area51novel Chapter 265 Provocation at the Door
Chapter 265 Provocation at the Door
Chapter 265 Provocation at the Door
In front of the Cloud Hidden Camp in the Land of the Moon.
In the sky, Taiyi mocked the Cloud Village relentlessly, making the veins on the foreheads of the Cloud Ninja throb with anger.
"Matsushita Taichi, what kind of skill is it to just talk big? If you have the guts, come down and fight me one-on-one."
Ai remained quite calm below. After fighting for so long, he had long since come to understand Taiyi's sharp tongue. This guy was good at fighting, but his mouth was even more vicious.
It took him and Killer Bee a long time to get used to what he was saying.
"Looks like Killer Bee really isn't here, but it's fine to play with you. I've been itching for a fight these past few days." As he spoke, Tai descended the altitude, as if he was really about to have a big battle with Ai.
Here, Ai Jian Taiyi lowered his altitude and walked forward, while secretly making a few hand gestures behind his back with his right hand.
When the two were only thirty meters apart, lightning crackled around Ai, and he instantly activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, charging towards Taiichi like lightning.
Quick, that was Aige Taiyi's only feeling.
In terms of actual speed, Taiichi is far behind Ai, but combat is not just about speed.
Bright golden fireballs appeared around Taiyi, then rained down on Ai as if they had no chakra left. It was like firing an empty cannon at an airplane, aiming for sheer firepower.
Ai was also encountering such an attack for the first time. He was quite wary of Taiyi's bright golden flames and dared not let him touch him easily. Therefore, he could only keep changing direction to avoid Taiyi's bombardment.
However, the distance between the two is constantly narrowing.
Taiyi didn't really intend to block all of A's paths, as that was impossible anyway. At worst, A could take a few fireballs and quickly get in front of Taiyi. With his Lightning Release Armor, A had the confidence to do so.
The short sword was drawn, and wind-style chakra was poured into it. A sharp blade of light appeared on the blade. Naturally, wind-style chakra was more effective against lightning-style chakra.
At a distance of 10 meters, Taiyi instantly moved forward, and the two high-speed vehicles collided in the blink of an eye.
The short sword collided with Lei Kai, and the intense clash of chakra rippled outwards from the two of them, leaving the surrounding area riddled with holes from the scattered wind blades and lightning.
However, this was just the beginning. The two, moving at high speed, appeared and disappeared, sometimes to the left and sometimes to the right. Each collision created shockwaves that dented the surrounding area.
After more than thirty collisions, the two finally separated, both slightly out of breath.
On Ai's right arm, thin, long scars covered the entire arm, becoming more dense towards his fist.
Taiyi's short sword was also in a bad state, with fine cracks all over its blade. If it weren't for the chakra surrounding it, it would probably have shattered into pieces by now.
"That was great! It's been a long time since I've had such a satisfying fight. I didn't expect you, who don't look very strong, to be able to go toe-to-toe with me." Ai praised without reservation.
This was indeed beyond his expectations. In previous battles, few people could go head-to-head with him. Even Minato Namikaze only managed to keep him at bay with his godlike Flying Thunder God Technique, rarely engaging in direct combat. He never expected that Matsushita Taichi would have such a trick up his sleeve.
At this moment, he even felt a sense of mutual respect, but the more they respected each other, the stronger the killing intent within them became.
Taiyi did the same at this moment, casually discarding the broken short sword. Taiyi clenched his fists. He wasn't just good at swordsmanship; his physical skills were in no way inferior to his swordsmanship.
He darted forward in an instant, and with the added strength of a monster, he punched Ai in the chest.
Ai didn't dodge, but raised his arms to block, and slid his legs backward in a lunge position to dissipate the force. Then, he swung his right leg with full force, like a whip, kicking out with a loud "crackling" sound.
Taiyi dodged the Iron Bridge, braced himself with his hands on the ground for leverage, and delivered a powerful single kick to Ai's groin.
Terrified, Ai didn't even dare to block and retreated rapidly.
Just as Taiyi was about to press his advantage, a large net of lightning flew in from four directions. This opportunity was perfectly seized, and it was the point where Taiyi could exert his strength for the sprint. There was no time to change course.
At the same time, a pair of hands reached out from the ground beneath Taiyi's feet, grabbing his feet and making it even more difficult for him to move.
It turns out that when Taiichi and A were fighting, the five Jonin who came out with A were already prepared.
While the two were locked in a fierce battle and had no time to spare, the four of them scattered in different directions, with the last one even risking an earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in martial arts) to reach Taiyi's feet.
