Chapter 346: Overwhelming Suppression

"Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger by Teaching" Main Story Chapter 264: Despair-Inducing Suppression "Fenghua Nutao, you bastard, are you being fooled by fake intel from your subordinates?" Hanhu Bingfeng couldn't help but shout.

He really couldn't hold it in anymore. He had thought they were just going to fight a particularly outstanding jōnin, but Muyue's performance was clearly that of a powerhouse worthy of being famous throughout the ninja world.

Of course, Hanhu Bingfeng wouldn't suspect that Fenghua Nutao had deliberately given him fake intel, because they were already grasshoppers tied to the same rope. If he couldn't win here, Fenghua Nutao wouldn't be able to succeed in usurping the throne.

Hanhu Bingfeng simply thought Fenghua Nutao was stupid enough to have gotten false information.

"Impossible, didn't you say you could definitely win?" Fenghua Nutao retorted.

Hanhu Bingfeng complained that his intel was problematic, and Fenghua Nutao in turn complained that Hanhu Bingfeng's strength was lacking—a village leader actually afraid of a young man from a major ninja village.

Before the battle, he had looked full of confidence and said that fighting that brat Muyue was no problem.

Hanhu Bingfeng wished he could punch Fenghua Nutao into the ground. The reason he had made such bold claims was because Fenghua Nutao's intel was so wildly off. If he had known Muyue was this strong, he would never have cooperated with Fenghua Nutao; he would have just abandoned the darkness for the light.

But after trading one insult each, both quickly calmed down. They were a ninja village leader and the second-in-command of the Snow Country respectively, and they knew that arguing about who was right or wrong was useless. The most important thing was to win the battle and complete the usurpation.

Fenghua Nutao led several Snow Ninja to leave the center of the battlefield and move toward the edge, trying to bypass Muyue and directly capture Fenghua Zaoxue.

He was the core of the Snow Ninja side, and Fenghua Zaoxue was the core of Muyue's side. If he could capture Fenghua Zaoxue, it would be a huge help to the battle situation.

Such a small move by Fenghua Nutao naturally couldn't escape Muyue's notice, since Fenghua Nutao was considered a strong ninja on the Snow Ninja side.

However, Muyue did not bother with Fenghua Nutao and allowed him to sneak toward Fenghua Zaoxue.

He had brought Kakashi and the others to complete the mission; it wasn't that Muyue himself needed to do the mission. If Kakashi and the others finished it without even fighting, the final reward for this mission wouldn't be high.

After all, this was a teacher system, not some "strongest ninja" system. It focused on whether the disciples and students had achieved growth.

Of course, Muyue wouldn't casually let people through. For example, he definitely wouldn't let a ninja of Hanhu Bingfeng's level pass, because even if Obito and the others went all out, they couldn't beat him—unless Rin Nohara was killed and Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Muyue gathered a large amount of chakra in his mouth, performed nature transformation at extreme speed, and converted all the chakra into fire-nature chakra.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Muyue clasped his hands together and leaped up sharply, spewing out even more flames than the previous Great Fire Destruction, as if spitting out a meteor composed of pure high-temperature flames.

That flame mass like a gigantic blazing meteor instantly turned into an incredibly fierce sea of fire upon contacting the ground, reducing everything around to black ash. The ferocity of the fire far surpassed the Great Fire Destruction Muyue had just released.

By now, Hanhu Bingfeng was constantly dripping with hot sweat due to the sudden rise in temperature, the back of his clothes soaked through. He had never seen a Fire Release ninjutsu with such ridiculous power.

At this moment, without Hanhu Bingfeng having to give any orders, all the Snow Ninja were doing their best to use their jutsu to resist the sea of fire that seemed about to swallow everything.

Those who knew defensive jutsu created ice walls and snow walls; those who didn't gathered their chakra, waiting for the ice walls to shatter before using attack jutsu to cancel out the sea of fire.

Because they knew that if they couldn't block this high-temperature sea of fire, only death awaited them.

"Don't underestimate the jutsu I trained in the dead of winter!"

"Snow Ninja who fight in heavy snow never lose!"

"When this battle is over, I'll retire and go back to my hometown to get married."

Watching the Snow Ninja united in spirit, encouraging each other to fight the sea of fire together, Muyue suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. How come he seemed to have become the boss, while the Snow Ninja were like players fighting a boss?

In terms of strength, for the Snow Ninja to fight him was no different from fighting a boss—in fact, it was a boss fight against a much higher level.

