Chapter 239: Powerful Enemy on the Battlefield

"Die!" The Iwa Jonin swung his sharp blade, aiming to kill the Konoha ninja before him.

Just as the wounded Konoha ninja thought he was about to die in battle, he subconsciously closed his eyes, but his long training made him open them again instantly. He felt no pain, and saw a blond-haired ninja who had somehow appeared in front of him, blocking the Iwa ninja's slash.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out. The Iwa Jonin found that this suddenly appearing Konoha ninja possessed astonishing strength; no matter how much force he exerted, he couldn't drive his blade down even a fraction.

Muyue focused his breathing slightly, burst out with greater power, instantly pushed the Iwa Jonin's blade aside, and followed up with a kick to the Iwa Jonin's chest.

Thump!

Under the force of the powerful blow, the Iwa Jonin was sent flying backwards.

"Are you alright?" Muyue turned to the wounded Konoha ninja with a smile and asked with concern.

Looking at Muyue's warm and friendly smile, the wounded Konoha ninja felt a strong sense of déjà vu, but he didn't have time to think much and quickly said:

"Sir, I can still move on my own, don't worry about me. That Iwa ninja is coming again."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of him." Muyue raised his glasses with his left hand, showing a confident smile.

He didn't want to show too much strength; otherwise, he could have instantly killed that Iwa Jonin the moment he rushed over. With his current power, killing a barely passable Jonin was far too easy.

"Earth Release: Earth Spear!"

The Iwa Jonin ran at full speed while forming hand seals.

With the Byakugan activated, Muyue's perception was flawless; he detected the ground beginning to move the moment the Iwa Jonin started forming hand seals.

Muyue grabbed the wounded Konoha ninja and tossed him to an empty area, while he himself quickly dodged.

Boom! Boom!

The next moment, three thick, sharp spikes of rock erupted from where Muyue had just been standing.

Taking advantage of Muyue's dodge, the Iwa Jonin immediately swung his blade toward Muyue's eyes.

Clang!

Muyue's kunai firmly blocked the incoming sword.

"Damn, his reaction speed is too fast!" the Iwa Jonin cursed inwardly.

He had thought Muyue would be caught off guard after saving someone, but in reality, Muyue handled it with complete ease.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Short blade, narrow margin—Muyue fought the Iwa Jonin's long sword with his kunai, and relying on the Byakugan's powerful observation and the physical ability granted by his Breathing Method, he left one bloody gash after another on the Iwa Jonin's body while remaining completely unharmed.

"He's an expert with a short blade!" With more and more wounds on his body, the Iwa Jonin decided to change tactics and use ninjutsu against Muyue.

But just as the Iwa Jonin created some distance, Muyue used a jutsu.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

Muyue formed only a single Ram seal, and three enormous fire dragons, each several meters tall, erupted from his mouth, speeding toward the Iwa Jonin to bite him.

Watching the three giant fire dragons rapidly approaching, feeling the scorching heat of the flames, the Iwa Jonin showed a look of shock.

He hadn't even seen Muyue form the hand seals, yet he had already unleashed a terrifying Fire Release of this level. This was no mere short-blade expert—he was clearly a Fire Release powerhouse.

Muyue's ninjutsu was too fast, the timing too perfect, and the Fire Release covered too wide an area. The Iwa Jonin had no way to dodge; he could only release all his chakra, hoping to survive this ordeal.

Earth chakra nature transformation could harden the body. While it couldn't achieve the offense-defense balance of something like the Earth Spear—offering both strong defense and considerable power—a skilled Iwa ninja could still manage to harden his own body with Earth Release.

If the Iwa Jonin had faced an ordinary Konoha Jonin, he might have survived. Unfortunately for him, he was up against Muyue, and Muyue intended to make an example out of some Jonin.

No matter how hard the Iwa Jonin struggled, it was useless. Muyue had used his jutsu from the start at a level that could kill even if the Iwa Jonin suddenly powered up.

Even if the Iwa Jonin had a power surge in battle like Obito, he still couldn't withstand the Fire Release—unless he suddenly transformed into a Warrior of Light or a masked rider. In that case, the Fire Release Muyue had just used might indeed have trouble burning him.

"Ahhh!"

As soon as the fire dragons touched the Iwa Jonin's body, he immediately felt the blazing flames burning him and couldn't help but let out a painful cry. His Earth Release hardening couldn't withstand Muyue's fire.

But the attack didn't stop there. The Great Fire Dragon's power was among the strongest in all Fire Release techniques. Soon, the three fire dragons completely engulfed the Iwa Jonin, a dazzling orange-red blaze blossoming on the battlefield. The Iwa Jonin made no more sound, leaving only a pile of ash behind.

Such a brilliant Fire Release was rare even on this battlefield, drawing the attention of many Iwa and Konoha ninja.

