The terrifying magma had covered the entire Valley of the End in mere moments. The flowing river had turned into dark red magma, its scalding bubbles swelling and bursting with gurgling pops.
Pillars of magma rose without warning, and the air warped in the searing heat.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others dared not approach the battlefield now. Only Hyuga Hiashi, suspended in midair by the Tenseigan Chakra Cloak covering his body, could avoid the violently churning magma around him.
"The power of Lava Release..."
"Before I obtained this eye, your Lava Release might indeed have posed quite a threat to me."
"And the power to change the terrain in an instant certainly isn't very friendly to our Hyuga Clan!"
Hyuga Hiashi kept his eyes closed. The blood around his eye sockets had already dried, but a faint sneer lingered at the corners of his mouth. He was mocking Uchiha Chisen for wasting chakra for nothing!
But how could Hyuga Hiashi have known that the magma was evaporating the water, and with the Water Contract, Uchiha Chisen had no shortage of chakra at all?
Rumble!
Faced with Hyuga Hiashi's mockery, Uchiha Chisen offered little response.
In fact, Uchiha Chisen's expression had remained utterly placid from the beginning. Yet the Magma Pool began to churn, and as it did, giants cloaked in lava staggered to their feet.
Within moments, dozens of Lava Giants had risen. They needed no elaborate movements; their very existence shook everything around them, turning them into beasts of pure destruction.
The Lava Giants reached toward Hyuga Hiashi one after another. They seemed remarkably responsive, so responsive that they appeared to be acting on minds of their own as they tried to drag the hovering Hyuga Hiashi into the Magma Pool.
In truth, these Lava Giants really were