Crisis II

"Magnet Release: Gold Dust!"

Highly condensed chakra transformed into immense magnetic force, pouring into the sand beneath his feet through the hand seals.

In an instant, the earth seemed to become a golden ocean, and surging waves of Gold Dust rose like a tsunami.

They crashed head-on toward the charging Leaf Village ninja! Faced with a ninjutsu whose scale and power far exceeded anything conventional,

forcing themselves to resist would have been tantamount to suicide. The Leaf Village ninja were forced to retreat rapidly, but several of them were still too slow.

They were swallowed, entangled, and restrained by the surging Gold Dust.

Rasa's eyes were ice-cold as his hand seals changed again.

"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!"

The trapped Leaf Village ninja, along with several wounded Medical Corps members nearby who had been unable to evacuate in time,

felt the Gold Dust beneath them suddenly collapse inward and compress, like a giant maw closing and dragging them deep into the Gold Dust.

Then—

Boom! Boom, boom, boom!

Dull, terrifying explosions erupted one after another from within the Gold Dust.

The golden tide was instantly stained with glaring crimson blood, scattered limbs, and severed arms! The shrill screams came to an abrupt halt.

"Bastard!" The captain of Tianyi's guard squad saw his comrades and the wounded slaughtered, and his eyes nearly split with rage.

The Ino–Shika–Chō trio, who had been guarding Tianyi all along, finally made their move!

"Shadow Imitation Technique—success!"

Nara Luyan reacted quickly. The shadow beneath his feet moved like a nimble loach.

It deftly bypassed the obstruction of the Gold Dust, stretched out in an instant, and precisely connected with Rasa's shadow!

Rasa's motion as he prepared to form another seal suddenly stiffened.

"Haiyan!" Luyan shouted.

"Mind Body Switch Technique!"

Yamanaka Haiyan had long been prepared.