What did it mean to stand out alone? Muzan embodied those two words to perfection.
Standing on the wall with both feet, he successfully stopped the water from continuing to flow outward, preventing even greater widespread damage.
The earthen wall stood out starkly amid the collapsed stone forest, drawing the attention of many ninjas.
Hidden Cloud Village naturally wanted Muzan dead as soon as possible. As for Konoha's ninjas, they knew his true identity and wanted to rush over to help, but the enemies around them held them back.
"He's alone! Get together and push the wall down!"
A wide variety of ninjutsu came together, all aimed at Muzan atop the wall.
"Boom!"
"Fire Release! Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
Towering flames poured down from above. The Water Release ninjutsu cast by several nearby ninjas turned to steam before they could last even a few seconds.
Several screams followed, accompanied by figures rapidly twisting within the flames. Once the fire dispersed, nothing remained on the ground but a scorched black expanse.
At the same time, the earthen wall beneath him was eroded by muddy water and then fiercely scorched by the flames, causing cracks to appear across its surface.
In the end, the wall could not withstand the assault of the flames and snapped directly down the middle!
A loud explosion rang out, sending dust billowing outward.
The instant the wall collapsed, Muzan leaped up and landed atop the fallen earthen wall.
The nearby Cloud Ninjas had no intention of letting this opportunity pass, especially several ninjas skilled in taijutsu. They charged straight at Muzan with kunai in hand.
One even slipped behind him, intending to stab him in the back.
Yet at that moment, Muzan suddenly vanished.
"Substitution Jutsu! When did he—?"
Seeing a broken piece of stone fall to the