"How can this guy's chakra be so huge!?"
Although Hiruko could absorb ninjutsu with the help of the Cave Suction Hole, the amount he could absorb was still limited.
In the past, he had drained the chakra of countless people and had never reached his limit. Yet now, Ryoma had already pushed him to that limit with just a single move.
"What a terrifying monster."
"I can't absorb any more!"
Hiruko immediately canceled the absorption technique and dodged the remaining attacks.
Once chakra exceeds a ninja's control limit, it can spiral out of control within the body and begin destroying it from the inside. For any shinobi, that was an extremely dangerous situation.
Hiruko flashed backward, retreating instantly. While still in midair, his hands rapidly formed seals.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
He slammed his palm onto the ground. The moment the summoning formula spread across the surface, a huge cloud of smoke burst out. From within the smoke came the deafening roar of a massive beast.
In the next moment, a gigantic creature resembling a chimera appeared before everyone.
The monster was enormous. Its body was white like snow, standing on four limbs like a lion. A pair of colossal wings spread from its back, stretching nearly a hundred meters wide. Jet-like organs protruded from its body, while its tail ended in a two-headed serpent. Its enormous eyes glowed with a sinister blood-red light.
"Let it deal with you!"
After the intense exchange earlier, Hiruko had already sensed just how terrifying Ryoma truly was.
Back in the palace, he had only noticed that Ryoma's taijutsu was extremely powerful. But now the chakra Ryoma displayed was completely monstrous—far beyond ordinary standards.
To avoid close combat with Ryoma and the danger of ninjutsu that even the Cave Suction Hole might struggle to absorb, Hiruko chose to rely on his summoned beast instead.
With a wave of his hand, the massive chimera spread its hundred-meter wings and flapped them violently. A raging hurricane exploded outward, the air bursting apart as the creature surged forward.
Its movement resembled a moving mountain. Even before attacking, the overwhelming pressure in the air alone was enough to make people feel suffocated.
Just as the giant beast lunged toward Ryoma, a massive wooden palm suddenly burst out of the ground.
The enormous hand shot upward and seized the chimera's body in a single grasp.
Ryoma controlled the wooden palm effortlessly. With terrifying strength, the wooden hand locked the beast in place, lifted it high into the air, and then smashed it down toward the ground.
Boom!
The massive body crashed down at astonishing speed, like a falling mountain. It slammed into the earth with overwhelming force, leaving the beast completely unable to resist.
A series of cracking sounds echoed from the creature's body as the ground shattered into a deep crater.
From the point of impact, the earth rippled outward in visible waves. The ground within nearly a hundred meters trembled and surged like the surface of the ocean.
The chimera's head struck first, followed by its torso, limbs, and wings. Under the immense pressure of Wood Release, its entire body was pressed deeper and deeper into the ground. The crushing force felt as though it would grind every piece of flesh on its body into paste.
The ferocious beast from moments ago had now become completely helpless.
Its mouth, filled with sharp teeth, trembled as it let out pitiful whimpers—more like a frightened puppy begging for mercy than a terrifying monster.
Everyone present, including Hiruko, stared wide-eyed at the scene.
Just by looking at the creature's expression, it was obvious that Ryoma had thoroughly beaten the arrogance out of it.
As the summoner, Hiruko felt his chest tighten when he saw the chimera's fawning, pleading expression. He almost spat out blood.
It had taken him months to establish a contract with that beast!
"Useless trash!"
With a cold snort, Hiruko dismissed the summoning. The giant chimera immediately burst into smoke and vanished.
"In that case… I'll handle this personally."
His hands began forming seals again.
A massive surge of chakra erupted from Hiruko's body. Dark clouds gathered from every direction, swirling around him as they spiraled upward along the pillar of chakra rising into the sky.
"Storm Release: Arashi Ghost Dragon!"
"This thundercloud will continue to grow endlessly as it absorbs chakra. And I will pour all of that power into this land!"
As Hiruko spoke, a pitch-black thundercloud rapidly formed above his head.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
A terrifying roar echoed from within the dark clouds, the thunderous sound reverberating across the sky.
Moments later, flashes of blue lightning burst continuously through the clouds. Then a massive dragon made entirely of lightning tore its way out of the storm.
"Die!!"
With a furious shout, the Storm Release thunder dragon lunged at Ryoma, baring its fangs and claws as it surged forward.
On the other side, Ryoma looked calmly at the lightning dragon rushing toward him. His expression did not change in the slightest.
Slowly, he raised his right hand.
"Shinra Tensei."
An invisible repulsive force erupted outward.
The moment the two forces collided, the lightning dragon shattered instantly. The massive construct collapsed into countless fragments of lightning that scattered into the air before vanishing completely.
The technique didn't even last a second before it was forcibly dispersed.
Watching everything unfold before his eyes, Hiruko felt his mind go blank.
He couldn't understand what had just happened.
But one thing was certain—his ninjutsu had absolutely no effect on Ryoma.
Ryoma began walking forward slowly.
At that moment, Hiruko's mind was filled with nothing but fear. A powerful sense of impending death surged in his chest.
In the next instant, his vision went black.
His body was blasted away, flying for nearly a kilometer as it smashed through several mountain ridges along the way.
"Pff—!"
Covered in blood, Hiruko staggered as he crawled out of the crater. His entire body trembled, his vision spinning as dizziness overwhelmed him.
He could barely even stand.
(End of Chapter)
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