"I'm fine, but… Ashveil is facing three masters at once. What happens next won't be easy for him!" Deidara muttered.
The two of them turned their gaze toward Ashveil.
Deidara was severely injured, and Tobi had almost no combat ability.
Their only hope rested on Ashveil alone.
If Ashveil couldn't contend with these three Kage-level combatants by himself, all was lost.
"We can only hope that Mr. Ashveil achieves victory… This is the only thing we can do now, Deidara Senior," Tobi muttered anxiously.
On the battlefield, Onoki's Super Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique had been expected to obliterate Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki giant entirely.
Yet, Onoki froze in shock.
There was nothing he could do; his Rei World Demolition Technique collided with a massive, invisible force and came to a halt.
His Dust Release was absorbed, and the space of the technique rapidly contracted.
"This… this thing is…" Onoki muttered, struggling to comprehend the scene.
Suddenly, realization struck.
"That's right, this kid kept talking about Haoshoku. This must be Haoshoku!" Onoki exclaimed, enlightened.
Rumble!!!
Onoki's Dust Release clashed with Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki, tearing one arm off the massive Haoshoku giant.
Ashveil regarded the loss of the arm with a measured thought.
"It seems that after being struck by the space-time pendulum into the previous world, my Conqueror's Haki attribute points have indeed decreased somewhat," he muttered, voice calm.
Onoki, on the other hand, was wide-eyed in disbelief.
The Detachment of the Primitive World Technique was Onoki's signature move, capable of annihilating gods and Buddhas alike.
Yet against Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki, it was rendered useless, vanishing entirely while the Haoshoku giant remained in the sky, only slightly diminished.
The giant roared and swung another massive fist at Onoki.
Boom!!!
The aura alone shredded clouds, and the oppressive force imprinted a massive crater in the ground before even reaching it.
Onoki's body was pinned by the sheer wind pressure, bones audibly cracking.
This is bad… my back injury… I have no escape…
Helpless, Onoki braced for impact.
At that moment, Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi appeared at his sides.
They supported Onoki, activating their abilities.
"Earth Release: Super Lightweight Rock Technique!"
Using the surrounding ground, lightened to incredible degrees, they carried Onoki to safety.
Boom!!!
The giant Haoshoku fist slammed into the ground, pulverizing everything in its path.
"This… what kind of power is this?!" Kurotsuchi's face was a mask of terror.
Akatsuchi's expression mirrored hers.
"Who exactly is this Ashveil from Akatsuki? A summoned creature? It's unlike anything I've ever seen, rivaling even the power of a Tailed Beast!"
Onoki rarely displayed such seriousness.
"Ashveil is terrifying. We cannot allow him to escape!"
Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi exchanged worried glances.
"Grandpa, maybe we should retreat. This Ashveil is too strong!" Kurotsuchi pleaded.
"Don't be afraid! I've faced stronger enemies than him. Stay firm like rock! Even if my Chakra is depleted, this is our Earth Country. He cannot escape!" Onoki bellowed.
Thousands of ninja troops then appeared, surrounding Ashveil, Deidara, and Tobi from every direction.
Deidara's heart sank.
These were elite Earth-style Jonin and thousands strong.
Wounded and unable to unleash large-scale explosives, he felt a growing sense of unease.
Tobi, weak and inexperienced, only added to his concern.
Suddenly, Ashveil slammed his fist into the ground.
The ninja troops sneered.
"He's just trying to scare us. Brothers, we have strength in numbers!"
"Use combined Ninjutsu! Take down this kid!" a Jonin shouted.
Yet no one anticipated what followed.
The ground beneath Ashveil shook violently, sending tremors through the surrounding troops.
"What… what's happening? Is it an earthquake?" one ninja exclaimed.
"No, this isn't natural… it's his Ninjutsu!" another guessed.
The realization left everyone dumbfounded.
Could a single person really make the entire battlefield tremble?
Was he even human?
Only beings of godlike power could wield such force.
Ashveil's gaze remained calm as the ground continued to quake, a clear warning of the overwhelming power he commanded.