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Chapter 144: Overwhelming Victory
🕑 Added 2025-05-03 11:27:17 +0000 UTCAlthough Simu had changed into a different outfit—
Dressed in a black trench coat and wearing a mask over her face—
That lazy voice and terrifying strength gave her away instantly.
There was no mistaking it. It was Simu.
Kakuzu's expression shifted.
Getting his salary docked? Absolutely not!
“Leave the rest to me, Boss.”
The faces of the surrounding Root ninjas changed drastically.
They didn’t know who this person was.
But someone who could destroy their barrier in an instant—without breaking a sweat—was clearly on another level.
More importantly... this person was likely the true mastermind behind the Revolutionary Army!
“Go to hell.”
Kakuzu raised both hands.
From his body surged four masked monsters—each representing one of the elements: Fire, Lightning, Water, and Wind.
They lunged toward the surrounding Root ninjas.
Anyone capable of joining Root couldn’t be weak.
The four ninjas reacted swiftly, retreating while forming hand seals.
But the monsters were faster.
After all, these masked creatures didn’t need seals at all.
The Wind-attribute monster opened its gaping mouth.
“Wind Style: Wind Pressure!”
A turbulent, forceful gust erupted instantly, trapping the four enemies within.
The intense air pressure immobilized them.
Then, the Fire-attribute monster roared.
“Fire Style: Majestic Blaze Jutsu!”
A sea of flame surged through the air currents, engulfing the four ninjas completely.
“Earth Style: Earth Shore Return!”
An earthen wall rose from the ground in desperation.
But with the Wind Style feeding the flames, a simple earth wall couldn’t hold back that kind of destructive force.
It crumbled within seconds.
Still, those few seconds were enough for the Root ninjas to barely escape the blaze.
Unfortunately for them, Kakuzu—already annoyed by the threat to his paycheck—wasn’t going to let them off so easily.
“Earth Style: Earth Terrace!”
Four massive platforms of earth erupted around them, boxing them in from every direction.
Only the sky remained open.
And from the sky, the four elemental monsters peered down.
Lightning. Flames. Wind.
Three devastating jutsus struck simultaneously, slamming into the pit below and filling it with a blinding explosion.
Smoke and fire erupted into the night.
None of the four Root ninjas survived.
This... was the true power of Kakuzu.
“Now, for the rest of them.”
Kakuzu’s blue-yellow pupils glinted coldly as he turned to the woods, where more Root operatives were hiding.
He sent his four monsters charging after them without hesitation.
—
Meanwhile, the battle between Kakashi and Rei was nearing its end.
With her powerful Armament Haki, Rei had steadily overwhelmed one of the Twelve Kings—San Zhengya.
And once she activated her Byakugan, the fight became completely one-sided.
No matter what techniques Sanshangya attempted, Rei could see through them in advance.
Her Gentle Fist, enhanced by Haki, left him with no room to defend—especially with one of his arms already broken.
Forced to perform one-handed seals, his casting speed dropped sharply.
Rei struck again, blasting him backward.
Her white eyes pierced the shadows of the night, clearly tracking his movements.
She raised her palm. Chakra and Armament Haki surged and condensed rapidly.
She swung.
“Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Strike!”
A massive pulse of chakra, infused with Haki, erupted like a shockwave from her hand, slamming into Sanshangya and launching him dozens of meters away.
Trees shattered along his flight path.
It was unclear if he was dead or alive.
But that move drained nearly all of Rei’s chakra and Haki.
Her body wobbled, suddenly weak.
Then—without warning—a hand shot out from the ground beneath her.
A masked Anbu ninja emerged, thrusting a kunai toward her exposed abdomen.
She had expended too much energy.
She couldn't react in time.
“Root clowns really don’t know when to quit.”
Simu’s voice was calm and cold.
Wearing his long coat, he appeared behind Rei in a flash.
He gently caught her in both arms.
Then, with a single stomp—
To protect her identity—
He does not have the ability to choose to use the Sparkling fruit.
Instead, he used the power of thunder mastered by the Green Dragon Fruit.
Purple thunderbolts bloomed at his feet.
The terrifying thunder light condensed into a solid form, crushing the stabbing knife as if it were nothing.
Then, in the Anbu ninja's incredible gaze, Vice Admiral Simu's figure turned into a black shadow within the thunder light and dissipated.
"Mr. Simu...."
Rei leaned softly against Simu's chest.
The Valkyrie who dominated the battlefield just moments ago had now turned into a weak kitten, lying in Simu's arms.
She blinked her watery eyes, full of cunning.
Simu couldn't help but kiss her snow-white forehead.
"I'm going to kill those guys at the root first."
"Uh-huh."
Rei nodded obediently.
