togophonebook Chapter 569 The Tricks of the Jedi Layer
Chapter 569 The Tricks of the Jedi Layer
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Tsunade immediately changed her strategy. She abandoned the clash of strength and instead used her agility, which far surpassed her opponent's, to move around to Huang Tu's side like a ghost. With a hand chop, she accurately struck his neck joint, which was covered by armor.
The battlefield was completely divided at this moment.
Tsunade was tightly bound by the thick, rough loess soil and couldn't break free for the time being.
On the other side, Jiraiya had to dodge Onoki's unpredictable attacks from high in the sky while also dealing with the Iwagakure ninjas who kept harassing him from all sides, leaving him in a state of chaos.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, was surrounded by several well-coordinated elite Jonin from Iwagakure. They unleashed a barrage of tricky Earth Release ninjutsu, forcing him to constantly use snake substitutes to dodge their attacks.
The three ninjas were trapped in a desperate situation where they each fought their own battles.
The ninjas of Iwagakure used their most proficient methods to turn the battlefield into a quagmire, slowly wearing down the physical strength and energy of the three legendary Konoha ninjas.
High above, Onoki bent over and looked down at everything.
He did not use Dust Escape lightly again.
That technique consumes a great deal of energy.
The scales of victory are slowly tipping in Iwagakure's favor.
All he had to do was wait, wait for those three brats to make a mistake, and then deliver the final, fatal blow.
However, at this very moment...
Surrounded by enemies, Orochimaru's golden, vertical pupils, resembling those of a snake, suddenly flashed with a strange light.
He was fighting, but he was also observing.
All the data on the battlefield is analyzed and processed in that brain, which is comparable to the most sophisticated instruments.
Just now.
Onoki shifted his position in mid-air to dodge Jiraiya's Fire Release attack.
There was an extremely slight stiffness in that movement.
It didn't even last a second.
Anyone would have ignored it.
But Orochimaru caught him.
He saw that after the short old man finished moving, he subtly braced himself on his lower back with one hand.
This action...
In Orochimaru's mind, countless pieces of knowledge about human anatomy and muscle stress response flashed by in an instant.
An absurd yet perfectly reasonable guess surfaced in his mind.
It turned out to be the case.
That's it!
Splashy!
This is... absolutely perfect!
"Hahaha……"
A suppressed, morbid chuckle escaped Orochimaru's throat.
The Iwagakure Jonin who were besieging him felt a chill run down their spines.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"
Several black venomous snakes suddenly sprang out from Orochimaru's sleeve, forcing back the enemy in front of him and creating a brief opening for him.
He abruptly raised his head, a crazed smile playing on his pale, handsome face, and shouted at the top of his lungs towards his teammates in the other two directions:
"Jiraiya! Tsunade!"
"That old man...his back..."
"He just strained his back!"
This absurd statement, like a bolt of lightning piercing the night, instantly resounded throughout the chaotic battlefield.
Jiraiya's hand, which was about to form a hand seal, froze in mid-air.
Tsunade's movements as she dodged the heavy punch from the yellow earth also faltered slightly.
Almost simultaneously, they perked up, turned their heads sharply, and looked up at the figure high in the sky.
What seemed like an unsolvable deadlock has now revealed an inexplicable crack.
"!!"
The air fell silent for a moment.
High in the air, Onoki's arrogant posture suddenly froze.
The sharp pain in his lower back caught him off guard, tugging at his nerves and nearly causing the battle-hardened Tsuchikage to fall from mid-air.
The force of Huang Tu's punch paused for half a second.
The minds of the Iwa ninjas around them, who were preparing to form hand seals, went blank.
What's going on? Lord Tsuchikage? Did you hurt your back?
"Hahaha!"
An extremely unrestrained laugh broke the eerie silence.
Jiraiya slammed his palms together in front of his chest.
"receive!"
"The old man's bones are stiff; it's time to loosen them up!"
Bang!Bang!Bang!
Large plumes of white smoke exploded one after another in the ruins.
A dozen or so Jiraiyas roared as they burst out of the smoke, using the rubble as leverage, and transformed into several afterimages as they shot straight into the sky.
"Seal off the three o'clock position!"
"At seven o'clock, use Wind Release to blow away the Fire Release!"
The clones shouted and yelled in the air, needing no eye contact, instinctively carrying out tactical infiltrations.
A fierce wind, carrying raging flames, indiscriminately covered Onoki in mid-air from all directions.
Damn brat!
Onoki cursed under his breath.
His hands were already clasped together in front of his chest, with a glint of dazzling white light emanating from his fingertips.
If we can hold on for just one more second, Dust Release will be ready.
The three Jiraiya clones on the right had already hurled fireballs at his face.
Should we tough it out?
He usually doesn't care about these few scraping attacks, but not now.
The muscles in his lower back affected him; even the slightest deviation in movement could cause the chakra structure inside Dust Release to collapse, directly backfiring on him.
What a cunning tactic! These Konoha ninjas don't play by the rules at all.
Abandoning the spell, Onoki quickly pressed his hands down.
Earth Release: Super Light Heavy Rock Technique!
The small body floating in the air was propelled upwards at a speed that defied the laws of physics by the burst of airflow from the wind escape.
The fireball grazed the sole of his shoe.
Jiraiya's clones below completely abandoned their defense, using each other's shoulders as stepping stones to continue leaping into the air.