Uchiha Hayato looked at the remains on the ground, his heart cold.
He knew he would be stained with blood this time, but seeing the tragic deaths still made him feel a surge of anger.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, everyone instinctively looked in the direction the flare came from.
"Oh? People from Konoha are here?" Tōsō Noerujin raised an eyebrow, a playful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "I didn't expect them to arrive so quickly!"
"It's only been one day, and they've already arrived." The Kumogakure Ninja also couldn't help but look into the distance.
"People from Konoha?" Excitement flickered in Ai's eyes. "I'll let them know that Kumogakure is the strongest!"
"Wait, wait!" Nakayoshi suddenly spoke, his tone becoming somewhat serious. "I don't sense large-scale Chakra fluctuations. Something's wrong!"
"So what? No matter who comes, my Exploding Sword will turn the opponent into dust with a bang." Munashi Jinpachi chuckled, revealing a row of sharp teeth.
Just as everyone was still wondering, a scorching heat suddenly emanated from the sky, as if heavenly fire was falling from above.
"What is that?" A Chunin looked up, his eyes full of confusion. "It looks like… a ball of flame?"
"Get out of the way! Enemy attack!" Nakayoshi's face instantly turned grim, and he shouted urgently.
But it was too late. Accompanied by a deafening roar, the ball of flame crashed down, shaking the ground and kicking up large clouds of dust, knocking down many Hidden Mist Ninja.
"Lord Dodai, what was that?" The Kumogakure Ninja's eyes flashed with alertness, and they all turned to Dodai. Clearly, this sudden change caught them off guard.
"Everyone, use Water Release!"
"Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
Almost at the same instant, the ball of flame suddenly reversed, and Hikari swept out like a storm, forcing the Hidden Mist Ninja to increase their Chakra output.
Just as everyone thought the Fire Release would reverse, the flames disappeared, followed by a figure with an afterimage that shot out of the crater, directly sending a Hidden Mist Ninja flying, his body streaking through the air like a meteor.
"What is that? A monkey?"
A Ninja exclaimed, clearly they had never seen such a Summoning Beast.
"Interesting, it's a wild monkey. I'll deal with it then!" Munashi Jinpachi hoisted his Exploding Sword. "I want to see if this monkey's Fire Release is stronger, or if Hibiki's explosion is stronger."
"But it'll probably turn into a roasted monkey, hahahahaha!"
At the Kumogakure position, a hint of confusion flashed in Dodai's eyes, and he murmured, "Impossible, is it really Konoha's Pokémon? They arrived so quickly!"
Monferno shook the fur on its body, looking wary. It vigilantly scanned its surroundings, realizing that the surrounding Ninja were skilled in Water Release, which was its least favorite skill.
Fortunately, Hayato also knew Water Release, and he had sparred with his Water Release Ninjutsu many times over the past two years.
"Well done, Xiao Yan, use Flamethrower."
A voice came from the sky.
"Foolish fellows, turn to ashes in this Thunder Flame Dance!"
"Thunderbolt."
Lightning surged around Hayato, and currents intertwined in his palm, forming a brilliant lightning channel that instantly transformed into an uncontrollable force, erupting with dazzling lightning.
The current rapidly expanded, accompanied by a deafening sound that tore through the air, turning into an extremely sharp bolt of lightning that shot towards the earth. The lightning snake, carrying an unstoppable destructive force, cut through the sky.
The scorching flames spewed by Monferno rushed into the sky at an extremely fast speed, like a dragon of fire rolling and raging in the air. The flames and lightning collided violently in the sky, like the strongest elements in heaven and earth clashing fiercely, instantly erupting with an earth-shattering roar.
The sound of the explosion was like a thousand thunderclaps, shaking the entire earth. The surrounding air seemed to be torn apart, and the shockwaves of fire and electricity spread at an astonishing speed, kicking up wave after wave of towering dust, instantly engulfing all existence.
"Fall back, quickly fall back!"
Dodai exclaimed. He didn't care about Hidden Mist, not a single Kumogakure Ninja could be lost.
However, the dust spread rapidly like dark clouds, covering the sky. Almost instantly, the surrounding Ninja were swept away by this explosive fluctuation, as if swallowed by a powerful Twister, without even time to react.
When the dust gradually settled, the scene before them was shocking. The originally hard ground had been torn apart, forming a huge crater nearly a hundred meters in radius, with raging flames and Quick Attack still emanating from the bottom.
