"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A long water dragon stretched across Ryun's path, blocking his way forward.
Ryun drew his chakra blade, then leaped high into the air with all his strength, attempting to jump over the massive water dragon blocking his way.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
Several Rain-nin took the opportunity to throw a large number of poisoned senbon needles and kunai shuriken.
Ryun continuously swung his blade, deflecting all the incoming projectiles.
The moment he landed, two explosive tag kunai were thrown right at his feet.
"Body Flicker Technique!"
Boom!!!
A huge explosion erupted. Most Rain-nin hearing the commotion quickly rushed toward the location.
Ryun had no intention of fighting. He gathered all his strength and charged in one direction.
"Body Flicker Technique!!!"
A Rain-nin jonin did not hesitate to expend chakra, nor did he care about the heavy physical burden of continuously using the Body Flicker Technique. After several flickers, he directly caught up with Ryun.
He had already discerned Ryun's intention. Now he only wanted to delay the opponent's movements. As long as he could hold Ryun back, this brat would be certain to die!
Clang!!!
Two blades collided fiercely.
"It's the Sharingan!!!"
The moment he saw those crimson eyes, the Rain-nin jonin immediately sensed danger.
Red light surged in Ryun's eyes. The powerful output of ocular power made the three tomoe tremble faintly.
The Sharingan genjutsu activated, briefly paralyzing the Rain-nin jonin. Ryun swung his chakra blade and cleanly ended the man's life.
In the brief exchange between the two, this Rain-nin jonin was decapitated by Ryun going all out.
The more intense battles he experienced, the more he understood how to kill enemies efficiently and how to accurately seize opportunities.
In battles between strong opponents, when lacking sufficient intel, sometimes a small oversight was enough to be fatal. No matter how many powerful techniques one had yet to use, it would be useless.
"Earth Release: Double Earth Flow Rampart!"
After just that short delay with the Rain-nin jonin, several more skilled Rain-nin arrived and unleashed powerful earth techniques.
Ryun was blocked back by the suddenly rising earth walls, with enemies sealing off both paths ahead and behind.
"Damn it... why are there still so many enemies!" His crimson three-tomoe Sharingan rapidly scanned around. He was clearly surrounded now.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
A Rain-nin seized the chance to unleash a powerful water technique. With Ryun currently sandwiched between two walls, the force of this water release was greatly amplified.
If Ryun jumped onto the earth walls now, he would die even faster. Groups of Rain-nin were already standing atop the newly risen walls, charging toward him.
If he leaped up now, he would become the perfect target. Even with three heads and six arms, he likely couldn't block all the poisoned needles and projectiles thrown by a crowd.
Knowing he couldn't withstand the incoming flood, Ryun also realized he knew very few defensive techniques. He had always believed that 'the best defense is a good offense.'
Faced with this powerful water release, he had the same thought. Since the enemy used their allies' walls to enhance their technique's power, he could also utilize this to unleash his own powerful water release.
Ryun rapidly formed hand seals and slammed his palms together.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave!"
As his chakra was wildly expended, the heavy rain and moisture in the air were forcibly drawn in.
A flood more violent than the great waterfall took shape in an instant. Two terrifying water releases collided fiercely.
The earth trembled violently under the impact of the two torrents. The two rows of earth walls crumbled instantly, and the many Rain-nin atop them were caught in the flood, knocked over and quickly submerged.
"Water Release: Water Gun Technique!"
Taking advantage of Ryun's brief pause after unleashing his technique, a Rain-nin seized the chance to ambush him with this fast water release.
A thick water pillar smashed directly into Ryun.
At the critical moment, he barely managed to raise his arms to protect his vitals before being sent flying by the water pillar.
With so many enemies around, escaping Ryūmon Town unscathed was impossible. Even Orochimaru couldn't do it.
At this moment, Orochimaru was also being chased like a rat. He had originally used his giant snake's earth technique to burrow underground, attempting to escape, but the enemies used earth techniques to forcibly push him out...
His summon was directly killed, without even a chance to return to Ryūchi Cave...
Now he jumped into a large river, trying to use the waterway to shake off pursuers. But the Rain-nin jonin clearly wouldn't let him escape easily, chasing him relentlessly and repeatedly putting Orochimaru in life-threatening situations.
Ryun was sent flying, coughing up blood from the water gun. But the next moment, he wiped the blood from his lips with his thumb and used it to summon his strongest summon:
"Summoning Technique!!!"
Amidst a cloud of smoke, a ferocious black dragon revealed its massive form.
"Heh... finally calling me out, huh!"
Sensing the heavy rain around him and the figure atop his head, the Black Dragon immediately showed excitement.
"There are too many enemies. Retreat in that direction first, break out of the encirclement!" Ryun urgently ordered the Black Dragon beneath him.
"Retreat? I just got summoned and you want me to run without even fighting? I'm a dragon. How shameful would that be if word got out?" The Black Dragon was full of dissatisfaction.
"Listen to me. More enemies are gathering. Soon it'll be too late to escape!" Ryun said anxiously.
"Stop panicking, kid! I'll eat as many enemies as come. Just watch!"
The Black Dragon charged straight toward a group of ninja.
"Damn... you idiot!"
Ryun cursed loudly. Why did he have to get such a reckless, brainless dragon...
"A dragon! A real dragon!!!" Some among the Rain-nin exclaimed in shock.
The Land of Rain, with its intricate waterways, had many legends about giant pythons and water dragons. The Black Dragon's appearance momentarily stunned them.
"It's charging! Stop it!!!"
"That's the enemy's summon! A vicious dragon, kill it!!!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
Seeing the Black Dragon rapidly approaching, a Rain-nin immediately unleashed a water technique.
A massive water dragon rushed toward the incoming Black Dragon.
"Pathetic ants overestimating themselves..."
Facing the oncoming water dragon, the Black Dragon snorted disdainfully, then charged straight into it without dodging.
The water dragon instantly shattered into spray. Such an attack couldn't harm the Black Dragon in the slightest, nor even slow it down.
The Black Dragon plunged into the crowd, opening its ferocious maw to bite two unlucky souls, its tongue coiling to swallow them whole.
Ninja with chakra were highly nutritious prey for carnivorous summons. The Black Dragon wouldn't let such quality flesh go to waste, even if humans were small...
"You're already a dragon, so why are you still crawling around like a lizard?"
Watching the Black Dragon scurrying awkwardly below him, Ryun finally couldn't help voicing his confusion.
If it couldn't ride clouds, couldn't fly, was it even a dragon... Wasn't this just a big lizard???