The next moment, a half-human, half-beast figure, wreathed in violent crimson chakra and flashing with endless crimson lightning, crashed through the village wall like a cannonball and swept straight towards the direction the fourth independent battalion unit had retreated in an almost tyrannical manner!
Wherever it passed, the earth trembled, trees were broken, and violent crimson lightning swept around like a python, with continuous thunderous roars erupting in the air. The scene was extremely terrifying!
And this is just the beginning.
At the moment this crimson figure burst out, countless figures surged forth like a tide from all parts of the village and the shadows of the surrounding forest, following closely behind as they charged out with a whooshing sound!
Under the moonlight, the weapons gleamed coldly, and a rough count revealed no fewer than five hundred men!
This is no secret supply depot of the Village Hidden in the Cloud; it is clearly a massive trap meticulously set by the Village Hidden in the Cloud, a death trap capable of swallowing up the fourth independent battalion unit!
...
In the dense forest, a hundred figures sped across the rugged terrain like arrows released from a bow.
Just then, Kuromaru, who was running at the front of the group, suddenly let out a warning bark.
Tsume Inuzuka, who had been responsible for scent tracking and rear vigilance, suddenly twitched her nose, her expression changing drastically as she spoke urgently: "Captain Shinichi! In the rear flank direction, there's an extremely massive presence filled with a violent aura; it should be a Jinchuriki! It's approaching us at an astonishing speed! The distance is already less than two kilometers! There are also a large number of scents behind him, estimated to be no fewer than five hundred!"
A Jinchuriki! Five hundred people!
As soon as the words fell, all the team members felt a jolt in their hearts!
Only now did they fully understand why their captain had so decisively ordered a retreat before the mission even began.
If they had carried out their infiltration and sabotage as originally planned, they would probably be surrounded by the Village Hidden in the Cloud's Jinchuriki and their army by now, facing certain death!
Shinichi's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he abruptly turned around to look.
The night was deep, thick fog filled the air, and the dense forest branches blocked most of the view.
The night was deep, thick fog filled the air, and the dense forest branches blocked most of the view.
But in his perception and vision, a ferocious red figure, like an ancient behemoth, was rapidly closing the distance, smashing through all obstacles with overwhelming force!
That terrifying aura, even from a great distance, still sent shivers down their spine!
Seeing this, Shinichi shouted sternly: "Don't stop! Keep going at full speed! Don't look back! Leave the rest to me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his fingertips suddenly burst into flames.
Then his hands moved like afterimages, unleashing a lightning-fast barrage of strikes at the rapidly approaching figure behind him!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several streaks of Dark Sweep roared out, transforming into streaks of fiery arrows that tore through the night and pierced towards the pursuers!
Blazing arrows of fire surged through the night sky, instantly igniting the branches and leaves along their path, creating a raging inferno.
Wall!
Um?!
Hmm?!
So it really is as the intel said, instant Fire Style without hand seals?! A Fire Style Nintaijutsu?
Facing the oncoming wave of flames, the rapidly approaching crimson lightning figure, Blue B, showed a flash of surprise in his eyes.
But his pursuit speed did not decrease in the slightest. Behind him, eight massive tails formed entirely of solid crimson chakra lashed out like giant red serpents with independent life and intelligence!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
These tails were unbelievably agile, tracing elegant yet deadly arcs through the air as they precisely intercepted the incoming Dark Sweep.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening explosions erupted one after another as the Dark Sweeps collided violently with the crimson chakra tails, exploding into a sky full of scattered sparks and violent shockwaves, instantly turning a large surrounding area of forest into scorched earth!
Under the illumination of the firelight, Blue B's partially transformed ferocious face and his iconic eight crimson tails were clearly reflected in Shinichi's eyes.
Blue B!
Village Hidden in the Cloud's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!
Shinichi's gaze tightened, and he decisively called out to Might Duy, who had also turned back ahead: "Senior Duy! Seventh gate!"
"Understood!"
Might Duy nodded without saying more, crossing his hands in front of his chest before forcefully pressing them downward, then an indescribable, terrifying shockwave erupted violently from within his body!
The chakra wave seemed almost tangible, spreading outward wildly with him at the center, snapping nearby trees in half, cracking the ground, and sending debris flying!
Might Duy's skin flushed an abnormal red. The chakra around him first turned azure like burning blue flames, then gradually became tinged with streaks of crimson, making him look like a God of War enveloped in fire!
And almost at the same moment, the temperature around Shinichi began to rise rapidly!
The air seemed to ignite as countless surging flames manifested out of thin air around him, converging wildly toward his right fist like rivers flowing into the sea!
The flames condensed and compressed on the surface of his fist, then they compressed again and again!
At this moment, his right fist seemed to hold a miniature sun, radiating a heart-shaking, destructive fluctuation!
The surrounding air distorted violently due to the extreme heat, forming visible ripples!
In the next instant, Shinichi's gaze sharpened as he turned and threw a punch toward the crimson figure ahead, still approaching while wrapped in endless red lightning and a violent aura!
Boom!
A towering wave of blazing light burst forth from his fist with a roar!
The wave was dozens of meters wide. Wherever it passed, space itself seemed to be scorched and distorted; the air in front was violently pushed aside, forming a fan-shaped vacuum zone visible to the naked eye, reaching over a hundred meters high.
Everything along its path, trees, rocks, even the mist, was shattered, burned, and vaporized upon contact, leaving not even ashes behind!
This apocalyptic wave of blazing light that seemed capable of destroying everything tore through the night sky as it surged forward toward Blue B!
"Ultimate Technique: Crimson Heaven Purge!"
This is another ultimate technique by Shinichi, which perfectly combines Chakra Enhanced Strength with the characteristics of fire nature chakra.
Unlike Heaven-Rock Collapse, which concentrated all power into a single point and only fully erupted upon striking the enemy as a point kill, Crimson Heaven Purge took the opposite extreme.
It also involved compression and condensation, but instead of focusing on a single point, it pursued the ultimate expansion of energy and large-scale destructive power.
At the moment of release, the fire nature chakra that had compressed to the extreme was completely unleashed, transforming into a destructive wave that swept everything away.
In simple terms, this was currently the most violent, widest-area, and most suitable large-scale clearing or pursuit-blocking ultimate technique among Shinichi's Fire Style Nintaijutsu!
And just as Shinichi unleashed Crimson Heaven Purge, in another concealed location within the forest, Isshin, who had transformed into his appearance, was quietly lying in wait.