"You little brat! As long as I'm here, you won't lay another hand on my men!"
"Scorching River Great Eruption!"
From a distance, Roshi watched Uzumaki Kuming and brought his hands together. Terrifying Chakra surged toward the ground.
Suddenly, the earth began to shake. Fissures opened across the ground, and lava welled up from beneath the surface. In some places, crater-like vents emerged from the cracks, spewing scorching lava without pause.
In an instant, molten rock surged across the ground, and Roshi had split the battlefield into two distinct zones. The area several hundred meters around Uzumaki Kuming was surrounded by lava, leaving scarcely anywhere to stand. The molten rock flowed slowly over the ground, and its vast expanse tinted the sky red.
"That old geezer has another trick like this?!"
Kuming was startled by the drastic change in terrain. He had just started to move when Roshi burst from the lava closest to him and spat a stream of molten rock at him, forcing him back. Then more and more of Roshi's clones emerged from the ground, surrounding the rocky peak where Kuming stood.
"You're not the only one who can make clones!"
"Little brat, become one with my lava and turn to ashes!"
Roshi roared. His scattered clones began using ninjutsu, sending a torrent of lava balls flying toward Kuming. The barrage erupted like a volcano and swallowed him whole.
"They're all tangible? Shadow Clones?"
With the scorching heat right in front of him, Kuming had no choice but to strengthen his defenses. Violent Chakra surged from his body, and the Lightning Armor around him darkened. Its original deep blue turned purple, while golden chains coiled around him, shielding him at the center.
In the next instant, lava engulfed Kuming.
"Can he withstand that?"
Hidden among his many