Chapter 591: Sorry, I'm a Spy

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With both sides highly confident in their own strategies, the Iwa ninja forces and Konoha ninja forces clashed in a massive war on the border of the Land of Grass.

Since both sides had their own plans and were not playing any tricks, it was a pure war between ninja forces.

Hundreds of ninjas attacked each other using various means.

"Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Jutsu!"

Hundreds of Iwa ninjas stood together in an organized manner and spat rock cannonballs at the Konoha ninja forces.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Jutsu!"

The ninjas of the Sarutobi clan also gathered together, using their family secret technique to spit out fierce high-temperature flames in unison.

"Toad Oil Bomb!"

Following Jiraiya's orders, Gamabunta condensed chakra and transformed it into toad oil, spitting it out together with the Sarutobi clan's Fire Release.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

With the addition of the toad oil, the already fierce Great Flame Jutsu's fire temperature rose even further, becoming even more terrifyingly lethal, to the point where even the rock cannonballs were eroded and destroyed by the high heat.

"Explosion Release: Explosive Flying Stone!"

Resseki stealthily arrived at the side of Gamabunta and spat an Explosion Release cannonball at Jiraiya, who was standing atop Gamabunta.

However, Jiraiya had already noticed him and immediately used a ninjutsu to block it.

Bang! Bang!

A red figure with steam billowing from its back ran wildly and unscrupulously across the battlefield; Konoha ninjas who came into contact with it were either heavily injured or instantly killed outright.

The Konoha ninjas nearby had no choice but to retreat quickly, after all, this was a jinchuriki.

Muyue did not rush to act; he simultaneously deployed his Byakugan, World Observation Haki, and other abilities, meticulously examining the non-Konoha strong individuals.

Name: Ōnoki

Chakra: Skills: Dust Release (Mastery Level: 9000/), Earth Release Nature Transformation (Mastery: ), Fire Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Wind Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Jutsu (Mastery Level: )...

Name: A

Chakra: Skills: Lightning Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level: /), Earth Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Fire Release Nature Transformation (Skilled Level), Lightning Release Chakra Mode (Perfect Level), Hell Stab (Mastery Level: )...

Name: Rasa

Chakra: Skills: Magnet Release (Mastery Level: 5000/), Wind Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Earth Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Water Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Magnet Release: Gold Dust (Mastery Level: 4000)

Name: Mizutani Masato

Chakra: Skills: Water Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level: 8900/), Wind Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Lightning Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Yin Release Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), Water Release: Water Mirror Jutsu (7200)...

It had to be said that their stat panels were quite luxurious; even Rasa, who seemed the weakest, displayed a stat panel surpassing many strong individuals Muyue had appraised.

The most formidable was the Third Raikage, who even had a Perfect-level skill.

Muyue was not surprised by this; after all, these people were Kage, the true pinnacle of the ninja world.

Being a genius was merely a threshold for becoming a Kage; any ninja who became a Kage had basically dominated their era in some way.

"Time to cast the line."

Sensing that Konoha's forces were falling behind, Muyue immediately condensed a large amount of chakra and executed a Wood Release ninjutsu.

On the surface, this was a war to break through the Land of Fire's defenses, but in reality, Muyue was the core of this war.

Once Muyue made his move, the true war would break out.

"Wood Release: Birth of the Tree World!"

Rumble!!

At the moment Muyue completed the jutsu, the earth began to tremble, and countless branches and trees suddenly burst forth from the ground.

Accompanied by the earth's roar, the trees grew at an astonishing speed; the originally flat battlefield was torn apart, boulders rolled, ravines crisscrossed, and everything was reshaped by this irresistible force.

They rose from the ground at a terrifying pace, with trunks so thick they required several people to wrap their arms around, and lush branches and leaves that blocked out the sun, instantly forming a dense and thriving forest.

"So this is the Wood Release jutsu." Jiraiya saw the suddenly transformed terrain and showed a hint of surprise.

This was the first time he had seen Wood Release jutsu with his own eyes. Before this, he only knew that Mu Yue had mastered Wood Release, but had never seen Mu Yue use Wood Release jutsu.

Jiraiya had to admit that Wood Release jutsu really looked astonishing.

Huge trees that would normally take decades to grow rose from the ground in an instant.

Snap! Snap!

Under Mu Yue's control, the trees continuously waved their branches, lashing at the Iwa-ninja, and blocking jutsu for the Konoha-ninja.

With a vast forest as an ally, the battlefield situation changed in an instant.

