By the time the villagers in the inner city had almost all evacuated.
The people of Konoha also reacted quickly, organizing a stubborn counterattack.
Countless huge casting nets, along with all kinds of ninja tools, were thrown into the sky like a relentless rainstorm.
Even so, because of the limited attack range, only a small portion of the airborne ninja flying at lower altitudes were unlucky enough to be shot down.
However, it was obvious that Konoha's offensive power was relatively weak. After all, not every ninja had the ability to strike targets at such heights.
Just as the main force of the airborne ninja successfully flew into Konoha Village, they finally revealed their ferocious true colors.
At the eastern and southern gates, Kazuma, Fuka, Fuen, and Fudo each fired bright signal flares into the sky.
Immediately after, the four of them leapt up with agile movements, landing steadily onto the flying crafts that had come to pick them up.
Then, like arrows released from a bowstring, those crafts shot straight toward the densely populated areas of the outer city.
At this moment, Kazuma's feelings were extremely complicated.
He kept looking around, his gaze anxiously searching for the figure of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
But even now, he still hadn't spotted him.
Although everything had gone quite smoothly so far, for some reason, a strong sense of tension and unease kept lingering deep in Kazuma's heart.
But things had already reached this point. Once the bow is drawn, there's no turning back. Kazuma knew he had no other choice but to grit his teeth and continue with the original plan.
As they soared through the air, each of them quickly brought their hands together and began forming complex and mysterious hand seals.
When they reached areas crowded with people, they didn't hesitate. They jumped straight down.
Along with low shouts from their mouths: "Earth Release: Creation, Soil of the Dead!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Deafening explosions rang out one after another.
In an instant, purplish-black soil surged up from underground like a raging tide.
Large amounts of severed limbs and broken corpses mixed with foul-smelling mud kept pouring out endlessly.
At the same time, among the airborne ninja, one craft flying relatively slower caught people's attention.
From its underside, a wide platform slowly extended, and on it stood an airborne ninja.
His eyes were tightly shut, fully focused as he continuously gathered power.
As time passed, high-intensity chakra wildly converged around him, forming a dazzling glow.
Finally, when the chakra reached its peak, the airborne ninja suddenly opened his eyes and thrust both hands forward.
A tremendously powerful beam of energy shot out instantly, crashing down with overwhelming force onto the piles of "Soil of the Dead" below.
BOOM!
Another earth-shaking roar erupted.
The shockwave from that immense power sent large amounts of soil, severed limbs, and blood splattering in all directions.
It was as if the entire space had been swallowed by a storm of blood and gore. The air was filled with a thick, suffocating stench.
Anyone whose skin came into contact with the scattered fragments quickly found it hard to breathe. Their bodies went limp, and they collapsed straight to the ground.
Even more horrifying, the corpses that had been buried in the soil began to slowly crawl out under the effect of the Earth Release technique.
They staggered to their feet, like walking corpses, becoming terrifying corpse puppets formed from earth.
Although their bodies were merely constructed from soil particles and similar matter, and could likely be shattered with a single blow, whenever they suffered a fatal strike,
the deadly poison contained within them would instantly burst out and rapidly spread in all directions.
For ordinary villagers with no defenses, this kind of toxin was undoubtedly fatal.
They simply couldn't withstand such intense poisoning. In a short time, they would lose all ability to resist and collapse.
With this powerful infectivity and rapid spread, the outer city quickly fell into chaos.
People fled in panic in every direction. Screams and cries for help rose one after another.
No matter how they struggled, more and more people were struck down, collapsing onto this land of death.
At the same time, those grotesque corpses seemed to be driven by some mysterious force, all surging desperately toward the inner city.
Clearly, they intended to carry this terrifying virus into the inner city, bringing disaster upon even more innocent lives.
"Waaah! No, please! I'm begging you, let us go!"
A woman clutched her young child tightly, her face streaked with tears as she cried out.
"I don't want to die… someone save me!"
A young man ran forward with all his strength, but the corpse chasing closely behind filled him with despair.
"Ugh! Help! My legs… I can't feel them anymore!"
Another person, poisoned too deeply, had his legs give out and fell heavily to the ground.
"I have to leave! I have to get out of here alive!"
Many people held onto this desperate will to survive, but reality was merciless.
As large numbers of people were infected by the corpse poison and fell dead, the entire scene grew even more tragic.
Meanwhile, Obito's figure moved through the crowd like a phantom.
Every time he passed by those writhing in agony, their cries of pain and despair echoed continuously.
The fear, suffering, and hopelessness deep within people's hearts gathered into a powerful mental force.
That force poured endlessly into Obito's body, transforming into dense, dark chakra.
A heavy black aura suddenly rose from his entire body, thick as ink, like a demon descending into the night.
The pitch-black glow enveloped him completely, making him look even more sinister and terrifying.
At this moment, the corner of Obito's mouth slowly curled upward into a strange smile.
Then it stretched wider and wider, until it turned into a wild, unrestrained laugh, "Ha… ha… haha! HAHAHAHAHA!"
The harsh laughter, combined with his twisted expression, made him appear even more monstrous.
He looked as if he were possessed by something inhuman, muttering over and over, "More!"
"I want more!"
"Hah! Hah!"
Along with Obito's frenzied roars, a massive surge of dark chakra continuously gushed out from his body, like a black torrent swallowing everything around it.
The dark chakra churned and surged in the air, forming eerie whirlpools and tendrils, as if alive, stretching out their sinister power.
Under the influence of this overwhelming dark chakra, Obito's mind had completely fallen into madness.
His eyes were now filled with crimson blood vessels, like two burning orbs, revealing endless killing intent and brutality, as if he might pounce on someone at any moment.
At that moment, a white figure suddenly burst out from the ground.
It was White Zetsu. He quickly moved to Obito's side and reported the latest situation, "Lord Black Zetsu has already led Hidan toward the Uchiha clan's territory."
"Tobi has also found Nohara Rin's exact location."
The instant the words "Nohara Rin" entered Obito's ears, his previously crazed expression froze.
It was as if he had been locked in place, standing there completely still.
Then, a trace of clarity gradually returned to his eyes, and he began recalling the words Black Zetsu had said before parting with him.
"Take me there!"
His figure flickered, and he followed the White Zetsu ahead, sinking into the ground beneath his feet and vanishing without a trace.
At the same time, deep within his heart, a voice kept echoing: 'This time, I will kill you completely!'
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