Chapter 72: One Against Three Frogs
These three giant toads—
One focused on defense, one on offense, and one on control. Without a word between them, they fought in perfect unison, their years of teamwork turning them into a well-oiled fighting machine.
Needless to say, the Toad Trio wasn't just hype.
But Heiyan was no ordinary opponent either.
[Chidori Blade—Slash!]
He raised his Thunder God Sword high with his right hand and swung downward. The golden blade instantly severed Gamabunta's tongue.
At the same time—
His left hand nimbly formed a [One-Handed Hand Seal], and in an instant, countless mist gathered around him, quickly forming a towering circular wall of water.
[Sage Art: Water Release - Water Formation Wall]!
The [Sage Art: Water Release - Water Formation Wall] spun violently, like a whirlpool, rapidly expanding outward, centering on Heiyan.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Gamahiro's twin blades struck against the wall of water. He couldn't even cut through—only barely resisting as a massive suction pulled at him, nearly dragging him into the violently swirling current.
Next second—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire Toad Trio were thrown back by the water wall, their massive forms flying backward in different directions.
Whoosh!
Heiyan shot forth from within the water wall. Taking advantage of the moment when the three toads were scattered, he planned to eliminate them one by one.
His first target was Gamaken. His figure flickered and appeared directly to the latter's right. He concentrated all his [Sage Chakra] into a single point and unleashed it powerfully through his fist.
[Sage Art: Monster Strength]!
Gamaken used the same old trick, raising his shield to protect himself as he assumed a defensive stance.
So—
BOOM!
His fist slammed heavily into the shield. The shockwave from the [Sage Art: Monster Strength] blow scattered debris across the battlefield.
"Ugh…"
Gamaken let out a stifled groan. He felt an overwhelming force transmitting through the shield, as if [Mount Myoboku] itself had been pressed down onto his head.
He couldn't hold up. With a loud *plop*, he dropped to his knees.
At the same time, the shield in Gamaken's hands cracked with a *crunching* sound, shattering into countless iron fragments that scattered across the ground.
"You're too slow."
Heiyan stole his line outright, leaving the toad kneeling there with a look of despair. Before his words even faded, his figure had already reappeared on the other side of the battlefield.
His next target—Gamahiro.
Gamahiro had just stabilized himself again. He focused intently, his sharp eyes piercing through, tracking Heiyan's attack path.
Yet Heiyan didn't recklessly charge in. Instead, relying on his powerful physique, he began continuously using [Chidori Shunshin].
Pom pom pom!
Amidst a series of [Lightning Release] explosions, his body flashed like a blue lightning bolt, moving so fast that countless afterimages filled the air.
In an instant, Gamahiro found himself surrounded by endless copies of "Heiyan."
Swinging both swords fiercely, he kept spinning his body and shifting his gaze left and right, desperately trying to locate Heiyan's real form.
Suddenly—
All afterimages vanished.
Here it comes—in the sky… above!
Gamahiro abruptly looked up. Seeing Heiyan swooping down from overhead, he decisively slashed upward with both swords, releasing a sharp cutting arc.
Boom!
Gamahiro cleaved Heiyan in half at the waist. But instead of blood spraying everywhere, Heiyan simply turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared.
It was a [Shadow Clone].
Oops, I was careless.
Gamahiro suddenly realized something was wrong. He instantly understood—while Heiyan had been using the Shifting Body Technique repeatedly, he had mixed Shadow Clones among the afterimages.
Unfortunately, it was already far too late.
By then, Heiyan's real body had launched a true ambush from Gamahiro's blind spot while it was preoccupied with attacking the Shadow Clone decoy.
Swish!
A flash of golden light cut through the air.
"Crack! Crack!"
The twin blades in Gamahiro's hands were severed in half by Heiyan's indestructible Sword of the Thunder God.
Crash!
Heiyan swiftly followed up with a powerful kick, sending Gamahiro flying backward. The toad skidded across the ground before slamming headfirst into a tree.
Now,
All three members of the Toad Trio had lost their weapons—Gamabunta's tanto, Gamaken's shield, and Gamahiro's twin swords—all destroyed by Heiyan.
Heiyan sheathed the Sword of the Thunder God without pressing further, leaving them some dignity.
Still, the three brothers hadn't given up yet.
They regrouped once more.
"For the honor of the toad clan, we must defeat that punk."
Gamabunta tossed aside even his beloved pipe, glaring intensely at Heiyan as he said solemnly, "Brothers, use *that* move."
Gamaken and Gamahiro both nodded firmly upon hearing this.
