What Happened Here?

It was no surprise that Hidezawa had such a thought, because the Earth Dragon before him was absurdly enormous!

"Nearly fifty meters long. That's almost comparable to some Tailed Beasts and low-level Susanoo."

The Susanoo's height and strength changed along with the Sharingan. In the beginning, even a Susanoo was only a dozen or so meters tall.

Wood Release was even more outrageous. Otherwise, Hashirama Senju could not have defeated Madara Uchiha with that Wood Release alone!

"W-What is this?"

The Sand Ninja who had originally planned to attack Hidezawa were utterly dumbfounded. Unable to suppress the fear in their hearts, they trembled as they spoke in low voices.

"Such a massive size... this is Earth Release?"

Since when had Earth Release possessed such power?

"Damn it!"

Pakura's expression in the distance was exceptionally grim. Her squad had originally been dealing with a group from Kirigakure.

They had finally dealt with them, only for more enemies to appear. They had not even had a chance to rest before being forced into another battle, and these enemies were clearly even more troublesome!

Not to mention the person before her, whose speed was absurdly fast and whose combat strength exceeded her expectations. A moment of carelessness on her part could lead to defeat.

The person in the distance who had summoned such an enormous Earth Dragon was even more unbelievable. Who exactly were these people?

"Who are you people?"

Pakura gritted her teeth and asked in a low voice.

"Iwagakure? Or Konohagakure? Or perhaps..."

Just as expected, they never trusted us at all!

When Shisui heard that, he nearly laughed in anger. He had originally felt a little guilty about attacking an ally.

Although this ally had done far worse things, and although he had issued the order for this operation, Shisui still felt somewhat apologetic.

But now, that was fine. He did not need to think so much anymore. They could capture them first and talk later!

"But Hidezawa is surprisingly strong... Well, that makes sense. After all, he's someone who fought Orochimaru."

Shisui thought to himself, quickly finding an explanation. He was not the only one; Yugao, who was locked in fierce combat in the distance, felt the same way.

Orochimaru had always been a legend in Konohagakure. The fact that Hidezawa had "fought" Orochimaru and successfully "escaped" from his hands greatly boosted everyone's opinion of him.

Therefore, even though Hidezawa's performance was somewhat outrageous, once they remembered that point, everyone found it acceptable again.

"Don't let this guy fool you! Get him!"

Although the Sand Ninja facing Hidezawa's enormous Earth Dragon were trembling slightly, they encouraged one another and refused to give up.

This was the Wind Country. As long as they held out until reinforcements arrived, they should be able to survive!

"You still want to resist pointlessly?"

Hidezawa raised a brow and asked in a low voice, but unfortunately, the Sand Ninja gave him no answer.

They quickly scattered and closed in on Hidezawa from different directions, clearly unwilling to be wiped out in one sweep by that massive Earth Dragon.

As they ran, some formed hand seals while others drew kunai tied with Exploding Tags. Their actions showed that they had not given up!

"In that case..."

Hidezawa did not hold back. He controlled the Earth Dragon as it let out a roar, and in the next instant, it charged viciously toward one of the Sand Ninja!

"Damn it, Wind Release: Wind Blade!"

The Sand Ninja targeted by the Earth Dragon tried to struggle, but the Earth Dragon gave him no opportunity at all.

Boom—

The Earth Dragon slammed into him viciously. The earth itself trembled, and the Sand Ninja's corpse could not even be found in an instant!

"The impact is decent, and the destructive power is excellent. The size advantage helps."

Seeing that, Hidezawa quickly made an assessment in his mind.

"But the shortcomings are obvious. The consumption is high, its toughness is insufficient, and it has no way to restore chakra."

That brutal collision not only reduced the enemy to nothing but also shattered the Earth Dragon itself into pieces.

With such durability, it was in no way comparable to a Wood Dragon.

Moreover, the Wood Dragon had a chakra-absorbing effect, allowing it to repair itself and continue fighting.

By comparison, the weakness of Hidezawa's "Sage Art: Yin Release" became apparent.

However, he did not care. He knew his own limits, and Sage Art combined with Yin Release was not limited to this one technique. He could make other attempts as well!

"Besides, the consumption is really too high. It looks like I need to focus on my physical abilities and chakra."

As he pondered, attacks from the other directions had already arrived!

"Die!"

They roared in unison. In an instant, all kinds of Wind Release ninjutsu and a large number of kunai carrying Exploding Tags flew toward Hidezawa.

Hidezawa slightly raised his head, then formed a hand seal with one hand.

Earth Release: Earth Wall.

In an instant, towering earthen walls rose from the ground around Hidezawa. At that very moment, the Sand Ninja's attacks arrived!

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

A dense barrage of explosions rang out against the walls. The powerful shockwaves and blasts cracked their surfaces in numerous places.

But unfortunately, an Earth-Style Wall enhanced by the Cursed Seal was not so easily breached.

Hidezawa even had the leisure to examine the wall, considering whether he should learn from Kakashi and carve a few faces into it.

"But it's time to end this."

Hidezawa formed hand seals again. Beyond the Earth-Style Wall, the shattered Earth Dragon stirred faintly, then let out another earth-shaking roar in the next moment!

"What?"

"This Earth Dragon actually..."

"Damn it!"

Watching the broken Earth Dragon revive once more, the Sand Ninja felt their blood run cold!

"Then..."

A voice suddenly came from the sky. When they looked up, Hidezawa was somehow already standing atop the tall wall, looking down at the Sand Ninja.

"Ja ne~."

Under Hidezawa's control, the broken Earth Dragon roared as it soared into the air, then dove fiercely toward the Sand Ninja with unstoppable momentum!

The earth trembled once more—

"W-What is this...?"

Who knew how much time had passed? Sunagakure's reinforcements had already arrived. Looking at the devastation covering the ground and the enormous craters that had yet to be buried by yellow sand...

Every one of them was filled with questions, yet their expressions were extremely grave. Clearly, an unimaginable battle had taken place here!

"Who was fighting here?"

One Sand Ninja could not help asking in a low voice. He was truly frightened by the sight before him.

"Yes, I'm also very curious who was fighting here."

However, at that moment, a voice suddenly sounded behind them, immediately putting them on guard!

When they turned around, they saw a youth standing behind them. He wore a black robe patterned with red clouds and had short red hair.

"Y-You... who are you?"

For some reason, the sight of this youth sent chills down the backs of the Sand Ninja. Even questioning him made them tremble in fear.

"It seems you've forgotten me, but that's fine."

The youth shook his head indifferently and spoke unhurriedly.

"I originally only came back to collect a few necessary things. I didn't expect to come across something like this."

"Oh, right. My name is Sasori. You used to call me Sasori of the Red Sands."

"!!!"

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