Naruto: Hyuga Warlord

Taking advantage of Kai Sahiga Jonin's evasive maneuver against Mahiru Uchiha, Hyuga Soushu quickly eliminated several nearby Sunagakure Ninja and rushed toward him.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Multisphere!"

From Sahiga Jonin's mouth, countless invisible chakra wind blades surged forth, determined to slice the charging Hyuga Soushu into meat scraps!

[Jumping Slash!]

Hyuga Soushu had no intention of testing his ability to withstand the technique from a veteran Jonin's B-rank Wind Ninjutsu. He immediately used [Jumping Slash] to leap onto the head of another Sunagakure Chunin, caving in the ninja's skull with one strike while rescuing Might Duy, who was locked in a desperate battle.

Without stopping for Might Duy's thanks, he circled around again and charged toward Sahiga.

But just this brief delay allowed Sahiga Jonin to recover from his predicament and reorganize his combat strategy.

After this short confrontation, Sahiga Jonin realized that Hyuga Soushu's reaction speed far exceeded his expectations. Combined with the deadly efficiency of his heavy weapon, which easily cracked skulls like eggs, Sahiga made an immediate decision—to win using ninjutsu.

"Wind Release Great Breakthrough!"

He first tried to stop Hyuga Soushu's charge with a simple Wind Ninjutsu, while simultaneously forming hand seals rapidly, preparing something big.

However, Mahiru Uchiha had no intention of letting him take his time preparing his technique.

"Katon: Tessenka no Jutsu!"

Controlled by Mahiru Uchiha, countless head-sized fireballs, mixed with shuriken, hurtled from all directions toward Sahiga, attempting to completely seal off every possible escape route!

For Sahiga, this jutsu became a real problem!

Although as a Jonin he wouldn't fear such a basic Fire Ninjutsu, if he wanted to evade, he could only use Body Flicker to leave his current position. Otherwise, he would have to endure it physically. However, whether evading or enduring, he'd be unable to continue preparing his jutsu!

Yet Hyuga Soushu approached at incredible speed, seemingly about to charge right through the fireball bombardment straight toward him. So Sahiga could only reluctantly make his choice.

"Body Flicker!"

Just as Hyuga Soushu's menacing face loomed into view, Sahiga Jonin immediately retreated backward using Body Flicker, leaving behind Hyuga Soushu—who was about to be struck by Mahiru Uchiha's Katon jutsu!

"True ninja combat is a game of minds!"

At that moment, he felt full of himself.

Even these Konoha ninjas weren't anything special!

In the end, hadn't he outwitted even the so-called genius Sahiga?

"Tch!"

With a sharp cry, Mahiru Uchiha raised both hands upward while snapping her fingers rapidly.

"What?!"

Just preparing to capitalize on the situation, Sahiga Jonin suddenly noticed those fireballs heading directly for Hyuga Soushu abruptly halted midair. Then, in an eerie manner, they forcibly changed trajectory once again toward Sahiga not far away!

"What is this?"

Only now did Sahiga realize that each fireball carried an almost invisible thin rope tethered to it!

"Cursed!"

This could only be attributed to his own carelessness!

But even more critical was Hyuga Soushu's unstoppable approach—and now, he was bearing down on Sahiga with no way to escape!

[Earth Release: Mud Wall!]

With no other options left, Sahiga had no choice but to erect a temporary earthen barrier using an Earth Release technique, hoping to block the attack briefly while he Body Flickered toward the densely packed crowd behind.

But against Hyuga Soushu's Byakugan, the mud wall couldn't block his vision at all.

[Flash!]

Like a ghostly specter, Hyuga Soushu appeared behind Kai Sahiga Jonin. He spun around and swung the Torch Pole in a heavy strike.

"Ugh!"

Sahiga instantly dispersed into a cloud of yellow sand—clearly a Clone Jutsu!

"It's just a clone technique!"

Hyuga Soushu was somewhat surprised.

