"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
His hands rapidly formed hand seals. Amid surging water, a blue water dragon roared out from behind him and slammed into the massive fireball ahead.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
The water dragon collided with the fireball, sending up great clouds of white mist as a powerful shock wave radiated outward.
Hiruzen Sarutobi slid backward, his feet carving long trails across the rooftop, his expression utterly grave.
Looking up, he saw the enormous body of the Nine-Tailed Fox, its nine tails spread wide, an ominous red aura shrouding the skies above all of Konoha.
Arms folded, River still looked down at him, the terrifying pressure weighing heavily on his heart.
Directly opposite him, Uchiha Fugaku was also flying backward, his blood-red eyes fixed firmly on him.
"Those eyes really do feel evil."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed softly.
The next second, he leaped high into the air, dodging a massive tail sweeping toward him.
Rumble!
Rows of buildings collapsed, sending smoke and dust billowing upward. No one remained in this area. All the residents had been evacuated beforehand.
A blood-red moon hung in the sky. Hiruzen Sarutobi soared through the air, his robes snapping in the wind, a fierce glint entering his eyes.
This night had always been meant for the battle between their two camps.
The losers would be left with nothing!
"The Will of Fire cannot be lost in my generation."
"Namikaze Sui!"
His eyes narrowed, and his hands swiftly came together.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi unleashed two ninjutsu of different natures almost simultaneously, demonstrating his expertise as the Ninjutsu Professor.
Roar!
The earth dragon and fire dragon roared, coiling around one another as they charged toward River atop the Nine-Tails' head.
River looked up at the weathered old