A fierce whirlwind kick, accompanied by the sound of rushing air, swept towards Roshi's side.
Bang—!
Roshi, covered in lava, instantly felt as if he had been slammed by a wild boar, and his entire body was sent flying.
Boom—!
After landing on the ground, amidst a deafening roar, Roshi clutched his waist, his face contorted in a grimace.
"It seems I underestimated you."
Looking at Shinji not far away, Roshi revealed a slightly sinister smile.
"Perhaps."
Shinji held up a single finger, his gaze fixed on Roshi in the distance.
Lava Release, is it?
Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
Boom!
Shinji gathered Chakra in his throat, and after reaching a certain amount, he spewed out a torrent of water towards the ground, enough to form a lake, sweeping across the area.
"Water Release of this magnitude? I truly underestimated you."
As a Jinchuriki, Roshi had participated in countless battles, but this was the first time he had seen someone use Water Release to such an extent.
...
"Let's go, we should move too."
In the sky, Asuma looked at the water surface on the ground, deep enough to drown people, and then looked towards the distant horizon.
"Yes."
Muta raised his hand, and the jar on his back released countless insects.
Shinji had already held back the Jinchuriki for them, so the remaining Suna ninjas would be their responsibility.
"Asuma, I need your help."
Yushu patted the scroll she carried behind her, and a giant shuriken appeared in her hand.
"No problem." Asuma chuckled upon seeing this, raising both hands to quickly form hand signs.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
Yushu twisted her body, and the giant shuriken flew out of her hand, cutting through the air as it headed towards the ground.
Asuma exhaled a massive ball of fire, arriving before the Shuriken thrown by Yushu.
As the shuriken split into countless solid forms, the flames attached to the flying shuriken.
In an instant, the sky seemed to be on fire, with countless giant shuriken, wreathed in flames, heading towards the ground.
The arriving Suna ninjas looked up and couldn't help but gape at the countless giant shuriken descending upon them like meteors.
The Suna ninjas at the very front didn't hesitate, forming hand signs simultaneously and slamming their hands onto the ground.
The ground was instantly transformed into sand, which then rose high, attempting to block the shuriken.
However, in the next moment, countless insects flew in, enveloping the Suna ninjas who were performing the Ninjutsu.
The jutsu, losing Chakra control, buried the Suna ninjas on the ground.
The giant shuriken that followed plunged into it, and with the burning heat of the flames, the Suna ninjas let out screams of agony.
The intertwining of fire and sand filled the air with a scorching scent.
The Suna ninjas buried under the sand desperately tried to escape, but the sand above them was scorched by the power of the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson, making it like sand in an iron pot.
In an instant, they were like steamed prawns, their bodies involuntarily coiling up.
Above Mimi, Asuma and Yushu looked at everything below them with no ripples in their hearts. Then they once again headed towards the surviving Suna ninjas. The cruelty of war is always this realistic.
...
On the ground, Roshi was fending off the water flow emitted by Shinji.
Hmm?
"It seems these few are not simple."
However, what did the life and death of Suna ninjas have to do with him?
Roshi sneered, his perception under the Lava Release Chakra Mode was extremely keen. He suddenly turned, and a giant fist wrapped in magma slammed towards the spot behind him.
"This level of Water Release can't stop my Lava Release!"
Bang!
The lava-covered heavy punch was easily caught by a single hand, and Roshi's heart was greatly shaken. This Hokage's disciple actually took his heavy punch with one hand.
Water Gun Technique!
Shinji caught Roshi's heavy punch with one hand, while his other hand formed a gun shape, firing bullet-like liquid from his fingertip, piercing towards Roshi.
Roshi, without time to think, could only raise his other hand to shield himself, and the immense Lava Release instantly erupted again with countless streams of magma. He wanted to use this to block Shinji's water bullet.
Bang... Bang...
Dense water bullets poured out, their powerful penetration and force sending Roshi flying backward.
His entire body violently crashed through countless tents, and the Lava Chakra on him ignited the oil that Shinji and the others had set up.
The intense pain made Roshi's breathing involuntarily quicken. Shinji's nonchalant attack completely enraged him.
"Roar—!"
An inhuman roar erupted from Roshi's mouth, and violent, crimson Chakra burst forth like a volcanic eruption in Sunagakure's rear supply camp.
Roshi's figure staggered to its feet, and behind him—one, two... four tails formed from Tailed Beast Chakra swayed continuously.
His entire body further swelled, his skin turning dark red, fangs protruding, and his gaze towards Shinji's figure was filled with savagery.
Shinji rubbed between his brows. These Jinchuriki really go all out at the slightest disagreement.
On the ground, terrifying Chakra fluctuations spread out like a tangible entity, and Roshi's body moved slightly. He instantly vanished from his original spot, appearing above Shinji's head the next moment.
A giant claw covered in Tailed Beast Chakra slammed down on Shinji's head, its speed and power far exceeding before.
Shinji moved his feet, instantly condensing Chakra beneath them, and his entire body moved close to the ground, escaping the moment the giant claw slammed down.
Boom—
At the original spot, as Roshi's half-Tailed Beast transformed claw struck down, a deep pit several meters in diameter spread out like a spider web.
Before Shinji's figure had even settled, Roshi's figure had already closed in again. His four tails, like a net, sealed all of Shinji's blind spots, and his mouth slightly opened.
Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique - Consecutive Shots!
More densely packed magma balls than in his human form slammed towards Shinji like falling meteors.
Shinji, with nowhere to evade, slammed his hands onto the ground.
Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide!
A massive rock slab instantly erupted from the ground, blocking Shinji's path.
Using the rock slab to block the magma, Shinji propped his hands to both sides, and Yang Release Chakra Armor instantly covered him.
Shinji grabbed Roshi's Tailed Beast Chakra tails that were sealing his blind spots, and swung him high into the sky.
Bang!
A trace of surprise flashed across the half-Tailed Beast transformed Roshi's face, followed by endless contact with the ground.
Thump—thump—thump—
On the field, whether it was Asuma in the sky or the arriving Suna ninjas, all looked with terror at the figure who was repeatedly slamming the Tailed Beast onto the ground.
A thought couldn't help but emerge in their minds—
Is this even human?