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"Three!"
"Only two more left!"
The most skilled captain of the Sealing Squad maintained his hand seals, his feet firmly planted on the ground, his clothes billowing from the immense Chakra bursting forth from the sealing Rift, and he continued to shout.
"Ca-Captain!"
"The hypnotic nature of this Chakra is too strong; everyone really can't hold on anymore."
"Ignore them!"
The Sunagakure Sealing Squad captain remained rooted to the spot, fully focused on breaking this seal that seemed to come from the abyss.
Normally, unsealing should be much simpler than sealing, but after ten full days, their unsealing process was becoming increasingly difficult.
The reason was simple.
The sealed monster was simply too heavy, its dark Chakra unbearable for most Sealing Squad Ninja who were too close and lacked sufficient strength.
To make an analogy, the members of the Ninja World's Sealing Squad were like nuclear weapon maintenance personnel from Sawara Kiri's previous life; if they were even slightly careless, they would find themselves in extremely dangerous situations.
Under normal circumstances, they would carefully and slowly unseal, step by step.
But now, it was equivalent to forcibly drilling into the fuel chamber and grabbing the nuclear fuel rods with their bare hands—they were completely disregarding their lives for the sake of time.
The longer they stayed here, the greater the likelihood of being hypnotized, falling into an illusion, and suffering severe mental damage.
Even if they woke up, their minds would be in a state of exhaustion.
Previously, underestimating the monster's strength, the Sealing Squad had adopted a shift system.
But now, for the Village's grand plan, for the victory of the Ninja War, and for the opportunity the front lines had fought for them...
No matter what sacrifice they had to make, this mission had to be completed!
"Last one!"
As they shouted this, Rasa and Pakura had already led all available combat personnel out of the area.
At the same time, the Sealing Squad captain did not notice—his eyes, unknowingly, had turned a dull crimson.
'Just… just hold on a little longer.'
'Then that monster can be…'
Sawara Kiri disliked things going beyond his expectations.
Although the original work mentioned content related to the Second Shinobi World War through multiple indirect references, direct descriptions were very few.
He had no way of knowing what major turning points had occurred in this war, or how much his appearance and actions might add to the variables of this war.
At the same time, in this Ninja World, there were simply too many monsters sealed underground.
Ryumakyu, Box of Ultimate Bliss, Zero-Tailed, Moryo, Land of Hot Water's Jashin, Black Nine-Tailed genetic prototype…
Or perhaps, it was simply a powerful monster that never appeared in the original work?
Sawara Kiri frowned slightly.
These were all monsters that, if exploited, could unleash Tailed Beast-level power, and some even had bug-like abilities that were virtually impossible to defeat without the protagonist's halo from a movie-level production.
Truly a headache.
"Kiri-kun."
Just as he was thinking this, Minato, who was following behind him, still frowned and spoke, "Are we just going to rush in like this?"
"Isn't it too risky?"
Although his words were polite, his meaning was very clear.
Even with a conservative estimate, there were at least a hundred or more Sand Ninja inside, and very likely even a strong individual of Monzaemon's caliber.
What if, by some misfortune, they ran straight into the Third Kazekage?
"Before we set off, I already sent a signal to Yakushi Nonō's side," Sawara Kiri explained. "Yamanaka Omo's injury isn't serious; they will guide the subsequent troops."
"Also," he paused mid-sentence, turning to look at Minato, saying trustingly, "It's precisely because of you that we dare to charge into the encirclement."
Sawara Kiri naturally had confidence in his own strength, but the Flying Thunder God Technique as a safeguard was also necessary.
This was his confidence to charge in recklessly.
Minato, hearing this, was startled.
After a moment of silence, his expression immediately became more serious, clearly taking Sawara Kiri's words as a entrustment of life.
"Don't worry."
"Even if it costs me my life, I will definitely get you out alive."
Hearing Minato's oath-like promise, Sawara Kiri merely smiled easily.
Perhaps this is what a bond is?
A momentary buzzing in their ears, under Sawara Kiri's impact at the front, the outer barrier with its high-intensity interference was suddenly breached by the group.
The Sealing Technique patterns on the barrier beneath their feet also suddenly seemed to be forcibly erased by some invisible presence.
The large barrier, which had originally obscured their vision and all perception, like a thin mist shrouding their front, suddenly opened at this moment, leaving a hole several meters high.
What appeared in their sight were Rasa and Pakura, who had taken their place.
