Showing Strength, Tilting the war
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Not even five minutes had passed when Yamamoto dealt with two Jonins, astonishing both sides of the ninja forces while starting another round of rampage. His thoughts were changing as the war drew near.
"Should I use Lava Style? Yeah, let's use Lava Style. After that, I will somehow stage that I found the Dust Release method in the Tsuchikage's office after taking the position," muttered Yamamoto.
Soon, he vanished in a flash and reached a deep area within the Suna forces.
The moment he materialized, he weaved hand seals with blinding speed. From his mouth, a surge of chakra erupted.
"Lava Style: Eruption Meteors!"
Multiple blasts of lava were launched into the air from his mouth, reaching a point high above before descending like meteor strikes from the atmosphere.
Boom! Boom!....
Explosions of lava annihilated more than fifty ninjas, their heart-wrenching screams echoing through the battlefield.
Seeing this display, the Iwa camp was first stunned but soon burned with ecstasy.
"Lord Yamamoto!"
Waves of cheers erupted. Meanwhile, Ebizo, the Suna camp leader, who had almost killed the Iwa commander, stopped and backed off.
Witnessing Yamamoto's display of strength, he was flabbergasted but soon became enraged.
From the five elite Jonin team he had been fighting, he had already disabled two—one of them was the Iwa commander, who was seriously injured, and another elite Jonin whom he had already killed.
Roaring in fury, Ebizo launched himself to confront Yamamoto but was stopped again by four elite Jonins. Meanwhile, Yamamoto weaved another set of hand seals.
"Lava Style: Great Eruption Wave!"
A massive wave of lava erupted from his mouth, resembling a tsunami. The molten destruction engulfed another hundred Suna ninjas, leaving not even their corpses behind.
Yamamoto then sped toward the enemy ranks, wielding his sword while invoking hand seals with one hand, launching one attack after another.
He deliberately left the Jonin alone and targeted Chunin and Genin, aiming to reduce Suna's numbers as Iwa struggled to hold their ground.
As the war raged on into noon, the devastation was evident. Almost a thousand Suna ninjas had fallen at Yamamoto's hands.
He moved like a god of war, his merciless killing striking terror into the hearts of his enemies.
Seeing this, desperation appeared on Ebizo's face. Roaring in fury, he killed the Iwa commander and another elite Jonin, freeing himself to charge directly at Yamamoto.
Yamamoto smirked at the result and nodded in satisfaction. He effortlessly evaded Ebizo like swatting away a fly while continuing to unleash one attack after another within the Suna camp.
But soon, as Ebizo finally got close enough, Yamamoto turned to face him.
Without a word, he launched himself at the Suna leader with his sword.
Channeling Lava-natured chakra into his blade, Yamamoto clashed with Ebizo and immediately overwhelmed him in their first bout.
Ebizo roared in disbelief. "How can this be…?! Who are you?! You weren't this powerful before!"
Yamamoto smiled. "I just needed you to clear some obstacles from my path, Ebizo, to become Tsuchikage. Thank you."
With that, he unleashed a flurry of slashes, his lava-infused sword bursting with molten energy, scorching the ground and leaving sizzling, melted scars across the battlefield.
Ebizo's mind buzzed. I must stop him…! Surely, he was hiding his strength before, but now, it has become a necessity to end this…
But before he could act, a sudden gust of wind rushed past him.
A moment later, he realized—his right hand had been severed cleanly.
Aahhhhhh!
A heart-wrenching roar erupted from Ebizo as he stumbled back.
Yamamoto stood before him and spoke coldly, "You are not my match, Ebizo. Let's end this war, or I will kill you right here and now."
huff! huff!
Despite his injury, Ebizo gritted his teeth and replied, "Do you think Suna will retreat after this? You alone cannot stop this war!"
But before he could finish, Yamamoto burst forward in a gust of wind, passing Ebizo.
Two shadow clones appeared beside him, forming hand seals at blinding speed.
"Fire Style: Great Flame Stream!"
