At this moment, in just a short while, Sora had effortlessly crushed Konoha's Yellow Flash.
That overwhelming, crushing defeat not only shocked the Kirigakure's Ninjas on the battlefield with Sora's power but also ignited an even more fervent fighting spirit within them.
The Ninjas of the Village of the Bloody Mist were inherently peerlessly fierce and brave.
Now, with a pillar like Sora present, each one of them was boiling with killing intent, their faces twisted into ferocious expressions.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The morale of the Kirigakure's Ninjas soared, and they quickly suppressed Konoha's tide-like offensive on the battlefield.
In the distance, Fugaku, who was commanding the Uchiha Clan's Ninjas in the battle, suddenly had his expression changed. He muttered in a horrified tone, "Minato… lost so decisively? How is that possible?"
Namikaze Minato.
Currently Konoha's most prominent Elite Jonin, and one of the top candidates for the next Hokage.
There were even faint rumors among Konoha's higher-ups that this Konoha's Yellow Flash was almost the designated choice for the Fourth Hokage's position.
In terms of talent, strength, prestige, and experience, Minato was second to none.
But now, this future Kage of Konoha had been defeated so thoroughly, effortlessly crushed into pieces by Kirigakure's Yuki Sora.
'This…'
'How was it possible!!!'
Fugaku's gaze became dazed. He even had the illusion that he might be under the influence of some Genjutsu.
"Minato!!!"
The moment Sora and Minato clashed, Jiraiya had a premonition of disaster. He wanted to rush to support immediately, but was firmly blocked by the frenzied Yagura, unable to get past.
As for the other Konoha's Jonins, perhaps because they trusted Minato too much, they never imagined their future Hokage would fall so quickly. Some were even in a state of mental shutdown, completely failing to react.
"Sora…"
"You're finally here!"
Seeing Sora's arrival, Yagura instantly relaxed, the heavy weight pressing on his heart finally lifting.
"Evil Uchiha, you people…"
"Deserve to die!"
Yagura's murderous gaze swept over the Sharingan-wielding Ninjas one by one.
With Sora backing him up, he could finally free his hands to deal with these damned Uchiha.
"Minato!"
"Quick, save Minato-sama!"
"Shadow Imitation Technique!"
"Mind Body Disturbance Technique!"
"Human Bullet Tank!"
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
The instant Minato was critically wounded, some of Konoha's Clan Ninjas reacted swiftly.
Their movements were extremely fast, and within a moment, they organized an assault formation.
Over twenty Jonin broke away from their respective engagements and charged forward madly.
Ninjutsu!
Secret Techniques!
Genjutsu!
They held nothing back.
To save Minato's life, these Jonins frantically hurled various high-level Ninjutsu.
Sora, however, after giving Minato a subtle glance, wrapped his arm around Mei's slender waist and leaped high backward, evading the coordinated assault of these Jonins.
A moment later, Sora once again charged alone into the chaotic battlefield.
Swipe!
Swipe!
Swipe!
The cold, gleaming sword light swept across the battlefield like a crescent moon.
Sora moved with Shunpo, shuttling across the battlefield as if teleporting.
Any Konoha's Ninja he targeted, whether Genin, Chūnin, or even Jonin, was slain with a single slash.
Every slash was a clean, instant kill.
With every slash, blood splattered, and a life ended.
This was the terrifying power unleashed by the combination of Expert-level Shunpo and Zanjutsu.
Kill!
Kill!
Kill!
The Konoha's Ninja Forces fell like wheat being harvested. In just over a minute, a bloody blank zone appeared on the battlefield.
That was the area where Sora stood. Within a hundred-meter radius, no living Konoha Ninja remained. Countless severed limbs and body parts littered the ground, combined with the crimson blood splashed across the earth, creating a scene of utmost terror, a hellish panorama.
This was Sora's power. As long as there was no Kage-level Ninja to restrain him, ordinary Ninjas were as fragile as infants before him, utterly insignificant.
This scene filled the countless Konoha Ninjas still fighting on the battlefield with fear.
Some finally remembered the terror of being dominated by Sora, while others truly realized just how fearsome the name 'Yuki Sora' of Kirigakure was.
Strong!
Too strong!
Strong to an unbelievable degree!
Even Elite Jonin were helpless before Sora, killed instantly upon meeting him, their deaths gruesome.
In moments, over seventy Konoha's Ninjas had fallen. Such painful losses made some Konoha's Jonins gnash their teeth in hatred.
Disregarding the risk of friendly fire, they immediately launched large-scale Ninjutsu bombardments.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets!"
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
A massive barrage of Ninjutsu was frantically unleashed. Under the deliberate coordination of the Konoha's Ninjas, Wind, Fire, and Earth Release combined to form composite Ninjutsu of super destructive power, crashing down upon Sora's location like a tidal wave.
Boom Boom Boom!
Flames rolled, harsh winds howled.
The power of the Ninjutsu unleashed by several dozen Jonin joining forces was absolutely astonishing.
