Instant Kill

Chaotic thoughts flashed through Uzuki Cangwu's mind. He looked at Qin Yu, who still wore a calm expression, and stammered, "I have a feeling that Qin Yu is not as simple as he seems."

"The attack clearly missed, so why is he still so composed?"

As Uzuki Cangwu spoke, he looked up at the sky.

The scene that met his eyes nearly made his sockets split.

Centered on the canyon, it was as if an invisible giant hand was rapidly churning the heavy thunderclouds overhead.

It looked like a massive funnel.

Vicious snakes of lightning slithered through the clouds, appearing increasingly ferocious.

The oppressive aura gradually spreading out gave one the feeling that a storm was about to break.

He vaguely guessed that Qin Yu must have already mastered the lightning strike technique, and his hiding in the basin was likely for this very moment.

I can't say it!

Uzuki Cangwu clenched his fists tightly. He knew that if this strike landed, its power would surely be world-shaking.

Otherwise, Qin Yu would not have gone to such great lengths.

Feeling his heart thumping wildly, Uzuki Cangwu's nerves were stretched to the breaking point from tension.

Why is Qin Yu still able to stand outside as if nothing is wrong?

What a terrifying state of mind.

"Kid, you haven't run out of tricks, have you?" A sneered, "Are you running low on chakra?"

"If you can't go on, then it's our turn."

Seeing Qin Yu remain indifferent, A's face darkened as he shouted sternly, "Attack! Surround him and spread out. I don't believe he can still stir up any trouble."

"Kill him!"

Dozens of Cloud Ninja erupted into action instantly.

The previous Lightning Style and Great Fireball had caused them to lose all face.

Now that Qin Yu was low on chakra, it was the perfect opportunity to beat a drowning dog.

Three hundred meters, two hundred meters!

Ten, thirty, fifty, seventy!

Qin Yu silently calculated everything, feeling the nature transformation of the chakra within him resonate with the thunderclouds in the sky.

Even Qin Yu felt his heart tremble at the accumulated power of the lightning.

"Stop playing tricks, kid. Go to hell!" One Cloud Ninja arrived first.

Or rather, dozens of Cloud Ninja had arrived from all directions, each of them eyeing him like a piece of fat in a basin.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Spear!"

"Lightning Style: Earth Flash!"

"Lightning Style: Thrust!"

Successive roars echoed wildly between heaven and earth.

Dazzling bolts of lightning transformed into various attacks, stabbing toward Qin Yu head-on.

Watching Qin Yu, who seemed completely unaware, Shizune could not hold back and hurriedly stepped forward.

"It's here! Everyone, put up your barriers with all your might, or we're all going to die!" Uzuki Cangwu roared.

Everyone was stunned.

The next moment, as Qin Yu stood amidst the attacks, the lightning on his body flared, and he vanished into thin air like a phantom.

"It's the Lightning Flicker Technique!"

Those with sharp eyes saw through it instantly.

A's expression tightened as he hurriedly looked up toward the small mountain peak not far away.

The scene that met his eyes shook his very nerves.

"God, there's something wrong with the sky! Run, now!" A roared urgently.

Within the clouds, he sensed a presence that even he found terrifying.

At this moment, he finally understood why Qin Yu had stood there blankly without reacting at all.

This was a trap!

"You can't escape. My chakra is indeed insufficient. To wipe you all out in an instant, I needed something with a wide range, destructive power, and a speed that makes it impossible to dodge. That is why I decided to borrow the power of the heavenly lightning." Qin Yu stood tall atop the mountain peak.

The lightning lurking all over his body was no longer hidden at this moment.

The swirling, compressed thunderclouds surged, and from the flashes of light, a massive Thunder Kirin took shape!

"Goodbye, you foolishly cute Cloud Ninja."

As the words barely left his lips, Qin Yu moved.

He slammed his right hand downward, and the Kirin, formed from the accumulated lightning filling the sky, let out a roar toward the heavens.

Thunder tore through the world, and lightning occupied every pupil.

BOOM!

The Kirin dove down with such speed that the Cloud Ninja could not even react.

BANG!

Lightning splattered, its power immense enough to rival a Tailed Beast Bomb.

The entire canyon was instantly submerged in lightning, and everything from trees to rocks was shredded to pieces.

The pillar of lightning shooting into the sky even pierced through the heavy clouds above.

It was several minutes before everything finally settled.

The vast canyon had been reduced to a scene of utter devastation.

No!

It would be more accurate to say that the canyon no longer existed; it was now a flat, scorched expanse of red earth.

The trees and rocks had vanished, and even some small hills had been razed to the ground.

As for the Cloud Ninja, not even their bones remained.

A few who were slightly luckier and managed to deploy defensive measures in time might have been left with an arm or a leg.

The massive battlefield was a complete mess.

"Am I dreaming?"

"If not for this cavern, we would have been dead for sure."

"Are you blind? Where is the cavern now? If Uzuki-senpai hadn't noticed the signs early and told us to reinforce the barrier frantically, we would have certainly perished."

"Even the barrier that could have withstood the Cloud Ninja's attacks for two days was shattered instantly. That Lightning Style jutsu was the most terrifying and powerful forbidden technique I have ever seen in my life."

The Konoha ninjas wore expressions of those who had narrowly escaped death.

They knew full well that the attack was meant for the Cloud Ninja.

Yet, having witnessed that heaven-defying scene with their own eyes, their hearts remained gripped by terror.

Especially when they saw the Cloud Ninja who had been blasted into dust, their backs were already soaked in cold sweat.

"Bastard! You bastard, how dare you set a trap to kill my men!" A and Killer B burst out from the ruins.

They looked a bit disheveled, but they hadn't suffered much damage.

Some Cloud Ninja who had been near them and hadn't participated in the encirclement were saved in time.

However, counting A and Killer B, there were only seven of them left.

Compared to the imposing force they had arrived with, the contrast was staggering.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe that despite such a massive disparity in numbers, and with the AB Duo leading the charge, the Cloud Ninja would have had over a hundred elites instantly killed by a single Chunin?

"Those who kill will be killed in turn; aren't they just getting what they deserve?" Qin Yu said with a smile.

Looking at that gentle smile, not only the Cloud Ninja but even the Konoha ninjas felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet.

"Good, very good." A's face darkened as he repeated the word twice, then he shouted sharply, "I fell for the trap once, but I will never fall for it a second time."

"You've used three such powerful ninjutsu; your chakra is impressive, but you surely can't last much longer. Today, I want to see what other tricks you have to defeat me."

"Once you fall into my hands, I will crush your bones and make you understand the might of the Cloud Ninja and that our dignity is not to be trifled with!"