Traveling Through Multiple Realms: The Supporting Character's Counterattack

Chapter 46 Fierce Battle

The aftershocks of the canyon collapse had not yet subsided; the roar of the mudslide and the deafening crash of falling rocks intertwined into a symphony of apocalypse, as if the earth were groaning in agony.

The smoke and dust, like a thick curtain, mixed with cold water vapor, turned the sky into a hazy gray.

The once narrow valley floor has been completely transformed into a death trap made up of rubble, broken wood, mud, and whirlpools, with a pungent earthy smell and a faint stench of blood filling the air.

In the heart of this chaos, two astonishing killing intents shot into the sky as if they were tangible, locking onto two young ninjas standing side by side on the cliff face.

That killing intent was cold and viscous, carrying the unique pressure of a Kage-level expert, enough to make an ordinary Jonin lose his composure.

Granny Chiyo's face was ashen, her wrinkles contorted with extreme anger.

One of her most prized Chikamatsu Ten, a powerful puppet inherited from her ancestors, was blasted to dust by a single punch from that Konoha kid named Genma Shiranui.

The carefully escorted poison ingredients, crucial to Sunagakure's strategic interests, have gone missing, and her elite troops have suffered heavy casualties. All of this gnaws at her heart like a venomous snake, igniting a raging inferno of fury.

Her fingers danced wildly like butterflies flitting among flowers, chakra threads shimmering with a ghostly blue light. The remaining nine Chikamatsu puppets, like venomous bees thoroughly enraged, hovered and flew around her, their mechanisms clicking softly and emitting cold, dangerous chakra fluctuations, ready to launch a fatal attack at any moment.

"You brats of Konoha, I will make you pay the price!"

Chiyo's voice was hoarse, filled with deep-seated hatred.

On the other side, Hanzo the Salamander stood atop his enormous salamander summon, his kusarigama pointing diagonally at the muddy ground below, his exposed eyes gleaming coldly, like a hawk surveying its prey.

Genma's terrifying attack, which forcibly altered the terrain and was almost a natural disaster, not only completely ruined his plan to seize the land, but also stirred up his long-dormant heart, making him feel a long-lost sense of "threat".

The strength, teamwork, and indomitable spirit displayed by these two young men reminded him of those three troublesome guys from Konoha many years ago who had struggled against him but ultimately earned the title of "Sannin".

The tides of time always seem to arrive unexpectedly, bringing forth formidable new stars who attempt to erode the old order.

"Lord Hanzo!"

Minato Namikaze's voice came clearly, breaking the oppressive and suffocating silence.

He stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Genji, his golden hair still standing out like sunlight even in the swirling dust.

His tone remained calm and polite, but his eyes were sharp as knives: "This is a war between Konoha and Sunagakure. Continuing this meaningless struggle will only cause the sons of Amegakure to sacrifice themselves in vain for our conflict. How about we call it quits?"

He tried to make a final effort to limit the conflict to Konoha and Sunagakure, avoiding pushing Hanzo to the opposite side completely.

Hanzo snorted coldly, his voice deep and imposing through his breathing mask, tinged with a hint of mockery: "Give up? Boy, you've disrupted my plans and ruined my arrangements on my turf, and now you think you can just walk away with a few flippant words? You're far too disrespectful to a 'demigod'! Today, let this old man test just how much a new sprout of Konoha is worth!"

Before he finished speaking, Hanzo's figure suddenly blurred, as if he had merged into the surrounding rain.

"Water Instantaneous Movement Technique!"

The next moment, he appeared like a ghost on a high point above Minato and Genma, his kusarigama whistling sharply as it tore through the air, transforming into a silver-black arc interwoven with the aura of death, sweeping down from above.

Before the sickle even arrived, its sharp, piercing force already made one's skin sting, and the air itself seemed to be sliced ​​apart.

However, just as the scythe was about to strike, Minato's figure vanished like a phantom, and Hanzo's seemingly inevitable attack only managed to sever a fleeting afterimage.

The sickle slammed into the rock face where they had just stood, sending shards of rock flying.

"Flying Thunder God Technique..."

Hanzo's eyes grew even colder. The speed of the yellow flash was indeed as good as its reputation suggested. At this moment, space-time ninjutsu was indeed extremely troublesome.

At the same moment that Minato skillfully evaded Hanzo's attack using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Granny Chiyo unleashed her long-prepared killing move.

She would never let any opportunity to attack from both sides slip by.

"Puppet Technique: Mechanical Chain Attack!"

Three uniquely designed Chikamatsu puppets shot out in a triangular formation, their perfect coordination sealing off all of Genma's possible escape routes.

The puppet on the left opened its mouth and spewed out a thick, foul-smelling purple mist that instantly spread; the puppet on the right activated its mechanism, shooting out a dense rain of poisoned needles, the sound of them tearing through the air sharp and piercing; while the puppet in front wielded a poisoned blade that shimmered with a ghostly blue light, aiming straight for Xuanjian's vitals with ruthless and cunning movements.

Faced with this deadly attack from three directions, Genma's eyes narrowed. Instead of retreating, he took the initiative to meet it head-on.

"Armor hardening!"

A deep, dark color instantly emerged from his body, covering his entire body like the hardest armor, without even missing his face.

He seemed to transform into an iron statue from the underworld, exuding a cold and solid aura.

He didn't dodge or avoid it, but instead crashed directly into the thick, poisonous fog that was enough to corrode steel.

Ding ding ding ding ding ding—!

The dense barrage of poisoned needles struck his dark body, producing a rapid and crisp sound like raindrops hitting banana leaves, but they were all deflected as if hitting a divine iron barrier, leaving not even a trace of white.

"Fire Release: Spiral Turbulence!"

Genma rushed into the center of the poisonous fog and slammed his palms forward. Instead of condensing into a stable Rasengan, he created two highly compressed chakra whirlwinds filled with chaotic, violent tearing force and extreme heat.

These two dark red whirlwinds, carrying heat waves that distorted the air, precisely struck the puppets on the left and right sides.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two explosions rang out almost simultaneously. The puppet on the left, spewing poisonous mist, and the puppet on the right, launching senbon needles, were instantly invaded and torn apart by the violent fire chakra. Their mechanisms shattered, their wooden bodies were ignited, and they turned into two huge fireballs, wailing as they fell into the swamp below.

Meanwhile, the razor-sharp puppet in front of him had already rushed in front of Genma, its poisoned blade aimed straight at his throat.

Genma's hardened hand strike arrived first, landing squarely on the side of the poison blade.

"Clang!"

The ear-piercing clang of metal on metal exploded, even drowning out the noise of the canyon.

Before Granny Chiyo's incredulous eyes, Genma's bare hands severed her blade, which was made of a special metal and coated with a deadly poison. The broken blade tip spun and flew away.

Genma's hand slash, its momentum undiminished, cut into the core drive mechanism of the puppet's chest like a hot knife through oil.

"Snap... Bang!"

The expensive and powerful Chikamatsu puppet was instantly destroyed at its core, its movements stiffened, and then it collapsed helplessly, only to be casually tossed aside by Genma and smashed into the pile of rubble below.

"A monster...a monster!"

Grandma Chiyo's eyes twitched violently, her heart filled with utter shock.

This kid's strength and defense are simply superhuman; he can withstand the finely crafted ninja tools with his bare hands and destroy specially made puppets with his bare body.

It's practically a humanoid monster!