The faces of the sand ninja present reflected varying emotions!
The camp turned deathly silent.
The only sounds were the sporadic noises made by the burning tents set aflame by the fire technique.
The sand ninja realized that their mission had now become incredibly dangerous.
Given the strength the opponent had just demonstrated, it wouldn't take much effort for him to kill all of them.
They could only wait quietly now.
On one hand, they awaited the opponent's attack. On the other, they awaited reinforcements.
They hoped the comrades who saw the signal could get here quickly. Only then would they have a chance to survive.
But to stop the opponent...
None of the sand ninja dared to act rashly.
Except...
"Everyone, don't get scared by him!"
"Maybe this is the opponent's weakest moment!"
"He must have used some secret technique or a drug that boosts potential to unleash such terrifying power."
Ye Cang, who had been repeatedly taunted, couldn't take it anymore.
As a sixteen-year-old girl known for her fashionable and bold attire, she could not tolerate being mocked repeatedly in front of so many people.
Hearing her outburst, a few ninjas looked tempted, but none dared to act.
Instead, they silently observed the opponent, Toshiro!
"You bunch of cowards!"
Seeing her words had no effect, Ye Cang was furious. Without any better options, she decided to take the lead and probe the opponent's strength herself.
Actually, the reason Toshiro achieved his current results was not because of any secret drug that boosted his potential.
It was due to a full night's rest. Though he hadn't slept, he had recuperated significantly, allowing him to pre-enter Sage Mode at the medical tent and shatter the opponents' confidence with a single move.
While Sage Techniques take a long time to prepare and are not suitable for intense combat, tonight's situation was ideal.
Upon entering the sand ninja camp and regaining some strength, Toshiro had prepared his ninjutsu.
Another reason was his Sharingan.
With his bloodline limit, renowned for its genjutsu and perceptive abilities, it had a trait less frequently showcased in the original.
The Sharingan was an eye that could see chakra.
Almost all ninja techniques, whether ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu, involve chakra. In the Sharingan's view, these chakras are vividly clear with no place to hide. In ninja combat, this is an overwhelming advantage.
Like just now, he saw Ye Cang preparing her ninjutsu ahead and acted preemptively.
Additionally, the Sharingan's insight made Toshiro feel like he was experiencing "bullet time" from his previous life.
Whether tracking high-speed objects or reacting within this accelerated perception, it resembled "bullet time" immensely.
"Scorch Release…"
Observing the angry yet increasingly feminine Ye Cang across from him, Toshiro didn't underestimate her just because she was a woman.
Surrounded by four floating fireballs, each about a meter in radius and resembling enlarged magatamas, Ye Cang prepared to strike.
If one wasn't careful, merely touching these fireballs could lead to a gruesome fate!
"Go!"
With a soft shout, the four floating fireballs rushed towards Toshiro.
While her comrades didn't act, they all stood ready, muscles tense, with the little chakra they had left, prepared to support her at any moment.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
Toshiro didn't let the fireballs get close. Knowing their 'Scorch Release' attack style from the original work – being able to control the fireballs mid-air and just needing to graze the enemy to dehydrate them – he took no chances.
Assuming it was a bloodline ninjutsu, he decided to use the intense Dragon Fire Technique to counter it.
Boom!
As he unleashed the technique, a massive fiery dragon head, over twenty meters in size, roared towards Ye Cang with an accompanying draconic sound.
The dragon opened its mouth, swallowing the four magatama-like fireballs before continuing its assault on Ye Cang with its overwhelming momentum.
In Sage Mode, even standard techniques gain formidable power, let alone the already potent Dragon Fire Technique!
The fire release didn't hit her directly but carried her four fireballs several hundred meters away.
Boom, boom!
Hearing the distant explosion behind her, even the self-proclaimed genius Ye Cang couldn't help but feel her eye twitch.
She hadn't expected such a powerful follow-up fire technique after the initial one.
Watching her carefully crafted Scorch Release fireballs get swallowed and vanish into the distance, she couldn't help but gasp at the terrifying range.
If Toshiro knew what she was thinking, he would have told her about a future show-off using a pseudo-Sage Mode and this technique to strike near the clouds!
Ye Cang took another look at Toshiro's silhouette, took a deep breath, and drew two kunai from her pouch, holding them in reverse and charging toward him.
Refusing to admit defeat, Ye Cang was determined to fight to the death if necessary to delay until reinforcements arrived and make Toshiro pay.
"If ninjutsu won't work, we'll have to rely on taijutsu!"
As for genjutsu, it wasn't even in her consideration.