The Four Violet Flames Formation...
No mistake! It was the Fourth Kazekage and the Third Hokage.
After taking another careful look at the purple Barrier, Hada Ichiba confirmed his guess once again.
And his expression turned grave.
Honestly, he now thoroughly hated the Barrier before him. Before this, he had actually liked Barriers quite a bit. After all, he was responsible for some intelligence work in Kusagakure, and Barriers had been immensely helpful in many areas.
But now, the more he looked at this Barrier, the more unpleasant it seemed.
In terms of difficulty, this Barrier was not particularly complicated. Anyone with a certain degree of skill in Barriers—or who had mastered and understood some Barrier Ninjutsu—could learn it. The truly difficult part was not the Barrier itself, but the coordination between four people. The four had to achieve a complete Chakra conversion.
Of course, that was not especially difficult either. With enough practice together, they could certainly master it. Teams with good mutual understanding could practically learn it immediately.
As for power, the Four Violet Flames Formation was absolutely among the top five Barrier Ninjutsu in the Shinobi World, aside from certain special Barriers. Both its sealing effect and its durability were exceptional.
Even if two S-rank ninjas fought with all their strength, this Barrier could contain them. It could even provide excellent containment against Kage-level battles.
It could be said to be an extremely cost-effective Barrier Ninjutsu.
And that durability and containment efficiency made the current situation rather unpleasant.
It was not that he could not break the Four Violet Flames Formation, but doing so would consume a considerable amount of Chakra. He was not the type suited for prolonged battles. Moreover, even if he destroyed the Four Violet Flames Formation, the residual force might prevent even the