Then, the Toad Trio lined up side by side, forming hand seals in perfect unison. A massive surge of Natural Energy began converging on them.
"This is reckless!"
At the crystal ball, Fukasaku and Shima's expressions changed drastically.
Without even seeking Gamamaru's approval, they rushed out from the temple toward the battlefield.
But it was already far too late.
Within the crystal ball, the mouths of all three toads swelled greatly. Then, in unison, they opened their mouths wide and forcefully spat outward.
"Shoo!"
Gamaken shot a massive jet of oil from his mouth. Gamabunta ignited the oil using Fire Release, and finally, Gamahiro amplified the flames using Wind Release.
Frog oil mixed with Fire Release and Wind Release techniques, fueling the flames further until they formed an ocean of fire capable of consuming everything…
Surging like a tsunami straight toward Heiyan.
[Sage Art: Goemon]! (named after the legendary warrior)
This technique, unleashed by the Toad Trio here in Mount Myoboku where Natural Energy was abundant, reached such a colossal scale and devastating power that it could easily destroy half of Konoha Village.
Facing the approaching wall of flames,
Heiyan inhaled deeply, then slowly exhaled.
Looks like holding back was no longer an option.
Therefore, he prepared to fully unleash all the energy of his Sage Mode in one decisive move.
Calmly and methodically, he formed several hand seals before finally clasping his hands together.
[Sage Art: Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave]!
Boom!
With a deafening roar shaking heaven and earth, endless volumes of seawater burst forth from empty space, forming wave after wave over seven or eight meters high, surging forward relentlessly, one after another.
This was the largest-scale Ninjutsu Heiyan had ever used.
No—not merely a Ninjutsu.
This towering tsunami was as though Heiyan had summoned an entire ocean using the Summoning Jutsu, right onto Mount Myoboku!
Then, Gogyōama (Five Phantom Fire Flames) and Exploding Water Shockwave collided with a thunderous boom.
The outcome was never in doubt.
After all, one side was a man-made sea of flames, while the other was a real tsunami.
Whoosh!
The merciless tidal wave ruthlessly swept away everything in its path—trees, boulders, mushrooms… every object on the ground was swallowed by the tsunami.
The Toad Trio were hit first, helplessly pulled under and swallowed by the depths.
Other frogs among the stone forest scrambled in panic up the stone peaks, tightly hugging the mountaintops, looking as pitiful as could be.
Zwooosh!
Heiyan, like a celestial immortal walking on water, came gliding forward, scooped up the tiny Stealth Frog, and placed it gently on his shoulder.
A long silence followed.
Eventually, the tsunami finally calmed down.
Looking around, the once Sage Art-training stone forest had turned into a massive lake. Many once-towering peaks, dozens of meters high, were now submerged halfway up their slopes.
Stone forest turned into a lake.
"This is the power of Sage Art."
Standing atop the tallest peak, Heiyan surveyed the lake he had personally created, involuntarily murmuring in awe.
Though the journey here had been full of twists and turns, he had ultimately mastered Sage Art as he wished.
And obtained this immense, formidable force.
Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted the Toad Trio emerging from the water.
They could be seen crawling out, supporting each other, wearing bitter and resentful expressions, glaring at Heiyan in the distance with bloodshot eyes.
Heiyan looked back at them too.
Their gazes—one man and three frogs—met midair like that. Though not a word was exchanged, both sides understood clearly—
After this battle, the grudge between Mount Myoboku and Heiyan had been sealed forever.
However, Heiyan didn't care one bit.
It was the toads of Mount Myoboku, led by Gamabunta, who started this conflict—not him.
He had no intention of apologizing or making peace with the Toad Trio.
Instead, he intended to defeat them utterly and completely subdue them.
Therefore, in a flash, his figure vanished from the mountaintop.
Here he comes!
The Toad Trio panicked greatly, hastily gathering whatever chakra they had left inside them for one last desperate stand.
But soon, they realized such stubborn resistance was utterly meaningless—and even quite ridiculous.
Because—
Shiuuu-shiuuu-shiuuu-shiuuu-shiuuu!
Countless thick golden chains shot forth crisscrossing through the air like lightning bolts, tightly wrapping around the trio's necks, bodies, and limbs, rendering them completely immobile.
[Adamantine Sealing Chains]
"Dammit!"
Gamabunta roared furiously, struggling with all his might to break free.
In the next instant—
Boom!
Heiyan descended from the heavens, planting his foot heavily on its enormous head. The tremendous force crushed its entire body flat against the ground.
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