Great Evaporation

The terrifying heat began to rise at an exaggerated rate, every cell in his body letting out a roar.

Vast Chakra surged and rumbled at that moment, gathering with overwhelming force and erupting with fluctuations that made people tremble.

The immense pressure climbed sharply. The rapidly increasing force shook the soul, making the earth tremble as cracks spread wildly across the ground.

"Th-this... what is this?!"

Even Obito was stunned.

The terrifying power left him completely dumbfounded.

Was this really a ninjutsu Genitsu had unleashed?!

The Stone Ninja facing them were even more horrified.

"This is also a Nuclear Release ninjutsu? His bloodline actually hides such power!"

"This level of pressure is coming from a mere brat... Damn it, this guy is practically a monster!"

The Stone Ninja fell into turmoil. The terrifying heat wave crashing toward them made them feel as though they stood at the mouth of a volcano, ready to be scorched into balls of flame at any moment.

The violently intensifying nuclear radiation broke through their few layers of Chakra and began seeping into their bodies, constantly ravaging them.

Even Gari was deeply shaken. Feeling the rapidly rising temperature around him firsthand, a powerful sense of danger surged into his heart, and his sixth sense screamed frantically.

"What a monstrous brat... But for you to use such a technique only now, it must come at a terrible cost. Is it a Forbidden Technique?"

Gari tried his best to remain calm, his face filled with savage fury. After speaking in a low voice, he pushed the power of his Steel Release Bloodline Limit to its utmost and moved at high speed, intending to kill Genitsu first.

The Stone Ninja were fighting for their lives. Every one of them had bloodshot eyes, with only Genitsu in their sights.

"Using this technique now will cost me quite a bit as well. You should feel honored."

Genitsu slowly opened his mouth.

The terrifying rays gathering violently finally erupted at that moment.

Nuclear Release: White Hot Light!!

A terrifying, smoke-like beam of light suddenly burst from Genitsu's mouth. Endless, impossibly high temperatures condensed together in an inconceivable manner before erupting and striking Gari with precision.

Everything the beam touched began to melt. From the instant it spewed from Genitsu's mouth, the ground before him began melting at an outrageous rate, leaving behind a long ravine!

The soaring temperature turned the surrounding area into a true furnace. Even ninja would feel pain and unease if they remained here.

The moisture in their bodies evaporated instantly. Then even their blood began to seep through their skin, turning into clots after losing all its moisture and sticking to their cracked, ruptured flesh.

The Stone Ninja directly facing the terrifying attack underwent drastic changes in expression. Nearly all of them seemed to ignite on the spot, instinctively revealing profound terror.

A premonition of death exploded within them, and despair crushed every stray thought.

Filling their entire field of vision was that smoke-like beam of light, surging toward them. Before this overwhelmingly powerful strike, they had lost even the chance to flee.

"My body..."

"Damn it, why does that brat know such a Forbidden Technique?!"

"It's over..."

BOOM!!

The long white beam swept forward madly, forcefully piercing every barrier ahead. No form of defense could resist it; everything began to melt and evaporate in an instant.

There was only one exception—Gari.

"My Steel Release is the strongest defense in the entire Shinobi World! There's no way it can be destroyed by a brat like you!!"

Gari's eyes nearly split apart as he screamed, drawing upon every bit of Chakra in his body and pouring it all into his Steel Release Bloodline Limit.

Never in his life had he been driven to such a desperate state. Facing the White Hot Light, he even felt as though he were confronting the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique.

BOOM!!

Gari, whose entire body had undergone Steel Hardening, was instantly swallowed by the sweeping White Hot Light.

Amid the billions of impacts constantly delivered by countless ray particles, a blurry black shadow was enveloped where the White Hot Light pierced through, gradually dissipating before the naked eye.

The moment the White Hot Light vanished, Gari vanished with it.

Only a long, terrifying ravine remained where he had stood. Countless melted substances flowed slowly within it, concealing everything.

The surrounding environment had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation. Everything nearby had vanished, leaving behind a desolate scene. Even the distant trees, flowers, and grass that had not been evaporated or burned had long since withered to death.

"Finally got that guy... Luckily, I ran into an idiot. If he'd turned around and fled without hesitation instead of relying on Steel Release and footwork to take it head-on, this would have been truly troublesome."

Genitsu dropped onto the ground.

To unleash that White Hot Light, he had paid no small price as well.

More than half his body had suffered terrible burns, some of the blood in his body had dried up, and his lips were cracked.

Still, he could endure those costs.

"Genitsu..." Obito had been scared senseless. He stood there trembling, and in his limited thoughts, only the all-radiating White Hot Light replayed over and over in his mind.

"Don't just stand there. Get me out of here. We'll find somewhere to recover and wait for rescue."

Genitsu spoke with a weary expression.

Obito shuddered and immediately hoisted Genitsu onto his back, quickly leaving the area.

As he leaped away, he ultimately could not resist looking back.

Those Stone Ninja had long been vaporized on the spot by the sweeping White Hot Light, leaving not even bones behind.

Only the unrecognizable landscape silently told of the unspeakable devastation.

After a while.

A Stone Ninja who had hidden in the distance from the beginning, responsible for sensing and communications, appeared at the scene. He trembled as he stared at the sight before him.

"Th-this, Lord Gari's squad was wiped out in one go... No, I have to report this to the village. Nuclear Release's Bloodline Limit is countless times more terrifying than they imagined!"

The Stone Ninja swallowed and prepared to flee at all costs.

But just as he leaped onto a withered tree in the distance.

Something resembling a pitcher plant suddenly emerged from the dead tree and swallowed him in one bite.

His scream vanished swiftly, followed by the sound of chewing.

"Good thing I didn't rush out to save Obito just now and only watched from afar. I never expected the Nuclear Release bloodline to possess such a terrifying Forbidden Technique... But is this Hagoromo's bloodline, or Hamura's? Why have I never heard Black Zetsu mention it?"

White Zetsu watched Obito and Genitsu's retreating figures, his heart pounding with lingering fear.

Even though he had only burrowed into this withered tree afterward, he could still vaguely infer the terror of that strike.

A beam of absolutely concentrated high-temperature light simply defied reason. Even as White Zetsu, he would be instantly vaporized if he rashly approached it.

"I should report this to Madara as soon as possible."

White Zetsu burrowed back into the dead tree and traveled underground, deliberately avoiding the long ravine.