"Shuriken, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu—"
Evidently, because Minato Namikaze hadn't learned the fusion nature transformation of Wind Release by the time of his death, he couldn't use Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. Therefore, he used his S-rank Ninjutsu, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Another reason was that Naruto had previously used Rasenshuriken against Mukade, but the effect was unsatisfactory; Mukade simply swallowed it without even a burp, while physical attacks seemed to be more effective.
Tens of thousands of Kunai struck Mukade's massive puppet body, shattering his outer shell, leaving broken limbs and scattered parts everywhere, with the ground littered with fragmented components and various wires.
Mukade was furious, but in the face of this situation, he remained completely calm. If his body was destroyed, he would simply reassemble it. Infinite Chakra surged forth, and dense Chakra threads flew out from his core, grabbing surrounding parts and rapidly pulling them into the puppet giant for reassembly.
However, someone didn't want to give him a chance to reassemble. "Destructive Kill: Annihilation Style—"
A figure appeared before Mukade's still incomplete puppet, swinging a blade and unleashing hundreds of air blades—
The powerful and sharp air blades struck Mukade's not-yet-reassembled puppet body, once again tearing it to pieces.
"Core, where is the core?" Uchiha Nagi squinted, looking around.
No matter how talented Mukade was, could he be as talented as Sasori? Sasori couldn't completely transform himself into a puppet and still needed to retain a human core, let alone Mukade.
The only difference was that he had turned his core into something akin to a Wi-Fi receiver, allowing him to endlessly absorb the power of the Dragon Veins from a distance.
"Found it, over there—" Uchiha Nagi's eyes gleamed because Mukade's Chakra core was emitting tens of thousands of Chakra threads, pulling puppet parts into his body for reassembly. The Sharingan could clearly see those Chakra threads.
The Byakugan could also see them, but unfortunately, there was no Byakugan here. Aburame's insects were originally the bane of Chakra threads, but alas, when the energy was too abundant to count, fire could also overcome water—
Shibi Aburame helplessly watched his swarm of insects, each one round and plump, with distended bellies, lazily immobile. They had eaten too much of Mukade's Chakra, were now full to bursting, and had never encountered such a situation in his life.
Shibi Aburame became the first person to withdraw from the battlefield—
"Destructive Kill: Leg Style, Flying Star Thousand Wheels!"
Uchiha Nagi rapidly approached Mukade's Chakra core, frantically severing its Chakra threads. Mukade probably sensed the danger and became even more frantic.
To prevent his core from being harmed by Uchiha Nagi, he unleashed a massive wave of energy, and the shockwave forcefully blasted Uchiha Nagi away.
Then, he quickly used Chakra threads to control one of the cannons, firing a Chakra cannonball at Uchiha Nagi in mid-air.
"Here—"
A yellow figure quickly leaped out, throwing a three-pronged Kunai, a Flying Thunder God marker.
Although Susanoo was available as a backup, it was best to conserve. Uchiha Nagi directly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, using Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God to dodge Mukade's Chakra cannon.
Crack, crack—
Mukade narrowly reassembled himself, once again forming an enormous puppet body.
"Hahahaha, just a little, just a little bit more! Aren't you regretful that you almost hit my core?" Mukade laughed wildly. If his core were hit, his immortal body would be finished.
The arrogant Mukade once again enlarged and thickened his puppet body, because he feared death more than anyone else and knew that he was actually a novice, which was why he deliberately made his puppet so large. Sasori, for example, wouldn't do that; the larger the body, the larger the target, and the harder it is to avoid enemy attacks. However, with the continuous Chakra supply from the Dragon Veins, this weakness seemed insignificant.
"Hmm?! Wait, where are the puppets? Where are my puppets???"
Mukade, who was about to enlarge his puppet again, suddenly realized there were no parts left in the factory. Were all the puppets gone?
He looked closely and saw hundreds of small blond figures in the distance, each carrying a puppet and running out of Rouran Country... Pfft~
Mukade almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He had never seen such a dishonorable tactic—
"You, don't run! You damn well stop right there—"
Mukade panicked, no longer entangled with Uchiha Nagi and his group. He took off running to chase Naruto. If the puppet's parts were gone, he wouldn't be able to maintain his so-called "immortal body."
At that point, his body would shrink with each attack, eventually leaving only his core, and a simple Kunai could finish him off.
As Mukade tried to chase Naruto, Minato Namikaze shouted to Choza, "This is our chance, stop him!"
Akimichi Choza nodded, pulled out a box, took out the first colored pill, and threw it into his mouth. "Alright, watch me..."
"Ah ah ah—"
After eating the colored pill, Akimichi Choza's Chakra surged. He once again used the Partial Expansion Jutsu, becoming as huge as Mukade, then stood in front of Mukade, blocking his path.
"Get out of the way, you bastards—"
Minato Namikaze seized the opportunity and shouted to Naruto's main body, "Naruto, quickly use your Rasenshuriken—" Naruto scratched his head, "But I've used Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu a few times, and my Chakra is a bit low."
