On a peak that towered into the clouds stood a mighty fortress, where one man could hold off ten thousand!
Shihōin Naraku looked at the imposing fortifications and stopped swinging his blade.
The Cloud Ninja atop the fortifications jeered loudly, hurling every manner of filthy insult at Naraku.
As though he had heard none of it, chakra surged from Naraku's entire body.
A heavenly god descended upon the world!
Boom!
A giant that seemed to reach from earth to heaven stood upon the peak, as though it could touch the sky simply by reaching out.
White clouds wreathed the giant's waist like a belt, while the thunderbolts surging across the sky seemed like weapons in its hands, ready to descend at any moment.
Now, both the Cloud Ninja jeering madly atop the fortifications and the Konoha Ninja assembled at the foot of the mountain fell silent in shock, not daring to say another word.
Sunlight spilled down, illuminating the towering giant as though it were a heavenly god.
Before such a miracle, no one dared utter another insult!
Boom, boom, boom...
Amid tremendous rumbling, the giant stepped forward and extended an arm as thick as a great river. Its sky-obscuring palm gripped the mountainside, powerful fingers digging deep before wrenching hard!
In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains trembled!
Terrifying strength that seemed capable of tearing the earth apart erupted, ripping an enormous boulder straight from the mountain. With the boulder on its shoulder, the giant aimed at the mighty fortress guarded by the Cloud Ninja and swung, hurling the rock forward.
Bang!
The boulder fell from the sky and crashed into the fortress. The dumbstruck Cloud Ninja had no time to dodge and were instantly crushed to pulp, while flying fragments pierced everything around them!
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