Ninjutsu couldn't touch Yagami.
And in close combat, there was no one who could stand against him.
At this moment, facing Yagami felt like facing an unbreakable copper wall—an iron fortress that could not be shaken no matter how hard one struck it.
A deep sense of powerlessness spread through the Sandō's heart.
With no countermeasures left, only one final option remained.
The last resort.
To detonate themselves.
To turn their own bodies into explosive bombs and use their lives to launch one final attack against Yagami.
"For Sunagakure!!!"
The shout rang out.
Every Sand shinobi roared in unison.
Including Sandō himself, they all slapped explosive tags onto their chests.
When the Sand shinobi turned their heads, their eyes burned with fierce resolve.
There was no retreat left.
Even if it cost them their lives, they wanted to tear a piece of flesh from Yagami.
"What… is this?"
Their movements naturally drew Yagami's attention.
Yet his steady footsteps never slowed in the slightest.
Before absolute strength, all schemes were meaningless.
That was something Yagami had always believed.
So in the face of this suicidal charge, he felt no sense of danger—
Only deep disdain.
"Yagami! What are you doing?!"
Kushina noticed the explosive tags on their chests as well.
The roar of "For Sunagakure" echoed in her ears.
She instantly understood—this was a death charge.
Seeing Yagami continue to walk forward, Kushina rushed toward him, shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Kushina—step back!!"
Sensing her approach, Yagami suddenly turned his head, his voice sharp and domineering as he barked the order.
"T-This…"
Kushina froze.
After a brief hesitation, she clenched her fists—
And chose to believe in him.
"For Sunagakure!!!"
Sandō roared as he charged first.
"For Sunagakure!!!"
The remaining Sand shinobi followed, eyes bloodshot... practically glowing red, their killing intent erupting once more. (PS: Chill out)
The aura of charging toward death surged out of them, fierce enough to terrify ordinary people.
But Yagami was no ordinary person.
"Clang—!"
Yagami swung his blade.
A slash more than five meters tall tore through the air in an instant.
Boom—!
The ground split open, a deep trench carved into the earth.
In the blink of an eye, the blade wave reached the charging Sand shinobi.
Their concentration was at its peak.
The moment the slash came, they scattered to both sides almost simultaneously.
Even so, two shinobi were too slow—
And were cut down on the spot.
"Charge—ahhhhh!!!"
The roar thundered across the battlefield.
Forced into two groups by the slash, the Sand shinobi didn't hesitate.
They roared again and rushed forward.
"Divergent Cleave"
Yagami swung his blade horizontally.
Another Sand shinobi was cleaved apart.
Yet the rest didn't slow down in the slightest.
Their eyes were red with madness as they continued to charge.
"Yagami!!"
Watching from behind, Kushina couldn't stop herself from crying out.
"Go to hell!!"
"Ahhhhh!!"
The Sand shinobi who had already closed in activated the explosive tags on their bodies.
One after another, they leapt straight toward Yagami.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Puff—puff—puff—puff!
Sandō was the first to reach him—
And was split cleanly in half in an instant.
Yagami's black blade, Shisui, flashed again and again.
Every shinobi who came close lost their head in a single stroke.
Headless bodies collapsed around him.
The battlefield descended into utter tragedy.
Yet the Sand shinobi, driven by absolute resolve, continued forward without hesitation.
"Go to hell!!"
"For Sunagakure!!"
The final three Sand shinobi leapt directly above Yagami.
In the next instant—
Their heads were severed midair.
The three heads spun through the sky, eyes wide open.
Even in death, they wanted to witness Yagami's end.
Chih—chih—chih—!
The sound of burning paper echoed continuously.
The bodies of the fallen Sand shinobi formed a circle around Yagami.
They completely enclosed him.
Even above his head, the falling headless corpses blocked all space.
There was nowhere left to escape.
"Advanced Armament Haki — Emission!"
Yagami shouted.
High-level Armament Haki erupted from his body without restraint.
Invisible power surged outward like a crimson shockwave.
An unseen barrier wrapped around him completely.
This—
Was the reason he didn't dodge.
"Yagami!!!"
Seeing him swallowed by bodies, Kushina screamed hoarsely from the rear.
The feeling of losing something precious crushed her chest.
Her breathing became erratic.
Then...
The explosions came.
BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—!!!
Flames engulfed Yagami entirely.
Blood, flesh, and shattered remains blasted outward like grotesque fireworks.
Within a radius of more than ten meters, the ground was dyed crimson.
Fragments of bodies and blood were scattered everywhere.
The scene resembled a living hell.
Rumble…!
Rumble…!
The explosions lasted only a few breaths—
Yet the devastation was absolute.
The Sand shinobi, unafraid of death, had wagered their flesh and blood.
And launched their final stand against an overwhelming enemy.
"Yagami!!!"
Kushina's legs gave out.
She fell to her knees, her scream tearing through the smoke.
At the moment of the explosion, she hadn't seen Yagami take any visible defensive action.
Faced with such concentrated detonations…
She couldn't help but fear the worst.
Drip—
A tear fell onto the ground.
It felt as if something vital had been torn from her chest.
"I'm not dead. What are you crying for?"
After a brief silence—
Yagami's calm voice came from the heart of the smoke.
Kushina's tear-streaked face snapped upward.
Through the smoke and dust, she saw a figure walking forward.
Step by step—
Out of the flames.
Kushina covered her mouth, eyes wide in disbelief.
Her emotions surged violently, her heartbeat spiraling out of control.
Yagami looked somewhat disheveled—
But his voice was steady, and unmistakably alive.
Boom—!
The advanced Armament Haki coating his body suddenly surged outward again.
Like a violent burst of air, it blasted everything away.
The bloodstains, smoke, ash, and debris clinging to him were all flung aside in an instant.
Yagami stood there—
Unscathed.
Once more, he appeared clearly in Kushina's eyes.
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