In an instant, the flood-like surge of freezing air froze the terrifying giant trees that were growing wildly in all directions, forming a massive ice sculpture emitting dangerous cold light across a battlefield spanning hundreds of meters.
Some Kirigakure's Anbu who couldn't dodge in time were also caught in it. Their bodies were shredded by the wooden spikes of the Great Spear Tree before being completely frozen by the freezing air shimmering with a faint white light.
This giant iceberg, dyed with human flesh and blood, rudely and unreasonably forced its way into the view of the dumbfounded Kirigakure's Anbu.
The terrain itself was altered, like a world wonder rising from the ground, majestic and towering, even larger than a Tailed Beast.
Even the howling wind under the night sky was blocked by the massive iceberg, leaving the battlefield in astonishing silence.
Stupefied.
Petrified.
Terrified.
The Kirigakure's Anbu present all looked at the giant iceberg with horrified expressions. Their bodies trembled, they kept swallowing, completely unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
Wood Release!
Ice Seal!
It was a technique capable of sealing Wood Release in ice, instantly forming an iceberg as massive as a Tailed Beast. This was a fearsome power completely beyond the imagination of ordinary Ninjas!!!
Even though the Ninjas present had undergone the cruel baptism of the Village of the Bloody Mist and possessed the insight of Jonin, even Elite Jonin, they had still never seen such a fearsome technique.
It was like the power of nature itself, carrying an indescribable majesty, instantly crushing all reasonable understanding of the world.
Crack!
Crack!
No one knew how much time had passed before the Tailed Beast-sized iceberg began to emit slight tremors.
Before everyone's eyes, tiny cracks gradually appeared on the wood capable of instantly killing a Jonin.
Then those cracks continuously expanded, lines connecting to lines. The sound of shattering went from slow to rapid, finally breaking apart madly.
'That terrifying and dreadful Wood Release was actually truly suppressed!!!'
"This..."
"Is this Sora's power?"
Meigetsu looked at the spectacle-like fearsome iceberg with a horrified expression.
Just moments ago, the instant Sora and the black-cloaked monster confronted each other, she turned and ran without hesitation.
Using consecutive Body Flicker Techniques at high speed, she barely managed to dodge the terrifying area-of-effect attack.
Even now, she could still feel her hair covered in frost, and her back ached with piercing pain from frostbite.
So close!
Just a little more and she would have been killed by the AOE!
At this moment, when Meigetsu looked back, she still felt her scalp go numb and her heart tremble violently. Because the battlefield that originally stretched for hundreds of meters behind her had completely turned into a hellish ice storm. The terrain was destroyed, leaving only a biting cold wind sweeping and spreading.
'Too frightening!'
'Using such a terrifying Ice Release on a wasteland without water veins... this is already the power of a Tailed Beast, isn't it!??'
Meigetsu felt her mouth dry and her tongue parched. Her gaze towards Sora trembled madly.
The vast battlefield had been completely frozen solid.
The other surviving Kirigakure's Anbu were also increasingly dazed and numb. A scene that even Meigetsu couldn't accept reasonably destroyed their mental defenses as well.
"Why do I feel..."
"Frost-sama is even more terrifying than that black-cloaked monster!??"
"We..."
"Can win!!!"
Someone exclaimed in awe. Their originally trembling and frightened gaze instantly ignited with a flame called hope.
Seeing Sora use his unbelievable combat power to suppress the black-cloaked monster's fearsome Wood Release, the Kirigakure's Anbu visibly regained their confidence.
'I cannot defeat you!'
'But Frost-sama will definitely kill you!!!'
The Kirigakure's Anbu, who were almost on the verge of rout, instantly became united again.
Even a few experienced Elite Jonin could no longer suppress the fighting spirit rising in their hearts and prepared to charge forward to fight alongside Sora.
Perhaps Sora didn't need them in the fight, but as ambitious subordinates, they absolutely had to make Sora see them during the battle!
By this point, anyone with a clear head had realized that with Sora's fearsome combat power, his future status in Kirigakure would definitely skyrocket.
By then, forget the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, even surpassing Fuguki and Yagura to seize the position of Fourth Mizukage wasn't impossible.
At that time, the bonds formed on the battlefield today might become the reason for soaring success someday.
Clang clang!
Clang clang!
One sword after another was drawn. More and more people had similar realizations.
