Light Release Emerges

Rain poured from the sky, pattering against the silver forehead protectors.

After the Hidden Rain forces had marched for ten minutes, they encountered Konoha's troops head-on.

"Attack!"

"For Konoha!"

"For Hidden Rain!"

Without another word, the two sides clashed!

In an instant, this open field became a battlefield!

Kunai and shuriken flew back and forth through the air! Dazzling jutsu bloomed amid the rain!

Blood mixed with mud.

The crisp clang of blades colliding and the piercing screams of people formed the melody the world despised most.

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru exchanged glances. Now that the war had begun, there was no need to waste their strength.

The three bit their fingers at the same time and smeared their blood across their palms.

"Summoning Technique!" ×3

Bang!

Three thunderous blasts merged into one, and every ninja's attention was drawn to the enormous cloud of smoke that appeared in the center of the field!

A stylish toad wearing a coat and smoking a pipe!

A gigantic serpent with black horns and purple scales!

And a blue-and-white slug!

The appearance of the three giant beasts greatly boosted Konoha's morale. The Konoha ninjas' blood was already boiling.

The slug split apart into hundreds upon thousands of smaller slugs, which attached themselves to the Konoha ninjas.

Gamabunta drew his blade and leaped five meters into the air, soaring straight over everyone's heads and deep into the enemy's rear ranks.

Manda's massive body was even more agile. It weaved through the Hidden Rain ninja ranks, and with a sweep of its tail, sent an entire swath of people flying.

Just then, Hanzo descended from the sky. He curled his body in midair, his hands rapidly forming seals.

Like a falling meteor, he crashed heavily into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

When everyone turned their attention toward the center of the field, Hanzo stood with a sickle and chain in hand, atop a giant salamander. His gaze was as sharp as a falcon's, fixed directly on Jiraiya and the other two!

"Poison Mist!"

Hanzo stomped his foot, and the salamander beneath him began spewing poisonous mist as its massive body charged wildly about.

Hanzo, meanwhile, leaped up and rushed straight at Jiraiya!

"Put on your masks!"

Through the slugs, Tsunade issued the command to all the ninjas.

The Konoha ninjas hurriedly pulled the gas masks from their waists and put them on.

The masks had been hastily manufactured and delivered, so their performance was inferior to the Hidden Rain ninjas' masks. Still, they were sufficient. They were suited for prolonged combat, but not continuous combat.

"Manda! Go take care of that salamander!"

"Me?"

"Do you still want to eat meat or not?"

"Fine, fine! I'll go, all right?!"

Manda left Orochimaru's side, twisting its agile body as it rapidly charged toward the salamander.

Orochimaru turned around and ran toward Jiraiya as well.

"Bunta, get the oil ready for me!"

"Got it!"

Watching Hanzo approach head-on, Jiraiya formed hand seals. His cheeks bulged, and a torrent of flames poured from his mouth.

Gamabunta's oil followed right after!

"Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!"

The rain did not extinguish the flames. Instead, it fueled the scalding hot oil!

Hanzo inwardly praised the attack and tried to circle around from the flank, intending to attack Jiraiya atop the toad first.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

A howling wind came from behind him. Hanzo noticed it and immediately leaped up.

Sure enough, when he looked down, dozens of Wind Release-infused shuriken shot beneath his feet.

If he had not dodged, he would probably have been torn to shreds!

"You're not fighting just the two of them!"

"Damn it!"

Hanzo turned his head and saw that Tsunade had somehow appeared to his right!

That punch... just from its momentum alone... he could tell it was not something he could easily take!

He was in midair now, with nowhere to brace himself...

Hanzo threw out his sickle, lodging it between the rocks on the ground.

A second before the fist reached his chest, he gave it a vicious pull, instantly throwing his body off balance.

Although Tsunade's punch landed, Hanzo used skillful force to deflect more than half of its power!

Even so, he awkwardly wiped the dust from his mask, his chest still faintly aching.

"I see... So you three are the strongest among this bunch!"

Hanzo stretched out his constantly trembling hand and tightly gripped his weapon.

It was not fear. It was adrenaline.

He felt excitement—the wild joy of discovering a treasure.

"Come, Konoha ninjas..."

The four clashed once more.

"How interesting! To preserve the properties of particles that are simultaneously waves, I actually need to fuse Lightning and Fire attributes first!"

Xuanhui felt that his train of thought was gradually becoming clearer!

Although he had already worked at high intensity for over thirty hours, sleeping only four hours in between... every time he worked for a while, he made a new discovery!

"Is it the Sharingan's effect?"

Xuanhui was not sure, but he felt especially good right now!

"So I was right... The key to a bloodline limit should be annihilation and creation..."

If that was the case, then the final step should be...

"Speed... energy... mass?"

Xuanhui began experimenting. He used Yin Release chakra to eliminate the mental burden brought by chakra, and Yang Release chakra to enhance chakra's strengthening function.

"I'll start adjusting the ratio from ten to one!"

A black, chaotic mass of chakra emerged between his hands.

"It's too ugly to look at..."

This ball of chakra looked like it could only hurt himself.

He slowly adjusted it in large increments, and the black chakra gradually turned white...

Suddenly! A flash of light streaked past! Then the chakra mass changed from white back to black!

"Looks like it's around one to two! Next, I'll reduce the increments and start testing from one to one point one!"

Xuanhui wiped the sweat from his forehead. Right now, his mouth was dry and parched!

Yet he had no desire to drink water at all.

"Slowly..."

During this attempt, a powerful premonition pounded fiercely in Xuanhui's heart!

His hands wanted to tremble, but he focused and forcibly held them still!

Under his gaze, the chakra's color began to change!

It turned purple!

Then it slowly shifted from purple!

Blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red...

"It's here!"

A dazzling light erupted in an instant!

Xuanhui closed his eyes, avoiding the sudden flash.

Then he slowly opened them and looked at his palm.

It was a round mass of golden chakra that seemed to conceal immense energy!

"Could this be it?!"

Xuanhui's breathing grew heavy, and his heart pounded wildly!

He immediately summoned the wooden door, opened it, and returned to his tent.

"Try it! I have to try it first!"

He condensed the chakra and aimed at a nearby rock.

A scorching, platinum-white, slender cylinder of chakra shot out from his hand!

The moment the rock came into contact with the beam, it instantly melted away! Not even a speck of dust was stirred up!

No! It had melted away! It had not been broken down!

"Holy shit...

What the hell is this...

A Bloodline Elimination?"