They waited for this once-in-a-lifetime moment to launch their attack, aiming to seize the opportunity to completely capture Taiyi.
Faced with this unexpected turn of events, Taiyi remained completely calm. He made a vertical gesture with his right hand, and a high-speed rotating wall of water suddenly rose up around him, within a radius of 3 meters.
This is a variation of Water Release: Water Wall, which Taiyi can use skillfully even before graduating.
The four lightning nets struck the water wall, and the crackling electricity was immediately absorbed by the flowing water, without even harming Taiyi.
The ninja who had grabbed Taiichi's feet was now bound like a dumpling by four chains that emerged from behind Taiichi.
There was nothing she could do; it all happened so suddenly. She had just grabbed Taiichi's feet and hadn't even had a chance to pull him into the ground yet, completely unaware of the commotion above.
The chains that suddenly appeared from behind Taiichi pierced through the ground and tightly bound the ninja who was still underground.
Even more deadly was the sealing power emanating from the chains. With the combined force of the four chains, the flow of chakra within the Jonin's body was almost instantly suppressed.
Well! I originally just wanted to teach Killer Bee a lesson, and beating him up would be good enough. I also wanted to test the effectiveness of the Adamantine Lock. I didn't expect to have other gains.
This is great! They've sent us a Jonin directly. This feels amazing.
Taiyi grabbed the immobilized Jonin who was sealed away, leaped upwards, spread his wings and soared into the sky, flying directly over the still-present water array wall.
"Hey, don't be so generous. You're giving me a Jonin just to spar with me. I'm getting embarrassed." Taiichi's laughter came from the sky.
In fact, when the water barrier rose, Ai felt something was wrong. He had been too arrogant and shouldn't have let Kaina face Matsushita Taichi alone.
Sure enough, before he could even come to the rescue, a figure flew up from the water formation wall, and what he was carrying in his hand was Kaina.
Ai's face was dark. She couldn't understand what method Taiyi had used to subdue a Jonin so quickly and without any intention of resisting. It looked as if she had been sealed away.
"Matsushita Taichi, what kind of skill is it to bully a woman? Come down here and fight me for another three hundred rounds!"
At this point, Ai could only provoke Taiyi; there was nothing else he could do. Taiyi in the air was almost impossible for them to deal with.
"That's ridiculous. We were fighting fairly just now, but you broke the rules first, and now you're blaming me for bullying a woman?"
"Wow, this is the first time I've realized that your skin is even thicker than your Lightning Release Armor! You might as well use your skin to block ninjutsu from now on; I guarantee it'll be more effective than your Lightning Release Armor!"
Taiyi's mouth is so sharp; he can make even things that aren't true sound reasonable, let alone the fact that he's actually in the right right now.
Aina's brown face turned red from Taiyi's words. It was true that what they did was not fair, but this was the battlefield after all. They had used a trick, but they had not gained any advantage.
"Matsushita Taichi, if you release Kaina, just name your terms." Ai knew that words alone were useless; to get Kaina back, he had to offer tangible benefits.
Taiyi glanced at the woman he was carrying. She had wheat-colored skin and a curvaceous figure; she would definitely be considered a stunning beauty in Kumogakure.
"It's not impossible for me to release them, as long as you Cloud Village admit defeat and withdraw from the Moon Kingdom, I will release them immediately." Taiichi was not polite at all and dared to make any condition.
"You—" Ai was so angry that she couldn't speak. It was obvious that this person had no sincerity at all.
"Haha, it seems you don't care much about this person. Well then, I won't bother you anymore. You had a great time today. See you another time."
After saying that, without waiting for Ai to respond, his figure disappeared into the air, clearly indicating that he had left using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Damn Matsushita Taichi!" Ai could only rage helplessly at this point, wanting to chase after him but not even seeing a shadow of him.
"Lord Ai, what should we do now? Kaina has been captured by that guy."
"Lord Ai, let's gather our forces and fight the people of Konoha. It's too humiliating to be bullied like this."
These are the Lei brothers, Lei Xin and Lei Yao. Both have fiery tempers and couldn't stand such treatment, so they immediately wanted to fight Konoha to the death.
Ai was also tempted. Matsushita Taichi was simply going too far, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to come to the entrance of the Cloud Village camp to block people. If he wasn't taught a lesson, wouldn't this become the norm in the future?
But at this point, Xi raised his objection.
"No, have you forgotten the village's current strategy? The main objective is to attack Iwagakure. Besides, our overall strength is inferior to Konoha's. Killer Bee isn't even at the camp yet. We can't fight this battle at all."
hope's words were like a bucket of cold water, waking everyone up completely.
