In the Hidden Sand training grounds, Uzumaki Tomoki stood at the center, signaling for his new three-man cell—Shira, Tamako, and Arakawa Haku—to begin their coordinated assault. As their guiding Jonin, Tomoki's first lesson was simple: a trial by fire.
Haku initiated the first wave. Waves of Magnet Release sand surged forward like a desert storm, but Tomoki didn't flinch.
His Nen expanded to its limit, condensing instantly into a sharp, invisible blade of pure mental energy that lanced toward Haku.
A blade formed directly from Nen? How is that possible?
The pressurized mental energy frictioned against the air with a piercing whine. As the blade swept past, Haku felt his consciousness suddenly trapped within a suffocating cage.
Under Tomoki's cultivation, the Psychic Cut (Mental Blade) had reached a peak far beyond his early, crude applications during
Minato Namikaze's funeral. He had seamlessly woven the technique with Genjutsu and Taijutsu to create a lethal, multi-dimensional strike.
Shiraishi had only taught Tomoki three core concepts: Reflect, Psychic Cut, and Zen Headbutt. Yet, Tomoki had adapted them into a combat style uniquely his own.
"Your heart is far too crowded, Haku!" Tomoki called out. The more complex a target's mind, the stronger the "Consciousness Cage" became, as the victim's own suppressed memories were used to bolster the mental walls.
While Haku remained paralyzed, Tamako and Shira felt the weight of their teacher's gaze. Before they could react, two more Psychic Cuts lanced through them.
Shira, possessing the simplest mind, felt almost no effect. Tamako struggled for several seconds before breaking free. Only Haku remained trapped, lost in the labyrinth of his own ambition.
Suddenly, a fierce light flared in Haku's eyes. His Iron Sand exploded outward as he forcibly shattered the mental cage, launching a volley of Magnet Release senbon.
Tomoki's palm glowed with the light of a massive Reflect shield. But just as the session reached its climax, a violent explosion rocked the sky above the Hidden Sand.
The Invasion
A massive external force was battering the village's perimeter barrier. However, Shiraishi's electromagnetic field was not something ordinary ninja could breach.
Amidst the billowing smoke, one of the toad statues shattered. From its remains emerged a man in ancient warrior garb, his eyes spinning with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Without a word, he unleashed a violent torrent of Fire Style.
As the first layer of the village's defense faltered under the barrage of flaming boulders, a colossal Reflect barrier snapped into place.
Tomoki leaped into the air, propelled by Nen. "Who are you?"
His sensory abilities were screaming. Aside from the Uchiha, the four remaining stone statues radiated chakra levels that were off the charts.
Tomoki's expression turned razor-sharp. He fired a Psychic Cut, but the Uchiha warrior flickered into a blur, his long blade clashing against the mental edge.
This was an Uchiha of the Warring States period—a master of Fire Style and Kenjutsu. Though he lacked the Mangekyo, he was a textbook Kage-level combatant.
Tomoki blocked the blade with one hand while manifesting a second Psychic Cut from his forehead. The mental energy pierced the Uchiha's chest, but the man didn't even flinch. Like a living corpse, he simply opened his mouth and exhaled a sea of flames.
Great Fire Destruction!
Tomoki didn't retreat. He spun his Psychic Cut into a swirling vortex of mental energy, grinding the flames into nothingness. However, the force pushed him back several steps.
"Go! Inform the village immediately!" Tomoki commanded his students. Realizing the scale of the threat, the Genin didn't hesitate and retreated at top speed.
Simultaneously, the four remaining statues activated. Dark runes spread across their stone surfaces, linking together to form a massive array over the Sand's barrier.
Sage Art Array: Super Reverse Four Symbols!
Damn it! Tomoki recognized the technique's terrifying nature. This was the ultimate evolution of the Leaf's sealing art, powered by Sage Chakra.
A massive black hole manifested in the sky, a void that began to devour everything in its vicinity—light, matter, and life itself. The sky above the Hidden Sand turned pitch black as houses began to be uprooted and sucked into the seal.
Arakawa Arashi acted instantly. He threw his hands upward, and a sea of blood-red sand rose to form a massive Red Lotus, physically pushing back against the encroaching darkness.
The Sage's Gambit
Inside the White Snake Abode, Shirohebi-hime watched the darkening sky. "The logic of this array is ingenious. It links an absorption zone with a repulsion zone to create a closed loop. A true masterpiece of Senjutsu."
Shiraishi's chakra was burning white-hot. "A destruction-grade jutsu of this scale... it requires at least four Kage-level catalysts."
To break the Sand's barrier, the invaders had played their strongest hand. Shiraishi vanished in a flicker of movement to stabilize the village.
"Hehe," Shirohebi-hime whispered to the empty room. "Now, it's time for us to have a little chat."
She hadn't expected the toads to actually defeat Shiraishi. The Super Reverse Four Symbols was merely the distraction she needed to deal with that "Fat Orange" once and for all.
Back on the battlefield, Tomoki's Psychic Cut evolved. Fusing it with Wind Style, he unleashed the Hurricane Psychic Cut.
A flash of light—Tomoki's wind blade severed the Uchiha's weapon, but the Uchiha drove his bare hand into Tomoki's right shoulder in a suicidal trade.
Tomoki didn't flinch. He used the opening to manifest another blade with his free hand, carving a massive, jagged wound across the ancient warrior's chest.
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