru dodged with difficulty, his mind wrapped in frustration. In every aspect, he was beneath Funan.
Meanwhile Hashirama and Tobirama returned to the charge.
A network of trees spread out like snakes, trying to immobilize Funan.
Funan waved his sword and cut them all off in an instant.
The next moment, Funan appeared in front of Tobirama.
[Bang!]
With a kick, Tobirama's head exploded again.
Turning to Orochimaru, Funan showed a crooked smile. “Orochi-chan… here I come!” he said as he raised his sword. “Get ready to feel my youth!”
With a shout, he launched himself towards Orochimaru.
[Swish!]
A spear made of tree roots came towards Funan. He deftly dodged it.
Suddenly, Hashirama appeared behind him, holding his shoulders tightly to immobilize him.
"The opportunity has come." Orochimaru became excited, threw his sword and his body turned into a snake, launching himself furiously towards Funan.
"Funan-kun, you fell into my trap in the end, didn't you?" he said with a twisted smile.
Funan looked at Orochimaru with amusement.
[Bang!]
Funan struggled hard and directly broke the two arms of Hashirama.
Funan applied force and broke both of Hashirama's hands that held him back and, with a quick movement, appeared in front of a surprised Orochimaru.
[Bang! Bang! Bang!!]
A left punch, a right punch, and a flurry of punches followed by a final uppercut.
[Bang!]
After being brutally beaten, Orochimaru was thrown to the ground like a rag.
"That's it?" Funan's expression was full of disdain.
Orochimaru's body twitched in response.
From afar, Onoki was equally shocked. This is completely different from the plan.
In his original plan, the Senju brothers, once resurrected, would be enough to cause Funan great trouble. With their infinite chakra, they could wear him down in a prolonged battle.
Onoki and the others' task was simply to block Funan's escape routes and prevent him from receiving support. It was a difficult plan, but feasible.
However, everything now seemed like a complete disaster.
In fact, Orochimaru has been forced to suppress the strength of the two Hokage to a level similar to his own, to prevent them from getting out of control.
On the other hand, the Raikage snorted. "Waste."
"Raikage!" Onoki scolded, frowning. "This isn't because of Orochimaru's incompetence, but because Uchiha Funan is too strong."
The Raikage's eyes narrowed dangerously. "What do we do now? Do we engage in battle?"
Onoki pondered for a moment before replying, "Let's watch and wait for the right moment."
“What are you waiting for? What is the right time?” Funan suddenly turned his head to look at Onoki, a sarcastic smile on his lips. “Do you think you two still have a chance?”
He looked into the distance. "How much do you underestimate me and Konoha?"
Columns of smoke rose into the sky, spreading to every corner of Konoha.
Witnessing the scene, the Kage's hearts were filled with deep unease.
…
Chiyo, with one hand covering her injured arm, looked terrified at Uchiha Fugaku in front of her.
Too strong.
Fugaku, inside the Susanoo, coldly watched with his arms crossed at the Suna-nin in front of him.
He had single-handedly stopped the entire Suna-nin unit, eliminating a third of them and severely wounding Chiyo.
Before the battle, Funan had given him two small fruits.
They were two special fruits, and their effects were capable of counteracting the negative effects of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Therefore, Fugaku was not at all worried about going blind.
"That's enough." Fugaku performed hand seals, his expression cold and haughty. "It's time to finish you off. I've wasted too much time, and the Hokage might reprimand me."
"Wait, wait!" Chiyo screamed desperately. "Fugaku-san, we are allies. Sunagakure and Konoha have an alliance relationship!"
"Alliance?" Fugaku laughed sarcastically, "Do you want to make me laugh to death? Look at what you are doing now?"
Chiyo said with an ugly face, "This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy of Orochimaru."
Fugaku stared at her for a long moment before letting out a cold laugh. “I see… You knew all along. You knew that Orochimaru killed the Kazekage and impersonated him to give the order to attack Konoha, didn’t you?”
Without waiting for her answer, he continued speaking. "You knew the truth, but you still allowed it. Why? Because you thought it was a good opportunity to destroy Konoha."
"As for the Kazekage, a Kazekage controlled by Konoha has long lost the qualifications of the Kazekage."
"It isn't true?!"
Chiyo's lips trembled, but she did not reply.
"There's nothing else to say." Fugaku's chakra began to increase, as the pressure from the Susanoo grew even more.
"This is where it ends!"
Seeing the colossal Susanoo bearing down on her, Chiyo's pupils shrank to the extreme.
…
With great effort and strategy, the other shinobi villages have spent three years infiltrating a large number of shinobi into Konoha.
However, under Konoha's counteroffensive, one by one, the invaders were eliminated.
First the Suna-nin fell. Then the samurai. Not even the Kumo-nin were spared...
Thanks to the combined efforts of Fugaku, the Konoha Police forces, and the ANBU squads, each achieved impressive feats.
Even now, Pakura had completely restrained Kimimaro.
On the roof, Funan watched the plumes of smoke rising on the horizon. A cold smile crossed his face. "Brat Onoki, do you see those smoke signals? Each column indicates that the battlefield is under control. If there is smoke, it means they don't need reinforcements. Everything is settled."
Funan raised a hand and pointed, "Count the columns. How many can you see?"
The Raikage gritted his teeth in fury and exclaimed, "That's impossible! We've amassed a massive army at the border. Konoha has also deployed over ten thousand shinobi. If we discount those on missions and protecting the nobles, Konoha shouldn't have that many fighters available!"
Funan shrugged mockingly. “That’s not something you need to worry about.”
With one jerk, he lifted Orochimaru, who was lying badly wounded on the ground. "This time, not only will they fail again, but this time they will all die here."
"Die all here? You dare to do that, Uchiha Funan?!" Onoki said slowly: "We are the Kage of our villages, but we are not the only ones who can be. You know very well what the consequences will be if you kill us, don't you?"
Funan laughed out loud. "Zehahaha! Of course I understand you brat Onoki! But every time you guys extend your claws, I'll cut them off. After enough failed attempts, you'll think twice before trying again."
"Then there is no other option." Onoki suddenly formed seals with his hands and attacked. "Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
A beam of white energy shot through the air towards Funan.
In the blink of an eye, Funan disappeared from the scene, leaving Orochimaru alone, the next moment the lightning struck Orochimaru directly.
"Onoki!"
Orochimaru's roar sounded. Half of his body was gone.
Is he still alive?
The same thought crossed Funan and Onoki's minds in unison.
[Swish!]
At the same time, a burly figure appeared in front of Funan.
"Lightning Release: Lariat!" the Raikage roared as he charged straight towards him.
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
Mei launched her attack that ignored everything, even collateral damage to the Raikage, in order to reach Funan.
In response, a giant skeleton began to surround Funan's body.
[Boom!]
The Raikage impacted against the Susanoo.
[Crack, crack!]
The bones began to crack under the collision with the Raikage.
Funan took advantage of the attack's momentum to rise into the air, dodging the Lava Release.
Before he could recover, a figure appeared in front of him.
The next moment, a huge chakra blade pierced through the air, heading towards Funan.
