Fierce battle, part one

Asuma and Kitane faced off. Kitane, his body crackling with lightning, swung an iron rod in a circle. Seeing Asuma rush to his side, he slammed the rod into the ground, causing it to explode and unleash a torrent of lightning. Caught off guard, Asuma let out a painful groan and staggered back several steps.

Kitane looked at Asuma and said, "Asuma, you've gotten old." Then he shouted and swung his iron rod, slamming it into the ground. Countless bolts of lightning shot out, knocking Asuma back several steps.

Kitane said, "Asuma, I cannot disobey the caster's orders, so please die." He gripped the iron rod in his hand, leaped up, and smashed it down on Asuma's head.

Asuma's weapon was covered in wind-style Chakra. He directly blocked the attack, and with a bang, the iron rod crackled with lightning. Asuma was caught off guard and staggered back several steps.

Seeing this, Kitane caught up with Asuma, his iron rod crackling with lightning as he slammed it down on Asuma. Asuma could only parry, his entire body retreating continuously, seemingly powerless to resist.

Kitane naturally knew that Asuma's strength was not limited to this, and said, "What's wrong, Asuma? Didn't you come to stop me? If you hold back any longer, the whole village will be destroyed by us. Go all out and let me see your current strength." With that, he quickly rushed in front of Asuma, gripped the iron rod in his hand, and struck Asuma on the head.

Asuma shouted, "Kitane, is there no way to make you stop?" Clang, clang, clang, the two weapons clashed repeatedly.

Kitane said in a deep voice, "No..." and gave Asuma a sudden shove, causing him to stumble.

Asuma said in a deep voice, "Then there's no other way. I can't let you destroy Konoha, so I have to eliminate you." He gripped his weapon tightly and swung it with all his might. Clang! It clashed violently with Kitane's iron rod.

The two men gritted their teeth and remained locked in a stalemate. Suddenly, Kitane shouted and shoved Asuma aside. He quickly formed hand seals and unleashed "Lightning Hand Seals: Lightning Release: Lightning Bind." The iron rod flew out, breaking into three triangular pieces, which were then inserted around Asuma, forming a seal that trapped Asuma inside.

Kitane said, "Asuma, I don't have time to deal with you right now." He then vanished in a flash.

Asuma shouted, "Stop, Kitane..." But Kitane ignored him and soon disappeared from Asuma's sight.

Naruto stared at the person in front of him in shock and asked in surprise, "Who are you?"

The newcomer lifted his straw hat, revealing a weathered middle-aged face with a large scar on his left cheek. The scarred man said, "You're the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, aren't you? Honestly, still a brat. Die." He quickly Hand Seals, "Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spear!" Naruto thought to himself, "Damn it!" He leaped into the air, and in the next instant, over a dozen sharp earthen spears appeared where Naruto had been standing. Looking at the gleaming spears, Naruto thought to himself, "That was close!"

Then, he quickly Hand Seals, unleashing the "Shadow Clone Technique," instantly creating four Shadow Clones. The five Naruto rushed towards the scarred man.

Scarface quickly Hand Seals, Earth Release: Hardening Technique. " His arms flashed with light as he charged towards Naruto. The moment they made contact, Scarface spread his arms and swung them out violently. Bang! Bang! The two Shadow Clone instantly vanished into smoke.

Then, Scarface thrust his right arm forward, piercing the chest of one of the Shadow Clone, and another Shadow Clone vanished.

At that moment, Naruto had finished his Ninjutsu and shouted, "Rasengan!" He gripped the Rasengan in his right hand and slammed it into the scarred man's stomach.

Scarface sensed an impending crisis and was startled. He quickly Hand Seals "Earth Release: Earth Release: Petrification," which instantly placed a rock on his stomach. Bang! Naruto's Rasengan struck Scarface's stomach, and with a crack, the rock shattered instantly. Scarface was sent flying backward, crashing into a wall that cracked and collapsed, burying him completely.

Naruto looked around and exclaimed, "Damn it, where did Sora go?"

At that moment, the ground behind Naruto exploded, and the scarred man rushed out, holding a Kunai in his right hand. He viciously stabbed at Naruto. Naruto turned his head and saw the kunai gleaming Kunai. Startled, Naruto barely twisted his body and rolled on the ground, awkwardly avoiding the attack.

Then, Naruto quickly got up from the ground, clutching his arm where he had been Kunai, and blood was slowly dripping down his palm.

Scarface stuck out his tongue, licked the blood off the Kunai, and grinned bloodthirstyly. He said in a cold voice, "Die..." and charged at Naruto with the Kunai in his hand.

Naruto's expression turned serious, and he became wary. Suddenly, several wooden planks emerged from the ground, twisting and binding Scarface tightly.

Caught off guard, Scarface instinctively struggled, but couldn't break free of the wooden planks. At that moment, Sakura shouted and ran over, her right hand whistling through the air as she slammed her fist heavily into Scarface's body. With a crack, the wooden planks on Scarface's body shattered instantly into countless wood chips. Then, Scarface was sent flying backward, coughing up blood as he flew, before crashing heavily to the ground and falling lifeless.

Sakura stopped what Naruto was doing and said, "Naruto, you're injured." She then ran to Naruto's side and began treating his wounds. Yamato followed suit, landing beside Naruto.

Naruto waved his arm, feeling fine, and said, "Yamato-sensei, Sakura, I'm going to find Sora."

Yamato said to Sakura, "Naruto, let's go together."

Naruto said, "Okay." Then, the three of them left together.

Uzumaki Hane and Seito stood on two separate rooftops. Seito watched Uzumaki Hane's lava with apprehension, refraining from further attacks. Uzumaki Hane, naturally, wouldn't waste any more time with him, saying, "If you won't attack, then I will. Die! Oh, no, you're already dead." With that, Uzumaki Hane spread his arms, leaped into the air, and appeared above Seito's head in the next instant. His right hand rapidly expanded to ten times its original size, slamming down on Seito Dou's head.

As the scorching lava approached, Seito felt a wave of heat wash over him. Naturally, Seito didn't want to take it head-on. Lightning crackled around his feet, and a large hole instantly exploded in the roof beneath his feet. Using this force, Seito quickly retreated, reaching a distance of ten meters in the blink of an eye, thus escaping the attack range of the Uzumaki Hane Magma Arm.

Uzumaki Hane smirked, leaped up, and landed on top of Seito's head, slamming his right arm down.

Seito retreated again, avoiding the fierce attack from Uzumaki Hane. Boom! Uzumaki Hane smashed the roof to pieces with a single punch, the force spreading towards Seito could only continue to retreat.

Seeing this, Uzumaki Hane swung his right hand forcefully, and countless Lava Shuriken shot out, densely packed, rapidly heading towards Seito.