In an instant, he turned the battle around. Beneath Ryōken's mask, his expression remained utterly unchanged, calm and still.
On the battlefield, strength spoke for itself.
There was no room for reconciliation. Since they had dared to set an ambush, they had to be prepared to die.
Ryōken's figure flickered, leaving almost no afterimages. Even the howling wind was left behind him.
Once he closed in, it signaled the end of the battle.
The situation on the battlefield changed in an instant.
Such a massive-scale ninjutsu had been burned away by Ryōken's single sword strike!
A trace of shock still lingered on the Iwagakure shinobi's faces. Yet they were Elite Ninja who had experienced countless battles, and their reactions were exceedingly swift.
As they watched Ryōken charge toward them at terrifying speed, their pupils contracted, and they immediately made the correct judgment.
They absolutely could not let Ryōken get close!
Thus, they each formed hand seals and unleashed Clone Techniques. Like moths flying into a flame, the clones rushed forward to obstruct Ryōken's movements, while also testing him.
But Ryōken paid them no heed. Whatever the test, he answered with a single sword strike, sweeping everything aside.
Sword Qi crisscrossed the air, sword light flickered, and it seemed that only that dancing figure remained between heaven and earth.
Charging and smashing through everything in his path, Ryōken alone suppressed four Iwagakure ANBU with a single sword.
One of them was even a Kage-level expert.
In the distance, Sarutobi Shinsuke and the others immediately abandoned any thought of going forward to help. They stared blankly at the scene until Sarutobi Shinsuke was the first to recover, letting out a loud shout.
"Quick! Guard the perimeter and stop them from escaping!"
His words brimmed with excitement. At that moment, he even felt