The closer they got to the gorge, the more violent the wind became.
Haruki rode on his broom, his flying speed far exceeding that of the Amegakure ninjas running in the desert.
Haruki could feel a gaze from among the Amegakure ninjas occasionally falling on him. It was Takinawa.
The strong wind tore at Haruki's clothes. He stared intently ahead, the outline of the Sunagakure camp appearing in his line of sight.
Takinawa, who was running in the desert and approaching the left side of the Sunagakure Camp, frowned deeply. He looked worriedly at the figure in the sky, which was getting further and further away.
Haruki's broom ascended rapidly, leaving the sight range of the Sunagakure Camp watchtower.
Thick clouds in the sky obscured Haruki's figure, and birds occasionally flew past him.
At the same time, several crows circled idly near the Sunagakure camp, their dark pupils reflecting the general layout of the camp.
Haruki stopped in the center of the sky above the Sunagakure xamp. Looking down from above, the huge Sunagakure camp became as small as a football in his vision.
Haruki unhesitatingly pulled out a scroll from his ninja tool pouch. The Ninja World's Fuinjutsu was very useful, especially for someone like him who could create puppets.
Placing the scroll on his broom, Haruki formed hand signs with both hands.
Bang!
Puffs of white smoke filled the air.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
A dense buzzing sound like bees came from the white smoke.
The wind dispersed the white smoke, revealing black insects hidden within it. The insects were entirely black, with no visible eyes or other parts. They were only the size of a fly, their wings vibrating rapidly behind them.
These insects were Black Bug Bombs created by Haruki using construction. The inspiration came from Deidara's explosive clay.
He piloted his broom, diving almost vertically from high in the sky towards the Sunagakure camp, at an extremely fast speed.
The black insects around him descended with his movements, like black raindrops, falling one by one towards the center of the Sunagakure camp.
"What is that?!"
"There's a ninja riding a broom up there!"
A Sunagakure ninja looked up, Haruki's rapidly descending figure reflected in his pupils. He pointed to the sky in horror.
The next second, a violent blaze consumed his figure.
Black Bug Bomb quickly spread out from around Haruki, flying in all directions.
Boom—
Deafening explosions resounded one after another.
The power generated by the explosion of a Black Bug Bomb no bigger than a fingernail was no less than that of an explosive tag. Most importantly, these inconspicuous black insects appeared silently around the ninjas and exploded in an instant, giving the ninjas no time to react.
Fireballs exploded on the main tent, on the supply boxes, and around the ninjas in the Sunagakure camp.
Blinding flashes of light lit up various parts of the Sunagakure camp. Dust filled the sky, temporarily obscuring the ninjas' vision.
Just as everything was almost covered by the sound of explosions, the figures of the Amegakure ninjas, split into two groups, appeared.
On both the left and right sides of the Sunagakure camp, sharp whistles and the metallic clang of ninja tools colliding erupted simultaneously.
A large number of Amegakure ninjas, like an overwhelming dark cloud, invaded the Sunagakure camp.
Poisoned senbon and shuriken wove into a net, and the Amegakure ninjas forcibly tore open a gap in the left and right flanks of the Sunagakure camp.
"Enemy attack! Amegakure ninjas! On both sides!"
The shouts of the Sunagakure ninjas echoed throughout the entire camp, accompanied by piercing screams and roars.
After a brief moment of panic, the Sunagakure ninjas quickly regained their composure. They swarmed out from behind cover, moving as fast as lightning, engaging in battle with the Amegakure ninjas to prevent them from advancing further into the camp.
Haruki circled at low altitude on his broom, his gaze sweeping over the entangled Sunagakure and Amegakure ninjas below, as more and more Black Bug Bombs flew from his side.
A sea of fire and shockwaves engulfed the Sunagakure ninjas without warning.
Haruki released Black Bug Bombs while constructing new types of bombs before his eyes.
The Amegakure ninjas' morale soared. They used the explosions to advance even more fiercely.
The Amegakure ninjas, skilled in close combat and assassination techniques, took the lives of one Sunagakure ninjas after another under the cover of fire and thick smoke.
Blood seeped into the desert, staining the yellow sand red.
[Ding!]
[System detected Suna Ninja A's killing intent value + 2000.]
[Ding!]
[System detected Suna Ninja B's killing intent value + 2000.]
[Ding!]
[System detected Suna Ninja C's killing intent value + 2000.]
...
[Currently, a total of 30,000 killing intent points have been collected. Your Cursed Spirit Sukuna's rank has increased to 64.3%.]
Haruki looked down and saw that he was indeed being targeted.
"Kill him!"
"Those explosions are related to him!"
"..."
The Sunagakure ninjas jointly performed ninjutsu.
Wind Release: Great Cast Net!
Powerful wind blades wove a net in the air, blocking all of Haruki's escape routes—up, down, left, and right—like a giant fishing net, constantly approaching and contracting towards Haruki in the center, the air being cut by the wind blades, emitting crisp cracking sounds.
Not only that, the Sunagakure ninjas also threw a dense barrage of kunai and shuriken at Haruki.
Haruki, riding on his broom, paused his construction work. He stretched out his hand, and a silvery-white liquid, like a living creature, flowed around him, forming a silvery-white sphere in the air, enveloping him.
The wind blades cut deep marks into the sphere solidified from mercury. Kunai and shuriken all plunged into the mercury sphere.
Ding—
The mercury returned to its liquid state, flowing around Haruki's body. The weapons that had plunged into the mercury all fell to the ground.
A bright light flashed in Haruki's eyes, he lowered his body and swooped downwards.
At the same time, the shuriken and kunai that had originally fallen to the ground actually slowly flew into the air, stabbing towards the Sunagakure ninjas.
[Ding!]
[System detected Suna Ninja A's killing intent value + 3000.]
[Ding!]
[System detected Suna Ninja B's killing intent value + 3000.]
...
[Currently, a total of 33,000 killing intent points have been collected. Your Cursed Spirit Sukuna's rank has increased to 67.6%.]
Haruki's diving speed was so fast that only an afterimage remained, the Sunagakure ninjas couldn't aim at all, not to mention they were currently dealing with the constantly pursuing shuriken and kunai.
Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!
Several fire dragons brushed past Haruki. The remaining three Black Bug Bombs flew towards the Sunagakure ninjas who had activated the ninjutsu.
Boom!
A violent explosion sounded. Flames shot up into the sky, and shockwaves spread out.
Haruki landed on the ground amidst the swirling dust.
The Sunagakure ninjas' faces immediately lit up with joy. This brat actually sought death voluntarily.
[Ding!]
[System detected Suna Ninja A's killing intent value + 4000.]
[Ding!]
...
[Currently, a total of 36,000 killing intent points have been collected. Your Cursed Spirit Sukuna's rank has increased to 71.2%.]