Facing the agitated Hidden Rain Village shinobi, the Konoha shinobi had already realized something was amiss, but they were powerless to do anything about it.
This was the irreconcilable hatred between Konoha and the Hidden Rain Village.
Even Jiraiya could only attempt to "atone" by teaching the three, Nagato, and his comrades, but he couldn't erase it.
This hatred and animosity from the Rain villagers had originally been suppressed by Kakashi through threats and promises, but now it had been reignited by that guy.
Therefore, the only way was to...
Kill that abominable, suddenly appearing guy, making him the only choice for Hanzo and the Hidden Rain Village.
"You all..."
Facing the clamor of the Rain shinobi behind him, Hanzo instinctively opened his mouth, but seeing their agitated faces, he found himself speechless.
They simply didn't understand what they were facing, or what they were trying to resist.
The inherent power and resources of a great nation were simply incomparable to the Land of Rain.
If only, if only he were still young...
"Hanzo, still hesitating?"
Hyuga Kawa sighed and spoke. "Look at you now, like those pathetic prostitutes whose prime has passed, hoping to mask their frivolous and debauched ugliness with heavy makeup, to erase the deepening wrinkles around their eyes."
"How pathetic."
He paused, looking down at Hanzo with a slight smile. "I know what you're hesitating about."
"What if I told you I could restore your body to its peak and give you power far exceeding your past self?"
The moment Hyuga Kawa uttered those words, Kakashi Hatake instantly realized he couldn't wait any longer.
"Attack!"
At his low command, the Konoha shinobi, whose chakra was already refined, snapped to attention and swiftly formed hand signs.
"Water Release: Exploding Current!"
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu!"
Boom!
The sound of water roared forth at that moment, a water curtain tens of meters high seeming to pierce the sky.
Blue water light poured down, enveloping everything, as surging, dam-breaking water, guided by hand signs, was lifted by an invisible force.
Like a tornado, it began to twist and coil around the Konoha shinobi, condensing and shaping under their control into a ferocious dragon head.
"Stop! You all..."
Hanzo had not yet recovered from Hyuga Kawa's words when he suddenly saw the Konoha shinobi simultaneously form hand signs and unleash their jutsu.
He cried out something with an expression of shock and anger, but it was drowned out by the thunderous roar of the water.
"Lightning Release: Chidori!" x2
Kakashi Hatake's hands moved rapidly like a fluttering butterfly, using "Chidori" to imbue the Water Release ninjutsu with Lightning Release chakra. Yet, he heard someone beside him shout the exact same technique name.
"What?"
He turned his head with an incredibly astonished expression, seeing the familiar, scalp-tingling, piercingly screeching blue-white torrent of electricity in Hyuga Kawa's palm. He immediately wondered if he was under a genjutsu.
No, how do you know Chidori? Aren't you a Hyuga?!
But this wasn't the time to question or ponder deeply. Kakashi injected Lightning Release chakra into the water dragon, and the 'Hyuga Kawa' beside him did the same.
Buzz buzz!
The ear-splitting screech of lightning was instantly magnified to its limit. The moment the Chidori's lightning pierced the water dragon's body, it instantly spread throughout the massive, winding form of the water dragon like billions of wildly extending blue veins!
Roar!
The water dragon, meters in diameter and composed of electricity and water, raised its head and bared its fangs, letting out a silent roar towards the figure above, tearing through the air with terrifying, overwhelming power, as if to sweep everything before it.
With the terrifying impact contained in the high-pressure water flow, cracks even shattered in the tower walls, seeming to engulf everything in its path like a tide!
Yet, upon the intricate spiderweb woven from dense black shadows, that figure appeared completely unfazed.
Hyuga Kawa calmly watched the water dragon, twisting and biting its way towards him, and slowly raised his arm in front of him. A black spiritual bead, enveloped by shadows, compressed and shaped into a shield...
Boom!
The water dragon, carrying a terrifying impact, crashed into Hyuga Kawa's shield. Massive splashes of water mixed with violent currents instantly surged skyward!
Blinding flashes of electricity erupted at the point of impact, currents wildly spreading and leaping, creating continuous crackling sounds that illuminated the dim high tower and the night as brightly as day!
White steam and scorching black smoke instantly rose and spread, and the high tower, unable to bear the strain, began to crack and crumble.
"Damn it! Get out!"
Hanzo's face turned incredibly grim, and he roared, leading the Rain shinobi out without hesitation.
But Kakashi Hatake ignored the falling stones. He stared intently into the current and water mist until a figure gradually emerged from the hazy mist, and an incredibly chilling coldness suddenly surged within him.
"Retreat..."
He shrieked in an almost hoarse voice, the muscles in his legs instantly tensed, and he formed hand signs without hesitation to use the Body Flicker Technique.
His entire body almost stretched into a black blur, surpassing his own limit speed, and in an instant, he shot backward like an arrow!
The others reacted a step slower, raising their hands to form hand signs.
But it was already too late.
"Too bad, between you and me, distance means nothing."
Hyuga Kawa's voice carried a smile. The shield that had been in front of him reverted to its spherical spiritual bead form, revealing the shadow spikes beside him, compressed like springs to their limit.
He flipped his wrist, loosened his clenched fist, and his lips lightly parted:
"Bang!"
This sound was like a demon summoning death. Instantly, countless sharp spikes shot out from beside him.
Piercing shrieks filled the air, uninterrupted, puncturing the water mist and rain curtain, creating several empty cavities and leaving countless dense holes through them, drawing several black water lines in the air.
This speed, this power...
Forget about flesh-and-blood human bodies; even steel plates would be pierced through!
"..."
Looking at the falling spikes before them, the Konoha shinobi's minds were almost blank. Their entire faces became terrifyingly distorted with fear, their eyes fixed only on the sharp spikes so close to them.
So fast, too fast!
That terrifying threat of death almost made them collapse!
"Ah!!!"
They frantically swung their weapons, several blade shadows changing direction at high speed, flashing in and out before them.
Spikes aimed at hearts and heads were barely deflected and blocked, but they couldn't stop other spikes from piercing through their bodies.
Puff! Puff! Pfft!
One blood flower after another bloomed.
Like nails piercing paper, they instantly perforated the shinobi, shrieking as they left several blood holes piercing through bodies!
The terrifying penetration force, upon hitting human bodies, didn't stop in flesh and bone but directly passed through, then pierced into deeper places!
Splattering onto the surrounding walls, spattering round after round of crescent moon-shaped blood drops, staining them crimson, turning them into a red cloud and a sea of blood.