Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: Devastation in Hidden Grass Village
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The fierce battle lasted only a few short minutes, but the ninjas of Hidden Grass Village were already suffering heavy casualties.
With overwhelming power, the Nine-Faced Beasts cleared out a massive area around the hospital, wiping away the Hidden Grass ninjas.
Led by their Anbu captain Ryūyū, the Hidden Grass Anbu ninjas desperately guarded their village leader, Kusanagi Kōji. They unleashed a barrage of ninjutsu, weaving it into a net that barely held off the combined assault from Genbu and Suzaku.
Meanwhile, the brothers Wuwei and Wuchang relied on their family's inherited Fire Release secret techniques as they fought and retreated.
"Fire Release: Ghost Lantern!"
Dodging Seiryū's pursuit, Wuchang rapidly retreated while forming hand seals.
In an instant, countless fiery red ghost faces materialized around him, emitting eerie wails as they lunged toward the pursuing Seiryū!
"Fire Release: Heavenly Prison Fire Sword!"
Wuwei gathered fire-natured chakra in his right hand, solidifying it into a blazing longsword that he thrust toward the oncoming White Tiger.
Seiryū's body tanked Wuchang's Ghost Lantern head-on. Then, lightning-natured chakra gathered in its mouth, and a lightning orb shot out explosively!
"What?!"
Wuchang's pupils contracted in shock. This bizarre summoned beast wasn't just massive and tough-skinned—it could even use Lightning Release ninjutsu.
On the other side, just as Wuwei's Heavenly Prison Fire Sword was about to reach the masked white tiger, the beast suddenly blurred into a phantom.
"Not good!"
Wuwei hurriedly recalled his Heavenly Prison Fire Sword to defend himself. Relying on battle-honed instinct, he swung the fiery blade to the left.
The Heavenly Prison Fire Sword sliced over the White Tiger's head, but the beast was already right in front of him!
A massive tiger claw slammed down toward Wuwei's chest.
Splat!
Wuwei flew backward like a severed kite string, blood tracing an arc through the air.
"Brother!"
Wuchang's expression twisted in horror. He broke away from his fight with Seiryū and instantly appeared at his injured brother's side.
At the same time...
The South Dipper Sage and North Dipper Sage cast binding spells on Hidden Grass Village leader Kusanagi Kōji and the Anbu ninjas around him.
A purple magic circle rose from beneath Kusanagi Kōji, Ryūyū, and the others, binding them in place.
Kusanagi Kōji felt his body stiffen as his chakra turned sluggish, like it was mired in quicksand.
"Damn it! What is this?!"
Kusanagi Kōji roared in fury amid his battle with Genbu and Suzaku, but he couldn't break free.
Genbu's steel-like body charged in once more!
Like a hundred-ton heavy truck, it smashed solidly into Kusanagi Kōji.
Kusanagi Kōji was sent flying, only to be struck midair by Suzaku's Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
The stench of scorched flesh filled the air.
"Lord Kusanagi!"
Hidden Grass Anbu captain Ryūyū's eyes nearly split from rage, but he could only watch helplessly as his leader was hurled away and hit by the ninjutsu.
Whoosh—
Several wind blades sliced through the air. The howling blades struck, and the bound Ryūyū and other Anbu ninjas collapsed one after another. The battle line completely crumbled.
Moments later, the area around the Hidden Grass Village hospital was littered with corpses.
Even their leader Kusanagi Kōji and Anbu captain were of unknown fate. Without organization or leadership, the remaining Hidden Grass ninjas fled outward in disarray.
Soon, only a portion of Hidden Grass ninjas led by the Wuwei and Wuchang brothers remained near the hospital, putting up a desperate resistance.
More Hidden Grass ninjas had retreated to the outskirts, while the village civilians panicked and fled for their lives. The entire village descended into chaos.
"Is that all you've got?"
Menma held Uzumaki Kaoru in his arms. He hadn't even lifted a finger himself—the Nine-Faced Beasts alone were on the verge of destroying this small village.
The Wuwei and Wuchang brothers lived up to their future roles as the two successive lords of Ghost Lantern Castle. Even after their leader Kusanagi Kōji and Anbu captain and other elites suffered heavy losses, they still managed to rally a group of ninjas to fight the enemy.
But as Kusanagi Kōji, Ryūyū, and the others fell, and the other Hidden Grass ninjas retreated, only the small group they led remained in resistance.
Having dealt with the others, Suzaku, Seiryū, Genbu, White Tiger, and Golden Snake—the five Nine-Faced Beasts—now closed in on the Wuwei and Wuchang brothers.