Chapter 288: The Tsuchikage’s Rage

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

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Chapter 288: The Tsuchikage's Rage

The ground shook with violence as Naruto activated his new ability. He could now control the gravitational forces in a large area around him, just like Pain did.

One hundred times gravity was enough to crush every tree and rock inside the encirclement that his clones had created.

It was also enough to kill any weaklings in that army, leaving only those who were worth fighting.

From the sky, he could see the flames of their chakra signatures being extinguished rapidly.

When he ended the technique, all that was left was a massive circle devoid of anything but dirt and very tiny stones.

'From the initial thirty-seven thousand individuals, there are now… four hundred and thirty-seven.' Meaning that Naruto had just killed over thirty-six thousand humans.

But he was not affected by it. This was a war… a war that they started. And those who died were soldiers, who came here to destroy the village under his protection. He was not going to show them mercy, and will not feel any regret for his actions.

There was a long moment of silence after that, and when the dust and smoke began to settle, everyone started to realize what just happened.

"What just happened? I can't see anything with all that dust. Hiashi!, report!. " Tsunade called with urgency.

"They're… ehm… they are dead." Hiashi stood on the wall, observing the battlefield with shock. He had personally experienced war. He had seen much death, but nothing on this scale.

"There are still a few left. But most of the army has perished. I cannot feel any of their chakra signatures." Neji added.

"Kami! There is nothing left. What just was that?!" Tsume Inuzuka shouted.

"That is what the Rinnegan can do… in the hands of Naruto." Kakashi had seen Pain using this technique, but it didn't feel anywhere near what he just witnessed.

"This is no time to be so shocked." Tsunade shouted. "You say there are still enemies down there, so we don't lower our guard until every single one of them is dead!"

"The Hokage is correct. And we can assume that anyone who survived something like that will be at least at Jonin level." Asuma added.

"I don't think we will have to worry about fighting today…" Ino said while her turquoise eyes scanned the field. "No one will make it here."

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Down at the barren battlefield, the remaining ninjas from the Cloud and Rock were starting to recover from the impact that made them feel like a mountain just fell on their backs.

The dust settled down, allowing them to see the results.

"No… what just…" A, the Raikage, was for once, out of words.

"Naruto Uzumaki did this?" Killer B stood up with difficulty. His body was covered in cuts and bruises. His signature sunglasses were nowhere to be seen, but he cared little for that right now.

'Run away, B! I told you to never come here!' The voice of Gyuki, the Bijuu of Eight-Tails that was sealed inside him, was warning him again.

"Damn it… Namikaze…" Oonoki stood up and watched with agony the thousands of bodies around him. At least half of them were his own soldiers. They came here under his command, and they died because of it.

But he could not blame himself for it. The Tsuchikage could only blame the being floating in the sky above them, looking down at them with his condescending golden eyes.

"Naruto Uzumaki!"

"Urg… since when can he do that?" Kabuto lifted himself from the ground and removed a piece of rock that had embedded into the flesh of his leg. "Grr…" He groaned in pain but was relieved to see that he could still heal himself very quickly.

He moved his eyes around the field and found his puppets. The three of them were still in one piece and seemed functional.

"Good… this must have been his strongest attack, and we survived it." He concluded that Naruto must have exhausted most of his chakra to perform this jutsu, in an attempt to end the war with one move.

But there were still hundreds of soldiers left, and the strongest ones at that.

Kabuto glanced at the Tsuchikage. The old man was beyond enraged right now and seemed ready to end this battle by himself.

"Forget the initial plan of taking down the walls." The Raikage said. "We need to first kill that man. Are you with me, brother?"

Killer B nodded. Despite what his companion kept saying, there was no way he was going to run away. He would fight at his brother's side until the end. "Let's do this."

"Lord Oonoki…" Roshi moved to his Kage to check if he was okay, but before he could get any closer, he was pushed back by a wave of chakra. "Lord!"

Oonoki had his eyes locked onto Naruto. His face was contorted with rage.

Naruto noticed the spike in energy, and this piqued his interest. He glanced at the old man.

"Let's see what the leader of the Rock can do."

"Dust Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!" The old Oonoki was not fooling around and immediately used his deadliest jutsu.

Dust Release was a combination of earth, wind, and fire, and it was capable of creating three-dimensional shapes that could disintegrate anything they made contact with, reducing the target to dust.

From the Tsuchikage's hands, a translucent cylinder emerged and shot out at a tremendous speed, directly to where Naruto was floating.

If any part of this cylinder were to touch him, Naruto would meet certain death, as nothing could regenerate from dust.

The surviving soldiers from the Rock and Cloud stood watching in awe at the magnificent demonstration of power by the Kage of the Rock. This was the jutsu that made this man a feared individual in every corner of the Elemental Nations.

Naruto only needed a fraction of a second to determine his best course of action. Absorbing this jutsu with the Preta Path was not safe, due to the physical qualities of the molecular disintegration. He opted for the next best choice and disappeared in a bolt of lightning before the Dust Release could touch him.

His body reappeared behind Oonoki.

The Tsuchikage only had time to get a glimpse of something metallic flashing next to his face before everything went dark.

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