"Pssh... psshh... psshhh..."
The Black Flames burned slowly, spreading slowly, igniting patch after patch of sand and grass. They burned soundlessly, gradually connecting into a cone-shaped belt of black fire. Then, the Black Flames stopped expanding and simply burned in silence, continuously melting the ground and the grass.
They gave off neither light nor smoke, merely burning quietly.
Yet, clearly, although the black flames produced no light or smoke and did not continue to spread, the grass surrounding that cone-shaped belt of black fire was withering bit by bit.
There were even faint distortions in the air around the belt of Black Flames. They were especially obvious when looking at scenery through the black fire.
Clearly, the distortions were caused by extreme heat. The Black Flames were far hotter than they appeared.
"Humph!"
At that moment, a muffled grunt came from the burning humanoid figure that had stopped patting the Black Flames on his body.
The Third Raikage, who had ceased all attempts to extinguish the flames, stared intently at the boy beyond the cone-shaped belt of fire. Chiba lay sprawled on the ground, his left arm and both legs completely charred black on the surface, even his muscles burned. The Third Raikage clenched his teeth tightly.
He truly deserved to be the leader of a village, Kumogakure's strongest fighter. Even while being burned all over, he did not make a sound. Aside from the pain on his face and the slight trembling of his body, the burly man still stood proudly, without the slightest trace of disarray.
These flames... cannot be extinguished... They may not even disappear. They can burn any tangible object—even Chakra!
*The burning sensation coming through my Chakra Cloak is not because the black flames have truly reached my body. Their heat has ignored the Chakra