On the other side, Kakashi, who was still fighting fiercely with Tada Ningko, caught a glimpse of this scene and sighed speechlessly.
"If you only remember your own woman, you'll completely forget about your students, right?"
With the momentum shifting, the root ninjas quickly began to retreat.
After all, their purpose this time was to assist the Guardian Ninja Troops.
Now that several of the Twelve Soldiers had been blown up, they certainly wouldn't stay and die.
"Want to run?"
Kakuzu sneered, and the four monsters beside him frantically spat out various ninjutsu.
Fireballs, Hurricanes, Thunder, Torrents...
Like a ninjutsu turret, they constantly bombarded the retreating root ninjas.
Simu used Moonwalk to leap into the sky.
The Observation Haki spreading from him enveloped the entire battlefield.
It also included the more than a dozen root ninjas who were retreating quickly.
"Tempest Kick, Qilin Shigure!"
As Simu continued to flail his feet, hundreds of vacuum slashes fell from the sky with tremendous force.
The landing point was every root ninja attempting to run away!
"What is this? Is this too exaggerated?"
Even specially trained elite agents were frightened by this terrible offensive.
"This is a special physical technique used by the Revolutionary Army. I didn’t expect it to have this kind of power..."
In order not to expose his identity, Simu had even adapted his persona to seem more like the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
That's why Simu chose to use Marine Six Styles for the attack.
The Marine Six Styles, inherited from Kizaru, are far beyond the ordinary Six Styles.
Not only the root ninjas but even Kakashi and the others showed shocked expressions.
It turns out that Tempest Kick can still be developed to this extent?
The violent vacuum slashes fell like torrential rain.
The root ninjas looked grim.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
"Wind Style: Great Wind Blows!"
They tried to resist using various ninjutsu.
Unfortunately, these rock walls were too fragile under the barrage of numerous slashes.
They were shattered into dust almost instantly.
Many root ninjas were seriously injured by this wave of offensive.
Seeing this, Kakuzu was about to continue attacking but was stopped by Simu.
"Let them go back and report the news."
Simu said lightly.
Kakuzu narrowed his eyes, and although he was very unhappy with these guys at the root, he still withdrew his palm.
After the root ninjas fled, the remaining Guardian Ninja Troops were no longer a threat.
Many of them even raised their hands in surrender.
Kakashi also finally got rid of the woman, tied her up with a rope, and sent her to Simu.
"What’s going to happen to these guys?"
Kakashi looked at the hundreds of captives in front of him and asked.
Simu touched his chin, as if thinking of something interesting. He said lightly:
"We are the Revolutionary Army, we can't do things like abusing captives. We should arrest them all and send them to labor camps."
"Reform through labor?"
Kakashi raised an eyebrow.
He wasn’t unfamiliar with this phrase created by Simu.
After all, for more than a month, with the uprisings in various places, Beijing had been shut down for "reform through labor."
In fact, they would be made to help build infrastructure in Liangshan.
Things like digging canals, building houses, and so on.
Shikaku came over from the direction of the valley and heard the conversation with Kakashi and Yamato.
"These guys are a decent workforce."
After all, they are ninjas. Even if their chakra is sealed, their physical fitness far surpasses that of the nobles, who are physically deficient.
They will definitely contribute to the construction of Liangshan.
Lu Jiu's eyes flicked over Tada Ningko.
"After this battle, the Daimyo Mansion should not dare to attack the Revolutionary Army at will."
Simu nodded and said:
"After all, four of their Twelve Soldiers have been lost this time, and the remaining eight must stay in the capital to protect the safety of the Daimyo."
"And this woman can be regarded as half of the high-level Guardian Ninja. She should be able to provide a lot of useful information."
Lu Jiu looked away.
"I’ll have Hai Yi come over quickly."
This is the importance of the Yamanaka Clan.
Whether the enemy is willing to speak or not, the Yamanaka family can make them speak using their secret techniques.
If enough information can be obtained from Tada Ningko, it should be much easier to deal with the Daimyo House.
Simu looked around the battlefield.
"The next step is to quickly count the injuries and deaths on the Revolutionary Army’s side and offer sympathy and compensation to the families.
After all, the Revolutionary Army has only been established for a short time.
Many members have just joined in the past month or so.
Although their strength isn’t very impressive, they are the ones who naturally despise the noble forces the most.
They are working hard to avenge the nobles who oppress the people."
"In addition, the implementation of ninja qualification assessments and the work of learning ninjutsu will be accelerated.
Simu will distribute ways to practice Chakra and many basic ninjutsu for free.
The goal is to cultivate a truly combat-capable force as soon as possible.
For a long time to come, the Daimyo Mansion should not dare to make a move easily.
Therefore, the Revolutionary Army must take advantage of this time to develop rapidly."
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