In the flash of his thoughts, Sora hesitated no longer.
"Senior Duy, Guy and Ryota are entrusted to you."
After shouting this to Might Duy who had released the Eight Gates, a thunderous sound erupted from Sora's feet.
Boom.
The ground cracked, and Sora's figure transformed into a cyan streak of light, choosing a direction different from Uchiha Takumi's.
Straight after the one who abandoned his comrades and ran the fastest, Suigetsu Hōzuki.
Suigetsu Hōzuki, sensing the terrifying aura rapidly closing in behind him, was scared out of his wits. He ran while screaming in terror.
"Do not kill me. I surrender. I can tell you Kirigakure's intelligence."
However, the response to him was a scorching dragon's breath, and Sora's completely emotionless voice.
"I do not need intelligence from a dead man."
Hearing Sora's icy words, Suigetsu Hōzuki knew begging was useless. In despair, his ferocity was fully ignited.
"Water Release: Water Wall."
His obese body suddenly turned, his hands rapidly forming seals. A thick water wall instantly rose from the ground.
Simultaneously, a flash of ruthlessness crossed his eyes. He opened his mouth and spat out countless water needles mixed with chakra, shooting towards the area behind the water wall like a torrential rain. This was his hidden killing move.
"Water Release: Thousand Flying Water Needles."
He knew his speed was far inferior to Sora's. Only by fighting desperately might he have a sliver of chance.
"Death throes."
Sora's eyes were cold. Facing the oncoming water needles and the thick water wall, he did not even slow down in the slightest.
On the dragon claws covered with cyan scales, violent chakra condensed. Super Strength was pushed to its limit, and he directly threw a punch at the thick water wall.
Boom.
The water exploded. The Water Wall that could withstand B-rank ninjutsu shattered completely before Sora's punch, which contained Super Strength and the power of the Azure Dragon.
Turbulent water surged in all directions, scattering the following Thousand Flying Water Needles into disarray.
Behind the shattered water curtain, Suigetsu Hōzuki's distorted, fat face was revealed.
"Die together. Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique."
He drained the last of his chakra, took a deep breath, and then spat out a colossal wave from his mouth.
This was not for attack, but to create chaos, block vision, and simultaneously use the water's recoil to push himself backward rapidly, trying to create distance, even if only to live one second longer.
However, Sora gave no chance.
At the moment the great wave surged forth, the wind element at his feet fluctuated violently. He charged upstream against the current, forcibly breaking through the surging water flow. His cyan figure flashed past amidst the sky filled water spray.
The next moment, he was already in front of Suigetsu Hozuki, who was using the recoil to retreat.
The dragon claw, like a scythe of death, went straight for his heart.
"No."
Suigetsu Hozuki let out a desperate howl, watching helplessly as that claw covered with cyan scales pierced through his thin chakra defense and stabbed fiercely into his chest.
Pfft.
The sharp claw pierced through, crushing his violently beating heart.
Suigetsu Hozuki's obese body stiffened suddenly. The light in his eyes quickly faded. With endless regret and fear, he slumped softly to the ground.
The fourth.
Sora expressionlessly withdrew his dragon claw, shook off the blood droplets, then quickly closed his eyes, spreading his perception to the maximum range in all directions.
Within the six li range of his perception, life signatures and chakra fluctuations appeared like points of light.
Might Duy, Guy, Ryota, the unconscious Genma, their signatures were faint.
In the direction Uchiha Takumi had pursued earlier, the chakra signatures of Juzo Biwa and Blackboru Raiga had completely vanished. In their place was a cold, obscure, but stronger ocular power fluctuation that flashed at a certain location, then became difficult to detect again.
Two people, both dealt with. So fast.
Sora was inwardly startled. Uchiha Takumi was 18 years old now, at most at elite jonin level. To simultaneously take out two experienced elite jonin should not have been so fast, unless.
His perception quickly locked onto the last target.
Tsunabari Enjin.
This guy was extremely cunning. He did not flee straight to the coast but took a large detour. He was currently moving through the dense forest and was already very close to the shoreline.
"Found you."
A cold light flashed in Sora's eyes. The wind and thunder at his feet erupted again. His form turned into an afterimage as he sped toward Tsunabari Enjin's direction.
Absolutely cannot let any one of them leave the Land of Fire alive.
…
Southeastern coast of the Land of Fire.
Tsunabari Enjin, soaking wet and in a sorry state, burst out of the forest and stepped onto the soft sand.
He looked back at the deep forest, panting heavily with lingering fear.
"Finally, finally escaped. That monster, when did Konoha produce such a monster."
His face showed relief at having survived a disaster. Once at sea, relying on his Water Release prowess, his chance of escape would be much greater.
He did not dare to linger, quickly rushing toward the waves, preparing to use Water Release to flee.
However, the moment his toes were about to touch the seawater.
Hum.
The air in front of him distorted strangely. A figure appeared out of thin air without any warning, blocking the path between him and the sea.
It was Uchiha Takumi.
He stood there quietly. His high collared short sleeved attire was spotless, as if he had not just experienced a pursuit but had taken a stroll here.
But his eyes were no longer in the previous three tomoe form.
On the crimson base, the original three tomoe had disappeared. In their place was a more complex, more mysterious pattern.
The pattern resembled three curved blades surrounding the pupil, end to end, emitting a cold, swift, and sharp aura, as if capable of cutting space.
The moment Tsunabari Enjin saw these eyes, all his hair stood on end.
These eyes, he had never seen them before, but the ocular power contained within made him feel as insignificant as an ant.
"You, your eyes."
Tsunabari Enjin's voice trembled as he subconsciously took a step back.
At the same moment, another cyan figure descended from the sky like a meteor, landing with a crash not far behind Tsunabari Enjin, blocking his retreat path back to the forest.
Sora had arrived.
He naturally also saw Uchiha Takumi's brand new Mangekyo Sharingan, emitting a heart palpitating fluctuation. He thought to himself.
'Sure enough, awakened. This pattern… full of speed and sharpness.'
'Given his strong desire to immediately avenge his brother and protect his brother upon awakening, the ocular techniques of this Mangekyō are most likely related to extreme speed or spatial movement.'
In front was the mysterious Mangekyō Uchiha. Behind was the terrifyingly powerful, non-human form Konoha youth.
Tsunabari Enjin looked at the two blocking his escape route. All color drained from his face, his eyes filled with despair.
He knew, today, he could not escape calamity.
Uchiha Takumi swept a glance at Tsunabari Enjin with those cold Mangekyō Sharingan eyes. The look was like looking at a dead man.
He did not speak, but that intangible killing intent had already plunged Tsunabari Enjin into an ice cellar.
Sora also did not speak. He just slowly raised the dragon claw covered with cyan scales. Green energy steam began to rise again.
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