"It's a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
The Hyuga Branch Family ninja who had been keeping watch let out a hoarse scream, his voice almost breaking!
Through his Byakugan, he saw the enormous shadow beneath the figure rushing toward them at high speed. It had raised its head and emerged from the water!
Then a black sphere, condensed with the ultimate force of destruction, shot straight toward them!
Run!!!
That was the only thought in everyone's mind!
"Spread out! Don't bunch together!"
Aburame Torune shouted a warning. Without the slightest hesitation, a swarm of Kikaichū surged from his body and formed two enormous wings. They grabbed the gravely injured Inuzuka ninja and two others, carrying them aside to dodge the Tailed Beast Bomb!
The other Konoha Ninja reacted instantly, obeying the order and scattering in different directions like streaks of light!
"Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Almost the moment they scattered, the Tailed Beast Bomb struck the spot where they had just been gathered!
There were no flames, no explosion.
Only a blinding white light that swallowed every color, followed by absolute silence, enough to tear their eardrums apart!
Then a devastating storm of energy erupted from the impact point and spread wildly in every direction! The earth vaporized in an instant, leaving behind a terrifying crater with a bottomless depth and edges smooth as a mirror!
The shock wave became a tangible gale, visible to the naked eye. It pulverized every tree and rock within hundreds of meters!
The Konoha Ninja fleeing the blast were swept off their feet by the violent gale!
"Pfft!"
The Uchiha Clan and Sarutobi Clan jōnin spat blood in midair before crashing heavily to the ground, battered and disheveled.
The two Hyuga Clan ninja fared a little better. Their bodies were stronger—
"Cough—cough, cough—"
Aburame Torune coughed twice as well.