The pitch-black shadow tore through the sky like a sharp blade, with sunlight flashing on the small metallic surfaces.
Dominator 001 gazed down from the sky, observing countless Hidden Sand Ninja storming the protective barrier around the base with ferocious force on the boundless desert.
The barrier trembled uneasily, cracks appearing on it like shattered glass.
The Red Jade emitted an angry 'beep beep' sound, giving the impression that some creature seemed to exist within the gem.
The sudden attack by the Hidden Sand Ninja, led by Fourth Kazekage Rasa, swept across the desert with the fiercest momentum like a violent gust.
The red-tinged white projectiles fell from the sky towards the sand, sparking a series of explosions on the ground, causing many Hidden Sand Ninja to be caught off guard.
Yet, more Hidden Sand Ninja ignored the heat wave from the explosions, speeding towards the base to shatter the outermost barrier, further widening the cracks on it.
At that moment, holes suddenly appeared on the outer wall of the base, and from these holes, hollow black tubes extended, aiming cannons towards the attacking Hidden Sand Squad.
Rasa, standing above the Gold Sand, squinted at this scene.
This type of weapon should be classified as 'cannons', weapons that appeared long ago in the Ninja Realm, and the Land of the Sky also once developed such weapons to combat the Five Great Nations' ninja.
Unfortunately, under the strong military force of the Five Great Nations' ninja, the Land of the Sky was swiftly destroyed, leaving only a few residual ninjas.
In the Hidden Sand's unused warehouses, similar weapons were kept as collection items.
Air troops, humanoid machines, cannons... Rasa had reason to believe that the Land of Demons obtained the lost weapon technology of the Land of the Sky and made superior improvements based on the original weapons of the Land of the Sky.
However, if they thought to rely solely on these weapons to stop the Hidden Sand Ninjas' advance, it would grossly underestimate the ninjas.
The strongest weapon of a ninja is always the jutsu derived from chakra, not these momentarily novel iron weapons.
The barrier shattered, and the transparent shards reflected bright sunlight before quickly dissipating in the air.
Seeing the barrier destroyed under continuous fierce attacks, the Hidden Sand Ninja let out earth-shaking shouts, charging with full vigor, as the massively high walls were merely a void in the face of a ninja.
Something broke through the air, bearing 'whoosh' sounds, growing larger in the Hidden Sand Ninjas' vision.
Soon after, it detonated with a flash and roar among the crowd.
Its explosive power far surpassed that of a ninja's Explosive Tag, creating a shocking pit in the sand.
This was merely the first round, as more shells shot out of the cannon muzzles, blasting among the crowd, momentarily suppressing the Hidden Sand Ninjas' arrogant vigor, leaving them battered and evasive.
After the explosion, iron shards scraped across their faces, thighs, and arms, or directly pierced their flesh, causing many Hidden Sand Ninjas to become bloodied instantly.
Rasa saw this and had to deploy Gold Sand, charging towards the cannon muzzles exposed from the outer wall.
These cannons were powerful, but as long as their muzzles were blocked, they would lose their threat against the Hidden Sand Ninjas.
The shell collided with the Gold Sand in the air, exploding a crater on the waves formed by the Gold Sand. Yet, facing the dense firepower of the cannons, Rasa unflinchingly pressed the Gold Sand forward.
Such weapons posed little threat to him as Kazekage, but minimizing the Hidden Sand Ninjas' casualties in the coming battle made prioritizing the destruction of enemy cannons crucial.
Moreover, he transformed the Gold Sand into a giant hand, lunging at the high walls of the base, causing ominous tremors in the walls, forcing the Ninja of the Land of Demons stationed there to dodge aside to avoid being swept by the Gold Sand.
"Indeed, as Kazekage, mere toys are no match at all."
From atop the high wall, Ruri observed as Rasa had found a way to counter the Land of Demons' defensive cannons, letting the Hidden Sand's momentum soar, and murmured softly.
Such 'toys' certainly posed a great threat to ordinary ninjas, but against ninjas at the level of the Five Kage, they were woefully inadequate.
The convenience of these 'toys' was that even ordinary people, after some practice, could easily use them.
The usage threshold of 'toys' was extremely low, their greatest value being that they weren't exclusive to ninjas.
"You remain here as guard; I can handle it alone."
Ruri instructed Tenhame standing beside her before jumping off the high wall, charging towards the Hidden Sand Squad attacking the wall.
With a form swift as the wind, a few nearby Hidden Sand Ninjas were caught off guard, spitting blood and being flung backward, landing with their heads buried in the sand, their bodies twitching momentarily before quickly losing consciousness.
Amidst the roaring cannon fire, the Gold Sand successfully blocked the cannon muzzles.
Boom!
The shell misfired within the cannon tubes, clearly showing the damaged cannon leaving terrifying cracks on the high wall.