Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 511 Separate Battles

Under the first wave of attacks, the Fourth Kazekage, suffering both physical and psychological damage, was killed in a flash. He was sealed in Karuro's arms and passed away peacefully.

However, this victory did not allow for complacency, as the other two Kage had already broken free of their seals in their own ways. The Raikage revealed their current state: it seemed that whenever they faced an attack, their bodies would move involuntarily, completely beyond their control.

The battle in the sky continued, while the two detached Kage on the ground charged into the Allied Forces' ranks. Although they couldn't control their movements, they could still somewhat control the force of their techniques. Faced with a large group of ninjas mixed with their own, the former Kage was at his wits' end, casting his longing gaze towards the sky, hoping that his junior, who had just been shedding tears, would quickly seal them away.

However, Fengying simply left behind a single sentence and flew away.

"I'm leaving this place to you."

"Leave it to us. If you can't handle it, remember to call me."

A rather handsome blond boy responded to the Kazekage's expectations; facing two formidable enemies, this guy could still manage a smile.

"Hey! Am I not in danger?!" Hozuki Gengetsu knew that the Kazekage would definitely go deal with his old rival Mu first. Although he acknowledged the danger of Dust Release, did he, a genjutsu-type ninja, not have any danger? Did he even understand the value of a mirage?!

It's all because the Water Mist's secrecy was "too good." Even their own Kage was shrouded in mystery, never publicizing any achievements. He was clearly a ninja capable of taking Mu down with him, yet he inexplicably lost in this situation.

However, their manipulators had a different idea. The Raikage, who had just been exposing his weaknesses and calling everyone "kids," suddenly shot forward like an arrow, smashing into the spot where the blond boy was, sending up a cloud of dust. He himself began to uncontrollably leak dangerous oil, vaguely showing signs of using a killing move in the crowd.

So remote control can actually enhance control?! Orochimaru, you'd better never leave the Pure Land! Otherwise...

"So impatient?" The boy's voice suddenly rang out above Hozuki Gengetsu's head. He looked up and saw a golden fist, about the size of his clam shell, falling down.

I thought this kid was dead in one go, but he actually dodged it?! And he even accurately detected his weakness?

At this moment, the clam was still exhaling water vapor, and the conditions for his technique had not yet been met. Once the shell was broken, his illusion technique could not be used. However, releasing the Steam Explosion in front of the enemy would be suicidal, and his water-style technique might not be able to withstand that punch. He could only dodge.

As the fist descended, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed by—it was none other than the Raikage who had just flown away. This guy was incredibly fast; despite returning, it seemed he could actually strike the boy just before the fist landed. However, his attack missed. A massive, deep red shuriken flew out from the side, having predicted the Raikage's trajectory in the sky, and struck him down!

"Oh!"

The clam shattered into pieces with a deafening roar, and the billowing dust obscured the figure of Hozuki Gengetsu. As for the flying Raikage, he couldn't change his trajectory in mid-air and was obediently carried away from the crowd by the crimson shuriken.

There, a row of Wind Release ninjas stood ready, their movements perfectly synchronized, instantly weaving a dense net of wind that whooshed away as the Raikage landed. As the wind net flew out, the sealing team followed closely behind, fearing that being too late would cause problems.

However, the wind net that could tear a human body apart could not cause any effective damage to the Raikage. This terrifying ninja actually withstood the wind net attack with his physical strength and lightning armor, casually waving away the white cloth used for sealing, and at the same time retracting two of his four outstretched fingers.

The relentless charge sent chills down the spines of the Wind Release ninjas. Tsuchikage, assigned command, immediately began issuing orders, instructing the Iwagakure ninjas in the rear to construct a thick earthen wall. He himself added a special Lava Release technique to the final layer of the wall. It was a special, elastic material, so thin even it possessed the resilience to withstand the Raikage's impact. However... this resilience was only temporary; it couldn't withstand continuous assaults.

Fortunately, just before the double defenses collapsed, the ninja who had thrown the crimson shuriken was in position. He stood at the very front of the crowd, facing a protruding point on the defensive wall, seemingly ready to withstand the Raikage's attack head-on.

Tsuchikage didn't understand, but he couldn't disobey orders; this was their tactic. The enemy had taken the bait readily, and everything was proceeding according to plan. The fatal blow to the Raikage would be delivered by that Konoha ninja, but... that one didn't seem like a Wind Release ninja either. What was he planning? To take everyone down with him? Also, the red shuriken that ninja just threw looked like a chakra polymer? He was too far away, the scene too chaotic; he hadn't seen how the shuriken was thrown at all.

The imagined tragedy did not occur. The moment the Raikage broke through the Lava Release seal, pitch-black flames engulfed his entire body. At this point, the Raikage had no chance of recovery. He immediately retracted his middle finger, extending his only index finger and using momentum to propel himself forward, seemingly intending to take the Konoha ninja with him. Tsuchida frantically tried to rush to his aid, but was blinded by the sudden appearance of a deep red skeleton rising from the ground.

The Raikage's attack struck the transparent, seemingly defenseless skeleton. It was indeed blasted open, but that didn't stop the skeleton's raised sword from thrusting towards the Raikage. The Raikage was ultimately pinned to the sand, slowly burned beyond recognition by the black flames.

Even Konoha hadn't gathered much information about the Mangekyou Sharingan. They couldn't even recognize Susanoo and Amaterasu; they only knew that the Raikage had indeed been easily killed.

The manipulator behind the Raikage, however, had a completely different perspective. He clearly saw the Konoha ninja's crimson eyes, the patterns in which he had never seen before, blood flowing from one corner of his eye, and even the ability that had only appeared in records: Susanoo.

Is that Sasuke? No way, that can't be! After dispersing so much chakra, can he still have such strong fighting power?

On the other side, the Tsuchikage battlefield has reached a stalemate.

Mu is an extremely powerful sensory ninja, capable of easily concealing his chakra and becoming invisible, making him very effective against other sensory types. Considering that the four Kage are unlikely to intentionally attack the Allied Forces and probably not with malicious intent, they opted for a more cumbersome method: using sand for physical sensing. This is why Gaara insisted on leaving two equally powerful Kage unattended while assisting the Tsuchikage.

Mu is truly difficult to deal with, and the Tsuchikage is old and his body is indeed not as good as before. He simply cannot withstand the Second Tsuchikage in his prime for long.

Onoki was indeed in danger; his invisibility had vanished, and he could only create several earth clones to buy time. Just as the last clone was destroyed, the Kazekage's outside assistance finally arrived.

"Behind us, Tsuchikage!"