You're Too Big

At dusk, red light shone across the land, spilling over countless corpses.

Squelch!

Genitsu drove a kunai through a Sand ninja's heart.

"Stop using Wind Release ninjutsu to blow at me all the time. It's really not as useful as you think it is... honestly."

Genitsu kicked the enemy, whose expression had frozen in place, sending the body flying.

Dense masses of corpses lay all around him, piled layer upon layer. Severed limbs were the better-looking ones; the mangled remains that no longer resembled human beings were what truly inspired fear.

More importantly, judging by the distribution of the bodies, the closer they were to Genitsu's position, the denser the piles became—and the more horrifying their condition.

"D-damn you... you monster... Wind Release has no effect on you. You're practically the embodiment of disaster... What exactly is your jutsu..."

An Iwa ninja's entire body was rotting away. With a vacant, despairing expression, he faced the sky as his life entered its final moments.

Something even more terrifying than defeat was personally experiencing the horror of Konoha's new generation before dying.

Especially Shiranui Genitsu. That kind of large-scale offensive technique... The thought that they had failed to kill Genitsu was enough to drive one to despair.

The next moment, Kazue used a kunai to pierce the man's skull.

"It's over. Genitsu-san's power is far more terrifying than I imagined..."

Kazue was utterly exhausted. Under the red glow of the setting sun, her bloodless face took on an eerie hue.

She turned to look at the man surrounded by countless corpses, as well as Konoha ninja cheering around him in delight.

He looked completely exhausted too...

Genitsu indeed felt tired, an extremely rare sensation. It had been years since he had last felt so thoroughly drained.

Nearly all the Chakra in his body had been depleted.

The results were equally astounding.

On a battlefield of this scale, Genitsu was practically a humanoid mobile arsenal. Wherever he went, large numbers of Konoha ninja and enemies would naturally follow—and wherever he went, people died in droves.

In the distance, the battlefield of the Kage-level fighters was also drawing to a close.

Four Kage-level combatants had fought fiercely, yet none of the Kage-level powerhouses had fallen for the time being.

"That old hag Chiyo still runs as fast as ever. But from now on, she'll have to use a different method to form hand seals..."

Orochimaru looked disheveled, but he held a severed arm in his hand.

It was Chiyo's severed hand, and also Orochimaru's achievement in this battle.

Elsewhere, Roshi had even entered a partial Tailed Beast transformation, yet he still could not secure victory. Harassed beyond endurance by Minato Namikaze, he could only suppress his rage and escort the Iwa ninja away in a slow retreat.

This great battle had officially come to an end.

The exhausted Konoha ninja could not hide the excitement on their faces as their cheers rang through the sky.

"The enemy lost at least two thousand men. This is a great victory!"

"Yeah, it was all thanks to Lord Orochimaru and Lord Minato Namikaze... Lady Tsunade held the rear and never even took the field, yet we still defeated them."

"That Shiranui Clan brat—did you notice him? His Nuclear Release ninjutsu is unbelievably powerful! So many people were following him on their own, and that made killing enemies much more efficient!!"

Many Konoha ninja spoke excitedly among themselves.

Konoha had lost fewer than a thousand ninja in this battle. They had already been at a disadvantage in numbers, yet they had achieved this result against the combined assault of two major ninja villages. No wonder they were overjoyed.

"The Iwa ninja and Sand ninja suffered terrible losses. They probably won't come again, right?"

Might Guy plopped down on the ground, too exhausted to even open his eyes.

"Who knows? Anyway, no matter how many come, I'll beat them all! Great Obito will make them personally experience terror!"

Obito shook out his arms as though showing off his strength, his face brimming with confidence.

Having gone through a battle of this scale and won, Obito's confidence had been completely established. His mentality was soaring.

Without even raising his head, Kakashi accepted Rin's treatment and said coldly, "Come to think of it, you didn't seem to do much in this battle, did you? I even saw you nearly cry..."

"W-what?! Don't joke around! That never happened! I killed three enemies too!"

"It didn't? When I took down an enemy with Lightning Blade, who exactly was I saving? There was even something shiny on your face..."

"That wasn't tears! It was snot!!"

Might Guy followed up with another jab. "Oh, I'll give you one hundred ryo if you tell me how you managed to wipe snot onto your eyelids. It might be a pretty good form of training!"

"Huh?!"

As they talked, they began arguing again. Before long, they were once more grabbing each other by the collars and shoving each other around, loudly talking about settling it in a duel.

They really were full of energy.

Many passing Konoha ninja immediately showed approving expressions when they saw this scene.

"Look, those brats are Genitsu's teammates. The most outstanding members of the new generation are all gathered here!"

"Ohhh! Just look at how they're about to fight, and you can tell how close they are..."

Many people stood in the distance, pointing at Obito and the others with gratified expressions.

After this brutal battle, many people experienced the power of the strongest member of the new generation, Shiranui Genitsu, firsthand for the first time.

The terror of the Nuclear Release Kekkei Genkai had been displayed in full through this battle. Its dreadful battlefield control was simply irresistible. After this battle, many people began referring to Genitsu as "Disaster."

Genitsu remained very calm about it.

"They won't let this go. We'll just have to see how they launch their next wave of attacks."

Genitsu let out a heavy breath. After resting for a while, some of his severely depleted stamina returned.

The big guy inside him had, in a sense, been continuously supplying what he consumed.

After a while, an order came from the central command tent, telling Genitsu to report there immediately.

Along the way, many people stopped when they saw Genitsu, looking at him with respect and admiration.

"Thank you for earlier! Without you, I probably would have been killed!"

"If there's ever anything you need help with, just say the word!"

"Ah, ah, please don't say that..."

Genitsu responded to these enthusiastic people as he entered the tent.

The moment he stepped inside—

Tsunade greeted him with a fierce punch.

Thud!

"That hurt..."

"You damned brat! You actually dared to disobey my orders back then. Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

Tsunade's face was fierce.

"Lady Tsunade, you're about to strangle me to death... Besides, given the circumstances back then, there really was no need for me to retreat. Standing there, I could be more useful."

Genitsu wore a helpless expression.