The woman smiled contemptuously, and a red light appeared in her hand! The temperature was incredibly high and scorching hot, so hot that the air around her became warped! She then aimed her hand at the ground, and the red light instantly poured down. The ground beneath them was scorched by the intense heat. Not only was all the moisture gone, but it had already begun to vitrify! Her high temperature had even melted the ground itself. What incredible power!
The Kage naturally couldn't just sit and wait for death. Regardless of whether they were proficient in Water Release or not, all of them used their jutsu at the same time. Tobirama and Torifu also used their most powerful Water and Ice Release to try and lower the temperature. If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to defeat her, let alone get close.
In addition to the Kage, the allied forces in the back also used their long-range Water Release ninjutsu to support them. A single Jonin might not be able to do much, but tens of thousands of Jonin, along with an equal number of Chunin, could perform a combined jutsu that was definitely stronger than even Torifu's.
In an instant, the battlefield turned into a blue ocean, but the water near the mysterious woman was constantly being evaporated into steam. Torifu released a wisp of cloud vapor into the mist and gained control of the steam. He then condensed it into a giant cloud sword and continuously slashed at the woman. But the Cloud Release passed right through her body without having any effect.
"Hahaha, you fool. I know your tricks. You can manipulate cloud vapor and mist, but all of that stuff is roasted dry before I can even breathe it in. You should try something more realistic."
Torifu realized it himself without her saying anything. The woman seemed to have a high-temperature field around her. All the cloud vapor was roasted dry by her. In other words, Torifu's Cloud Release was useless in this battle. He couldn't even use taijutsu like the Body Flicker Technique, because the moment his hand touched her body, it would probably be burned down to a skeleton. Torifu had no way to regenerate his limbs.
"Damn it, she's so strong!" Onoki said viciously.
The Kazekage next to him asked, confused, "Tsuchikage-sama, your jutsu counters everything; it surely doesn't fear high temperatures?"
While that was true, they were all busy maintaining their Water Release and didn't have the time to try and sneak an attack on her. They had to solve the current crisis first!
"Ice Release: Eternal Freeze Ring!"
Torifu stomped his foot! A giant ice crystal condensed on the ground, then shattered. Every place the fragments landed, a new ice crystal sprouted and burst, continuing in a chain reaction! Soon, the entire body of water was frozen by the Ice Release! The woman's jutsu also ended, and the red light in her hand gradually went out.
"Your name is Torifu Kumotsuru. It's a good name. My name is Blaze. Let's get along from now on."
Torifu smiled faintly. "You think you've already got me? Do you believe you can capture me and make me a vessel for that 'Lord's' reincarnation?"
"The last person who thought that is now feeding the fish in the ocean. How would you like to die?"
A vein pulsed on Blaze's forehead, but she still maintained her smile. "You are such a disobedient child. I already told you not to compare me to that defective product!"
The next second! Two giant fireballs shot out of Blaze's mouth! Their power was not inferior to the previous jutsu at all. And because they were so close, Torifu couldn't use his Crane Cry to deal with them, or he would lose his hand!
"Crystal Release: Crystal Barrier!"
Countless crystal spikes shot out from the ground, forming a giant crystal shield in front of Torifu! They were layered and intertwined, leaving no gaps! Soon, the two fireballs crashed into it directly! With a boom, the outermost layer of crystal shattered. But it was then melted and reformed with the second layer of crystal by the high temperature, making it even stronger. The process repeated, and the two fireballs were successfully stopped. But the crystal barrier was now a completely unrecognizable, unidentified black semi-transparent mass.
There was no time to deal with it. While Blaze had just finished casting her jutsu, all of the Kage launched a coordinated attack on her! Onoki was the first to strike. A semi-transparent light beam shot out! Although Blaze was powerful, she was still very wary of this kind of strange ability. She immediately sidestepped, but the expanding Dust Release still grazed her.
Onoki looked at her with hatred, the drawback of his Dust Release showing itself to the fullest.
"Your jutsu is not bad. It can also be kept and brought back for my Lord to choose from."
Onoki asked, confused, "Hokage-sama, what does she mean? What Lord?"
Torifu sneered. "Just a half-dead person who is desperately looking for a talented person with a strong body to be a vessel for his reincarnation."
To everyone's surprise, before Onoki could even comprehend his words, Blaze went crazy. "Who told you that?! How could you possibly know?! Was it that traitor Rain who told you!"
Torifu pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Of course. He told me a lot, including your main objective."
At a time like this, there was no need to talk about honor. When facing a ninja much stronger than yourself, finding an opportunity was the real priority. But the stronger a ninja was, the more cautious they were. This woman, Blaze, was clearly an exception to that rule. Torifu's words, which were just a mere attempt to sow discord, made her go crazy. It was truly pathetic.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Jutsu!" Hashirama clapped his hands together, and a gigantic wood dragon emerged from the trees on the battlefield behind them! It roared and bit at Blaze. Blaze was extremely disdainful of the long snake-like creature. When it got to her, she just gently pointed, and its entire body instantly burst into flames.
But just as she thought the wood dragon had been completely incinerated and turned to face the other threats, Hashirama's voice rang out again. "Wood Release: Wood Golem Jutsu!"
Before Blaze could even react, a giant fist slammed into her abdomen, knocking her to the ground. Torifu immediately used a crystal chain to wrap around her hands and feet. When she tried to get up and struggle, Torifu tightened the chain, making Blaze fall flat on her face.
"Damn it! Are you only capable of attacking from behind?! Where's your strength!"
Blaze cursed at everyone present, but she looked like she was still in very high spirits. It was going to take a lot of effort to kill her!
Blaze seemed to have grown tired of playing. She struggled to her feet.
"You ants, how dare you treat me like this? Prepare to face my wrath! I can promise you, you have never experienced a high temperature like this before!"