Yunyin Village, Allied Shinobi Headquarters.
Tsunade's heart tightened upon hearing the news of Li Xing's appearance on the desert battlefield, and she immediately learned of his sealing. Her mind became a mess, and she didn't know what to do.
At this moment, Tsunade felt as if the world was spinning, and everything in front of her turned black. She could barely maintain a pretense of composure.
Later, Tsunade made an excuse to go outside, leaning against a pillar, tears streaming down her face. "You idiot! Didn't you say you wanted to take me on a trip? Didn't you say you wanted to marry me? Why did you go to the battlefield! Not keeping your word isn't manly!"
Just then, the Raikage returned, having failed to stop Naruto and Killer Bee. The Raikage also understood Naruto and Killer Bee's intentions and realized he shouldn't treat them as tools of the village, nor should he forget the bond between Killer Bee and himself as brothers. Kuaishu Pavilion.
"Hokage, what's wrong? Why are you crying here?" Seeing Tsunade crying, the Raikage thought the Allied Shinobi Forces had been annihilated and quickly stepped forward to inquire.
However, Tsunade didn't say much. She adjusted her emotions and returned inside to command the battle.
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The next morning, the Allied Shinobi Forces' various units were in a state of panic due to the infiltration of White Zetsu, and some no longer trusted their teammates. Shikamaru, however, came up with a good idea: draw a circle at their feet, and no one is allowed to leave. Anyone who leaves is a White Zetsu imposter.
Only Gaara's unit did not encounter any White Zetsu, thus avoiding mutual suspicion.
Meanwhile, Li Xing, trapped in Chibaku Tensei, had already slept. After a night of revelry, sleep was naturally in order. The Chibaku Tensei served as a blanket for Li Xing.
However, Li Xing didn't plan to leave for the time being. He first observed the battle situation of the Allied Shinobi Forces from within. Indeed, Gaara's unit had already clashed with the previous four Kage.
Upon meeting, the Second Tsuchikage and the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, unleashed a Dust Release, creating a large pit in the desert. Then, the Second Tsuchikage disappeared and left, while Onoki went in pursuit.
"Gaara? Where is Shukaku?" The first thing Rasa asked his son was about Shukaku, showing no concern for Gaara's condition.
"That thing is long gone. I am no longer a Jinchuriki, but the Kazekage of Sunagakure. Father, I think I understand your past actions now." Gaara stood on the sand and recounted his experience of having his tailed beast extracted.
"Is that so! Then I will test your worth once more. Come, try to surpass me!" Having learned that the tailed beast was gone, Rasa no longer cared. This time, it was to test if Gaara was qualified to be the Kazekage.
Gaara smiled faintly. "No, I no longer need to surpass you. As a father, you are unqualified. As Kazekage, you failed to protect your subordinates, and even betrayed them."
Gaara thought of Pakura's incident and understood in his heart that his father was not worthy of being a goal to surpass. Although these words were somewhat arrogant, they were the truth. Greed, cooperating with Orochimaru, led to his own death and heavy losses for Suna and Konoha. Such actions should not be done by a qualified Kazekage.
"Then let's give it a try!" Afterward, a large amount of gold dust erupted from Rasa's back, and Gaara did the same. The gold dust and sand collided in the air.
"Sand Shuriken!"
Gaara waved his hand, and countless tiny pellets of sand fell from above. Rasa quickly used his gold dust to block, while also sending half of the gold dust to attack Gaara. However, it was blocked by the Absolute Defense. The next second, Rasa's body was trapped by sand and immobilized, as were the Third Raikage and the Second Mizukage.
The Sand Shuriken was merely a feint. To make Rasa control the gold dust into the sky, the sand could seal him from the ground. Gaara had calculated everything.
Rasa looked up at Gaara and was startled to see Karura's likeness in the Absolute Defense. "Is that so? Karura, you have always been within this child's body! Gaara, your Absolute Defense is not Shukaku's power, but your mother, Karura's consciousness!"
"I knew this long ago. Farewell, Father!" Gaara gently raised his hand, and a talisman appeared on Rasa's chest, instantly sealing him.
