The wind on the border suddenly turned biting, and inside the bustling defensive outpost, the soldiers instinctively stopped their work and looked up at the distant horizon.
There, a dark, oppressive aura was rapidly approaching, spreading towards the outpost like a storm cloud.
The ninja responsible for vigilance suddenly let out an urgent cry, "Enemy attack! It's ninjas from the Land of Akatsuki!"
Dong... Dong...
As soon as the words fell, the alarm bell of the border checkpoint echoed, its deep sound spreading to every corner of the outpost.
Sayuri had just finished her first live broadcast and was about to adjust the equipment with her team when she heard the alarm bell, instinctively gripping the microphone, her face instantly turning pale.
She followed the soldiers' gaze and saw it on the distant border line.
Pain, wearing his iconic black trench coat, floated in mid-air, followed by over 15,000 Akatsuki ninjas, densely spread out, rushing straight across the border like a tide, their aura terrifying.
"Don't panic!"
Shun's voice was steady and powerful, instantly calming everyone's hearts.
He quickly walked to the center of the outpost, his gaze sweeping over the approaching enemies. He clapped his hands together quickly, and eight white smoke clouds exploded, revealing eight Shadow Clones identical to him.
"Shadow Clone, take Sayuri and her camera team to high altitude. Protect them with Flying Thunder God, ensuring the live broadcast is uninterrupted, and prevent them from being affected by the ground battle."
The Shadow Clones respectfully accepted the order. They turned and walked to Sayuri's side, raising their hands to release a light blue Chakra shield, enveloping her and the three team members.
"Hold on tight."
Before he finished speaking, the shield carried the group slowly upwards, until it reached an altitude high enough to clearly film the battlefield yet relatively safe.
Sayuri looked down through the shield. The Akatsuki ninjas on the ground were getting closer and closer. The weapons in their hands glinted with cold light, making her instinctively clench the microphone, but her voice remained calm.
"Dear viewers, the Land of Akatsuki has suddenly launched a surprise attack on the border of our Land of Water. Shun-sama is organizing a counterattack. Please do not panic, trust our soldiers, trust Shun-sama."
The camera lens focused on the ground, transmitting the shocking scene of 15,000 Akatsuki ninjas densely spread out, in real-time to every television in the Land of Water.
In the Clear Breeze Teahouse in the capital, the common people who were originally discussing Sayuri and Shun's gossip instantly fell silent.
Tatsuma put down his teacup, his brows tightly furrowed as he stared at the screen. "Good heavens, so many people! The Land of Akatsuki is coming with a vengeance."
Yuri nervously clutched the corner of her clothes. "Can Shun-sama hold them off? I hope nothing bad happens."
In the market, on the streets, in every household, the common people stopped their work and gathered in front of their televisions, their eyes fixed on the screen, their hearts in their throats.
On the ground, Pain flew into the air and shouted, "Shun, hand over control of the Land of Fire! Otherwise, today will be the day of your Land of Water's demise!"
Shun sneered, showing no intention of backing down, "Want the Land of Fire? You'll have to get past my Ninjutsu first!"
He clapped his hands together, and let out a low growl, "Blazing Angel Shadow Clone!"
Countless golden rays of light suddenly appeared in the sky, and 3,000 Blazing Angel Shadow Clones, wearing golden armor and with fiery wings on their backs, slowly emerged from the light.
They floated in mid-air, radiating a scorching aura that dyed the entire border sky golden.
The common people watching the live broadcast saw this scene and instantly erupted in excitement.
Tatsuma excitedly slapped the table: "Good! It's the Blazing Angel! We're saved!"
The discussions in the teahouse resumed, but the previous tension had turned into confidence in Shun.
"With the Blazing Angel here, those Akatsuki ninjas are no match at all!"
"Attack!"
With Shun's command, 3,000 Blazing Angel Shadow Clones moved simultaneously, flying towards the Akatsuki ninjas with such speed that they left only golden afterimages.
One Blazing Angel was the first to rush in front of an Akatsuki ninja, and before the opponent could react, he grabbed his shoulder, quickly made a hand seal with his other hand, and a spatial gate opened in front of him. Inside that gate was pitch black, with no end in sight, exuding an eerie aura.
The Blazing Angel violently threw the ninja in his hand into the spatial gate, which then closed. There was no bloody scene, but it made the faces of the surrounding Akatsuki ninjas change drastically.
"What kind of Ninjutsu is this?"
An Akatsuki ninja cried out in alarm, trying to retreat, but was grabbed by another Blazing Angel and similarly thrown into the spatial gate.
In just a few minutes, hundreds of Akatsuki ninja were "devoured," and the originally aggressive attacking force instantly fell into chaos.
All these people were thrown by Shun to the roots of the God tree on the Ancestral Star. They would be caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi and then enveloped by the God tree.
They would all live, but they would become computing power dedicated to Shun, used to deduce Ninjutsu or the Law of Time.
In the face of this bizarre battle scene, the Akatsuki ninjas were terrified, and they involuntarily retreated again and again.
At this moment, Deva Path struck the sky with his palm.
Shinra Tensei!
In an instant, an invisible, powerful force, with the momentum of an avalanche, rushed towards those Blazing Angel Shadow Clones.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
One by one, the Blazing Angel Shadow Clones turned into golden specks of light under the impact, instantly disappearing without a trace.
In just a few seconds, of the 3,000 Blazing Angels that had filled the sky, only a few scattered ones remained, floating sparsely in mid-air, appearing particularly frail.
Sayuri in the sky clearly saw this scene through the Chakra shield.
The camera lens tightly focused on Deva Path, transmitting his suffocating oppressive aura in real-time to every television in the Land of Water.
On the ground, the Akatsuki ninjas, seeing Deva Path turn the tide with a single blow, did not swarm forward as they had before. A hint of hesitation appeared in their originally fierce eyes, and some even quietly took two steps back.
Konan spread her paper wings and flew into the sky, shouting, "You all retreat 1,000 meters back and clear the battlefield! Leave this to us!"
Upon hearing this, the Akatsuki ninjas felt as if they had been granted a great pardon. They quickly turned and retreated, fearing that a moment's delay would drag them into the upcoming battle.
Just as the ninjas were retreating, Asura Path suddenly moved.
His mechanical arm "clanked" and deformed, and twelve black missile launchers extended from both sides of his arm, aimed at Shun floating in the sky.
Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...
Twelve tracking missiles, trailing white exhaust, flew towards the sky.
Shun's eyes narrowed, but there was no panic on his face. He did not dodge, but instead brought his palms together.
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
A giant fireball with a diameter of over two hundred meters instantly formed, carrying scorching flames that could incinerate everything, descending straight from the sky.
The twelve tracking missiles rushed into the fireball and were quickly detonated by the high temperature.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
A series of explosions rang out within the fireball, flames and thick smoke intertwined, illuminating half the sky.
Konan quickly made hand seals, summoning eight paper clones.
The paper clones spread their paper wings and quickly flew into the sky to surround Shun.
Explosive Tag: Paper Shuriken!
With a low shout, thousands of paper shuriken flew from the hands of the paper clones, raining down on Shun, each paper shuriken embedded with an explosive tag.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
The Paper Shuriken detonated one after another, explosions rising and falling, and fire and thick smoke enveloped Shun's figure.
Sayuri in the sky cried out in alarm, "Oh no! Shun-sama is surrounded by explosive tags!"
In the teahouse, Tatsuma suddenly stood up, slamming his fist on the table, making the teacups jump.
"Shun-sama... quick, get out of the way!"
In the market, the common people held their breath, their eyes fixed on the screen, some even closing their eyes, not daring to watch the next scene.