Lightning Release

The next moment, Uchiha Akira moved. He leaped into the air, and in the blink of an eye, he had finished forming the Hand Seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction!"

A vast amount of chakra gathered in his chest. Uchiha Akira opened his mouth and spat out a massive fireball dozens of meters across, like a blazing meteorite bearing down on the ground below.

Roar!

The Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Haori, let out a low growl. In this state, he couldn't use Water Style.

He opened his mouth and inhaled. Dark red Tailed Beast Chakra gathered inside like rippling water.

Then he exhaled, firing a pale red bubble of Tailed Beast Chakra that slammed toward the enormous fireball with tremendous force.

Boom—

With a thunderous crash, the chakra bubble smashed the fireball, which was dozens of meters across, into pieces.

In an instant, tongues of flame scattered in every direction like heavenly maidens scattering flowers, turning the sky bright red.

Sparks flew, setting fire to the forest for hundreds of meters around. The entire primeval forest went up in flames.

The battle on the other front was so intense that the fighters naturally noticed it. One after another, they glanced over.

"What a fierce battle!" Hyuga Homura's Byakugan narrowed. He had naturally spotted the partially transformed Jinchuriki.

The next moment, several more fire dragons soared into the sky from the other battlefield.

The sky shifted dramatically, and soon a thick layer of dark clouds had gathered overhead.

By now, this battlefield was covered in dense mist.

The Kirigakure Ninja had joined forces to cast the Hidden Mist Technique, shrouding the entire battlefield in mist saturated with chakra.

They meant to restrict the Byakugan and Sharingan, creating terrain that favored Kirigakure.

It was a fine idea, but reality was far harsher.

Even the Kirigakure Ninja were only a little more familiar with the mist than the Konoha Ninja.

The Konoha Ninja they faced were all genuine elite fighters, stronger than the Kirigakure Jonin in terms of raw ability.

Even surrounded by thick fog, each had their own way of dealing with it.

They weren't at all troubled by the disadvantageous conditions.

In the dense mist, each of Konoha's three Jonin had a different way of handling things.

They didn't rush to kill the Kirigakure Jonin, but patiently waited for an opening.

Amid the milky-white mist, Might Duy's green steam roiled violently. A green glow spread in every direction, clearing the mist within a radius of more than ten meters.

"Ha!"

Might Duy gave a low shout, and in the blink of an eye, countless flashes of fists spread in every direction.

His fists rubbed against the air, setting large swathes of mist ablaze.

A few screams rang out.

The mist within dozens of meters of Might Duy was swept away completely.

The Kirigakure Ninja emerged, gripping their Ninja Blades as they rushed toward him.

After his indiscriminate attack, three Kirigakure Ninja had already been hit and lay on the ground, their fate unclear.

Seeing several Kirigakure Ninja charging at him, Might Duy's expression didn't change. He gave a low shout.

Then, to the Kirigakure Ninja's horror, his figure turned into a streak of green light, weaving across the battlefield.

As Might Duy moved, the sounds of cracking bones and screams followed.

Before long, nine Kirigakure Ninja lay on the ground, lifeless.

At that moment, the commotion from the battle between Uchiha Akira and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki in the distance caught Might Duy's attention.

He looked over. Even the weather had changed over there: dark clouds churned above, while flames roared below.

An extremely ominous chakra came from the center of the battlefield. Feeling it, Might Duy's heart sank.

A glint flashed in Might Duy's eyes. "The quality of Tailed Beast Chakra is incredible. Even from this far away, it feels suffocating. I'm really not used to this."

Then he turned and hurried toward Chiba Ryu.

According to the original plan, he was supposed to help Konoha's Jonin deal with the Kirigakure Jonin, then go support Uchiha Akira.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Akira was using Fire Style to create rising air currents and form an Accumulated Rain Thundercloud. He planned to harness the power of nature to unleash his strongest ninjutsu.

After crossing over, he had drawn inspiration from Sasuke's future S-rank Lightning Release technique, Kirin, and created an S-rank Lightning Release secret technique of his own.

The two shared the same general approach, but the final forms of their Lightning Release techniques differed greatly.

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Uchiha Akira formed the Hand Seals. In an instant, he unleashed another large-scale Fire Release technique.

In the blink of an eye, flames as vast as the sea surged up in wave after wave, sweeping toward Haori, the partially transformed Six-Tails Jinchuriki.

The air twisted wherever the flames passed, and their dazzling light illuminated the dark clouds.

Even the Jinchuriki, already partially transformed, didn't dare face a Fire Release of this terrifying magnitude head-on.

Crack, crack, crack—

The ground split with a series of cracking sounds. With a thunderous crash, Haori's chakra tail, sunk into the earth, curled around a massive boulder more than twenty meters across and heaved it up.

The boulder blocked the oncoming sea of flames like an enormous brick.

In an instant, the surging inferno split around the giant boulder, rushing to both sides and pouring into the forest behind, already ablaze.

The flames gradually weakened. Dark red chakra rippled around Haori, and his figure vanished. He shot toward Uchiha Akira at a speed no ordinary person could follow with their eyes.

But to Uchiha Akira, that speed was perfectly clear.

"Lightning Style: Thunder Spike!"

Watching Haori charge at him, Uchiha Akira's hand crackled with lightning. He gripped a mass of lightning shaped like a spike and charged to meet him.

"Roar!"

A red glint flashed in the eyes of the partially transformed Haori. He didn't dodge, instead swinging his enormous chakra arm at Uchiha Akira.

With a thunderous crash, dazzling lightning and dark red Tailed Beast Chakra each filled half the sky.

The next moment, Haori, locked in a stalemate with Uchiha Akira, moved. The six tails behind him let out a series of piercing whistles as they thrust forward.

With a wet squelch, all six tails pierced straight through Uchiha Akira in front of him.

Before Haori could celebrate, the impaled Uchiha Akira turned into a dazzling mass of lightning, enveloping him on the spot.

A flash of lightning streaked through the air, and Uchiha Akira appeared beside Haori.

Chakra roiling through his body, Uchiha Akira swung his lightning-wreathed fist down toward Haori's heart.

Extreme speed inevitably brought tremendous force.

One punch sent the partially transformed Haori flying a hundred meters, hurtling straight into the flames.

An enraged roar came from the sea of fire. Surging Tailed Beast Chakra shook the surrounding area, forming a vacuum barrier more than ten meters across.

The next moment, the partially transformed Haori threw his head back and roared. His jaw dislocated, stretching his mouth wide open.

Then visible purple-black and blue Yin-Yang Chakra streamed into his gaping maw.

A black sphere was visibly taking shape.