"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Wind Release: Whirlwind Tornado!"
"Wind Release: Air Current Wild Dance!"
The Konoha's Ninjas were by no means mediocre. After the initial stunned confusion from the attack, they quickly organized a defense, beginning to use Wind Release ninjutsu to blow away the scorching heat waves filling the camp.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Fierce winds swept through, kicking up dust everywhere.
Soon, under the assault of the storm-like winds, the temperature in the Konoha's camp returned to normal.
However, what met their eyes next was an even more terrifying scene.
The camp had turned into ruins. The cracked earth was covered with horrifying scars, shattered as if it had just been struck by a meteor.
As far as the eye could see, there were bleached white bones, charred corpses, and scattered, dismembered body parts strewn about.
The hellish spectacle even caused those seasoned Jonin who had crawled through mountains of corpses and seas of blood over the years to suffer a strong mental shock.
"Are you kidding me?"
"Where did this attack even come from?"
"Horrible!"
"Dead… so many are dead!"
As the scalding aftermath gradually dissipated, the surviving Konoha's Ninjas could finally let out their desperate cries.
In a daze, someone looked up.
And they bizarrely saw what seemed to be a young man clad in a white haori, standing in the sky, treading on empty air.
"The sky?"
"There's someone in the sky!"
"Enemy, it's the enemy!"
True terror struck, instantly jolting the countless Konoha's Ninjas whose brains had short-circuited back to their senses.
The battle wasn't over. And the enemy…
Was in the sky!!!
However…
Gazing up at that untouchable figure, an inexplicable color called fear rose in the eyes of the surviving Konoha's Ninjas.
'Flight!'
'An enemy from the sky!'
'He…!'
'Could he be a god!??'
"Yuki…"
"Sora!!!!"
Kushina's was also looking up at Sora's figure, but her face was filled with fury like volcanic magma.
"You!"
"You will definitely pay the price!!!"
Kushina roared through gritted teeth, her voice like that of a mother beast whose child had been taken.
Her red long hair also flew wildly under the agitated air currents, fluttering like burning flames of vengeance.
It was too tragic!
The casualties were too heavy!
She was a Ninja who dreamed of becoming Hokage, using her life to protect Konoha and pass on the Will of Fire. How could she bear to watch her comrades be brutally slaughtered by that damned enemy?
Charred corpses!
Vaporization!
White bones!
The gruesome scenes falling into Kushina's eyes stirred up towering rage.
"This time…"
"Even if I bet my own life, I will kill you, ahhhhh!!!!!"
Amidst the roar, Kushina charged forward fearlessly towards Sora's location: "Don't look down on people from up there! Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!!!"
Boom!!!
Chakra erupted.
The next moment, Kushina opened her mouth and spewed out a terrifying water dragon over thirty meters long, which roared as it charged into the sky.
Vast amounts of Chakra were frantically poured into it, pushing the water dragon's pressure to the extreme.
This was a truly Ninjutsu from Kage-level figure, capable of tearing a Jonin to shreds in an instant.
Following it came a massive volley of kunai and shuriken attacks from the Konoha's Ninjas who had reacted.
Some Kunoichi unfurled scrolls, and with waves of their hands, sent dense barrages of kunai flying skyward like a curtain of bullets.
Along with the water dragon's roar, they enveloped the area where Sora was.
"You…"
"Are too slow!"
After a slightly mocking voice sounded, Sora's figure vanished from the sky.
He stepped with Shunpo, as if tearing through space, and instantly appeared behind Kushina.
Bang!
A loud sound rang!
Kushina's right face took a fierce punch, deforming her face from the impact. The wildly spurting high-pressure water dragon almost knocked her teeth out.
Boom!
The next moment, Kushina was grabbed by the neck and slammed hard into the ground. Her head was down, legs upward, forming an upside-down posture.
Sora chuckled lightly.
Right then, a system prompt tone suddenly rang in his ear.
[Ding!]
[Special Challenge Mission 1 issued: Defeat Konoha's Ninja, Uzumaki Kushina. Reward: Reiatsu +50,000 points, Random Kido x1]
[Special Challenge Mission 2: Defeat Konoha's Ninja, Minato Namikaze. Reiatsu +50,000 points, Random Reward]
[Special Challenge Mission 3: Defeat Konoha's Ninja, Jiraiya. Reiatsu +50,000 points, Random Reward]
[Special Challenge Mission 4: Kill 2000 Konoha's Ninjas. Current Progress (136/2000). Reward: Reiatsu +100,000 points, High-Level Kido Reward x1, Random Zanpakuto Reward x1]
[Special Note: Rewards for Special Challenge Mission 4 will only be calculated after completing the preceding Challenge Missions 1, 2, and 3]
…
As the prompt tone faded, an unexpected smile appeared on Sora's face.
'Special Challenge Missions…'
'A special mission rewarding a random Zanpakuto?'
Sora chuckled lightly.
'Finally, a new Zanpakuto!'
…
At the same time, just as Sora destroyed the Konoha's camp with Raikoho, the Kirigakure's vanguard forces had also begun engaging the Konoha's Ninjas.
Not all Konoha's Ninjas were resting at the camp, as many were scattered around Tenfu Gorge, forming numerous scattered positions.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Dense volleys of kunai flew over.
"Everyone, be careful!"
Yuzuki rushed in front of Mei, using his sword to deflect all the incoming kunai.
"Terumi Mei-sama, are you alright?"
Yuzuki asked with a cautious expression. He knew Mei had a close relationship with Sora. If something happened to her under his watch, he might as well not return to Kirigakure alive.
"Hah!"
"Would I be in trouble?"
Mei raised her small face proudly, saying disdainfully, "You don't think I got my Jonin title by slacking off, do you? Even if I'm not quite a match for Sora yet, when it comes to others…"
"I don't put them in my eyes!"
As soon as the words fell, Mei quickly formed hand seals.
Chakra surged from her body.
The next moment, she spat out a mass of acid emitting terrifying white mist towards the direction of the Konoha's Ninjas.
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
This was Mei's Kekkei Genkai, allowing her to use Chakra to create highly viscous and strongly corrosive acid. When mastered to a high level, it could even melt the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo!!!
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
However,
The opposing Konoha's Jonin was no ordinary foe either. Reacting extremely quickly, he instantly countered with an Earth Release Ninjutsu.
Rumble!
The ground shook.
Immediately after, a tall earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking all the highly corrosive acid coming through the air.
"Beautiful!"
"Shinsuke-sama, that Earth Release was beautiful!"
A Konoha's Ninja on the side cheered loudly.