Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky was swallowed by a raging sea of sand, wave after wave surging upward until it blotted out the battlefield.
Konoha's forces immediately began retreating in unison.
The Sand shinobi, however, looked as if they had seen a savior. One after another, they rushed toward the surging sand sea.
"Lord Yagami!!"
One Konoha shinobi glanced back while running.
Only then did he realize that Yagami had not chosen to retreat.
His expression changed instantly, and he shouted a warning without thinking.
Hearing that voice, the shinobi on the right side of the battlefield all turned their heads.
What they saw was Yagami standing still, his arms crossed before his chest.
Blinding light rapidly gathered around him.
That posture instantly reminded the Konoha shinobi of Yagami's devastating light bombardment.
Without realizing it, everyone came to a stop.
They could only stand there and stare at him in silence.
Yasakani no Magatama!
The shout rang out in Yagami's mind.
His legs slammed against the ground.
The moment yellow sand burst into the air, his body shot skyward like a flash of light.
Rasa's large-scale technique had forcefully separated the Sand shinobi from Konoha's forces.
And for Yagami, that only meant one thing.
Now he could use his power without restraint.
Naturally, he had no intention of letting such a rare opportunity slip away.
A beam of golden light rose from the right side of the battlefield and pierced straight into the sky.
It instantly drew the attention of Rasa, who was still pressing both palms against the ground to maintain his jutsu.
"AAAAAHHHHH!!"
The moment he realized Yagami intended to slaughter the Sand shinobi by force, Rasa let out a furious roar and poured even more chakra into the technique.
Blood gushed from his nostrils.
His face twisted violently from the strain.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The yellow sand in the sky surged once more.
In an instant, the sand waves expanded by another third.
At that same moment, the Sand shinobi who had been fleeing toward the sand sea finally reached it.
The next second, the sea of sand rose into an enormous wave.
It leaped straight over their heads and completely enveloped them.
All of the Sand shinobi were pulled under its protection.
A heavy hum filled the air.
To maximize the range of the attack, Yagami leaped to a height of fifty or sixty meters.
At that moment, his glowing hands suddenly spread wide to either side.
"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!"
Countless light bullets crackling with thunder and lightning rained down like a storm.
They crashed head-on into the sea of sand protecting the Sand shinobi below.
The attack covered an enormous area.
Nearly one-third of the entire battlefield on the right side was swallowed by it.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Golden light exploded across the battlefield as lightning ran wild through the air.
Under the relentless collisions, the yellow sand was blasted apart again and again.
The towering sand sea, once dozens of meters high, began shrinking at a visible rate beneath the bombardment.
Inside the shelter of the sand sea, the Sand shinobi felt the violent tremors shaking everything around them.
Every one of them was horrified.
Panic spread through their ranks.
"AAAAAHHHHH!!"
Sensing that the sand sea's defense was on the verge of collapse, Rasa roared once more.
Blood vessels crept across his eyes, and the veins in his neck bulged violently.
The yellow sand protecting the Sand shinobi gradually began to glow with a golden sheen.
At that moment, its defensive power rose several levels at once.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sea of sand, which had been rapidly blasted apart by the light barrage, finally began to slow its collapse.
But it was still not enough.
Because Yagami's bombardment had never stopped.
Though the descent of the sand sea slowed, it was still sinking bit by bit under the endless assault.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gold dust burst everywhere as golden light scattered across the sky.
Within the range of the explosion, it looked almost like countless beautiful flowers blooming one after another.
Yet beneath that dazzling sight was pure terror.
Because the Sand shinobi could feel it clearly.
The trembling of the sand sea was growing stronger and stronger.
As if something was about to break through at any moment.
Boom!!
And the instant that thought flashed through their minds—
One of the light bullets finally pierced through the defense above their heads.
Then it exploded right in the middle of the Sand shinobi.
The trembling Sand shinobi, who had been clinging to one another in fear, were instantly swallowed by the blast.
The sudden change sent screams erupting everywhere.
And then more and more light bullets pierced through the sand sea and crashed directly onto the ground beneath their feet.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The flames produced by the exploding photons spread wildly in every direction.
The Sand shinobi trying desperately to flee were struck by the wandering lightning and paralyzed on the spot.
Their bodies locked up in an instant, only to be swallowed by the flames moments later.
Countless cries and screams rose from the center of the explosion.
Behind Yagami, the Konoha shinobi who witnessed the scene felt their scalps go numb.
Even from this distance, they could hear the despair in the voices of the Sand shinobi.
Rumble—!!
The bombardment continued for more than ten seconds.
Only after the final burst of light faded did Yagami descend from the sky.
By then, the bombarded area was a scene of utter devastation.
Of the Sand shinobi caught inside, barely one in ten remained alive.
And even those lucky enough to survive—
For the rest of their lives, this battlefield would probably haunt them like a nightmare from the depths of hell.
"Haa... haa..."
After landing, Yagami took several heavy breaths.
After fighting for so long, his stamina had already been heavily drained.
Especially that last full-power attack.
It had nearly exhausted the little strength he had left.
Just as Yagami's ultimate technique ended and he dropped back to the ground—
Rasa, far behind the battlefield, suddenly coughed up a large mouthful of blood.
Then his body swayed, and he collapsed backward on the spot.
"Rasa!!"
Chiyo cried out in horror.
She rushed forward and caught him as blood continued pouring from his mouth.
At that moment, Rasa's face was deathly pale.
He was barely breathing now, exhaling far more than he could inhale.
"Retreat! Fall back!!"
Chiyo shouted at the surviving Sand shinobi with everything she had left.
Then, without daring to look back even once, she lifted Rasa and fled.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Even Orochimaru had been forced back by that massive attack.
At some point, he had already moved onto Manda's head.
Now, after seeing Rasa's condition, the foul frustration in his chest finally eased a little.
Rasa had already been heavily injured to begin with.
And now, after relying on drugs and forcing out such an enormous amount of chakra—
At this point...
He was not going to live much longer.
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