Earth Release: Gōriki Shiki Technique

The battlefield at the border of Rain Country. Three enormous stone giants rose from the earth, roaring as they towered over the battlefield. Their fists and feet whipped up turbulent air, sending the surrounding Konoha Ninja flying or forcing them to dodge.

Kunai bound with Exploding Tags were hurled rapidly. They struck the stone giants and ricocheted away, followed by strings of explosions that rang out one after another. Amid the dense flames and black smoke, the stone giants remained unmoved.

"Forget the earth giants! Charge, charge, charge!!!"

On top of the towering earthen walls, those struck head-on by Sage Technique burned fiercely in roaring flames. The oily fire would not go out. Figures engulfed in flames wailed hoarsely and struggled, some tumbling from the wall with screams, others collapsing helplessly into the sea of fire.

In the midst of the flames, some Ninja Allied Forces ninjas prepared to retreat.

At that moment, a series of silhouettes appeared against the thick smoke above the fire wall. Konoha Ninja broke through the flames and blocked their path.

Amid the swaying flames, the clashing of blades rang out.

The scorched-black earthen wall cracked and crumbled, sending large chunks of stone tumbling down. As Konoha Ninja below the wall formed hand seals, great sections of the towering wall collapsed, exposing a gap.

Behind the wall, soldiers of the allied forces held their rifles, nervously swallowing as they watched Konoha Ninja pour through the gap like a flood.

Magma-like fire oil flowed across the grass, accompanied by the screams of figures engulfed in flames like torches after being caught in the blast.

The two sides were already within reach of each other.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Gunfire and battle cries rang out together.

After Konoha Ninja broke through the allied forces' defenses, the two sides officially