Unstoppable!

"Lord Sora!"

A Hidden Cloud jonin looked at the figure standing with his back to everyone, facing an army alone, his throat tightening.

"Go! Don't let Lord Sora's sacrifice be in vain!"

Another jonin roared.

Forcing down their grief, they supported the barely conscious Third Raikage and fled desperately toward the breach in White Stone Gorge.

The remaining Hidden Cloud ninja gritted their teeth.

They poured their last strength into their legs and charged into that narrow passage that symbolized survival without looking back.

At this moment, only by surviving could they best repay the one holding the rear!

"You want to play the hero? I'll grant your wish!"

"Crush him! Kill!!"

Onoki's beard and hair bristled as he slammed both hands downward.

Driven by hatred and orders long ago, the Hidden Stone army surged wildly toward that lone, proud figure like a burst brown flood, carrying earth-shaking cries of battle.

The tremors and roars of Earth Release techniques seemed ready to overturn the entire land, turning heaven and earth upside down!

"Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"

"Earth Release: Rock Avalanche!"

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears!"

"..."

The raging mudslide completely engulfed where Sora stood. Countless sharp stone spikes and earthen spears formed and fell, like a forest of death.

Massive boulders rained down from the sky one after another like meteors.

Ninjutsu filled the mountains and plains, completely covering Sora.

The Hidden Stone ninja clearly intended to use an overwhelming torrent of ninjutsu to grind this arrogant fool into pulp!

Deafening explosions continued without end as the earth split and collapsed with a mournful groan.

Smoke and firelight shot into the sky, forming an enormous mushroom cloud of death, as though Deidara had started launching Patrick Stars back in the Third Shinobi World War.

The terrifying shockwave swept in every direction, pulverizing even the more distant rocks. Yet despite the sheer scale of the assault, Onoki, hovering in midair, only felt that it was not nearly enough.

He clapped his hands together, and the radiance of Dust Release erupted once more!

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"

Blinding white light followed close behind the bombardment of ninjutsu. The bloodline elimination capable of annihilating everything became the ultimate blow of this wave of attacks!

"Bzzz!!"

Wherever Dust Release passed, even the air was broken down into nothingness. Light itself warped, and everything turned into the most fundamental particles!

The surrounding Hidden Stone ninja saw this and were all greatly encouraged, their faces filled with pride.

Although this encirclement battle had reached the point where it was an absolute defeat for Hidden Stone—

The magnificent power Onoki displayed at this moment effortlessly swept away their sagging morale!

See?!

This was the power of our Tsuchikage!

This was the unbreakable Will of Stone of our Hidden Stone!

"What an overconfident fool."

"A boorish idiot like him should submit beneath the Third's invincible Dust Release!"

"If it weren't for elemental restraints, how could a village full of muscle-brained fools possibly compare to ours—"

Before a Hidden Stone ninja could finish speaking—

Crackle—!!!

A blood-gold pillar of Grit instantly overwhelmed the glow of Dust Release. The Grit compressed to its limit erupted completely at that moment!

The yapping Hidden Stone ninja were directly annihilated and vaporized by the beam.

Ninjutsu, Dust Release—it did not matter. Everything ahead was crushed in that instant by the Grit blazing at its peak!

And that was not all.

The instant the full-damage Deliberate Blast Punch ended, a crimson bolt of lightning tore through the smoke, dust, explosions, and firelight like the spear of a demon god returned from hell, stabbing forth with savage force.

It was impossibly fast, aimed directly at the still-unreacting Onoki in the air.

"W-What?!"

The blood-red light barely gave Onoki time to react.

But using the explosion of chakra and strength, Sora had already rushed before him.

"He actually stepped on the air..."

"What is that move?!"

Onoki's pupils contracted uncontrollably.

Sora's right hand, shrouded in Blood Lightning, resembled an unstoppable spear.

Three of its fingers were curled inward, leaving only his index and middle fingers pressed together. Yet the icy edge it emitted seemed sharp enough to pierce heaven and earth!

"Hell Stab: Two-Finger Nukite!"

"!!!"

Amid roaring thunder, the ultimate attack descended in an instant!

"Earth Release: Super Light-Weight Rock Technique!"

Onoki was horrified. Pushing his control over his own weight to the limit, he drifted rapidly backward like a feather.

At the same time, he crossed his arms before himself as Earth Release chakra instantly condensed into an exceptionally solid rock shield. He also continuously spewed earth and stone from his mouth, piling layer upon layer in front of himself.

"Earth Release: Super Added-Weight Rock Technique!"

In that instant, the density and weight of the thick earth and rock increased geometrically. The seemingly fragile soil transformed in an instant into an impregnable armored barrier.

But unfortunately—

"Bang... crack, crack..."

Though it was not the "One-Finger Nukite" hailed as the strongest spear, the moment spear and shield collided, a shrill cracking sound rang out like shattering glass.

The Earth Release shield personally cast by Onoki, the Tsuchikage, was pierced through and pulverized like paper. Hell Stab: Two-Finger Nukite struck viciously against Onoki's crossed arms.

"Urgh!"

Onoki let out a muffled groan.

Intense pain came with the crisp sound of bones breaking. His entire body flew backward uncontrollably like a ball that had been swatted away, blood spraying from his mouth!

Without a doubt, if not for the Super Light-Weight Rock Technique greatly reducing the impact, that blow would not merely have crippled Onoki's arms—Sora would have pierced straight through his entire body!

"That's impossible!"

The sudden turn of events plunged the entire world into silence.

Everyone's eyes fell upon the feral figure that had landed due to gravity.

"Protect Lord Tsuchikage!"

"Stop him!"

The Hidden Stone elites who had not been blown apart by Deliberate Blast Punch finally reacted. Several jōnin skilled in defense formed hand seals at once.

"Earth Release: Multiple Earth Flow Wall!"

"Earth Release: Rock Golem Technique!"

Several thick stone walls erupted from the ground in an instant, blocking Sora's path. At the same time, a massive rock giant roared and swung its enormous fist down viciously at Yotsuki Sora, who had just landed.

Dozens more ninja skilled in moving underground immediately burrowed beneath the earth and launched attacks from every direction!

"What a nuisance."

Yotsuki Sora remained expressionless, his gaze never leaving Onoki in midair.

Facing the descending rock fist, he neither dodged nor evaded. His right leg, wrapped in Blood Lightning, swung upward like a battle axe.

Boom!

The crimson lightning kick collided head-on with the rock fist.

There was no stalemate. The rock fist shattered inch by inch like a fragile sandcastle, crumbling into pieces in an instant.

Violent Blood Lightning surged up the giant arm, instantly swallowing the entire rock giant and blasting it into a shower of rubble!

Immediately afterward, Sora's raised right leg stomped down fiercely.

With a deafening roar, the ground below fractured like a spiderweb.

Foul-smelling blood trickled out from the cracks...