At the same time, on the northern Iwagakure battlefield.
The people of Iwagakure had also run into Fugaku's squad.
Because of the Hyuga clan's scouting, Iwa's intel was also being suppressed.
They adopted a group-style advance, shrinking their entire force tightly together to reduce the negative impact caused by the lack of information.
The two sides just crashed straight into each other like that.
The ninjas of Iwagakure huddled tightly together, forming a dense, impenetrable whole.
On the other side, the ninjas of Konoha used the complete opposite tactic. Their formation was spread out, each person keeping a certain distance from the others.
When the two sides finally met, the atmosphere instantly became tense to the extreme.
They could not even be bothered to say anything extra. The battle started in the blink of an eye.
Two sharp, piercing sounds of something cutting through the air rang out.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two Tailed Beast Bombs filled with terrifying energy streaked across the sky like meteors, roaring straight toward Konoha's side.
Even though Konoha's people were spaced out more loosely, facing such a shockingly powerful Tailed Beast Bomb attack.
Wanting to dodge without a scratch was basically an impossible task.
Some Konoha ninjas did manage to avoid the violent explosion of the Tailed Beast Bomb from the front.
But there were still some unlucky guys who got caught in the blast and were injured to different degrees.
Right as the clash began, the huge advantage of Iwagakure's group-style fighting immediately showed itself.
They moved quickly, working together with perfect coordination, and started building a solid line of defenses.
"Earth Style, Earth Flow Rampart Wall!"
With a neat and uniform shout, every twenty Iwa ninjas formed a large group and used this jutsu together.
In an instant, a deafening rumble came from the ground.
Countless tall, thick stone walls shot up from the earth like bamboo after rain.
These stone walls crisscrossed and overlapped, cutting the entire battlefield into broken pieces, turning it into a complex, twisted maze.
Like this, Konoha's advance was greatly blocked.
They had no choice but to spend a lot of time and effort trying to find a way to break through these stone wall defenses.
At the same time, the Iwa ninjas hiding behind the stone walls were not idle either.
They opened their mouths one after another and used Earth Style: Rock Bullet.
Small stones shot out from their mouths.
Once these tiny stones flew into the air, they began to swell at an incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye, they turned into solid cannonballs as hard as iron, crashing down toward Konoha's side with fierce momentum.
The people of Konoha were under immense pressure. They had to endure the amazingly powerful Tailed Beast Cannons and the strong Earth Style ninjutsu.
Only then could they get past the towering, solid stone walls in front of them and engage Iwa in a direct fight.
But there was no helping it. This was Iwagakure's usual combat style.
If Konoha did not stop them, these Iwa units would surge forward like raging waves, driving straight into Konoha's territory.
If Konoha did not have Tailed Beasts to rely on, then Iwa could completely flatten the entire Konoha Village using Tailed Beast Bombs without ever stepping into Konoha's range.
Right now, the Iwagakure side had a massive force of five thousand people.
In comparison, Konoha only had a mere two thousand.
Such a huge difference in numbers put Konoha in an extremely unfavorable position, no doubt.
Because of that, Konoha urgently needed to find a way to break the deadlock and turn the situation around.
At this moment, a special-ops assault squad led by Fugaku and Itachi stepped forward.
This squad was like an incomparably sharp spearhead, with the terrifying power of their Mangekyo Sharingan at the front.
They charged toward the area where the Iwa jinchuriki were located, cutting through everything in their way like splitting bamboo.
Ordinary Iwa ninjas were simply no match for this small but overwhelmingly strong squad, and had no way to stop their advance.
Not only that, but there were also members in the squad who possessed the Byakugan.
No matter where the jinchuriki hid, even in the most concealed corner, the Byakugan user could quickly lock onto their position.
Iwa soon realized this troublesome problem, and after a bit of weighing the options.
They decided not to keep the two jinchuriki hidden any longer, and just let them appear directly.
The Four-Tails jinchuriki, Roshi, and the Five-Tails jinchuriki, Han, showed up like that in everyone's sight.
With two huge roars, a large amount of chakra erupted from Roshi and Han's bodies, and in the blink of an eye, they entered a half-Tailed Beast state.
Right then, Fugaku and Itachi stepped out from the crowd without hesitation, each heading straight toward one of the jinchuriki.
In an instant, the surrounding Iwa ninjas all launched their attacks.
Countless thrown ninja tools came raining down toward Fugaku and Itachi, and at the same time, a storm of rocks formed by various Earth Style jutsu came crashing in from every direction.
However, facing this overwhelming offensive, Fugaku and Itachi did not show even a hint of fear.
"Susanoo!"
A purple-black light and an orange-red light flared at the same time, and then two giant Susanoo instantly took form.
Like two unbreakable fortresses, they stood there and casually blocked all the attacks.
At the same time, powerful pupil power burst from Fugaku and Itachi's eyes, like two torrents, slamming straight down on Roshi and Han.
Feeling this terrifying pressure, Roshi and Han suddenly felt their heads grow heavy, as if a five ton weight had been placed on top of them.
But, unlike before, strange seal patterns shaped like chains appeared on both Roshi and Han's bodies at the same time.
And as time passed, these chains were breaking apart at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Roshi and Han both could not help letting out a heavy groan, but then they suddenly shook their heads hard and forced themselves free from the illusion.
Seeing this, a trace of surprise flashed across Fugaku and Itachi's faces.
After all, being able to break away from their illusions so easily was not something simple.
But soon their expressions went back to calm, because they both knew very well.
If the other side had no way at all to deal with Susanoo, there was no way they would dare show up in front of them like this.
Since illusion no longer worked, then they could only go in hard.
Having just escaped the illusion, Han let out an unwilling roar, "Boil Release, Unrivaled Strength!"
Right now, in his half-Tailed Beast state, Han's muscles were bulging all over, and surging steam was gushing from his entire body. He looked just like a raging wild beast.
He roared, gathered all the strength in his body, and focused that powerful energy into his legs.
Then he suddenly raised his leg and kicked at Fugaku with the force of a collapsing mountain and crashing sea.
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