"Too slow..."
Lucian deactivated Blut Vene Anhaben and activated Hirenkyaku.
The crowd only saw a brilliant flash of light as Lucian streaked across the battlefield!
Swish, swish, swish!
It was as if countless afterimages of Lucian appeared, only to merge back into one.
In an instant, he had crossed the entire field and appeared behind them, standing tall.
His speed was so fast that no one could react.
Behind Lucian stood over a hundred shinobi. Including Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and even the newly arrived Jiraiya and Tsunade, all of them were frozen in place for a moment.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The next moment, with the exception of the stunned Danzo, every shinobi within a hundred meters of Lucian shuddered violently! Then, as if dealt a heavy blow, they were all sent flying backwards like cannonballs.
With a single strike, nearly a hundred shinobi were defeated!
"Gulp..."
The shinobi rushing over from the distance watched with expressions of utter disbelief and shock.
What just happened? A black flash?!
"So... so fast..."
Minato, who had also just arrived, was frozen in place.
His mind was filled with the image of Lucian's figure flashing past, and all the enemies falling. It was... too fast, too cool!
Minato: I get it. Speed is power!
"Hah, that should be enough..."
Lucian took a deep breath.
Although most Quincy abilities didn't consume much spiritual power, mobilizing a large number of spirit particles required immense spiritual power to support it.
He had seemed powerful just now, but in his current state, Lucian would struggle to even release a small Heilig Pfeil.
But this was the result he wanted.
This feeling of dancing on the edge of life and death... he craved it!
"Hōgyoku, are you ready..."
Thump, thump, thump!
Thump, thump, thump!
Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and the others who had just arrived felt as if they were suffocating, their hearts pounding in their chests.
Because as Lucian cut across the battlefield from a distance, he had collided with those who were rushing over from afar.
For example.
Kushina Uzumaki was less than five meters away from Lucian.
Directly in front of him!
"Damn it, move..."
Kushina, the big sister of the academy, found her body refusing to obey her commands.
It was as if an abyss was yawning right before her.
"Aaaah, he clearly looks about the same age as me, why is he so terrifying..."
Kushina screamed internally, but in the next second, she froze.
The person in front of her, who looked to be her age, glanced at her as a king would a mere ant, dealing a massive blow to her pride.
She was about to roar that she wasn't afraid.
But the words died on her lips, and she could only mutter under her breath.
"I used to take down kids his size with a single punch."
"..."
Lucian's eyes narrowed slightly.
A fearless brat, huh... Red hair?
Lucian's gaze drifted forward, and sure enough, the yellow-haired boy was there too, looking at him with a resolute gaze.
This era... not bad.
"Ptooey, ptooey, damn it, what did this kid eat growing up..."
Jiraiya spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and hate. So handsome at such a young age, what would he be like when he grew up?
"You bastard, you kicked me there... hmph!"
Not far away, Tsunade's face was also dark.
The great Princess Tsunade, sent flying by a mere child?
Unforgivable.
What if they were flattened!
"I'm becoming more and more interested in you, young man..."
Orochimaru flashed a sinister smile, the flame of a scientist's soul burning in his eyes.
"Attack together!"
Sarutobi roared.
Lucian was trampling on Konoha's dignity, and Sarutobi's anger was uncontrollable!
"Ten Thousand Snakes Formation!"
Hearing the command, Orochimaru's eyes narrowed. His mouth opened to an unbelievable angle, and countless snakes began to pour out madly, quickly forming a massive, overwhelming wave of serpents that flooded the ruins.
They surged towards Lucian with unstoppable momentum, and from each snake's mouth, a sharp blade emerged.
At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi rapidly threw several shuriken.
"Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
The shuriken flying towards Lucian began to multiply at an incredible speed.
One became two, two became four, four became eight. By the time they were halfway there, the sky was filled with a dense swarm of shuriken.
"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Jiraiya's expression turned serious.
His white hair suddenly grew and expanded, forming the shape of a lion's head that rushed towards Lucian.
This seemingly simple move was not only incredibly fast but also powerful enough to shred any enemy.
With this, the sky was filled with shuriken, the ground was a tide of snakes, and the space between was filled with sharp hair, sealing off all of Lucian's escape routes.
...The three master-student pairs were feigning an attack.
The real killing blow was with Tsunade!
The four of them had over a decade of tacit understanding. They knew that against a high-speed shinobi like Lucian, they first had to block his path, then close in for a powerful strike.
"Kushina, get out of the way!"
Seeing this, an academy teacher shouted.
Me!
Kushina was also frozen to the spot, less than five meters from Lucian.
All the attacks were headed for him.
If Lucian dodged, the storm of shuriken, the thousands of snakes, and the dense hair would absolutely shred her to pieces!
If he didn't dodge... he would die!
"Kushina!"
It was as if everything happened in that one moment. Danzo's eyes were filled with anticipation.
And.
A girl with long, straight black hair, who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen. She was as delicate as a porcelain doll, and in her eyes, a single-tomoe Sharingan was active.
She rushed forward from behind Kushina.
And threw her arms around her, shielding her.