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Boom, boom, boom! The three shadow clones attacking the Third Hokage couldn't hold on for more than a few seconds before they were blown up by Sarutobi Tsukishi.
Sarutobi Tsukishi, with the Eight Inner Gates Formation activated, was simply too fast.
Kenshi wanted to use his shadow clones to engage the Third Hokage in close combat, forcing Sarutobi Tsukishi to be unable to use Evening Elephant from a distance. But his plan didn't succeed.
The key was that Sarutobi Tsukishi, in the Eight Inner Gates Formation state, was actually immune to genjutsu. His violent chakra instantly destroyed Kenshi's genjutsu chakra.
Without the threat of genjutsu, Kenshi's shadow clones were no match for Sarutobi Tsukishi's speed. They were quickly blown up by him.
"Tsukishi, leave Kenshi to you and Ayase."
The Third Hokage had finally accepted reality. He couldn't keep up with the other four Kage. In this battle to kill Kenshi, his presence would only be a burden.
"I... und... erstand."
Sarutobi Tsukishi nodded with difficulty. The blood vessels on his body were glowing red. His body was nearing its limit.
The Third Hokage didn't dare to waste any more of Sarutobi Tsukishi's time. He said to Katō Dan, who was on his body, "Dan, go to Ayase next. Protect her from Kenshi's genjutsu. Find Kenshi's main body and kill him."
"Ah!!!" Katō Dan said nervously in the Third Hokage's consciousness. "That's not good, Ayase-senpai is after all..."
A spirit could feel the body it possessed. If he possessed Ayase-senpai, then Ayase-senpai's body would be completely visible to him.
This was the Hokage's daughter-in-law. Katō Dan didn't dare and wouldn't be comfortable possessing Ayase-senpai. He subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"What are you doing at a time like this, still thinking about these things?" The Third Hokage said angrily. His daughter-in-law had come here with no intention of returning alive. Who would care about her body being seen?
Besides, her entire body, inside and out, had already been whipped countless times by that bastard Kenshi. It was just a matter of looking at her body.
The Third Hokage actually still had resentment towards his daughter-in-law at this time.
"Understood." Seeing that the Third Hokage was serious, Katō Dan knew he was being sentimental. Killing Kenshi was the most important thing now.
The Third Hokage was clearly being countered by Kenshi. If he continued to fight, he would easily become a breakthrough point.
Katō Dan immediately transferred his spirit and possessed Ayase.
"You must kill Kenshi." The Third Hokage looked at his daughter-in-law with a murderous look.
"Yes." Ayase, the wife, nodded expressionlessly and condensed an Ink Bird to fly towards Kenshi's main body.
Sarutobi Tsukishi, with Katō Dan's reminder, ran towards Kenshi first.
The Third Hokage turned and ran towards one corner of the barrier.
Without Katō Dan's spirit possessing him, he was now very dangerous. If he encountered Kenshi's shadow clone, he might not be able to withstand Kenshi's genjutsu.
"Dust Release - Original World Separation Technique."
In the air, Ōnoki clasped his hands together in the air, releasing a cylindrical Dust Release that pierced through everything, shooting towards Kenshi's shadow clone.
Whoosh!
Sizzle!
Kenshi's shadow clone dodged ahead of time.
Hiss... The Dust Release cylinder shot towards the ground and exploded. Silently and without a trace, a smooth, circular pit instantly appeared in a hundred-meter radius.
At this time, Kenshi's shadow clone had already dodged to a hundred meters away.
"Such powerful Dust Release!"
Kenshi's shadow clone felt the attack power and confirmed that he couldn't withstand the Dust Release attack.
"Damn it!"
"He's as slippery as that Third Raikage!"
In the air, the Third Kazekage used Wind Release to deal with another of Kenshi's shadow clones' Lightning Release attacks. At the same time, he looked at Kenshi's shadow clone, who had dodged the Dust Release, and cursed inwardly.
Kenshi's shadow clone was like a replica of the Third Raikage. He always relied on his sharp perception and incredible speed to dodge his Dust Release attacks ahead of time.
To defeat Kenshi's shadow clone, he could only use a large-scale Dust Release.
But once he used a large-scale Dust Release, his chakra would be depleted and he wouldn't be able to use Dust Release anymore.