"It's Lord Mu Yue's Wood Release!" The Konoha-ninja who were helped were both excited and agitated.

For Konoha-ninja, there was no jutsu more reassuring than Wood Release.

Only ninja who had fought alongside Mu Yue against Kirigakure or against Uchiha Madara could stay calm.

Because they had already witnessed even stronger Wood Release jutsu—Birth of Trees World was astonishing, but it was still far inferior to Descent of the Flower Tree World and the Wood Human Technique.

Contrary to the excited Konoha-ninja, the Iwa-ninja—though they didn't flee in fear—instantly felt their pressure skyrocket.

Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, stared at Mu Yue with extreme vigilance.

If not for worrying about Mu Yue's Wood Release, he would have already erupted with Tailed Beast chakra to hit the Konoha ninja forces hard.

"Wood Release jutsu is truly amazing." Obito, who took the chance to take down several Iwa-ninja, couldn't help sighing admiringly.

The Mangekyō Sharingan was also very strong, but it couldn't be used too often, or his eyes would go blind—that was really frustrating.

"Flash!"

Kakashi tightened his grip on Enma, executed an iai slash that instantly killed an Iwa jōnin, then warily watched his surroundings, with no intention of bursting out chakra to massacre enemies.

Since Iwa knew Mu Yue had Wood Release and still dared to attack, they definitely had a backup plan. To be safe, he should conserve chakra as much as possible.

"Earth Release: Mountain Soil Technique!"

The massive amount of chakra Kō had gathered in advance all erupted, and he slammed his hands against the ground.

Boom!!

A huge roar suddenly sounded, and the ground where Mu Yue stood began to shake violently.

With Mu Yue as the center, the ground on both sides rapidly split open, and two huge boulders dozens of meters in size rushed toward Mu Yue from both sides.

Crack!!

Mu Yue controlled the trees to block, but the boulders were too huge and instantly crushed the obstructing trees.

Kō's eyes were fixed on Mu Yue as he panted slightly. This was his specialty and most powerful Earth Release jutsu; both using and maintaining it required an enormous amount of chakra.

Without hesitation, Mu Yue activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared beside a Flying Thunder God kunai he had thrown earlier.

He had the ability to block head-on, but that would consume more chakra than using Flying Thunder God.

"What a troublesome jutsu." Kō sighed.

The Mountain Soil Technique really had no way to deal with a flexible time-space jutsu like Flying Thunder God.

However, Kō's expression did not change; this was still within their plan.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"

Ōnoki, who had somehow arrived above the battlefield, rapidly descended and fired a transparent cylinder at Mu Yue.

He had been on site since the battle began, but had hidden high in the air and not made a move.

He had been waiting for Kō to use a large-scale Earth Release to force out Mu Yue's Flying Thunder God Technique.

Before Ōnoki's Dust Release could hit Mu Yue, Mu Yue vanished from within the Dust Release's range with a Body Flicker Technique.

He had already appraised Ōnoki's parameters; how could he not be on guard? The destructive power of Dust Release was too terrifying—even using Armament Haki at full power, Mu Yue wasn't sure he could withstand it one hundred percent.

Boom!!

A violent explosion rang out, and everything within the Dust Release's coverage—whether the hard trees of Wood Release or the rocks produced by Earth Release—all turned to ashes in the instant the Dust Release exploded.

"What terrifying reaction speed." Ōnoki thought Muyue had instantly sensed the attack and countered.

"Lord Tsuchikage!" Seeing this unique Dust Release in the ninja world, the Iwa shinobi all showed expressions of surprise and joy.

Only the high-ranking officers of the unit knew about the plan to besiege Muyue; the others only knew reinforcements were coming, never expecting it to be their beloved Third Tsuchikage.

The morale of the Iwa shinobi unit immediately soared, and their confidence doubled.

Aside from his status as Tsuchikage, Ōnoki was the absolute strongest in Iwagakure—undisputed.

Many Iwa shinobi believed Ōnoki was the strongest ninja in the current ninja world.

With the strongest ninja as their reinforcement, how could they not be joyful and confident?

"If I had come alone, I really would have had a hard time killing him." Ōnoki quickly gathered chakra, preparing for his next attack.

Dust Release possessed unparalleled destructive power, but its casting time was a fatal weakness. Against ordinary ninja it was fine, but against a wielder of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he might not even touch their clothes.

Zizz!!

With the crackle of lightning, a tall, muscular Kumo shinobi suddenly appeared, approaching Muyue with lightning speed.

"For the glory of Kumogakure, die!"

