©WebNovelPub
Naruto: Starting with Infinite Chakra-Chapter 171: - : Turning the Tide
Chapter 171 - Chapter 171: Turning the Tide
The Uchiha clansmen that Uchiha Raiden had brought along were among the elite of their clan. If they were all lost here, it would deal a severe blow to the Uchiha's overall strength, significantly weakening their power.
At this moment, their only hope was that Jiraiya could contain the poison.
They had all seen the barrier Jiraiya had set up during his battle with Ryūgen. Its sealing power was formidable. If Jiraiya could withstand the poison and prevent its spread with his own strength, there was a good chance he could succeed.
Tsunade watched as Jiraiya rushed toward the heart of the poison, her eyes filled with concern.
"You better not die on me."
She silently prayed.
"Foolish."
The surviving Jōnin and elite Jōnin from Amegakure sneered as they watched Jiraiya charge into the poison, believing he was throwing his life away.
They had absolute confidence in the poison concocted by Hanzō. Even elite Jōnin would die after prolonged exposure.
There was no way Jiraiya could stop the poison from spreading on his own.
"Damn Konoha shinobi! You're all going to die with us!"
"Amegakure is not a place you can invade as you please!"
"You dared to invade our land—now pay with your lives!"
The Amegakure shinobi roared with fanatic determination, charging at the Konoha forces. Their goal was clear: to entangle them in combat and prevent them from escaping the poison's reach.
"What a terrifying poison. No wonder they call him the 'Demi-God of the Shinobi World.'"
The closer Jiraiya got to the building, the faster his chakra burned. The poison seeping into his body was intensifying, and expelling it required an ever-increasing amount of chakra.
However, Jiraiya's chakra recovery was monstrous—almost limitless. No matter how much chakra he burned, he could endure it.
Reaching the building, Jiraiya leaped forward and plunged straight into the structure emitting the deadly poison.
He needed to locate the source. If he could destroy it or remove it, he might be able to stop the spread.
The poison thickened as he entered, almost turning into a liquid mist. His skin stung as if scorched by flames, and his chakra burned at an even more alarming rate. Yet, despite the toxicity, it still wasn't enough to threaten his life.
Observing the surroundings, Jiraiya noticed something unusual—the poison, despite its potency, barely corroded the structure itself. Clearly, this toxin was designed specifically to target living beings.
He sighed. If they had known earlier, they could have stationed skilled Earth Release users to contain the poison when it first spread.
But now, it was too late. The poison had already diffused beyond containment.
This only reinforced how crucial intelligence-gathering was. Had Konoha known that this building housed a deadly poison, they wouldn't have been caught off guard.
Then, Jiraiya spotted the source—a small venom sac, no larger than a palm.
It pulsed rhythmically, releasing thick waves of poison with each contraction.
"Such a small thing... yet it produces such a devastating toxin."
Jiraiya was astonished. He immediately dismissed the idea of destroying it.
If the sac was ruptured, all the stored poison would be unleashed at once, creating an even greater catastrophe.
He considered removing it, but after just a few steps closer, his skin burned intensely. The latest burst of poison he inhaled was so potent that even his Universal Poison Seal couldn't neutralize it immediately.
Realizing the risk, Jiraiya abandoned the idea of direct contact. The poison's lethality was beyond even his expectations.
Forcing his way in and attempting to move the sac could very well cost him his life.
The 𝘮ost uptodat𝑒 novels are pub𝙡ished on freeweɓnovēl.coɱ.
The safest solution was to seal it.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Jiraiya summoned four clones, and together, they began weaving hand seals. A surge of chakra, infused with all five nature transformations, interlocked to form a powerful barrier.
A brilliant five-colored light surged upward, enclosing the entire building in a protective seal. The previously unchecked spread of the poison came to an abrupt halt.
The barrier's surface corroded rapidly under the poisonous assault, consuming Jiraiya's chakra at an accelerated rate.
But as long as his body remained unharmed, no amount of chakra consumption could overwhelm him.
The technique he used was the Five-Element Barrier, one of the most formidable sealing techniques he had acquired through his training.
It required mastery over all five nature transformations, making it extremely difficult to execute. Only someone with Jiraiya's massive chakra reserves could perform it alone.
Otherwise, it would take at least five elite Jōnin working together.
"The poison has stopped spreading! Jiraiya did it!"
"Unbelievable... His chakra is monstrous! To set up such a powerful barrier all by himself!"
"With that level of chakra... he might be approaching the First Hokage's level."
The elite Jōnin, including Hyūga Tetsuki, were in awe as they watched the towering barrier. Once again, they were shaken by Jiraiya's overwhelming strength.
A barrier of such magnitude—erected by a single shinobi—was beyond anything they had imagined.
"No way! There's no way he could've stopped Lord Hanzō's poison!"
An Amegakure elite Jōnin screamed in denial as he saw the poison sealed away.
"He won't last! That brat is going to die! There's no way he can withstand Lord Hanzō's poison!"
Other Amegakure shinobi roared in refusal, unable to accept what had just happened.
If Jiraiya truly withstood the poison, then Konoha's forces would be able to push forward unchallenged—all the way to Amegakure itself.
----------------
Pls Drop some Power Stones
Fanfic is finished on Patreon (245 Chapters in total.)
Patreon(.)com/Jixo (for only $4.50, read this entire fanfic)