Chapter 344: A Close Call

Under the ground, the Iwa ninjas were hit by extremely sharp winds. Despite their defenses, a few cracks appeared on their hardened skin. Wanting to take advantage of the momentary distraction, Fujin's clone entered the ground.

However, the Iwa ninjas were aware of the danger they would face if Fujin's clone got close to them. A few ninjas immediately sensed the clone's location and weaved hand signs.

'Earth Release: Spear Trap jutsu'

In an instant, the surface walls of the entire crack that Fujin's clone was travelling through began transforming. Hundreds of spears appeared from both walls, leaving no space for a normal-sized person to move through. In addition, the walls themselves began moving closer to each other!

The clone frowned and immediately hardened his skin using the Iron Skin jutsu. He thought, 'I wanted to go closer and try using Vacuum jutsus underground. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I can do that. My main body calculated correctly. That is why I was given so little chakra.'

Dozens of spears hit his hardened body and were stopped. But Fujin's clone wouldn't be able to travel normally. He weaved a hand seal and thought, 'Oh well. Time to do what I was created for.'Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.

A thousand Explosion Tags appeared around him. A breeze appeared, carrying the explosion tags into all the cracks created by the Geyser Creation jutsu! Some also flew where the Iwagakure ninjas were. Their eyes widened. Without the need for any command, everyone took evasive actions focusing just on their own survival!

Kitsuchi saw Fujin flicker towards him and noticed his sword as well. Rock engulfed his right arm once again as he sent a punch at Fujin. The remaining Iwa ninjas, other than the ones engaged by the clones, also noticed the attack and immediately sprung into action.



Fujin observed the incoming Rock Fist, sidestepped it and shot a Vacuum Bullet at Kitsuchi. Kitsuchi barely managed to move to his right to dodge the attack. Fujin used that time to move around the Rock Fist and appeared on Kitsuchi's left!

Kitsuchi's left arm also started transforming into Rock, but he frowned and thought, 'Shit, there is not enough time!'

He immediately used Iron Skin jutsu to cover his body. Suddenly, two Iwa ninjas appeared next to Fujin, attracting his attention. At the same time, the remaining Iwa ninjas also launched jutsus at Kurogane and Fujin.

Fujin observed some lightning sparks on their bodies and thought, 'Lightning transformation jutsu... I will only get one attack.'

He immediately puffed his cheeks, preparing a few Vacuum Bullets and ignored the two ninjas who appeared using the Lightning jutsu and slashed his sword at Kitsuchi.

The two Iwa Jounins slashed their kunai at Fujin. However, before they could hit him, two large Air Bullets shot by Kurogane hit them at point blank! Since they were using enhancement from Lightning jutsus to enhance their speed, neither could use the Iron Skin jutsu. Numerous cuts appeared on both their bodies as both were sent flying to their deaths. The threat to Fujin was temporarily alleviated.



That is why I didn't try to hack his arm and instead just cut through the rock fist to leave a scar on his body. This should be enough to force Iwagakure to think multiple times before trying to pull off another stunt like this. They would be far less likely to send someone like Kitsuchi after me if it meant that they could lose them. As for Onoki and the two Jinchurikis, they won't move so easily.'

His eyes turned towards the village as he thought, 'Regardless, it should be about time!'

At the very next moment, a loud explosion rocked the entire place! The ground trembled, forcing the Iwa ninjas to turn their attention towards the source of the explosion. Fujin's clones, his teammates and Kurogane were surprised as well. However, the clones instantly received the memories and noticed an opportunity. For the first time since their clash began, the Iwa ninjas weren't focused entirely on them.

They wasted no time in shooting multiple Vacuum Bullets. The Elite Jounins immediately noticed and shouted, "Pay attention."

They got out of the way and counterattacked. Unfortunately, the short distraction was all Fujin's clones needed. Despite their quick reflexes, one clone managed to kill 4 and the other managed to kill 3 Jounins. Both clones were very low on chakra due to the intense combat. They didn't even attempt dodging the counterattacks and were dispelled.

At the same time, Fujin built up his chakra and instructed, "Kurogane, fly over there. You three support me."

The trio understood Fujin's intentions.

'Wind Release: Infinite Breakthrough jutsu'

'Fire Release: Great Fireball jutsu'

'Wind Release: Air Bullets jutsu'

'Wind Release: Wind Dragon jutsu'

Fujin exhaled strong and sharp winds at the Iwa ninjas below him. Yugao launched the fireball in the winds he generated, turning the windstorm into a firestorm! Bunjiro and Fumito added more attacks into the Wind to make life difficult for the Iwa ninjas.

The lethal combination attack forced the Iwagakure ninjas to use defensive moves. At the same time, they were on their guard. They had just seen 7 of their comrades die because they dropped their guard for a second. They didn't want to fall prey to Fujin's Vacuum bullets again.

However, their eyes soon widened. Instead of sensing Fujin's attacks, they sensed him moving away at a rapid speed. Kurogane flew towards the area where the blast had taken place and reached it in a few seconds. Kitsuchi understood Fujin's intentions and had an ugly expression.