Chapter 530: Kabuto’s Pawns Part-2
"It''s the wish of Lord Kabuto!" Sakon casts a gaze toward Tayuya and then ignores her.
Tch
Tayuya clicks her tongue.
"You bastard! Just because you were the earliest to join the experiment, you got to be the leader."
"Tayuya, that''s not very girl-like." Jirb chides her.
"Shut up, fatso!" She snorts at him and turns her attention to the Allied Shinobi force in front of her and licks her tongue.
"I will rip them apart into pieces!"
She picks up her flute and continues to y a deathly melody.
Riip sh
The shinobis fall under her illusion and sh each other to pieces.
Fwoosh Swoosh
Tayuya hurriedly jumps from the rock tform she is standing on and dodges an extremely small flying projectile.
BOOM
The rock tform shatters into pieces and a crater form in its ce.
"What was that?"
The Sound Four instantly enters into full alert and looks at their surroundings.
Kimimaro lowers his fingers.
"Looks like they have some skills! Then I will pick them as my opponents."
He slowly walks out of the nearby forest and reveals himself.
Huh!
Kidmaru is the first Sound Four member to sense his presence.
Slick
He immediately stretches the string of his longbow and spits out an organic fluid from his mouth. The fluid hardens into a golden arrow. Kidmaru nocks the arrow on the bow and points it towards Kimimaro.
Swish
He pulls the bowstring to its extreme and fires the arrow.
Shoom Boom
The arrow breaks the sound barrier and drills toward Kimimaro at supersonic speed.
Whoosh
Kimimaro raises his hand and catches the arrow with his bare hands before it could strike his face.
Wham
The powerful momentum behind the arrow generates a shockwave around Kimimaro and cracks the ground.
"H-he caught Kidmaru''s arrow." Tayuya points towards Kimimaro with surprise.
Ah
Even Kidmaru is surprised by Kimimaro''s action.
"Huh so what!"
Kidmaru snaps his finger, and the arrowhead explodes into several shrapnels.
"Dodge this!" He snickers.
Boom
Another dust cloud covers Kimimaro''s face. The bombardment of several shrapnels destroys the surrounding trees.
"That''s what he gets for acting cool!" Tayuya harrumphs.
"This technique is not bad!"
Kimimaro slowly walks out of the dust cloud.
Bones retract from around his face and reenter his body.
"Leave him to me!"
After the initial surprise, Jirb clenches his fist and charges toward Kimimaro.
"Arhat Mountain Crushing Fist,"
He umtes the entire weight and momentum of his body into his fists and discharges a powerful force into the form of a fist.
BANG
Jirb punches Kimimaro''s face with his powerful move. A smug expression appears on his face.
Shoom
The ground beneath him copses and a hurricane of dust and debris rises at his position.
"Your punch isn''t even half bad as big brother Izuna!"
Kimimaro''s calm voice echoes in their ears.
Whoosh
A gentle gust of wind blows away the dust cloud to reveal Kimimaro and Jirb. Kimimaro is calmly holding the trembling fist of Jirb in his palm.
"W-what?"
Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, and Kidmaru trembles at the sight.
"T-that''s the full power punch of Jirb. It''s strong enough to even shatter a small hill. H-how how did a scrawny guy like him block his punch?"
"Now it''s my turn!"
Kimimaro clenches his left hand.
Pop snap
Popping and snapping sound echoes through his left hand. Ayer of bone armor covers the left side of his body.
Bang
Kimimaro stomps his foot on the ground to gather strength in his attack.
Hah
He extends his left hand back to generate momentum in his fist.
BAM
Kimimaro squarely punches Jirb in his stomach.
Bang
The ground beneath their feet explodes and Jirb is sent flying at an incredible speed.
Huh
Kimimaro silently stares at his fist.
''Looks like he can absorb chakra. The chakra in my fist was weakened!"
BOOM
Jirb rolls through the ground after Kimimaro''s punch. He ms through several rock boulders and finally stops after Kidmaru expels a gigantic spiderweb from his mouth to halt his body.
"Jirb!"
The Sound Four quickly surround the haggard Jirb. There is a bleeding fist-size hole in Jirb''s stomach and all his internal organs are in a mess.
"He is in quite a sorry state!" Sakon clicks his tongue.
He ces his palm on Jirb''s stomach and maniptes the chakra and surrounding flesh of Jirb''s body to heal his wound.
Ugh
Jirb spits out a mouthful of blood and slowly stands up.
"Thanks for the help, Sakon!"
