This wasn't a spirit; it was the Shinigami harvesting souls.
The Shinigami?
Describing Veigar that way wasn't wrong, given his current appearance in Death God Mode.
However, the Shinigami harvests souls.
But Veigar was greedier; he wanted everything.
Souls, chakra, and their Life Essence.
"Run, run, run, ah..."
As long as there's life, how can slaughter cease?
Kill, kill, kill!
Veigar's killing movements were clean and swift, causing no pain to these Iwa-nin. Every terrified, screaming Iwa-nin instantly lost their ability to think, dying as quickly as someone being beheaded on an execution ground.
"H-h-how is this possible..."
Aiki stood outside Veigar's killing field, seeing Veigar's flickering figure and the lives being harvested one by one, he cried out in shock.
Because he realized that if Veigar wanted to kill him, it would be no different from killing the Iwa-nin on the field; he, too, couldn't react to Veigar's speed.
First, Konoha produced Minato Namikaze, who earned the title "Yellow Flash," and that alone had shaken the entire ninja world.
Now, there was Veigar, someone no weaker than Minato Namikaze.
This, this, this...
What incredible fortune, what immense favoritism from heaven!
In just a few seconds, the number of Iwa-nin killed by Veigar reached 166. Adding the previous 33, Veigar was only one kill short of achieving 200 kills.
Silence, a deathly silence.
On the other side, Akatsuchi was not instantly killed by Minato's attack from behind.
He crouched low, forming hand signs.
Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall.
Akatsuchi, with his hands pressed to the ground, used the Earth-Style Wall Jutsu, trapping himself and Minato in a small, confined space.
His purpose in doing this was to uncover the secret behind Minato's ability to disappear instantly.
Compared to the Five Basic Nature Transformations, whether it was secret techniques, forbidden jutsu, or even kekkei genkai, these jutsu, although some were incredibly powerful, also had corresponding weaknesses.
Finding the limitations, weaknesses, and so on of these jutsu was the key to countering and evading them.
As a ninja, observation skills were a fundamental part of training.
At this moment, Akatsuchi used the Earth-Style Wall Jutsu, using the rising earth walls to trap the two in this limited space. What he wanted to do, what he was preparing to do, was to uncover the secret of Minato's incredible speed.
Clearly, Minato was not using taijutsu; the remaining possibilities were ninjutsu, forbidden jutsu, and kekkei genkai.
Akatsuchi kicked backward, and Minato's figure disappeared again, leaving the cramped space.
"Space-time ninjutsu?"
Akatsuchi saw Minato disappear, and his uncertain affirmation made his expression grim.
"So, what's the medium for activation?"
Immediately, he looked down and saw the kunai on the ground with the Flying Raijin Jutsu formula, and his eyes instantly sharpened.
Wouldn't careful observation be enough to confirm it?
So, Akatsuchi also dispelled the Earth-Style Wall Jutsu.
As soon as he reappeared, Akatsuchi saw Minato appear before him with a Rasengan in his hand.
With a forceful stomp of his feet, Akatsuchi quickly retreated, seemingly unintentionally but deliberately stepping on a kunai.
Akatsuchi's response was unexpected by Minato, but he didn't dwell on it.
Swish!
Minato's figure disappeared, then reappeared behind Akatsuchi.
Boom.
The Rasengan struck Akatsuchi's back.
The next moment, Akatsuchi turned into a puddle of mud.
Earth Style: Earth Clone Jutsu.
"It's the kunai! The medium for their jutsu is the kunai on the ground!"
Akatsuchi, who was only 90% sure, reappeared, but this was no different from being 100% sure.
So, Akatsuchi immediately shouted a warning to Aiki and the remaining thirty-odd Jonin from Iwa-nin.
'Have we been discovered?'
Minato and Veigar thought simultaneously.
Then, another three-pronged kunai appeared in Minato's hand.
The Flying Raijin Technique, when used in direct combat, was also exceptionally potent.
If this were just a one-on-one battle between Akatsuchi and Minato, he definitely wouldn't have revealed the secret of the Flying Raijin Technique he discovered.
He might have been preparing to deliver a devastating blow to Minato when the time was right.
But the current situation on the field wouldn't allow him to do so.
In just a few seconds, over a hundred Chunin and Special Jonin had died at Veigar's hands. What an enormous loss was that?
So, to protect the remaining thirty or so Jonin from dying, he had no choice but to abandon that plan.
If Aiki and the others all died at Veigar's hands, even if he could kill Minato, it wouldn't make up for the loss.
The originally deathly silent battlefield immediately roused upon hearing Akatsuchi's voice. They all frantically looked around themselves and at the ground.
"Fortunately, there are no kunai here."
Akatsuchi's words made Aiki and the others, who still had to face Veigar, collectively breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that since there were no kunai around them, they didn't need to be afraid.
Minato, holding a Flying Raijin kunai, charged towards Akatsuchi, while Veigar, at the same moment, launched an attack on Aiki and the others, whose expressions of surprise had faded.
Could Veigar not kill them without facing the Flying Raijin Technique?
Was that even possible?
Let alone thirty-odd Jonin, even if the number was ten times greater, Veigar could kill them.
Undeniably, Veigar hadn't killed Aiki and the others earlier because they were farther away and didn't have Flying Raijin kunai near them.
However, even aside from using the Flying Raijin Technique for movement, Veigar's inherent speed was simply beyond their capabilities.
However, Veigar temporarily chose not to use taijutsu against them, opting instead for Senjutsu: Rasenshuriken.
For Veigar, this battle's true significance lay in testing the extent of his current abilities.
With one hand raised high, Senjutsu: Rasenshuriken began to form in Veigar's hand.
"Careful, attack together!"
Aiki, seeing Veigar make his move again, quickly shouted and proactively took on the role of lead attacker.
Among the Iwa-nin present, besides Akatsuchi, he was the strongest. He naturally took the lead without hesitation.
"Oh!"
"Then let me see this clash of ninjutsu!"
Seeing Aiki and several other Iwa-nin forming hand signs, Veigar didn't rush. Instead, the moment they finished their hand signs, he threw the Senjutsu: Rasenshuriken he held aloft.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
Aiki, leading five Iwa-nin, simultaneously shouted as they pressed their hands to the ground.
A massive earth dragon, condensed from mud, rose before them, charging directly towards Veigar.
The Senjutsu: Rasenshuriken collided with the head of the Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet.
Rumble...
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