The rain gradually stopped.
Konoha's ninjas had finished assembling. Opposite them stood the allied forces of Iwagakure (Stone Village) and Sunagakure (Sand Village).
"Attack!"
With Namikaze Minato's command, countless shuriken and explosive tags flew toward the enemy formation like driving rain.
The sounds of slaughter instantly resonated through the clouds.
Uehara Naraku blended into the crowd, deliberately not rushing to the front lines immediately.
He looked at the dense swarm of enemies in the distance, the corners of his mouth rising slightly.
"Just right. I'll use you guys to test my new Ninjutsu."
He quietly reached his hand into his ninja tool pouch, where the explosive clay he had just created using Earth Release was stored.
Although it was just ordinary clay, with the injection of his new Explosion Release Chakra, it had transformed into a fatal weapon.
"Go, my little cuties."
Uehara Naraku waved his hand casually.
A dozen small white clay birds flew out from his palm. They flapped their wings, weaving flexibly across the battlefield as they flew straight toward the Iwagakure ninjas.
"What is that?"
An Iwa ninja noticed these strange little birds.
"They look like... birds?"
Before he could react, the clay birds had already flown right in front of their faces.
Standing in the distance, Uehara Naraku formed a seal with one hand, holding his index and middle fingers upright in front of his mouth.
A trace of fanaticism flashed in his eyes as he shouted in a low voice:
"Katsu!" (Explode!)
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of violent explosions rang out abruptly!
Firelight soared into the sky, and smoke and dust filled the air.
The dozen or so Iwa ninjas didn't even have time to scream before they were blown into fragments!
[Ding! Killed one Iwagakure Chunin, obtained 100 Gold Coins!]
[Ding! Killed one Iwagakure Genin, obtained 10 Gold Coins!]
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[Ding! Host demonstrated 'Explosion Release' for the first time, obtained 10 Legend Points!]
Listening to the system notifications chiming constantly in his mind, the smile on Uehara Naraku's face became even brighter.
"Sure enough, explosions are a man's romance."
At that moment, the attention of the battlefield was drawn to the sudden, massive blasts.
Even Namikaze Minato in the distance couldn't help but look sideways.
"Explosions of this power... Is it Explosion Release? Could it be Gari of Iwagakure?"
Minato was startled.
He never would have guessed that the person using this technique was actually Uehara Naraku, the "harmless" medical ninja under his own command.
Uehara Naraku dusted off his hands, looking at the chaotic battlefield in the distance, and whispered softly to himself:
"Don't rush, this is just the appetizer."
"Next... is the real artistic performance."