BFTS: Chapter 209
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"Sakumo-sama, you go. The mission is important. We'll hold them back."
Facing the increasing number of enemies, the three Anbu knew that they were ultimately holding Sakumo-sama back.
The enemies were surrounding them but not killing them. They were clearly stalling for time.
Why were they stalling for time? It must be to buy more time for their attack on the Land of Fire.
One of them had to go back and report it.
That person could only be Sakumo-sama. Only he could break through the encirclement. The three of them couldn't.
At this moment, the masks of the three Konoha Anbu had already been broken during the battle, revealing the three youthful faces beneath. They were all only fifteen or sixteen years old.
At this age, they had been able to join the Anbu. They were clearly exceptionally talented. They were the future pillars of Konoha.
Facing the request of the three young faces to hold back, Hatake Sakumo didn't hesitate for a moment to refuse.
"Follow me. Once we find a breakthrough, you just leave. I'll hold the enemy back."
Hatake Sakumo didn't hesitate. He clasped his hands together in front of his chest.
First Gate, Life Gate open.
Second Gate, Rest Gate open.
As Hatake Sakumo opened the Eight Inner Gates one by one, violent chakra began to erupt from his body.
The three Anbu were blown aside by this violent chakra.
"Eight Inner Gates!!!" The three Anbu were shocked. The Root members disguised as Akatsuki members were also shocked.
This was the Eight Inner Gates, a terrifying forbidden technique that could instantly give a genin power dozens of times greater than a Hokage if all the gates were opened.
Now, this forbidden technique was being used by the Kage-level powerhouse, Hatake Sakumo. How terrifying must it be?
In an instant, a sense of fear from the bottom of their hearts appeared in the eyes of the Root members. They couldn't help but subconsciously step back a few steps.
Which Kage didn't have a trump card up their sleeve?
The Eight Inner Gates forbidden technique, which could be opened to the seventh gate, was Hatake Sakumo's trump card.
His speed was already very fast. With the Eight Inner Gates fully open to the seventh gate, his speed would only be even more terrifying.
If he wanted to leave, no matter how many people there were, they couldn't stop him.
But he had chosen to hold back without hesitation. He was willing to sacrifice his life for the future of his three young Anbu comrades.
"Good!"
On the clifftop in the distance, Danzo said a resounding "good" in his heart.
Don't get it wrong. This "good" wasn't about Hatake Sakumo's character being good for choosing to sacrifice himself for his comrades. It was about the fact that the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had chosen the right Anbu team members for Hatake Sakumo.
He had deliberately arranged for three young Anbu members to ensure that Hatake Sakumo had no choice.
It has to be said that the Third Hokage had a good grasp of human nature.
The story of the Second Hokage, who chose to sacrifice himself to hold back and ultimately died so that the young shoots of Konoha could continue to grow, was passed down in Konoha. Almost everyone knew it.
This was the Third Hokage's effort to establish his position as the rightful successor.
This effort had influenced many people.
At least, Hatake Sakumo, who had begun to see himself as the future Hokage, had been greatly influenced.
Facing his three young Anbu comrades, Hatake Sakumo, in his role as Hokage, had no choice. Protecting the young people and letting them live was the Hokage's responsibility. He had no choice but to do it.
"Done!"
A slight smile appeared on Danzo's face. The plan was considered half-successful. The next step was to restrain Hatake Sakumo.
The Eight Inner Gates was indeed powerful, but if he had a burden, his Root could still restrain him and stall for time.
"Disperse!"
Facing Hatake Sakumo, who had opened the Eight Inner Gates, the Root members knew how powerful he was. They didn't hesitate. The leader immediately ordered everyone to disperse.
Their goal was always to prevent Hatake Sakumo and the others from returning to the Land of Fire within the stipulated time.
It was enough to stall Hatake Sakumo and his group for ten minutes.
They had more people. Once they dispersed, even if Hatake Sakumo's speed was invincible, it would be difficult for him to kill them all in a short period of time.
Not to mention that he also had to protect those three young Anbu.
"Go!"
The Root members reacted quickly, but Hatake Sakumo reacted even faster. The moment he opened all seven gates, he punched out. The exploding lightning instantly covered a hundred-meter radius in front of him. The Root members within this range were instantly knocked down by the lightning.
The three Anbu's faces were heavy, but facing Sakumo-sama, who had opened all seven gates, they could only live up to his expectations.
The three immediately helped each other and ran towards the gap in the encirclement that Sakumo-sama had opened.
"Don't try to escape!"
"Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!"
