His body was incredibly tough and robust; Torifu merely wanted to weaken the two brothers first, to find an opportunity to kill them directly.
Kinkaku patted his chest, using a weak burst of chakra to shatter the ice crystals in his lungs. He felt much better now and immediately gasped for air.
"I'm fine, Ginkaku."
"His jutsu is very strange, Ginkaku!"
Ginkaku felt relieved seeing his brother was fine. "Be careful, Kinkaku."
Torifu didn't give them much time to recover. He leaped into the air! Then, he simultaneously released two ninjutsu again! Immediately, countless cloud swords and crystal fragments flew from Torifu's hands! They assaulted the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers like a violent storm! Having learned their lesson from last time, Kinkaku and Ginkaku focused on dodging the white cloud swords, while the crystal fragments were directly blocked with Six Paths ninjutsu!
"We can't keep being so passive, Ginkaku!"
"Let's show him our true power, Kinkaku!"
Kinkaku fanned out a strong gust of wind with his Bashosen! It blew away all the crystal fragments and cloud swords released by Torifu! Then, he rapidly formed hand signs! As the brothers completed their hand signs, countless thunderclouds suddenly gathered above Torifu's head! Thunder rumbled within them, seeming ready to strike Torifu down at any second!
Torifu merely smiled at the sight. Since this ninjutsu was based on clouds, then it fell under Torifu's control! He casually kneaded a cloud sphere and threw it into the thundercloud. When the cloud sphere was completely swallowed by the thundercloud, Kinkaku and Ginkaku suddenly realized that the thundercloud was no longer under their control! "What's going on?! What trick did you use?!"
Torifu smiled. "I don't know. I only know you're about to be struck by lightning."
As Torifu's hand dropped, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket struck down towards Kinkaku and Ginkaku! It carried the force of a thousand thunderbolts! Like a divine punishment! The thunderbolt landed! Instantly shattering the solid ground! Unfortunately, Kinkaku and Ginkaku dodged this attack. But it didn't matter; the subsequent lightning strikes were the main event! Countless bolts of lightning bombarded Kinkaku and Ginkaku like a rainstorm. Although this was their ninjutsu, the lightning strikes landed completely randomly. They couldn't predict them in advance and could only scurry desperately amidst the lightning storm.
"I understand, Kinkaku! He can control clouds! We can't use thunderclouds!" Kinkaku immediately responded,
"Alright! Use a different ninjutsu."
As the chakra in the thundercloud was depleted, the clouds gradually turned white, eventually becoming completely pure white. Torifu waved his hand again! The white clouds in the sky split and condensed into countless cloud birds the size of sparrows. They chirped and flew towards the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers. The cloud birds were very fast and small. A slight oversight would allow them to drill into their mouths and into their lungs. Even though the brothers tried their best to dodge, many cloud birds still entered their mouths. Both of them felt incredibly cool for a moment, as if experiencing death prematurely.
"We can't keep doing this, Ginkaku. Let's show him some real skill." Ginkaku nodded, and then the brothers' eyes sharpened! They ascended in a few steps! They directly leaped in front of Torifu and pulled him down. Torifu hadn't expected the Kinkaku-Ginkaku brothers to have such ability and was a little careless for a moment. However, the instant he hit the ground, he immediately transformed into a wisp of cloud chakra, scattering and reforming in the distance.
"You two have some skill."
Facing Torifu's taunt, the two brothers said nothing, but instead strode towards Torifu. Ginkaku reached Torifu in a few steps, with surging lightning in his hand! He aimed a claw strike at Torifu! Torifu quickly retreated and dodged! The scattered lightning in the air struck his cheek, leaving it tingly, but he wasn't injured. The brothers' offensive didn't stop. Ginkaku's claw strike had just finished! Kinkaku then leaped and hammered down a lightning punch from the air! Although it didn't directly hit Torifu, the range of the lightning was extremely wide! Torifu was affected by the spreading lightning, stiffening on the spot. He wanted to move, but his body was continuously paralyzed by the ongoing lightning, completely unable to stir. But Kinkaku's other punch had already reached Torifu's face! It was about to directly strike Torifu's heart!
Just at this critical moment, two crane calls rang out, and then a vortex-shaped airflow descended from the sky, enveloping Kinkaku. This airflow was very strange; it kept Kinkaku suspended in that posture, unable to move. As the lightning restricting Torifu dispersed, he regained his mobility, and the situation of the two parties completely reversed.
Torifu violently punched Kinkaku, sending him flying into the sky! Then, with both hands, he simultaneously released Ice Release and Crystal Release! Instantly, countless ice spikes and crystal spikes pierced into Kinkaku's body in the air! Then, Kinkaku fell heavily, like a porcupine. Ginkaku immediately rushed forward to check on Kinkaku's condition. At this moment, he was incredibly furious. His brother being hurt like this was unbearable for him!
However, surprisingly, Kinkaku was truly tough-skinned. Even with so many ice spikes and crystal spikes embedded in his body, he managed to stagger to his feet. He exerted a sudden force, and all the spikes on his body were squeezed out. He shook his head and said with a chuckle, "It hurts a bit, but mostly from the fall."
Torifu, of course, was not affected by Kinkaku's words. "It's alright. Soon you'll know what real pain is."
Because of Kinkaku and Ginkaku's return, the shinobi who had just fled now regrouped here, although there were only two thousand of them. But if they interfered with Torifu during the battle, it would still cause him a lot of trouble. So he decided to clear the field directly!
Torifu's sleeves spewed out a large amount of cloud chakra, propelling him into the sky. Then, he extended his right hand. A small cloud sphere formed in his hand. The cloud sphere continuously spun, absorbing all the white clouds in the surrounding sky! But at this moment, the cloud sphere continued to spin and absorb, like a greedy infant that was never satisfied. The shinobi on the ground could only see a point in the sky, and all the surrounding clouds were sucked into that point. Kinkaku and Ginkaku secretly cried out inwardly, "Not good!"
But by now, a warning was too late. A white sphere in the sky spun its way down! When it was still a dozen meters above the ground, it already generated a massive suction force! Some shinobi with weaker physiques were directly sucked into the cloud sphere! Seeing this, the others began to scatter and flee for their lives again, but this time they weren't so lucky. The cloud sphere descended very rapidly, landing on the ground in just a moment. By now, its suction force covered several miles around!
No matter how fast you were, it was impossible to escape the cloud sphere's attraction. Countless shinobi who had already run far away were all sucked back by the cloud sphere, disappearing into the sphere. Kinkaku and Ginkaku were also struggling to resist this immense gravitational pull. Fortunately, their strength was sufficient, and their physiques robust enough, so they weren't sucked in.