"Boom!!"
Looking at the seemingly endless sea of lightning in the distance, the Jonin Mōri beside Shin'un stared blankly.
Just now, in a mere instant, he vaguely saw dozens of chain-like afterimages descend from the sky and tightly bind the fortress-like puppet.
Immediately afterwards, bursts of lightning struck down, completely enveloping the fortress-like puppet, making it impossible for him to even see the entire attack.
Even though he knew beforehand that this Lightning Release technique was incredibly powerful, he was still somewhat stunned when he witnessed this Ninjutsu, which condensed the power of natural lightning, fall.
"This... what an incredibly powerful Ninjutsu!"
The Jonin Mōri suddenly became excited. He turned to look at Shin'un and kept praising him.
"In just an instant, the endless lightning struck; I couldn't even see the attack."
"The surrounding hundreds of meters were filled with raging lightning. Is this really something that human beings can achieve?"
He was, after all, a Jonin. Although he was somewhat flustered by what he saw that far exceeded his expectations, he quickly regained his composure.
However, when the Jonin Mōri raised his head to look at Shin'un again, there was more respect in his eyes than before.
"I apologize, Lord Hirakawa, I was a bit out of line."
"But this Lightning Release technique is truly powerful, and your mastery of Lightning Release is truly astounding!"
Upon hearing this, Shin'un kept an eye on the fortress-like puppet's condition and continued to bombard it with natural lightning, while glancing at the Jonin Mōri.
"My Lightning Release skills are just so-so."
"Moreover, this Lightning Release technique is far from perfect; I'm merely bombarding the enemy with countless bolts of lightning from nature."
"The reason this Lightning Release technique is so fast is because I use only natural lightning, which has a faster speed than manually cast Lightning Release."
"All things considered, I'm actually only slightly stronger than the other ninjas."
As he spoke, Shin'un deliberately stretched out one hand, making a small slit with his thumb and forefinger.
Hearing Shin'un's words and seeing the small gap he gestured, Mōri's lips twitched. He turned to look at the raging sea of lightning in the distance, lost in thought.
"It's alright... a bit stronger..."
Ignoring the sudden silence from the Jonin Mōri beside him, Shin'un turned his head and focused intently on the fortress-like puppet now enveloped in a sea of lightning.
Although he couldn't see the fortress-type puppet's exact state with the naked eye, Shin'un controlled the entire sea of lightning before him, allowing him to vaguely perceive the fortress-type puppet's current general condition through this sea of lightning.
Since Shin'un did not alter the shape of the lightning strikes, the damage currently suffered by the fortress-type golems mainly comes from the high temperatures caused by the lightning.
It was quite clear that the fortress-like puppet in the sea of lightning had begun to deform. Its originally imposing body was melting due to the high temperature, exposing its internal structure.
It's important to know that lightning can heat the surrounding air to 10,000 degrees Celsius in an instant, and the so-called thunder is produced by the air expanding and cooling rapidly after being heated instantly.
Such terrifying lightning is a natural miracle that no Lightning Release ninja in the Shinobi World could ever replicate, including Shin'un at this stage.
Although he possesses a Lightning Release Lightning Release Ninjutsu, which can create a sound similar to natural thunder, it is merely a clumsy imitation of actively using Lightning Release to vibrate the air and create thunder.
Now, only a few seconds have passed, and even though Shin'un deliberately reduced the intensity of the sea of lightning in their direction, and even though they have retreated a hundred meters, they can still feel waves of heat coming from the direction of the sea of lightning.
Soon, the hairs on Shin'un's face curled up due to the high temperature, along with a burnt smell.
Three seconds later, the size of the thunderous sea gradually decreased, and Shin'un looked up at the sky.
He had manipulated the three enormous orbs of lightning that had condensed from the thunderclouds in the sky, and now only a few edges remained, seemingly about to be completely consumed.
Seeing this, Shin'un simply Hand Seals, directly causing all the remaining lightning to merge into one, and after changing its shape, it became a particularly solid and thick pillar of lightning that descended from the sky.
"Boom!"
Everything changed in an instant; the Jonin Mōri completely unaware of the changes in the lightning before his eyes.
He only felt a particularly bright light flash before his eyes, causing him to involuntarily close them, and then a huge thunderous sound appeared in his ears.
A massive shockwave, unlike anything he had ever experienced before, suddenly struck him, causing him to immediately kneel on one knee to avoid losing his balance.
"Phew~~"
As the chaotic shockwave dissipated, the Jonin Mōri opened his eyes and looked ahead, immediately filled with horror.
The once terrifying sea of lightning had vanished, and the fortress-shaped puppet, which had suffered severe damage, finally revealed its form.
The fortress-like golem collapsed to the ground, its once massive form evaporated by half, and its outermost steel shell was glowing red and semi-molten, with the completely molten part flowing onto the ground to form a large pool of molten iron.
The metal pipes used to launch large-scale Wind Release have all disappeared, whether they were evaporated by the high temperature or melted into iron and flowed to the ground is unknown.
The six short legs used for walking were severely deformed, intertwined directly with the fortress-like golem's molten steel shell.
Finally, on the fortress-like puppet, which was completely unrecognizable from its original form, what Jonin Mōri the most was a large hole that ran from top to bottom, piercing right through the puppet.
"This is simply... inhuman!"
The Jonin Mōri surveyed the fortress-like puppet in the distance, then suddenly turned to look at Shin'un.
He carefully observed Shin'un's entire body, his heart filled with admiration.
They all have one head and two legs, and he couldn't imagine how Hirakawa Shin'un could unleash a Lightning Release like Lightning Release: Lightning Release Strike, which was practically capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.
On the other side, noticing that the Jonin Mōri again, Shin'un couldn't help but shake his head, then looked at the fortress-shaped puppet wreckage in the distance, which had turned into a crimson iron mountain.
After examining it thoroughly and confirming that it was beyond repair, Shin'un nodded in satisfaction and slowly calmed the still Chakra flow within his body.
Although the process was somewhat tiring, the fortress-like golem, whose size far exceeded that of ordinary giant golems, has been destroyed, so the outcome is ultimately good.
Thinking of this, Shin'un exhaled and gazed at the battlefield where Orochimaru was in the distance.
Although the plan to destroy the fortress-like puppet was successful, thousands of Konoha Ninja and Sunagakure were still fighting each other on the main battlefield.
"There's still a fierce battle ahead..."
Looking at the blood-soaked battlefield, Shin'un shook his head and began to mobilize his Chakra Lightning Body Flicker and hurtle towards the battlefield.
"Um?"
Suddenly, before he could activate his Body Flicker Technique, Shin'un noticed something was off about the fortress-like puppet wreckage in his line of sight.
Frowning, Shin'un immediately noticed that the fortress golem's half-molten, red-hot steel shell suddenly began to tremble violently, one wave after another.
It felt like a giant trapped inside a molten fortress golem, relentlessly pounding on its steel shell in an attempt to break free.
What happened?
At this moment, Jonin Mōri also noticed the abnormality of the fortress puppet and asked Shin'un beside him in confusion.
What happened?
As the shaking intensified, the already semi-molten steel shell quickly deformed, and it seemed that the thing making the noise inside was about to be revealed.
Seeing this, Shin'un narrowed his eyes and voiced his guess.
"There should be something hidden inside..."
"Boom!!!"
Before Shin'un could finish explaining his guess, the steel shell of the fortress golem was suddenly shattered with a loud bang, and a huge figure leaped into the air, revealing its true form.
Upon seeing what had leaped into the air, the Jonin Mōri's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed in astonishment.
"This..., could this be...?"