"Fire Release - Train Technique!"
"Water Release - Water Surge Wave!"
"Lightning Release - Earth Walk!"
"Earth Release - Earth Quake Wave!"
The Root members worked together seamlessly. After spreading out, they all used synchronized jutsu, which was five people using the same jutsu simultaneously, making the scale of the jutsu reach a large-scale attack effect.
Facing this kind of large-scale jutsu attack, a combination of five chakra nature jutsu.
Hatake Sakumo could use his invincible strength and speed at this moment to break through everything, but the three young Anbu couldn't.
There was no way. Hatake Sakumo could only flash to the side of the three young people, blocking the jutsu attack for them and clearing the way for them.
Boom, boom, boom... The sky was filled with Water Release and a sea of fire. Hatake Sakumo used a super-powerful air cannon created by a punch to break through and push it back.
"Go, continue to use large-scale jutsu attacks!"
The Root squad leader, who was organizing this encirclement and assassination, was very experienced. He also knew the weaknesses of the Eight Inner Gates.
The Eight Inner Gates could indeed have chakra power dozens of times greater than normal.
But after the restrictions of opening the seventh gate, the chakra flow became violent and difficult to control.
This meant that someone who had opened the Eight Inner Gates would find it difficult to use jutsu. The more gates they opened, the more violent the chakra became, making it even more difficult to release jutsu.
This was also why the Eight Inner Gates was classified as a taijutsu forbidden technique.
Actually, at the beginning, when Hatake Sakumo was able to use Lightning Release chakra transformation attacks while opening the seventh gate, the Root squad leader was shocked.
Fortunately, even someone as strong as Hatake Sakumo could only use his mind to control the Lightning Release chakra at the beginning. After that, the physical pain and mental pressure brought by opening all seven gates made it impossible for him to condense Lightning Release chakra to attack. He could only use taijutsu attacks.
And the best way to deal with super-strong taijutsu attacks was to keep a distance and use large-scale jutsu attacks. Don't engage in close combat.
Boom!
A shock wave came crashing down. The three young Anbu ninjas couldn't dodge. They were directly pierced by the shock wave. Their hearts instantly exploded, killing them.
Even under such a violent, large-scale jutsu attack, Hatake Sakumo could still seize the opportunity to kill people.
But their speed was undoubtedly slowed down.
There were too many Root members surrounding them. Besides, the weakest among them were elite chūnin. They all had their own tricks and used combined jutsu.
It was difficult for Hatake Sakumo and his group to break free from the Root's encirclement.
"Damn it!!!"
Facing the enemy's continuous use of large-scale jutsu attacks from a distance, Hatake Sakumo was furious but helpless.
He had to protect the three young Anbu ninjas. He couldn't get too far away from them, otherwise, the three young people wouldn't be able to withstand a wave of large-scale jutsu attacks.
Hatake Sakumo, with three burdens, was ultimately held back.
Soon.
Ten minutes passed.
Both Hatake Sakumo and the Root members were exhausted after ten minutes of fighting. They had all consumed too much chakra.
"Monster!"
"Freak!"
Although they had all consumed too much chakra, Hatake Sakumo was still able to fight with all seven gates open. The Root members looked at him and called him a freak and a monster.
Fortunately, they didn't have to face this monster anymore.
The surviving Root members breathed a sigh of relief.
In a dense forest on a hillside, Danzo shook his head and sighed.
"It seems we can't kill Hatake Sakumo."
Unlike the Third Hokage, who wanted to keep Hatake Sakumo under control, Danzo's intention from the beginning was to kill him.
When facing an opponent who could threaten him, it was best to kill him. Even if he was someone from the village, threatening him was threatening the village, so it was best to kill anyone who threatened the village.
Unfortunately, Hatake Sakumo was too strong. The Root members that Danzo had brought were now unable to fight anymore. As for him... well, although he didn't want to admit it, even facing Hatake Sakumo, who had already consumed too much chakra, he still didn't see any hope of victory.
So, he shouldn't go and humiliate himself. He would just continue according to the monkey's plan.
"Let them go. Then clean up the battlefield. Don't let anyone see our traces."
Danzo gave an order to a Root ninja behind him, then turned and left. His mission here was complete. Next, he had to plan what to do after returning to the village.
Below.
After the Root ninjas stopped, Hatake Sakumo quickly left with the three Anbu companions. They hadn't forgotten that they still had to hurry back to the country to report.
After Hatake Sakumo and the others left, the Root ninjas quickly cleaned up the traces of the battle.
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