Taking advantage of the group of Kumo-nin covering their ears and kneeling on the ground in agony, Ryun charged into them like a tiger among sheep, launching a bloody slaughter against the blocking Kumo-nin.
The Chidori Sharp Spear in his hand glowed brightly. With swift swings, he severed one head after another.
"Ah!!!"
Watching his subordinates being slaughtered like cutting melons and vegetables, the Third Raikage roared angrily. Mustering his last bit of strength, he forcefully withstood the series of terrifying damages released by the Dragon Pearl above his head, activated the Body Flicker Technique, and thrust a finger fiercely at the Dragon Pearl.
His Hell Stab accurately hit the Dragon Pearl above him. The terrifying power instantly shattered the entire Pearl into fragments.
Ryun watched this scene with a look of surprise. The Third Raikage's strength was somewhat beyond his expectations.
But his body only paused for a moment due to shock. Soon, the Chidori Sharp Spear in his hand swung again, and the killing continued.
That Dragon Pearl was only formed from a portion of Senjutsu Chakra, not the one in his body core. Therefore, even if destroyed, he wouldn't suffer any backlash; at most, this senjutsu technique was just broken.
Freed from the Dragon Pearl's suppression, the group of Kumo-nin quickly recovered. They immediately engaged Ryun in a fierce and brutal battle.
Some elite Konoha-nin, seeing Ryun surrounded, rushed over to support him. The two sides instantly clashed together again.
"Summoning Technique!"
Ryun quickly formed hand signs and performed the Summoning Technique, summoning the Black Dragon from Ryūchi Cave.
The Black Dragon, currently in a humanoid form, was momentarily confused. But the next moment, a group of Kumo-nin charged towards him and Ryun, attacking.
"Damn it!"
The Black Dragon had just been lying on three beautiful snake maidens, drinking fine wine and enjoying the good life, when suddenly it was pulled to a dangerous place, with a group of burly men charging at it with sharp weapons.
Ryun glanced at it, feeling slightly surprised by the Black Dragon's current human form. He thought the other might be cultivating in this state.
The speed of cultivation in human form is far faster than in beast form, which is why the higher-ups in Ryūchi Cave actively transform into human shapes.
As the Black Dragon dodged a lightning-enhanced katana, it caught a kunai thrust by another Kumo-nin with its bare hand. The sharp kunai actually sparked when it struck its hand!
After blocking the attack, it swung its palm out, instantly shattering the kunai wielder's skull.
After killing one enemy, several more surrounded it. The Black Dragon opened its mouth and let out a dragon's roar. Its entire body swelled and twisted, transforming into a ferocious, over-hundred-meter-long蛟龙 (flood dragon) in just a breath's time.
Ryun instantly Body Flickered onto its head, then quickly formed hand signs to perform a powerful senjutsu:
"Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction!"
With a massive output of Senjutsu Chakra from his body, a terrifying sea of fire that blotted out the sky instantly crashed into the group of Kumo-nin.
The power of this Great Fire Destruction was even stronger than when Uchiha Madara used it in the original story. Even though some Kumo-nin used Water Release ninjutsu, they still couldn't withstand the power of this sage art.
Instantly, many Kumo-nin were swallowed by the sea of fire.
"Sage Art: Wind Release: True Dragon's Breath!"
The Black Dragon beneath Ryun also spat out a powerful sage art from its mouth. A massive gust of wind instantly met the sea of fire, carrying the high-intensity heat and obliterating all Kumo-nin in its attack path.
The coordinated attack of the man and the dragon instantly killed over two hundred Kumo-nin. This powerful strike even created a vacuum zone.
"Damn it! So many people were taken out in one hit..."
"Lightning Release: Divine Punishment Technique!"
Watching many comrades being torn to pieces by the powerful sage art, an elite Kumo-nin Jonin's eyes instantly turned red. He quickly formed hand signs and used a certain high-level Lightning Release ninjutsu.
Thick bolts of lightning directly blasted towards the youth on the Black Dragon's head, targeting both the man and the dragon within its attack range.
Unfortunately, as Ryun raised his lightning-wreathed hand towards the sky, the thick bolts of lightning were forcibly diverted from their trajectory, even accidentally injuring many of their own comrades!
"How could this be!!!"
The elite Kumo-nin exclaimed in shock. His full-power ultimate technique was so easily neutralized and even turned into the enemy's means of attack!
Before his shock could subside, a ferocious large mouth quickly chomped down on his body, swallowing him whole.
The massive Black Dragon demonstrated great power on the battlefield. Relying on its thick skin, resilience, and agile movements, it terrified the Kumo-nin. Ryun remained on its head, providing cover. Many of the Lightning Release techniques, which the Kumo-nin excelled at, were diverted elsewhere by his Chidori lightning manipulation, so most attacks couldn't hit the Black Dragon.
"Summoning Technique!"
Tsunade also performed the Summoning Technique. The giant slug Katsuyu split into countless small slugs to treat the injured Konoha-nin.
Ryun focused on killing, Tsunade focused on defense. As two people who had personally experienced the Fire-Rain War, they were well-versed in this kind of brutal large-scale battle. These two shone brilliantly on the battlefield, and for a time, the scales of victory quietly tipped towards the Konoha camp.
"Full retreat!!!"
This great battle lasted from afternoon until dusk. Finally, under the reluctant order of the Third Raikage, the Kumo-nin army was forced to choose to retreat.
Due to the intervention of this individual, Ryun, Kumogakure suffered an unprecedented great defeat. Even the Third Raikage himself was beaten to the brink of death. After returning to camp, he could no longer withstand the physical and mental exhaustion and fainted dead away on the spot.
"Raikage-sama! Medical-nin! Someone, come quickly!!!"
As the Third Raikage collapsed, the group of Kumogakure high-ranking officials panicked.
This was the strongest Raikage in their village's history. The Kumogakure leadership had never actually imagined the day the Raikage-sama would be defeated.
But today, a certain monster, filled with hatred for Kumogakure, personally shattered their inner pride and made them taste the flavor of a great defeat!
"That damned guy! He clearly completely broke with Konoha, even seriously injured the Third Hokage. He already defected from Konoha, so why did he show up to help them!" a Kumo-nin high-ranking official gritted his teeth and cursed.
"My... my father... actually... lost!!" The future Raikage, who had long since inherited the title 'A', looked at the Third Raikage on the bed, his face full of disbelief.
In his heart, his father was an invincible existence in the ninja world. The 'Strongest Shield' could block all attacks, the 'Strongest Spear' could pierce all defenses. His father, who should have dominated the battlefield, was today beaten into a severely injured, near-death state by a youth his own age!
And he, the most renowned top genius in Kumogakure, fell into a coma simply from looking at someone out of curiosity, his youthful spirit deficient. He didn't even have the qualification to participate in this great battle...
Someone had to carry him back to a safe area, which saved his life...
He only barely woke up towards the end of the battle between the two armies. But upon waking, he learned the war was lost, and even his invincible father was severely injured by that terrifying guy!
The moment he thought of that pale face, that blood-red, whirlpool-like strange eye, little 'A' felt stabbing pain in his head again, and an unwillingly admitted timidity arose in his heart. This was the first time he felt fear towards someone his own age.
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