"What the hell is that!!!"
The Rain ninja at the front of the fleet, anyone with decent eyesight could see the huge dark shadow rapidly approaching under the river surface.
"There's a monster underwater! Head to shore now!!!" someone screamed in panic.
The next moment, a ferocious black dragon violently smashed through the troop transport ship above it.
"Oh my god... it's a dragon!!!"
Compared to the twenty plus ninja from one large ship falling into the river, the appearance of the dragon was clearly even more shocking.
However, when the Rain ninja spotted the Konoha ninja standing atop the black dragon's head, they quickly snapped out of their daze, realizing this was the enemy's summoned beast.
Seizing the moment while the enemy was still disoriented, the black dragon swung its tail and shattered another warship, then opened its bloody maw to devour the ninja floundering in the river.
"It's actually a black dragon! Such a summon really exists in this world!"
Even the normally unflappable Hanzō of the Salamander couldn't help showing astonishment, the savage black dragon's appearance truly stunned him.
And it wasn't just the black dragon - the youth standing on its head also made him feel incredulous.
Because this young man had actually awakened a Three Tomoe Sharingan at such a tender age. Those blood-red eyes contained a formidable spiritual pressure that inspired both awe and caution, making it impossible to underestimate him.
Moreover, this youth wore a gas mask, clearly prepared for Hanzō's arrival in advance. This gave the so-called "Half-God" an inexplicable sense of oppression.
After a brief moment of distraction, Hanzō quickly regained his composure. Forming hand seals with both hands, he successively performed the Summoning Technique.
At the front of the fleet, as the black dragon initiated the attack signal, Manda and Gamabunta soon emerged from the river, taking the opportunity to destroy several more large ships.
The three giant summons engaged in fierce combat with the water-walking ninja on the broad river surface.
Destroying the ships was just to disrupt their reinforcements heading to Ryūmon Town. Most Rain ninja had mastered water-walking and could still fight on the river's surface.
Of course, facing three powerful aquatic beasts, they could barely defend themselves in this terrain, let alone repel the giant summons.
Leveraging their massive environmental advantage, the three summons quickly inflicted heavy casualties on the Rain reinforcement troops.
Unfortunately, this advantage didn't last long. Soon, three giant salamanders appeared beneath the river, biting fiercely at the rampaging summons.
Thus began an epic battle between giant summoned creatures.
The black dragon's combat power was exceptionally formidable. When a salamander bit its tail, the dragon powerfully swung its tail and hurled the giant salamander clear out of the water.
Before the salamander could recover, the black dragon twisted its body and chomped down on the creature's flesh.
"Lord Black Dragon, these creatures have poison glands on their bodies! Their skin secretes paralyzing venom!"
Seeing the black dragon tearing violently at the salamander in its jaws, Manda couldn't help shouting a warning.
The black dragon heard Manda but paid no heed to the warning.
It was a true flood dragon, a direct descendant of the White Snake Sage. Even before its evolution, it had been immune to all serpent venoms and had consumed every type of poisonous snake. Why would it fear some mere salamander toxin?
"Roar..."
As the dragon's jaws clamped down, even the thick-skinned salamander's defenses were pierced, emitting a shrill cry of pain.
Earlier, its powerful bite had only cracked the dragon's scales without reaching the flesh beneath. But the dragon's bite was devastatingly effective, its terrifying jaw strength crushing through effortlessly.
The salamander's poison glands secreted copious toxins while it spewed concentrated poison mist at the dragon's eyes. Simultaneously, its venomous blood gushed into the dragon's mouth.
Yet to its despair, the black dragon completely ignored all the toxins. If anything, the poison seemed to drive the beast into greater frenzy!
With its claws gripping the salamander, the black dragon viciously tore off an entire chunk of flesh and swallowed it whole!
"Screech..."
The pained shrieks startled everyone present. The gruesome scene of the bloodied flesh made the other giant beasts nearby shudder.
After devouring the flesh, the black dragon completely ignored the toxins and immediately went for the salamander's neck.
Facing those deadly jaws, the salamander had no choice but to retreat back to the summoning realm to survive.
"It seems ordinary salamanders can't handle it. We'll have to summon that one (the matriarch of the salamander clan)!"
Seeing how the salamander had been forced to retreat after just a few exchanges, Hanzō realized this ferocious black dragon's terrifying power. Ordinary salamanders were no match - even several more wouldn't help.
The next moment, Hanzō teleported onto the river's surface. Drawing blood from his thumb with a kunai, he summoned an enormous black behemoth using his maximum chakra!
A gigantic black salamander instantly plunged into the river before surfacing, its massive body floating on the water.
"Hanzō, what's going on?"
The giant black salamander spoke in a female voice - the only one in its species capable of human speech, clearly possessing advanced intelligence.
"My apologies for summoning you, but I'm in trouble. I need your help against a powerful enemy."
Standing atop the salamander's head, Hanzō spoke apologetically.
"..."
The giant salamander paused briefly before its gaze was drawn to an extremely fearsome black figure.
"Is that the vicious dragon..."
It instinctively sensed tremendous danger from the black dragon.
"ROAR!!!"
As it looked over, the black dragon noticed its presence too, releasing an earth-shaking roar that made the giant salamander involuntarily retreat two steps.
"Yes, my lady. That beast nearly killed Da Hui (the salamander) earlier. I had no choice but to summon you," Hanzō explained truthfully.
"The blood around its mouth... is that from my child Da Hui?" At this, the mother salamander's anger ignited.
"Correct. This dragon is completely immune to poison. It bit off a chunk of Da Hui's flesh and ate it!" Hanzō added fuel to the fire.
"Damn you!!!"
The giant salamander immediately charged ferociously at the black dragon!
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