Kakashi looked up into the distance.
Majestic Destroyer Flame, fueled by the wind, had transformed the sea of fire it raised into a pitch-black hue in an instant.
It seemed to have been swallowed by the surging Iron Sand.
Whoosh—!
The wind howled as the rolling waves of sand surged outward once more, sweeping up every boulder, plant, and stream of lava they touched!
Within a few breaths, those things were shredded apart by the rapidly rushing Iron Sand!
The dust storm forged from Iron Sand spread in all directions, moving at a speed so terrifying it was staggering.
The heat that had gathered there was pushed outward.
For a moment, violent winds swept through the area, carrying scorching air currents like Pakura's Scorch Release!
Even with Kakashi's physical strength, he nearly lost his footing.
Even so, the terrifying heat within the airflow curled the loose strands of hair before Kakashi's forehead, filling the air with the smell of singed hair.
Such heat would have been enough to make an ordinary person lose consciousness on the spot.
Yet Kakashi and the other person standing within it felt not the slightest warmth—only coldness!
A chill that seeped from the marrow of their bones!
"Did that guy fail too?!"
Yagura clenched the iron staff in his hand. His face was deathly pale, carrying the helplessness of someone who knew the situation was beyond saving.
After that burst of Majestic Destroyer Flame, Uchiha Shingen had completely vanished from sight. Even his presence could no longer be sensed.
In the previous battle, even with the combined strength of Yagura, Uchiha Shingen, Mei Terumi, and Kisame, they had only barely managed to hold on under Sasori's attacks.
Mei Terumi and Kisame had long since lost consciousness. If Uchiha Shingen had also died here—
Then the