Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 71 Explosive Escape Blood Successor

"As a tactical mastermind, I really hate your presumptuousness, Hunter!"

A man with thick eyebrows, wearing an Iwa ninja hat, appeared from the other side.

Behind him followed a dozen or so Iwa ninja dressed in dark red combat uniforms.

Kakashi turned his head and looked over, his body swaying slightly.

Demon leeches, firelight, a large stone, Sumashi...

One by one, names buried deep in his memory surfaced, and the crimson on Kakashi's mask seemed about to spiral out of control.

"hound!"

Sensing the raging chakra emanating from Kakashi, Qingwu gave a low shout as a warning.

"..." Kakashi forced himself to suppress his emotions and said hoarsely, "Protect the Hokage!"

There were about 30 Iwa ninjas among the enemies, including the Explosion Release ninja known as "Kari" and Suma Shi, who were at least Jonin level.

No, that Explosion Release Hunter is very likely an elite Jonin.

Kakashi turned his inquiring gaze to the carriage, wondering why the Third Hokage had remained silent.

"The Fox and the Heavenly Treasury protect the Hokage!"

Seeing that Kakashi seemed to be in a bad state, Qingwu stepped forward and took the initiative to attack.

He didn't feel anything about the ambush.

Instead, they've started looking forward to how many experience points they'll gain at the end of the battle...

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

Another 20 dwarves appeared around the carriage.

Qingwu immediately charged towards the Iwa ninja, seemingly intending to take on 30 opponents at once...

"Oh?"

Suma Shi turned to look at Qingwu's figure, "Kari, this guy is even more arrogant than you."

"snort!"

Hunti took a step forward, grinned maliciously, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

He hissed as the explosive tags on his right arm ignited, then slammed his fist into the ground: "Explosive Release: Landmine Fist!"

It's still the same old trick.

They just repelled Kakashi's attack.

however……

Qingwu raised his hand, "Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

While chanting "Netherworld Swamp," he was actually casting an instant-cast earth-type spell, "Slow Spell."

Then, circles with vine-like patterns enveloped all the Iwa ninja.

All the Iwa ninja within the area felt their bodies and chakra become completely sluggish, and even Suma Shi's movements of opening his mouth to speak slowed down.

"No...no...!" Suma Shi ordered, "Scatter...!"

Qingwu fired a [Magic Arrow] at the oncoming hunter, and then, without even checking the effect, summoned 30 wood spirits.

The wood elves look slightly different from before.

To be precise, it should now be called "Great Elf," a unit that Qingwu upgraded within the [Magic Tower].

More refined light armor, more powerful bows and arrows, and... the most significant change—an extra shadow arrow appears behind each arrow when rapid fire is triggered.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

The intense ranged attacks inflicted heavy losses on the unsuspecting Iwa ninja in a single encounter.

More than twenty Iwa ninjas lay dead in pools of blood.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The entire audience was shocked.

No one expected that this unremarkable Konoha ANBU member wearing an 'elephant face' mask would suddenly unleash such powerful attack capabilities.

"boom!"

Hunt's Explosion Release blasted the arrows and magical arrows aimed at him into energy fragments.

He and Sumashiki, along with the remaining Iwa ninja, jumped out of the "Swamp of the Dead"'s control area, their faces filled with astonishment and doubt.

"Who exactly are you?" Suma Shi's voice was sharp and somewhat broken.

In just one encounter, he had lost more than half of his men. This "elephant-faced" operative was now nothing less than a devil in his eyes.

Qingwu did not reply, but issued the command to control the great spirit to begin the second round of scattering.

At the same time, 30 centaurs appeared on the field and launched a full-speed charge without any adjustment.

No, at this point they should be called the centaur leader!

Both are upgraded units, but the difference is that the reddish-brown horses have turned white, making them stronger, faster, with longer spears, and better suited for charging.

"Be careful!"

Suma Shi commanded the remaining Iwa ninja to unleash a combined ninjutsu: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

"Boom boom boom—!"

The combined earthen wall successfully blocked the arrows.

However, the centaur leader nimbly bypassed the earthen wall, taking on one enemy at a time.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

Apart from Kari and Suma Shi, all the remaining Iwa ninja were killed in action!

"Damn it, Explosion Release—"

Before the enraged Hunter could use Explosion Release, Qingwu had already recalled the "fragile" centaur.

Combining close and long-range attacks, the first wave of assault ended with... a gratifying result!

"Ahhhhh—"

Hunting burst out from behind the earthen wall, his spiky hair standing on end. "You brat, prepare to die!"

"Explosion Release: Pressure Fist!"

He transformed into a blur and pounced on Qingwu, the air seeming to explode wherever his fist struck.

"Be careful!"

Kakashi was the first to recover from the shock, quickly forming hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

A mud wall with a dog's head on it rose up in front of Qingwu.

"boom--"

The hastily constructed earth wall was no match for the Explosion Release Hunter.

As Qingwu retreated using the shockwave, he instantly unleashed another "magic arrow".

"Ninjutsu without hand seals, humph!"

Hunt vanished from the spot in an instant.

After so many battles, Qingwu realized that his current strength was really suited for "fish frying"!

In other words, those "small fry" whose strength is below that of a Jonin are simply no match for his combined ranged and melee attacks.

However, against a Jonin-level opponent, even with instant-cast magic, defeating him wouldn't be easy without temporarily revealing his Tier 4 Pegasus unit.

Jonin! Those who can become Jonin in various ninja villages are all powerful ninjas with no obvious weaknesses in their overall strength.

"His Explosion Release is effective against close combat, so he can finish off enemies from a distance." Kakashi stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Qingwu.

"Gari, come back!" Suma Shi unleashed his long-prepared ninjutsu: "Earth Release: Earth Split Palm!"

He slapped the earthen hill behind him.

"Boom!"

The canyon cracked open, and countless boulders fell from above, crashing down on the carriage and everyone around.

"Wood Release·Tree Boundary Wall!"

Tenzo unleashed all his chakra, and a giant shield made of multiple wooden vines rapidly grew from the ground.

"hound!"

Qingwu summoned all the dwarves just in case, then shouted to Kakashi, "They might try to escape in the chaos."

Kakashi saw that Tenzo's Wood Release technique was temporarily able to block the continuously falling boulders, and the dwarf summoned by Qingwu was also helping with a warhammer.

He made a quick decision: "Tenzo, Fox, protect the Hokage! Elephant, follow me in pursuit!"

The two rushed out of the Earth Release's attack range and found that Kari and Suma had indeed disappeared.

They exchanged a glance, and Qingwu said, "Let's split up and chase them!"

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Qingwu's combat prowess is already comparable to that of a Jonin.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

The two pursued him from opposite directions.

Just then, seeing that Tenzo's Wood Release technique was about to give way, an aged voice came from inside the carriage: "Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

A dragon head made of chakra rose from the ground.

The dense barrage of earth dragon projectiles shattered the massive rocks falling from above, and the debris was then easily blocked by the tree barrier of Tianzang...