Outside the barrier, Dodai quickly formed hand seals.
Observing this scene, Uchiha Setsuna's expression suddenly changed.
He immediately recognized the ninjutsu Dodai was forming:Earth Release: Earth Opening and Digging! (Doton: Dochū Kussatsu)
This was a large-scale Earth Release ninjutsu that could raise a huge volcano from the ground and forcefully extract enemies hidden underground.
But in the Land of Yu, a super-hot volcanic area with many hot springs and mountains, once this ninjutsu was used, its properties would change drastically.
Excavating the earth and pulling it out from the ground,
would not extract the enemy.
Rather, it would be endless, scalding hot water that could cause third-degree burns with just a slight dip—
Underground boiling water exceeding 100°C!
With this kind of terrain's great enhancement to ninjutsu, the Kumogakure team was confident of killing Uchiha Setsuna.
It was also the reason why they chose to lie in wait in the Land of Yu instead of squatting at the border of the Land of Fire to intercept Uchiha Setsuna.
Dodai couldn't wait any longer.
The reason for all this was that crazy Uchiha kid inside the barrier!
If it weren't for him forcibly turning the tide of the battle and holding Moloy back,
and now even awakening the Sharingan, showing a tendency to turn defeat into victory,
Dodai would never have resorted to this.
Such thoughts lingered in Dodai's mind.
He looked at Moloy with a sudden struggle.
Because the consequence of doing so was,
Good brother Moloy would be sacrificed.
Kumogakure had always been a village that valued brotherhood.
Guilt, regret, and shame—such emotions beat wildly at his heart, leaving a look of struggle on his face.
However, this old guy Uchiha Setsuna,
His extreme speech,
That was the full fury of the largest family in the ninja world today!
Dodai couldn't help but feel a suppressed fear that made him unable to breathe.
Kill him!
Kill him!
Kill him!
Once such a thought arose, it was like a curse, copying and pasting uncontrollably in Dodai's mind.
Until his mind was full and only these three words remained.
The next moment——
Dodai glared sharply and shouted angrily:
"Enough!"
"Moloy, release the barrier!"
"I'll kill him!"
Inside the barrier,
"What did you say? Senior Dodai?"
Hearing Dodai's words, Moloy was stunned.
Seizing this opportunity, Uchiha Ci grabbed the blade of the ninja sword, wiped it down, tightly clasped the hilt with his bloody palm, and then kicked Moloy hard in the abdomen.
Thud!
Moloy was kicked and sent flying. The ninja sword fell into Ci's hand.
He tumbled several times on the ruins before using his palms to support his body and stop his movement.
Not caring about continuing to fight Uchiha Ci, he turned his head with a dull look on his face.
He looked towards Dodai outside the barrier.
However, Dodai, who was standing there, just took a deep breath, kept forming hand seals, and ordered coldly:
"I said, release the barrier!"
"Release the barrier?" Moloy's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Dodai in disbelief.
"Now you want me to release the barrier?"
His face turned red and white, his expression changing rapidly.
As a member of the team, Moloy had participated in the entire planning process. How could he not know what Earth Release: Opening and Digging was and how terrifyingly powerful and huge its scope would be.
But now, Dodai asked him to release the barrier and claimed he would personally kill Uchiha Ci!
Didn't he know that when this ninjutsu was performed, his teammates and he would be caught in its area of effect?
Thinking this, Moloy felt a chill in his heart. Looking at Dodai, who used to be like a good brother, his eyes were full of strangeness.
Finally, he asked angrily:
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
"With the seal of 'Earth Opening and Digging,' you want me to release the barrier?!"
"Do you want to kill me too? Dodai!!!"
Hearing this, a look of guilt appeared on Dodai's face.
He didn't respond and didn't dare to look at Moloy anymore. He just turned his head and gritted his teeth to Lamie beside him:
"Lamie, protect me! Don't let that old guy Uchiha Setsuna get close!"
Lamie was also shocked upon seeing this:
"Dodai, you..."
Dodai just shook his head and said with an ugly expression,
"Do I need to repeat it? Can't you imagine the consequences if we let this old guy get away?"
Lamie gritted his teeth slightly: "Then why do you want Moloy to come too?"
Dodai took a deep breath, formed the last hand seal, and said with an indifferent expression:
"Nonsense! If we don't kill that crazy kid together, and there's no barrier to stop him, this old guy will run away on his own!"
"The situation now is different from before."
"Moloy, he has done what he should do. He sealed all the explosive tags on that crazy kid."
"This crazy kid is no longer a threat."
"On the contrary, he will be our help!"
Lamie couldn't help but glance sideways at the right-hand man of the Third Raikage.
There was a trace of fear in his eyes.
Should I say it or not?
No wonder someone could sit in a high position in Kumogakure Village at such a young age, while he had worked hard for half his life but was just an ordinary Jōnin captain.
Shaking his head, Lamie sighed and said indifferently,
"You're right."
"Sometimes, a bond is a stronger restraint than a barrier."
Dodai didn't reply, just narrowed his eyes.
He looked at Uchiha Ci, who was wielding a red flame sword, dragging a long tail of flames and a red thread drawn by the scarlet Sharingan. His eyes were cold as he turned around to slash at Uchiha Ci and sneered.
He slapped his palm on the ground!
The next moment, the earth shook!
The earth dragon turned over; countless clods of earth crawled up from the ground.
A huge volcano crawled out from the ground little by little, and the crater instantly swallowed up the entire barrier where Moloy was.
Dense fog billowed near the crater.
When Uchiha Setsuna saw this scene, his eyes were about to burst, and he shouted angrily:
"What are you going to do?! Kumogakure!"
"Uchiha Setsuna, let's make a bet." Dodai's hands kept moving, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.
This time, what he wanted to release was Lava Release: Rubber River (Yōton: Gomu Kawa—interpretation uncertain, likely a Lava Release technique).
Transform the soil into a river of molten rubber, and then use the Rubber River to seal the crater.
The boiling water pumped out by the excavation would create a strong pressure difference inside, causing the volcano to expand.
The dangerous environment inside the volcano, and the boiling water that would spew out sharply at the end,
would be the power of God, unmatched by human beings!
"You have two choices now."
Dodai looked at Uchiha Setsuna coldly and shouted loudly:
"You can stay here and fight us hard."
"Then, watch with your own eyes as the boy who was about to defeat Moloy is killed by me."
"I have to admit, you won, only sacrificing one Genin brat, ruining all our plans!"
"You leave now; I won't stop you!"
"Of course, you have another option."
Dodai stretched out his hand and pointed at the huge crater with billowing white mist.
He sneered:
"Now, jump down!"
"With your ability, you might be able to save that kid, maybe."
Uchiha Setsuna's expression changed drastically in an instant.
"My technique is about to seal the crater! Why don't you make a choice?!" Dodai opened his eyes wide and shouted angrily.
Uchiha Setsuna glared at the other party for a moment, gritted his teeth slightly, and stood at the edge of the crater.
Almost without thinking,
He just turned around and jumped into the volcano!
Dodai sneered, "This way, everything is over!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he formed a seal and spat out a raging river of rubber!
The liquid rubber in a hot melt state was like a pot lid, tightly holding the crater shut.
The dust has settled!