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The Kazekage was the Kazekage. The moment he made his move, his power wasn't much weaker than when he had surrounded and killed Kenshi back then. He had even gotten stronger.
This showed that Kenshi had indeed put a lot of pressure on the Third Kazekage back then, forcing him to spend the past few years improving his Magnet Release.
The amount of iron sand he was controlling this time was truly unprecedented.
No wonder the Third Kazekage was confident. This power was indeed something to behold.
"Come on!"
"Let me see your attack!"
Kenshi's Wind Release clone spread his hands and looked at the Third Kazekage opposite him with arrogance. There wasn't a hint of fear on his face.
This time, he had not only developed the Wind Release Slash, but his barrier jutsu had also made a breakthrough.
"Underestimating me?"
Seeing that Kenshi wasn't attacking with the Wind Release Slash at all, the Third Kazekage felt underestimated. He was secretly furious.
"Then let me show you!"
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Storm!"
As the Third Kazekage's thought fell, the iron sand sea in the sky began to rain down like real clouds, each drop like a senbon needle. It poured down densely, like a black river of sword energy falling upside down.
Facing such an attack, even three meters deep in the sand, Sasori still felt unsafe, but it was too late to burrow deeper.
He wanted to see how Kazeyuki, who was only good at Wind Release jutsu, would deal with this attack.
Facing this unavoidable Iron Sand Storm.
Kenshi's Wind Release clone's response was:
"Ninjutsu: Slash Barrier!"
In an instant, a white, transparent barrier protected the location where Kenshi and Sasori had burrowed.
Countless iron sand senbon shot at the transparent barrier membrane. It was like raindrops falling on a shield of millions of degrees, unable to even vaporize. They were instantly annihilated into nothingness.
"What is that?"
The Third Kazekage, who had condensed two iron sand wings behind him and was about to fly forward to attack Kenshi's Wind Release clone with the Iron Sand Storm, instantly stopped. His pupils constricted as he stared at the white, transparent barrier surrounding Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
A barrier?
Or some kind of special jutsu?
The Third Kazekage frowned, his expression serious. He quickly thought about the information he had on Kazeyuki and the various jutsu collected in the Sand Village.
But he couldn't find any relevant jutsu information in a short period of time.
"A newly developed jutsu, huh!"
"A high-speed attack that can instantly annihilate iron sand senbon. It's a defensive jutsu that uses offense to defend, similar to the Byakugan's secret technique, Hakke no Kyaku, from the Hyūga clan of Konoha."
"If that's the case, then try this."
The Third Kazekage quickly came up with a countermeasure based on the information he had seen. Then, he thought for a moment and formed hand seals again.
"Magnet Release: Iron Fang!"
The iron sand sea in the sky instantly stopped. Then, iron sand spikes, like huge black ivory tusks, condensed and shot towards Kenshi's Wind Release clone from all directions.
Since it was a defensive jutsu that used offense to defend, then use a stronger attack to break it.
The iron sand spikes, each the size of a small house, fell from a hundred meters in the air. Under the influence of gravity and the Third Kazekage's control, they carried a terrifying force and slammed into the thin Slash Barrier of Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
Boom… The expected explosion didn't happen.
"Impossible!!!"
The Third Kazekage's eyes narrowed. He was shocked.
Those huge iron sand spikes were no different from the iron sand senbon from before. At most, they were raindrops replaced with ice cream.
Facing the Slash Barrier of Kenshi's Wind Release clone, they still felt like they were falling on a terrifying high-temperature shield. They were instantly annihilated.
The Slash Barrier of Kenshi's Wind Release clone was like a white black hole, swallowing everything that came into contact with it.
Even such an attack couldn't break through that transparent barrier.
What kind of jutsu was it?
Where did that little devil, Kazeyuki, learn it from?
Why hadn't he used it before?
The Third Kazekage had so many questions in his mind at this moment.
"Well, it's indeed not bad."
Kenshi smiled with satisfaction from inside the Slash Barrier.
The Slash Barrier, developed by combining the unmatched attack power of the Wind Release Slash with barrier jutsu, was like countless slashes flowing at high speed on the barrier at all times.
Any substance that came into contact with the barrier would be instantly annihilated in the face of the slash flow that could cut through even molecules.
The Third Kazekage's iron sand was also a powerful kekkei genkai jutsu that was said to be both offensive and defensive, but it was still just a kekkei genkai-level jutsu.
Compared to the Wind Release Slash, which was comparable to the Dust Release kekkei tōta, it was still a little bit worse.
