.A Dark Moon Night, a Day for Murder and Arson

Naraku calmly announced that he alone had surrounded the hundreds of ninjas before him!

But none of those present found the statement funny at all!

Because the recent bloodbath had proven Naraku's strength!

"Damn it, we all charge together. He's only one, we'll wear him down eventually—otherwise we all die today!"

The ninja leader who had just escaped Naraku's grasp appeared on the other side, still trembling. Had he been a fraction of a second slower in using the Substitution Technique when Naraku struck, he would have died right there!

After so many years as a ninja, it was his first time facing such a desperate situation; he almost met his end here today.

Though panic rose in his heart, he knew he couldn't back down now. The grudge had been sealed; today either they would kill Naraku, or Naraku would kill them!

So he forced himself to summon courage and shouted orders to the crowd!

"Everyone, melee ninjas, hold him back! The rest, attack from range—aim and fire!"

The leader's words seemed to inject them with renewed bravery, and the rebel ninjas began to attack Naraku in an orderly fashion!

Some ninjas erected earth walls to isolate Naraku, while others started unleashing ninjutsu from behind!

Fire Release – Fire Dragon Bomb, Wind Release – Great Breakthrough, Water Release – Water Dragon Bomb—every kind of technique poured down on Naraku as if they were free!

Naraku calmly watched the jutsu flying toward him, then stretched out both hands with unshakable composure!

Hadō 54 – Waste Flame

Hadō 58 – Sky Gale

As the two Hadō were cast simultaneously, a massive flame rose from his left hand while a small vortex formed in his right!

He brought his hands together, and the Waste Flame instantly merged into the Sky Gale in his right hand!

What had been a pure wind now turned into a fire tornado!

"A little taste for you!"

Naraku flung his fused Hadō toward the front. The once‑miniature fire tornado expanded rapidly after leaving his grip!

In an instant it became a colossal firestorm enveloped in raging flames, then surged straight ahead!

The massive firestorm slammed into the myriad jutsu on the opposite side, and for a moment neither side could claim victory; the battle stalled.

But after a while the opponents began to sense something was wrong!

"What's happening? Why is my chakra draining so fast?"

"Look, the earth wall is melting!"

"No, this flame is weird—it's burning the jutsu we just released!"

A moment later they finally realized the problem: the techniques they had launched began to ignite as soon as they met Naraku's firestorm!

The earth wall, under the onslaught of the firestorm, collapsed quickly, and even water‑based jutsu were scorched by that strange flame!

"What kind of flame is this that burns everything?"

"He's supposed to be a close‑combat ninja from the Hyūga clan—why is he delivering such terrifying ranged attacks?"

"We… what kind of monster are we fighting?"

Wherever the firestorm—born of the fused Sky Gale and Waste Flame—passed, not a blade of grass survived; every opposing jutsu was reduced to ash!

The scorching firestorm singed everyone's skin, causing a faint sting, yet their hearts were as cold as ice!

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Finally, after all the jutsu had been reduced to ash, the unimpeded firestorm raced toward the enemy!

"No! Run!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Don't block my path!"

At that moment, the rebel ninjas panicked and fled, wishing they'd been born with extra legs!

But none could outrun the high‑speed rotating storm!

The Sky Gale, now a raging fire tornado sweeping across the sky, surged forward, engulfing any ninja who couldn't escape in time.

Those caught could only let out a brief, desperate scream before being incinerated into ash!

After incinerating the ninjas before him, the Sky Gale continued unabated, crashing straight into the manor!

Boom

Crackle

The storm passed, shattering the massive manor into fragments that quickly ignited!

Seeing the storm threaten to spread further, Naraku raised his hand and dispersed it, yet the manor kept burning relentlessly.

The huge blaze illuminated the faces of everyone present!

That single firestorm wiped out dozens on the spot; together with those Naraku had already slashed, the remaining crowd shrank to about fifty or sixty—half the force gone.

Naraku smiled faintly and said, "On a moonless, windy night—kill and set fire! Everyone, stop struggling, move on. I still have a mission to report back on!"

"A demon… he's a demon…"

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"Don't, please don't kill me, I beg you!"

"I'm leaving now, I won't be your enemy, please spare my life!"

Everyone present began pleading for mercy; even their leader was trembling like a sieve at this moment. Clearly, they were all terrified of Naraku!

"Now you want to beg for mercy? Too late! Everyone here, count each one, none of you will survive!"

Naraku remained unmoved by their pleas!

Just a band of marauding bandits who kill and set fires everywhere. Along the way, countless villages in the Country of Grass have been destroyed by them. Wherever Naraku passed, he saw only ruins and piles of corpses!

Naraku never intended to let them go from the start!

"Damn it, you're forcing us to a death battle with you!"

"Don't go too far, if we really have to fight for our lives, you won't have it easy either!"

When they heard this, they shouted, but their voices sounded all bluster with underlying cowardice!

"Ninja from the Leaf Village, we acknowledge you're strong, but we still have fifty or sixty people. If you really strike, it might not end well for you. That big move you just used, you probably can't pull off many times, right? As you said before, there's no unbreakable grudge between us, so why fight to the death?"

The rebel ninja leader swallowed his fear and spoke to Naraku!

"Indeed, we have no real grudge, and I believe you won't seek revenge for the dead!"

Hearing this, the rebel leader's eyes lit up, thinking there might be a chance!

"However, your despicable nature disgusts me! Being a rogue ninja isn't shameful—often there are reasons to leave the village—but after becoming a rogue and attacking innocent civilians, you lose any right to survive!"

"You..."

The hopeful rebels felt their hearts sink to the bottom of a valley upon hearing Naraku's words!

"Also, who told you I can only use that big move a few times? Huh? You must have some misunderstanding about me!"

"I'm not a blue‑mana‑deficient kid like Kakashi! In terms of chakra reserves, I'm not exaggerating when I say I'm at least ten Kakashis!"

"Scum, face your judgment!"

"Lord of the Throne! The flesh mask, myriad forms, soaring wings, the thing crowned with the name of humanity! Truth and Temperance, the wall of unknown sins. Stand upon it! Hadō No.33 – Azure Fire Fall!"

Naraku instantly darted, hovering in mid‑air. Facing the desperate crowd, he chanted the incantation of the Demon Technique; with the spell's reinforcement, the power of the Demon Technique grew even stronger!

A blue light gathered in Naraku's palm, then surged rapidly toward the crowd below, moving so fast the naked eye could barely track it!

Upon landing, Azure Fire Fall erupted in a massive explosion, instantly engulfing everyone in flames!