Brilliant blue-white light spread across the sky, accompanied by an earsplitting scraping sound from all around.
It felt as if someone were constantly scraping their fingernails across a blackboard right next to your ear.
Just listening to it made your chest and stomach churn, so much so that you felt sick.
The blue-white light grew brighter and brighter. Razor-sharp wind blades rapidly took shape, yet were confined to an extremely small area.
Kazama Heitetsu's figure grew increasingly indistinct, and his hands began to tremble.
A powerful surge of Chakra enveloped the area, sending countless underground beasts scurrying away in every direction.
Kazama Heitetsu gritted his teeth. After creating so many wind blades in one go, he could no longer see where Gong Yi was, but he could sense that Gong Yi was inside the trap he had laid.
Vacuum Serial Waves was a Ninjutsu created by the Second Kazekage, one that came infinitely close to S-rank.
It was a combination Ninjutsu made up of a single nature transformation!
Each wind blade was comparable to a C-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu.
Vacuum Serial Waves required ninety-nine wind blades.
Then, those ninety-nine wind blades had to be confined to as small an area as possible.
This was extremely difficult!
First, it required an enormous amount of Chakra. Almost no one below elite Jonin level could output that much Chakra.
Second, it required precise Chakra control to the utmost degree!
The blades had to be compressed into a small area without touching one another. If they did, they could rebound and cause chaos.
The wind blades were arranged in formation, like ranks of soldiers. When they attacked, they unleashed wave after wave of devastating strikes.
With Wind Style's incredible cutting power, almost no Ninjutsu could withstand them.
Finally, the technique also required a trap to support it.
And that last requirement was precisely what kept this Ninjutsu from becoming S-rank.
Vacuum Serial Waves could not track its target. It could only strike a fixed point, making it easy for an enemy to dodge. The trap was what kept the enemy in place.
There were few chances to lay a trap at your leisure and keep an enemy from escaping.
In other words, this Ninjutsu had tremendous power, but was difficult to land.
Could a Ninjutsu that failed to hit its target really be called S-rank?
Kazama Heitetsu gritted his teeth and held on as the final two wind blades took shape!
Fortunately, he had secretly laid a trap while speaking to that brat earlier. Otherwise, all this effort would have gone to waste.
The thought made him furious all over again.
Shaquan was the subordinate he valued most, not because of his strength.
The main reason was that Shaquan's use of Earth Style suited him perfectly.
Sand Binding Coffin and Shaquan's own creation, Shaquan Great Funeral, both had restraining effects.
Whenever Kazama Heitetsu went out on a mission and expected trouble, he brought Shaquan along.
That was why.
With Shaquan's help, Kazama Heitetsu feared almost no one, except Kage Level powerhouses and those few legendary figures.
Kazama Heitetsu glanced down, his gaze filled with hatred.
He was just an inexperienced brat, still putting up a futile struggle. If that was how it was, then he could die!
Vacuum, Serial Waves!
The howling wind blades charged at the people below like a cavalry that would never retreat, surging forward one after another.
Amid that blue-white torrent, it was as if all sound had vanished from the world.
Earth Style: Earth Style Wall!
An irregular, ugly wall appeared before Gong Yi, slanting upward.
Gong Yi didn't stop. Chakra surged, and he released another Ninjutsu.
Earth Style: Earth Style Wall!
Earth Style: Earth Style Wall!
One, two, three—twenty-seven, thirty-six!
Looking up at the howling light bearing down from the sky, Gong Yi's mind reeled.
Was this the power of a high-level Ninjutsu?
But he would never submit!
He still hadn't revealed his trump card!
He could no longer release any more Earth Style Walls. His Chakra control was excellent, but he could only manage thirty-six of them for now.
Standing before the last Earth Style Wall, Gong Yi used his final two Ninjutsu.
Water Release: Water Formation Wall!
Earth Style
Kazama Heitetsu could no longer see Gong Yi, as he was completely blocked by those thick, ugly earthen walls.
They were ugly, but Kazama Heitetsu didn't dare underestimate the brat in the slightest.
Creating dozens of Earth Style Walls in one go showed just how tremendous his Chakra reserves were!
And there seemed to be a blue, shimmering barrier behind them. That looked like Water Release.
They were still near the border of the Land of Rain, where water was plentiful, so using this Ninjutsu was only natural.
But the brat had used Fire Style before, then Earth Style, and now Water Release. He had also displayed that terrifying Shurikenjutsu...
Kazama Heitetsu shook his head. No, he couldn't call him a brat anymore.
After all, his strength was already enough to make the vast majority of ordinary Jonin think twice!
It was just a shame Kazama Heitetsu didn't know his name.
Kazama Heitetsu sighed and looked toward the spot expectantly, waiting for the scene he hoped to see.
If he hadn't wanted to ensure the boy's death, he might have kept fighting him for a while longer. But he couldn't wait any longer.
His subordinates didn't recognize the other two Konoha ninja, so they could easily let them escape.
If the boy had also told them the intelligence, that would be trouble.
He would finish this quickly, then take a detour and head straight to the checkpoint in the Land of Fire to ambush them. That way, he could deal with all of them at once!
As for this battle, in his eyes, the outcome was already decided!
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