"Hmph! Another clueless fool looking to die!"
Seeing that her attack didn't even scratch Kazama, Kujaku was surprised but still didn't take him seriously.
To her, Kazama was just a snot-nosed kid, barely worth a second glance.
"Listen, brat, I'm warning you—don't play hero. Otherwise, you'll end up like the rest: sliced to bits by me. But if you kowtow ten thousand times and cut off your own arms and legs, I might just let you live like the dog you are. How's that sound? Haha!"
Kujaku cackled wildly as she spoke.
"This chick's about to get her face slapped hard!"
Shikamaru and Temari said in unison.
They knew all too well just how terrifying Kazama's strength was.
"Cut off my own arms? I'd rather die and get it over with!"
With a cold smirk, Kazama unleashed an even more powerful Fūton, charging straight at Kujaku.
"*Fūton: Senpūzan!*" (Wind Release: Whirlwind Slash)
"What?! You can use my ninjutsu?!"
Senpūzan was a Fūton exclusive to Kujaku's twin sword ninja tools, so her shock was understandable.
"*Fūton: Kaze Hanten!*" (Wind Release: Wind Reversal)
Kujaku immediately tried to deflect Kazama's technique.
But Kazama's jutsu wasn't your average Fūton—it was infused with the power of his Strange Flame.
Not only did Kujaku's Kaze Hanten fail to work, but it was burned to nothing by the flame within.
Boom! With Kujaku's defeat, Kazama's body instantly turned into a wooden humanoid figure.
"He took out a powerful enemy with just a clone? And so effortlessly?"
Temari and Shikamaru exchanged stunned glances.
They were completely floored by Kazama's overwhelming power.
Meanwhile, the remaining three of the Four Heavenly Beings had finally completed their revival ritual.
The revived Seimei, the founder of the Artisan Village, was now equipped with Kujaku's twin swords, the Dragon Eye Telescopic Sword, and the Infinite Armor.
In his hand, he held the divine artifact Kazama had been dreaming of: the Fentenkyū.
Seimei's strength was now unprecedented.
Even Gaara, the Jinchūriki of the One-Tail, was being pummeled without a chance to fight back.
"Gaara, a monster like you is just a waste of space. I'll be taking the One-Tail inside you!"
Seimei declared, drawing the Fentenkyū to finish Gaara off and absorb the power of Shukaku, the One-Tail.
"Guess this is the end for me."
Facing the overwhelming flames, Gaara closed his eyes in despair.
"That's right, trash like you can only wait to die, haha!"
"What?!"
Seimei's maniacal laughter came to an abrupt halt.
A red skeletal frame had appeared before him.
Not only did it block the flames of the Fentenkyū, but it also enveloped Gaara, shielding him.
"As expected of the divine Fentenkyū! It's even left scars all over my Susanoo."
"You showed up just in time!"
Gaara felt that if Kazama had arrived even a second later, he'd be on his way to the afterlife.
"Sorry! But a hero's entrance is always a little late, right?"
"Hmph! A nobody like you dares call himself a hero?"
Seimei noticed that while Kazama's Susanoo blocked the Fentenkyū's flames, it was riddled with holes.
Assuming Kazama's strength was nothing special, Seimei mocked him.
"Kid, since you're begging for death, don't blame me. Under my Fentenkyū, no living thing can escape!"
"Oh, really? I'd love to test that."
"Fine, today I'll open your eyes, you little punk—but the price is your life!"
With that, Seimei drew the Fentenkyū once more.