Emerging from the buildings affected by the explosions, the disheveled and dirty Dodai looked at the chaotic villagers and the scattered ninjas everywhere. He felt a mix of anger and urgency.
"Dodai, leave this to me. Go ahead!" The elder of Kumogakure, who remained calm, noticed the flying Kizaru in the sky ahead and spoke up.
The elder's words gave Dodai a purpose. Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, he nodded and replied, "I leave it to you!"
With that, Dodai sprinted towards the direction where Kizaru was.
When Dodai arrived at the scene of the confrontation, Kizaru had just completed the Yasakani no Magatama, hovering in the air, overlooking the devastation below like a sovereign.
The massive area-of-effect attack from the Yasakani No Magatama caused severe casualties among the Kumogakure ninjas who were ambushed. Most of them were wounded, lying on the ground, losing their combat capability, and some even lost their lives.
"This guy! This bastard! Unforgivable!"
A boundless anger surged within him. Looking up at Kizaru in the sky, Dodai took action.
Without the ability to fly, Dodai, facing Kizaru in the sky, formed hand seals. From his mouth, he spat out a fluid-like substance resembling rubber or putty.
The abundant fluid formed a gigantic hand, reaching towards Kizaru in the sky.
"Eh? Bloodline Limit?" Kizaru, looking down at the fluid approaching him, did not move but continued to float in the air through elementalization.
The colossal fluid hand ascended rapidly, and under the expectant gazes of numerous Kumogakure ninjas, it reached Kizaru's feet, enveloping him, then mercilessly clenched into a fist.
Witnessing this scene, many ninjas showed delight, some even cheered.
Different from the people around him, Dodai, manipulating the fluid hand with Lava Release, did not relax; instead, he became more vigilant.
He couldn't believe that a powerful ninja daring enough to infiltrate the village and cause such massive destruction would fall so easily.
In the sky, upon the fluid hand, a golden light emerged. Evading Dodai's attack through elementalization, Kizaru reappeared, standing on top of the hand.
"Phew, what a monster!" Looking up at Kizaru, Dodai sincerely complimented.
Question marks popped up in Dodai's mind. He really wanted to ask aloud: Who was the monster?
"Why did you attack the village?" Looking up at Kizaru in the sky, Dodai asked loudly.
"Probably just for fun!" Kizaru answered with a smile.
"For fun?"
Hearing this response and seeing the injuries and casualties around him, Dodai felt extreme anger.
"Enemy might be using genjutsu; everyone, use ninjutsu for a ranged attack!" Facing Kizaru for the first time and lacking any information, Dodai could only make assumptions based on their brief encounter.
Hearing Dodai's command, the ninjas who could still move began forming hand seals. Most of them were using Lightning Release techniques.
The sound of thunder constantly echoed, and looking down at the ninjas below, Kizaru didn't give them a chance to continue their attacks. He directly intervened.
Transforming into a golden light, appearing instantaneously in front of Dodai, he floated mid-air. With radiant golden light covering his right hand like a metallic black Armament Haki, Kizaru kicked with full force.
Unlike the sparring in Konoha, this time, Kizaru went all out. His right foot, emitting golden light, kicked directly to Dodai's neck.
A cracking sound was heard as Dodai was sent flying.
After the Lightspeed Kick, Kizaru didn't hold back. With his right foot aimed at the direction where Dodai was thrown, a massive laser shot out, engulfing Dodai's entire body.
"Boom!"
Dodai's body collided heavily with the buildings behind, causing a large explosion. There was nothing left of his remains.
When Kizaru finished the one-shot kill, the enemies around were still blinded, unable to recover from the flash.
Standing at a distance, some Kumogakure ninjas witnessed this scene clearly.
"Lord Dodai!"
These ninjas shouted in grief, rushing towards Kizaru like a suicide squad.
Facing the approaching enemies, Kizaru took a step forward, charging towards them.
His right hand covered with the black metallic Armament Haki, Kizaru threw a punch towards the enemies before him.
Under the tremendous force, the enemies disintegrated into a mist of blood.
The Kumogakure ninjas who followed didn't back down. Instead, they gritted their teeth, glared fiercely at Kizaru, wielded kunai, and carried lightning on their bodies as they continued to charge towards him.
As he landed on the ground, Kizaru observed enemies leaping from different directions. His right foot emitted a glow as he executed a crescent-shaped slash, completing multiple kills.
Bodies torn in half fell to the ground, and Kizaru's clothes were soaked with blood.
"Such a hassle!" Turning his head to look at the blood on his shoulder, Kizaru complained disdainfully.
Then, maintaining a faint smile on his face, Kizaru used his left hand to slash down from the back of his right hand, conjuring a light sword in his hand.
Kizaru's second signature move, the Ama no Murakumo, was displayed.
Surveying the surroundings and noticing Kumogakure ninjas coming from all directions, Kizaru waved towards the front. A golden flying slash, carrying a terrifying pressure, severed everything in its path.
Many incoming supporting ninjas couldn't evade in time, directly cut and killed.
After a single strike, Kizaru didn't stop. Instead, he continuously swung the sword in all directions, releasing over a dozen golden slashes.
The golden slashes kept reaping lives and destroying the buildings around.
When these slashes disappeared, Kizaru had turned the surroundings into flat ground. Almost no one could stand intact within his line of sight.
The consecutive slashes consumed Kizaru's stamina considerably. He retracted the Heavenly Gathering Cloud Sword, transformed into golden light, and flew back into the sky.
Looking down at the ruins below, Kizaru was satisfied with the results. Instead of lingering in the same place, he flew to the other side of the Kumogakure.
This area had not been affected by the recent battle, and the buildings were still intact.
Observing ninjas continuously throwing ninja tools at him from below, Kizaru raised both hands again.
The Yasakani No Magatama were cast once more, and numerous light bullets rained down from the sky, causing continuous explosions. The ninjas and buildings below were turned into ruins.
After the attack, Kizaru landed on the highest point of the debris, hands in his pockets, maintaining a smile on his face.
"You demon!"
"Bastard, I'll kill you!"
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The injured ninjas struggled to stand up from the ground, holding their weapons with eyes filled with hatred and anger, glaring fiercely at Kizaru.
If glares could turn into arrows, Kizaru would have been pierced through by ten thousand arrows at this moment.
The enemies' curses were their weakest weapons, and Kizaru, with a smile on his face, paid no attention to them.
Having faced two consecutive assassination attempts by the Kumogakure, Kizaru had already noted them down in his little notebook. He neither felt soft-hearted nor guilty.
Faced with the enemies, Kizaru had only one response: eliminate them completely, from spirit to body.
"Oh-ho-ho, what terrifying curses!" Kizaru responded with a smile.
As he spoke, he raised his right hand.
Extending his index finger, a golden light flashed, directly piercing through the head of the ninja who cursed the most fiercely.
A streak of golden light took away one enemy, and with Kizaru's index finger continuously shaking, it was like the scythe of death, precisely and elegantly harvesting the enemies' lives.
When the first streak of golden light appeared, the enemies' curses grew louder. However, when the tenth streak of golden light appeared, the enemies' curses gradually faded away.
In the end, accompanied by Kizaru's continuously swaying index finger, the scene became silent!