A terrifying aura swept out in all directions like a tsunami!
The two Special Jonin charging at the front were struck head-on by this sudden, primordial behemoth-like pressure. Their chakra instantly became chaotic, and their movements completely froze.
Their eyes were filled with boundless shock and terror!
"What is that?!"
Black Crow's exclamation was full of incredulous horror!
Under their gaze, Sora's body underwent a terrifying, earth-shattering transformation!
His body swelled and stretched madly, instantly bursting his Anbu uniform!
Dense and magnificent azure dragon scales covered his entire body. His limbs turned into sharp claws, his head transformed into a majestic dragon's head, and a long, powerful dragon tail suddenly lashed out, slapping the sea surface and raising waves several meters high!
Almost in the blink of an eye, the originally human-sized Sora had completely vanished!
In his place was an Azure Dragon over fifty meters in length! Its entire body was covered with thick, bluish-gold scales. It had deer antlers and an ox-like head, a python's body and eagle's claws. It was surrounded by wind, lightning, and clouds, and radiated a suffocating pressure.
Its colossal form lay coiled on the sea surface like a mountain range, its shadow completely enveloping the six horrified Kumo-nin below.
Cold, bluish-gold vertical pupils slowly looked down, like a deity gazing at ants, indifferently sweeping over the tiny, ant-like Cloud ninja below.
The massive dragon's maw opened and closed. A deep, majestic voice rolled forth like thunder, making the sea surface tremble.
"You were having fun chasing me?"
"Now, it's my turn."
On the sea surface, the over-fifty-meter-long Azure Dragon lay coiled upon the waves. Its cold, bluish-gold vertical pupils looked down upon the Cloud ninja without a trace of emotion.
The absolute pressure originating from a difference in life hierarchy made the three weaker Special Jonin's legs go weak. The flow of their chakra became sluggish.
"A m… monster…"
A Special Jonin's teeth chattered, and the kunai in his hand was almost impossible to grip steadily.
He had carried out countless dangerous missions and seen all kinds of Kekkei Genkai and secret techniques, but he had never witnessed such a horrifying sight! A person, turning into a dragon?!
The shock in Black Crow's heart was like towering waves.
'What kind of ninjutsu is this? Or some never-before-recorded Kekkei Tōta? Or even… a Tailed Beast?! No! Tailed Beasts aren't like this! What on earth is this thing?!'
'Wait! A dragon?! The final message from Team Toroi, could it be…'
A terrifying thought flashed through Black Crow's mind, instantly chilling him to the bone.
'Toroi and the others… they didn't die from any ambush or group attack! They likely died in this form! They died at the hands of this dragon!'
The severe error in intelligence and the fear of the unknown made him instantly realize the extreme danger!
This target before them was no ordinary Anbu elite, but a monster capable of transforming into a giant dragon!
"Attack! Don't just stand there! Attack with everything you have!"
Black Crow, after all, was an elite Jonin with extremely rich combat experience. Suppressing the fear in his heart, he roared hoarsely while his hands flew through hand seals.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
A huge spear of lightning shot from his mouth, aimed directly at the Azure Dragon's head!
The other two Jonin also reacted. Though their hands trembled slightly, they still desperately formed seals.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Tiger!"
"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"
A lightning tiger and several lightning balls roared as they pounced towards the Azure Dragon's body.
The three Special Jonin also hurriedly threw kunai tied with explosive tags.
Facing the incoming attacks, Sora in his Azure Dragon form didn't even dodge.
He simply opened his massive dragon maw and spewed forth a torrent of flames far more violent and scorching than the disguised Great Fireball from before!
Boom!!!
The scorching dragon's breath instantly engulfed the lightning spear, the lightning tiger, and the lightning balls, completely annihilating them!
The subsequent flames, undiminished in force, even detonated and vaporized the flying explosive-tag kunai mid-air!
The explosion's firelight seemed insignificant before the dragon's breath.
Immediately after, the Azure Dragon's huge tail suddenly lashed out, bringing with it overwhelming force and a gale, swiftly striking the Jonin on the left who had released the lightning tiger!
Its speed was astonishingly fast!
That Jonin only had time to cross his arms in front of his body, unleashing the Lightning Release Chakra Mode at full power!
Thump!!!
The Lightning Release armor shattered instantly. That Jonin vomited a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. He was sent flying far away, crashing heavily into the sea. After splashing up a wave, there was no further movement.
Instant kill!
A Kumo Jonin was instantly killed with one tail strike from Sora in his Azure Dragon form, after just one encounter!
The remaining five were scared out of their wits!
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A Special Jonin near the sea surface, trying to use the environment, hastily formed seals.
A water dragon had just risen from the sea surface.
Sora's cold vertical pupils merely glanced at him, and the dragon's claw casually swiped.
Boom!
A thick bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air, accurately striking the water dragon and that Special Jonin!
Water conducts electricity. The terrifying lightning instantly exploded. That Special Jonin didn't even have time to scream before turning into a charred corpse amidst the electrical light, sinking into the sea.
The water dragon he summoned also instantly dispersed.
Another Special Jonin, dead!
In the blink of an eye, the six pursuers had been reduced by two!
Black Crow and the remaining four were utterly terrified. This completely exceeded their understanding of "combat"! This was simply overwhelming force! It was slaughter!
'No good! We're completely outmatched! Must retreat! Must get the intelligence back! Konoha's Green Snake is a monster that can turn into a dragon!'
This thought instantly filled Black Crow's mind.
However, Sora had no intention of giving them any chance to catch their breath, and he absolutely would not let a single living person escape!
Although, with his current strength, even if the ability of the Azure Dragon Fruit were exposed, he might not necessarily be in danger, but it was better to keep it hidden if possible.
After all, competition in the ninja world is essentially a game of intelligence. One more hidden card means one more initiative.
Just like earlier, if those six Kumo-nin hadn't been intimidated and thrown into disarray by his transformation into the Azure Dragon, he really might not have been able to gain the current advantage.
You must know, the configuration of these six Kumo-nin was enough to exchange a few moves with a Kage-level powerhouse.
'Hmph! Just the right time to test that form on you!'
Sora snorted coldly in his heart. The massive dragon head lifted slightly. Within his body, the "gates" belonging to the Azure Dragon—different from the human meridian system—were violently forced open by raging chakra and life force at this moment!
Unlike the intense pain and strain when opening the gates in human form, the resilience of the Azure Dragon's body far surpassed that of a human. However, opening them still brought a tearing sense of expansion!
This was a power he had secretly experimented with countless times, even spitting blood from severe injuries several times, to master!
"Eight Gates Released Formation. Fifth Gate. Gate of Limit…"
Amidst the low dragon's roar, from the seams between the already dazzling azure dragon scales covering the Azure Dragon's massive body, even more brilliant green energy steam suddenly erupted!
The Azure Dragon's size seemed to expand yet again. The wind and lightning forces around it became even more violent, crackling and snapping!
An aura more terrifying, more savage, and seemingly capable of destroying everything than before explosively spread out!
"OPEN!!!"
Boom!!!
The air emitted a sonic boom! Centered on the Azure Dragon, the sea surface was pressed into a huge depression by this violently erupting power!
'Azure Dragon Eight Gates!'
Sora silently recited in his heart the term he had coined for this form.
Speed, power, reaction capability… everything soared to a whole new level at this moment!
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