Chapter 153: Heavenly Fury Eruption
"Uh, what now? Old man, I know you're in a hurry, but don't panic yet. Panicking won't help."
Haruko pried the En no Gyoja's hands off and looked at the crowd gathering around.
"How much longer can you hold on? Can you release it little by little, just like when Shiranami was operating you?" the Third Hokage asked, trying to grasp the situation.
"This state is already out of control. I can only forcibly suppress it to keep it from exploding immediately. Once I loosen my grip even slightly, or if my stamina runs out..."
The En no Gyoja's face was pale, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. "I don't know how much longer I can hold on. Maybe... a few minutes?"
The people present looked at each other.
After all, they were all experienced people; although some looked terrified, no one was at a loss, and they immediately began to consider countermeasures.
"If we take him away from Konoha now..."
"It's too late. Genma, can you and Raidō use the Flying Thunder God together?"
"We can't do it without Tatami Iwashi. If we use Sealing Jutsu, can we extend the time..."
"Use the Four Red Yang Formation." The Third Hokage spoke, drawing everyone's attention. "Control the explosion range within the Barrier Ninjutsu and direct the shockwave toward the sky."
The Four Red Yang Formation—a combined barrier of four Kage-level powerhouses, its strength can even block the Ten-Tails " Tailed Beast Ball.
The Third Hokage's gaze swept over the crowd: "Besides me and Tsunade, who else knows how to use it?"
—But the problem was, they needed to gather four people who were strong enough and knew how to use it.
"I can," Fugaku said in a deep voice. "The Fourth Hokage once taught me."
"I can use it too," Kakashi added, stepping forward.
"Your Chakra reserves are insufficient; the barrier's strength might not be enough." The Third Hokage continued to scan the group. "Is there anyone else who can use it?"
The scene fell into an awkward silence.
'It's a pity Brother Kakashi doesn't know how to use Kamui yet, otherwise he could send some warmth to Xian Er."
Haruko looked at Kakashi, pursed his lips with some regret, and then squeezed into the crowd.
"Actually... there's no need to force it."
As Haruko spoke, everyone's eyes focused on him.
"I'll assist the old man, just let the Heavenly Fury Eruption explode upwards into the sky."
"What are you talking about? Can you control the direction of an exploding tag's blast?"
The En no Gyoja was the first to react, retorting with a trembling voice, "The essence of this Forbidden Jutsu is to compress Natural Energy to the limit and then detonate it. How could you possibly control the direction!"
Before the En no Gyoja could finish, Haruko simply raised his hand and aimed at an empty space.
"Isn't it just compressing Natural Energy and then releasing it in a specific direction?"
Bang—!
Accompanied by a flash of light, white Natural Energy erupted from Haruko's palm, carving a gully into the ground.
"Although the power can't compare, that's basically the idea. Don't worry, old man, I'll help you guide the direction of the energy."
Haruko withdrew his hand. As the Natural Energy was consumed, the silver light on his body dimmed slightly.
The En no Gyoja's lips trembled, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Undoubtedly, what Haruko had just used was Heavenly Fury Eruption.
He had spent his whole life comprehending, mastering, and even symbiotically merging with the core to obtain that terrifying power; he wouldn't be mistaken.
Yet the white-haired youth before him had used it so casually without even using the Forbidden Jutsu core, and had even improved upon it.
Even if he could survive this ordeal today, he probably didn't have many days left to live. But if he could...
The Third Hokage was likewise shocked by Haruko's talent. Although he knew that Haruko was skilled at manipulating Natural Energy and his Ninjutsu talent was unparalleled.
But being able to use the Forbidden Jutsu Heavenly Fury Eruption after only seeing it a few times was still a bit too exaggerated.
"Ahem." The Third Hokage suppressed the turmoil in his heart and focused on the problem at hand. "Haruko, are you sure you can do it?"
"I'm sure." Haruko nodded. "However, we still need the Four Red Yang Formation as a backup. After all, I'm not sure to what extent I can contain it, and we also need the barrier to suppress the shockwave near the ground."
"Then it's settled. Fugaku, Kakashi, Tsunade, set up the formation immediately! Haruko, you are responsible for guiding Heavenly Fury Eruption to ascend vertically!"
Time was tight, so the Third Hokage made the decision immediately.
Haruko carried the En no Gyoja on his back and followed the Third Hokage to find a nearby open space.
Four figures quickly took their positions on all sides, and a red Chakra barrier shot up into the sky.
Haruko sat cross-legged behind the En no Gyoja, pressed his hands on his back, and silver-gray Sage Mode Chakra poured into his body.
The En no Gyoja gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, letting that cool power take over his meridians, which were on the verge of collapse.
"Relax, don't resist," he said in a low voice. "Leave it to me."
Immediately after. Rumble!
A white beam of light tore through the sky, clearly visible from tens of kilometers away.
The roar was like a clap of thunder on level ground, making one's head buzz.
The shockwave swept in all directions like a tsunami, but the red barrier remained motionless; only the trembling of the earth indicated the power of this attack.
The beam of light lasted for several seconds. Then it stopped abruptly.
The sky returned to calm, with only ring-shaped clouds proving that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.
...
"What a... troublesome younger brother."
In the forest outside Konoha Village. Samui was gliding between the treetops.
The wind brushed against her cheeks, messing up her short hair.
After the third match ended, Samui headed to the infirmary, but it was empty.
Upon asking around, she learned that Atsui had already returned to the stands.
Returning to the stands, Samui still didn't see her brother, only seeing the anxious Hidden Cloud Village team and some Konoha Ninja who seemed to be monitoring them.
Samui didn't go over to ask directly but instead sat back in her seat calmly.
Feeling the faint gazes upon her, Samui understood that her brother had been entrusted with an important task.
High risk, secret mission, single-line contact.
As a Cloud Hidden Ninja, her brother had the opportunity to contribute to the Village, and she should be happy. But as a sister...
As the Third Hokage suddenly announced an intermission and the Konoha Jonin hurried off the field, Samui realized—something had gone wrong.
At this moment, the audience was in an uproar, with many spectators standing up to move around, and crowds surging at the exits.
At this sensitive moment, Konoha's attention was focused on the center of the arena and those targets under heavy surveillance. And she was just an inconspicuous Chunin, exactly in the blind spot of surveillance.
Passing through the crowded corridor and avoiding a few faint gazes, she slipped sideways into a secluded passage, then her figure flickered, and she left the arena.
She didn't take the main road but, relying on the map in her memory, bypassed Konoha's regular patrol routes and searched in the direction Atsui might have fled.
Although Atsui was an idiot, his intuition was very sharp; he would definitely run into the wild.
Suddenly, a flash of white light shone behind her, stretching Samui's shadow out long.
Thinking she was under attack, Samui stepped lightly and immediately hid behind a tree.
It wasn't until the light dissipated that Samui poked her head out slightly. There was no one behind her.
Only a large ring-shaped cloud had appeared in the sky, rapidly expanding outward.
Rumble—a loud noise like a clap of thunder on level ground came, and then a strong wind blew past.
"What happened in Konoha?" Samui shook her head and started walking again. "Atsui, please don't let anything happen to you."
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