It was still early, and the barrier hadn't reached its time limit yet. He couldn't use it.
Having made his decision, Ōnoki began to conserve chakra. He resisted Kenshi's shadow clone while trying to get closer to Kenshi's main body.
"Magnetic Release - Iron Sand Storm!"
Seeing that his ordinary iron sand jutsu attacks couldn't hit Kenshi's shadow clone, who was moving very fast and had ink jutsu to block them, the Third Kazekage changed tactics. He formed hand seals and condensed a lot of chakra. In an instant, the iron sand blew towards Kenshi like a sandstorm, covering a kilometer-long area with a super-large iron sand storm. Kenshi couldn't dodge.
"Ink Mimicry - Super Large Sphere."
A ten-meter-diameter ink sphere enveloped Kenshi's shadow clone, preventing the iron sand from getting close. At the same time, he controlled the black iron chains to pass through the ground and attack the Third Kazekage.
"Iron Sand Restraint!"
The Third Kazekage, in the air, dodged the black iron chains while controlling a large amount of iron sand to envelop Kenshi's ink sphere. Then, he increased the pressure, trying to crush Kenshi.
But he wasn't successful. Kenshi had condensed a lot of ink to strengthen it.
Seeing this, the Third Kazekage frowned. He didn't continue to increase his chakra. Instead, he solidified the surrounding iron sand, and he himself flew towards Kenshi's main body.
"Water Release - Air Burst Technique."
On the Mizukage's side, facing Kenshi's agile shadow clone, the Third Mizukage controlled a portion of the dark water to infiltrate the ground. In an instant, it spread over a kilometer radius, and countless black bubbles the size of human heads emerged from the ground.
Bang, bang... These black bubbles were like explosion tags. They would explode as soon as they got close to Kenshi's shadow clone.
Kenshi's shadow clone shuttled through these exploding bubbles, focusing all his attention on sensing the Third Mizukage's dark water attack.
With the double protection of the Lightning Release Chakra Armor and Black Iron Armor, the attacks from the exploding dark water bubbles had no effect on Kenshi's shadow clone.
On the contrary, the dark water attacks, which were slowed down by the shock waves of the exploding bubbles, were the most deadly.
Once entangled by the Third Mizukage's dark water, the heavy pressure, coupled with the dark water that was immune to Fire Release attacks.
Even though Kenshi's shadow clone had the Lightning Release Armor and Black Iron Armor protecting him and wouldn't die, his body would be fixed in place, unable to stop the Third Mizukage from finding his main body.
Fortunately, Kenshi's shadow clone was fast enough and had enough chakra. He could hold back the Third Mizukage for a few more minutes.
While the Hokage had retreated, the Tsuchikage and Mizukage were being held back, and the Kazekage had escaped from Kenshi's shadow clone, the Third Raikage had already arrived in front of Kenshi.
Clang, clang, clang... Countless black iron chains shot out from around Kenshi's body, which was covered in Lightning Release Armor and Black Iron Armor. They were like a hedgehog, instantly stopping the Third Raikage, who had arrived in front of Kenshi.
Kenshi didn't dare to gamble on whether the Third Raikage's attacks, which were clearly stronger, could break through his defenses.
The Third Raikage didn't dare to gamble on whether he could break free from Kenshi's black iron chains.
His three-pronged attack was powerful. It could cut through Kenshi's black iron chains, but it couldn't cut through the Lightning Release Chakra Armor.
Once bound by the countless black iron chains, there was a danger of death.
"If you don't attack, I will!"
Kenshi kicked hard and shot out from the back of the Ink Eagle, his three-pronged attack stabbing towards the Third Raikage.
Whoosh!
The Third Raikage dodged. He didn't even block it. He directly avoided Kenshi's attack and flew to the side. Looking at Kenshi, who was a little stunned, he felt like his secret guess was probably true.
If it was true... what was the condition for Kenshi to instantly learn jutsu?
Was it contact?
Chakra contact or physical contact?
The Third Raikage pondered, watching Kenshi land on the ground. He didn't attack.
"This guy... did he sense something?"
Kenshi also frowned at this time. He hadn't expected the Third Raikage to not clash with him head-on.
If the Third Raikage really sensed something, then it would be a real problem.
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