"So weak, you're just lowering the level of the other three Kage. To be instantly killed by Gaara. Even adding meteorites from outer space wouldn't help," Li Xing complained about Rasa's strength from within the Chibaku Tensei. He was too weak, and being Edo Tensei'd to this battlefield was truly unnecessary.
Just as Gaara was about to seal the remaining two Kage, the Third Raikage broke free from the sand with brute force, and the Second Mizukage softened the sand with oil. Even without control, the Edo Tensei would instinctively react to the opponent's ninjutsu. Sealing jutsu works this way; if you know how to break it, it's no longer effective.
"Kazekage boy! Go help the Tsuchikage old man. I'll deal with these two. Come back to help me after you seal them!" Jiraiya shouted from below.
"Teacher Jiraiya, I'll handle this Third Raikage!" Nagato took on one enemy, leaving Jiraiya to deal with the other.
Gaara also knew that it was unwise to break through them one by one and split their forces. He nodded and flew towards the Tsuchikage's location to help.
Seeing Gaara fly away, Jiraiya shook his hair and put on a show in front of the two young girls. "It's my turn to play. Watch closely, young ladies, this is the battle of Mount Myōboku's Toad Sage, Jiraiya-sama!"
Temari was speechless at this old man, with enemies right in front of them, he was still thinking about hitting on young girls.
The Third Raikage stood in front of him and revealed his weakness: he needed a powerful Wind Style to defeat him, and then he could be sealed during the Edo Tensei's recovery time.
The Second Mizukage also revealed his weakness: his summoning jutsu, the Giant Clam. What they saw before them was a mirage, and they had to find the true body of the Giant Clam.
This was perfect. Jiraiya, skilled in barrier ninjutsu, would deal with the Second Mizukage, while Temari, skilled in Wind Style, would lead a squad to fight the Third Raikage. In fact, Nagato was also proficient in all elemental ninjutsu, especially Wind Style, but the Rinnegan was more useful.
The battle instantly split into two fronts. Li Xing also wanted to see if Jiraiya could defeat the Second Mizukage without Sage Mode.
"Fire Style, Fireball!"
Jiraiya exhaled a stream of flames towards the Second Mizukage's location as a test, but it didn't harm the Second Mizukage. The Second Mizukage was furious. He had already said it was a mirage, and to defeat him, one had to find the Giant Clam first.
Based on the information provided by the Second Mizukage, Jiraiya immediately understood what to do. He clapped his hands, and a circle of light spread out from himself.
"Heavenly Canopy Formation!"
This was a sensory barrier. Jiraiya had once used this technique to sense the existence of Nagato's summoning beast, the Chameleon. A mere Giant Clam was nothing.
Almost instantly, Jiraiya sensed the Giant Clam's hiding place. He then clapped his hands together, and his hair instantly lengthened, tightly binding the Giant Clam.
"Found you!" Jiraiya's mouth curved upward. He spread his legs, extended his arms, and the hair binding the Giant Clam directly cut it to pieces. The Second Mizukage's mirage was instantly broken.
"So amazing! White-haired old man!" The two young girls beside him watched with shining eyes as he instantly defeated the enemy's summoning beast.
Jiraiya, hearing the cheers of the young girls, felt proud. Just as he was about to say something, he was sent flying by a child-shaped clone.
It was the Second Mizukage's Steam Wolf Exploding Hot Spring. The clone was filled with water inside and oil outside. Any slight movement would cause it to explode. This was a ninjutsu of infinite detonation.
As expected, before Jiraiya could boast any further, the clone in front of him was rapidly inflating. Jiraiya preferred to use Fire Style, but this bomb in front of him could not be dealt with using Fire Style.
"Earth Style, Swamp of the Underworld!"
Jiraiya quickly formed hand seals, turning the ground beneath the bomb clone into a swamp, directly sinking the clone and greatly reducing the explosion damage.
Li Xing admired Jiraiya's combat skills. After a short while, he knew how to deal with it, but the old man was too unseemly, and his coolness never lasted more than three seconds.