Fight!
Survive!
And then win a place in Sora's heart!
Moreover, the places in Lord Sora's heart probably weren't many. They might soon be filled up by some damned, shameless lackeys!
At this time, some Kirigakure's Anbu had an even deeper realization. They began to look at their equally eager companions beside them.
Their originally wary, frightened, and terrified gazes suddenly turned into full of vigilance and wariness.
'No one can steal my position as a lackey!'
'Whoever dares to steal it…'
'Must die!'
Finally, no one knew who took the first step, but then the more than twenty surviving Kirigakure's Anbu charged towards the main battlefield like unleashed wild dogs.
With Sora here, the overall situation was settled. But the war belonging to them had just begun.
…
At this moment.
On the frozen battlefield.
Sora stood in the sky, looking down at Obito on the ground.
'Space-Time Ninjutsu...'
'It really is a BUG!'
Sora sighed inwardly. 'Whether it's Rikujokoro or Hyorinmaru's Shikai, it's very difficult to damage an intangible Mangekyo. To kill Obito, I probably need to activate Bankai or obtain a higher-level Kido.'
Of course, whether to kill Obito or not didn't affect Sora much.
As long as he defeated him, he could complete the special storyline mission.
His targets for killing were Minato and Kakashi. As for the special mission to defeat Obito, Sora had already heard the completion prompt when he froze the other party's Great Spear Tree just now.
With the special mission completed, Sora wasn't planning to expose his trump cards against the still relatively immature Obito at present.
Moreover, there were even more troublesome enemies behind him.
"Rin... Rin... Rin..."
Compared to Sora's calmness, Obito on the ground was on the verge of an emotional breakdown.
During the earlier clash of area spells, he watched helplessly as his rampaging Wood Release clashed with that damned Kirigakure's Ninja's Ice Release.
By accident, Rin's corpse, the last ember she left in this world, was also completely shredded into pieces.
Now, the girl most important to Obito in the whole world had been broken down into thousands and thousands of Nohara Rins, scattered throughout the blood-stained iceberg before him.
"I..."
"Lost?"
Obito covered his painfully throbbing Mangekyo and let out a painful lament. "No... how could I possibly accept this!!!"
"Aaaaaah!"
"Rin!"
"Once more!"
"Please, once more..."
Amidst the piercing roar, another burst of terrifying chakra erupted from Obito's body, making his black cloak flutter and revealing his entirely white, bizarre body.
It seemed his spiritual energy was still erupting, and his combat power could seemingly advance further.
However, the next instant.
Obito could no longer bear the pain in his eyes and fell to his knees in agony.
His body trembled madly, clearly enduring immense pain, and he had lost the possibility of further rampage.
'Tsk tsk...'
'I thought he was going to break convention and directly unlock the Eternal Mangekyo.'
Sora chuckled lightly.
'Obito's destiny was still too lowly.'
'If it were Sasuke here, that old man Hagoromo would probably have already fondly popped out, madly adding buffs and handing out cheats.'
"Obito..."
"Escape, quickly!"
"If this continues, you will be killed!"
"No!"
"Absolutely not!"
"I won't give up!"
Seeing that persuasion was useless, Tobi could only grit his teeth and say, "Nohara Rin is already dead, but your other dear friend Kakashi is still alive! If you persist, you'll only get Kakashi killed too!"
'Kakashi?'
'Right!'
'Kakashi is still alive!'
Obito forcefully endured the pain and opened his eyes. Hazily, he could still see Kakashi lying on the ground.
Kakashi's chest at this time is still rising and falling.
'Alive!'
'He really is still alive!'
"I can't lose Kakashi too!!!"
Obito gritted his teeth. There was no time for him to hesitate now.
The next moment, a bizarre vortex appeared before him, sucking Obito's entire body inside. When he appeared again, he was beside Kakashi. He used the vortex again to suck Kakashi into the Kamui Dimension.
"Kirigakure's Anbu..."
"I will be back for revenge!!!"
As the vortex sucked in Obito's body again, he reasonably left behind a threat, attempting to stage a drama of delivering cold revenge.
The response he received was Sora approaching with Shunpo, and the blade light piercing through his lower abdomen.
"Pfft!"
At the last moment before leaving, Obito took a critical hit at point-blank range. He couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood, then disappeared into the vortex with a pained and humiliated gaze.