Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 197 Five-Line Seal

However, how could the Ninth Generation of Uzumaki let them have their way?

A resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and he showed no panic as he faced the trapped and desperate intruders below.

He bit his thumb hard, and bright red blood instantly stained his fingertip.

With his blood-stained fingers, the Ninth Generation Uzumaki swiftly drew an extremely intricate mark in mid-air.

"In the name of the vortex, form the seal of the Five Elements!"

"seal up!"

As he solemnly chanted, all the ninjas from the Land of Whirlpools behind him seemed to sense something and began to circulate their chakra in unison.

Om-!

A sealing force, stronger and more powerful than ever before, instantly surged forth from the ground beneath the entire library.

The countless purple runes no longer simply flowed, but rapidly converged and compressed, condensing into an indestructible barrier that shimmered with ancient purple light and was covered with five different colored chakra patterns at the core of the barrier that Zuo Yue was about to collide with.

Five Elements Sealing Wall!

This is one of the highest-level defensive sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan. It can instantly draw upon the corresponding counter-force based on the enemy's attack attribute to form an indestructible defense.

next second.

Zuo Yue's violent strike, which transformed into a giant thunder horn, slammed heavily into the newly formed Five Elements Sealing Wall.

Boom! ! ! !

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a muffled, heart-stopping thud.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

Everyone could clearly see that the giant lightning horn on the left crescent blade was weakened and neutralized layer by layer by a powerful wind-attribute chakra force the moment it touched the sealing barrier.

His brute force was constantly neutralized by the flexibility of the water-attribute chakra.

In the end, the golden sealing power transformed into the strongest shackles, completely locking away this violent attack.

puff--!

Uzumaki Kyudai suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his body swaying, but a victorious smile appeared on his face.

It blocked the ninjutsu of the entire ninja alliance!

Below, Zuo Yue was also violently thrown away by an irresistible and enormous recoil force, drawing a messy parabola in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground, smashing a human-shaped dent into the hard stone slab.

Almost at the same time, Hozuki Kaigetsu's determined Water Blade: Torrent Slash also pierced the sealing wall.

However, the rapidly spinning water blade only left a shallow white mark on the barrier before being completely repelled by an even stronger force.

Hozuki Shio's saturated water bullet attack was like raindrops falling into the sea, failing to even cause a ripple before being completely swallowed up and vanished into nothingness by the multicolored light barrier.

"hateful..."

Hozuki Kaigetsu looked at the ninja sword in his hand, which was trembling and numb, and then glanced at Zuoyue lying on the ground. A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

Just then, an extremely sharp whistling sound suddenly rang out from outside the hole in the dome without warning.

The sound was shrill and sharp, tearing through the boiling steam and stagnant air in the stone chamber. It carried a chilling killing intent as it roared toward Zuo Yue, who had just been slammed to the ground by the recoil.

Its target was the vital spot on the chest that was briefly exposed due to the chakra disorder.

This strike was faster than the limits of visual perception, and ruthless without the slightest hesitation.

It is a hunter lurking in the shadows, delivering a fatal blow to its fallen prey.

"!"

Zuo Yue, who was lying on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes wide. His battle-hardened instincts made him realize the deadly danger, but the stiffness of his body after being hit by the huge recoil force left him no time to make any effective evasive maneuvers.

The shadow of death enveloped him instantly.

It's a Wind Release ninjutsu! And it's a Wind Release technique refined to its extreme!

Alarm bells blared in Gui Deng Haiyue's mind.

This idiot can't die!

Not at least not now!

In an instant, Hozuki Kaigetsu made a judgment.

"Damn it!"

Just a second before the invisible wind blade was about to sever Zuo Yue's throat, a water-colored figure suddenly burst forth from the side.

It's Ghost Lantern Haiyue.

When faced with that wind blade, he felt its sharpness, enough to cut through anything.

"Ahhhhh—"

Hozuki Kaigetsu suddenly mobilized the chakra within his body, and his body instantly turned into water. However, this time it did not completely turn into an invisible stream of water, but rather into a semi-aqueous form that was somewhere between solid and liquid, forcefully blocking Zuo Yue's way.

At the same time, the specially made ninja sword in his hand was covered with a layer of high-speed flowing water curtain, and he slashed forward fiercely to meet the invisible scythe of death.

laugh--! ! !

A sharp cutting sound.

Hozuki Kaigetsu felt an irresistible, sharp force emanating from the blade. The water curtain, which was strong enough to deflect most physical attacks, was as fragile as paper in front of that wind blade and was instantly torn apart.

Immediately afterwards, the enormous impact passed through the blade and slammed into his chest.

puff!

Hozuki Kaigetsu let out a muffled groan and flew backward, leaving a long mark on the hard stone slab. His hands, which were gripping the sword, split open and bled profusely.

But he ultimately managed to block the attack.

This brief rescue bought Zuo Yue a priceless second to catch her breath.

Zuo Yue did a somersault, leaping out of the human-shaped crater, her muscular arms bulging with veins.

He glanced sideways at Hozuki Kaigetsu, who had been knocked away, and then felt the faint bloodstain on his neck caused by the aftershock of the wind blade. The cold touch made him shudder.

"Haiyue! You...don't expect me to owe you a favor!"

"..."

Hozuki Kaigetsu struggled to sit up, gave him a cold glance, and said nothing.

Save you?

No, I just don't want you to die so soon.

If you die, we'll be next.

"Hehe, that's really touching."

Just at this critical moment, a voice carrying a hint of frivolous laughter came from above everyone's heads.

A dark shadow, like a weightless leaf, silently drifted down through the hole in the dome.

He held a standard-issue ninja sword in his hand, the blade reflecting a cold, eerie light in the dim light of the stone chamber.

Without any unnecessary movements, the black shadow transformed into a blur the moment it landed, its ninja sword tracing a deadly arc as it precisely stabbed towards Zuo Yue, who had just gotten up.

"hateful!"

Zuo Yue was at the peak of her rage. Seeing someone attacking again, she didn't think twice. She picked up the broadsword next to her, gathered all her strength, and swung it upwards.

He was going to cut the masked attacker in two, knife and all.

Clang—!

A crisp, metallic clang resounded throughout the stone chamber.

Blinding sparks flew wildly the moment the two blades collided.

However, the expected scene of the other party being cut in two did not occur.

The newcomer, a Konoha ninja wearing a white faceless mask, Uchiha Tokumitsu, used a subtle technique that Zuo Yue could not comprehend at all, merely tilting the blade slightly and drawing the opponent's hand.

Zuo Yue's powerful and heavy slash, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, was easily deflected to the side.