"Let's do some warm-up exercises first, and then I'll deal with you."
After saying this, Ruri and Susanoo disappeared from their original positions, leaving only faint electric lights that flashed in the crevices of the air during their Instant Body movement, quickly vanishing.
"This is troubling, her target is the Hidden Sand's assault troops!"
Realizing suddenly what Ruri was going to do, the Konoha ninja looked towards the direction where the Hidden Sand troops were coming from, his expression changed drastically.
Duy was the first to react, and after opening the Pain Gate, his speed increased once more, swiftly chasing after Ruri's figure.
The Hidden Sand's first and second assault corps, totaling two thousand Hidden Sand ninja, followed the orders given by the Fourth Kazekage Rasa and began to disperse their troops in an encircling formation.
Just as the leading Hidden Sand Jonin began commanding the troops to spread out, suddenly a cry of alarm emerged from the crowd, as a massive shadow directly loomed over the sandy ground, the Hidden Sand ninja looked up.
Boom!
The Chakra Giant Sword slashed down from the sky, and several Hidden Sand ninja couldn't dodge in time, instantly perishing under the onslaught of the Chakra Giant Sword.
Next, the sword radiance caused by the giant sword exploded among the crowd, blowing away all the Hidden Sand ninja in a straight line.
Even for the ninja, facing such Power of Celestial Calamity, they seemed extremely helpless.
Ruri's cold gaze swept over the surrounding Hidden Sand ninja, Donjutsu released in her left eye.
She muttered lightly two words:
"Earth Thunder."
For a moment, cries of pain arose one after another.
Countless bolts of lightning covered the ground, turning the desert into a sea where electric snakes wreaked havoc.
The Hidden Sand ninja around Ruri were all paralyzed by the electric snakes, their eyes filled with terror.
The Chakra Giant Sword mercilessly swept past, and all the pain returned to tranquility, restoring a murderous calm between heaven and earth.
Thud!
Thud!
Ruri steadily stepped forward, looking at the Hidden Sand ninja who regained their fighting spirit and were frantically charging towards her, slowly controlling Susanoo to raise the Chakra Blade with one hand again.
"Karai."
The giant sword slashed down.
Thunder light soared into the sky, accompanying the sword radiance wielded by the Chakra Giant Sword, spreading outward in all directions, ruthlessly swallowing up the lives of the charging Hidden Sand ninja.
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"That guy Ruri seems to be having a lot of fun."
Hakushi had his hands in the pockets of his white coat, letting the wild wind blow through his hair, looking towards the distance outside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Over there, electric light shone, and thunderous sounds faintly crashed down on the land, even from here it could be heard.
"But doing so will greatly deplete her chakra, hopefully, there won't be any issues."
Hakushi pondered on his own.
The ability of the Eight Thunder Gods indeed is mighty, and it excels in all areas.
However, activating that state combined with Susanoo, the rate of chakra depletion is far faster than using Susanoo alone.
Even though Ruri's chakra amount is considered top-tier among ninja, with such intense play, Hakushi is somewhat worried about her running out of strength later.
Then, Hakushi withdrew his gaze, looking at the nine 'corpses' of the Ninja of the Land of Demons lying at his feet, which transformed into a puff of white smoke and disappeared from the ground.
And not far away, there were five bodies of Konoha ninja lying in pools of blood, their chest areas pierced by the Shadow Dancer's Shadow Blade, losing their vital signs.
Even their souls' colors turned dim and lifeless.
Hakushi smiled at the Konoha ninja he successfully ambushed but had survived the attack.
Especially Sarutobi Linko, who dodged in time, was only hit at the shoulder.
The other three Konoha ninja who had attacked, although luckily survived, their wounds continued to bleed profusely, with no sign of stopping.
"Don't call me despicable, this is a matter of life and death."
Hakushi said with a smile.
Sarutobi Linko didn't speak, but instead used Medical Ninjutsu to heal the wound on her shoulder, then jumped to the side of the three injured Konoha ninja, prepared to treat their injuries.
Hakushi naturally wouldn't allow her success, the shadow at his feet launched again, transforming into dozens of Shadow Blades, charging at Sarutobi Linko and the others.
Sarutobi Ryu's figure flickered to the forefront of the numerous Shadow Blades, gripping the blade in his hand infused with Fire Attribute Chakra, breathing heavily.
"Fire Style: Flame Burst!"
Boom!
The terrifying burst of flames instantly devoured all the attacking Shadow Blades, the horrifying high temperature lingered in the barrier for a long time.
"Chakra Blade Jutsu, huh? It seems similar to Jonin Sakumo's White Fang Swordsmanship."
Seeing the Shadow Blades forced back by the Fire Style Blade Technique, Hakushi pondered, analyzing the differences between Sarutobi Ryu's swordsmanship and Hatake Sakumo's White Fang Swordsmanship.
To be specific, Hatake Sakumo's swordsmanship favored sharpness and speed, while Sarutobi Ryu's swordsmanship excelled in destructive and explosive aspects, the moves were quite direct and violent.
This application of swordsmanship should be related to the Fire Style Ninjutsu of the other party.
The Yuanfei Clan is one of the few ninja clans in Konoha, like the Uchiha Clan, proficient in Fire Style Ninjutsu.
The ability to integrate Fire Style into swordsmanship is a high-level application.
Ordinary ninja cannot achieve this.
"I dare not compare with Jonin Sakumo's White Fang Swordsmanship, but even with such swordsmanship, it's more than enough to deal with a traitor like you."
Sarutobi Ryu said in a deep voice, his face showed fierce and sharp killing intent.
"Quite a remarkable confidence. However, your swordsmanship is indeed somewhat troublesome."
After Hakushi said this, he formed a seal with both hands, the shadow beneath his feet wriggled again, causing the Konoha ninja including Sarutobi Ryu to remain vigilant, their gaze heavy.