"Strong Fire Release!" Some Iwa shinobi looked at the figure instantly turned to ash in the flames, their eyelids twitching.

The Iwa shinobi who recognized that Iwa Jonin was even more astonished—that was a Jonin who had mastered Hardening, yet he was burned to black ash by a single ninjutsu.

"That person is so strong, killing a Jonin so quickly." The Konoha shinobi injured by the Iwa Jonin exclaimed in amazement.

Just now, several of their Chunin had teamed up and were quickly injured, yet Muyue killed him in no time.

First, he saved someone with a brief exchange, then used a kunai in close combat to suppress the opponent's longsword, and finally killed him with a powerful Fire Release. The whole process took less than three minutes.

"Why does this person feel so similar to Lord Minato?" A Watson gradually noticed the blind spot.

"There's no word that Lord Minato has a powerful brother either." Some already thought Muyue and Minato were blood brothers.

After all, they were still in the midst of war. Once they noticed, they just grumbled internally and would discuss it after the battle.

Killing a Jonin with Fire Release, Muyue let out a breath. Fighting this kind of battle was also a challenge for him—he had to use appropriate strength to maintain his disguise, not too much, not too little.

The Iwa shinobi weren't stupid. They noticed a Konoha shinobi who was hard to deal with and joined forces to attack Muyue.

But Muyue, having developed until now, could be said to have almost no weaknesses except in terms of chakra. And even in chakra, he was far stronger than these Chunin or ordinary Jonin, so no one could hurt Muyue. He always dodged every attack just in time.

The other Konoha shinobi on the scene weren't dead either. When their own strong one was being surrounded, they came to help, easing Muyue's pressure.

Under these circumstances, more and more Iwa shinobi died at Muyue's hands—some were stabbed by his kunai, some burned by his Fire Release, or killed by his Wind Release.

With Muyue being so effective, the situation for the Konoha shinobi on his side quickly improved. More and more Konoha shinobi noticed this powerful comrade with dazzling blonde hair.

On the same battlefield, what the Konoha shinobi could see, the Iwa shinobi could also see.

Boom!!

With a huge explosion, without looking at the Konoha Jonin he had blown to pieces, Kari turned his gaze to the blonde Konoha shinobi who had easily stabbed an Iwa shinobi to death with a kunai.

Kari appeared not far from Muyue with a Body Flicker, punched a Konoha shinobi to death, and said indifferently to Muyue:

"It seems you are the strongest Konoha shinobi around here. Once I take you out, I can quickly kill the rest of the Konoha shinobi here."

"If you can do it, then try." Muyue said with a faint smile.

There are people in the shinobi world qualified to say such things to him, but the Iwa shinobi in front of him was not one of them.

Although the Byakugan could see through a person's chakra, out of caution, Muyue still gave the Iwa shinobi in front of him an Appraisal.

【Name: Kari】

【Chakra:】

【Skills: Explosion Release (Mastery: 500/), Earth Nature Transformation (Mastery: 1500/), Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear...】

As Muyue had expected, Kari was an extremely strong Jonin, far surpassing ordinary Jonin in both chakra volume and skill proficiency.

But unfortunately, he met Muyue. Muyue not only had over ten thousand more chakra than him, but also crushed him in skills.

Kari didn't have the Byakugan to see chakra, nor the Appraisal Technique to read information, but he was very confident in his own strength.

He was a member of the Iwa Explosion Corps. The Iwa Explosion Corps held a very special position in Iwagakure, being the strongest special unit of Iwa. Every member who joined the Iwa Explosion Corps was a carefully selected powerful genius, and they must possess the Kekkei Genkai Explosion Release.

Participating in this war, Kari aimed to make a name for himself in the shinobi world. During the Second Shinobi World War, he was still young, hadn't trained long enough, and wasn't strong. But this time was different. He had trained both Earth Release and his Kekkei Genkai Explosion Release to extreme proficiency. In his mind, even among the Iwa shinobi with their many strong members, he could rank in the top twenty.

"Lord, be careful! This man is Kari of the Iwa Explosion Corps, extremely powerful. Do not engage him in close combat!" A Konoha shinobi saw Muyue facing Kari and quickly warned.

Konoha and Iwa had been at war for some time. Both sides knew the rising strong ones of the new generation on the other side. For example, on Konoha's side, Minato had considerable fame in Iwa. Conversely, Kari, with his Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai and great strength, was remembered by many Konoha shinobi.

For shinobi, intelligence is strength. To let Muyue know Kari's information, some Konoha shinobi, even while under attack, tried their best to shout information to Muyue.

"His jutsu can make whatever he hits explode. Don't let him get close!"

Hearing the Konoha shinobi's voices, Kari showed a contemptuous smile. What good did knowing information do? Saying "don't get close" was easy, but actually fighting made it hard.

"Thank you all for the information. I will take care of this enemy." Muyue said with a warm smile.

"Wait, there is more...