Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ink-and-water giant marched toward Kitsuchi, each step shaking the ground and splashing puddles of water as if an earthquake had struck.
Kitsuchi narrowed his eyes. Planting his feet firmly, he launched himself forward like a cannonball, charging straight at the giant.
Whoosh!
Just as they were about to collide, the giant swung a punch. Kitsuchi barely dodged by sidestepping and immediately leaped high, throwing a punch down at the giant's head.
Crash!
Kitsuchi's Rock Fist slammed into the giant's left shoulder, instantly bursting it like a water balloon and scattering its ink in all directions.
"Hmph, so it was just bluffing."
Seeing his attack succeed, Kitsuchi regained his composure, calming the slight panic from earlier. He'd worried it was some terrifying opponent, but even a ten-meter tall giant made from ink was clearly vulnerable after all.
Things weren't as easy as Kitsuchi thought.
After losing its arm, the giant paused for a brief moment. But within the next second, swish—it sprouted a brand-new arm from its body.
This ink-and-water giant, infused with Yin-Yang Release chakra by the Ink Master, had the ability to repair itself. It wouldn't fall easily.
Bang!
The giant lunged again at Kitsuchi, throwing a punch that caught him off guard, sending him staggering backward several steps.
"Damn it!"
Kitsuchi cursed loudly. Still full of youthful fire, he refused to back down and charged at the giant head-on.
Boom after boom rang out across the battlefield—each impact echoing loudly over the field.
No matter how many times Kitsuchi struck the ink giant with his Rock Fist, the creature repaired itself immediately after each wound and returned to battle.
On the other side, Kitsuchi remained human flesh and blood. After enduring several direct punches from the giant, his strength waned visibly, gradually overwhelmed.
Boom!
Retreating step-by-step, Kitsuchi suffered another heavy punch. The impact sent him flying backward, tumbling multiple times on the ground before getting up—disheveled and battered.
As the giant charged toward him once again, he let out a fierce roar and unleashed his ultimate move.
[Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique!]
With a fierce shout, Kitsuchi completed a series of hand seals and pressed his palm onto the surface. Chakra surged beneath the ground, affecting the ink giant remotely.
Immediately, the giant slowed significantly—as though weighed down by a mountain pressing upon it. At the same time, layers of stone coated the giant's body, turning it to stone.
But it didn't end there.
Kitsuchi knew that this technique alone could only temporarily restrain the ink giant—not enough to kill it.
Therefore, he quickly performed new hand seals and pressed his palm onto the ground a second time, channeling even more chakra deep underground.
[Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!]
Boom!
Two massive dome-shaped mountains erupted from beneath the earth, rising over twenty meters high and trapping the ink-and-water giant between them.
And after these two peaks successfully clamped around the giant immobilizing it, they didn't stop moving—they continued exerting pressure inward, closing tighter.
Finally, under Kitsuchi's manipulation, the two mountains merged completely into one single solid peak without any gaps.
The ink-and-water giant was naturally flattened under immense pressure.
It's over.
Kitsuchi exhaled in relief, dropping to one knee with sweat pouring down his face.
Using two large-scale ninjutsu in succession had taken a massive toll on his body, nearly draining all the chakra within him.
However, the Ink Master must have also suffered considerable chakra depletion, and with his techniques repeatedly being countered, his position was now even more disadvantageous.
While thinking this, Kitsuchi turned his gaze toward the Ink Master, only for his pupils to suddenly contract.
Because he saw the Ink Master still standing there calmly, dipping his brush into ink once again. This time, he spent longer painting than before, as if preparing something grand.
Indeed.
After finishing his painting, the Ink Master flung the scroll into the air. It expanded rapidly amidst the stormy winds, transforming into a gigantic scroll above the heads of over a hundred thousand people.
A black vortex appeared on the scroll's surface—an abyss-like swirl of pitch-black darkness, as if some terrifying creature was about to emerge.
"Roar!"
An intense dragon roar erupted from within the scroll, resonating across the entire battlefield, carrying for dozens of miles, so powerful that even the heavy rain seemed to pause momentarily.
Under the horrified gazes of over a hundred thousand spectators from various Hidden Villages, a massive dragon head emerged from the scroll, followed by its body, claws, and finally, its tail.
A colossal black dragon measuring one hundred meters in length.
Compared to the previous ink-and-water giant, the creature summoned this time was now ten times larger.
"You've gotta be kidding me..."
Kitsuchi murmured, trembling all over. A hardened warrior after countless battles, he had never known real despair until today.
"Kitsuchi, fall back!"
At that moment, a sharp shout rang out from behind—his father Onoki. The voice jolted him from his trance.
At this point, victory or pride no longer mattered.
Whoosh! Kitsuchi turned on his heel and bolted toward Iwagakure's camp.
"Roar!"
The black dragon roared, diving swiftly from midair, chasing relentlessly right behind Kitsuchi.
"Cover Lord Kitsuchi!"
From Iwagakure's camp, over a hundred ninja simultaneously stepped forward. They performed synchronized hand seals, and with a deep rumble, a row of earthen walls dozens of meters tall rose up from beneath the ground, attempting to block the black dragon.
This large-scale combined Earth Release technique was one of Iwagakure's most powerful battlefield tools. Refined through endless drills and training, it could deliver stunning results in battle.
Yet before absolute power, even the most exquisite skills were rendered meaningless.
Boom!
The black dragon dove downward, using its tremendous kinetic and potential energy. With a mighty swing of its tail, it smashed straight through the earthen walls as if they were rotten twigs, turning them into countless boulders hurtling toward Iwagakure's forces.
Tens of thousands of Iwagakure troops were packed tightly together. When the sudden hail of boulders came crashing down, they couldn't dodge in time—many were hit.
Even worse for those caught in the chaos was the arrival of the black dragon right after the stone shower.
If it charged into Iwagakure's ranks unchecked, untold numbers would perish.
At this moment, Onoki finally could remain passive no longer. He flew straight into the sky, hands clasped together, aiming directly at the lunging black dragon.
He was about to unleash the Dust Release.
This was something Onoki hadn't expected at all—
After delivering a powerful tail swipe, the black colossal dragon did not charge forward. Instead, it circled around a few times before turning its body and flying back into the painting suspended in midair.
Shua!
With a swish, the scroll flew down, shrank in size, and landed back in the Ink Master's hand.
Although the Ink Master could have carried out a massacre of everyone here, that was never his original intention.
He had already displayed an overwhelming, nearly invincible power before everyone present. Now he could simply sit back and watch everything unfold, unchallenged and undisturbed.
So, with hundreds of thousands watching in tension, the Ink Master sprang into the sky, soared away from the battlefield, and landed atop the cliff.
You must never dare provoke this great master.
After seeing the Ink Master hold back, the ninjas from various Ninja Villages couldn't help but silently sigh in relief and inwardly mutter to themselves.
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