"Arrogant Uchiha brat! If you dare act so brazenly, I'll smash you to pieces!"
As the Lava Armor encased him, the lava beneath Roshi's feet exploded. Propelled by the blast, he shot forward!
In an instant.
His immensely heavy lava fist hurtled down toward Uchiha Gen's skull with overwhelming force, carrying a skyful of scorching wind pressure!
Where the wind from his fist passed, the air boiled and rock melted!
"Lava Release-Ape Hound's Fang!"
This was... an attack of pure strength.
The tomoe in Uchiha Gen's eyes turned slightly as he instantly predicted the fist's trajectory.
His body shifted aside in a flash!
Again, never fight an Uchiha ninja at close quarters!
The fist brushed past his shoulder and slammed into the ground!
Boom-!!
In an instant, the entire ground collapsed. A massive lava crater burst open, molten rock surged and spouted, and shattered stone and magma exploded into the sky!
The missed strike had smashed a hellish pit straight into the ground!
Before Roshi could withdraw his fist, Uchiha Gen had already used the Body Flicker Technique to close in at his side.
"Sword-Leaping Flame-Sun of the Fire Fan!!"
Overlapping shadows of flaming blades spread out instantly, their densely layered slashes all striking the gaps between the plates of Roshi's Lava Armor!
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang-!
A dense series of shrill metallic crashes rang out!
At the same time, Kejias's blade arrived in a flash, cleaving straight down at Roshi's head.
Both attacks came at once.
However.
Gurgle, gurgle...
Strange sounds came from Roshi's body as Tailed Beast Chakra began to seep out.
Twenty seconds.
As Tailed Beast Chakra spilled out, Roshi raised both hands. Terrifying chakra gathered in them, visible particles gradually forming two highly compressed black energy bombs.
"Join my comrades in death."
Holding the two