With her battle power exploding to 60,000, the battle between Ino, Recoome, and Burter immediately entered a critical juncture.
Comparatively, the slower Recoome was easier to handle, so she concentrated her attacks on this muscle-bound giant.
"Lightning Drop!" Among the five chakra nature transformations, Lightning Release ultimately possessed the strongest offensive power. There was a reason Sasuke dared to challenge everyone under the heavens.
Bolts of lightning as thick as water buckets struck Recoome, but the burly man merely shook his neck; they didn't cause much damage.
Ino guided that thread of lightning, communicating with the electrical currents in the clouds, and then transmitted a massive amount of Lightning Release chakra upwards.
"Sage Art: Lightning Release: Kirin!"
Sasuke's Kirin mostly drew upon the lightning of heaven and earth. Ino not only borrowed nature's lightning but also fused her own chakra into it. Rolling thunder transformed into a massive pillar of light in the shape of a Kirin, smashing vertically down onto Recoome with extreme speed.
Countless rocks, houses, and trees were reduced to ash in that second. A miserable scream came from Recoome in the center of the thunderstorm, but Ino's Kirin was just the appetizer. She reached out her hand and made a pulling motion; several meteorites from outside Earth were dragged over by her.
The meteorites had already been disturbed by the spaceships of Vegeta, Recoome, and Burter, sitting very close to Earth's orbit. With just a slight pull from Ino now, they rapidly charged into the Earth's atmosphere.
She infused her own chakra into the meteorites, then pressed her right hand forcefully downwards.
"Chibaku Tensei: Heaven's Fall!"
Nine fiery red meteors in total, dragging massive tails of flame, smashed simultaneously toward Burter and Recoome.
Burter's claim of being the fastest in the universe was boasting, but this guy's speed was indeed a cut above those with similar battle power. Facing meteorites smashing down from all directions—front, back, left, right, up, and down—he still managed to forcefully find a path of survival in the cracks relying on his superb speed.
He not only ran out himself but also dragged out Recoome, who had been electrocuted until he was crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
"Your speed is indeed fast enough. Now look at this move!" Ino prepared a ultimate move for the two of them, a technique that had already exceeded the limits typically covered by ninjutsu.
Chakra circulated rapidly through her meridians. The 364 acupuncture points served as nodes for storing energy; after accumulating to the limit, it was released all at once.
"Sage Art: Water Release: Shadow Clone Spiralling Shuriken!"
She first threw out a "Spiralling Shuriken" enhanced by "Water Release: Water Severing Wave," then mixed in senjutsu chakra and used the technique of "Shadow Clone Shuriken Technique." One turned into two, two into four, four into eight, and finally, Spiralling Shurikens danced across the entire sky!
Naruto's method of fusing Wind Release and the Rasengan was actually very genius. The sharpness of the Spiralling Shuriken exceeded imagination, not inferior to Krillin's Destructo Disc.
The power of this move was so strong that anyone who used it knew its value.
Ino fused "Water Release: Water Severing Wave," "Water Release: Spiralling Shuriken," and the "Shadow Clone Shuriken Technique," combining three jutsu into one. Further enhanced by senjutsu chakra, the might that instantly erupted startled even her.
Horizontal cuts, vertical chops—the sky-filling Spiralling Shurikens completely covered Recoome and Burter.
In less than a tenth of a second, three massive wounds were cut into Recoome's arms, thighs, and chest. The pain dispelled his paralysis, and he cried out loud, but as a result, two Spiralling Shurikens, like grinding discs, chopped into his waist one after another.
Burter attempted to repeat his old trick, using his speed to escape with his life, but the Spiralling Shurikens that filled his vision very quickly engulfed him along with Recoome.
It was equivalent to being hit head-on by over a hundred Destructo Discs. Their bodies were churned into minced meat, their deaths too gruesome to look at.
Having solved the two great generals of the Ginyu Force, Ino let out a long sigh of relief and hurriedly released the Kaio-ken.
"I'm exhausted!" The cost of using genjutsu to deceive her own body was a somewhat high consumption of spiritual power. She rubbed her forehead and rested for two minutes before looking toward the other side.
She wouldn't have known if she hadn't looked, but looking gave her a fright.
The battle situation on the other side was much more tragic than hers.
Vegeta had an experience of leveling up from near-death; his battle power was a cut higher than when he came to Earth in the original timeline. Even with the addition of Krillin, Son Goku was no match for him. The result, however, turned sour because of Krillin.
This little baldy used a Destructo Disc to cut off Vegeta's tail. To some extent, the tail is a Saiyan's secondary sexual characteristic. Usually coiled around the waist, they would even show it off when meeting fellow clansmen to compare whose was longer or thicker. Now that it was directly sliced off... the sour sensation went without saying. Vegeta flew into a rage and instantly killed Krillin on the spot.
Before his rage could be fully vented, Son Goku also got angry. Krillin was his best friend. Seeing Vegeta about to run, he heroically charged up and held onto Vegeta regardless of the consequences, then told Piccolo to finish them both off together.
Piccolo was overjoyed. You said this yourself? Don't you regret it?
He gathered the ki of his entire body, even overdrawing part of his life force. Then, the Special Beam Cannon, like skewering candied hawthorns, took both Son Goku and Vegeta away in one wave!
Son Goku, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Yamcha—the Z Fighters Ino knew could be said to have been completely wiped out. A whole bunch of them went to report to the underworld together, and this time they even brought along a Vegeta.
Except for Piccolo, who hadn't formed bonds with them yet, the "whole family" was all neat and tidy, dead to the last man.
Piccolo fled the crime scene early. By the time Ino finished Recoome and Burter and flew over, she only saw corpses all over the ground.
She, the reinforcement, was fine, but the principals were all dead. She wanted to ask about borrowing the Dragon Balls, but now she didn't even know who to ask. This was awkward.
What should she do now? Go back and continue rehearsing for the band, or wait here for a bit? The problem was the main persons were dead; who was she waiting for? Waiting for Master Roshi?
"King Kai, what do you think should be done here?" She asked using her sensing abilities.
North Kai was actually quite calm. "The band matters are important, you go busy yourself with that first. I'll ask Goku and see what his thoughts are."
"Alright, then I'm leaving. Notify me if there's news." Ino was just about to leave when she suddenly thought of Chi-Chi and Son Gohan still at her house. "What about Goku's wife and child? How should I tell them?"
"This... let them stay at your house for now. I'll ask for Goku's opinion again."
"Alright."
The Underworld, affiliated with Earth.
A large pile of Earthlings had died. A small portion were killed directly by Vegeta, while the rest were basically victims of the two battlefields. There was no helping it; the offensive power was too strong. Just the aftershocks could kill many people. If one's luck was bad, they would turn into flying ash in minutes.
Earthlings arrived in droves to report to the underworld. Following the requirements of the underworld staff here, they lined up to register, then passed through the Ghost Gate to head to King Yama's Palace to accept King Yama's judgment.
Recoome and Burter died on Earth, so they were currently in the line as well. The two of them were looking left and right like big idiots.