Mixed Battle!

But that still was not enough. Who knew whether this vast Valley had other hidden exits?

If these bandits slipped away and fled to other mountains, even more people would suffer!

"Crystal Release—Crystal Burst Technique."

Torikaze formed an irregular Crystal Ball in his palm, roughly the size of an adult's head.

He hurled it high into the air above the Valley, beyond the surrounding cliff walls.

"Burst!"

In an instant, the Crystal Ball scattered in every direction and vanished. The crisp sound of shattering glass echoed through the Valley, putting the Mountain Bandits on alert.

But after a while, when they saw that nothing seemed to happen, they stopped paying attention.

Yet the earlier burst had scattered Crystal Seeds into every corner outside the Valley!

Torikaze was now expending a massive amount of Chakra to force the seeds to grow wildly.

This was the first time Torikaze had used a ninjutsu on such a large scale, and the Chakra consumption was astonishing!

It had consumed a full card of Chakra, half of his total reserves.

But the results were equally gratifying. Without anyone noticing, Torikaze had used Crystal Vines to completely seal off the outside of the Valley.

If he had not prepared enough Crystal Seeds beforehand, there probably would not have been a single drop of Chakra left in his body by now.

"The consumption is about what I expected. I should hurry and recover first. I'll leave the small fry to them for now."

Using so much Chakra at once placed quite a burden on Torikaze's six-year-old body.

To avoid affecting the coming battle, he could only rest where he was and adjust his condition.

About twenty minutes later, Torikaze rose from the ground, brushed the dust off himself, and headed toward the center of the Valley.

That was the final Battlefield!

This was supposedly the Mountain Bandits' lair, but it already looked no different from a small village.

Perhaps the only difference was that these people committed every kind of evil.

The farther inward he went, the more corpses and blood he saw.

They all seemed to have died in an instant, the work of seasoned hands.

Some of the bodies bore additional wounds. Torikaze did not need to guess who had killed them.

Just as Torikaze passed a Cabin, a furious shout suddenly rang out.

"Die!"

A ragged middle-aged man swung a chipped broadsword down at Torikaze.

A triumphant smile still hung on his lips.

Torikaze merely glanced at him, then raised his left hand toward the Mountain Bandit.

In an instant, a Crystal Vine shot from Torikaze's sleeve and tightly coiled around the bandit.

But upon closer inspection, it was different from the vines before. At its tip was a snake's head with sharp fangs!

"Crystal Release—Crystal Poison."

The snake head viciously bit down on the bandit's nape, injecting all its venom into his body.

The bandit's body rapidly began crystallizing from the neck down. Before he could even leave behind any final words, his entire head had turned into Crystal.

The vine wrapped around him then withdrew into Torikaze's sleeve.

A minor character like that was not worth using Chakra on, but Torikaze wanted to test this ninjutsu.

Come to think of it, the inspiration for this move had come from Orochimaru's Hidden Shadow Snake Hands. Setting aside whether Orochimaru himself was strong or not, when it came to all kinds of life-saving ninjutsu, he was definitely number one in the Shinobi World.

Torikaze had also drawn plenty of inspiration from Orochimaru.

For example, when he had darted in and out of the Crystal Mirror during his fight with Chisato, he had borrowed from Orochimaru's technique of spitting out snakes, snakes spitting out him, and snakes spitting out swords.

Combining this Snake Vine with Crystal Poison was simply devastating.

Without wasting any more time, Torikaze killed the Mountain Bandit and continued toward the center to join Hiruzen and the others.

He could already hear the shouts of battle from there, and he could not help quickening his pace.

By the time Torikaze reached the meeting point, the battle had already begun. Kagami Uchiha and Danzo were facing the strongest of the five samurai.

Hiruzen, Koharu, and Torifu Akimichi were fighting two ninja.

Mitokado Homura was fighting four samurai by himself, but two fists could not beat eight hands. He could only fight while retreating.

Since it was far too dangerous, Chisato was not here.

Big Brother Homura, I'm here to help!

"Crystal Release—Crystal Mirror! Crystal Release—Crystal Clone!"

The two techniques were unleashed at once!

Two Clone Torikazes stepped out of the mirror and blocked two of the samurai, greatly easing Mitokado Homura's pressure.

"That's enough. I can handle two samurai! Go help Hiruzen!"

Without hesitation, Torikaze immediately moved. Everyone had a clear understanding of their own strength; no one would try to show off at such a critical moment.

On Hiruzen Sarutobi's side, the three of them could not gain an absolute advantage over the two Rogue Ninja from Sunagakure, while the two Rogue Ninja could not defeat Hiruzen's group either.

The situation had reached a stalemate. Fortunately, Torikaze had arrived. It was time to counterattack!

"Multi-Size Technique!" Torifu Akimichi seized the right moment and enlarged his hand, sending Rogan, who specialized in Fire Release, flying with a single slap.

Hiruzen and Koharu took the opportunity to launch a fierce assault on Rokin, who specialized in Wind Release, successfully separating the two brothers!

Without the support of their combined ninjutsu, the brothers were still extremely formidable on their own.

"Fire Release—Flame Barrage!"

Rogan rapidly formed hand seals, then continuously sprayed flame bullets from his mouth like a machine gun!

Though each individual flame bullet was not very powerful, there were simply too many of them!

Torifu Akimichi, enlarged by the Multi-Size Technique, had undoubtedly become a living target. His palm was continuously scorched by the flames.

"Water Release—Water Wall Technique!"

Torikaze spewed a large amount of water from his mouth, forming a defensive water wall before the two of them.

Rogan's flame bullets rapidly went out upon hitting the Water Wall Technique, producing waves of steam.

"Damn it! This brat is actually skilled in Water Release. I need to kill him first!"

He instantly sprang into action and charged toward Torikaze.

Torifu Akimichi used the Multi-Size Technique to enlarge his entire body. He clenched his fist, predicted Rogan's movement, and smashed it down fiercely.

Just as it was about to hit, Rogan changed course in time and barely escaped. Otherwise, even if he had survived, he would have been crippled.

Torikaze smiled. From beginning to end, he had not taken a single step back, because he knew he had companions who protected one another.

Having failed in this strike, Rogan had already missed his best opportunity. If he wanted to launch another sudden attack, it would be nearly impossible.

"Water Release—Water Dragon Bullet Technique."

The large amount of water released through the Water Wall Technique swirled and gathered around Torikaze, eventually forming a ferocious Water Dragon!

It surged toward Rogan!

"How does this brat even know a ninjutsu like that?!"

"Damn it! Fire Release—Flowing Fire Technique!"

Rogan took a deep breath and violently exhaled surging flames!

The flames wound forward like flowing water, swiftly coiling around the Water Dragon and tearing it apart!

The Water Dragon Bullet also extinguished the winding Flowing Fire. The two canceled each other out, and the clash of water and fire erupted into a massive cloud of steam.

For a moment, no one could see what was happening on Torikaze's side.