"The Tsuchikage, your era is already over." Hikari's voice carried through the wind and snow. "The guardians of the old order cannot stop the arrival of a new era."
With that, Uchiha Hikari carefully controlled her strength and slowly lowered the Chakra sword in her hand.
Faced with this unstoppable strike, Ōnoki tried to dodge, but the searing pain in his lower back slowed his movements. He clenched his teeth, preparing to use Dust Release once more in a desperate final gamble.
"Old man!" Kurotsuchi rushed forward, trying to push Ōnoki away, but it was already too late.
In the end, the enormous Chakra sword did not strike down directly.
Instead, it stopped above him as it neared Ōnoki.
Even so, the immense Chakra fluctuations were enough to prevent the three of them from maintaining the Light-Weight Rock Technique. They stumbled as they fell toward the ground.
A thick blanket of snow lay below them. Perhaps that was the only good news.
A few seconds later, still several meters above the ground, they could no longer sustain the Light-Weight Rock Technique. They slammed heavily into the snow, sending vast sprays of snowflakes flying.
Ōnoki lay in the snow, staring at the gray sky as snowflakes landed on his face, piercingly cold.
He wanted to rise, but his body would not obey him.
The pain in his lower back nearly made him pass out. Though he still had some Chakra left, it was of no use.
Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi struggled out of the snow and came to Ōnoki's side.
Both had suffered injuries of varying severity, but they were far better off than Ōnoki.
"Old man, how are you?" Kurotsuchi's voice was heavy.
Akatsuchi clenched his teeth. He had no idea how to face such a powerful enemy, and his resolve