The flaming arrows fell like a rain of fire.
There were simply too many of them.
There was no room to dodge.
If they landed, every single Mist shinobi would be caught in the attack.
Fortunately, the Kirigakure forces reacted quickly.
The moment the arrows appeared, countless shinobi formed hand seals.
Large amounts of water erupted from their mouths.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Massive torrents merged together, forming an enormous barrier in an attempt to stop the descending arrows.
As the flaming arrows fell, the Mist shinobi finally relaxed.
But there was one thing they didn't know.
The arrows exploded.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless explosions erupted into pillars of flame.
The water wall was swallowed almost instantly.
Massive amounts of steam spread in every direction, turning the battlefield into a world where one couldn't even see their own fingers.
Visibility dropped to nearly zero.
For the Mist shinobi, this was normally advantageous.
They specialized in fighting within dense fog.
If their opponents were Uchiha, they would have been effectively blinded.
Unfortunately for them—
Arin wasn't an Uchiha.
His Byakugan clearly saw every single person on the battlefield.
His figure descended.
Twin blades appeared in his hands.
The instant he landed, he flashed forward like lightning and sliced through a Mist shinobi.
Experience +5,879
At the same time, giant fireballs descended from the sky.
They crashed into the densest concentrations of enemy troops and transformed into Infernal Golems, beginning a brutal slaughter.
"AWOOOOOO!"
A gigantic fox emerged from the fog and released a thunderous howl.
The Mist shinobi's faces changed immediately.
"They brought the Nine-Tails!"
Someone screamed in terror.
The cry attracted the fox's attention.
Multiple eyes locked onto enemies hidden within the fog.
Opening its jaws, it bit down on several shinobi at once and swallowed them whole.
"That's not the Nine-Tails!"
A Mist shinobi roared.
"It's just a summon!"
"Kill it!"
If it had truly been a Tailed Beast, one Tailed Beast Bomb would have wiped them all out.
The thick fog interfered with the Demon Fox's vision.
Mist shinobi immediately swarmed it from every direction.
The fox had only managed to kill a handful before enemies emerged from the fog and carved wounds across its body.
Countless ninjutsu slammed into it.
To the Mist shinobi's relief, the fox quickly began losing ground.
It covered its head and let out pained howls while retreating.
Arin glanced toward it and cursed.
"Worthless."
Unlike the fox, the Infernal Golems shared his vision.
They always knew where the enemy was.
Meanwhile, three Mist shinobi closed in on Arin from different directions.
Arin merely raised his eyes.
A ring of black-blue flames erupted from his body and expanded outward.
Every Mist shinobi within range was instantly reduced to ash.
15,645 / 15,896 / 589 / 789 / 5,987...
A flood of experience notifications filled his vision.
Without slowing down, Arin charged toward an even denser cluster of enemies.
His figure flickered across the battlefield.
The commander of the Mist forces finally lost his composure.
"How many enemies are we fighting?!"
he roared.
"One!"
someone shouted back.
"Just one person!"
A brilliant light suddenly appeared high above.
Though layers of mist weakened its radiance, everyone could still see it.
Then—
A massive sun descended from the heavens.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The explosion unleashed a terrifying shockwave.
The mist covering the battlefield was blown away completely.
And for the first time, the Mist shinobi saw their enemy clearly.
Floating high above them.
Holding another miniature sun in his hand.
And among their own ranks—
There were multiple Arins rampaging through their formation.
Flames continuously transformed into copies of his body.
Fire Clone Technique.
The Mist commander stared upward and roared:
"Flame Demon Arin!!!"
"Gaia Energy Cannon."
The second sun crashed down.
Blazing heat engulfed countless Mist shinobi.
The commander was swallowed along with them.
This wasn't a battle.
It was a massacre.
"As expected."
"Warfare really is my favorite thing."
Arin laughed softly.
His experience points were skyrocketing.
This was exactly what he needed.
Endless slaughter.
A massive crater appeared in the center of the battlefield.
The surviving Mist shinobi looked at him with terror.
One person.
In such a short amount of time.
Had wiped out nearly a tenth of their entire force.
How much longer could they possibly last?
"Retreat!"
One of the surviving Mist jōnin finally roared.
"This isn't an enemy we can defeat!"
"Everyone retreat!"
The more rational shinobi immediately formed hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Technique!" × N
Dozens of enormous water dragons surged toward the sky.
Even Arin chose not to confront that head-on.
A third Gaia Energy Cannon descended—
Only to be smashed apart by the combined assault of the dragons.
Arin's figure flashed away.
Appearing behind the line of fire he had drawn earlier.
Ahead of him, countless Mist shinobi were already fleeing in panic.
Without a target, the water dragons gradually dissipated.
A faint smile appeared on Arin's face.
Did they really forget where he came from?
Countless flaming arrows materialized behind him.
His Byakugan and Sharingan activated simultaneously.
Every fleeing shinobi was instantly locked onto.
The next second—
The flaming arrows shot toward the retreating army.
"Defensive formation!"
Several Mist shinobi remained behind to cover the retreat.
They formed hand seals immediately.
"Water Release: Water Wall Formation!"
A massive wall of water rose behind them.
But the arrows suddenly curved.
Splitting apart and flying around both sides of the wall.
Then they mercilessly rained down upon the fleeing shinobi.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Endless explosions echoed across the battlefield.
Countless lives vanished.
Even so, a portion of the Mist forces managed to escape.
"Tch."
Arin clicked his tongue.
Large-scale coordinated defenses were indeed troublesome.
The enemy had already widened the distance considerably.
Though they remained within his attack range, they were now fully alert.
There was little point in continuing the pursuit.
Instead, Arin looked toward the glowing drops scattered across the battlefield.
"Looks like today's Devil Fruit quota is complete."
For him, Kirigakure's loot table was fairly limited.
Most drops enhanced Haki-related abilities.
The only thing truly useful to him here was Devil Fruit material.
Locations tied to fixed class systems rarely dropped equipment outside that category.
He glanced at his experience total.
Experience Pool: 5,688,479
Just this single battle had pushed him well beyond five million experience.
"Fire Clone Technique."
Large amounts of flame split from his body.
Numerous fire clones spread out across the battlefield.
Their task:
Picking up loot.
The Furnace appeared once more.
Every useless item was tossed directly inside.
"What a shame this game doesn't have auto-loot."
Arin sighed regretfully.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have to waste time doing this.
Honestly, loot collection was always the part he hated most.
Among the piles of drops, only two items truly mattered.
Pure Gold
Prevents the user's body from aging.
Devil Fruit Fragments (78)
"So many deaths, and only fifty-something fragments dropped."
Arin shook his head helplessly.
The drop rate was still far too low.
He had originally wanted to mass-produce Devil Fruits.
Holding the fragments in his hand, he examined them.
Each fragment resembled a gray stone covered in pale white patterns and emitted a faint glow.
Combine?
"Combine."
The fragments immediately fused together.
The gray stone transformed into a blue melon-like fruit covered with intricate yellow spirals.
✨ Bonus Chapter Goals ✨
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100 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter
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