"Damn… that actually hurt!"
Ryuuto rubbed his arms vigorously, eyes narrowing at the rolling metallic nightmare that was Ultron. The AI had gone full cannonball mode, flattening trees and buildings like paper—every impact deafening, every second a new disaster.
"I'm… going… to stop you—maybe."
Lauf, hovering nearby, screamed with uncontainable excitement. "Yes! Crush him! Turn him into nothing!"
"Ha! Wishful thinking!" Ryuuto muttered, chest rising and falling. He channeled Tsunade's forbidden power, gathering chakra into his fists. In one explosive strike, he slammed into Ultron head-on.
Boom!
The collision detonated like a missile. Heat waves radiated outward, forcing even the massive Jotunheim giants to stagger back. Ultron was flung skyward, turning into a metallic meteor, while Lauf's arrogance wavered as he watched.
Ryuuto hovered effortlessly, decapitating knife resting casually on his shoulder, his expression a mix of disdain and playful sarcasm.
"You call that rolling into a ball? Overkill, Ultron. Are you trying to be funny?"
"WHAT?!"
Ultron's electronic eyes burned red, claws clenching as rage threatened to explode from his circuits.
"You, a lowly human, are hunting death on your own? Fine, I'll grant it!"
He lunged, swooping down from ten thousand meters with a sonic tearing roar, the very air around him slicing like blades.
Simultaneously, Lauf saw his chance. With a roar of his own, he slammed both palms forward, summoning a freezing hellstorm. Ice and snow spiraled outward, countless razor-sharp crystals condensing in an instant, forming a death trap in the sky.
The Jotunheim giants, now frenzied and vicious, raised their heads and locked cold, predatory eyes on Ryuuto.
"Hmph. You think joining forces makes a difference?" Ryuuto murmured, calm as a still lake, eyes blazing like torches.
"That's right. Time to end both your reigns at once."
He sheathed the beheading knife and took a deep breath, grounding himself amidst the chaos.
"Let's see… who dies first," Ryuuto muttered, eyes narrowing. Ultron and Lauf charged like titans, expecting to crush him in one fatal move.
But Ryuuto wasn't desperate. Not even close. He activated Rock Lee's data packet.
Eight Inner Gates!
First Gate — Opening Gate
Second Gate — Healing Gate
Third Gate — Life Gate
Fourth Gate — Injury Gate
Fifth Gate — Death Gate
Sixth Gate — Earth Gate
Seventh Gate — Shock Gate
Bursting through the Seventh Gate in a single breath, Ryuuto exploded into the air. His hair whipped like flames, skin flushed with reddish-brown energy, and muscles bulging with raw power. Even the Jotunheim giants froze in awe, crawling back as if their souls had been scorched.
"What… what the hell did he just do?"
"The speed… it's unreal!"
Ultron's circuits screamed in alarm, and Lauf had no chance to retreat—he'd already committed to his full assault.
"Ice thorns cover the sky!" Lauf roared, summoning a frozen nightmare midair. Thousands of jagged ice spikes shot toward Ryuuto like missiles, whistling with deadly precision.
"Small bugs! I'll clean you first, Lauf, and show you what real power looks like!"
Ryuuto's chakra flared dark and violent, sweeping outward like a supernova. Every ice spike shattered into shards with a single motion. The attack obliterated Lauf's assault before it even landed.
"Impossible… how…?" Lauf stammered, horror etched on his face.
Before he could react further, Ryuuto struck. Bang! A devastating punch connected with Lauf's cheek, snapping his face sideways, blood spraying, teeth flying. The Ice King's massive form flipped through the air and slammed into the ground, leaving a crater in his wake.
No room for hesitation. No mercy. Ryuuto had just reminded the battlefield why he was the storm no one could ignore.