The instant the light barrier took shape.
Countless dense black Flying Thunder God formulas flowed wildly across the blue energy layer like living creatures.
The barrier expanded at an astonishing speed.
In the blink of an eye.
This gigantic barrier glowing with a deep blue light covered the entirety of Konoha like an enormous overturned bowl!
Rumble!
The terrifying repulsive force of the Super Shinra Tensei, powerful enough to destroy everything, crashed violently into the blue energy layer!
A piercing roar erupted across the sky.
Yet the barrier covered in black curse markings was like a bottomless black hole. As it spun violently, it firmly held back the invisible repulsive force pressing down upon it!
Below.
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head, staring at the terrifying barrier that blotted out the sky and the familiar black formulas upon it.
His aged eyes nearly bulged from their sockets, and he even forgot to tighten his grip on the Adamantine Staff.
"Th-this is Flying Thunder God?"
Violent thunderous roars reverberated through the heavens.
The invisible repulsive force of the Super Shinra Tensei, strong enough to shatter mountains, crashed against the blue energy barrier like a tsunami.
Yet the earth-shattering scene of destruction never came.
Across the surface of the blue barrier, countless black Flying Thunder God formulas whirled frantically like precision gears spinning at high speed.
That overwhelmingly tyrannical repulsive force seemed to have struck a bottomless black hole capable of devouring everything.
The stalemate lasted only a few seconds.
The invisible storm came to an abrupt halt.
Shinra Tensei came swiftly, and it vanished just as swiftly.
The dust swirling through Konoha's streets slowly settled.
The surrounding buildings were completely intact, and not even a single new crack had appeared in the bluestone pavement.
The entire village emerged from that attack utterly