"Hey... Kitsuchi, you're being too cautious."
Feeling the heavy tone behind him, Gari had an indifferent expression, his face filled with a cruel smile. "Reinforcements are rushing here, and that guy Han is on the way too."
"Regardless, today we will completely annihilate the Konoha Ninjas here and break into the Land of Fire!"
Reinforcements too?!
Listening to the conversation between Gari and Kitsuchi in front of them, the faces of the Konoha Ninjas on the battlefield changed instantly.
The Iwa ninja force led by Gari and Kitsuchi already had an absolute numerical advantage, and Gari and Kitsuchi were outstanding among the Jonin. If there were additional reinforcements from Iwa on the way, it would undoubtedly be a huge disaster for all the Konoha Ninjas present.
"Courtesy demands reciprocity... Since you are so eager..."
"If I don't give you a taste of your own medicine, wouldn't it seem like I'm being impolite?"
At the moment when all the Konoha Ninjas were uneasy, Yu, standing in the sky above everyone's heads, withdrew the massive Protective Barrier beneath his feet. A dazzling sharpness emanated from his eyes.
Blood Umbrella!!
As the words fell, Yu, standing above everyone, extended his hand. The power of Thread Fruit activated, and an instantaneously released thin thread appeared in the palm of his right hand.
Like a whirlwind gathering and rotating in Yu's palm, it quickly formed into a thick line resembling a long spear.
Accompanied by Yu's descending body from the sky, it fiercely struck down towards the Iwa ninja force where Gari and Kitsuchi were!
"Be careful!!"
Seeing the technique unleashed by Yu the moment he descended from the sky, Gari in the midst of the Iwa ninja force was suddenly shocked. However, Yu's movements were much faster than he had imagined.
Boom!
All Iwa ninjas felt a beam of light descending, fiercely striking in front of Gari, causing the entire ground to explode like a spider's web!
"Such incredible destructive power..."
Amidst the flying debris, Gari looked at the ground beneath his feet, pierced through by the attack, and felt a sense of dread for the formidable destructive power. However, as he observed Yu, who had landed in front of him, he saw a chilling smile on Yu's face.
"But it's a pity; you didn't hit me."
"The real pity is you."
"Because there's no way to dodge this move."
However, when Yu on the ground heard Gari's words, a mocking expression appeared at the corner of his mouth. With his Observation Haki insight, how could an ordinary ninja easily evade a technique activated under such scrutiny?
Zing!
Sure enough, as soon as Yu spoke.
One, two—Gari felt countless beams of light flashing before him in an instant. Before he could evade or defend, his entire body was cut in half by the light that explosively spread before him in the blink of an eye!
Zing! Zing! Zing!
Not only that, countless razor-sharp threads crazily spread out in all directions from the ground beneath Gari, pierced by Yu's attack.
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Everything in front of everyone cracked like clay, and the clustered Iwa ninjas along the way didn't even have time to react before being directly cut in half, with blood instantly staining the entire battlefield.
Blood Umbrella—Yu developed this technique as a stark contrast to Birdcage.
Birdcage involves spraying thousands of thin threads into the sky, forming a thick line that falls like a meteor shower.
As it descends to the ground, the threads extend from the point in the sky to the point on the ground, creating a huge arc-shaped Birdcage from the air to the ground, cutting through everything within it as it closes in.
On the other hand, Blood Umbrella is the exact opposite. It involves throwing a thick thread shaped like a long spear made up of countless thin threads. These threads, centered on the point where the throw hits, spread out like opening an umbrella, cutting and dispersing in all directions.
Although its range is only one-tenth of Birdcage, its speed is ten times faster. Once unleashed, it covers a vast area, and as Yu mentioned earlier, facing the close-range eruption of Blood Umbrella, Gari had absolutely no chance to evade the attack.
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"Damn..."
"That little devil?!"
The pungent smell of blood permeated the battlefield. As they looked at the ground before them, riddled with countless fissures, and the numerous comrades fallen in pools of blood, the remaining Iwa ninjas on the field were both shocked and enraged.
"Damn it..."
"He actually killed so many ninjas in one go!!"
Behind the massive multi-layered rock wall, Kitsuchi, who had timely deployed a powerful Earth Release Ninjutsu, successfully saved a group of Iwa ninjas behind him.
However, seeing dozens of comrades lying in pools of blood on the battlefield in front of him, even the composed and generous Kitsuchi couldn't help but show a look of anguish.
"So... so powerful..."
"That technique just now... did you all see it?!"
Witnessing Yu descending from the sky and instantly killing so many Iwa ninjas with a single move, the Konoha Ninjas on the battlefield were each stunned beyond belief.
"Was that the rumored Kekkei Genkai, Thread Release?!"
Similarly, witnessing the terrifying carnage caused by Yu's single strike, Akimichi Doto and Inuzuka Gaku exchanged a glance, both noticing the shock in each other's eyes.
"A great opportunity... Let's all attack together now! Drive back these Iwa ninjas!!"
Suppressing their shock, Akimichi Doto seized the moment when the Iwa ninjas on the battlefield were mentally unguarded and, along with Inuzuka Gaku, swiftly led the Konoha Ninjas to press forward against the enemies.
"Hold on! Wipe out these Konoha ninjas!"
"The reinforcements will arrive soon! They are no match for us!!"
Facing the organized assault of the Konoha Ninjas in front of them, the remaining Iwa ninjas on the battlefield refused to be outdone. The two ninja forces clashed once again in a fierce battle.
"Wait..."
"Earth Clone? When did..."
At that moment, Yu standing in the center of the battlefield suddenly sensed a strong killing intent from behind through his Observation Haki. His gaze instinctively shifted to the side, only to see that Gari, whom he had killed just now, had inexplicably transformed into a lump of clay!
"From the beginning, that wasn't my real body!"
"Haha, die, little devil!!"
As expected, with Gari's distinctive and crazily sharp voice, the figure of the skilled Explosive Force of Iwagakure, Gari, instantly appeared behind Yu.
Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!!
Concentrating Chakra that fused the Earth and Lightning attributes in both hands, Gari, with exceptional Taijutsu skills, moved like a phantom. His fist, containing an immensely explosive force, swiftly smashed towards Yu's back!
To effectively kill opponents with his unique Kekkei Genkai, Explosion Release, Gari's Taijutsu proficiency had surpassed that of an ordinary Jonin. If this punch landed, the Yu in front of him would undoubtedly be instantly shattered.
Boom!
An incredibly fierce explosion resounded, causing the entire battlefield to tremble.
"It's this puppet again... Is this kid a puppeteer?!"
However, looking at the enormous transparent barrier that suddenly appeared between himself and Yu, Gari couldn't help but furrow his brow.
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