This time, what burst out from within was no longer just a small amount of magma, but blazing-hot lava surging forth like a raging flood.
It swept straight toward Rengoku with overwhelming force.
Facing such a terrifying onslaught, Rengoku's clone showed not the slightest hint of panic.
In those icy eyes of his, an enormous, heart-stopping surge of pupil power suddenly erupted.
Just moments ago, when Son Goku had been hit by the pupil technique, it had felt like a heavy hammer mercilessly smashing down on his head.
But now, the situation was completely different. The pressure felt as if the entire sky were collapsing down on him.
Son Goku only felt a thunderous ringing in his head, and his vision instantly went pitch-black.
He did not even have time to let out a scream before he toppled straight backward.
With a deafening crash as he hit the ground, even simply falling over, this massive body caused an enormous impact.
But then, in the very next moment, the originally immense chakra within his body began to plummet at an astonishing speed, and his form rapidly started to shrink.
Seeing this, Rengoku leapt forward and arrived in front of Son Goku.
At this point, Son Goku was no longer the awe-inspiring giant ape he had been before, but had reverted to Roshi's form.
Even more astonishing was the fact that Roshi's body had already turned into dry rock.
Its surface quickly lost its original sheen, cracks began to spread across it, and in the end it shattered into countless tiny fragments that scattered all over the ground.
Watching this scene, Rengoku could not help but curl his lips and sneer with a hint of disdain, "Hmph! This guy really did prepare pretty thoroughly."
Earlier, failing to transfer enough pupil power in time had actually given this guy a brief chance to catch his breath, letting him jump around like he was performing some kind of spirit dance for quite a while.
But speaking objectively, anyone called "Son Goku" is top-tier strong, every single one of them. [T/N: DB reference.]
Only this Four-Tails is the worst of the lot.
Although he had missed the perfect chance to capture Son Goku, for him, this tailed beast was not all that useful anyway. If it was gone, then so be it. [T/N: Tf? Then what tf MC wanted from this meaningless slaughter?]
That battle just now had lasted only a short time, yet the Iwagakure side had already lost more than a thousand living lives.
On the Konoha side, although there were also quite a few casualties, compared to Iwagakure, their losses were far more optimistic, at around two hundred people or so.
Rengoku stared in the direction of the Iwagakure forces, who were retreating at great speed in an orderly and disciplined manner.
If things stayed like this, the losses Iwagakure had suffered would be far too light. Compared to Rengoku's original estimate, there was clearly still a gap.
'Do you really think you can just withdraw so easily, completely unharmed?'
Rengoku's figure flashed as he instantly slipped into the shadows on the ground, then chased after the Iwagakure forces like a gust of wind.
At the same time, the clone within the Sunagakure-side formation poured all of the senjutsu chakra he had fused over the past two days, without holding anything back, straight into this clone's body.
At this moment, while in Shadow Release, Rengoku had already entered Sage Mode.
With Sage Mode activated, his movement speed received another significant boost.
In the blink of an eye, he closed the distance between himself and the Iwagakure troops.
In fact, when Iwagakure began their retreat, every single member maintained tight spacing and perfectly coordinated steps, clearly demonstrating their extremely high level of discipline.
However, it was precisely this kind of neat, orderly formation that drew a bloodthirsty smile from Rengoku, lurking within the shadows.
"Watch out! Pay attention to the shadows on the ground! There's a strong chakra reaction there!"
An urgent warning rang out across the battlefield.
Clearly, even though the Iwagakure side had already learned about Rengoku's Shadow Release technique through shared intelligence, they still dared not lower their guard in the slightest.
After all, the one they were about to face was the infamous Uchiha Rengoku.
In an instant, two Iwagakure figures swiftly unleashed their respective signature ninjutsu.
Lava Release, Lime Solidification Technique!
Water Release, Water Gun Technique!
Where the combined ninjutsu struck, everything rapidly solidified like cement.
Yet Rengoku, hidden within the shadows, was like a nimble fish swimming freely through water, darting at high speed through the darkness.
That said, it must be pointed out that he was not completely immune to these attacks.
So, the moment he sensed the fierce assault coming straight at him, Rengoku did not hesitate and leapt upward, bursting out from the shadows.
Immediately after, he slammed his palms together, and his entire body instantly transformed into blazing red flames, charging straight toward the Iwagakure ranks at terrifying speed.
At the same time, his voice echoed through the air, "Konoha comrades, stop the pursuit! Itachi, Makumi, lock onto Onoki and give me full cover!"
As Rengoku flew out, his voice reverberated across the sky.
On Konoha's side, they immediately halted their pursuit. Everyone's gaze snapped toward Rengoku.
They saw Rengoku transformed into roaring flames, racing toward the Iwagakure formation at astonishing speed, plunging like a meteor into the midst of the Iwagakure crowd in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, the Iwagakure formation still numbered over six thousand people, packed together tightly, shoulder to shoulder, bodies pressed close.
The blazing mass of fire that Rengoku had become was like a fire dragon descending from the heavens, flying straight to the sky above this dense sea of people.
Just as the flames dispersed, Rengoku's figure abruptly appeared.
He stood steadily in midair, rapidly forming hand seals, and shouted loudly, "Sage Art, Fire Release, Sea of Fire Descends!"
At the same time, Itachi and Makumi, who had been relentlessly pursuing from the rear, also began supporting Rengoku.
Itachi's Susanoo instantly manifested, a massive, dazzling Yasaka Magatama forming in its hand; and on the other side, Makumi drew her bow once more, an arrow of light glowing with black-and-red brilliance gathering power on the bowstring.
The two moved in perfect unison, launching their attacks almost simultaneously.
That Yasaka Magatama packed with immense chakra energy, and that arrow of light capable of piercing anything, howled together as they shot straight toward Onoki, who had just appeared in midair.
Facing such a fierce and overwhelming double assault, even if only one of the two attacks hit, it would likely send the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure straight to his death.
After all, whether it was the Yasaka Magatama or the light arrow fired by Makumi, their attack ranges were extremely wide and their power terrifying.
Onoki knew full well that trying to escape the current predicament through flight alone was nothing but a fool's dream, utterly impossible.
He repeated his old trick, once again unleashing that fearsome Dust Release.
Dust Release, Boundary Dismantling Technique!
He rapidly formed hand seals, and as a blinding flash of light erupted, a massive white cube suddenly burst into existence in front of him.
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