Not to mention the barrier jutsu released using the Wind Release Slash. It was even more terrifying.
With this move, Kenshi's Wind Release clone was confident that he could withstand the Tailed Beast Ball attack of the Nine-Tails. It was true absolute defense.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Boundary!"
If the Iron Fang attack didn't work, then try a bigger one.
The Third Kazekage formed hand seals, his face contorted. He increased his chakra input and condensed a fifty-meter-diameter, two-hundred-meter-long iron sand steel pillar in the sky, like a pillar supporting the heavens, falling straight down.
"Naive!"
"Is this all you've got? Third Kazekage!"
Facing the giant iron sand steel pillar falling from the sky, Kenshi's Wind Release clone directly mocked him, making the Third Kazekage increase his chakra input again.
The giant iron sand steel pillar, carrying a tremendous force, slammed into the Slash Barrier of Kenshi's Wind Release clone, instantly engulfing and wrapping around the barrier.
"Hmph!"
"Kazeyuki, your barrier jutsu is powerful, but it can't move. And… your chakra amount is your biggest weakness."
The Third Kazekage controlled the iron sand sea in the sky to tilt downwards, instantly enveloping the barrier of Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
The previous attack wasn't just an attack. Its main purpose was to block the view and perception of Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
Then, the Third Kazekage controlled a large amount of iron sand to surround the barrier of Kenshi's Wind Release clone, constantly squeezing and attacking, consuming the chakra of Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
Compared to his own body and spirit, which had been tempered and honed for many years, in the Third Kazekage's thinking and intelligence, Kazeyuki's chakra amount was far less than his.
As long as he consumed the chakra of Kenshi's Wind Release clone to a certain extent, the barrier would naturally be released.
The more powerful the barrier jutsu, the more chakra it consumed. This was common sense.
It was a pity that the Sand Village's Kazeyuki was no longer the original Sand Village's Kazeyuki. He was now Kenshi's Wind Release clone, Kazeyuki.
Although the Wind Release clone's chakra amount wasn't as much as the Third Kazekage's,
Kenshi's unique absolute chakra control was also possessed by the Wind Release clone.
Absolute chakra control allowed Kenshi to almost completely ignore the chakra consumption when releasing jutsu like barrier jutsu, just like the Black Iron Chains.
So, the Third Kazekage's attempt to consume Kenshi's chakra and then kill him wouldn't succeed. Instead, he would run out of his own chakra first.
But Kenshi didn't want to hide in the barrier and consume the Third Kazekage's chakra forever.
If he was going to kill the Third Kazekage, he would do it in a dignified manner. That would give him the satisfaction of revenge.
"Wind Release: Slash Wave!"
Clang!
From the swirling iron sand torrent, a giant slash wave broke through the iron and emerged. It was like cutting a large opening in the belly of a giant sea king. Kenshi jumped out, holding a red-haired Sasori in his hand.
One thing the Third Kazekage had actually guessed correctly.
When using the Slash Barrier, Kenshi couldn't leave the barrier's range.
But without the Slash Barrier, it also meant that Kenshi's movement speed would be unleashed.
"That's… the Flowing Wind Armor!"
"Has it been developed to this extent?"
Looking at Kenshi's Wind Release clone, suspended in the sky, and the flowing wind coat on his body, the Third Kazekage's expression turned heavy.
The opponent's strength made him feel a sense of powerlessness for the first time.
"Besides Iron Sand Control, do you have any other powerful moves?"
Kenshi's Wind Release clone's eyes were calm as he looked down at the Third Kazekage, like a god looking at a jumping mortal. He asked indifferently.
"…" The Third Kazekage was silent.
His strongest move was Magnet Release: Iron Sand Control. It was useless. What other jutsu or abilities could he use to deal with Kenshi's Wind Release clone?
Originally, even if he couldn't defeat him, he could still escape using his ability to fly.
Now, looking at Kenshi's figure suspended in the air, he was completely silent.
"It seems you don't have any moves left."
Kenshi smiled, then raised his right hand and said coldly, "Then, let's end this!"
As his words fell, Kenshi lightly flicked his right index finger. In an instant, countless thin slash flows, like blades, poured out.
The speed was so fast that the Third Kazekage's expression changed. He was about to act, but his body felt like it was being swept by a storm of blades.
Sssshhh… !
In an instant, the Third Kazekage was like a human water balloon with water leaking everywhere. Red blood instantly exploded from his body, staining the surrounding sand red for five meters around.
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