In the desert, beside an oasis, two people stood facing each other, both radiating killing intent, each wanting to keep the other here.
"Since you've recognized me, I won't waste any more time."
Ren pulled down the mask from his head, raised the Twin Swords: Hiramekarei towards the opposite side, and chuckled softly.
"Though I don't know how I was exposed, it doesn't matter anymore. Rasa, your time as Kazekage is over!"
As soon as Ren finished speaking, Rasa sneered and said coldly.
"Just a brat who luckily mastered the power of a Tailed Beast. Do you really think that just because you managed to escape from those incompetents in the Hidden Mist Village, you can come to my Hidden Sand Village and act so presumptuously?"
In Rasa's opinion, Ren's escape from the Hidden Mist Village was pure luck.
At that time, both generations of Mizukage and most of the elite forces of Hidden Mist were on the front lines, leaving only the old, weak, and sick in the Village, which allowed the opponent to successfully retreat.
"Luck?"
Ren rolled his eyes, just about to say something more, when Rasa on the opposite side waved his hand. Immediately, a large amount of Sand Gold surged from the yellow sand beneath his feet, condensing into dozens of sharp spikes in the air, shooting straight towards Ren from all directions!
Ren, who was already prepared, did not panic. The large amount of Chakra that had already gathered was instantly injected into the Hiramekarei in his hand.
In an instant, the Hiramekarei suddenly lit up, emitting a blue Chakra glow that finally gathered at the tip.
"So, a sneak attack, huh."
A cold smile appeared on Ren's lips, then he turned sideways, and the Hiramekarei in his hand was swung out fiercely!
Chakra passed through the blade and converged at the tip, forming a light orb that shot straight out, colliding with the incoming Sand Gold spikes.
"Boom!"
The two collided in the air. After a moment of stalemate, the Chakra light orb exploded with a roar, instantly shattering the surrounding Sand Gold spikes. The remaining shockwave swept towards Rasa, who was not far away.
Rasa was expressionless. He waved his hand again, and the Sand Gold beneath his feet immediately condensed, blocking him and forming a Sand Gold wall that firmly protected him.
Seeing Rasa raise his defense, Ren's eyes immediately lit up. While forming hand signs with both hands, he roared.
"Now!"
"Hmm?"
After blocking the shockwave and lowering the wall, Rasa was stunned when he heard Ren's shout. Then, he saw a scene that surprised him.
A giant turtle suddenly rose from the lake surface of the oasis next to Ren, with Three-Tails waving in the air behind it.
The Three-Tails. Isn't this guy the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails?
When a Tailed Beast leaves the body, the Jinchuriki should die immediately. But why is this kid still standing here perfectly fine?
Looking at the man and the beast side by side, Rasa was truly bewildered, but before he could figure it out, Ren and Isobu on the opposite side had already launched their attack.
Isobu opened his mouth, and a water cannon, long in the making, was directly spewed out, shooting forward.
And Ren, beside him, had also completed his hand signs. He was immediately enveloped by water currents, which then converged behind him to form a water dragon, charging out simultaneously with the water cannon.
The water dragon continuously advanced, circling the water cannon, its head raised, eyes fixed on Rasa!
Combination Ninjutsu: Water Dragon Cannon Jutsu!
Rasa's face immediately turned grim upon seeing this. Just as a Sand Gold wall condensed in front of him, a heat wave came from behind. He instinctively turned to look, and his expression instantly changed.
Behind him, a blazing flame was skimming the ground, kicking up countless grains of sand and shooting towards him, reaching him in the blink of an eye.
And tracing the source of the attack, it was Ryufeng, with his Sharingan eyes, spewing flames from his mouth.
"Damn it!"
Rasa dared not delay. He quickly gathered all the surrounding Sand Gold, condensing it into a sphere to envelop himself.
"Boom!!"
The two attacks arrived almost simultaneously, and the scorching flames and surging water currents continuously washed over him, sandwiching him.
After a few breaths, the water and fire attacks began to weaken until they completely disappeared, leaving behind a steaming, dilapidated sphere, the inside of which was unclear.
Although they couldn't see the exact situation, the two still chose to press their advantage without hesitation.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
Another wave of combined water and fire attacks instantly destroyed the already crumbling Sand Gold defense, and the figure inside was instantly engulfed.
When the attack ended and the steam from the water and fire collision dissipated, only some Sand Gold remained where Rasa had stood, but the person was nowhere to be found.
Before the two could make a move, Rasa's chilling voice echoed again.
"Magnet Release: Gold Sand Tsunami!"
Soon, the two noticed that the desert beneath their feet suddenly trembled, and then a large amount of Sand Gold surged out from it, gathering on a nearby sand dune, finally forming the shape of a tidal wave, directly crashing down on the two people and one beast!
"Leave it to me!"
Ren stopped Ryufeng, who was about to act, and instead leaped two steps onto Isobu's head, shouting.
"Isobu, use Water Release!"
"Mm!"
Isobu below him responded by opening his mouth, Chakra beginning to gather in his throat. Ren also formed hand signs, and looking at the sand wave above his head, he roared.
"Ice Release: Aurora Beam!"
A cold breath appeared and descended. Upon touching the Water Release spewed by Isobu, it merged into it, shooting directly towards the descending Sand Gold tidal wave.
Combination Ninjutsu: Freezing Ray!
"Crack!"
As soon as the two collided, the Ice Release Chakra contained within the water flow instantly spread, and the rapidly descending Sand Gold tidal wave suddenly paused, its surface covered with a layer of frost, remaining motionless in the air.
"Fourth Kazekage…"
Ren looked at the figure that suddenly appeared not far away and chuckled softly.
"Nothing special."
"You!"
Hearing Ren's mocking tone, Rasa's face grew even darker. He raised his hand, just about to launch another attack, but Ryufeng interrupted his action.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu!"
Dozens of fireballs were spewed out by him, shooting towards Rasa from all directions.
"Damn it!"
Rasa cursed under his breath, but could only cancel his attack first, controlling the surrounding Sand Gold to envelop himself completely once more.
The fireballs exploded upon impact, leaving small craters. When the attack ended, Rasa dispersed the Sand Gold.
"Magnet Release: Great Sand Gold…!"
He raised both hands, gathering the surrounding Sand Gold, just about to counterattack, but Ren in the distance was a step faster.
"Ice Release: Ice Prison!"
Ren clapped his hands on the ground, and dozens of ice pillars immediately appeared around Rasa, trapping him and simultaneously interrupting his attack again.
Without time to think, he noticed the gap above his head and was about to fly out when a thick layer of ice falling instantly brought him back to reality.
"You can't escape now, can you?"
A cold smile appeared on Ren's lips as he saw this. He then closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, an orange facial pattern appeared on his face.