"Boom!"
A massive sonic boom erupted, sending dust flying as the airflow lifted the surrounding trees several centimeters off the ground.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's blue-white glowing figure traced a streak of light, plunging into the distant forest in an instant!
"Bam!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed into the ground with far greater force than before. The trees along his path had all been knocked down,
and the crater had expanded several times over. Sarutobi Hiruzen was embedded in it, almost impossible to pry out.
"Hiss..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen got to his feet, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. His muscles felt torn all over, and his internal organs had taken some damage too.
"The force of five times the speed of sound..."
"Is already more than a human body can withstand..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen wiped away the blood. Sparks flew from his clothes, leaving them somewhat scorched.
It was the heat produced by his high-speed friction with the air.
To reach the greatest possible speed, Sarutobi Hiruzen had abandoned all other chakra natures while developing Light Release, focusing solely on pushing his speed to its limit.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was quite satisfied with the result, even though his body couldn't withstand this level of speed.
But the Kekkei Genkai of Light Release wasn't meant to be endured by his body.
"The greatest use of Light Release..."
"Is combining it with the [Immortal Dragon King]!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked thrilled.
"Speed is power!"
The saying that speed was power held true, just like the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
By merely surpassing the speed of sound, he could cleave through stone and shatter a human body!
The force it unleashed was enough to tear through any Ninjutsu or defense.
Of course, absolute speed had to be paired with a body capable of withstanding the force of