Following behind them were over a dozen Sand Ninja.
The moment he saw the figures before him, Minato's gaze suddenly became more serious.
Unlike others who had difficulty accessing information about high-level Ninja, he, having served long as a direct Anbu subordinate to the Hokage, had a very clear understanding of all the strong individuals above a certain standard in the entire Ninja World.
Rasa and Pakura were among those who became famous very early.
His entire body tensed.
However, Sawara Kiri's gaze did not immediately fall on them, but instead turned towards the deep hole they were guarding behind them.
After passing through the barrier, under the vision of Six Eyes, the giant seal covering the entire mountain gradually became clear.
He could see the dark, dense Chakra, like a deep abyss, at the very center of that mountain.
Incredibly vast.
The dozens of smaller Chakra reactions surrounding it were probably the Ninja responsible for breaking the seal.
Besides that, the most intense Chakra reactions had all gathered before them.
It's just…
Where did these people from Sunagakure get information about such a monster?
Watching Sawara Kiri's gaze pass over everyone, Rasa's brows suddenly furrowed tightly, interpreting it as another kind of attitude.
Contempt.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his crossed arms suddenly raised a single finger.
The sand gourd on his back opened, and heavy gold dust floated silently out of it, stirring up a golden storm behind him that enveloped the world, his voice cold:
"Are you Kakashi Hatake?"
"You have some courage."
"However, with just a few minor achievements, you dare to completely disregard us, your seniors in the Ninja World?"
"I truly don't know whether to call you foolish or arrogant!"
As he spoke, he shook his head as if greatly sighing.
However, hearing that name, Megumi and Minato both looked at Sawara Kiri with subtle expressions—with a student like him, Lord Sakumo must be suffering too.
To this, Mr. Sawara's attitude was very clear.
It was just a little hardship.
He walked forward, facing the gazes of Rasa and Pakura, his expression calm:
"It doesn't matter what you want to think."
"I'm in a hurry!"
Rasa's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyebrows twitching.
Before he could speak further, he saw Sawara Kiri clasp his hands together vertically.
The next moment.
"Buzz—"
A massive, surging wave of Chakra, like a raging tide, continuously erupted from his body, spreading in all directions.
The surrounding atmosphere surged with the change in his aura; Minato and Megumi, who were closest to him, even had their clothes pressed tightly against their bodies as if by a strong gale.
At this moment, Minato's gaze towards Sawara Kiri seemed to shimmer with a strange light.
Kiri-kun's 'full power'?
Truly, something to look forward to.
At this very moment, Sawara Kiri's eyes were radiating an unprecedented brilliant light—this was the sign that he had removed all restrictions on himself.
Although the time limit was only three minutes.
However, it was enough.
He never had the habit of leaving the final Boss time to unseal.
Quick victory is the king's way!
The moment they felt this storm-like, surging pressure, Rasa and Pakura both widened their eyes in unison.
They had only experienced this level of deterrence once in their lives, from Lord Third.
However, this guy in front of them was clearly younger than them…
Rasa's surging Chakra and gold dust became increasingly dense, even subtly forming a conservative defensive posture, while Pakura's Scorch Release flames, under this strong wind, flickered and swayed, as if they might accidentally extinguish if she wasn't careful.
At this moment, they finally realized.
This young man's arrogance had sufficient backing.
Only Uchiha Megumi, standing beside him, seemed to realize something, her brows furrowed slightly with worry:
"Kiri."
"That state, the burden on your body…?"
"Don't worry."
Sawara Kiri's Six Eyes stared at everyone blocking his path, as well as Monzaemon, who was about to arrive not far behind, and he exhaled a long breath, saying coldly:
"Twenty seconds."
"No."
"Seventeen seconds at most!"
"Take them all out."
If he only maintained this state for such a short time, it shouldn't overly burden his body to the point of affecting any potential subsequent battles.
In the state of fully activating Six Eyes, Sawara Kiri had a sufficiently clear grasp of time control and the power gap between himself and his opponents.
"Utterly foolish!"
Listening to his arrogant, almost conceited words, no matter how shocked Rasa was, his pride finally could not tolerate it.
He mustered his remaining courage, suddenly swung his hand, and the sand gourd on his back immediately blossomed under this full exertion, transforming into a completely floating protective barrier around his body.
At the same time, an uncountable sea of sand suddenly swept towards the three members of the Sawara Squad.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Tsunami—!"
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