"Everyone—!!"
"Back into the trenches, now!!"
On Konoha's side, with Yagami already visible on the battlefield, many shinobi had climbed out to watch the clash.
But the moment the violent winds surged toward them, Mimura Hamaki roared out his command.
Although the gale sweeping in from the explosion's center had weakened by the time it reached them, it still carried the force of a powerful storm.
At that level, even experienced shinobi could be knocked off their feet if they weren't careful.
The safest option was obvious—take cover.
At his command, the Konoha shinobi immediately retreated, leaping back into the trenches one after another.
Even as they moved, their hearts were still pounding with shock.
When had they ever witnessed a ninjutsu clash on this scale?
This… was the true power of Kage-level combat.
"Down! Get down!!"
"Everyone, stay low!!"
On the Iwagakure side, Kitsuchi shouted at the top of his lungs.
Unlike Konoha, they had no trenches to take cover in.
They had only two options—drop flat to the ground and endure the impact, or attempt to raise an Earth Style defense.
Kitsuchi chose instantly.
"Down!!"
Their position was on level ground with the explosion's epicenter.
The shockwave was tearing toward them at terrifying speed—almost like a wall of air crashing down.
There was no time to form proper defensive techniques.
Hitting the ground immediately was their best chance.
"Boom—!!"
"Ahhh!!"
"Gahhh—!!"
But before many could even react, the gale had already arrived.
The faster Jōnin—and a few Chūnin—managed to throw themselves flat in time.
The rest were swept away like leaves, their bodies tossed and slammed across the ground.
Fortunately, they were farther from the blast than Konoha.
By the time the shockwave reached them, it had weakened slightly.
Most injuries were superficial—scrapes, bruises, minor fractures.
Still… the impact was brutal.
"Rumble—!!!"
A massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
The first wave of the explosion obliterated everything nearby—rock, soil, even the terrain itself.
In its place, a gigantic crater spanning hundreds of meters was carved into the earth.
Within it, flames raged wildly.
Orange-red fire and golden light clashed violently, devouring one another like two ferocious beasts locked in a life-and-death struggle.
The sight alone was enough to leave anyone speechless.
"..."
After several rapid light-speed movements, Yagami appeared high above the battlefield.
He hovered hundreds of meters in the air, the lingering shockwaves rippling below him.
At the moment of impact earlier, he had instinctively turned his body into light, avoiding the full force of the explosion.
Even so… this result had far exceeded his expectations.
He had calculated his attack carefully.
At most, his light-speed kick should have produced an explosion spanning around a hundred meters.
But when it collided head-on with the Tailed Beast Bomb…
The result was something entirely different.
It wasn't one plus one.
It was something far greater.
Looking down, the mushroom cloud was split into two distinct halves—one burning with orange-red flames, the other glowing with golden light.
Each force occupied half the sky, refusing to yield.
"…Han."
Yagami narrowed his eyes slightly.
"That attack… matched mine."
Which meant—
The power of Han's Tailed Beast Bomb was on the same level as his own.
Yagami slowly began to descend, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield below.
But the intense heat had distorted the air itself.
Everything shimmered and twisted, making perception difficult.
Even his sensory abilities were heavily disrupted.
Han's presence…
Had completely vanished.
"…Did he get caught in that blast?"
Yagami murmured under his breath.
Judging from the shockwave alone, Han should have taken a direct hit.
If that was the case…
There was a real possibility he hadn't survived.
"Whoosh—!"
Yagami continued descending in intervals.
Each time he dropped too low, he converted into light again, flashing back upward.
The flames below were still raging violently.
Landing now would be reckless.
Only after dozens of breaths passed did the fire begin to subside.
The shockwaves faded.
The battlefield slowly returned to a fragile stillness.
Even so, thick smoke and dust still blanketed the area, obscuring everything.
"Boom."
A sudden sound echoed faintly through the haze.
Yagami turned toward it.
Through the drifting dust, he caught sight of a figure—
A completely naked man was sprinting across the battlefield, his dick swinging freely right in front of him as he tore through the dust at full speed.
"Damn—who the fuck is that!?"
Yagami's expression stiffened.
"In broad daylight… you're seriously running around like that?"
He immediately turned his head away, his eyes narrowing in visible irritation.
"That's just straight-up visual torture."
But in the next instant—
His expression changed.
"…Wait."
At the center of that explosion…
Aside from himself—
There should have only been one other person left.
"…Han?"
Yagami's body instantly dissolved into particles of light.
In a flash, he reappeared at the location where he had seen the figure.
What he found—
Was a massive human-shaped crater.
And scattered within it…
Fragments of shattered red armor.
The remnants of Han's protective gear.
"Kagura's Mind's Eye."
With the flames gone, his perception spread outward once more.
The moment Yagami closed his eyes, his sensing ability expanded rapidly.
Within the smoke—
Multiple identical presences were moving.
Dozens of naked figures, all identical, sprinting in different directions.
"…Shadow Clone Technique."
Yagami frowned slightly.
Even with Kagura's Mind's Eye, distinguishing the original among identical chakra signatures wasn't easy.
"…Tch."
He clicked his tongue softly.
Chasing them blindly would be a waste of time.
Han had already slipped away.
There was no point in chasing after a fully grown naked man any further.
After all—
The battlefield was already decided.
Yagami exhaled and turned back toward Konoha's position.
He had already sensed it earlier—
A Konoha shinobi, riding a large ninja hound, had successfully captured Rōshi, who was severely injured and on the verge of death.
There was no need for him to intervene further.
Although letting Han escape was somewhat regrettable…
The results of this battle were more than enough.
Over three hundred Iwagakure Chūnin eliminated.
Five Jōnin taken down.
And one Jinchūriki captured alive.
For a single battle—
That was an overwhelming victory.
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