Onoki stood in midair, staring in shock at everything happening below.
He saw the explosion spread outward at an astonishing speed, like a ferocious giant beast.
His heart tightened. He hurriedly urged his chakra, trying to fly higher to avoid the terrifying impact.
However, the shockwave from the explosion was far too fast, and in the blink of an eye it caught up to him.
The enormous force was like a pair of invisible hands, viciously flipping him over in the air.
Onoki felt the world spin, his body rolling uncontrollably.
He flipped dozens of times in the air before he barely managed to steady himself.
At this moment, his head was spinning, his internal organs felt like they had shifted out of place, and he was so uncomfortable he nearly vomited.
At the same time, those elite Iwagakure members who were farther away from Onoki reacted quickly when they sensed danger approaching.
They tacitly cast Earth Release together, and in an instant large amounts of earth and rock surged up from the ground.
Intertwining with each other, they formed an incredibly solid spherical stone ball that tightly wrapped around them, allowing them to escape this disaster.
At this moment, the dust was still thick, and everything below was covered in smoke, making it impossible to see clearly.
Yagura was also very curious about how the battlefield looked now. It just so happened that he was skilled in Wind Release.
He formed a few hand seals and swung his weapon:
"Wind Release, After the Typhoon Passes!"
As his words fell, an extremely violent hurricane suddenly roared out.
The howling wind was deafening.
In an instant, all the dust filling the sky was completely blown away by the powerful wind.
After the hurricane passed, the scene that had been filled with flying dust was finally clearly revealed before everyone.
When Onoki finally grabbed his aching waist and swayed as he flew back to the original spot, what he saw made his eyes go wide in shock.
The ground that had once been flat was now completely unrecognizable, filled everywhere with massive, bottomless pits.
They were like ferocious gaping mouths, devouring everything around them.
Thin wisps of smoke kept rising from those pits, spreading through the air.
And within this sea of ruins, Senku and Miroku had already vanished without a trace, not even a single remnant left behind.
Even the powerful demon had its physical body torn into countless pieces, scattered across every corner.
As for the Kaguya clan expert from Kirigakure, he was nowhere to be seen as well, as if he had never appeared here at all.
What lay before everyone's eyes was nothing but a devastated wasteland and endless silence.
Onoki looked gravely toward Yagura, secretly guessing at what the Mizukage might be thinking.
On the surface, Yagura showed not the slightest reaction to the life or death of that powerful Kaguya expert, 'Could it be that…'
'That Kaguya clan expert had already sensed the danger and successfully avoided this crisis?'
'Is there some hidden secret behind all this?'
"Pleasant cooperation, Tsuchikage."
Yagura's (Rengoku's) voice came over, sounding as if he was in a good mood.
However, Onoki did not relax his guard because of this. He stared closely at the other, a hint of probing in his eyes, and asked, "I wonder what plans your village has next?"
Facing Onoki's question, the corner of Yagura's (Rengoku's) mouth lifted slightly, and a half-smile appeared on his face.
"Heh! I have no interest in your war."
After answering Onoki, he turned around without hesitation and walked away.
Watching the two Yaguras quickly disappear from sight, Onoki frowned slightly.
He slowly descended to the place where the explosion had happened, squatted down, and reached out to gently touch the soil.
He had seen this kind of underground energy before, but he had never imagined it could be used in such a clever way.
Especially the method Miroku used to draw it out with spiritual power during the final attack had amazed Onoki even more.
Though his heart was full of questions and curiosity, the situation was urgent, and Onoki knew he could not linger here.
He quickly flew up and returned to the troops he had brought with him.
With a movement of his hands, he instantly cast the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, applying it to everyone.
"Move out quickly!", Onoki ordered.
"Yes! Lord Tsuchikage!", everyone responded in unison. Then, under Onoki's lead.
The team shot off like arrows released from a bow, flying at extreme speed toward their own two Jinchuriki forces.
Yagura had not truly left. He silently arrived at the location where the clone in Rengoku's team was.
At this moment, Rengoku had his eyes tightly shut, fully focused on sensing the demon's position.
During the fierce clash just now, although the demon's physical body had been completely destroyed, the surging energy around it carried its soul away like a runaway horse.
As for whether the demon had truly been wiped out in that massive explosion, only asking Miroku after returning would reveal the answer.
It was worth noting that those two suits of armor and one fake identity from earlier were genuinely dead.
However, before dying, they had transmitted the energy they carried back to the main body through pupil techniques.
As a result, that energy was at least not wasted.
Especially during the massive underground-energy explosion triggered by the fake Miroku at the end, the amount of spiritual power expended was actually not that much.
And before dying, more than half of the spiritual power had been successfully sent back.
With Rengoku's pupil power, to use the complete form of Susanoo, he still needed to take back some clones.
At this moment, Yagura spoke up and asked, "Do you need me to step in?"
What he meant was whether Kirigakure would be intervening in this war.
Rengoku shook his head slightly and replied, "Kirigakure is already weak right now, and it's too far away. By the time you get there, the food will already be cold."
"Let's wait for the next war."
Immediately after, Rengoku continued, "My overall setup here is basically complete. Now you can head in the direction of Kumogakure and prepare in advance."
"You go ahead first. My clone happens to be with you, so it will be more convenient to investigate their troop deployments."
"I've already had the Akatsuki hold them off from the front, so you don't need to enter the battlefield yet."
"I'll take care of Iwagakure and send their forces over to Kumogakure's side."
"When the time comes, I may need you to cut off Kumogakure's retreat."
"I understand."
Yagura knew Rengoku wanted to kill as many from Kumogakure as possible in one go, or even control the direction of the entire war.
Large amounts of paper drifted out from Rengoku's Yagura clone, forming wings for both Yagura and himself.
The two flapped their wings and shot up into the sky, quickly disappearing into the distance.
Rengoku thought for a moment, then turned into a shadow and stealthily headed toward Fugaku's team.
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