The ground was peeled away layer by layer.
Countless Hidden Rock Village elites who had been patrolling or resting were swept into the air by the violent winds.
Before they could even cry out, the crushing pressure of dense chakra compressed their bodies until their bones cracked and blood sprayed from their mouths.
More Hidden Rock Village ninja who remained on the ground stiffly raised their heads.
In countless pairs of eyes, four black-and-red spheres that blotted out the sky were reflected with dreadful clarity.
There were no screams, no desperate flight.
Because this destructive power beyond human comprehension had completely crashed everyone's minds within that instant.
Despair, like tangible, viscous liquid, clogged every person's throat.
In midair.
Kitsuchi, whose collar was being dragged as Ōnoki frantically retreated, had blood-red eyes.
Watching the dumbstruck elites of his village below, watching the four Tailed Beast Bombs about to strike the ground, every drop of blood in his body burned like boiling magma.
There was no escaping.
Four Tailed Beast Bombs of that scale were falling at once.
The blast radius would absolutely extend for dozens of miles.
Even if Ōnoki could fly, he would never escape that destructive white light!
"Father! Let go!"
Kitsuchi let out a beastlike roar. His thick arm jerked violently, forcibly breaking free from Ōnoki's grip.
His towering body abruptly halted in midair.
Instead of retreating, he charged forward!
Like a meteor, Kitsuchi plunged toward the army below, straight into the chakra storm powerful enough to grind a person to dust.
"Kitsuchi! What are you doing?! Come back!" Ōnoki's eyes nearly split with rage. He reached out to grab him, but caught only a fistful of wind.
"Earth Release: Myriad-Mile Earth-Flow Wall!"
"Earth Release: Mountain Soil Technique!"
Still in midair, Kitsuchi's hands became a blur as he