In the next moment, Akira moved. With a powerful leap, he soared into the air, his hands a blur as he completed a series of hand seals in an instant.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Gathering a massive amount of chakra, Akira released it in a fiery torrent, launching a colossal fireball—tens of meters wide—downward like a blazing meteor ready to crush everything in its path.
Roar!
The Six-Tails jinchūriki, Haori, let out a deep growl, restricted by his transformed state and unable to use Water Style techniques. He inhaled sharply, drawing dark red tailed beast chakra into his mouth like rippling waves. Then, with a powerful exhale, he unleashed a condensed tailed beast chakra bubble, surging forward to collide with the enormous fireball.
Boom!
With a deafening explosion, the chakra bubble struck the fireball, shattering it into fragments. Fiery embers scattered in all directions, illuminating the sky in a crimson glow. Sparks rained down, igniting the surrounding forest in a roaring inferno that quickly spread over hundreds of meters. The fighters on the distant battlefield couldn't help but turn their attention to the spectacle.
"What an intense fight!" Hyūga Homon murmured, his Byakugan narrowing as he observed the half-transformed jinchūriki.
In the next instant, several dragons of fire erupted into the sky from the other side of the battlefield. The clouds above thickened, churning with the ominous weight of a brewing storm. Meanwhile, a dense fog enveloped the battlefield as the shinobi from Kirigakure employed their Hiding in Mist Technique, drenching the area with chakra-laden mist to obscure vision and hinder the Byakugan and Sharingan.
Their plan was well-conceived, but the reality was harsh. Even for the Kirigakure shinobi, the mist only offered a marginal advantage, as the Konoha elite had honed techniques to counter such tactics.
In the dense fog, each of Konoha's jōnin devised their own strategies, remaining calm and waiting for an opening rather than recklessly attacking. Amidst the swirling mist, Duy's body radiated a fierce green steam, dispelling the fog within a ten-meter radius around him.
"Hah!" he roared, unleashing a barrage of punches that scattered in every direction, burning through the mist with sheer force. Screams echoed as three Kirigakure shinobi fell, struck down in Duy's indiscriminate assault.
Now exposed, several Kirigakure shinobi wielding swords closed in, only for Duy to flash forward, a green streak cutting through the battlefield. As he moved, the sounds of cracking bones and desperate cries followed, and within moments, nine Kirigakure shinobi lay lifeless on the ground.
Duy's gaze drifted to the intense battle between Akira and the Six-Tails jinchūriki in the distance. Even the sky appeared transformed by the clash, with dark clouds rolling above and flames raging below. A sinister chakra emanated from the battlefield's heart, making Duy's chest tighten.
"What incredible chakra… Even from here, it feels suffocating," Duy muttered. Following the original plan, he intended to assist Konoha's jōnin in eliminating the Kirigakure shinobi before joining Uchiha Akira.
Elsewhere, Akira continued his fire techniques, creating updrafts that accumulated into thunderclouds overhead. He was preparing to unleash his most powerful jutsu, an adaptation of Sasuke's future S-rank Lightning Release: Kirin, honed into his own S-rank Lightning Release technique.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Akira's hands formed seals, and another massive wave of flames surged forward, rolling in crashing waves toward the half-transformed Six-Tails jinchūriki. The intense heat distorted the air, and the blazing light turned the darkened clouds above into a searing brightness. Haori, though partially transformed, dared not face such fearsome flames head-on.
With a thunderous crack, the ground split as Haori drove a massive boulder—more than twenty meters wide—with his chakra-formed tail into the earth, creating a shield against the oncoming inferno. The flames split, diverted into the burning forest behind him.
As the flames finally weakened, Haori's figure vanished in a flash of red chakra, moving at a speed imperceptible to the ordinary eye. However, to Akira, every move was clear as day.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Pierce!"
Seeing Haori's approach, Akira's hand crackled with lightning as he shaped it into a sharp spear of pure energy, thrusting it toward the jinchūriki.
Roar!
Haori's red eyes flashed as he swung a massive chakra-formed arm to counter Akira's lightning spear. A blinding flash lit up the sky, and red and blue chakras clashed, splitting the battlefield in two.
As they struggled, Haori's six tails whipped through the air, piercing towards Akira in a ferocious attack. But with a burst of lightning, Akira's figure disintegrated into a radiant flash, trapping Haori in an electrified field.
In an instant, Akira appeared by Haori's side, his chakra blazing as he unleashed a punch charged with crackling lightning toward Haori's heart. The sheer speed carried an overwhelming force, sending the jinchūriki flying a hundred meters, crashing into the blazing forest.
A furious roar echoed from within the flames, the tailed beast's chakra pulsing and creating a massive buffer zone, a ten-meter-wide ring of protection around the jinchūriki. Haori's half-transformed body shook with anger as he opened his mouth wide, even dislocating his jaw to an unnatural extent. Streams of purplish-black and blue yin-yang chakra coalesced within his gaping maw, forming a small, dense black sphere.
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