Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 471 That day, Iwagakure felt the fear of being dominated by Konoha's taijutsu.

"Oh no! It's a taijutsu ninja!"

Yan Wu was an experienced veteran, and he was the first to react. His expression changed drastically, and his hands instantly formed a hand seal.

"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"

Boom!

A massive earthen wall, several meters thick, rose from the ground, standing between them and the two green figures.

This is the most basic and reliable defensive ninjutsu of Iwagakure, sufficient to withstand the impact of most B-rank ninjutsu.

Iwago breathed a slight sigh of relief. He believed that even the most skilled ninja in taijutsu would be no match for this wall...

However, the next second, all the combat common sense he had built up over his life was completely shattered.

Then an even louder shout was heard:

"Leaf Whirlwind!!"

The older green figure performed an incredible spin in mid-air, his seemingly ordinary leg carrying a visible burst of violent airflow as it slammed into the thick earthen wall!

There was no violent explosion, nor any dazzling light effects.

There was only one dull, heart-stopping click...

Iwago's confident face froze instantly.

What did he see?

Seeing the earthen wall he was so proud of, constructed from his chakra and solid rock, spiderweb-like cracks appeared starting from the center point after that one kick.

The crack spread at a terrifying speed, in just one second.

boom!!

The earthwork wall, several meters high, just... crumbled.

It turned into dust that filled the sky and fell down in a flurry.

In the dust, the green figure slowly retracted its leg, struck a strange pose, raised its thumb, and revealed a set of gleaming white teeth.

"This is youth!!"

"..."

The entire forest fell into a deathly silence.

All the Iwagakure ninja were frozen in place, as if struck by a spell. Their minds were completely unable to process the surreal scene before them.

With...with his leg, he kicked the earthen wall to pieces?

Are you kidding me!

Is this...is this even human?!

"A monster..."

The young ninja who had been the first to mock him was now deathly pale, his legs trembling like a leaf.

"Don't panic, everyone!"

Iwago forced down his fear and roared at the top of his lungs, "There are only two of them! Use ninjutsu! Overwhelm them!"

Awakened by the captain's roar, the other Iwagakure ninjas snapped out of their daze and began forming hand seals.

"Earth Release: Rock Gun Technique!"

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

In an instant, dozens of rock projectiles compressed from high-density chakra, along with a giant dragon made of mud, roared as they hurtled toward the father and son!

Faced with this overwhelming attack, the father and son not only did not dodge, but instead showed even more excited expressions!

"Kai! Let them witness the power of our father-son bond!"

"Yes, Father!"

The two men simultaneously let out a low growl and assumed the same, extremely strange starting stance.

"Konoha Power Cyclone!!"

The father and son, like two rapidly spinning green tops, met the barrage of earth-escape ninjutsu with a trajectory that completely defied the laws of physics!

boom! boom! boom!

The rock projectiles were shattered the moment they touched their bodies by an irresistible force!

Before the majestic earth dragon could even open its mouth, it was struck by a spinning top kick from the young green figure, piercing straight through its chin and causing its entire head to explode!

"How...is this possible?!"

Iwago's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

His common sense, his experience, everything about him, was at this moment being trampled on and repeatedly rubbed into the ground by this unreasonable father and son.

This is no longer a battle.

This is a one-sided... crushing defeat!

"Run! Run!!"

Finally, the Iwagakure ninja's mental defenses completely collapsed. He screamed and turned to run away.

However, as soon as he turned around, a green figure appeared in front of him like a ghost.

It was that young one.

His face still wore that pure and passionate smile.

"Want to leave? Our youth is just beginning to burn!"

Before the young ninja could react, he felt a tremendous force coming from his abdomen. His body flew backward like a tattered sack, crashing into three or four large trees before finally coming to a stop, foaming at the mouth, and completely losing consciousness.

Matt Kai pulled his leg back, glancing at his father with lingering satisfaction.

Matt Day gave him a thumbs-up and an approving smile.

This simple scene, to the surviving Iwagakure ninja, was more terrifying than the whispers of any demon.

They weren't facing ninjas at all.

They were two... ferocious beasts wearing human skin!

Panic spread like a plague.

The Iwagakure ninjas' proud, solid defense and unwavering will proved as fragile as paper before the pure, violent, and utterly unreasonable taijutsu of this father and son.

The entire flank position was turned upside down in less than five minutes.

The sounds of fists and feet clashing, bones cracking, and the desperate screams of the Iwagakure ninjas blended into a youthful rhapsody.

When Konoha's main force, led by Nara Shikaku, arrived in this area, they were met with this hellish scene.

Broken trees, cracked earth, and... Iwagakure ninjas lying haphazardly all over the ground.

Amidst this mess, two green figures stood.

They were covered in dust and radiated heat, but their posture remained upright and their spirits remained high.

"It's a success... Father!" Might Guy shouted excitedly.

"Hmm! Well done, Kai!"

Might Guy nodded with satisfaction. Then, his gaze passed over his son and fell on Kakashi Hatake, who was leading a group of people to arrive not far away.

Matt Kai also noticed his lifelong rival, and his eyes lit up instantly.

He completely ignored the horrific scene around him, as well as the exhaustion on his body that would have kept an ordinary person bedridden for half a month, and rushed to Kakashi in one stride.

He suddenly gave a thumbs-up, revealing his signature, dazzlingly bright teeth in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Did you see that, Kakashi!"

Kai's voice was loud and penetrating, echoing across the bloody battlefield.

"This is the power of youth!"

Kakashi stopped in his tracks. His one exposed eye calmly swept over Gai, then over the huge gap behind him that had been torn open by fists and feet, and over the other side of the gap where the main force of Iwagakure was beginning to fall into chaos.

He remained silent for a moment, then let out a long, utterly helpless sigh.

"Well, I saw it, I saw it..."

His voice wasn't loud, carrying a unique languor and weariness, but without him even realizing it, he had drawn the short sword in his hand, a sword inherited from the White Fang of Konoha.

On the silvery-white blade, tiny sparks of electricity began to dance, emitting a soft hissing sound.

"I can't fall too far behind..."