However, the terrifying composite Ninjutsu, capable of tearing a Kage-level Ninja to pieces, the moment it contacted Sora's body, was suddenly twisted by an invisible force.
Then, just like the Fire Release: Rasengan before, it completely dissipated into nothingness.
"What?"
"What was that?"
"The Ninjutsu… were absorbed?"
"It doesn't seem like absorption, more like they were dispersed by something!"
An Uchiha Ninja with keen eyesight noticed the bizarre change on Sora's body.
Silvery patterns shimmering with a mysterious light appeared on his skin, very eye-catching.
"Order the clansmen to pull back first. The battlefield situation is unclear now, it's not the time for the Uchiha to take the spotlight."
Fugaku reacted extremely quickly upon seeing this, immediately issuing the command for the Uchiha Ninjas on the battlefield to retreat and cease charging toward Sora's position.
'Blut Vene?'
'No!'
'It should be an optimized, completely new version of Blut Vene!'
Feeling the powerful energy contained within the silver patterns on his body, a smile couldn't help but appear on Sora's face.
In truth, whether it was Chakra or Reishi, they were just one of countless types of energy, with no inherent superiority or inferiority.
What truly determined strength was the user's actual efficiency in utilizing the energy, or rather, their level of authority.
Within the entire energy system, the higher the authority one possessed, the more powerful the energy they could wield.
And when a lower authority user encountered a higher authority user, it became a case of dimensional reduction attack. No matter what sacrifices or struggles the lower authority user made, they would become meaningless.
For example, in the Ninja World, the most common combat authority was called [Ninja], and the authority above that was [Kage].
When an ordinary authority Ninja encountered a Kage-authority Ninja, they would be utterly helpless.
A prime example was the Third Raikage, who faced ten thousand alone and was eventually worn down.
It often required a massive number of ordinary authority Ninjas to drain a single Kage-authority Ninja.
Above Kage was the authority known as the Inheritor of the Six Paths, like Hashirama, Madara, Sasuke and Naruto.
Confronting such beings, not only were ordinary authority Ninjas helpless, even Kage-authority users stood no chance, being effortlessly slaughtered.
Above the Inheritors of the Six Paths, there was yet a final authority: the Six Paths itself, or the Otsutsuki.
At this level, it was equivalent to being a GM in a game, possessing the ability to set and change the rules.
Any attack from a lower authority Ninja would become utterly meaningless. At the GM level, no number of lower authority users mattered.
Of course, above the Six Paths authority, there was an ultimate authority known as the Otsutsuki God, the creator of the game, holding the source code, essentially a creator god-like existence.
Therefore, the entire Ninja World was like a system built by the Otsutsuki God using the Chakra authority framework.
Time, space, matter, and all things tangible and intangible operated according to set rules.
And at this moment, Sora, who had mastered the special Kido, Reishi Manipulation, was like a hacker capable of reverse-engineering this authority system.
He could freely intrude, rewrite, and obtain high-level authority, effortlessly causing the Chakra Attacks of those with lower authority to dissipate into nothingness.
So, Sora wasn't absorbing the incoming Ninjutsu like the Preta Path's Absorption.
Instead, he was using his Reishi Manipulation's ability, his higher authority, to directly alter the lower authority Chakra, erasing its very existence at a fundamental level.
This was Sora's new Blut Vene, a near-invincible defensive means that utterly crushed lower authority users.
However,
Even so,
Amidst this chaotic battlefield, Sora still sensed a faint, inexplicable killing intent.
'Killing intent?'
Sora slightly frowned. For an existence to make him perceive killing intent, it absolutely had to be a Ninja at or above the Kage-level.
'Then…'
'Who could it be?'
The next instant, taking advantage of the momentary pause when Sora dispersed the Shadow Imitation Technique, several Sarutobi Clan's Jonin joined hands to form seals, swiftly performing a Ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Core!"
"Earth Release: Earth Binding Technique!"
A rectangular earthen platform suddenly erupted from the ground beneath Sora's feet, launching his entire body high into the air. Simultaneously, earthen whips adorned with sealing tags wrapped around Sora's body, binding him to the platform.
Right at that moment…
"Kurama, let's go!"
"Diamond Collapse: Tailed Beast Bomb!!!"
Suddenly, a figure radiating with a pale red light descended from the sky.
That was Kushina!
No!
Not simply the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, but a Kushina clad in a magnificent pale red Chakra Cloak. The Tailed Beast's Chakra formed a splendid robe on her body, primarily pale red, adorned with several black tomoe and spiral patterns.
Her appearance was extremely similar to Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode during the Fourth Great Ninja War, only the color of the Chakra Cloak and the patterns on it were different.
At this moment, a black sphere of light shimmered in Kushina's hand.
Behind her, several chains, dyed a golden-red, violently shot out, striking down through the air towards Sora on the earthen platform.
The perfect Jinchuriki, reconciled with her Tailed Beast…
Uzumaki Kushina!
This was Konoha's true killing move, hidden in the shadows.
The strongest killing move!!!!