readsfreenovel Chapter 517 Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Chapter 517 Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
A massive fireball, radiating intense heat, hurtled down on the group of Sand Ninja like a meteorite.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!" Just as the fireball was about to fall, a Sand Ninja reacted in time. He slammed his hands on the ground, and a thick earthen wall rose up, barely blocking the huge fireball.
He looked at Zhang Hai, who was standing on the treetop, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"Interesting. Konoha actually sent a brat to his death. But it's fine, we can use your blood to celebrate our impending victory. Only the blood of the weak can prove the greatness of the strong. So, we'll take your life." After he finished speaking, he and the other nine Sand Ninja formed a semi-circular encirclement and slowly approached Zhang Hai.
Behind the earthen wall, before the smiles on the faces of the Sand Ninja had faded, a sudden change occurred.
The sand and gravel that had been melted by the intense heat of the fireball and scattered on the ground suddenly burst forth with blinding lightning!
Countless senbon needles made of lightning release chakra shot up from the ground like a torrential rain, instantly piercing through the thick earthen wall and riddling the unprepared genin behind it with holes.
They didn't even have time to scream before they collapsed, convulsing, their bodies charred black from the electric shock.
Zhang Hai could feel a slight sensation on his fingertips, as if he were touching cold glass.
Everything was within Zhang Hai's calculations.
He had already anticipated that his opponent would use Earth Release to defend, and the real purpose of his Great Fireball was not to kill, but to change the terrain.
Earth Release is effective against fire, but sand and gravel melted at high temperatures are the best conductors for lightning release.
This was an inconspicuous point of knowledge he found in a textbook at the ninja academy.
He could almost smell a very faint musty odor in the air, like old newspapers damp with rain.
Just as everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events, Zhang Hai made his move.
His figure vanished like a ghost in an instant.
When he reappeared, he was already behind the Sand Ninja captain.
The captain felt a chill on his neck. Before he could even see what the other person was doing, his vision began to spin. Finally, he saw his own headless body, bleeding profusely.
Zhang Hai held the White Fang Blade and flicked it lightly to wipe away the bloodstains on the blade.
He looked at the only remaining Jonin and another Chunin on the field and said coldly, "Now, surrender, or die."
The Sand Village Jonin looked at Zhang Hai with eyes filled with despair and madness.
He knew he had encountered a real monster today.
He gave a bitter laugh and pointed the kunai in his hand at his heart.
He could feel a faint, almond-like bitter taste spreading in his mouth.
"Not a single ninja in Konoha can be trusted! I'd rather die than..." Before he could finish speaking, a flash of silver light appeared, and his wrist, which was holding the kunai, was cleanly severed.
Zhang Hai appeared before him, the White Fang Blade in his hand dripping with blood.
"I told you to surrender, not to die." His voice was icy cold and devoid of any emotion.
He glanced at the Chunin next to him who was trembling with fear, and then at the Jonin who had a broken wrist and was groaning in pain.
He crouched down, leaned close to the Jonin's ear, and whispered in a devilish voice, a voice only the two of them could hear: "I've heard that the Konoha Interrogation Department has many interesting 'tortures' specifically designed to deal with stubborn guys like you."
He remained silent for a moment, seemingly appreciating the growing fear on the other person's face; this action lasted for about half a second.
"For example, there is a technique that allows you to personally experience the feeling of being slowly sliced to death by a thousand knives. That feeling must be wonderful, right? Because only the most painful punishment can demonstrate our Konoha ninjas' desire for peace. So, you'd better tell me everything you know, because only in this way can you contribute to the peace of the village."
The Sand Village Jonin's body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.
Looking at the devilish boy before him, his mental defenses crumbled bit by bit.
The Sand Ninja's mental defenses finally crumbled. Under Zhang Hai's devilish whispers of threat, he spilled everything he knew.
When the last piece of information was exhausted, Zhang Hai stood up, and without hesitation, he sliced his own throat and that of another Chunin with the White Fang Blade in his hand.
Two streams of warm blood spurted out, staining the ground beneath his feet red.
He could feel a subtle sensation on the back of his neck, as if it were being wrapped with cold metal wires.
He showed no mercy to the surrendered enemy. Only the dead can keep secrets forever.
He crouched down and began examining the corpses of the Sand Village ninja. According to the information he had just obtained from the interrogation, each squad of the advance force dispatched by the Sand Village this time was equipped with at least one puppeteer.
Puppet masters are the most distinctive combat unit of Sunagakure. They excel at ranged manipulation, employ unpredictable fighting styles, and are extremely difficult opponents.
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Soon, he found what he was looking for on the corpse of the first captain he had beheaded—a roll of almost transparent thread made of chakra.
These are the chakra threads that puppeteers use to control their puppets. Zhang Hai carefully removed these threads and then wrapped the ends around his ten fingers. ...
He closed his eyes and tried to slowly infuse his chakra into the threads.
At first, he felt a little awkward, but soon, with his extraordinary chakra manipulation ability, he mastered the knack.
Those transparent threads seemed to be an extension of his body, and under his control, they moved silently into the surrounding darkness like living venomous snakes.
He used these threads to explore his surroundings, sensing the movement of the wind, the rustling of leaves, and even the crawling of insects.
He could feel a faint, cool, sweet taste, like the aftertaste of melting mint, spreading through his mouth.
He stripped the Sand Ninja Captain's clothes off and put them on himself, then covered his face with a mask, leaving only his eyes exposed.
He manipulated the chakra threads, mimicking the unique chakra fluctuations of the Sand Village, and then swaggered towards the rendezvous point of the next patrol team, as indicated in the intelligence report.