In a battlefield of this scale, among Konoha's forces, the only genin actively fighting and standing out was Yagyu.
As for the others who went after the Sand siblings, that was a different matter, that did not count as a large scale battlefield.
So the Sand jonin was right, finding Yagyu in the middle of the battlefield was not difficult at all.
"Ahem."
Yagyu coughed lightly, then raised the chakra blade in his hand.
"Enough talk, come and meet your death."
Clang.
As soon as his words fell, he slashed out a wind blade, a terrifying blade of chakra over ten meters long swept forward, unstoppable.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The three Sand jonin were elite fighters, such an attack alone could not defeat them.
Whoosh.
The leader descended from above, kunai in hand, striking directly at Yagyu, while the other two flanked him from both sides.
Kunai and shuriken filled the air, raining down toward him.
Seeing the coordinated attack, Yagyu remained calm.
Step.
With a single step, he launched himself upward, heading straight for the leader.
"Perfect."
The leader smiled.
"You are strong, but too young."
As he spoke, he began forming hand seals, and below him, the other two jonin also formed seals in coordination.
Yagyu sneered, his eyes locking onto the leader.
"You know nothing about power."
Sharingan Genjutsu.
Thud.
As if struck by an invisible force, the leader froze mid motion, his eyes filled with fear.
"My body… why can't it move…"
He never got his answer.
Clang.
A flash of the blade cut through the air, his head flew into the sky.
"Captain!"
The other two shouted in shock.
Whoosh, whoosh.
Before they could react, two sounds came from behind them, two kunai pierced through their heads instantly, destroying their brains completely.
Yagyu's shadow clones appeared briefly, then vanished in a puff of smoke.
Looking at the three corpses, Yagyu felt satisfied.
"Sharingan genjutsu is incredibly effective, just one glance is enough to immobilize an elite jonin."
That feeling was exhilarating.
After scanning the battlefield, Yagyu chose a densely fought area and rushed over.
On the street, a massive summoned snake was rampaging, even with many Konoha ninja working together, they could not stop it.
Its sheer size made it difficult to damage, weapons could not pierce its scales, and weaker ninjutsu felt like nothing.
Meanwhile, Sand and Sound ninja supported it, pushing forward aggressively.
Konoha's already limited forces were struggling to hold the line.
"Troublesome."
Ibiki Morino frowned deeply.
"The enemy prepared too well, if this continues, the damage before phase three will be severe."
He stared at the giant snake, feeling a headache coming on.
At that moment, a shout came from above.
"Beast, who gave you the courage to run wild in my village!"
Whoosh.
Everyone looked up.
Yagyu descended from the sky, his clothes stained with blood, blade in hand, like a god of war.
Clang.
Before anyone could react, he slashed down.
A massive blade of wind energy, nearly a hundred meters long, cut downward with unstoppable force.
Slash.
Boom.
The giant snake was instantly sliced apart, its enormous body split into multiple pieces and collapsing to the ground.
Dead beyond doubt.
Boom.
Yagyu landed before the Konoha ninja, facing the enemy forces directly.
Silence filled the battlefield.
Everyone stared at him.
He was too strong.
The Sand and Sound ninja felt fear and pressure, while the Konoha ninja, after a brief moment of shock, erupted in cheers.
"So strong, Yagyu-sama!"
"That slash, even the White Fang might not surpass it!"
"That was on the level of an S rank ninjutsu!"
"Konoha's Swift Wind Swordsman!"
"A true genius!"
At that moment, a sharp hawk cry echoed across Konoha, instantly making all Konoha ninja serious.
From all directions, more forces emerged as the counterattack began.
Once it started, it would become a nightmare for the invaders.
Even though Konoha was at one of its weakest points, and even though only the Third Hokage stood at Kage level within the village, the strongest hidden village was still the strongest.
Not something the Sand and Sound could easily destroy.
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