"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
The continuously extending and retracting blade streaked urgently through the air, producing a piercing shriek. Before Gin, a vast curtain of white blades enveloped everything!
The various ninjutsu that had originally been sweeping toward him were all shattered amid the violent currents of air and collisions!
Whether it was the flames filling the sky or the Wind Style: Wind Blades cutting toward him, none could hold against that expanse of pale blades that pierced through and destroyed everything!
Yet this was merely the most insignificant aspect of it.
"Everyone, get away from that guy!!"
Minato's anxious warning rang across the battlefield, but it was ultimately too late.
The Anbu ninja standing near where Minato had originally been, who had been casting ninjutsu from that position, had no time to react before Shinso pierced through him, leaving his entire body frozen stiff on the spot!
After the attack ended, Gin still wore that fox-like smile. The upward curve of his lips seemed to mock the Anbu ninja's overestimation of himself.
As he lightly flicked away bloodstains that did not exist on Shinso—
The bodies of over a dozen Anbu ninja standing in the distance suddenly erupted with dense sprays of blood mist, and they slowly collapsed beneath the trees!
The fine, drifting blood mist swayed slowly beneath the forest light. It was beautiful, yet especially cruel!
At the sight of this sudden scene, the surviving Anbu ninja and Hokage guards could not help but have their pupils constrict sharply. Their faces turned pale as they stared in terror at the smiling Gin Ichimaru.
"Whoosh!"
Minato's body suddenly appeared before everyone. Though his back was not broad, it gave the people of Konoha immense confidence at that moment, and they cried out excitedly.
"Lord Hokage!!"
In the distance, Gin