This time, Muyue's flames had increased both in quality and quantity, greatly boosting the overall power. The massive ice wall that had blocked the Great Fire Destruction was rapidly melted by the terrifying flames of Great Fire Annihilation, vanishing in just a few seconds as if it had never existed.

"Ice Release: Black Dragon Blizzard Kill!"

Faced with Muyue, whose strength far exceeded expectations, Hanhu Bingfeng used his true killing move.

Hanhu Bingfeng pushed the chakra battle armor he was wearing to its limit, then quickly formed hand signs, unleashing a massive amount of chakra. A giant dragon formed from ice and snow rapidly took shape and charged toward the sea of fire.

This ninjutsu of Hanhu Bingfeng was indeed impressive in power, and it was further strengthened in the heavy snow, but it still appeared immature against Muyue's Great Fire Annihilation, which was like a natural disaster.

It couldn't even stall the sea of fire for a fraction of a second; the ice and snow dragon was quickly swallowed by the sea of fire.

"Ice Release: One-Horn White Whale!"

"Ice Release: Dragon-Breaking Fierce Tiger!"

"Ice Release: Ice Pillars!"

After the ice wall was broken, all the Snow Ninja who could use jutsu employed their most skilled techniques to oppose the sea of fire. A large number of ice and snow beasts charged into the sea of fire, trying to stop its spread.

Even with such desperate defense from the Snow Ninja, the sea of fire still did not go out—it only shrank in scope.

Hanhu Bingfeng's body rapidly retreated to avoid being engulfed by the flames, while some slower Snow Shinobi were directly burned to death by the fire.

The surviving Snow Shinobi looked at Muyue with a trace of fear in their eyes.

This single Great Fire Annihilation Arrow had only eliminated a small portion of the Snow Shinobi, but it successfully crushed their morale to rock bottom.

After all, the Snow Shinobi had several hundred people attacking one person, yet they still couldn't block a jutsu from Muyue alone.

"Even the legendary Sannin couldn't be stronger than this," Hanhu Bingfeng sighed. By now, he had lost the high spirits he had at the start.

Muyue's strength had exceeded his imagination—this was a head-on clash against several hundred ninja.

This battle completely shattered Hanhu Bingfeng's dream of a great hidden village. The foundation of the Five Great Shinobi Villages was simply too strong. Konoha not only had Muyue, but also the Sannin, the Third Hokage, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Even if the Snow Village really had a jinchuriki, it couldn't contend with those great villages.

Having reached this point, Hanhu Bingfeng had no idea how to win the battle anymore. He could only do his best to fight a war of attrition, after all, a ninja's chakra is limited—no matter how powerful the jutsu, without chakra it's useless.

"Fūka Dotō, do something useful." Hanhu Bingfeng's other hope lay in Fūka Dotō. If he could take Fūka Sōsetsu hostage, even if he couldn't succeed in usurping the throne, he could still retreat safely.

Morale was low among the Snow Shinobi, but on Muyue's side it was the exact opposite. All the defenders shook off their slump and showed excited expressions.

Asama Sandayū's gaze at Muyue was no longer that of looking at a person. He only felt that Muyue was like a fire god descending to the world, opening his mouth to spew flames like a natural disaster.

"To single-handedly defeat so many ninja—what level has he cultivated Fire Release to?" The ninja among the guards couldn't comprehend it but were extremely excited.

At that moment, in their hearts, Konoha, where Muyue belonged, had become the undisputed strongest great ninja village.

Some even thought of the legendary Hokage. If a Jonin of Konoha was this strong in Fire Release, how terrifying must the Hokage's Fire Release be?

"I knew Teacher Muyue had even stronger jutsu. This Fire Release is really amazing. I wonder when I can learn it." Watching Muyue unleash his divine might, single-handedly pummeling hundreds of ninja, Obito showed an expression of longing.

Obito thought it over—Muyue was totally the protagonist of ninja stories, the one who steps out alone to turn the tide when everyone thinks victory is impossible.

It was a pity his strength wasn't enough; otherwise, Obito really wanted to release that jutsu for Muyue. Just thinking about it was incredibly satisfying.

"If we can get through this safely, I must award Muyue the title of Ice and Snow Hero," Fūka Sōsetsu thought to himself.

This title was the highest honor the Land of Snow bestowed upon the brave. In the history of the Land of Snow, only a handful of people had obtained it.

"Watch out!"

