Lin Ze's sudden arrival, and his calm yet commanding words, brought the entire battlefield to a hush.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist instantly fixed their gazes on the ragged boy who had descended from the sky.
"Another brat from Konoha?"
Juzo Biwa frowned, sensing something amiss. This fellow's entrance had been a little too dramatic.
Raiga Kurosuki sneered, blood staining the corner of his mouth.
"All smoke and mirrors! A brat who hasn't even grown any hair dares play the hero rescuing a damsel... no, rescuing these two freaks in green tights?"
But his taunt had barely ended when a startling transformation came over Lin Ze!
Riiip!
His already tattered clothes tore further as his muscles suddenly swelled, and azure dragon scales instantly covered his exposed skin!
His hands became sharp claws, fierce dragon horns sprouted from his forehead, and a powerful dragon tail extended from his tailbone, cracking the ground with every casual lash!
Partial Beastification: Azure Dragon Form!
At the same time, a surge of violent chakra shot skyward, every bit as powerful as Might Duy's had been when he opened the Seventh Gate!
"Eight Gates Released Formation, Sixth Gate, Gate of View-open!"
Boom!!!
Green energy vapor mingled with the Azure Dragon's ferocious aura, forming a suffocating blast of wind pressure that radiated outward from Lin Ze!
"What?! That technique again?! And that form..." Jinin Akebino's pupils abruptly contracted, alarm bells ringing in his mind.
"Watch out! Something's strange about him!" Munashi Jinpachi shouted a warning, but it was already too late!
"Wind!"
Lin Ze shouted inwardly. The air beneath his feet instantly compressed and exploded. Combined with the terrifying physical capabilities granted by the Sixth Gate and the power-delivery techniques of Chakra Enhanced Strength, it blasted a crater beneath him even larger than the one