BOOM!
A violent explosion instantly resounded across the area, and the powerful shockwave and collapsing boulders left everyone outside the altar staring in stunned disbelief.
If not for the barrier Ueno Kei had set up to protect them, simply avoiding the falling rocks would have been troublesome enough. Looking at the dense rain of boulders and erupting lava, Darui, Shikamaru, and the others all felt their scalps tingle.
"I wonder if Big Brother Kei and Naruto are alright?" Sakura asked worriedly as she watched the terrifying aura spreading from inside the volcano.
"Sakura, have faith in Lord Kei and Naruto! They'll definitely be fine!" Neji said solemnly, patting Sakura on the shoulder.
"Mm!"
"What? Darui-san, that guy is the one who once fought Lord Raikage and Master on equal footing?" Karui had only just recovered from the pressure of Ueno Kei's imposing aura when she heard this news.
"Hmph, Karui, when you're in front of ninja from other villages, stop being so loud and impulsive. Otherwise, you'll bring unnecessary trouble to the village! Even though Kumogakure fears no one! Do you understand?" Samui sharply rebuked her. To be honest, what had just happened had truly made Samui's heart race.
She had been afraid that Ueno Kei would start fighting at the slightest disagreement.
After all, Ueno Kei had left far too deep an impression on the ninja world over the past few years. No one had ever survived beneath his hands. He was ruthless and merciless toward his enemies, and he completed every mission flawlessly.
The man known as the Blood Asura was as terrifying in the eyes of ninja from other villages as the White Fang had once been. That katana, comparable to the White Fang's short blade, had fulfilled the grand vow Ueno Kei had once made—turning the