Chapter 37: Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame
Through relentless practice, Ronin had compressed the time needed for the 44 Hand Signs to the absolute limit.
His hands blurred, weaving a complex dance of seals. In less than 4 seconds, the sequence was complete!
Massive amounts of Chakra gathered in his chest and throat. The drain was staggering—it siphoned off more than half of his current reserves.
And remember, this was after being boosted by Miria's rental aura.
This was a B-Rank Offensive Ninjutsu unleashed with zero regard for cost.
Nen users are typically limited by their AOP (Actual Output Power). Even the strongest masters struggle to release all their aura in a single instant.
In Ronin's memory of the manga, only Chairman Netero achieved a near-instantaneous, limitless release of aura.
That move was Zero Hand of the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva.
It was an attack that consumed Netero's very life force.
Ninjutsu, however, didn't have the same output bottleneck. While a jutsu wouldn't necessarily drain a ninja dry, the destructive power could scale infinitely with the Chakra poured into it, approaching the theoretical output of Netero's Zero Hand.
Let's break down the math:
Ronin's normal AOP was around 700.
Using the combo of Big Bang Impact + Cherry Blossom Impact, he could burst that up to 1,500.
But that was his limit. Compared to his POP (Total Reserves) of 8,400, this burst consumed less than one-sixth of his tank.
Even with Miria's rental aura, his output limit didn't change much; the extra aura mainly boosted his stamina and duration.
But Ninjutsu was different.
The more Chakra you burned, the bigger the boom. There was no AOP cap.
Right now, with Miria's boost, Ronin had roughly 23,500 units of Chakra.
The jutsu he just unleashed consumed 13,000 units in a single breath!
The power of this attack was roughly ten times that of his combined punch.
Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!
The condensed Chakra transformed into a sea of white-hot fire, erupting from Ronin's mouth.
Instantly, a firestorm engulfed the arena. Everything in its path was incinerated.
Uvogin, standing directly in the center, was swallowed whole by the inferno.
The flames surged outward, threatening to spill into the audience stands, but Ronin's control kept them contained just at the edge of the ring.
The 227th-floor arena was massive, and Ronin had already retreated to the far edge while casting.
In the stands, the spectators finally panicked as the heat wave hit them.
Two figures leaped out from the crowd, ignoring the fleeing civilians. They sprinted along the walls, bypassing the firestorm to flank Ronin.
Ronin glanced at them. He recognized them instantly.
One kept his hand on his katana hilt: Nobunaga.
The other, a petite woman with pink hair and a cold expression: Machi.
The Spider who specialized in Nen threads and stringing enemies up like puppets.
Simultaneously, Ronin felt a pressure on his back. Something was aiming at him from behind.
He didn't need to look. He knew it wasn't Shalnark. It was the Troupe member who had arrived with Machi: Franklin.
As an Emitter, Franklin specialized in mid-to-long-range bombardment.
This meant Nobunaga and Machi's assault would likely land right after Franklin's barrage.
The Majestic Destroyer Flame was complete. The massive Chakra expenditure left Ronin's body, freeing up his hands.
He formed a cross seal.
Poof.
A Shadow Clone appeared behind him.
The clone immediately began weaving signs.
Earth Style: Earth Shore Return.
Massive slabs of stone flipped up from the ground like barricades.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just as the walls rose, they were perforated by a hail of Nen bullets.
It was Franklin.
From his vantage point in the stands, Franklin had detached his fingertips, revealing the dark muzzles of his Double Machine Gun. He unleashed a torrent of aura bullets, shredding the spectators in his line of fire and pulverizing the stone slabs.
But in that instant, Franklin felt a sudden spike of danger.
He instinctively dodged sideways, sweeping his machine-gun fire across the area he vacated.
Through the chaos, he saw a young man with a V-shaped hairstyle dodging his bullets with incredible speed.
Franklin frowned. The man's aura was powerful—almost equal to his own.
More alarmingly, Franklin noticed a small hole in the seat where he had been standing a second ago. A sniper shot?
So, the kid on stage made preparations? He hired help?
No wonder he dared to accept Uvogin's challenge.
Meanwhile, Nobunaga and Machi closed in on Ronin at the edge of the ring.
Before they could strike, Ronin crouched and slammed both palms onto the ground.
Earth Style: Great Mud River.
He injected Chakra into the floor. The concrete beneath their feet and the wall they were running on suddenly liquefied into a rushing river of mud.
Caught off guard, the two Spiders lost their footing and sank into the sludge. The current dragged them violently away from Ronin, sweeping them back toward the center of the arena.
Machi reacted instantly. She flicked her wrist, shooting Nen threads into nearby spectators.
The civilians became anchors. Machi yanked the threads, pulling herself out of the mud by dragging the screaming victims into it.
By the time she freed herself, Ronin had already leaped off the stage and was sprinting toward the exit.
As for Uvogin? The flames of the Majestic Destroyer Flame hadn't fully dissipated. Ronin didn't know if the attack had killed him.
But he didn't have time to check.
The mercenaries he hired could delay the Spiders, but stopping them completely was impossible.
He wasn't paying them enough to die for him. Most of them were Temp Hunters or mercenaries—experts at doing the bare minimum to get paid.
However, during his transaction with Weasley, Ronin had spotted Weasley's bodyguard, Usamen.
As a future member of Beyond Netero's Dark Continent team, Usamen had real strength.
Ronin had hired him specifically to intercept the Troupe.
Moreover, Usamen had brought a pleasant surprise: he could contact other mercenaries to provide a secure extraction.
Ronin accepted the offer gladly.
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