Chapter 307: Breaking Through the Army of Ten Thousand
"Everyone, attack together!" The Konoha ninja not only shouted this but also was the first to charge recklessly at Hagoromo Gengetsu.
Seeing someone take the lead, the other ninjas also mustered their courage.
With a series of shouts, they charged.
Although many were still trembling, their faces flushed, sweating profusely, and even shedding tears, they gritted their teeth and moved in unison, rushing towards Hagoromo Gengetsu with all their might.
This was their duty.
The duty of a ninja.
The charge of a force of ten thousand ninjas caused a massive commotion.
At this moment, the ground shook violently, and dust rose like a long dragon.
Hagoromo Gengetsu raised his head, looking at the approaching ninja coalition, and said calmly:
"Perfect, let's clear out the riffraff first. We don't need them showing up later."
With that, he moved forward instead of retreating.
A powerful, overwhelming aura erupted from his body.
Step by step, faster and faster, Hagoromo Gengetsu pressed forward with the momentum of a single person against ten thousand.
"Ahhh!!!"
The first Konoha ninja to approach swung his kunai, aiming to kill Hagoromo Gengetsu at the cost of his life.
"Admirable courage."
Hagoromo Gengetsu commented lightly, reaching out and grabbing.
The Konoha ninja had no time to react before he felt his neck being squeezed. He was lifted and then thrown back into his comrades.
Boom boom boom boom
Like bowling pins, the ninja coalition was knocked down one by one, quickly creating a long trench.
"Die!!"
An Iwa ninja came swinging a heavy fist.
Without even looking, Hagoromo Gengetsu kicked, sending the burly figure soaring into the air, only to crash down with a loud thud moments later.
Clang!
The sound of a sharp ninja sword rang from behind. Hagoromo Gengetsu flashed next to the attacker, effortlessly disarmed him, and the next second, blood spurted.
In a flash, a dozen ninjas charging from all directions fell silently to the ground.
In a short time, the first wave of ninjas was completely wiped out.
Hagoromo Gengetsu discarded the blood-stained ninja sword, watching as another wave of shouting ninjas closed in.
He brushed off a bit of dust from his body and continued walking calmly.
Pain, unwillingness, screams, despair...
These sounds echoed around Hagoromo Gengetsu as he moved.
Like a goddess scattering flowers.
Every ninja that approached Hagoromo Gengetsu either lay down instantly, was sent flying, or crashed into their comrades.
Seeing one row of ninjas fall after another, Hagoromo Gengetsu, unscathed and not even out of breath, continued forward.
A violent wind rushed towards him.
"Don't underestimate the ninja coalition, you bastard!"
Not far away, Temari swung her giant fan, releasing a Wind Style: Great Sickle Weasel.
Boom!!
Like blades, the violent wind swept towards Hagoromo Gengetsu.
Under its force, the surrounding coalition ninjas couldn't withstand the pressure and were sent flying.
Hagoromo Gengetsu turned his head to glance, his black hair fluttering but his body unmoving.
However, he still nodded at Temari, agreeing:
"You're right, the ninja coalition shouldn't be underestimated. In that case..."
"You..."
Temari felt a deep unease as Hagoromo Gengetsu spoke, completely unharmed by her wind technique. She wanted to ask something but it was too late.
Purple ripples in Hagoromo Gengetsu's Rinnegan shimmered, and four words escaped his lips:
"Shinra Tensei!"
In an instant!
A powerful repulsive force burst from Hagoromo Gengetsu, surging in all directions.
Temari only saw a flash before finding herself flying backward.
Around her, many other ninjas were experiencing the same, screaming in pain.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like dumplings, a large number of ninjas fell into the ground, motionless.
Where Hagoromo Gengetsu had stood, a huge crater formed around him.
Within a radius of a hundred meters, no ninjas remained.
This was Hagoromo Gengetsu holding back.
He could have used a super Shinra Tensei like he did at Mount Myoboku.
But ninjas weren't as durable as toads; a full-strength super Shinra Tensei might have left few survivors among the ten thousand.
Hagoromo Gengetsu didn't want to lose too many 'batteries.'
Moreover, a super Shinra Tensei consumed a lot of chakra, and knowing he had many battles ahead, he didn't want to overextend.
Even so, the remaining ninjas of the first interception unit were shocked.
Seeing so many comrades fall, while Hagoromo Gengetsu didn't even break a sweat, they were deeply shaken.
The power of a single individual was overwhelming!
Many ninjas who had initially disapproved of their village leaders resurrecting predecessors through Reanimation to fight Hagoromo Gengetsu now realized their error.
This realization was only reinforced as time went on.
"Ahhhh"
If the earlier shouts were to boost their morale, the following cries represented their agony.
Hagoromo Gengetsu moved as if in an empty land, wherever he went, ninjas fell without lasting even a single move, collapsing like dominoes.
Some ninjas tried to use ninjutsu, but it was futile. Hagoromo Gengetsu either remained unaffected or returned the same ninjutsu with tenfold power, causing the attackers to suffer.
Even defensive ninjutsu performed by dozens of ninjas couldn't stop him, leaving them rolling in pain with the original caster.
Seeing this, the remaining ninjas felt a deep sense of helplessness.
They couldn't match him in taijutsu, were countered in ninjutsu, and genjutsu was out of the question.
Though it seemed they were besieging Hagoromo Gengetsu, it felt like he was the one besieging them.
It was utterly despairing!
And indeed it was.
When Hagoromo Gengetsu passed by a trembling ninja at the rear, ignoring him completely, he looked ahead to find no more obstacles.
He had broken through the army of ten thousand.
Turning back, Hagoromo Gengetsu saw the path he had taken littered with ninjas from the five great villages, lying on the ground, groaning, screaming, or silent.
Elsewhere, ninjas who hadn't faced him directly stood dazed, looking at him, wanting to fulfill their duty but hesitating.
Hagoromo Gengetsu knew the first interception unit was finished.
He didn't waste any more time and continued forward.