Fire Style VS Magnetic Style

Rasa surveyed the area, confirming that all the Konoha ninja were dead before finally turning around.

With a casual wave of his hand, the earth trembled. The edge of the canyon suddenly ruptured, and a torrent of sand surged out like a flood, rushing toward the opposite bank.

Under the sunlight, the grains of sand shimmered with a golden luster.

Or rather, this was a torrent composed of Gold Sand.

The Gold Sand surged, and under Rasa's control, it eventually formed a bridge of Gold Sand spanning both sides of the canyon.

The Sand Ninja on the opposite bank quickly stepped onto the Gold Sand bridge, crossing it in an orderly fashion.

A Sand Ninja who reached the other side glanced at the battlefield and said with a smile, "As expected of the Kazekage, he resolved the battle so easily."

He then looked at the long bridge formed by the condensed Gold Sand, his face full of awe. "This is Magnet Style; it truly is an enviable power."

Just moments ago, the Kazekage had manipulated the Gold Sand to suddenly cross the canyon and launch a swift attack; the Konoha ninja hadn't even had time to react before they were easily wiped out.

One could only say, as expected of the Kazekage!

Rasa stood with his arms crossed, ignoring his subordinate's praise, and instead urged, "Move quickly. Don't let the Konoha ninja notice us."

A Sand Ninja who had just arrived heard this and said dismissively, "That won't happen. Konoha's attention should be entirely drawn to the main battlefield; it's impossible for them to discover us."

He paused, then added, "Besides, they would never expect us to launch a Surprise Attack from here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of rushing water echoed through the air.

A massive wave surged out from the nearby forest, rushing toward the Sand Ninja.

"Enemy attack!"

Rasa reacted with lightning speed. While shouting a warning, he extended his other hand, pouring chakra into the earth.

BOOM!

The ground was pulverized instantly. Gold Sand shot into the sky, and under Rasa's control, it rapidly constructed a solid wall.

The waves crashed headlong into the Gold Sand wall, splashing water everywhere.

With their path blocked, the floodwaters quickly diverted, flowing past both sides of the Gold Sand wall and eventually pouring into the canyon.

"That was close. Thank goodness for the Kazekage." The group of Sand Ninja looked on with lingering fear.

They hadn't expected Konoha to actually discover them, let alone provide reinforcements so quickly.

A Water Style technique of such scale and power, combined with a surprise attack—if not for the Kazekage, they likely would have all been wiped out here.

"Hmph!" Rasa gave a smug smile, but his expression hardened the next second.

From the waves that had been gradually calming on both sides of the Gold Sand wall, two Water Dragons suddenly burst forth. They raised their heads, twisting their bodies as they charged toward the Gold Sand bridge spanning the canyon.

"So, the real target was here."

Rasa's expression remained unchanged. He gently clenched his five fingers, and streams of Gold Sand instantly flew out, covering the Gold Sand bridge like a dome.

BOOM!

The two Water Dragons slammed heavily into it, splashing a massive amount of water, but the Gold Sand bridge remained steady.

"Hurry across!" Rasa roared at his comrades on the Gold Sand bridge, then glanced at the Sand Ninja beside him.

The Sand Ninja understood his intent, drawing their weapons and charging toward the Gold Sand wall ahead.

Rasa maintained the Gold Sand bridge with his right hand while gently waving his left hand downward. The Gold Sand wall collapsed with a roar, surging forward like a wave.

At this moment, the two opposing sides finally caught sight of each other.

In an instant, Rasa locked onto the largest concentration of chakra among the enemy.

As their eyes met, Rasa froze.

A child?!

"Failed, how unfortunate." Despite his words, there wasn't a hint of disappointment on Sen Chisato's face.

Watching the Sand Ninja charging toward them and the tide of Gold Sand continuously moving in their direction, Sen Chisato calmly gave the order: "Retreat!"

The Konoha ninja, who had been preparing to charge into battle, were taken aback, yet their bodies obeyed the command instantly, driven by habit.

Seeing this, Rasa frowned. "Deliberate, or a coincidence?"

The Gold Sand he had just controlled to move forward hadn't seemed particularly threatening, yet the Konoha guys had retreated so quickly that they hadn't even given him a chance to make contact.

"But, you can see attacks from the ground, but can you dodge an attack from beneath it?" In just a split second, Rasa stopped thinking.

However, to his surprise, the Konoha ninja retreated again and again, showing no intention of stopping.

Furthermore, at this distance...

"Retreat, keep retreating!" Sen Chisato continued to issue orders, looking up at Rasa.

The moment their eyes met, the corners of his mouth curled upward.

His Perception Technique had been active the entire time; how could he have failed to notice the movement underground?

As long as the Gold Sand beneath the surface moved forward even an inch, he would ensure the Konoha surprise attack squad didn't stop!

"Trying to sneak attack? Naive!" His lips moved slightly, Sen Chisato mocking him in silence.

"That brat!" Rasa's face darkened as he read Sen Chisato's lips.

Glancing at the distance between the two sides, Rasa thought for a moment and decided not to continue manipulating the Gold Sand beneath the ground. "Forget it."

He looked back over his shoulder; his subordinates were just about to finish crossing the canyon.

Yet, this was the exact opportunity Sen Chisato had been waiting to seize.

"Now!"

Sen Chisato immediately waved his hand, signaling the surprise attack unit to halt, and then ordered, "Everyone, unleash Fire Style!"

With that, he quickly split into over a dozen Shadow Clones.

Every ninja in the surprise attack unit was a veteran of a hundred battles. Furthermore, thanks to Konoha's superior training methods compared to other hidden villages, even those present who lacked fire-attribute chakra were equipped with at least one Fire Style jutsu.

Hearing the command, the ninjas of the surprise attack unit instantly lined up and unleashed their Fire Style simultaneously.

BOOM!

Over twenty Fire Style techniques merged into a single, overwhelming wave that surged forward.

Sen Chisato and his Shadow Clones decisively formed hand seals, spitting out spheres of wind: "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

As they maximized their chakra output, a gale swept in.

The wind fueled the fire, and the sea of flames instantly boiled!

The earth was stripped away layer by layer, and mud and stone turned to dust in the intense heat, exposing the Gold Sand beneath, which was nearly melting under the scorching blaze.

The dozen or so Sand Ninja charging forward were stunned, frozen in place by fear.

With such a wide-range Fire Style, bolstered by Wind Style, the speed was extreme; there was no way to dodge by moving left, right, or backward.

Using ninjutsu to counter it... Earth Style couldn't block it, Wind Style would be suicide, and Water Style... they didn't know any!

Besides, there were only a dozen of them—how could they possibly block it?

At this moment, Rasa shouted, "Retreat!"

The Sand Ninja snapped back to reality and scrambled to pull back.

The next second, Gold Sand surged from the ground, forming a massive wall that blocked the path of the sea of flames.

BOOM!

The Fire Style collided with the Gold Sand wall, and the terrifying heat transformed into rolling waves of fire, with tongues of flame constantly licking out from behind the wall.

Seeing this, the dozen Sand Ninja couldn't help but say in relief, "Thank goodness for Lord Kazekage..."

Before they could finish, they froze in place, and even Rasa behind them changed his expression.

CRACK!

The massive Gold Sand wall began to fracture, showing signs of melting.

That wasn't even the most fatal part!

The most dire issue was that Rasa had lost control over that portion of the Gold Sand!

BOOM!

The sea of flames surged, finally tearing the Gold Sand wall to shreds and instantly swallowing the dozen Sand Ninja.