Night rain in the secluded forest, a snap of thunder, a fleeting hint of killing intent.
All the Stone Ninja moved in unison. To continue advancing their march, they had to eliminate Sakumo Hatake before them; this battle was unavoidable.
However, they didn't charge straight ahead as they usually would. Sakumo Hatake was practically a blood-soaked Asura now, invincible in close combat. The tragic corpses strewn on the ground testified to that.
They simultaneously formed hand seals, and dense Earth Release Chakra erupted violently.
"Earth Release: Multi Earth Impaling Spears!!"
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The ground trembled wildly as countless sharp rock spears burst from the earth, encompassing the entire area within a hundred meters.
Sakumo Hatake's figure flickered, relying on his agility to brush past the stone spears. The ground continuously tore apart, and a stone forest quickly formed on the flat ground.
He twisted his body in the air, stomping his feet on the rocks, using the force to transform into an arrow, shooting straight towards a certain spot.
"Wild Fang Whirlwind!"
He held his short sword in reverse grip, his body spinning wildly like a top. The gleaming blade bloomed with dazzling white light, transforming into an indestructible blade storm with his rotation, leveling the stone forest along the way.
The stone spears were flattened the moment they were thrust out. The seemingly solid rocks were no different from tofu in front of Sakumo's White Fang short sword. Accompanied by the chaotic whirlwind, a straight line of stone forest was swept away, and countless gravels flew "swoosh, swoosh."
With this move, Sakumo Hatake successfully broke through the blockade and killed his way to a Stone Ninja, the short sword flowing with a chilling light.
He didn't hesitate, neatly delivering a backhand strike that pierced through the opponent's chest, burying the blade to the hilt.
The Stone Ninja's expression suddenly twisted, his entire being rapidly fading, turning into a clay figure, his chest collapsing inward, swallowing Sakumo's short sword along with his arm.
At that moment, the soil beneath the clay figure's feet turned outwards, and the Stone Ninja's true form suddenly sprang out.
He grabbed Sakumo's ankle, his eyes fierce, his other hand already condensing a huge rock fist, smashing it fiercely towards Sakumo's head.
"Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique!"
Sakumo's eyes changed, struggling desperately, just pulling out his short sword, but the rock fist had already slammed in front of him, the fierce wind flattening his white hair.
Suddenly, the Stone Ninja's expression twisted, struggling back and forth between sluggishness and ferocity, even his attack faltering.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sakumo avoided the rock fist and thrust his sword straight!
With a "pu chi" sound, the tip of the sword accurately pierced into the heart, quickly withdrawing after rotating half a circle, bringing out a stream of scalding blood.
In a field of vision invisible to everyone, a slightly dim Spiritual Body leaped out from the Stone Ninja's brow, his body floating high, his expression becoming increasingly weak.
After this moment of breakthrough, Sakumo successfully advanced into the Stone Ninja, raising his short sword and plunging into the enemy ranks.
His figure flickered continuously, a head of white hair dancing with the blade light, and in the ink-like blood, enemies fell one after another.
Just then, an angry shout rang out in the forest.
"Explosion Release: Thunderclap Blast!"
Accompanied by the "rumbling" explosions, the ground cracked one after another, and the tyrannical shock waves stacked up like waves, one overlapping the other, earth and rocks splashing, broken wood flying, and the violent air waves directly blasted Sakumo Hatake away.
Sakumo somersaulted in mid-air, inverted his sword and inserted it into the ground, sliding a long distance before barely stopping the momentum.
In the scattered smoke and dust, a thin figure slowly walked out.
Knife-like face, explosive hair, a vest of soft armor, bare arms, it was the commander of the Stone Ninja surprise attack force, the Explosion Release Bloodline Limit, Kari!
He coldly looked at Sakumo Hatake, who was slowly getting up, his face gloomy, "You are very strong, you actually killed so many of my subordinates. When this battle is over, I will erect a monument for you here."
Sakumo stretched out a hand, covering his wet white hair, combing it into a neat back style, "Sorry, I won't erect a monument for you, because this is not your territory."
Kari's eyes twitched, "You are very arrogant, I haven't heard of you before, tell me your name."
"I am just an ordinary Hidden Leaf Village Ninja, instead of remembering me, it is better to remember this knife of mine." Sakumo twirled his fingertips, making a beautiful knife flower, the pale white blade reflected cold light, "Its name is... White Fang."
"Hidden Leaf Village... White Fang..." Kari clenched his fists, approaching step by step.
Behind him, figures scurried, those Stone Ninja did not follow him forward.
This was a very wise move. As an Explosion Release Bloodline Limit user, his battle was quite violent, and he could easily release the energy of a stack of Exploding Tags with every move, which was very powerful. If he was not careful, he would be affected by the explosion.
Therefore, he didn't need any help in his battle, which would only tie his hands.
As Kari's subordinates, the Stone Ninja naturally had a considerable understanding. At this moment, they slowly retreated, silently forming an encirclement, opening up the battlefield while sealing off all of Sakumo Hatake's retreat routes.
It can be said that unless Sakumo could fly, he would undoubtedly die tonight.
Without any nonsense, the moment the two's eyes met, the battle was about to break out.
Sakumo took the lead, five Shuriken shot towards Kari's face like shooting stars in the dark night.
"Explosion Release: Explosion Wave!"
Kari just raised one hand, a flash of fire lit up in his palm, and then the airflow surged violently, and all the Shuriken were blown away by a miniature shock wave alone.
The sound of wind whistled in his ears, and a ghostly figure appeared beside him. When Kari saw Sakumo's white hair, the cold blade had already slashed towards his neck.
The biting chill went straight to the top of his head, Kari's expression changed, and the skin on his neck even got goosebumps.
"Explosion Release: Great Explosion Wave!"
He clapped his palms together, and a thunderous sonic boom suddenly exploded, a circle of transparent air waves detonated from his palms, the shock wave propped open the rain curtain, propped open the air, and created a momentary vacuum zone around him.
Of course, Sakumo couldn't eat such an impact raw, so he immediately retracted his knife and retreated. Even so, he was still deafened by the unexpected explosion, and his head buzzed.
He touched his earlobe, his fingertips were wet.
"Your speed is very fast, but I am not bad either!"
Kari snorted coldly, squatted down with his knees bent, and slightly raised his hind heel.
"Explosion Release: Explosive Step!"
With a "boom", a neat burst of sound came from his feet. Relying on the recoil generated by the explosion impact, his figure disappeared instantly, appearing in front of Sakumo like a ghost, and raised his fist high.
"Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!"
This speed was several times faster than the ordinary Body Flicker Technique. Sakumo's eyes widened suddenly, and seeing that fist was about to hit his face, an unprecedented sense of crisis enveloped every cell in his body.
In the moment of life and death, he stimulated his own potential, and Lightning Release Chakra was suddenly activated, flowing through his limbs, which made a flash of blue arc flash out of his body.
The powerful current activated his body, and also allowed his speed to break through the limit. A step back disappeared like lightning, appearing dozens of meters away.
"Boom!!!"
The ground instantly exploded, and gravel mixed with raindrops scattered wildly. After being struck by Kari's fist, the ground exploded into a crater several meters deep.
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