Boom!
The towering structure collapsed and shattered, rubble flying everywhere. Beneath it, a muffled rumble sounded as four earthen walls abruptly surged up from the ground. In an instant, they enclosed everyone amid the rain of debris. At the very moment they closed around them, the four walls stopped rising. Then, as their ascent ceased, the walls suddenly tilted inward and crashed together, forming a pointed cone of rock and earth that concealed everyone within.
Splash!
At the very instant that tightly sealed conical earth shield formed, four dragon-shaped columns of water spiraled and roared down from above.
With a thunderous crash, the four dragon-shaped water columns struck the pointed Earth Release barrier without suspense.
Crack!
The instant the water columns hit, a splitting sound rang out from the point of impact. A crack instantly appeared at the tip of the conical earth shield and spread all the way down in the blink of an eye. Amid the muffled roar of cascading water, the tip of the earth shield was immediately washed away.
Crash!
However, under the tremendous impact, the water columns spread outward like blooming umbrellas. Some splashed away, streams of water arcing through the air before pattering to the ground. Others poured down the sloped walls of the now-truncated conical earth shield, but they no longer had the strength to widen the crack.
Boom... Boom...
Inside the pitch-black conical earth shield, as the falling rubble came to a stop, the sound of rushing water, magnified by the enclosed space, mixed with thunderous impacts.
"Kakashi?"
At the same time, listening to the impacts outside, Kurenai Yuhi let out a slight breath and called out.
As expected of Kakashi. In such an instant, he had created two layers of defense.
That thought flashed through her mind.
Although it was completely