Indeed, the difference in strength is too great. At present, they can only hold their camp. If they want to attack, the losses would be too great for them to bear.
"What should we do? We can't just leave Kaina unsaved. I think she's only sealed away and hasn't been hurt at all," Lei said anxiously.
Lei Xin's words reminded Ai, and he looked at the four of them, asking, "Did any of you see how Matsushita Taichi subdued Kaina?"
The four looked at each other, but all shook their heads. Because of the water curtain, none of them could see what was happening inside.
"It's probably a sealing ninjutsu, otherwise he wouldn't have gone straight for Killer Bee. He probably wanted to take advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack." Tsuchida, being knowledgeable, gave the most reliable guess.
"Damn it, God is unfair, how could Konoha produce such a monster?" Ai cursed again, but in the end he did not do anything excessive.
Konoha Camp.
Taiichi, carrying Kai, instantly appeared in the central army camp, at the spot where he had disappeared earlier. He retracted his wings and threw the prisoner to the ground. At this moment, Orochimaru also stepped forward. As a high-ranking member of Konoha, he immediately recognized the ninjutsu Taiichi used to bind the prisoner.
He approached the prisoner, squatted down, and examined him carefully. He even reached out and touched the chains themselves, feeling the traces of sealing power emanating from them.
He looked up, his face full of eagerness and curiosity. "Diamond Sealing Technique? Taiyi, how do you know this? Isn't this a bloodline secret technique of the Uzumaki clan?"
Good grief, he didn't care at all who this guy Taiyi had captured was; all his attention was focused on that chain.
Taiichi, who had been all smiles, froze on his face when Orochimaru asked him a question. He looked at the chains he was holding, then at the prisoners who were tied up like dumplings, and sighed helplessly.
"Lord Orochimaru, shouldn't we be concerned about this first?" Taiichi pointed to the prisoners on the ground.
Orochimaru finally snapped out of his curiosity and looked at the prisoners Taiichi had brought back. As the highest commander of the camp, he might not know every Cloud Village ninja on the other side, but he knew all the Jonin-level ninjas inside and out.
"Kaito, one of the few Jonin from Kumogakure skilled in Earth Release and Wind Release, I never expected you to capture her. This is truly a great gain!" Orochimaru exclaimed with admiration. However, after a few words, he changed the subject, "You captured her using this Adamantine Sealing Technique, didn't you?"
Tai rubbed his forehead. Well, this topic is inseparable from the Diamond Lock.
"This is not exactly the Adamantine Sealing Chains. It is a ninjutsu that I redeveloped based on the Adamantine Sealing Chains. I can only say that it is very similar to the Adamantine Sealing Chains, but its actual power is still slightly inferior."
To satisfy Orochimaru's curiosity, Taichi had to briefly explain the Adamantine Sealing Chains. Orochimaru listened with amazement, praising Taichi as a genius in research and development.
Having satisfied his curiosity, Orochimaru finally turned his attention to the prisoners. Since the start of the war, this was the first Jonin-level ninja to be captured, which was truly rare.
"Let's hand her over to the interrogation department. We can get as much information as we can from her. Maybe we can even use her to exchange for some resources during the battle."
Orochimaru wasn't particularly concerned about such a Jonin. As Jonin, everyone had some classified information in their heads, and to prevent leaks, they all had their own methods, which meant that even the slightest unconventional means could kill a prisoner.
Therefore, in this situation, the chances of obtaining useful intelligence are very small, so it would be more worthwhile to keep it and exchange it for some benefits after the war.
After all, how many Jonin can a ninja village have? The cost of training a Jonin is unimaginable. If resources can be exchanged for it, every village would be willing to do so.
Of course, all of this will have to wait until after the war.
"Taiichi, didn't you go to find Killer Bee? How come you captured a Jonin from Kumogakure? Are they crazy?!" Orochimaru asked with a wicked smile, not taking Kumogakure seriously at all.
"Killer Bee isn't in the camp. He's probably been transferred back to Kumogakure. Only A is left in the camp. And even though I captured a Jonin, they didn't chase after me. It's very likely that their strategic objectives have changed."
Despite Taiyi's sharp tongue throughout, he is actually a very intelligent person, and he has observed Yunyin's various responses.
"Oh, this is really good news. The fiercer the battle between Kumogakure and Iwagakure, the less pressure we will be under." Orochimaru smiled and said, "Someone come here!" Orochimaru shouted to the outside.
A messenger ninja entered the tent.
"Have the intelligence department keep an eye on the war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and report to me immediately if anything comes up." Orochimaru was decisive and immediately ordered the investigation of Iwagakure and Kumogakure's intelligence.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."