Powerless to Fight Back
"Hateful!"
A Sunagakure quickly formed hand seals and adopted a hand gesture as if firing a pistol; it was a Ninjutsu that could fire Wind Bullets from the fingertips.
He tried to aim his index finger at Eiji's head, but his arm began to tremble due to panic, making it difficult to aim properly.
Suddenly, Eiji's figure disappeared from his sight.
Aren't you going to attack?
A figure appeared at extremely close range in front of him, causing the Sunagakure to be instantly terrified.
Eiji grabbed the other man's wrist as he fired, then punched him to the ground with his free hand and kicked him away.
At that moment, another Sand Village ninja began forming hand seals, spitting out a sharp wind blast that hurtled straight at Eiji!
Eiji disappeared again, the Wind Bullet passing through the spot where he had just been and shattering the Trees behind him with a deafening roar.
In the next instant, Eiji was already next to that person, raising his arm with a red light shining from his palm.
The Sunagakure couldn't react in time and could only close his eyes and wait for death!
Just then, the Iron Sand rushed towards him with a whoosh, but it stopped when it was within an inch of Eiji, and could only spread outwards and wash away!
The red light in Eiji's hand disappeared, and he looked up at the Third Kazekage in the sky.
"This is a fight between you and me; killing the weak means nothing to you."
The Third Kazekage, surrounded by gathering Iron Sand, spoke in a deep voice.
"Ha... you think this is child's play?"
Eiji raised his foot and kicked the Sunagakure away with a powerful kick.
The man was sent flying backward at high speed, his back breaking through a tree trunk. His fate after landing was unknown.
"But you're right, fighting a bunch of weaklings is boring, so--"
Eiji vanished in a flash.
The Third Kazekage's pupils constricted sharply as a hand suddenly gripped the back of his head!
Eiji somehow appeared behind him, grabbed his head, and slammed it hard against a nearby Giant Rock!
Boom!
The face slammed into the Rock, and the surface of the Giant Rock shattered, leaving radial dents!
Iron Sand wrapped around his head in time, barely blocking the direct hit.
"I hope you won't bore me too much."
As soon as he finished speaking, Eiji, who had grabbed Kazekage by the back of the head, disappeared along with Kazekage himself.
When they reappeared, the two were already standing in front of a Birch with a diameter of one meter, and his head was pressed down hard again!
Boom!
Kazekage's head slammed into the tree trunk, sending Wood Chips flying!
The two figures disappeared again, and Kazekage and Eiji, whose heads had been grabbed, reappeared high in the sky.
Eiji raised an eyebrow at the sight of the Third Kazekage's body being enveloped in a layer of floating Iron Sand.
"They've used Iron Sand for defense? As expected of the village's leader, he won't fall so easily."
Eiji released his grip, Third Kazekage plummeted straight down.
Behind Kazekage Iron Sand quickly condensed into wings, barely managing to stabilize his body.
He was moving too fast; we couldn't even see his trajectory!
Although the Iron Sands protect the body, we must find a way to protect it.
Just as Kazekage regained his breath, Eiji Teleportation to his side and kicked him straight in the face!
Boom!
Kazekage was kicked, his face twisted to the side, and his figure crashed into the ground diagonally downwards like a cannonball. With his experience, he was already covered in Iron Sand when he flew out, and then his body violently scraped against the ground, leaving a long trail of thick smoke!
Thanks to the Iron Sand cushioning, most of the impact of the landing was reduced.
He rolled several times on the ground, then quickly rolled over and stood up.
The next second, Eiji reappeared not far away and rushed towards him at high speed!
Don't assume things!
Kazekage raised his hand, and a massive amount of Iron Sand coalesced into a huge cuboid, which he then hurled at Eiji.
Buzz--
The cube formed of Iron Sand suddenly stopped in front of Eiji.
"Magnet Release, huh? Well then, let me show you what this is!"
As Eiji raised his arm, the suspended Iron Sand cube rose upwards.
As he slammed his arm down, the entire Iron Sand cube changed direction and crashed back towards the Wind Kazekage!
Kazekage Ying's eyes narrowed, and the Iron Sand cube burst open like a water sphere, the fine Iron Sand turning into black mist that enveloped him.
"It's useless. The Iron Sand is like my arm. Even if you can use this strange ability—"
Eiji flipped his hands up, slowly raising his arms, and Kazekage's body was uncontrollably lifted into the air!
The surrounding sand, soil, and even the Iron Sand he scattered all converged at high speed towards the same point!
"What? How is this possible!?"
Kazekage struggled to flap his Iron Sand wings, but a powerful Gravity held him captive, preventing him from breaking free. He could only watch helplessly as the mud and rubble buried him.
The stones piled up one after another, until finally a huge spherical stone appeared in the air!
Seeing this, the Sunagakure present all looked terrified. They never expected that the Lord Third, who was hailed as the strongest Kazekage, would be beaten so badly that he was powerless to fight back.
On Konoha's side, although the situation was very favorable, Eiji's amazing performance still left them in a daze. Looking at the stone sphere in the Sky Manipulation that was still expanding and getting bigger, they all wondered if they were dreaming.
"Hey, this won't kill you, will it?"
Looking at the stone sphere in the Sky Manipulation, Eiji put his hands in his pockets and said calmly.
He hadn't even used the Azure Fist yet; if he were to be defeated so easily, he would be far too weak.
"A very strange ability, but that's not enough."
The voice of the Third Kazekage came from inside the stone sphere, and upon hearing this, Eiji's lips curled up slightly.
The next second--
The giant stone sphere high in the sky trembled violently before shattering, sending sand and soil falling from the sky, leaving only a dark, Iron Sand sphere in the air.
The Iron Sand slowly dispersed, and half of the Third Kazekage's body emerged from the iron shell.
But as soon as he removed his outer defenses, a punch landed squarely on his face, sending him flying out of the Iron Sand shell!
The Kazekage, flying backward at high speed, crossed its arms to protect its chest, and the Iron Sand wrapped tightly around its body once more!
Eiji kept flashing by, repeatedly intercepting his flight path!
One punch! Two punches! Three punches!
Each blow sent him flying even further!
Finally, Eiji Body Flicker Technique landed below Kazekage and delivered a powerful upward kick to his chest!
Boom!
A powerful gust of air shot through the Third Kazekage's back, causing him to dangle his limbs and arch his body as he soared into the sky!
In the blink of an eye, Eiji leaped above him, clenched his fists, and slammed them down hard!
With a deafening roar, the Kazekage was slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater!
The speed of the battle was so fast that the Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas watching from below were all shaken to their core.
A Konoha Ninja swallowed hard. "Too fast, there's no way to get involved... Is this what battles between top-tier fighters are like?"
The series of dazzling battles left even Tsunade, who was familiar with Eiji's fighting style, speechless. This speed reminded her of her Second Grandpa, Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God.
With his rapid shifts in form and unexpected attacks, has Eiji become this strong without anyone noticing?