White Yaksha's Advent (3)

Because she had to control and restrain Shukaku, Kushina was currently unable to move freely, leaving her in a dangerous situation.

Although large numbers of Konoha ninja were protecting her, Sunagakure's ninja kept charging forward without end, and the defensive force around her was growing thinner and thinner.

At a time like this, Konoha needed some powerful firepower!

"Clear the field, Sand Ninja."

Bathed in flashing lightning, Hagoromo charged into the densest cluster of enemies with the Iron Sand Sword gripped in both hands.

Hagoromo had never had a chance to use such a devastating technique before. After all, there was no one in Konoha worth using a move like this against.

So, for the first time, everyone witnessed the might of the Iron Sand Sword—including Hagoromo himself.

The Electromaster ability allowed Hagoromo to manipulate electromagnetic force like a certain highly respected famous figure who could make everyone call her big sister despite being only a middle school student. After gathering all the iron sand from the soil within a two-hundred-meter radius, he used magnetism to make it move according to his will.

Rather than a sword, this Iron Sand Sword formed through electromagnetic force was more like a snake-like whip. Accompanied by a sound like the buzzing of bees' wings amplified hundreds of times, it could extend freely through the air for dozens of meters, effortlessly expanding Hagoromo's attack range.

Do not underestimate a range of several dozen meters. For ninja, even ten meters apart was already considered a fairly distant combat range in an ordinary battle.

The vast amount of iron sand vibrated under the control of electromagnetic energy. When Hagoromo swung the Iron Sand Sword, it was like wielding a high-speed electric chainsaw!

Touch a hand, and the hand was severed. Touch a leg, and the leg was severed. Touch a neck, and the head came off.

Moreover, conventional defenses could not stop the Iron Sand Sword at all. Some Sand Ninja tried to block it with the long blades in their hands, but molecular-level vibrations made the Iron Sand Sword ten thousand times sharper than any divine weapon. To it, cutting through metal tools was no different from cutting through flesh and blood.

The emotion in Hagoromo's single exposed eye was impossible to distinguish—whether it was indifference or calmness. His white hair stood on end from the electricity, while his white mask and entire body crackled with lightning. Both friend and foe felt equally shocked!

Wherever he advanced, severed limbs immediately flew.

The trail he left behind was little more than a bloody mess.

The Sand Ninja's momentum faltered.

Though the styles were not entirely alike, this way of fighting—cutting through enemies as if slicing melons and vegetables—reminded them of someone Konoha had once possessed, someone they were unwilling to remember no matter what.

Sunagakure's eternal pain: the White Fang of Konoha, Hatake Sakumo.

That man had been the same. Alone with a single blade, he had charged into the Sand Ninja ranks as though entering an empty realm. Sakumo was dead, and that had been Konoha's own undoing. But looking at this, was Konoha about to gain new fangs tonight?

Of course, Hagoromo differed from Hatake Sakumo. For the White Fang of Konoha, regardless of a ninja's level—whether Genin or most Jonin—one slash was generally enough to finish them. Hagoromo was different. Against small fry, he was even more lethal than the White Fang, but with a move like this, it was difficult for him to kill a Jonin in one strike.

There were simply too many enemies.

This was a chaotic battlefield where Konoha was at an absolute disadvantage. There were too many Sand Ninja. Statistically speaking, no matter how sharp Hagoromo's attacks were or how thorough his defenses might be, there would always be enemies capable of reaching his side.

Yet he focused only on enemies farther away, as though he had abandoned all defense.

That was the enemy's misconception. At this moment, Hagoromo was in a state of absolute discharge. He would not cautiously hold back for fear of hurting others.

Any enemy who entered within three meters of him would suffer extreme discomfort from the current. Within two meters, the high voltage would render them unconscious. Within one meter, ordinary enemies would die horribly. Whatever was meant to carbonize would always carbonize.

Hagoromo could not calculate how many enemies he had killed, but almost no one could stop his advance...

With Hagoromo as their spearhead, the ninja around Kushina followed his lead and launched a counterattack. Under this desperate assault, the Sand Ninja actually retreated somewhat. Before long, a vacuum zone devoid of Sand Ninja appeared beneath Shukaku's feet.

After clearing out the Sand Ninja around them, Hagoromo did not continue pushing outward. Before another wave of Sand Ninja could charge in, he returned to Kushina's side.

Before that, he withdrew the whip-like Iron Sand Sword and reshaped it into a spear, then hurled it with all his strength toward the area where the outer Sand Ninja were most densely gathered!

Then, in midair, the mass of iron sand transformed into black needles that filled the sky, creating another storm of assassination!

After returning to Kushina's side, he temporarily ended his discharge state. At that point, not only was his original mask red, even the exposed skin of his body had been dyed crimson.

Kushina was utterly bewildered. Of course, she understood what kind of ninjutsu Chidori Current was, but this so-called Chidori Current Second Stage seemed to have nothing to do with Chidori at all, did it? Setting aside the difference in power, why the hell could she not sense even the slightest chakra fluctuation from such a powerful technique?!

However, Hagoromo had no time to explain that to her.

"Teacher Kushina, can't you use something like a Sealing Technique to deal with this big guy?!" he asked, pointing at Shukaku.

Mind you, though it had not been described, Shukaku had been roaring continuously throughout Hagoromo's battle. Kushina had restrained its body, but there was nothing she could do about its mouth.

"What can I do? Suppressing it alone is already taking everything I've got," Kushina replied after immediately grasping what he meant.

In fact, it was not just that. Because of Shukaku, the Nine-Tails within her body was also beginning to stir. So Kushina not only had to suppress Shukaku, but also divide her attention to suppress Kurama inside her!

She was not a perfect Jinchuriki like the Eight-Tails. She had merely been forcibly suppressing the Nine-Tails with Uzumaki chakra all this time. Now that her chakra level had fallen below the warning line, naturally the Nine-Tails was starting to become restless.

It wanted to come out and get some fresh air too.