Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 135 A Brief Encounter with Onoki

However, the Seven-Tails simply flapped its wings and flew even higher, so high that the Five-Tails' attacks couldn't reach it. The Five-Tails couldn't fly, so it could only roar helplessly and furiously from the ground.

The gist of it is, "Come down here if you dare!"

Standing on the back of the Seven-Tailed Beast, the Purple Whirlpool looked down at the enraged beast and whispered, "The Seven-Tailed Beast seems very angry."

"Um."

The Seven-Tails spoke in a human voice, "Having only recently become a Jinchūriki, I can't control my emotions. Shall we fight?"

Ziling hesitated for a moment. Although she had received training, she had never actually killed anyone. She didn't even dare to look at the horrific scene below after that Tailed Beast Ball.

"Fight...fight then." She bit her lip and said, "The lord said that when the enemy comes, we must fight."

Seven-Tails said no more, swooped down, and flew away when the other could reach her by jumping.

The Five-Tails sensed her provocation and began to condense a Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth, but before it could spit it out, it was interrupted by the Seven-Tails' small Tailed Beast Ball, which exploded in its mouth, almost breaking its jaw.

"Hahaha, how stupid!"

"You can't even control the size of something like the Tailed Beast Ball. King Mu, it seems you haven't made any progress all these years."

"Chongming, who gave you the courage?" King Mu roared, pushing off with all four legs, and the giant horn on his head shot into the sky.

Just as he was about to hit her, the Seven-Tails turned around and lashed him to the ground with one of its tails.

The enormous tailed beast slammed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, while the Seven-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball condensed in its mouth and hurled downwards.

"I'm done playing. I'm giving you your freedom. I'll wait for you to be resurrected in three years."

"You bastard!" At this moment, the Five-Tails Kokuo opened its mouth and spat out a Tailed Beast Ball to retaliate.

The two tailed beasts exploded in the air with a loud bang. Such an earth-shattering battle could only be watched helplessly by the ninjas in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, the Five-Tails leaped up again, and the two tailed beasts engaged in a fierce battle on the wasteland.

Although the Five-Tails is powerful, it cannot fly; it can only roar and leap on the ground, repeatedly pouncing on the Seven-Tails in the sky.

The Seven-Tails, relying on its flight advantage, repeatedly dodged attacks and retaliated with Tailed Beast Balls and claws.

The battle lasted for half an hour, and the Five-Tails' chakra began to weaken. After all, Han Gang had only recently become a Jinchuriki and could not maintain his tailed beast form for long.

Another Tailed Beast Ball struck, blasting the Five-Tails to the ground, its body covered in wounds. Finally, it couldn't hold on any longer, and its Tailed Beast Cloak dissipated, revealing the unconscious Han underneath.

The Seven-Tailed Fox descended, and not far away, Ziling looked at the unconscious boy and, without thinking, raised her arm.

"Diamond Lockdown!"

Golden chains shot out from behind her, wrapping around Han's body. She remembered what her lord had said: capturing the spirit master of another village would be a great achievement.

However, just as the chains touched Han, the ground suddenly rose up, and a huge earthen wall protected Han from behind.

"The art of earthwork!"

Huang Tu arrived with the sealing squad and took Han back.

Watching them retreat and flee, Zi Ling frowned, hesitating whether to give chase.

"Should we chase them or not? They're trying to escape!"

"Chase after them, let's catch up!"

He had just opened his mouth, about to order the Seven-Tails to continue its attack, when Kagura's Mind Eye suddenly sensed a sense of crisis. Not far away, an extremely large chakra figure was rushing towards them.

The Seven-Tailed Fox also flapped its wings and retreated sharply, simultaneously issuing a warning: "Danger!"

At that moment, a figure flew rapidly through the sky. It was short in stature, but exuded a terrifying sense of oppression.

Onoki, the second Scaleless General, and the third Tsuchikage, have personally arrived.

"Little girl, you hit my man and you think you can run away?" Onoki hovered in the air, his hands clasped together, a blinding light flashing in his palms.

Dust Release: Particle Style!

A beam of light shot out, heading straight for the purple cricket.

Seven-Tails hurriedly spat out a small Tailed Beast Ball to block, and then instantly used Reverse Summoning. Zi Ling was also frightened and hurriedly formed hand seals with her. A moment later, their figures disappeared.

Actually, it's not that the Seven-Tails can't be fought, it's just that the Purple Flyfly on its back is too weak to fight.

As they disappeared, the second beam of light arrived just in time. As the light swept across, a section of the hill behind them was neatly sheared off, the cut as smooth as if it had been made with a knife.

Onoki withdrew his Dust Release and looked at the empty sky with a furrowed brow.

"When did tailed beasts start being able to summon in reverse? How strange... but they're quick though."

He lowered himself and landed beside the yellow earth.

Huang Tu was directing the medical team to treat the wounded when he saw Tu Ying. He lowered his head and said, "Father...sir, the losses...are heavy. Preliminary statistics show that more than 1,200 people have died and more than 400 are wounded."

Ōnoki remained silent for a moment, then looked at the unconscious Han.

"How's the Five-Tails?"

"The seal is still there, but the chakra consumption is too great."

Huang Tutou lowered his head even further; he hadn't expected that a little girl could stop them.

"Sir, we..."

"Let's retreat," Onoki interrupted him. "We'll go back and discuss this further."

Huang Tu was taken aback: "But, what about the Land of Grass..."

"I received word that Hanzo the Salamander is on his way back. Let's remember this loss for now."

He then went on and on, saying, "These ninjas from Kusagakure deserved to be beaten. They have no sense of flexibility whatsoever. Don't they know we came here to help you fight the Land of Fire?"

"Fine, if they're not going to make a move, then so be it. Let's go back and see how long they can hold out."

The loess remained silent. His father hadn't said that before. He said if they could fight, they should fight; if they couldn't fight, swallowing up a portion of the land would be good too.

They never expected that their plan to take advantage of the chaos would backfire, resulting in losses on both fronts and the loss of over a thousand elite troops.

"Let's go. Don't make any rash moves for now. Let Konoha and Takigakure wear each other down for a while before we make our move."

The remnants of the Iwa ninja army slowly retreated, leaving behind a scene of devastation.

Inside the sacred land of spiritual communication, Zi Ling's face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"First time killing someone?" Nanami asked.

Purple Crypton nodded, then shook its head.

"That's war. If you don't kill them, they'll kill you. Didn't that guy teach you all that?"

Zi Ling took a deep breath and clenched her small fist: "I haven't forgotten... I will continue to work hard."

-

The Land of Snow, the Royal Capital.

Aburame Shisei stood on the ice cliff, gazing at the endless snowfield to the north. The insect in his hand carried news from afar—Naoto had won a great victory, and Uzumaki Shiki had single-handedly repelled the Iwa ninja and escaped unscathed from Onoki's attack.

"They really did make their move after all," he muttered to himself.

He just didn't expect that little girl Zi Ling would make such great progress. Sure enough, after over-nourishing her body, all three of her talents awakened at the same time.

Just then, Kazeka Satsuyuki climbed up, panting, and said, "Sir, you're here! The geothermal generator has been created! Come and see!"

Aburame Shisei turned around, looked at the excited boy, and nodded slightly: "Let's go take a look."