Crisis, the Rampaging Flame Tornado!

Amid the steam, Torikaze murmured in a voice only he could hear, "Cloud Release: Cloud Spear Technique."

Thick white clouds poured from his mouth. Torikaze made a grasping motion, and the clouds gathered in his palm, forming a white spear of cloud vapor.

He exhaled another breath of cloud vapor, merging it with the steam created by the battle. Using the clouds, Torikaze easily pinpointed Rogan's location.

He aimed and hurled the spear in his hand! A pained howl rang out, and Torikaze smiled.

Whether it was steam or mist, as long as Torikaze mixed his cloud vapor into it, the entire expanse of steam or mist could be used by him.

Within the clouds, Torikaze was the one in control of everything!

Others could barely see in the steam, but Torikaze moved through it like a fish in water.

Moreover, even the Sharingan could not detect Torikaze's cloud vapor.

As the older brother, Rokin immediately recognized his younger brother's voice!

He instantly broke free from Hiruzen and Koharu's encirclement and ran toward his brother without regard for anything else.

"Rogan! Hang in there! Use that move!"

Rokin located the direction by the sound of his brother's earlier scream and plunged headfirst into the cloud vapor.

When he touched his brother, he discovered that Rogan's entire body was as cold as ice.

Rogan struggled to force out a few slurred words. "Rokin, I'm going to die. After using that move... just... run."

Rokin's eyes turned bloodshot as he nearly crazedly roared, "What are you talking about?! You're my brother! We both escaped from Sunagakure!"

Rogan shook his head. He knew his own condition best.

Even breathing had become difficult, as though his lungs had frozen solid. He definitely would not survive. "Come on."

Seeing Rogan's resolve, Rokin nodded unwillingly and resentfully. He had clearly brought his brother out of Sunagakure!

Yet today, his brother would die in this remote ravine!

"Wind Release: Tornado Technique!"

A violent gale burst from his mouth, scattering all the cloud vapor! Fragments of houses and all kinds of ruins produced by the battle were swept up around them!

Then the gale converged, twisting and spinning into a massive storm! Its enormous suction seemed ready to drag everyone into its center and tear them apart!

Fortunately, Akimichi Torifu managed to barely steady himself in the storm with his massive body. He held everyone in his palms, allowing them to narrowly escape disaster.

They had not expected to still underestimate these two men's strength! This was their final dance, fought with every last ounce of their power. Could they withstand it?

"Fire Release: Great Flowing Flame."

Rogan forced his battered body to hold on and used the last trace of Chakra in his body to spew forth a stream of fire.

Unlike the flowing flame from before, this one was fiercer and more torrential! The blazing flames met the storm and instantly soared into the sky!

Wind fed the flames! Rogan's flowing fire grew several times stronger in an instant!

The flowing flames coiled upward along the storm, transforming into a massive flaming tornado.

"You all! Die! Be buried with us brothers!"

Rokin roared madly. Rogan had already died in his brother's arms after releasing the ninjutsu.

It seemed that Rokin had no intention of escaping. He intended to perish together with Torikaze and the others.

Akimichi Torifu carried everyone in his hands and ran toward the Valley entrance, but the storm's suction was immense, and it was moving toward them as well.

Thus, everyone's situation was extremely grim!

"Damn it! What do we do? Is there a way?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was grave. The severity of the situation had surpassed his expectations.

He truly could not understand why two ninjas this powerful had chosen to defect from their village.

Koharu helplessly shook her head. "Combined, these two ninjutsu are already S-rank, or perhaps even beyond S-rank."

"What about you, Torikaze? Do you have a solution?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked anxiously. If they delayed any longer, they would all be finished.

"I don't have much Chakra left. I can't use Water Release powerful enough to counter it."

In truth, even if he had sufficient Chakra, the ninjutsu he released would not be able to withstand the flame tornado created by the Rokin and Rogan brothers.

"Oh no! Chisato!"

Kagami Uchiha suddenly remembered that his younger sister was still hiding in one of the houses!

He immediately moved to jump down and search for Chisato, but Danzo grabbed him.

"Don't panic. The tornado hasn't reached the houses yet. Your sister may not be in danger, but if you jump down, you'll definitely be in danger."

Danzo was right. They had placed Chisato in a house far from the central area, and they had not yet reached her location.

"Kagami, don't let concern cloud your judgment," Hiruzen also said. Chisato should be fine, but if Kagami jumped down recklessly, he might die.

When Kagami said such words, everyone present felt bitter. If they had been stronger, would things have turned out differently?

Torikaze still wanted to argue. He did not want to watch Chisato possibly come to harm while doing nothing.

Chisato was his best friend.

"I...!"

"Wood Release: Tree World Birth!"

A furious shout rang out! Countless thick trees burst from the earth, spreading through the entire Valley like vines!

The immensely powerful flame tornado that had nearly driven everyone into despair shattered into nothingness the instant it touched the spreading branches.

Only a few sparks remained, burning atop the trees.

"It's Lord Hokage!" Hiruzen pointed toward the Valley entrance.

Everyone looked in that direction and indeed saw Lord Hokage. Their tightly strung nerves immediately settled.

"Chisato is there too. It looks like Lord Hokage saved her along the way."

Kagami said with a cheerful smile. None of his earlier gloom remained, and the corners of his mouth nearly reached his ears.

Torikaze looked and saw that it was true. Chisato was being carried by Master like a handbag!

Only then did he smile. Fortunately, Shishou had arrived. Otherwise, he truly did not know how to break this deadlock.

He had even been considering risking exposure of the system to exchange items from the Shop that would boost his strength!

Without the tornado's suction, Akimichi Torifu reached the Valley entrance in just a few strides.

"Lord Hokage!"

Everyone bowed to Hashirama. Wherever Hashirama was, people felt incomparably safe—enemies excluded, of course.

"Hahaha, did you kids get scared?"