In fact, after the initial shock and terror, many clever people had realized the way to break the technique.
That was to directly attack the initial core.
But now, it was too late. Many people had already been sucked in.
The Konoha shinobi, including Might Guy at this moment, could not ignore the lives of those civilians and ninja and decide to destroy the sphere.
Even if a few panic-stricken ninja attacked with ninjutsu, their limited ability combined with the dispersed power meant they couldn't even shake it.
Jiraiya originally intended to make one last attempt to attack the caster, Deva Path Pain, but that, too, failed.
"No!"
Jiraiya fiercely grit his teeth, a look of resolve flashing in his eyes: "I have already failed with Nagato once; I absolutely cannot let the last hope be extinguished!"
"No matter what, I absolutely cannot let Hyūga Kawa die here!"
With this thought, his eyes instantly became cold and firm. He took a deep breath, shouting his voice across the entire battlefield:
"All Konoha ninja, listen! Concentrate all your remaining chakra and unleash your full power on one point of that core!"
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was far away and had thought of the same method but was hesitating to give the order, drastically changed his expression and subconsciously shouted, "Wait! Jiraiya, there are many people inside that..."
"It's too late!"
Jiraiya interrupted without hesitation, his voice resolute and admitting no doubt. "If we hesitate any longer, all of us will die here!"
"Attack!"
As his voice fell, Jiraiya was the first to raise his hand to form seals, letting his Sage Mode Chakra surge out.
Although he spoke forcefully, a hint of reluctance remained deep in his heart.
He did not use the "Sage Art: Goemon", which had the largest destructive range and the most terrifying lethality. Instead, he created a Shadow Clone, and both the clone and his main body condensed chakra together.
A massive, azure sphere, far exceeding a regular Rasengan in size and condensing colossal Sage Mode Chakra, appeared in the Shadow Clone's hand!
Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan!
The Shadow Clone charged headlong toward the giant Chibaku Tensei in the sky without hesitation, slamming into a single point...
Boom!!
The "Super Great Ball Rasengan" struck the continuously accumulating rock layers on the periphery, blasting out a large expanse of scattered debris. A huge dent appeared on the surface of the Chibaku Tensei.
However, given its sheer size and thickness, it was merely an insignificant scratch.
Jiraiya attempted to use this relatively concentrated method to minimize the impact on any potential survivors inside the sphere.
Although, everyone knew this was just self-deception.
"Wife!" Fukasaku, the Sage on his shoulder, immediately understood his intent.
"Understood!" Shima, the Sage, echoed simultaneously.
"Sage Art: Water Severance!"
The two Sages combined their efforts, spitting out highly compressed blades of high-pressure water from their mouths, striking the location where Jiraiya had just landed his blow!
Pain (Yahiko), watching all this, let out a sigh, then formed hand seals, his chest swelling...
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
A highly concentrated stream of ultra-high-pressure water shot from his mouth, like the sharpest cutting ray, striking the target!
This was a Water Release technique developed by Tobirama Senju. By concentrating terrifying water pressure onto a minuscule area, it possessed incredibly fearsome piercing and cutting power.
Seeing this, the other Konoha ninja who were still able to move suppressed their fear and reluctance, using the most concentrated ninjutsu they could unleash!
Wind Release, Lightning Release, Fire Release, Water Release...
Ninjutsu of various elements transformed into torrents, slamming into the exact same point!
At the same time, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was cradling the unconscious Naruto with his arm, also tried to form hand seals.
However, when he attempted to mobilize chakra, the old wound in his abdomen, severely damaged by the 'Mōryō' earlier, flared up with a tearing pain!
"Pfft!" He violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning ashen, and the circulation of chakra within him was severed.
Tsunade, standing beside him, was completely incapable of combat due to her haemophobia.
She could only force herself to close her eyes and avoid looking at any place where blood might be, only able to urge the Katsuyu clones to envelope the children from the Ninja Academy as best as possible.
At this moment, the light of countless ninjutsu streaked across the sky, like a reversed meteor shower, violently colliding with the colossal Chibaku Tensei!
Boom! Rumble!!
Ninjutsu continuously hammered the Chibaku Tensei. Although damage was inflicted on the accumulated rock layers, and the deep cavity grew deeper, it failed to reach the internal core in the slightest!
