This is the most basic Wind Release, a C-rank Ninjutsu.
It merely involves exhaling strong winds to attack enemies, but its potential is quite high; when used by a skilled Ninja, the wind force possesses the destructive power to overturn large trees.
If Orochimaru were to use it, it would be a malevolent storm capable of blowing away everything in its path.
What if dozens of Ninja unleashed it together?
The Troll had the fortune of experiencing it firsthand at this moment.
It only felt as if it was instantly smacked away by an invisible palm, its massive body completely out of control as it was lifted into the air, caught in a raging tempest, like a tiny leaf swept up by a tsunami-like gale, crashing violently against the Earth Flow Wall.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The indestructible Earth Flow Wall was directly blasted through.
Leaving behind a human-shaped hole, the Troll then heavily smashed a thick stone pillar, embedding itself into the wall on the other side of the round tower, unable to be dislodged.
The spacious round tower plaza was filled with howling winds and flying sand and stones, almost forming a Category 12 hurricane that swept across the moonlit night through the open-air tower top.
The already dilapidated ancient ruin fortress was precarious, and now the cracks on its walls and stone pillars were continuously extending and crumbling, looking as if it could collapse at any moment.
Even the Earth Flow Wall that originally divided the battlefield was almost blown down by Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
"Hu…man…"
"Just give me a quick death—"
"If you want to kill me, then kill me, why humiliate me?!"
The Troll, its body a bloody mess, let out a low, hoarse voice.
The once arrogant Demon God General was now plunged into deep despair.
It knew that in Naruto's hands, it didn't even have the right to escape.
The difference in strength… was too vast!
When did such a powerful expert emerge among humans? Could he be the Hero of this generation?
"The wounds aren't healing."
"Hey, Troll, are you unable to regenerate further, or… have you lost your most basic will to live?"
Naruto stood up, looking at the Troll embedded in the round tower wall, a hint of disappointment in his expression.
"Your immortal body is merely a name; it's not satisfying enough."
"However!"
He changed his tone, a smile playing on his lips, and pointed a finger at the Troll from a distance.
"I, I somewhat acknowledge you as a decent punching bag!"
"So, I will personally send you on your way."
Naruto raised one arm, and with a "buzz," a blue "spark" seemed to light up in his palm.
The "spark" rapidly expanded, and under the massive infusion of Chakra, it finally transformed into a huge and perfect bright blue sphere, illuminating the entire dimly lit round tower plaza.
Great Ball Rasengan!!
Naruto stepped onto the Earth Flow Wall, leaped up, and, gripping the Great Ball Rasengan, pressed it down towards the Troll opposite him in mid-air.
"…"
The Troll's black eyes with golden pupils reflected the scene of the Great Ball Rasengan bearing down, but there was no fear; instead, there was a sense of calm in its heart facing death.
Finally… freedom…
"Boom—!!!"
Deafening roars echoed incessantly, and the entire ancient ruin fortress seemed to tremble.
Under the destruction of the Great Ball Rasengan, an entire side of the magnificent giant cylindrical tower was obliterated, leaving a huge gap that was completely transparent, allowing one to see the forest shrouded in darkness nearby, like a whole cake from which a large chunk had been forcibly scooped out, even leaving a hemispherical giant pit on the ground.
The destructive power was truly terrifying!
As for the Troll…
It was probably erased at the cellular level.
[Eliminated one Troll, Experience Points +1750]
[Level Up!]
[Gained 5 free attribute points]
As a higher-tier species much stronger than a Goblin Hero, the experience points gained from slaying a Troll were indeed much higher.
"Not bad, not bad. I don't even get experience point rewards for killing ordinary Goblin now, but a single Troll gives so much!"
"I wonder where the Troll race is; otherwise, I could level up like crazy."
In the Goblin Slayer World, high-tier species are quite rare.
Otherwise, even with the existence of a cheat-like Hero, humanity would not be able to develop peacefully and stably, forming prosperous kingdoms.
After all, there is only one Hero.
And it's unknown how many years it takes for one to be born.
In eras without a Hero, subduing a high-tier species often required several adventuring parties to cooperate and pay a heavy price to succeed.
This is also why the core strength of the Adventurers' Guild has become disjointed.
Experts like Naruto, who can subdue high-tier species without injury, are few and far between in the Adventurers' Guild.
Only a few Gold-Grade Adventurers can do it!
"I'm level 16 now."
Naruto's gaze swept over the pop-up window, casually adding 5 free attribute points to [Agility], and then his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a dark glint at the bottom of the smooth giant pit, as if something was there.
"Could it be a drop from eliminating this Troll?"
Naruto walked to the bottom of the pit and bent down to pick up a shard.
[???]
His gaze focused on the pitch-black, broken shard, but the pop-up window displayed a string of question marks.
"Equipment and items from system quest rewards, and goods exchanged from the Underground City Mall, all have descriptions, but equipment dropped from monsters needs to be appraised."
Naruto pondered for a moment, left the giant pit, and approached the Witch.
The Witch was not only skilled at crafting magic items but also capable of appraising objects.
"Meina, can you help me see what this is?"
"It fell from the Troll."
Naruto handed the shard, which looked neither like metal nor stone, to the Witch.
The Witch examined it carefully, her fingers tracing the fragmented indentations on the shard.
"It should be some kind of church relic?"
The Witch murmured her guess, pinching a pinch of purple powder from her wizard's pouch with three fingers, bringing it to her rosy lips, and gently exhaling a fragrant breath.
The purple powder, mixed with magic, sprinkled onto the shard, and the previously indistinct indentations immediately reacted as if undergoing a chemical change, intensely transforming and glowing with a fiery, gilded color, as a strange symbol projected out, reflecting in mid-air.
"Green… Green Moon…"
The Sword Saintess and Elf Archer exclaimed in unison, "It's a symbol of a god!"
"It's an Outer God… the god of awareness's symbol!!"
"god of awareness."
Naruto raised an eyebrow.
He was no stranger to this name, as he had a blue-quality ring equipment that the Witch had enchanted and refined using the god of awareness's power.
The Elf Archer's pretty face was filled with resentment, and she said through gritted teeth, "Green Moon, our Upper Forest Folk tribe has an ancient legend that the wicked Goblin came from the Green Moon."
The Sword Saintess's voice slightly condensed, "The god of awareness is very strange; it is a heretical god of wisdom, while our worshipped God of Knowledge guides those who seek knowledge, searching for the truth and unknowns of the world. The God of Knowledge views difficulties and setbacks on the path of seeking knowledge as an important part of the process of acquiring knowledge, while the god of awareness indiscriminately bestows wisdom, which has spawned evil churches that wish to destroy the world. But no matter how many sacrifices are caused, the god of awareness does not care!"
After the Witch's appraisal, the shard's pop-up content finally changed.