On the rooftop, four elite members of the Otogakure — the Sound Four.
They occupied the four corners of the roof, their hands Hand Seals simultaneously.
" Four Violet Flames Formation!"
Accompanied by their low, unison shouts.
Four purple Chakra beams shot into the sky, instantly connecting in mid-air to form a huge purple cube-shaped barrier.
Orochimaru and the Third Hokage were trapped inside.
Purple flames burned wildly on the surface of the barrier, radiating a chillingly high temperature and an aura of destruction.
" Lord Hokage!"
Seeing this, several Konoha Anbu rushed to the rooftop in a panic, attempting to break the barrier and rescue the Third.
Don't touch it!
A seasoned Anbu Captain shouted, but it was too late.
A Anbu Ninja, who was at the forefront, had just touched the purple barrier with his short sword.
"Boom!"
Purple flames instantly spread from the dagger to his entire body.
Before he could even scream, the Anbu Ninja was burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.
"It's useless!"
The Anbu Captain, his face ashen, stopped his other subordinates from stepping forward.
"This is the Four Violet Flames Formation, an absolute defensive barrier jointly cast by four ninjas whose strength is close to that of Jonin!"
"There's no way to break through from the outside. Even the slightest touch will result in being burned to ashes by those terrifying purple flames!"
"Unless the people inside decide who is winning, none of us can get in!"
Upon hearing this, all the Konoha Ninja were plunged into deep despair.
Are we just supposed to watch helplessly as Third adults fight alone inside?
Inside the barrier.
Orochimaru looked at the helpless Konoha Ninja outside and let out a triumphant and arrogant laugh.
"Did you see that, Hiruzen- sensei?"
"Your men are nothing but a bunch of incompetent ants, watching you slowly die from the outside."
"No one can save you today!"
However.
He had barely finished speaking.
A lazy voice suddenly came from not far outside the barrier.
"Hey Orochimaru, do you seem to have some misunderstanding about the term 'absolute defense'?"
Orochimaru's smile froze instantly.
That voice... he knew it all too well!
It was his nightmare these past few days!
He turned his head abruptly.
A man wearing floral shorts and smoking a white jade pipe was slowly walking up the stairs.
Senju Kenya!
Wasn't he eating a donut downstairs? When did he come up here?!
Kenya ignored the stunned Konoha Anbu.
He walked up to the purple barrier wall and stopped.
" Four Violet Flames Formation?"
Kenya glanced at the raging purple flames and curled his lip in disdain.
"This kind of fancy setup made with Chakra dares to call it absolute defense?"
"Kid, don't do anything reckless!"
Seeing that Kenya seemed to be trying to approach the barrier, the Anbu Captain hurriedly called out to stop him.
"The flames within this barrier are extremely hot, capable of melting even steel instantly; your physical body simply cannot withstand them..."
"Can't handle it?"
Kenya turned his head, looked at the Anbu Captain, and grinned.
"That's because you're too soft."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Kenya took a deep breath.
"Buzz--!"
A deep, terrifying vibration of air suddenly erupted from his right arm.
Immediately afterwards.
Under the incredulous gazes of all the Anbu Ninja.
A darkness deeper than the night instantly enveloped Kenya's entire right fist!
Armament Haki!
The ultimate Armament Haki!
On that jet-black fist, there were even faint flashes of dark red lightning.
The overwhelming power caused the air around Kenya to visibly distort and groan.
He did not Hand Seals or use any Ninjutsu.
He simply swung his dark right fist.
" Orochimaru, keep a close eye on him."
Kenya's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced through the purple flames and entered the barrier.
"This is what you call a true breach!"
The next second.
Kenya, carrying terrifying, destructive power, slammed heavily into the barrier of the Four Violet Flames Formation!
"Boom--!!!"
A deafening roar, beyond description, exploded across the sky above Konoha!
This punch.
There are no fancy special effects.
Only the purest, most brutal physical crushing!
That purple flame, which is said to be able to melt steel instantly and turn it to ashes with a single touch.
The moment it made contact with Kenya's Iron Fist fist covered in Armament Haki.
It was as if they had encountered their nemesis; not only did it fail to cause any damage to Kenya, it also failed to harm him at all.
Instead, under the pressure of that terrifying, monstrous force, it let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain!
"Snap! Snap!"
On the originally indestructible purple barrier wall.
Centered on Kenya's fist, countless huge cracks, resembling a spider web, instantly spread out!
"This... this is impossible!"
The Sound Four were maintaining the barrier all coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Their eyes were filled with utter horror and despair.
How could someone... possibly shake the Four Violet Flames Formation with just their physical strength?!
But this is not a complete collapse.
This is... shattered!
"Break!"
With a roar, Kenya unleashed another powerful punch with his right fist.
"Bang--!"
It was accompanied by a sharp, shattering sound, like glass breaking.
The Four Violet Flames Formation, touted as an absolute defensive formation, was shattered by Kenya's unreasonable barrage of pure power.
It shattered instantly into countless purple glass shards!
It fell gently from mid-air, like a purple blizzard.
The Sound Four for maintaining the barrier.
The moment the barrier was forcibly shattered, it suffered a terrifying backlash of Chakra.
"Puff--!"
All four of them simultaneously coughed up a mouthful of blood.
His whole body was like a kite with a broken string, swept away by the violent force of the punch.
It was ripped off the roof and crashed heavily onto the street below.
Their fate is unknown.
The entire room fell silent.
The Konoha Anbu stared at Kenya in utter disbelief, their jaws practically dropping to the floor.
One punch!
It was just one punch!
They shattered the absolute defense barrier that required four elite Jonin to maintain?!
Is this something a human being could do?!
This unreasonable physical defense-breaking technique completely shattered their understanding of Ninjutsu!
Inside the barrier.
Orochimaru's cold smile froze instantly as he looked at the Four Violet Flames Formation, which had been shattered into nothingness.