Minato Namikaze said, "I'll help you—"
After speaking, he stepped forward to help Naruto create the Rasengan. Two people making one Rasengan, it grew larger and larger.
Uchiha Nagi looked at Mukade's mountain-like body and said, "This isn't enough. His body is too big; the exterior is enough to block most of the Rasenshuriken's damage. We must break through his defense and let the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken hit the interior."
Minato Namikaze asked, "Then what do you propose?"
Uchiha Nagi didn't answer but smiled mysteriously, throwing a Flying Thunder God Kunai onto Mukade's back. Mukade was still fighting Choza from the front, and a Kunai stuck in his back wasn't even an itch; he didn't notice it at all.
Whoosh—
Flying Thunder God Technique, with a flash, Uchiha Nagi teleported onto Mukade's back.
"Of course, the most direct method is to smash him—"
Super Strength Fist... Boom!
With a huge explosion, Mukade's massive body was shattered by a punch from Uchiha Nagi's left hand, directly creating a giant crater.
Tsunade, with her Super Strength Fist, could punch away even Gamabunta's seemingly tens of tons heavy short sword, let alone Mukade's puppet body.
Of course, it also depended on the force output by the user; one ton of force, ten tons of force, both are Super Strength Fist. Uchiha Nagi's punch, controlled within 70% of his strength, directly smashed a giant crater into Mukade's back. Then, he changed positions and delivered another punch.
Boom!!!
With this second punch, Mukade was completely stunned. His puppet body was shattered by just two punches??
"Now, Naruto—"
"Go, Wind Release: Rasenshuriken—"
The Rasenshuriken, with its whistling wind pressure, rapidly struck into Mukade's puppet body. Uchiha Nagi had already teleported away with Flying Thunder God before it hit.
"Ah~~"
Inside the huge puppet body, Mukade wailed in pain. This time, he couldn't swallow Naruto's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. It hit directly, and the Wind Release Chakra inside continuously destroyed every place it could.
Finally, it reached Mukade's core, the part of his human body he used to absorb Dragon Vein Chakra. Although he had transformed himself into a half-human, half-puppet, his brain ultimately couldn't be replaced by machinery. The Wind Release directly destroyed every cell in his brain.
Immediately, Mukade lost control of the absorbed Dragon Vein energy, and his body erupted in a white light; he was about to explode.
"No good, he can't control the Dragon Vein energy inside him anymore, he's going to explode—" Shibi Aburame shouted.
"Such a massive amount of energy, if it explodes, Rouran Country will likely be half destroyed. If the power is greater, perhaps the entire Rouran Country will be gone," Uchiha Nagi said calmly.
"No, I must stop him." Naruto, hearing this, immediately became anxious. Red Nine-Tailed Chakra surged from his body, and he was about to rush over, but a hand held him back. "Let me do it," Minato Namikaze said with a smile towards Naruto.
Whoosh—
A Flying Thunder God Technique, and the next second, Mukade self-destructed, but it was outside Rouran Country.
"Hey, hey, where's the big blond guy? He wasn't blown up, was he? I still have things to ask him!" Naruto said anxiously.
"He won't die..." Just as Uchiha Nagi finished speaking, a yellow figure reappeared in front of Naruto, perfectly completing Mukade's transfer mission.
"Great, we got him!" Naruto said happily.
Minato Namikaze smiled. Although Mukade was defeated, the mission wasn't over, because there was one last step... "You, what are you trying to do? Ah... Naruto—"
A pleasant female voice came, and Naruto reacted, quickly running towards Sara, only to see Shibi Aburame and Akimichi Choza attempting to destroy the Dragon Veins.
The Dragon Veins were not so easy to destroy; otherwise, there would be no need for someone with the Queen's bloodline, because the surrounding defensive seals, supplied with energy from the earth, could not be destroyed by anyone's attacks.
However, if the Dragon Veins were cut off, it would be much easier. Sealing or destroying them would be simple. Just now, to assist Naruto, Sara had temporarily cut off the Dragon Veins. If the surrounding seals were not destroyed or sealed, the Dragon Veins would simply recover after some time.
"Stop, what are you trying to do?" Naruto spread his arms, blocking Sara's path.
"Naruto, this is our mission. Please move aside. Also, Captain Yamato, who came here with you, said that the future Rouran Country will be a desert. You will be changing history..." Shibi Aburame said gravely. Yamato also silently shook his head at Naruto, because Rouran Country had indeed become a desert by the time they arrived. The destruction of this small country was an inevitable historical process.
Naruto looked at Akimichi Choza and Shibi Aburame, who intended to destroy the Dragon Veins, and then at the silent Minato Namikaze. The slight good impression he had just developed for the big blond guy vanished like an extinguished lamp.
After a moment of downcast silence, Naruto firmly raised his head and smiled:
"Sorry, I promised Sara that I wouldn't let anyone harm Rouran Country. This is my Ninja Way. If I can't keep my promise, how can I become the future Hokage?"
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