The closer he got to Rifting Gorge, the more violent the wind became.
Shiratori Rin rode on his broom, his flying speed far exceeding that of the Rain Ninja running in the desert.
Shiratori Rin could always feel a gaze from among the Rain Ninja occasionally falling on him.
It was Takigawa.
The strong wind tore at Shiratori Rin's clothes.
Shiratori Rin stared intently ahead, the outline of the Hidden Sand Village camp fortress appearing in his line of sight.
Takigawa, who was running in the desert and approaching the left side of the Sandstorm Camp, frowned deeply.
He looked worriedly at the figure in the sky, which was getting further and further away.
Shiratori Rin's broom ascended rapidly, leaving the sight range of the Sandstorm Camp watchtower.
Thick clouds in the sky obscured Shiratori Rin's figure, and birds occasionally flew past him.
At the same time, several crows circled idly near the Sandstorm Camp, their dark pupils reflecting the general layout of the Sandstorm Camp.
Shiratori Rin's figure stopped in the center of the sky above the Sandstorm Camp.
Looking down from above, the huge Sandstorm Camp became as small as a football.
He unhesitatingly pulled out a scroll from his Ninja tool bag.
The Ninja World's Seal Ninjutsu was truly useful, especially for someone like him who could create Puppets.
Placing the scroll on his broom, Shiratori Rin formed hand Seals with both hands.
Bang!
Puffs of white smoke filled the air.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
A dense buzzing sound like bees came from the white smoke.
The wind dispersed the white smoke, revealing black insects hidden within it.
The insects were entirely black, with no visible eyes or other parts, only the size of a fly, their wings vibrating rapidly behind them.
These insects were Black Bug Bombs created by Shiratori Rin using a construction technique.
The inspiration came from Deidara's Explosive Clay.
He piloted his broom, diving almost vertically from high in the sky towards the Sandstorm Camp, at an extremely fast speed.
The black insects around him descended with his movements, like black raindrops, falling one by one towards the center of the Sandstorm Camp.
"What is that!"
"There's a Ninja riding a broom up there!"
A Sand Ninja looked up, Shiratori Rin's rapidly descending figure reflected in his pupils.
He pointed to the sky in horror.
The next second.
A violent blaze consumed his figure.
The Black Bug Bombs quickly spread out from Shiratori Rin's center, flying in all directions.
Boom—
Deafening explosions resounded one after another.
The power generated by the explosion of a Black Bug no bigger than a fingernail was no less than that of an explosive tag.
Most importantly, these inconspicuous black insects appeared silently around the Ninja and exploded in an instant, giving the Ninja no time to react.
Fireballs exploded on the main tent, on the supply boxes, and around the Ninja in the Sandstorm Camp.
Blinding flashes of light lit up various parts of the Sandstorm Camp.
Dust filled the sky, temporarily obscuring the Ninja's vision.
Just as everything was almost covered by the sound of explosions, the figures of the Rain Ninja, split into two groups, appeared.
On both the left and right sides of the Sandstorm Camp, sharp whistles and the metallic clang of Ninja tools colliding erupted simultaneously.
A large number of Rain Ninja, like an overwhelming dark cloud, invaded the sun-drenched Sandstorm Camp.
Poisoned senbon and Shuriken wove into a net, and the Rain Ninja forcibly tore open a gap in the left and right flanks of the Sandstorm Camp.
"Enemy attack! Rain Ninja! On both sides!"
The shouts of the Sand Ninja echoed throughout the entire camp.
Accompanied by piercing screams and roars.
After a brief moment of panic, the Sand Ninja quickly regained their composure.
They swarmed out from behind cover, moving as fast as lightning, engaging in battle with the Rain Ninja to prevent them from advancing further into the camp.
Shiratori Rin circled at low altitude on his broom, his gaze sweeping over the entangled Sand Ninja and Rain Ninja below, as more and more Black Bug Bombs flew from his side.
A sea of fire and shockwaves engulfed the Sand Ninja without warning.
Shiratori Rin released Black Bug Bombs while constructing new types of bombs before his eyes.
The Rain Ninja's morale soared.
They used the explosions to advance even more fiercely.
The Rain Ninja, skilled in close combat and assassination techniques, took the lives of one Sand Ninja after another under the cover of fire and thick smoke.
Blood seeped into the desert, staining the yellow sand red.
"Ding!"
"The System detected Sand Ninja A's killing intent value + 2000."
"Ding!"
"The System detected Sand Ninja B's killing intent value + 2000."
"Ding!"
"The System detected Sand Ninja C's killing intent value + 2000."
...
"Currently collected killing intent value totals 30000, your Cursed Spirit Ryomen Sukuna's Rank has increased to 64.3%."
Shiratori Rin looked down and saw that he was indeed being targeted.
"Kill him!"
"Those explosions are related to him!"
"..."
The Sand Ninja jointly performed Ninjutsu.
"Wind Release: Wind Net!"
Powerful wind blades wove a net in the air, blocking all of Shiratori Rin's escape routes—up, down, left, and right—like a giant fishing net, constantly approaching and contracting towards Shiratori Rin in the center, the air being cut by the wind blades, emitting crisp cracking sounds.
Not only that, the Sand Ninja threw a dense barrage of Kunai and Shuriken at Shiratori Rin.
Shiratori Rin, riding on his broom, paused his construction work, he stretched out his hand, and a silvery-white liquid, like a living creature, flowed around him, forming a silvery-white sphere in the air, enveloping him.
The wind blades cut deep marks into the sphere solidified from mercury.
Kunai and Shuriken all plunged into the mercury sphere.
Ding—
The mercury returned to its liquid state, flowing around Shiratori Rin's body.
The weapons that had plunged into the mercury all fell to the ground.
A bright light flashed in Shiratori Rin's eyes, he lowered his body and swooped downwards.
At the same time, the Shuriken and Kunai that had originally fallen to the ground actually slowly flew into the air, stabbing towards the Sand Ninja.
"Ding!"
"The System detected Sand Ninja A's killing intent value + 3000."
"Ding!"
"The System detected Sand Ninja B's killing intent value + 3000."
...
"Currently collected killing intent value totals 33000, your Cursed Spirit Ryomen Sukuna's Rank has increased to 67.6%."
Shiratori Rin's diving speed was so fast that only an afterimage remained, the Sand Ninja couldn't aim at all, not to mention they were currently dealing with the constantly pursuing Shuriken and Kunai.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire!"
Several fire Dragons brushed past Shiratori Rin.
The remaining three Black Bug Bombs flew towards the Sand Ninja who had activated the Ninjutsu.
Boom—
A violent explosion sounded.
Flames shot up into the sky, and shockwaves spread out.
Shiratori Rin landed on the ground amidst the swirling dust.
The Sand Ninja's faces immediately lit up with joy.
This brat actually sought death voluntarily!
"Ding!"
"The System detected Sand Ninja A's killing intent value + 4000."
"Ding!"
...
"Currently collected killing intent value totals 36000, your Cursed Spirit Ryomen Sukuna's Rank has increased to 71.2%."