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Outside the barrier, Daidai quickly performed hand seals.
Upon seeing this, Uchiha Setsuna's expression immediately changed.
He immediately recognized the jutsu Daidai was performing—it was Earth Release: Earth Rise Dig!
This was a large-scale earth jutsu that could raise a massive volcano from underground, forcibly extracting any enemies hiding beneath.
However, in the Land of Hot Springs, a region with numerous hot springs and mountainous terrain, the nature of this jutsu would undergo a drastic change.
What would be extracted from the ground, would not be enemies.
But an endless, boiling, scalding hot underground water, capable of causing third-degree burns with just a brief exposure, exceeding 100°C!
Thanks to the significant enhancement this terrain provided to the jutsu, the Cloud Hidden Squad was confident they could kill Uchiha Setsuna.
This was also the reason they chose to ambush him in the Land of Hot Springs rather than at the border of the Land of Fire.
Daidai couldn't wait any longer.
The cause of all this was that crazy Uchiha kid inside the barrier!
If it weren't for him, who had forcefully turned the tide and held Moroi back, and even awakened the Sharingan, giving him a chance to turn the tables, Daidai would never have been able to do this.
This thought lingered in Daidai's mind.
His gaze suddenly wavered as he looked at Moroi.
Because the consequence of this action would be, sacrificing his good friend, Moroi.
Kumogakure was always a village that valued brotherhood.
Guilt, frustration, and shame pounded his heart, making his face contort with struggle.
However, the old man Uchiha Setsuna, his extreme words, the full fury of the current top clan in the ninja world!
Also made Daidai feel an overwhelming fear that left him breathless.
Kill him!
Kill him!
Kill him!
Once this thought arose, it was like a curse, uncontrollably replicating and pasting itself in Daidai's mind.
Until his mind was filled with nothing but these three words.
In the next moment—
Daidai's eyes turned fierce, and he shouted angrily:
"Enough!"
"Moroi, open the barrier!"
"I'll kill him!"
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Inside the barrier, "What did you say, Daidai-senpai?"
Moroi was stunned when he heard Daidai's words.
This moment of hesitation, allowed Uchiha Shi to seize the opportunity. He gripped the edge of the ninjato, his blood-soaked hand firmly clutching the hilt, and then kicked Moroi in the abdomen with great force.
Bang!
Moroi was sent flying, the ninjato slipping from his hand and landing in Uchiha Shi's grasp.
He tumbled several times on the rubble before managing to stop himself with his palms.
Ignoring the urge to continue fighting Uchiha Shi, he turned his head with a dazed expression, looking at Daidai outside the barrier.
However, Daidai, standing there, took a deep breath, continued his hand seals, and ordered coldly:
"I said, open the barrier!"
"Open the barrier?" Moroi's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Daidai.
"You want me to open the barrier now?"
His face flushed and paled rapidly, his expression changing swiftly.
As a member of the team who had been involved in the plan from the start, Moroi couldn't be unaware of the terrifying power and vast range of the Earth Release: Earth Rise Dig that Daidai was using.
And now, Daidai was telling him to open the barrier, claiming he would personally kill Uchiha Shi!
Did he not know that the jutsu would cover not only the target but also his own teammate?
At this thought, Moroi felt a chill run down his spine, and he looked at Daidai, who had always seemed like a good older brother, with a gaze full of unfamiliarity.
Finally, he asked angrily:
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"You're performing the seals for Earth Rise Dig and telling me to open the barrier?!"
"Do you want to kill me too, Daidai?!"
Hearing this, a hint of guilt appeared on Daidai's face.
He did not respond, nor did he dare to look at Moroi. Instead, he turned his head and gritted his teeth as he said to Rami beside him:
"Rami, protect me, don't let that old man Uchiha Setsuna get close!"
Rami was also taken aback:
"Daidai, you..."
Daidai just shook his head and said with a grim expression:
"Do I need to repeat myself? Do you not think about the consequences if that old man escapes?"
Rami clenched his teeth: "Then why do you want to kill Moroi too?"
Daidai took a deep breath, completed the final seal, and said coldly:
"Rubbish! If we don't kill that crazy kid together, without the barrier, that old man will escape on his own!"
"The situation is different now."
"Moroi has done his part, sealing all the explosive tags on that crazy kid."
"That kid is no longer a threat."
"On the contrary, he will be our ally!"
Rami couldn't help but glance sideways at this right-hand man of the Third Raikage.
A hint of wariness flashed in his eyes.
It's no wonder, that someone so young could rise to a high position in Kumogakure, while he had struggled all his life and remained just a regular jōnin captain.
Shaking his head, Rami sighed and said indifferently:
"You're right."
"Sometimes, bonds are a stronger restraint than barriers."
Daidai did not respond, only narrowing his eyes.
He looked at Uchiha Setsuna, who was wielding a crimson flame long sword, trailing a long tail of flame and a red line from his Sharingan, his gaze cold and sharp, and sneered.
He slapped the ground!
In the next moment, the earth shook violently!
Earth dragons writhed, and countless chunks of earth rose from the ground.
A massive volcano slowly emerged from underground, its crater instantly swallowing the entire barrier where Moroi was.
Steam billowed from the edge of the crater.
Seeing this, Uchiha Setsuna's eyes widened in rage, and he shouted angrily:
"What are you doing?! Kumogakure!"
"Uchiha Setsuna, let's make a bet," Daidai continued his hand seals, a cruel smile on his face.
This time, he was about to release Lava Release: Great River of Protection.
Transforming the earth into a molten rubber river and using it to seal the volcano's crater.
The boiling water extracted by Earth Rise Dig would create a strong pressure difference inside the volcano, causing it to expand.
The treacherous environment inside the volcano and the final eruption of boiling water, would be a force of nature beyond human control!
"You have two choices now."
Daidai looked at Uchiha Setsuna coldly and shouted:
"You can stay here and fight us to the bitter end."
"And watch that kid who is about to defeat Moroi be killed by me."
"I have to admit, you won. You disrupted our entire plan by sacrificing just a genin."
"You can leave now, and I won't stop you!"
"Of course, you have another choice."
Daidai pointed at the massive, steaming volcano crater.
He sneered:
"Jump in now!"
"With your abilities, you might be able to save that kid, who knows?"
Uchiha Setsuna's expression changed dramatically.
"My jutsu is about to seal the crater. Haven't you made your choice yet?!" Daidai's eyes widened as he shouted.
Uchiha Setsuna glared at him, gritted his teeth, and stood at the edge of the crater.
Without hesitation, he turned around and leaped into the volcano!
Daidai sneered: "This way, it's all over!"
As he spoke, he performed the seals and spewed out a surging river of molten rubber!
The molten rubber, like a pot lid, sealed the volcano's crater tightly.
The dust settled!
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