He res at Kimimaro and clenches his fist.
"This guy is bad news. We can''t fight against him in One-Vs-One battle. We have to use our formation."
"Looks like he really messed you up!" Tayuya nces at Jirb from top to bottom.
"Then let''s take him down together!" Kidmaru licks his lips.
Whoosh
They quickly jump back and enter into a formation.
Swish swish
All four of them make a series of hand signs.
"Sound Four: Four-Fold Enhancement Formation,"
A gigantic fuinjutsu formation appears beneath their feet. A purple barrier rises around them and covers the surrounding area, enveloping Kimimaro within it.
"Hehe it''s over!"
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On the other front of the coastal battlefield,
Tap tap
A white one-eyed masked figure steps onto the battlefield.
"This body is truly"
The excited voice of white Zetsu echoes as he stares at the battlefield ahead.
A heavy mist covers the battlefield on his left side. The asional attacks of the Second Mizukage and the struggle of the allied Shinobi force reflect in his vision.
He nces to his right and notices the group of Edo Shinobis fighting against the Allied Shinobi Force.
The white masked figure nces to his front and notices several allied shinobi fighting against the army of White Zetsu soldiers. A few capable shinobis are also resisting the attacks of Orochimaru and Kabuto''s test subjects.
"Heh All of them look busy. Which means it''s time for me to make my move?"
Swish swish
The white figure makes a series of hand signs.
"Mokuton: World of Tree Hands Jutsu,"
The white Tobi Zetsu ms his palm on the ground.
Rumble rumble
The surrounding ground trembles and several wooden hands erupt from the ground.
The suddenmotion startles the shinobis in the area.
"Oye Oye What''s that?" A few shinobis gulp their saliva in fear.
The rampage of the Gedo Statue from yesterday is still fresh in their mind.
"That''s the that''s the Wood Release of the First Hokage. But how''s that possible?" The shinobis widen their eyes in fear.
"Look someone is controlling those giant hands." A shinobi points towards the figure of Tobi Zetsu standing beneath the Wooden hands.
"Where?!"
Other shinobis narrow their eyes to nce at the figure.
"Byakugan!"
One of the Hyuga shinobi activates his Byakugan to inspect the white figure.
"This chakra He is an enemy." The Hyuga shinobi quickly rys the information to the rest of the group.
Haah
The Zetsu Tobi smirks and controls the giant wooden hands.
Bang bang
The giant hands smash several shinobis to paste and wipe out an entire chunnin toon in an instant.
"Fire Release: zing Heat Breath,"
Several shinobis from the Sarutobi n take a deep breath andunch one Fire release jutsu after another.
The giant wooden hands shrug off a few Fire Release Jutsu but the sheer numbers of attacks slowly burn them down to cinders.
"Inform the HQ." One of the captains shouts out his lungs.
Back at the HQ,
"What?!" Inoichi shouts in surprise.
"There is an enemy that can use Wood Release Jutsu! But how''s that possible?"
"No, there is." Shikaku shakes his head.
"There are two possibilities. Either the Akatsuki has reincarnated the First Hokage or they must have brain-washed Yamato to fight for them."
"It''s not possible to reincarnate the First Hokage ever since he was sealed by Izuna." Minato shakes his head.
"So, it''s the second possibility. But his chakra signature doesn''t match with Yamato." Inoichi expresses his confusion.
"Perhaps he is a byproduct of Kabuto''s creation." Shikaku remarks.
"Also, he is quite a dangerous figure and almost all of our elite shinobis are currently in battle." Shikaku expresses his concern.
Hmm
"No, there is still someone we can rely on. Help me contact her." Minato turns to Inoichi.
"Yes, Lord Minato!"
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Swoosh
A figure flickers through the forest near the coastal battlefield,
Tch
"Another of these pesky white bastards!" The figure pauses in its footsteps and nces at the several white Zetsu.
"I am tired of them!"
Haah
Several fuinjutsu runes erupt from the figure''s body and envelop the white Zetsu around.
"Release!"
The figure makes a ram hand sign and activates the seals.
Shuah
Crimson mes burst forth from the sealing runes and engulfs the White Zetsu.
"Aaah so hot!"
The White Zetsu shrieks in pain and rolls around on the ground to douse the fire. However, the fire continues to envelop and incinerate them.
A few secondster, the white Zetsu turns into ashes and a gust of wind blows away their remains.
"Aah this chakra!"
Suddenly, sensory signals flicker across her senses.
"Karin!" Minato''s voice echoes in her head.
"Dad!"