The surrounding rocks and soil were completely destroyed, charred marks pervading the entire battlefield, and a strong smell of burning filled the air. On the ground, the Ninja who had been standing there had almost disappeared without a trace, not even debris remained. Only the never-fading charred marks were the sole witness to this disaster.
Monferno emerged from the forest, covered in dust, and looked at the crater left by the Ninjutsu's explosion, still feeling lingering fear.
Hayato shook his head: "This move can be considered a failed Sage Art."
After evolving into Monferno, Xiao Yan had not yet adapted to his power, and he himself was not sure how much power he needed to output to achieve perfect harmony.
It was precisely because of this that the incomplete Sage Art, which he named Thunder Flame Dance, exploded so quickly, and those people were swallowed before they could react.
Harusame looked at his shattered glasses on the ground, his vision blurred, his ears buzzing, and his heart filled with anger. Just now, all his teammates died in this Ninjutsu. If Konoha's reinforcements arrived, the mission would likely fail. How would he then obtain the power of Vulpix?
Harusame's lips were bleeding, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Why, why did you do this? What exactly have you done?!"
His voice was sharp and stern, making Hayato, who was floating in the sky, cast a faint glance at him.
He slowly descended from the sky, put Monferno back into its ball, and his voice echoed across the entire battlefield.
"At this moment, you're not joking with me, are you? Hidden Mist and Kumogakure came here just to say hello to Whirlpool Village? Apologize to the civilians you killed first!"
Harusame was speechless.
Hayato glanced at the two familiar faces in the distance, his heart stirred, and he murmured to himself, "Sure enough, Kumogakure and Hidden Mist are the most likely to do such a thing."
Although Hidden Mist received two Tailed Beasts, they could not control them. The Tailed Beasts were killed several times, and they were still looking for people in the Village suitable to become Jinchuriki.
As for Kumogakure, snatching Kekkei Genkai Ninja was something they had always been doing.
"You are Uchiha Hayato, aren't you?" Dodai showed a meaningful smile. "The Land of Lightning welcomes anyone to join. Kumogakure has always longed for the power of the Sharingan and Pokémon. If you join, you will have a status comparable to 'Burabi'."
Despite losing a few Ninja, Dodai knew that recruiting Uchiha Hayato was the best option for Kumogakure. Moreover, Hayato appearing here alone inevitably made people suspect if he had defected from the Village.
The Kumogakure Ninja had complex feelings, both anger and helplessness. Hayato had personally killed their comrades, and now, their Village was preparing to recruit him.
In the distance, the Hidden Mist Ninja watched all of this coldly. They had only one thought: today, Uchiha Hayato must die, and his eyes would become their spoils of war.
Some Kumogakure Ninja showed expressions of suppressed anger. Hayato had killed their comrades, but the Village was going to recruit him.
On one side of the position, the Hidden Mist Ninja watched them coldly. No matter what, Uchiha Hayato must die here today, and his eyes would also become the spoils of war for Hidden Mist.
Hayato showed a mischievous smile: "Then why don't the Kumogakure Ninja just join Konoha? The Land of Lightning has many mountains; wouldn't living in the Land of Fire be more suitable for you?"
The smile on Dodai's face disappeared.
"You, along with the Hidden Mist Ninja, capture Uchiha Hayato alive." A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. "If you can't, then kill him."
"Burabi, the Whirlpool Village Ninja are yours to deal with."
"Don't worry, the opponent is only one person. Although his Chakra volume is large, it's not as much as Kumogakure's Jinchuriki." Nakayoshi analyzed, his tone calm.
"That last move should have consumed a considerable portion of his Chakra. It seems it's not a Ninjutsu he can use frequently," he added in a deep voice.
"Everyone, before Konoha's main force arrives, let's kill him and then seize the Uzumaki Family's sealing Jutsu."
Tōsō Noerujin also put away his boisterous smile and became serious: "Your Exploding Sword is not suitable for this kind of combat. You and Nakayoshi are responsible for vigilance, and deal with the Uzushiogakure Ninja according to his plan."
Although he was part of an assassination squad and didn't want to command battles, who made the mission this time to lead the Hidden Mist Ninja to kill the Uzumaki Family and obtain the sealing Jutsu?
"Brat, you must die here today." Tōsō Noerujin suddenly turned into an afterimage, instantly charging forward, followed closely by a dozen Ninja.