Without hesitation, the Third Raikage swung a hand blade wrapped in dazzling blue lightning at Muyue.

For the sake of speed, he did not use his famed Hell Stab—the strongest spear—aiming to catch Muyue off guard.

Of course, this was a hand blade from maximizing his Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Even if inferior to Hell Stab, it was still a highly lethal lightning release ninja body technique.

Muyue's expression did not change; he also met the attack with a hand blade.

At that moment, his breathing became intensely focused, pushing the enhancement of strength and defense from Rock Breathing to its limit.

At the same time, with the support of the Transparent World, he poured all the power of his body into the hand he swung.

Finally, Muyue converted the chakra in his hand into Armament Haki, covering his palm with pitch-black Armament Haki.

Boom!!

The blue and black hand blades collided, unleashing a terrifying shockwave. The ground around them could not withstand the immense force and rapidly exploded, cracking apart.

The residual air blast destroyed the trees near them, and some shinobi who had not used chakra to stabilize themselves were blown over by the aftershock.

"Third Raikage!"

Both the Iwa and Konoha shinobi were dumbfounded—how had a Raikage from Kumogakure suddenly popped up in the middle of battle?

Unaware of their respective high command's plans, the Konoha and Iwa shinobi instinctively held back, not wanting to be exploited by another village.

"Huh?" The Third Raikage showed an extremely surprised expression.

Even more surprised than when he had just seen Muyue perform the Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees.

A ninja had actually blocked his lightning release ninja body technique head-on, and a young ninja famous for ninjutsu at that.

If he hadn't believed no one in the current ninja world could put him under genjutsu, the Third Raikage would have thought he was hallucinating.

Even if his own son had gone all out with Lightning Release Chakra Mode to take that hand blade, he would definitely have been injured, yet Muyue was unharmed.

"We absolutely must not let him keep growing!" That thought instantly flashed through the minds of the Third Raikage and Ōnoki.

They did not know how Muyue had done it, but they were clear on one thing: Muyue was strong—far stronger than they had anticipated.

This was no longer a case of potentially becoming the second God of Shinobi; if he didn't die, he would definitely become the next God of Shinobi.

"Magnet Release: Gold Dust!"

Rasa seized the opportunity to explode the large amount of chakra he had gathered, instantly creating a vast wave of gold dust that surged toward Muyue like a tidal wave.

If Muyue withdrew his power to use Flying Thunder God at this moment, he would inevitably suffer the Third Raikage's attack.

Conversely, he would be controlled by the gold dust and then be hit by Ōnoki's Dust Release and the Third Mizukage's Water Release.

No matter what, Muyue would find it hard to escape unscathed—or so Rasa thought.

"Fourth Kazekage!"

Rasa's sudden appearance and attack made the atmosphere of the battlefield even more bizarre.

This is already the third Kage.

Kage rarely appear on the battlefield, because they are too important to the hidden villages. Besides being powerful, they are also the highest decision-makers of the village. If something unexpected happens to them, it would have a very serious impact.

At this moment, even ordinary ninja could sense that this battle was very unusual.

"Sunagakure, which never declared war on Konoha, has also appeared on the battlefield and even attacked Master Muyue. Could it be..." Kakashi, who had been watching Muyue, looked very serious.

With his quick mind, he instantly connected many things and finally reached a terrifying conclusion.

In order to kill Muyue, a Wood Release ninja with limitless potential, the four great hidden villages set aside their prejudices and hatred to form an alliance.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Third Mizukage would also appear soon.

Kakashi was not too panicked. There was a tacit understanding among the disciples, and none of them strayed too far from Muyue.

This ensured they could support Muyue at the first moment.

"No matter what Kage you are, if you dare to harm Master Muyue, you'd better be ready to pay the price!"

Obito's scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan stared fixedly at Ohnoki in the sky, rapidly gathering chakra in his eyes.

As long as Ohnoki dared to use Dust Release, he would activate Kamui and tear off half of Ohnoki's body.

Shisui was also gathering chakra in his Sharingan, ready to approach Muyue at any moment and use his Mangekyo ability on him.

The usage of "Kamimusubi no Mikoto" was very precious; once used, it might be unusable for a long time. But Muyue's safety was at stake; even if it ultimately didn't trigger, it would still be worth it.

"Water Release: Circular Mirror Technique!"

At this critical moment, the Third Mizukage appeared just as Kakashi had thought, performing a defensive ninjutsu that surprised both Rasa and Kakashi.: sjwx→