Surging Gold Dust roared like a rolling river, rising against the sky with grand momentum.
He's using a massive offensive to cover every possible path I might take to dodge.
Simu analyzed the situation calmly. He raised his palm, and a large number of Explosive Insects immediately swarmed out from the mouth-like opening in his hand. They dived headfirst into the incoming Gold Dust and detonated from within, using the internal impact to scatter the tide!
At the moment the Gold Dust tide shattered, several incredibly thick blood-colored tentacles sprouted from Simu's back. They thrust downward along the gaps in the broken sand.
The blood-colored tentacles emitted an extremely ominous aura, causing Rasa's expression to grow even heavier.
Without a moment of hesitation, he manipulated the surrounding Gold Dust to construct a thick wall in front of himself.
The massive tentacles slammed violently against the wall, but this level of strength was not enough to shake the heavy density of the Gold Dust.
The durability is quite good, Simu evaluated indifferently.
Immediately after, numerous small holes appeared on the tentacles, and countless clouds of purple poison gas were released from within them.
The moment the sand wall mixed with Gold Dust came into contact with the gas, faint white smoke began to corrode from its surface.
"This is..."
Rasa was a veteran who had personally experienced multiple Shinobi World Wars. This purple poison gas immediately reminded him of the man who had struck terror into every hidden village during the Second Shinobi World War.
The man known as the Demigod, Hanzo of the Salamander!
In truth, his guess was correct. Simu's poison gas did indeed originate from Hanzo of the Salamander.
More accurately, it came from his summon, the Salamander.
After researching its poison glands, Simu had naturally transplanted this ability into his clone and even made certain improvements.
I can't allow this poison gas to continue spreading through the village.
Rasa's expression was stern as his hands quickly formed hand signs.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
A terrifying current of air instantly erupted from Rasa's mouth, forming a gale that blew the spreading poison gas into the sky.
Immediately following that...
"Magnet Style: Gold Dust Consecutive Blades!"
A wisp of Gold Dust separated from the thick sand wall, transforming in an instant into a sharp strike that severed the tentacles releasing the poison gas.
This isn't enough. I must deal with the source of the poison gas to stop it completely.
Rasa's face was dark.
On one side, Simu was releasing poison gas, while on the other, Shukaku was rampaging and destroying everything at will. The Fourth Kazekage's mood could be described as reaching its lowest point.
This anger instantly transformed into terrifying power, driving countless grains of Gold Dust to aim directly at Simu.
Feeling the change in Rasa's aura, a look of amusement appeared on Simu's face.
You are so cruel to your own son, yet you care so much for the villagers of the Hidden Sand. It's truly puzzling.
"What do you know, kid?!"
Rasa reached his limit. He condensed vast amounts of Gold Dust into spear after spear. At least ten thousand of them thrust simultaneously toward Simu, who was suspended in mid-air.
That's a powerful attack.
Seeing this, Simu retracted all his tentacles and shifted into a defensive posture.
He folded his wings together, and then a large amount of Koukaku grew out from the surface of his skin, wrapping him into a steel-like sphere.
In the next second, Rasa's dense offensive completely engulfed him.
One after another, the sharp and hard steel-like spears struck Simu's body. Brilliant sparks erupted wildly, almost illuminating the night sky.
Although the Koukaku on Simu's surface was left scarred and battered, he still managed to hold out under the violent storm of Gold Dust.
Even an attack like this can't break through your defense?
Rasa stared at the enemy in the night sky who was constantly emitting sparks, and his lips suddenly curled upward.
"A shame. Your strength is good, but in terms of experience, I am still the superior one!"
He opened his palm and clenched it tightly toward Simu.
The Gold Dust that had turned into powder and scattered upon impact earlier suddenly felt Rasa's call.
Rasa manipulated the large amount of sand floating in mid-air, quickly closing it in with Simu at the center. He intended to use this Gold Dust to trap Simu firmly in the air.
Unfortunately, while Simu had hidden himself within his fleshy wings, it did not mean he was unaware of the outside world.
The moment Rasa stopped his offensive, an eyeball surfaced on the exterior of the fleshy sphere.
That was close. If I were sealed by Gold Dust, even I would find it difficult to break free without outside help.
After confirming Rasa's objective, Simu also decided on his next move.
A crack quickly appeared on the surface of the sphere, and a strong gust of air gushed out, propelling Simu—still wearing his tiger-patterned mask—downward like a cannonball toward Rasa on the ground.
This sudden change caught Rasa off guard. To suppress Simu earlier, he had moved much of his Gold Dust into the air. Now, less than half remained by his side.
But opportunities on the battlefield vanish in an instant. Rasa didn't have much room for thought and quickly mobilized the nearby Gold Dust to intercept Simu.
"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!"
Simu formed hand signs. A massive amount of chakra within his body gathered in his mouth, forming an incredibly high-pressure air current ready to fire.
He wasn't finished. After completing the hand signs for the Wind Style jutsu, he quickly formed another set.
"Lightning Style: False Darkness!"
A dazzling flash of lightning instantly lit up.
The Wind Style chakra and Lightning Style chakra merged successfully in Simu's mouth.
The high-pressure air current and the lightning with extreme piercing power fused perfectly into a brand-new ninjutsu.
"Combined Ninjutsu: Roar of the Wind and Thunder Gods!"
An aura representing destruction spread from Simu. A pale pillar of light, carrying a brilliance like divine judgment, crashed down. It descended with a ghostly white glow toward Rasa's Gold Dust wall.
"This is... a combined ninjutsu?"
The white light turned Rasa's face pale. His eyes widened.
It wasn't because this was the first time he had seen a combined ninjutsu.
On the contrary, it was because he had seen them before that he was so shocked.
Usually, combined ninjutsu were performed by two people.
Furthermore, the timing of those two people and the jutsus they released had to be perfect.
Only then could the two techniques achieve an effect where one plus one was greater than two.
It placed rigorous demands on the silent understanding between the practitioners.
Yet this kid in front of him could actually release a combined ninjutsu all by himself...
Just what level had his understanding of ninjutsu reached?
The surging Lightning Style chakra instantly shattered the Gold Dust defense. Immediately after, the high-pressure air current contained within exploded, expanding wildly along the opening torn by the lightning.
Because the speed of this move was so fast, people could only see a flash of pale light. Then, the Gold Dust wall in front of Rasa shattered with a roar!