A Clash of Titans: Dream Eater vs. Lava Style!
The colossal summoned beast, Baku (Dream Eater), appeared in a flash, instantly unleashing a howling gale that swept outwards. The sheer force of the wind was enough to make the six Root ninja in front of Danzo struggle to keep their footing as sand and dust swirled around them.
Baku lifted its massive head, its gaze fixed on the colliding lava dragon and water ninjutsu in the sky. It opened its enormous mouth, and an even more violent hurricane began to churn within, forming a visible, semi-transparent wind sphere about twenty meters in diameter.
With a powerful expulsion, the wind sphere blasted forth, shattering both the lava dragon and the six Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu! The swirling winds moved like a typhoon, bending trees within hundreds of meters and sending leaves flying from trees even a kilometer away.
Danzo had already leaped onto Baku's head, his robes flapping wildly in the wind, yet he stood unyieldingly. With a stoic expression, he formed hand signs and took a deep breath.
"Wind Style..."
Baku opened its mouth again, drawing in a massive amount of air.
"...Wind Cutter Jutsu!!!"
Danzo and Baku unleashed their Wind Style ninjutsu almost simultaneously. Two semi-transparent wind blades, one large and one small, tore through the air and sped towards Uchiha Akainu! Where the edges of the wind blades barely brushed the ground, two deep trenches were instantly carved out!
"If I can't seal a part of your body, then I'll shatter your entire being and seal all of you away. I refuse to believe you'll remain unharmed after this!" Danzo's eyes gleamed with killing intent. He was convinced that Uchiha Akainu's Lava Style had its limits. After all, how could a person become an immortal monster simply because of some so-called Lava Release Bloodline Limit?
The six Root ninja also acted decisively. Wind Style, Water Style, Earth Style... various ninjutsu that the Root ninja believed could suppress Lava Style were unleashed all at once, rushing towards Uchiha Akainu.
Hokage's Fury and Uchiha's Concern
"Baku... Danzo..." Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression grew grim as he swiftly moved towards the source of the commotion. Summoning such a dangerous beast within the village walls... did that Danzo fellow have any regard for him as the Hokage? Did he have any regard for innocent lives?
"Inoichi, what exactly is going on?" Hiruzen asked Yamanaka Inoichi, who was rushing alongside him.
Inoichi replied with a bitter smile, "Hokage-sama, I'm not sure what the conflict is between Danzo-sama and Akainu. They just happened to meet outside our Yamanaka clan's compound. Before I could even react, they were already clashing." Hiruzen felt a headache coming on.
Within the Uchiha clan compound, Fugaku stared intently at the distant scene. "Baku..." he muttered. "Lava..." He realized that Akainu and Danzo were likely in another armed conflict. Last time, Akainu had killed two Root ninja and exposed Danzo's secrets regarding the Sharingan, making Fugaku deeply resentful and wary of the elder. After all, this was a Konoha elder who coveted the Sharingan intensely, even transplanting numerous Sharingan onto himself without the Uchiha clan's permission.
When he heard footsteps beside him, Fugaku didn't need to turn to know it was his wife. He asked, "Has Sasuke woken up yet?"
Uchiha Mikoto shook her head. "The child is still unconscious."
Fugaku took a deep breath and made a decision. "You stay here and take care of him. I'll go see what's happening over there."
Akainu Unleashes Volcanic Power
Through the Three Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Akainu's eyes, the trajectories of both the large and small "Wind Cutter Jutsu" were fully observed. He deftly sidestepped the "Wind Cutter Jutsu" at an incredibly tricky angle, the semi-transparent wind blade passing less than ten centimeters from his body. As the incredibly powerful Wind Style ninjutsu swept past, ripples appeared on the surface of his flowing lava skin.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!!!
Behind Uchiha Akainu, the Yamanaka clan compound was literally cut into three sections by the two wind blades! Numerous buildings were caught in the destructive path.
"Lava Style..."
"Great Eruption."
Facing the ninjutsu from the six Root ninja, Uchiha Akainu's right arm surged and expanded with lava. When he threw a punch forward, his right arm had transformed into an exaggerated and terrifying lava giant fist! All other ninjutsu seemed like mere flimsy objects before this lava fist. With a fierce impact, like a volcanic eruption, it obliterated all incoming ninjutsu!
The splashing lava transformed into numerous incredibly powerful volcanic bombs! They seemed to fall without a set pattern, yet they subtly aimed directly for the six Root ninja, Danzo and Baku, and the two giant turtle summoning beasts!
One of the giant turtle summoning beasts couldn't dodge in time. A volcanic bomb, easily over a meter in diameter, struck its shell. It initially wasn't particularly concerned, believing its shell, which could defend against many ordinary ninjutsu, would withstand the attack. But the next second, the giant turtle's eyes widened sharply.
BOOM!!!
The volcanic bomb instantly pierced through the thick shell, the scorching lava melting the shell and fiercely burrowing into its flesh. Most of its internal organs were cooked by the lava in an instant. Intense pain assaulted the giant turtle's consciousness, rendering it unable to react even when it finally thought to avoid the volcanic bombs.
BOOM!!!
Another volcanic bomb accurately hit its head. The giant turtle summoning beast didn't even have time to whimper before a massive hole appeared on its head! Its strong limbs completely lost all strength. It collapsed helplessly to the ground.
The second giant turtle summoning beast, seeing this, frantically spewed out large columns of water, attempting to block the volcanic bombs falling towards it. However, it was still struck in the tail by a volcanic bomb, its entire tail "erased" and vaporized by the extreme heat, leaving not even bones behind. The intense pain caused it to shriek relentlessly. A puff of white smoke rose, and the last giant turtle summoning beast unilaterally canceled its summoning jutsu, choosing to flee!
Uchiha Akainu's crimson gaze quickly swept over, meeting the eyes of a Root ninja whose astonishment was visible even beneath his mask.
"...Damn it!"
The Root ninja's heart pounded, his pupils constricting. He quickly formed hand signs, trying to dispel a Sharingan genjutsu, whether it existed or not. But then he looked up to see volcanic bombs raining down from the sky. He couldn't tell which were real and which were illusions. He didn't even know which way to dodge.
BOOM!!!
A volcanic bomb landed about three meters behind him. The ground shattered, sending a large rock flying, which struck him heavily on the back of his head. Splashes of hot lava from behind him acted like scattershot, easily piercing into his body.
The Root ninja's body convulsed and trembled before he collapsed face-first onto the ground. Over a dozen visible charred holes dotted his body, small flames still flickering around their edges.
The remaining Root ninja could only use various methods, either countering the terrifying volcanic bombs with their signature ninjutsu or hastily leaping onto nearby civilian houses. They had realized that while these volcanic bombs didn't deliberately avoid civilian homes, most were concentrated on relatively open ground.
Even so, one Root ninja failed to evade and was completely engulfed by a volcanic bomb, leaving nothing but a tragic end!
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