"Die, you arrogant false god!"
In a corner of the hall, Roswaal's face twisted into a vicious snarl.
His right hand, hidden beneath a wide sleeve, snapped open.
Five eerie strands of magic glimmered green at his fingertips.
In the empty air,
they writhed and trembled like snakes flicking their tongues.
"Ninefold Fire Serpent Formation—erupt!"
Roswaal burst into hysterical laughter.
Buzz!
As his magic detonated, dark red patterns beneath the hall's carpet
flared in an instant
with a blinding, destructive glow like the setting sun.
Waves of magic swept outward.
Nine enormous tongues of flame, formed from advanced compound magic,
erupted from underground with heat fierce enough to melt any metal.
A crushing wave of heat followed.
The flames became a crimson sea of destruction
that swept down over Tobirama Uchiha's tall figure.
"My lord! Watch out!"
Ram and Rem turned pale and stumbled several steps back with a cry.
The white porcelain teacups in their hands
were seared by the fire's heat and instantly
cracked!
They shattered, their contents evaporating at once.
"Hahahaha!"
"Before my Ninefold Fire Serpent Formation, any body turns to ash!"
Roswaal pointed at Tobirama and laughed with arrogant delight.
But Tobirama remained upon his throne.
His white robes
bore not the slightest scorch mark amid the rolling flames.
"A clown playing with fire."
Tobirama's voice was cold, devoid of emotion.
The Nine-Tomoe Tenseigan Rinnegan in his left eye blazed crimson.
Scarlet ocular power
burst from his eye like a tangible blade.
His divine might surged.
"200-Fold Enhanced Space Shockwave."
Tobirama spoke the words calmly.
[Shockwave Law: Target locked!]
BOOM!
Centered on Tobirama, the entire space within a thousand meters
began to convulse
in a ten-millionth of a second.
Space became a black sea, its waves churning and tearing open.
The nine