Just as everyone was astonished by Muyue's strength, Kakashi noticed something unusual.

Shush! Shush!

Two kunai were thrust toward Fūka Sōsetsu.

Slash!

Kakashi swiftly drew his White Fang Short Blade and, with a lightning-fast slash, cut down the incoming kunai.

The moment Kakashi cut down the kunai, three Snow Shinobi appeared and launched an attack on him.

"Flame Breathing, Full Focus! Sharingan, activate!"

With Kakashi's warning, Obito instantly brought his full strength to bear.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Obito aimed in front of Kakashi and spat out a huge fireball, forcing the three Snow Shinobi to scatter and retreat to dodge.

"Bad guys are here. Koyuki, get behind me quickly." Rin Nohara told Fūka Koyuki to hide behind her.

As an ordinary child, Fūka Koyuki was the most dangerous at this moment—even being hit by a little residual force would cause injury.

Obediently, Fūka Koyuki hid behind Rin Nohara, showing only her head to observe the situation.

"Strange, how did these people get over here?" Obito jumped down from the roof, a puzzled expression on his face.

Even if Muyue had let a few ninja slip through, there were still many guards behind him. Were those guards all blind?

"Because Fūka Castle is also my home. No one knows Fūka Castle better than I do," said Fūka Dotō, stepping out last.

He had personally led the team to capture Fūka Sōsetsu for a reason. If they couldn't bypass the guards, there was no way they could seize Fūka Sōsetsu. The guards couldn't defeat the Snow Shinobi forces, but they could still hold off a few ninja.

"Uncle? There are bad guys over there. Uncle, come over quickly," Fūka Koyuki called out upon seeing Fūka Dotō.

Fūka Dotō remained unmoved, gathering chakra to prepare a jutsu. Things had come to a point where it was either kill or be killed—there would be no other outcome.

"Dotō, since you also know that Fūka Castle is your home, why do you still want to destroy it like this?" Fūka Sōsetsu asked with a weary expression.

For Fūka Sōsetsu, these days had truly felt like years. Suddenly her younger brother had become a treasonous usurper, and now he was attacking with the Snow Ninja Village—her once-stable country was suddenly in turmoil.

"Because I want to build a better new home!" After finishing gathering his chakra, Fūka Dotō immediately performed a ninjutsu.

"Ice Style: Black Dragon Blizzard!"

Fūka Dotō didn’t want to waste a single moment. Although he had taken a detour, the guards would quickly respond to the commotion, so he had to finish the battle as fast as possible.

Thanks to the enhancement of his Chakra Armor, Fūka Dotō’s ninjutsu power was amplified, and soon a ferocious, icy black dragon formed.

Fūka Dotō unhesitatingly controlled the black dragon to charge straight at Fūka Sōsetsu and Fūka Koyuki.

"Uncle..." Fūka Koyuki stared dumbly at the somewhat vicious expression on Fūka Dotō’s face, unable to understand what was happening.

Fūka Sōsetsu’s three guards stepped in front of her, gripping their katana, ready to block the attack.

Watching this, Obito’s inner fire burned hotter than ever; his desire to punch Fūka Dotō grew stronger and stronger.

"She may not be much of a princess, and she may not be the most likable person, but she’s always called you 'Uncle,' you bastard!" With that curse, Obito’s already concentrated breathing shifted again.

"Flame Breathing: Chakra Mode!"

Obito could tell that Fūka Dotō was no pushover, so he decisively entered his strongest state, going all out to face him.

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Obito concentrated a large amount of chakra at his throat, using the enhancement of Flame Breathing to rapidly complete the nature transformation. Then, like a rampaging tyrannosaur, a massive torrent of high-temperature flames erupted from his mouth, surging toward the black dragon.

Although the range of Obito’s Fire Style was far inferior to Mugetsu’s, Mugetsu was fighting elsewhere, while Obito was right beside them. Watching Obito’s Fire Style, Fūka Sōsetsu was deeply astonished—she never expected that a kid as young as Obito could possess such great power.

Fūka Koyuki even rubbed her eyes, unable to believe that the rude, silly Obito was actually this impressive.

However, Fūka Dotō had both the Chakra Armor and the heavy snowfall to boost him. Even though Obito’s Fire Style was pushed to its limit, it couldn’t melt the black dragon; instead, the black dragon gradually wore down the flames.

The three Snow Ninjas had intended to help Fūka Dotō defeat Obito and Kakashi, but the battlefield guards had already noticed the situation and many were rushing to support. The three Snow Ninjas could only desperately use their ninjutsu to block the guards from approaching.

