"Run!"
Under the protective barrier, Kijo's voice roared as he turned and ran towards the gaping hole behind him.
Just as the others were still wondering, a voice sounded from above.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Shinji formed a single hand sign, concentrating Chakra in his throat, then violently exhaled a fireball resembling a falling meteor towards the sea.
Instantly, the surface of the sea was illuminated as if a light had been turned on.
On the sea, the Suna ninjas on the ship and the fleeing Kijo all watched the meteor-like fireball with shocked expressions.
"Run!"
"Jump into the sea! Quick!"
The next moment, countless shouts spread.
All the Suna ninjas desperately ran towards the edge of the deck. At sea, the ship couldn't move quickly. They could only jump into the sea, hoping to escape.
A panicked expression flashed across Kijo's face as he looked at the hole in front of him.
Almost there! He was going to make it!
As he moved, the passage that had been connected to the Suna ninjas' ship quickly retracted.
Just as he was about to reach the hole, Kijo leaped directly into it.
Boom—
The fireball released by Shinji instantly exploded upon contact with the oil scattered by Mimi.
In an instant, the already enormous fireball spread to engulf the entire sea, the flames erupting with the help of the oil.
Bang!
Kijo, who had just reached the hole, was struck in the back by the explosion, and the force blew him into the submarine.
The Sea Serpent Gang members, who were still moving supplies inside the submarine, saw their boss fall in. They rushed over, helped Kijo up, patted out the lingering flames on his back.
Before they could even ask what happened, Kijo's protective barrier had already fallen off, revealing his terrifying face, burned and spread by the exploding flames, as he frantically shouted, "Go!"
His subordinate, waiting at the control panel, heard this and immediately spun the wheel in his hands, and the entire submarine began to dive into the water below.
"They're escaping!"
The Hyuga Chunin, who had been watching from a distance, quickly spoke when he saw the submarine move.
Choza, who had already prepared, released a flare from his hand. The specially made green flare was exceptionally striking amidst the sea of fire.
The Konoha ninjas surrounding the sea of fire quickly formed hand signs and slammed them towards the sea.
Water Release: Wild Water Wave!
The Wild Water Wave released by hundreds of ninjas churned the seawater in this area. The entire sea surface instantly began to rage.
The submarine, which hadn't yet managed to dive, was instantly tossed up and down by the surging waves.
Kijo, who had just stood up inside the submarine, was thrown to the side by the sudden lurch the next moment.
All the Sea Serpent Gang members inside the submarine lost their footing and crashed into their surroundings.
"What's going on?!" Kijo finally stabilized himself and asked the subordinate at the wheel.
"Boss! Someone is using Ninjutsu to stir up the sea, I can't control it!" The Sea Serpent Gang member, who had just been controlling the wheel, responded with a pained expression.
"Idiot! It must be those fools from Sunagakure who were targeted. I'll operate it."
As Kijo spoke, he quickly formed hand signs, and the unique turbine at the submarine's tail began to spin.
Veins bulged on his face as he felt the fluctuations of the seawater outside the submarine, cursing inwardly.
How many people came?!
Why couldn't he detect anything?
He then increased his Chakra output, and the submarine, which had been bobbing up and down, began to stabilize as the turbine at its tail desperately churned the seawater.
Boom!
Shinji, watching from the sky, was surprised to see the submarine stabilize.
"This guy's not simple."
"Mimi, let's go down."
Shinji lightly patted Mimi's head and pointed towards the submarine below.
"Got it."
Upon hearing this, Mimi's cloud beneath his feet churned, and he flew towards the submarine.
Seeing that only more than half of the submarine's tail remained, Shinji frowned.
It was too late!
Without hesitation, Shinji stepped on Mimi's head, and his entire body plummeted towards the sea.
Using the speed of freefall, Shinji highly concentrated Chakra in his feet, then lifted them high.
Heavenly Foot of Pain!
He shattered the remaining tail of the submarine with one kick, then slammed it fiercely into the sea.
In an instant, time seemed to freeze. A strange, absolute silence enveloped the area.
Kijo and the Sea Serpent Gang members inside the submarine felt their feet lighten, then their entire bodies flew high into the air.
On the sea, Choza stared dumbfounded at the submarine, which had been kicked by Shinji and thrown high out of the water.
He then came to his senses, concentrated Chakra in his throat, amplified his voice, and frantically shouted, "Everyone! Retreat!"
The Konoha ninjas, who had been maintaining their Ninjutsu on the sea, were first stunned upon hearing Choza's voice. Then they immediately turned around and desperately fled, stepping on the seawater.
On the sea, the area where Shinji had kicked formed a hemispherical vacuum zone with a diameter of a hundred meters.
A visible circular shockwave spread wildly across the sea surface at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to react to. Wherever it passed, the waves were instantly flattened, and even the sea of fire that remained due to the oil was extinguished.
The Sunagakure ship, a little further away, was violently pushed aside like a leaf in a strong wind, its hull groaning under the strain. Then it disintegrated, turning into scattered splinters of wood.
"Shinji, hurry up and come up!" Mimi's voice sounded, carrying a hint of panic.
If he didn't leave soon, the tsunami caused by Shinji's kick would arrive.
"Coming!"
Shinji increased the Chakra output in his feet and leaped onto Mimi's head.
Seeing Shinji come up, Mimi didn't hesitate and quickly flew towards the sky.
Boom—!
As Shinji left, the huge vacuum in the sea that had just been created was refilled and flooded by the surrounding seawater.
The refilling seawater and the energy of the shockwave converged and superimposed.
At the initial impact point, a water wall over ten meters high surged outwards in a circular shape in all directions.
"It seems I overdid it a bit."
Shinji, standing on Mimi's head, couldn't help but twitch his lips. The destructive power of this attack was somewhat exaggerated.
Fortunately, the Konoha ninjas were already far away, and Choza reacted in time to order a retreat.
"Ah! Help!"
Hearing the cry for help, Shinji turned his head to look, only to see that the submarine, whose tail had just been shattered, had fallen into the seawater.
Pushed by the tsunami, a few Sea Serpent Gang members were faintly visible, desperately clinging to the opening. Then, they were swept away by the violent currents of the ensuing tsunami and instantly disappeared.
"Mimi, sense the Chakra location of the one who was standing on the submarine just now." Shinji said to Mimi beneath him.
"No problem."