Witnessing their comrades fall one after another, a chill involuntarily rose in the hearts of the Sunagakure ninjas.
This kid's strength is too great!
Has his strength already reached Jonin level?
Even a Jonin wouldn't have such formidable stamina. This kid not only doesn't seem tired, but he's also getting stronger.
Fighting against such a battle machine is a nightmare.
Battle allows no room for hesitation, and although fear had already taken root in their hearts, the Sunagakure ninjas still charged towards Haruki without hesitation.
The Sunagakure ninjas roared and attacked Haruki again.
Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction!
"..."
Dense attacks surrounded Haruki like a tide.
Haruki moved again. The flowing mercury around him blocked the attacks for him, and his fists and long sword continuously landed on the Sunagakure ninjas.
Blood splattered around him. A Sunagakure ninja swung his sword, Haruki dodged to the side, and the long sword left his hand, cut through the opponent's throat, and then returned to his hand.
Yes, Haruki had applied Tool Manipulation to the long sword in his hand. Even if he didn't move, the long sword could attack on its own, though it wasn't as powerful as when he personally wielded it.
After dealing with the threats surrounding him, his gaze locked onto the dozens of Sunagakure ninjas in front.
[Ding!]
[System detected Sutaka's Killing Intent Value +5000.]
[Your Cursed Spirit Sukuna's rank has increased to 81.7%.]
A strong sense of crisis instantly crawled up Haruki's spine.
An extremely fast black shadow silently tore through the swirling yellow sand, heading straight for his back. Its speed far exceeded that of the ninjas fighting Haruki.
Haruki's pupils suddenly constricted. He forcefully twisted his body and held his long sword horizontally in front of him to block.
Clang!
A loud clang rang in Haruki's ears. An unimaginable immense force came from the long sword.
Haruki felt his arms go numb, and his hand seemed to lose all sensation. It was like his body had been hit head-on by a train, uncontrollably flying backward. His body flipped in the air, stumbled a few steps, and then stood firm on the ground.
Haruki looked at the tall figure in front of him. This strength and speed, definitely a Jonin.
He hadn't expect a Jonin from the Sunagakure camp to come deal with him. The number of Jonin in a camp is not large, it can be said to be very few.
At least on the surface, a Jonin dealing with him, a child, was simply a waste of resources.
Sutaka stood where Haruki had been before he was sent flying, his lower face covered by a gray mask, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes, like a poisonous scorpion in the desert.
His arm muscles bulged, and he held a strangely shaped short blade in his hand.
"Amegakure brat..."
Sutaka's hoarse voice was like sandpaper rubbing, his gaze locked on Haruki. "Your performance ends here."
On the right side of the Sunagakure camp, the fire of explosions once again soared into the sky.
Accompanied by huge roars and the screams of ninjas, another division of Amegakure ninjas broke through the Suna ninjas' defenses within the camp.
Since Suataka appeared, the Sunagakure ninjas surrounding Haruki automatically retreated.
Haruki and Sutaka confronted each other, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point, the air solidified, and a chilling killing intent swept overwhelmingly towards Haruki.
[Ding!]
[System detected Sutaka's Killing Intent Value +5000.]
[Your Cursed Spirit Sukuna's rank has increased to 82.2%.]
Haruki stared at the Jonin in front of him. There is a world of difference in strength between Jonin, Chunin, and Genin. He has to remain highly vigilant.
Sutaka opposite him was clearly very confident in his strength. He held his short blade and walked step by step towards Haruki, his eyes like those that had locked onto dying prey.
"It's time to end everything." His voice rang out.
Haruki said, "I disagree with you. I think everything has just begun."
He tightened his grip on the sword in his hand. If he could win, he would fight. If he couldn't, he would summon his cursed spirit.
He would just use the Jonin in front of him to gain some combat experience.
In the right side of the Sunagakure camp, the Amegakure ninjas destroyed the fence, and the Sunagakure ninjas' defensive formation was forcibly breached, with Amegakure ninjas pouring in through the gap.
Under the dense attacks of the Amegakure ninjas, the Sunagakure ninjas continuously retreated, hiding behind the remaining cover, their hands forming hand signs blurring into afterimages.
Ninjutsu after ninjutsu attacked the approaching Amegakure ninjas.
Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Sharp wind blades tore through the air, emitting piercing screams, and fiercely slashed at the charging Amegakure ninjas.
Even though the Sunagakure ninjas resisted fiercely, their numbers continued to dwindle under the suppression of numbers.
A Sunagakure ninja had just finished forming hand signs and hadn't had time to release his ninjutsu when a poisoned kunai shot out, accurately embedding itself in his throat.
The Sunagakure ninja clutched his spurting neck, falling down with unwillingness in his eyes.
Such scenes were playing out throughout the camp.
The air in the Sunagakure camp was filled with the heavy smell of blood and gunpowder.
As far as the eye could see, there were fallen bodies, twisted limbs, scattered weapons...
In the center of the Sunagakure camp.
Sutaka approached Haruki, making the first move, forming hand signs.
Crystal Sand Spikes!
Amidst the roaring, the yellow sand in front of Sutaka trembled, suddenly surging like a gushing flood, rising into giant waves of yellow sand, which churned in front of Haruki to a height of at least three meters.
The yellow sand instantly transformed into countless sharp rhomboid crystal spikes in the air. The crystal spikes were dense, like raindrops solidified in the air, packed tightly together.
In an instant, these crystal spikes, with a tearing scream, shot overwhelmingly towards Haruki.
Haruki's broom appeared in his hand, carrying his body soaring into the sky, far exceeding the range of the crystal spike attack.
The crystal spikes deeply pierced into the yellow sand, transforming back into yellow sand, merging with the sand on the ground.
Haruki, riding on the broom, watched this scene, and his gaze on Sutaka changed.
He's a ninja with a Kekkei Genkai
It seems a bit of a waste to just kill him.
Suddenly, the yellow Sunagakure beneath Sutaka's feet churned, and countless amber crystal spikes formed from yellow sand emerged from the ground.
The crystal spikes aimed at Haruki in the air and shot towards him.
The wriggling mercury once again formed a huge shield beneath Haruki. The crystal spikes deeply embedded themselves into the solidified mercury.
And Haruki's figure had already disappeared from above, appearing silently behind Sutaka.
Sutaka quickly turned around, forming hand signs.
Crystal Sand Wall!
The yellow sand instantly condensed behind him into a thick crystal wall.
Crack—
The crystal wall shattered in Sutaka's shocked gaze.
"How is that possible?"
His crystal sand wall was impenetrable.
Haruki twisted his wrist, and the long sword slashed towards Sutaka.
Why isn't it possible?
There's nothing that Ratio can't create a weakness for.
Crack—
The short blade in Sutaka's hand, used to block Haruki's long sword, cracked.