Way of Destruction, Thunder Roar Cannon

Far away, beyond the borders of Sunagakure.

Above the ruins of a ravaged building, countless plumes of thick smoke and clouds of dust billowed across the sky.

An eerie Azure Flame flickered gently over the ruins, burning.

It scorched everything in its path.

And at that moment,

countless Sunagakure shinobi lay on the ground, battered and bruised, their faces filled with terror.

Every one of them stared at the figure before them in utter disbelief and horror.

The boy standing high above in the sky...

The boy whose golden eyes burned in the night!

What... had just happened?

What had he done moments ago?

All the Sand shinobi were frozen in shock, completely rooted to the spot.

Their thoughts had all but ground to a halt. Only one question remained in their minds!

And yet,

none of them could make sense of it.

The moment they noticed the Rain Hidden Youth appear high in the sky,

a burst of Azure Flame had already come hurtling toward them!

Then, like a dragon of destruction, it had torn through every means of defense on the ground!

With just a single Fire Style technique,

he had crushed everything in its path!

Could an ordinary person really unleash such a terrifying attack...?

It was absurdly powerful...

"..."

All the Sand shinobi stood frozen in place,

and not one of them dared make a move.

The Rain Hidden Youth with the burning golden eyes, still hovering in the sky, showed no sign of attacking again.

He simply stood there in the night sky, gazing down at them with a relaxed expression.

Just then,

something unexpected happened.

From the direction of Sunagakure, a group of powerful chakra signatures was rapidly closing in!

The next moment, fourteen shinobi dressed in Sand Hidden Anbu uniforms leaped out of the night sky and landed on the ground!

As they touched down, their clothes snapped in the wind, and their presence was fierce!

"?"

The Sand shinobi who had just been defeated were stunned by this sudden, imposing arrival.

Then, many of their faces lit up with joy.

"Mm..."

"Those are... the Anbu's elite shinobi!"

"They got here so fast?"

"That's... that's great! Lord Kazekage Rasa must have sent them to help us!"

"Now there's only one enemy, and we have fourteen powerful Anbu elites! We're saved!"

"This time, we have the advantage!"

Several Sand shinobi broke into relieved smiles, speaking with confidence and composure.

The arriving Sand Hidden Anbu were naturally pleased to hear such praise.

One of the Anbu shinobi turned around and looked at them, grinning confidently as he spoke:

"Thanks for your efforts, everyone."

"Leave the rest of the fighting to us Anbu."

"Now—"

"Where's the enemy who just invaded Sunagakure?"

The Anbu member spoke gently, his confidence unmistakable.

However,

the next moment, the man's expression turned hesitant.

He stammered for a while before slowly raising his hand and pointing high above them.

The strange gesture

immediately left every Sand Hidden Anbu member stunned.

What did he mean?

Above them?

What a joke. How could the enemy be up there?

The Sand Hidden Anbu frowned, but still followed the man's gesture and looked up into the sky.

And the next moment,

the sight before them became a legendary scene they would never forget—

High above, beneath the moonlight,

a boy in a black Amegakure shinobi uniform hovered in the sky, smiling down at them.

Brilliant golden light shimmered in his eyes, as if they were constantly burning.

At that moment,

he simply parted his lips in a slight smile, raised one finger, and pointed down at the Sand shinobi as he spoke:

"Your timely rescue is impressive, I'll give you that, but—"

"Fodder should step aside for now."

"Way of Destruction No. 63,"

"Thunder Roar Cannon."

Boom!!

As soon as he spoke, countless golden bolts of lightning appeared before his fingertip, gathering into a vast storm of azure thunder!

The next instant, the lightning surged down like an ocean crashing from the sky, slamming straight into the Sand Hidden Anbu below!

Boom!!

The blinding beam of lightning lit up the entire night sky, turning it as bright as day!

All the Sand shinobi below were dumbstruck!

Every one of them stared wide-eyed, their pupils contracting as their minds went blank!

They hadn't even figured out how the boy could stand in the sky before that terrifying pillar of lightning came crashing down!

He just attacked without warning?

We just got here! Couldn't you at least give us a moment to react?

"!"

The moment the Sand shinobi felt the terrifying pressure of the lightning, their backs went cold with shock!

But as elite shinobi, they didn't lose their composure!

Though horrified, they gritted their teeth and tried to move, scrambling to escape the lightning pillar's range.

But

just as they tried to move,

another invisible, terrifying pressure suddenly descended from above, crashing down on every one of them!

In an instant, everyone's movements ground to a halt!

It was as if they'd fallen into an invisible swamp of air, unable to move even an inch!

"—?"

What... was this power?

The Sand shinobi's faces changed dramatically, their eyes widening!

And that split second of restraint was enough to foil their escape completely!

In the blink of an eye,

the mighty golden Thunder Roar Cannon tore through the sky and slammed down, engulfing every Sand Hidden Anbu below without distinction!

Boom!!

The powerful shock wave made the entire ground shudder!

Lightning surged like an ocean!

The Sand shinobi who were a little closer were sent flying by the expanding shock wave!

The wind howled, and thunder roared without end!

Even Chen Xiaoxi high in the sky had his clothes whipping in the wind!

Only after a long while

did the golden storm of lightning begin to fade, vanishing without a trace.

Now, all that remained on the sandy ground was earth scorched black by lightning, and... fourteen figures lying there.

Not one of the fourteen Anbu had escaped.

Every last one of them had been taken down in a single blow...