A massive stream of fire erupted from Yamamoto's mouth, while his two clones invoked:
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
The wind-enhanced flames turned into an inferno, surging toward the Suna ninja with unstoppable force.
Ebizo roared, "DEFEND!"
But before his words could fully leave his mouth—
Destruction erupted.
As the ninja turned to ashes along with the terrain, without stopping, two clones dissolved, and Yamamoto started another round with his sword and Wind Breathing.
Like a gust, wherever Yamamoto went, ninjas were cut down like vegetables.
Meanwhile,
"Stop you coward, face me if you dare..." Ebizo, with a roar of fury, chased after him but couldn't catch up, having already exhausted his chakra from fighting five elite jonin and killing four of them.
"Retreat!" Ebizo yelled out to Suna ninja.
Soon, realizing the dire situation, he ordered a retreat with the remaining forces, thus marking the end of the today war.
As the war report arrived on both sides, Suna camp became gloomly.
Suna suffered nearly 2,000 deaths among their ranks, while Yamamoto dealt another devastating blow by rendering Ebizo useless—injuring him and severing his arm.
Without his arm, he would no longer be able to use jutsu, as only a very select few in the world could perform one-handed seals.
Soon, Yamamoto returned to the Iwa camp, where all the surviving ninjas cheered for him.
Upon his arrival, he immediately called for a meeting within the camp. Once seated with the other jonin, he spoke:
"I am well aware of the questions on everyone's minds. The Lava Style was awakened only a week ago, and I have been developing it ever since.
I planned to use it strategically to play a major role in today's battle, ensuring that we could catch our enemies defenseless.
I am deeply moved by the trust you all placed in me today after witnessing its power."
One of the jonin from the Tsuchikage's camp stood up and spoke:
"No—no, how can this be? Some of us have also awakened new abilities or gained enlightenment during the war.
You are fully justified in what you did! However, our main concern now is that our commander has died. We must decide on a new one.
The village council has already been notified, and with everyone's permission, I would like to nominate Yamamoto-san as the next commander."
All of the jonin nodded in agreement.
Soon enough, Within hours, as the news reached Iwa Village, the council also endorsed Yamamoto as the new commander, highlighting his contributions to uplifting the village's previously gloomy mood.
A wave of astonishment ran throughout both the camp and the village as they learned of Iwa's victory in today's battle.
With their morale bolstered, the Iwa camp quickly began preparing for their next battle.
Yamamoto wasted no time formulating a night attack plan to deal a crushing blow to the Suna forces once and for all.
Orders were sent out, and the ninjas prepared for the impending assault.
As the moments before dawn arrived, Yamamoto led the Iwa ninjas in a surprise attack on the Suna camp.
The Suna forces, still recuperating from the previous day's losses, were caught completely off guard. As the attack commenced, Yamamoto signaled to the Iwa ninjas.
"Earth Style: Earth Fissure Jutsu!"
A massive fissure split open in the Suna camp's front lines, uprooting the very foundation of their encampment.
"Enemy attack! Defend the camp!" came the panicked cries from the Suna ninjas as they scrambled to respond.
Wave after wave of fissures erupted with the combined effort of the Iwa forces.
Seizing the opportunity, Yamamoto weaved hand seals and pressed his hands to the earth.
"Lava Style: Volcano Earth Eruption!"
From the very cracks in the ground, molten lava erupted like a volcanic explosion, engulfing the entire fissured area.
Agonized screams echoed through the battlefield as Suna ninjas were consumed by the scorching lava.
"Retreat" yelled one of elite jonin from Suna camp.
As the Suna forces desperately tried to regroup, another wave of attacks pursued them, giving them no time to recover.
With yet another earth eruption, the Suna forces were left in utter disarray.
Ebizo, barely evading the onslaught, realized that further resistance would only lead to their complete annihilation. With gritted teeth, he roared:
"Suna ninjas, retreat! Retreat at all costs!"
With that command, the remaining Suna forces scrambled to escape, while the Iwa forces, having accomplished their objective, swiftly withdrew as well.
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