In the original work, when Six-Tails Naruto first encountered Chibaku Tensei, he used a "Chakra Cannon" to strike it after it had formed, but with minimal success, and was sealed within.
Later, the reason why the Chibaku Tensei used by Nagato after his reanimation was blasted apart by Uchiha Itachi, Killer B, and Naruto was because Naruto already had experience dealing with it.
He informed Uchiha Itachi of the Chibaku Tensei's information, allowing Itachi to realize the method to break the technique immediately.
This enabled the three of them—combining the power of the "Tailed Beast Ball," "Wind Release: Rasenshuriken," and the "Yasaka Magatama"—to hit the black core before the Chibaku Tensei fully formed, successfully blowing it up.
And now, without a doubt, it was too late!
The Chibaku Tensei had long since fully formed. Its structural stability far exceeded Jiraiya's imagination.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Jiraiya's heart sank. He abruptly turned to look at Hyūga Kawa, who had remained silent and had not yet attacked.
"Kawa! I know you are reluctant, but we have no choice!"
His tone was filled with unprecedented urgency and gravity: "Only your Wind Release can concentrate the strongest penetrating power within the smallest range to inflict the greatest damage!"
But Hyūga Kawa did not respond.
He was merely gazing up at the colossal, sky-obscuring Star of Death.
Jiraiya knew well that Hyūga Kawa's eyes were definitely piercing through the layers of rock and the smoke raised by the ninjutsu explosions, witnessing the ongoing, horrifying scenes of carnage.
He might have seen Konoha ninja whose lower bodies were crushed by boulders, still futilely clawing at the rock crevices, blood constantly pouring from their mouths as they silently pleaded for help.
He might have seen a mother curled up, desperately shielding the child in her arms, only for a ninjutsu unleashed by a Konoha ninja to extinguish their lives in an instant.
In the areas further affected by the ninjutsu's aftermath, survivors who might have been able to hold out for a moment longer were silently swallowed by the explosions and impact.
All these sacrifices yielded only insignificant surface damage to the giant sphere, having virtually no effect on its core or overall structure.
The emotion suppressed beneath the surface of Hyūga Kawa's brilliant eyes surged and churned ever more violently.
"Kawa!" Seeing his expression, Jiraiya couldn't help but call out again in an anxious voice.
However, this time, his words were interrupted by Hyūga Kawa.
"I understand," Hyūga Kawa's tone was unusually calm. "But, there is one more way."
"What?" Jiraiya was startled. Seeing Hyūga Kawa's expression, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
Hyūga Kawa placed his hand on the hilt of the Ring-Handled Tachi at his waist. The wings behind him violently opened, stretching to their limit, and the light flowing from them suddenly became dazzling!
"Don't..." Jiraiya's face instantly changed, realizing what he intended to do.
But before he could finish speaking, the wings behind Hyūga Kawa violently flapped.
Boom!!
A terrifying thrust, far exceeding anything before, suddenly erupted. Using the pull from the Chibaku Tensei's gravity, the two forces compounded their effect on Hyūga Kawa's body.
His speed, in this moment, broke its limit, reaching an unprecedented, terrifying degree!
Whoosh!
His body instantly blurred, leaving behind an afterimage at his original position, transforming into a pure white streak of light!
A sonic boom cloud suddenly exploded and trailed behind him, forming a long, white vortex. His clothing was pressed tightly against his body by the wind pressure, outlining sharp, defined contours!
"Lord Kawa!?"
Under the unbelievable gazes of all the Konoha ninja below, Hyūga Kawa charged resolutely toward the massive Star of Death.
Chakra surged wildly into the Ring-Handled Tachi in his hand. The humming blade glowed with a blinding white light.
He thrust the long knife straight forward, carving an incredibly sharp, spindle-shaped white cloud stream in the air, as if intent on piercing the sky itself!
Under the gaze of countless eyes, Hyūga Kawa became an arrow, shooting into the deep cavity that the Konoha ninja had previously created with their concentrated ninjutsu.
Seeing this scene, the pupils of the Konoha crowd, including Sarutobi Hiruzen, contracted sharply.
Hyūga Kawa, was he trying to sacrifice himself?!
Was this... the Will of Fire?
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