Boom.
The dragon breath pillar slammed fiercely into the magnet release shield, producing a deafening explosion.
Blazing flames and violent lightning electromagnetic force wildly intertwined and annihilated each other, creating a violent explosion.
Toroi's forward momentum was forcibly halted, even pushed back several meters by the explosive shockwave. An intense heat transmitted from the shield, and his shield-holding arm felt numb.
Sora, using the recoil from the explosion, landed lightly backward, creating distance.
'What powerful flames. They can actually contend head-on with my Magnet Release Lightning Shield.'
Toroi looked at the charred marks on his shield, his heart even more shocked. This was definitely no ordinary fire release.
'Magnet Release is indeed troublesome. Offense and defense integrated, and it can restrict my movement.'
Sora also shook his somewhat numb right hand. The recoil from the dragon breath was not small either.
"Ganko. Restrict his movement."
Toroi shouted loudly, forming hand signs again.
"Understood. Earth Release, Yellow Spring Bog."
Ganko, with his one arm, formed hand signs with difficulty and slammed them onto the ground.
The sandy ground beneath Sora's feet instantly turned muddy and soft, attempting to sink him into it.
Simultaneously, Toroi poured a large amount of chakra into his shield.
"Magnet Release, Super Heavy Lightning Prison."
Hum.
A terrifying magnetic field, several times stronger than before, suddenly expanded with Toroi at its center.
Sora immediately felt his body grow heavy, as if every inch of his skin was burdened with heavy lead blocks. Even raising his arm felt exceptionally difficult, and the rate at which his feet sank into the bog sharply increased.
'Damn. The gravity field is strengthened.'
Sora was alarmed in his heart. This kind of combined control ninjutsu was extremely troublesome.
"Got you. Magnet Release, Sixteen Lightning Fang Blades."
Toroi gave a fierce smile, waving both hands. A full sixteen square shuriken shimmering with violent lightning suspended in front of him. As he pushed both hands forward, they shot towards the movement-restricted Sora from different angles all around, like homing missiles.
A full saturation attack from all directions.
Just as Sora was about to be swallowed by this dense barrage of lightning fang blades.
At this critical moment, the azure-gold light in Sora's eyes blazed brightly.
He roared low, and the airflow around his body suddenly intensified.
Bang.
The bog beneath Sora's feet exploded violently. Relying on the instantly erupted power of wind, he forcibly broke free from the dual restraints of the Super Heavy Lightning Prison and Yellow Spring Bog. His body shot skyward as if weightless.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh.
The sixteen lightning fang blades flew past almost grazing the soles of his feet, colliding with each other and unleashing a continuous series of lightning explosions.
"What. He can still fly."
Toroi stared dumbfounded, looking at Sora suspended mid-air, his brain once again short-circuiting somewhat. This completely defied his common sense.
'Good opportunity.'
Ganko, however, thought he had caught Sora's flaw of being unable to dodge while in mid-air. His single arm formed hand signs again. "Earth Release, Rock Stealing Rod."
An extremely sharp stone rod suddenly protruded from the sandy ground directly below Sora, stabbing rapidly towards his vitals.
However, the current Sora, supported by the wind, far exceeded their imagination in agility.
Unlike two and a half years ago, when Sora's flight was still wobbly and even stabilizing his posture required effort, during these two and a half years, whenever he had a spare moment, he would create a shadow clone to practice his flight ability.
Now, being in the air was no different from being on the ground for him, even more agile.
He saw Sora turn his body as lightly as a swimming fish in the air, not only easily evading the thrusting stone rod but also stamping down hard on the rod with one foot.
Crack.
The stone rod was shattered by the great force. Sora, using the reaction force, shot like an arrow from a bow towards the exposed Ganko at an even faster speed than before.
"Ganko. Be careful."
Toroi urgently warned, simultaneously the lightning fang blades to curve back and pursue Sora.
But it was too late.
Sora's speed was too fast.
Almost as soon as the sound reached Ganko's ears, Sora's wind-wrapped figure had already appeared in front of Ganko.
Those cold vertical pupils held not a trace of emotion.
"No."
Ganko only had time to let out a desperate roar, hastily pouring all his remaining chakra into his left arm to harden it for a block.
But all this was futile in the face of absolute power and speed.
Sora's dragon claw directly smashed his hardened left arm, its momentum undiminished, precisely piercing through his heart.
Thud.
Blood sprayed.
Ganko's body stiffened violently, the light in his eyes rapidly dimming. His large frame collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Another jonin, slain on the spot by Sora.
"Ganko. Bastard."
Toroi watched helplessly as another capable subordinate was killed, finally flying into a complete rage. His eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins.
Although usually arrogant and overbearing, he still held some affection for these subordinates who had followed him for many years.
"I will tear you to pieces. Konoha monster."
Toroi went completely berserk, unleashing all his chakra without reserve.
The powerful magnetic field even affected the surrounding natural environment. Metal particles in the sandy ground converged towards him, forming a layer of electrically sparkling metal dust storm around his body.
"Magnet Release, Iron Sand Boundary Method."
He roared furiously, forcefully bringing his palms together.
Hum.
A massive amount of iron sand instantly condensed into countless sharp long spears and thorns, stabbing towards Sora from all directions like living things, covering every inch of possible evasion space.
This was an extremely large area, incredibly dense indiscriminate attack.
Sora's eyes narrowed, not daring to directly receive this obviously ultimate technique.
Wind power erupted beneath his feet, his figure flickering in the air, like a ghost through the dense iron sand attacks. His dragon tail and claws swung out from time to time, shattering unavoidable iron sand spears.
But the quantity of iron sand was truly too vast. Moreover, after being shattered, it quickly re-condensed under the influence of magnetism, as if endless.
For a time, Sora was actually temporarily suppressed by this offensive, only able to constantly evade and block.
'Troublesome. This guy has gone completely mad, chakra as if it costs nothing.'
Sora observed Toroi while evading.
Maintaining such a large-scale, powerful ninjutsu must not be easy for Toroi, but judging by his appearance, he clearly didn't care about the cost.
'Also. The commotion here is too big. It could attract Suna-nin or others at any moment.'
'I must end the battle quickly. Can't drag it out any longer.'
Sora looked at Toroi's frenzied appearance, thinking to himself.
Although the power in the half-dragonized state was sufficient to contend with an elite jonin, and even had a good chance of defeating one, facing an elite jonin like Toroi—who possessed a special Kekkei Genkai and was completely insane—still seemed to lack something if he wanted to subdue him quickly.
Toroi's Magnet Release integrated offense and defense, making it extremely troublesome. Long-range harassment with lightning fang blades, close-range defense with shields and magnetic field interference, and area coverage with the Iron Sand Boundary Method—it was like fighting a porcupine.
'It seems the degree of half-dragonization is still not enough to quickly resolve an opponent of this level.'
This thought flashed through Sora's mind.
His gaze grew deeper as he looked at the crazed Toroi.
It was time to reveal the true form.
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