A thick, grayish-white mist where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.
This was the "masterpiece" of the Kumogakure Barrier Corps—the Light Refraction Mist Barrier.
By infusing the mist with a large amount of dissipated Chakra, it not only blocked vision but also disrupted the Byakugan and sensory Ninjutsu; it was a hunting ground they were proud of.
Deep within the mist, a Cloud Hidden Captain lay prone in a dirt pit, a hunter-like sneer on his face.
He made a gesture, and the team members behind him understood immediately, tightly gripping the Kunai and Explosive Tags in their hands.
Ten meters ahead was the death trap zone.
As long as those blind fools from Konoha dared to enter, they would be responsible for harvesting their heads.
"They're here."
A slight tremor came from the ground; Konoha's footsteps were drawing near.
Every Cloud Hidden Ninja's nerves were taut, their Chakra ready to be unleashed.
Suddenly!
A whistle so sharp it made one's scalp tingle exploded overhead!
The sound was dense and urgent, like tens of thousands of giant birds shrieking at once!
The captain instinctively looked up.
Above the grayish-white mist, the light was instantly dyed blood-red!
A terrifying high temperature directly penetrated the damp, thick fog, scorching his skin with a stinging pain.
"What is th—"
Before he could finish his sentence...
BOOM!!
The first crimson arrow of light crashed precisely into the trap zone in front of them.
The compressed explosive runes attached to the Chakra Arrow activated the moment they touched the ground!
Flames soared into the sky!
Following that was an uncountable series of roars!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A hundred arrows! A thousand arrows!
The torrent of crimson arrows was like the Milky Way bursting its banks, indiscriminately smashing into this misty area spanning several hundred meters!
Every second, dozens of Explosive Flame Arrows struck the ground.
The power of each one was equivalent to a C-rank Fire Release cast by a Chunin putting their life on the line!
The earth wailed and trembled!
Those carefully laid traps and tripmines were detonated prematurely by this "divine punishment" before the enemy could even step on them, turning into fuel for the fire.
The thick mist originally used to obscure vision evaporated in a second under the high temperature!
"Aaaaaah!"
"Defend! Defend quickly!!"
The screams had just begun when they were completely swallowed by the even more violent waves of explosions.
The ambush circle the Cloud Hidden were so proud of had now become a living Hell of one-sided slaughter.
"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"
A quick-reacting Cloud Hidden Jonin formed hand signs at a blinding speed.
A thick earth wall rose from the ground, shielding the squad overhead.
He had just breathed half a sigh of relief.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Three Explosive Flame Arrows, arranged in a triangular formation, pinned themselves to the earth wall.
Rumble!
The earth wall exploded into a shower of rubble.
Before the dust could settle, over a dozen subsequent arrows had already pierced through.
Splat! Splat! Splat!
Flesh and blood flew everywhere; this Jonin and the squad he was protecting were blown directly into pieces.
"Water Release! Use Water Release to hold them off!"
Someone roared.
Several Cloud Hidden Ninja joined forces to prop up a massive water curtain.
Sizzle—!
Water and fire collided, and white steam billowed.
But it only lasted a second.
An even denser rain of arrows fell, instantly evaporating the water curtain and piercing through their chests without losing momentum.
Any defensive Ninjutsu was like wet paper in the face of this saturation bombing of 1,200 rounds per minute.
This wasn't a Ninjutsu duel.
This was pure firepower suppression, a dimensional strike... On the outskirts of the mist.
At the very front of the Konoha line.
Uchiha Yashiro's hand, which was about to give an order, froze mid-air.
He was stunned.
Staring blankly ahead, the once-deadly thick mist zone had turned into an erupting active volcano!
The crimson firelight danced wildly in his pupils, scorching his face.
"Is this... Fire Release?"
Beside him, Sarutobi Shinto's hand trembled, almost dropping his Kunai.
As a member of the Third Hokage's clan, the Sarutobi Clan were also professionals at playing with fire.
But he swore he had never seen an attack in this form!
No hand signs, no need to catch a breath.
That continuous frequency of explosions simply ground common Ninjutsu knowledge into the dirt!
"It's that kid..."
Sarutobi Shinto turned his neck stiffly, looking toward the tallest giant tree in the rear.
Atop the tree canopy.
Aokawa held a bow in one hand.
That giant bow glowing with flames was enveloped in crimson Chakra, looking like a divine weapon fished out of Hell.
He held the Spirit Bow steadily; the energy in the air gathered automatically, condensing into physical arrows that continuously shot out from the red light on the Spirit Bow.
Every slight vibration of the bowstring resulted in a fan-shaped sweep of death.
He swallowed hard.
He had previously grumbled to himself, wondering if those brats like Asuma hadn't seen enough of the world and were exaggerating.
Looking at it now.
How the Hell was this an exaggeration? This was clearly an understatement!
How was this just one person?
This was basically an entire army! A mobile war fortress!
Uchiha Yashiro was also dumbfounded.
No way.
Had this kid's growth been this terrifying?
It hadn't been that long since they last met.
How did these fire arrows even have an explosion effect now?
Isn't this equivalent to directly delivering Explosive Tags over there?
If the Uchiha Clan were subjected to a round like this... Uchiha Yashiro shuddered, not daring to think further; if he did, his Dao Heart would shatter.
On the tree canopy.
Aokawa's expression was indifferent as he flicked his fingertips.
This feeling was too exhilarating.
Ginrei Kojaku, rate of fire: 1,200 rounds.
What was even more insane was that most of the energy came from plundering the environmental spirit particles.
Isn't this just a mobile turret with infinite ammo?
"You like hiding in the mist, don't you? Then don't ever come out."
Aokawa sneered inwardly and increased the output power once more.
The patterns of the Blut Vene on his arm lit up with a piercing red glow!
Within the crimson rain of arrows, the faint blue glow of spirit particles began to mix in, and the destructive power rose to another level!
The jungle ahead was completely wiped off the map.
A layer of the ground was forcefully shaved off, leaving nothing but charred craters and remains that were indistinguishable from one another.
Whatever barriers, whatever traps, whatever tactics.
In the face of absolute range and firepower, all beings were equal... Meanwhile.
On a hidden rock wall on the left flank of the Battlefield.
Two figures were about to jump down but stopped abruptly, as if a paralysis technique had been cast on them.
The Fourth Raikage A maintained his forward-charging posture, completely frozen.
His eyes, which usually only held violent lightning, were now filled with two words—"Holy shit."
He stared intently at the massive charred area below that was still smoldering.
That was his first line of defense.
Two hundred Chunin and Special Jonin.
In just those few minutes, they were gone.
Gone, in the literal sense.
"Brother..."
Beside him, Killer Bee even forgot the lyrics to his favorite rap, his sunglasses sliding down to the tip of his nose.
"Oh yeah! This isn't some stray arrow, Yo! This is taking a Tailed Beast Ball and taking it apart to set off like fireworks, you idiot, you moron!"
A's fists clenched until they cracked, veins bulging.
"The plan remains unchanged. Circle around from the edge and use maximum speed to ambush that marksman of the Hyuga Clan.
"As long as we get close to him, no matter how divine your archery is, you're dead."
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