Cruel Decision: Uchiha Chooses Love!

Outside the barrier, Dodai quickly formed hand seals.

Uchiha Setsuna, observing this, immediately changed his expression.

He instantly recognized the ninjutsu Dodai was forming: Earth Style: Earth Rising Excavation!

This was a large-scale earth style ninjutsu that could raise a massive volcano from underground, forcefully drawing out enemies hidden beneath the earth.

However, in the Land of Hot Water, a super-hot volcanic region with many hot springs and mountainous terrain, using this ninjutsu would cause its nature to change drastically.

What Earth Rising Excavation would draw from the ground would not be enemies.

Instead, it would be endless, scalding, boiling underground water, over 100°C, enough to cause third-degree burns with even a brief soak!

This terrain's immense amplification of the ninjutsu was Kumogakure's trump card for killing Uchiha Setsuna.

It was also the reason they chose to ambush in the Land of Hot Water rather than the border of the Land of Fire to intercept Uchiha Setsuna.

Dodai couldn't wait any longer.

The cause of all this was that mad brat Uchiha within the barrier!

If not for him forcefully turning the tide of battle and pinning Moroi down.

Now, he had even awakened his Sharingan and was showing signs of turning the tables.

Dodai would never have reached this point otherwise.

Such thoughts swirled in Dodai's mind.

His gaze towards Moroi suddenly became conflicted.

Because the consequence of this action would be the sacrifice of his good brother, Moroi.

Kumogakure had always been a village that revered brotherhood.

Guilt, regret, and shame battered his heart like a storm, his face a mask of struggle.

But then, that old thing Uchiha Setsuna...

His extreme pronouncements...

The full fury of the foremost clan in the ninja world today!

Made Dodai uncontrollably feel a suffocating fear.

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Once these thoughts arose, they replicated and pasted themselves uncontrollably in Dodai's mind like a curse.

Until his entire mind was filled with only those three words.

The next moment—

Dodai's eyes sharpened, and he roared:

"Enough!"

"Moroi, break the barrier!"

"I will kill him!"

Inside the barrier, "What did you say? Senior Dodai?"

Hearing Dodai's words, Moroi froze hard.

This moment of hesitation

gave Uchiha Ci an opportunity. Gripping the blade of the ninjutsu sword, he tightly clenched the hilt with his bloody palm and then fiercely kicked Moroi in the abdomen.

Bang!

Moroi was sent flying. The ninjutsu sword slipped from his grasp into Ci's hand.

He tumbled across the ruins several times before bracing himself with his palm, halting his momentum.

Ignoring the fight with Uchiha Ci, he turned his head back with a stunned expression.

He looked towards Dodai outside the barrier.

However, Dodai, standing there, simply took a deep breath, his hand seals continuing, and coldly commanded:

"I said, open the barrier!"

"Open the barrier?" Moroi's eyes widened, looking at Dodai in disbelief.

"You want me to open the barrier now?"

His face flushed and paled rapidly, his expression shifting dramatically.

As a member of the team, having participated in the planning from start to finish, how could Moroi not know the terrifying power and immense range of Dodai's Earth Style: Earth Rising Excavation?

And now, Dodai was telling him to remove the barrier, claiming he would personally kill Uchiha Ci!

Didn't he know that once the ninjutsu was unleashed, it would cover everything, including his own teammate?

At this thought, Moroi felt a chill creep into his heart. Looking at Dodai, who had always been like a big brother, his eyes were filled with unfamiliarity.

Finally, he retorted with uncontrollable rage:

"What the hell are you joking about?!"

"You're performing the hand seals for Earth Rising Excavation, and you want me to open the barrier?!"

"Do you want to kill me too, Dodai!!!"

Hearing this, a hint of guilt appeared on Dodai's face.

He didn't respond, nor did he dare to look at Moroi again. He simply turned his head and gritted his teeth at Ramui beside him.

"Ramui, protect me. Don't let that old thing, Uchiha Setsuna, get close!"

Ramui was also greatly shocked.

"Dodai, you..."

Dodai just shook his head, his expression grim. "Do I need to repeat myself? Do you not understand the consequences if this old thing escapes?"

Ramui gritted his teeth slightly. "Then why include Moroi in this..."

Dodai took a deep breath, formed the final hand seal, and said coldly, "Nonsense! If I don't kill that mad brat along with him, and there's no barrier to stop him, this old thing will escape on his own!"

"The situation now is different from before."

"Moroi has already done what he needed to do. He sealed all the exploding tags on that mad brat."

"This mad brat is no longer a threat."

"Instead, he will become our asset!"

Ramui couldn't help but glance sideways at the right-hand man of the Third Raikage.

A flicker of apprehension flashed in his eyes.

He had to admit, No wonder this man could hold a high position in Kumogakure at such a young age, while he, after struggling for half his life, was merely a regular jonin captain.

Shaking his head, Ramui sighed and said indifferently, "You're right."

"Sometimes, bonds are a stronger restraint than any barrier."

Dodai didn't reply. He merely narrowed his eyes.

He looked at Uchiha Setsuna, who was wielding the Crimson Flame Longblade, leaving a long fiery trail, his Crimson Sharingan pulling a red line, his gaze chilling as he spun and slashed. Dodai let out a cold laugh.

He slammed a palm onto the ground!

The next moment, the earth shook!

Earth Dragon Reversal! Countless chunks of earth writhed and rose from beneath the ground.

A massive volcano slowly emerged from the earth, its crater instantly swallowing the barrier where Moroi was.

Thick fog billowed around the crater's edge.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Setsuna's eyes widened in fury, and he roared, "What are you doing?! Kumogakure!"

"Uchiha Setsuna, let's make a bet," Dodai continued his hand seals, a cruel smile on his face.

This time, he was about to unleash Lava Style: Rubber River.

Transforming the earth into a molten rubber river, and then using Rubber River to seal the volcano.

The boiling water drawn out by Earth Rising Excavation would create intense pressure inside, causing the volcano to expand.

The treacherous environment within the volcano, and the subsequent violent eruption of boiling water, would be a Heavenly Might beyond human reach!

"You have two choices now."

Dodai looked coldly at Uchiha Setsuna and shouted, "You can stay here and wear us down."

"Then, I'll personally witness the kid who was about to defeat Moroi being killed by me."

"I have to admit, you won. By sacrificing just one genin brat, you ruined our entire plan!"

"If you leave now, I won't be an obstacle!"

"Of course, you have another choice."

Dodai pointed one finger, indicating the massive volcano spewing thick white mist.

He let out a cold laugh:

"Now, jump in!"

"With your abilities, perhaps you can save that kid. Who knows."

Uchiha Setsuna's complexion changed drastically.

"My jutsu is about to seal the deal. Haven't you made your choice yet?!" Dodai widened his eyes and roared.

Uchiha Setsuna glared at him, gritted his teeth slightly, and stood at the edge of the volcano.

Almost without thinking, He turned around and leaped straight into the volcano!

Dodai let out a cold laugh. "This way, it all ends!"

As he spoke, he formed a hand seal and spewed out a surging river of rubber!

The liquid rubber in its molten state sealed the volcano like a pot lid.

The dust settled!

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