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Chapter 522 Konoha Ninjas in a Dire Situation

However, he is in a state of impure earth, so he cannot die.

The situation has now reversed, and Konoha's fate is sealed.

He only needs to stall it, buying time for the remnants of Konoha to retreat.

"Then come on, let's see how much you've improved over the years. Senju!"

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Meanwhile, in other parts of the battlefield, Konoha's defenses were collapsing across the board.

With the arrival of the Seven-Tails, everyone's confidence soared.

Swordsman Nan Shi finally took the last step, achieving a high degree of integration between body and mind through his own will. At this moment, he finally felt the will of another within his chakra.

"Is this what's been holding me back?"

"My lord was right after all. Chakra belonged to someone else, but now it belongs to me! Shatter!"

As the long sword was plunged in, the stubborn will within the chakra crumbled inch by inch, eventually being expelled from the body, and the originally light blue chakra turned pure white.

As a swordsman, he seeks purity, unlike other ninjas who only need to release chakra. He must achieve a high degree of unity in his entirety to complete the true transformation of the Kage series.

Today's life-or-death battle has finally brought him to victory!

"The spirits of the dead, who should not exist in this world, should have their lives ended!"

"Shatter, Soul Slayer!"

Nanshi held the knife in both hands, pouring pure white chakra into it.

He twisted his foot forcefully and launched himself into the air. There was no strong explosive force as before, nor the dullness when he swung the knife. Everything was just lightness.

A single slash, and it was easily dodged, without any special effects!

Hatake Sakumo and the two Edo Tensei swordsmen from the White Cloud Mountain instantly landed on the spot, their bodies cleanly severed, smooth as cut surfaces, and finally fell to the ground, turning into dust.

However, this time, their impure bodies did not recover, and their souls did not reappear!

"Father! Master!"

Kakashi Hatake tried to rush forward, but the blade blocked his way. In the nick of time, Might Guy rushed to his side and pulled him to the back.

"Kakashi, back off. His swordsmanship is a perfect counter to you."

Seeing Nanichi's transformation, Kurosaki Ichiro was filled with envy. Despite his physical and mental abilities having reached the Kage level, his swordsmanship remained stuck at the Quasi-Kage level. In fact, that was an exaggeration; he didn't even quite reach that level.

However, he also knew that he might never be able to break through this barrier in his lifetime; his limit had been reached.

"Damn it, the defenses over there have been breached, let's retreat!" Tsunade, who was fighting him, made a quick decision, picked up Sarutobi Asuma with one hand, and Kurenai Yuhi retreated quickly.

As for the other ninjas, sorry, she only has two hands and can't save them, but they have legs and should be able to run away.

On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi had just recovered, but his fallen hair and knocked-out teeth could not be restored, and he was still in a sorry state.

At that moment, the boar appeared beside him, shielding him from the fatal blow. "Lord Sarutobi, run! Our chances are slim!"

The remaining ANBU ninjas tried to stop Naoto, but unfortunately, even a group of Chunin-level ninjas couldn't hold him off for more than a few seconds.

"Good children, you are all good children!" Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the broken Ruyi Jingu Bang again. "All members of the Sarutobi clan, step forward! Stop them! Strike a last chance for the other ninjas!"

"Yes!" The remaining three hundred or so Sarutobi clan ninjas jumped out to form the last line of defense, allowing the other Konoha ninjas to retreat quickly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward, blocking the path of the crowd. "I, Hiruzen Sarutobi, have committed countless wrongdoings in my life, but today I will use this crippled body to pave the way for Konoha, to pave the way for the ninja world! Hahaha, where the flames of Konoha dance, the fire will never cease! Today, the remnants and old leaves of Konoha burn fiercely, all for the sake of Shinga!"

"Old man, you bastard!" Jiraiya, who was knocked down from mid-air by the Wind Sage Technique, flipped over and landed next to Hiruzen Sarutobi, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Teacher, I'll accompany you this time!"

"Jiraiya... Alright, then let's join forces as master and disciple to cover their retreat."

Sarutobi held the Enma Kongo in his hand. He never expected that the one who would stay by his side and fight alongside him would be the most unreliable Jiraiya.

What he didn't know was that Jiraiya's chances of survival were slim.

Shortly before the battle began, he tried to summon the giant toad from Mount Myōboku for support, but he found that no matter how he formed the hand seals for the summoning jutsu, he couldn't summon a single toad. He immediately sensed that something terrible had happened to Mount Myōboku.

Sure enough, when he was injured while activating Immortal Mode, he discovered that the phantom of the Immortal Talisman within his body was broken, and his life force was rapidly fading away.

Since we're all going to die sooner or later, we might as well stay and fight to our hearts' content, paving the way for others.

"Tsunade, from this day forward, you are the Fifth Hokage!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted without turning around, then charged forward with his staff.

Meanwhile, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, after paying a heavy price, finally arrived at the rear and joined up with the other ninjas.

However, during the headcount, it was discovered that the three ninja families combined numbered no more than three hundred. Apart from the two team leaders, almost all the Jonin were wiped out, and almost the entire Akimichi clan had been reduced to skin and bones after using the Butterfly Transformation Technique.

The Inuzuka clan fared even worse. The old clan leader died fighting to clear the way for the new recruits, almost all of the clan's ninja dogs were wiped out, and fewer than thirty ninjas remained.

As for ordinary civilian ninjas, the situation was even worse. Only one Jonin, Genma Shiranui, survived, and the total number of civilian ninjas was less than seven hundred. Even with all the Konoha ninjas gathered, there were fewer than a thousand.

However, at this moment, the Dragon Kingdom's encirclement team still did not stop, with pursuers coming from three directions: left, right, and front.

Figures surged in from all directions, and the light of ninjutsu wove a web of death between heaven and earth.

Fire Release, Water Release, Lightning Release, Earth Release, and Wind Release—ninjutsu of all five elements rained down on the Leaf Village's position.

The Konoha ninja are now exhausted. All their usable armor and ninja tools are broken, and they have used up all their military rations and various drugs to unlock their physical potential.

"Step back, let me handle this!" The last remaining Edo Tensei form, Mito Uzumaki, extended a Vajra Chain and bound Naruto. "Kurama, lend me a little more power, this is the last time!"

With the Nine-Tails' chakra extracted, Mito Uzumaki activated the final Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, creating a massive net that intercepted all ninjutsu.

Even so, the Konoha ninjas retreated continuously under the cover of the Edo Tensei bodies, but with each step they retreated, they still left behind a dozen or so corpses.

Because there are still too many powerful fighters in the Land of Waterfall, including Shirai Uzumaki, Nanichi the swordsman, Ichiro Kurosaki, Naoto, Fuuka Nutō, Deidara, and Kakuzu, whose true strength has never been fully revealed, all of them are constantly closing in.