"This can't go on like this!" Shimura Danzō gritted his teeth. "We must find a way to take the fan!"
The power of the ninjutsu unleashed by the Banana Palm Fan was overwhelming—they didn't even have a chance to counterattack.
"Renya-kun, do you have a plan?" Uchiha Kagami asked in a low voice.
Everyone's eyes instinctively turned to Renya.
Renya didn't respond immediately. His Sharingan locked onto Ginkaku's movements.
After a long moment, he finally said, "You guys handle the cover. Leave Ginkaku to me!"
"Understood!" The group launched a counteroffensive.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!"
"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"
"Wind Style: Wind Cutter!"
In an instant, countless ninjutsu attacks surged toward Ginkaku.
"Be careful," Kinkaku warned.
"Don't worry."
Facing the barrage of ninjutsu, Ginkaku raised the fan high and swung it fiercely, easily neutralizing the incoming attacks.
"Hehehe, now it's my turn!" Ginkaku laughed as he swung the fan repeatedly, launching five-element ninjutsu toward Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
They could only dodge in a panic...
Seeing this, Kinkaku relaxed. With the Banana Palm Fan in his brother's hand, unleashing ranged attacks, these guys had no way of getting close. There was no need to worry about his brother's safety.
Just then, he suddenly noticed that the Konoha ninja seemed to be missing someone!
He rubbed his eyes and counted again, "One, two, three, four, five..."
Sure enough, one was missing!
A sense of foreboding rose in Kinkaku's heart.
He hurriedly scanned the surroundings but couldn't spot that missing Konoha ninja.
Damn it, where is he hiding?!
At that moment, Kinkaku suddenly saw Renya's figure—when had he appeared beside Ginkaku?! Panic surged through him and he shouted, "Watch out!"
He was just about to rush over when Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others suddenly blocked his path.
"Damn you all! Get out of my way!"
...
Hearing the shout, Ginkaku immediately sensed danger—but it was too late...
Renya seized the gap in Ginkaku's attack, giving him no chance to react. His blade drew a white arc through the air, striking precisely at Ginkaku's right hand holding the fan.
Ginkaku's expression changed drastically. He tried to dodge, but he was a moment too slow.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed into the air—Ginkaku's right arm was severed at the shoulder!
The Banana Palm Fan flew high into the air along with the severed limb.
"Got it." Renya leapt into the air and caught the Banana Palm Fan, his blade then aiming straight at Ginkaku's neck.
"Aaaargh!!!" Ginkaku's scream echoed across the battlefield. He staggered back, clutching the wound at his shoulder with his left hand, blood gushing through his fingers.
As he felt the changes in his body, his pupils shrank and his eyes filled with unprecedented rage.
"So... you're that Uchiha who's good with poison!"
He could already feel the toxins spreading inside him. He quickly used chakra to suppress the spread, but this method could only buy time. Without prompt treatment, he'd be joining the First Raikage and that brute soon.
At that thought, Ginkaku was completely consumed by fury.
Before he left, he had to kill these damn bastards!
"I'm going to tear you all... to pieces!"
The Nine-Tails chakra inside Ginkaku exploded, the crimson energy erupting like molten lava. Behind him, six dark red tails formed.
His eyes instantly turned blood-red, glowing with a bloodthirsty light, radiating pure madness and savagery.
He let out a roar to the sky. The air itself twisted under the pressure, forming visible ripples.
Renya had just snatched the Banana Palm Fan when he saw this.
Without hesitation, he swung the fan at Ginkaku. A storm of five elemental forces blasted Ginkaku away.
"Aaaargh! I'm going to kill you!"
Seeing this bastard use his own treasured weapon against him drove Ginkaku into a frenzy. All he wanted now was to tear Renya apart.
In a flash, his figure vanished, reappearing instantly in front of Renya!
"Die!"
He slashed down with a claw, but Renya swiftly put away the fan and raised his blade to block it.
Blocking the attack successfully, Renya quickly widened the distance and swung the Banana Palm Fan once more.
Ginkaku was blasted away again by a violent gust.
"We can't let him rampage any longer! Let's help Renya!" Hiruzen Sarutobi roared. His Adamantine Staff suddenly extended, jabbing straight at Kinkaku's throat.
Kinkaku didn't expect the staff to extend so suddenly and was sent flying.
Seizing the opportunity, Hiruzen and the others rushed to Renya's side, intending to take Ginkaku down first.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique!" Uchiha Kagami's blazing dragon roared from the flank toward Ginkaku.
Danzō followed up with Wind Style, and Mitokado Homura added Earth Style: Rock Pillar Prison, aiming to immobilize Ginkaku.
Faced with the coordinated clan techniques, Ginkaku failed to react in time and was caught by the earth-style jutsu.
In an instant, countless ninjutsu struck his body.
"Aaaargh!" His gut-wrenching screams rang out from within the dust cloud.
As the smoke cleared, Ginkaku's body was charred from the fire jutsu. From the severed right arm came a faint smell of cooked flesh.
With the poison spreading and multiple ninjutsu hits, he could no longer maintain his tailed beast transformation.
"Brother... my fan... it hurts so much..." Ginkaku moaned in pain.
Kinkaku had just arrived on the scene. Seeing this, his eyes burned with murderous rage.
These damn bastards dared to hurt the brother he loved most...
"You're all... going to die!"
Chakra burst from Kinkaku, saturating the air with a heavy killing intent.
But at this point, the battlefield momentum had already shifted in Konoha's favor. The critically injured Ginkaku was clearly out of the fight.
Renya and the other five surrounded the brothers in a tight formation.
Even as Kinkaku's six tails thrashed wildly, the blood-red beast eyes in his head suddenly contracted.
—Rationality overcame rage.
He realized that in their current condition, killing these people would be extremely difficult. Worse, one misstep could be fatal...
In this situation, he absolutely couldn't afford a prolonged battle.
But before leaving, he had to retrieve the Banana Palm Fan...
Kinkaku locked eyes on the fan in Renya's hand. With a sharp flick of his right arm, the Gold Rope shot out like golden lightning toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen immediately tensed up, about to dodge—but the rope flew right past him.
The Gold Rope wasn't aimed at him at all!
It suddenly changed direction midair and wrapped around Koharu Utatane in the distance!
The moment it touched Koharu, white word-spirits spilled from her mouth.
Renya's heart sank. "Damn it!" He immediately dashed toward her.
Hiruzen and the others ignored the brothers and hurried to follow.
Kinkaku curled his lips into a smirk. With a tug of his right arm, the Gold Rope released Koharu and instead wrapped around Ginkaku's waist.
"Hehehe, see you later!"
From the start, his goal had been to create chaos—then escape with Ginkaku.
By the time Renya and the others realized what was happening, the two had already fled far into the distance.
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