"One each?" Roshi stared at Kazuto.
He felt a very strong pressure, which made him somewhat excited.
In the current situation, the other side would undoubtedly lose. Under these circumstances, even if he lost, the probability of him dying was pitifully small. Therefore, compared to crushing the weak, he was more willing to deal with the strong to enhance himself.
"Then I apologize, leave that female Imperial Guard to me." Jiraiya agreed, following Roshi's words.
His heart was very uneasy. At this moment, he still kept his hands clasped, and a strange trace of Chakra appeared on him, seemingly present yet absent. The markings on his face were becoming increasingly clear, which was very strange.
Although Roshi found Jiraiya's behavior strange, he didn't take it to heart. After all, he wasn't from the Uchiha clan.
Roshi prepared to face Kazuto.
Jiraiya prepared to face Shizuka to stall for time and complete Sage Mode.
Samui and Omoi stared at Karin, who was hiding behind Kazuto, ready to move.
Facing such an arrangement, it was reasonable, but Kazuto stared at Roshi and Jiraiya, saying to Shizuka, "Leave them to me, you go help Karin."
Shizuka was stunned but facing the hint of determination hidden in Kazuto's calm expression, she nodded, turned, and took Karin away from the scene.
Samui and Omoi followed closely behind.
Jiraiya wanted to chase after Shizuka, but the next second he was blocked by Kazuto.
Swoosh!
A Kunai shot out, forcing Jiraiya to dodge.
Roshi formed hand seals.
Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!
He spat out several high-temperature lava balls, which smashed over with a dull thud, aiming to entangle Kazuto so that Jiraiya could get past to deal with Shizuka.
However, with Kazuto's keen eyes and agility, while dodging the lava balls, he was still able to rapidly approach Jiraiya, his hands also moving quickly to form seals, a dazzling display.
Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!
Several fireballs arced toward Jiraiya, surrounding him.
The next second, Kazuto quickly formed hand seals again.
Another Ninjutsu.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
Kazuto puffed out his chest and spat out a four-meter-wide fireball, which fiercely lunged forward.
The combination of the two C-rank Ninjutsu, Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique and Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, blocked the retreat of Jiraiya, whose hands were pressed together.
He either had to unclasp his hands to resist with Ninjutsu, or he would have to take the hit and suffer serious injury.
Roshi's expression was extremely ugly. He was not a speed-type Ninja. Moreover, having just used a Ninjutsu to attack Kazuto, he never expected that he would ignore him completely and attack Jiraiya instead.
There was simply no time to rescue Jiraiya.
In this instant, only Jiraiya could save himself.
Everyone thought Jiraiya had no choice but to unclasp his hands, but to their surprise, Jiraiya grinned, leaped into the air, and brought his feet together.
Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!
Before he even landed, his long hair instantly hardened, wrapping around him. Ignoring the fireballs closing in from both sides, he collided with them, forcing his way through, and continued to pursue Shizuka.
He can actually perform hand seals with his feet...
Roshi and Kazuto were stunned.
As expected of one of the Sannin!
Both were amazed by his many techniques.
Kazuto wanted to intercept Jiraiya again.
"Do you think I'm invisible!" Roshi was enraged.
Ignoring him once, twice—he was, after all, a famous powerhouse in the Ninja World.
The Lava Release Chakra on his body erupted. In an instant, it covered his entire body, turning him into an orange lava man filled with high heat.
High defense, high heat, and high corrosion—these three terrifying traits meant that even the Kunai he threw casually were imbued with power that would alarm even a Jonin.
But Kazuto still ignored him, his hands moving quickly to form seals, his eyes seemingly fixed only on Jiraiya.
However, the moment the lava Kunai approached him, he turned his head to look, his pupils shrinking sharply. In an instant, his ocular power erupted.
Jiraiya and Roshi hadn't even seen clearly what happened when they saw the lava Kunai lose its momentum and fall to the ground.
"What kind of ability is this?!" Roshi's expression was grave.
Jiraiya was just as solemn, but he also felt a bit relieved that he had prepared Sage Mode in advance.
Kazuto ignored their exclamations, his eyes only on Jiraiya, his hands quickly forming seals.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
He spat out dragon-shaped fireballs, their presence intimidating. Under his control, the fire dragons surrounded Jiraiya from all directions.
Jiraiya once again performed hand seals with his feet, using Needle Jizo. Dozens of needles shot out, piercing and shattering one of the fire dragons, and he charged out in the direction of that fire dragon.
But Kazuto had anticipated this, his hands already having formed the seals.
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
A sea of fire, like ocean waves, surged toward Jiraiya, the momentum startling.
If Jiraiya still tried to rely on Needle Jizo, he would definitely be burned and seriously injured.
Roshi knew Kazuto's seal-forming speed was fast. Therefore, he didn't waste a single moment. After the lava Kunai had shot out, he rushed over, wanting to stand in front of Jiraiya to cover him. Although he wasn't fast enough, several lava Kunai still shot out, only seeking to interfere with Kazuto.
Kazuto tried his best to dodge the lava Kunai, and when he really couldn't dodge, he used his dojutsu from just now—Chokubi.
That night, he wanted to erase the reality of his wife being injured, wanted to erase the concept of her death, and thus he obtained this ability.
The left eye can erase everything that exists in reality.
The right eye can erase everything that exists in concepts.
The use of this ability could be large or small.
Small-scale, like erasing the momentum from the lava Kunai. Large-scale, he could erase people, erase love, erase hate, and could even erase Mangekyo.
A very strong ability.
And it was precisely because of such a formidable ability that he was afraid.
Except for Fugaku's Mangekyo, whose dojutsu he didn't know, he believed his Mangekyo was probably the strongest. Even against Hiromi, he believed he could at least trade one-for-one.
Therefore, after his sudden realization, he felt such painful guilt toward Hiromi. Because he truly believed he could do it.
Until... Hiromi appeared before him.
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Roshi attacked Kazuto, wanting to stop Kazuto.
Kazuto ignored Roshi and attacked Jiraiya.
Jiraiya dodged Kazuto's attacks, wanting to stop Shizuka.
The three of them were entangled with each other, with some clear order amidst the chaos.
At this moment, a touch of golden light appeared above their heads, making them feel uneasy. Soon, this touch of golden light transformed into a brilliant radiance, with red light seemingly flickering within it.
The next second, an incomparably formidable pressure pressed straight down. It was like the gaze of a god, an indifferent stare devoid of sorrow or joy.
The three who were entangled together had their pupils shrink violently, and they couldn't help but look up.
"Uchiha... Hiromi!"
Jiraiya and Roshi had never felt it directly, but just hearing about it made them instantly realize who the presence above their heads was. That shocking aura, deep into the heart, told them nothing but the terror of that existence.
Kazuto had also heard rumors about Hiromi.
A few days ago, when the establishment time of the Uchiha Empire was announced, he was out on a mission. When he returned, he heard rumors in the streets and alleys, hearing that at the time, the common people were panicked and public sentiment was unstable. Then, Hiromi stood in the imperial palace, shocking tens of thousands of people in the imperial city into silence.
Might of a god, wrath of the heavens, life and death on the line... all sorts of words were desperately used to describe it.
But rumors, where are they without exaggerated elements?
He just listened for a moment and moved on.
Now, facing such terrifying pressure head-on, he realized that the rumors were actually realistic, and perhaps even a bit modest.
The surroundings were deathly silent.
The battle between Gaara, Temari, and Chiyo, Kankuro.
The battle between Samui, Omoi, and Shizuka, Karin.
There was only the swift wind force of that meteorite-like golden light scouring the air and crashing down rapidly.