It was precisely because of those guard forces that Fūka Dotō brought three Jōnin from the Snow Ninja Village, one of whom was also equipped with a Chakra Armor—they could be considered the elite of the Snow Ninja.

Of course, even elite strength has its limits. They could hold out for a while, but if it dragged on too long, things would go wrong. If they could have fought off that many guards, they wouldn’t have needed to take the detour.

"Lightning Style: False Darkness!"

Seeing that Obito was struggling alone, Kakashi quickly formed hand seals and spat out an extremely sharp lightning spear, blasting it toward the black dragon.

With Kakashi’s lightning, the situation instantly shifted. Under the combined power of fire and lightning, the black dragon gradually dispersed.

Fūka Dotō frowned deeply. He hadn’t expected that besides Mugetsu being a major headache, the kids he brought along were also no slouches.

"Ice Style: Twin Dragon Blizzard!"

Fūka Dotō squeezed his chakra reserves, using a massive amount to create two slightly smaller frost-and-snow dragons.

Normally, even with the Chakra Armor, he couldn’t use this technique, but with the heavy snowfall, he could barely pull it off.

Though the individual power of each dragon was reduced due to the strain, the overall power increased because of the greater number.

After using this technique, Fūka Dotō’s face turned much paler.

Seeing Fūka Dotō like this, Fūka Sōsetsu let out a deep sigh and said, "Do you want to become the Daimyō that badly?"

Fūka Sōsetsu truly felt that Fūka Dotō before her was a stranger. In the past, though he always wore a stern face, he would soften a little when facing Fūka Koyuki. Now he seemed like an irreconcilable enemy.

"Of course, you can say that so easily—you were born to become the Daimyō. But as your younger brother, I have to work hard and risk my life for even a chance to become the Daimyō," Fūka Dotō replied coldly.

"Daimyō shmaimyo, you bastard! Stop making excuses!" The more Obito looked at Fūka Dotō, the hotter the fire in his heart burned.

"Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Obito spat out another torrent of scorching flames to counter Fūka Dotō’s frost dragons. The blaze was fiercer than before, even covering both him and Kakashi from view.

But Obito’s Fire Dragon Flame Bullet already struggled against one black dragon, let alone two at once. Soon the flames shrank, and Obito rapidly fell into a disadvantage.

However, after the flames cleared, Fūka Dotō noticed something—a white-haired kid had disappeared.

"Lightning Flash!"

Just as Fūka Dotō was looking for Kakashi, Kakashi suddenly appeared ten meters away from him.

Just as Fūka Dotō prepared to control one of the black dragons to attack Kakashi, something he never expected happened.

Boom!

A thunderclap sounded, and Kakashi was enveloped in a dazzling yellow lightning.

At that moment, Kakashi pushed his Breathing Method to its limit, converting a massive amount of chakra into lightning to activate his body and enhance his physical abilities. The White Fang Short Blade in his hand also extended a lightning blade after chakra was infused into it.

Entering the Transparent World to utilize every bit of his physical strength without waste, Kakashi transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot forward.

Shwoosh!

Fūka Nami only sensed a flash of yellow light before his eyes, and then he saw two familiar arms flying through the air. Immediately afterward, a sharp pain struck him, and Fūka Nami realized that Kakashi had severed both his arms.

"How is this possible? How could I..." Fūka Nami stared at his fallen arms in disbelief, finding it hard to accept.

He could allow himself to be felled by a strong opponent like Mu Yue, but he never imagined he would lose to two brats not even in their teens.

"You rarely fight, do you," Kakashi said calmly as he dispersed the chakra from the White Fang Short Blade and canceled the Transparent World.

Although Fūka Nami's ninjutsu was indeed quite powerful, his combat awareness was far too poor. Not even comparable to the Mist Hidden Jonin from before, and even inferior to the Chunin-level enemies they had encountered earlier.

With Fūka Nami no longer providing a steady stream of chakra to sustain it, the Black Dragon was quickly destroyed by Obito's flames.

Swish!

Obito instantly burst out chakra, flashed to Fūka Nami's side, and without hesitation slammed a flame-wreathed fist hard into Fūka Nami's face.

With a bang, Fūka Nami's body crashed heavily to the ground.

Wrote 5k words, but still 1k short of the daily 10k target. Too late to continue, and I have a lot to do tomorrow, so I can't stay up too late.