This was actually the first time someone had escaped his Byakugan vision using nothing but the Basic Three Techniques like Clone Jutsu and Substitution Jutsu!

But soon, his Byakugan pinpointed Sahiga's real body hidden among the crowd.

[Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!]

At the same moment, Mahiru Uchiha also spotted Sahiga's position and launched a massive fireball at him.

[Boom!]

The gathered Sunagakure ninja scattered immediately.

[Counter Storm!]

[Jumping Slash!]

With a Wind Barrier swirling around him, Hyuga Soushu predicted Sahiga's dodge mid-air, leapt high, and came crashing down with a ruthless overhead strike.

[Crash!]

Another strange, hollow sound followed—a clear sign that Sahiga had once again used Substitution Jutsu and vanished in a burst of wooden splinters.

"A Substitution again!"

Now even Hyuga Soushu couldn't help but give this Suna leader a newfound respect.

Truthfully speaking, out of all the ninja he had ever fought, this was definitely the most extraordinary master of applying the Basic Three Techniques in actual combat!

"There's no weak technique—only weak users!"

Hyuga Soushu now fully understood that principle.

But on the flip side, enemies with such profound mastery over fundamental techniques must be eliminated without mercy!

Fueled by intense fighting spirit, Hyuga Soushu casually crushed the heads of several Suna genin before locking onto Sahiga's location once more, charging forward relentlessly again.

"This guy is insane! How can he be fiercer than those bone-wielding Kaguya freaks from Mist!"

Meanwhile, Sahiga silently cursed under his breath.

The strange secret techniques displayed by Hyuga Soushu made him extremely cautious—he didn't dare think about engaging in close combat at all.

Yet escaping wouldn't be easy either, since Hyuga Soushu's Byakugan could always pinpoint him precisely within the chaotic crowd!

And to make matters worse, there was that equally annoying little Uchiha girl continuously disrupting his rhythm!

"I need to find a way…"

Sahiga rapidly formed hand seals while channeling some chakra underground.

Elsewhere, Sakumo Hatake had been pinned down in a stalemate by Elder Chiyo, who deployed *the Chikamatsu Collection* puppets to block his wild attacks from all directions.

Meanwhile, led by Sand's Chief of Staff Tegan, the mobilization efforts had achieved initial success. Around three hundred Sunagakure ninja had now gathered, clashing head-on with the invading Konoha forces inside the camp.

Although these Konoha intruders were clearly exhausted after their long journey, under the effects of secret medicinal pills they still unleashed tremendous fighting zeal. Despite Suna's desperate attempts to gather defensive forces, they remained overwhelmed under relentless enemy assaults, barely capable of defending themselves.

Moreover, even if Sakumo Hatake got tied up in battle, Konoha still had elite Jonin like Shirakawa Namiko and Yechame Hamako who were cutting a bloody swath through the enemy ranks. Beyond that, there was another figure of equal prominence who had just begun to take action.

"Summoning Technique: Mobā!"

With a loud shout, a puff of smoke appeared, and Danzo's summoned beast, Mobā, made a dazzling entrance!

A deep, guttural roar erupted!

The moment Mobā appeared, it immediately released a silent shockwave. Then, under Danzo's control, it unleashed a powerful suction on the three hundred Sunagakure ninja that Tegan Jonin had barely managed to rally.

"Watch out!"

In the midst of the intense battle, a group of Sand ninja immediately found themselves losing balance as they were lifted off the ground by Mobā's suction power, flying straight toward its gaping mouth!

[Wind Release: Vacuum Multisphere!]

Danzo precisely launched his Wind Release ninjutsu at that exact moment, slicing midair all those wildly flailing Sand ninja into perfectly even chunks of meat!

When it came to mastery of Wind Release techniques, Danzo was second to none among any of the Sand ninja!

With this single blow, the Sand's painstakingly assembled Ninja Force instantly fell into chaos. With Shirakawa Namiko and Yechame Hamako holding the line, the roaring Konoha ninja surged into the Sand formation, unleashing wave after wave of blood-soaked carnage!

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