"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
Meimuda clasped his hands into a seal, unleashing the advanced Wind Release: Pressure Damage, scattering several of the mighty fire dragons.
"Wind Release: Thousand Wind!"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Several more Jōnin released their jutsu, gradually holding back the overwhelming onslaught of Kairen's shadow clone army's Great Fire Dragons.
But still, more than ten fire dragons charged into Sunagakure's formation.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—"
Flames erupted, roaring as they burned fiercely, instantly scorching the uneven ground into blackened char.
Meimuda's eyes darkened.
"Damn it, only a month apart, and this brat already wields such powerful Fire Release jutsu? This terrifying rate of growth!!"
"No, we can't let him escape today. Even if countless die, he must be stopped."
Meimuda no longer cared about Sunagakure's casualties—whether they lived or died, Kairen had to be left behind.
The shadow clone commander bellowed again, "Dare-to-Die Squad, advance!"
The remaining 500 shadow clones all charged forward.
"Prepare Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"
The clone commander waved a red flag, rushing at the front with bloodshot eyes.
"Comrades, charge with me! Long live the Soviet!"
All the shadow clones charged feverishly into the Sunagakure ranks, shouting "Ura!" at the top of their lungs.
"Ura—"
"Ura—"
"Ura—"
The shadow clones stormed into Sunagakure's formation, forming seals with both hands, instantly releasing clouds of black smoke.
"Shadow Clone Formation: Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"
The clone commander swung down the flag. "Ignite!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Several clones spewed flames. In an instant, explosions echoed endlessly, the entire battlefield reeking of fire and gunpowder.
Thick smoke billowed into the sky, staining half of it jet black.
Seeing the clones blast open a path, Kairen scooped up Tsunade and immediately ran.
"Trying to run?!"
Several Jōnin spotted Kairen fleeing and gave immediate chase.
Kairen's Body Flicker was strained—though the Senju Clan Sage Body combined with the Nine-Tails' chakra gave him immense recovery, it couldn't restore his vast chakra reserves in such a short time.
Hundreds of wind blades slashed forward. With no way to retreat, Kairen spread his arms wide to shield Tsunade.
"Ding!"
"You were killed by Jōnin Nakano's Wind Release. EXP +100!"
With his real body's death, all the clones dispersed.
After resurrecting, Kairen immediately clutched Tsunade and bolted.
This time, he directly opened the fourth of the Eight Gates, stacked with the Nine-Tails' chakra.
His speed stretched into a streaking red line. Sunagakure's shinobi stared in shock.
"Such speed… it rivals the Yellow Flash of Konoha!"
Meimuda's face hardened. He immediately summoned his massive scorpion. The beast burrowed underground, pursuing Kairen with Earth Release.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Meanwhile, several Jōnin beside Meimuda formed the summoning seal. In an instant, three to five giant ninja hawks hovered in the sky.
"Chase him!"
"Even if it means breaching Konoha's defenses, that brat must die! His growth is far too terrifying—we Sunagakure cannot afford to let him continue!"
"Understood!"
Kairen sped through the forest, his right hand flashing with Body Flicker seals nonstop.
With the Pain Gate open, his body burned through chakra at an even faster rate, but his skin cracked all the quicker.
In short, his life for more speed.
He looked down at the trembling woman in his arms.
The deaths of her brother and lover had shattered Tsunade's heart, leaving her with hemophobia. Though she appeared strong on the surface, deep inside she was still fragile.
Kairen gently kissed her forehead.
"Weren't you the one who said you'd protect me? Looks like I'm the one protecting you now."
Tsunade remained motionless, blank and unresponsive.
"Thud, thud…"
The ground beneath Kairen suddenly swelled, and a massive black scorpion burst forth.
Kairen recognized it—the same black scorpion whose claw he had blasted off before. He hadn't expected that in just a month, its pincer had regrown.
This black scorpion wasn't alone. It commanded countless underlings. In the blink of an eye, the forest swarmed with scorpions stretching endlessly into the distance.
"Screech screech…"
The black scorpion let out a hideous screech, its sinister eyes glaring at Kairen, burning with fury. It had not forgotten the wound he had dealt it.
"Chirp—"
A hawk's cry rang from the sky. Looking up, five massive ninja hawks hovered above. Dozens of figures leapt down from their backs—all Jōnin.
Above and below, shinobi encircled him.
Gradually, the ring tightened around Kairen.
Meimuda stepped forward at the lead, face cold. "Moku Kairen, your growth terrifies me…"
"I even suspect that within months, you'll be able to break through Sunagakure's entire battlefront alone. I won't allow that future. You must die here today."
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Kairen split into two shadow clones to carry Tsunade.
Standing alone at the front, he untied his white robe, letting it fall behind and hang at his waist. His face burned with fervent battle spirit.
"Come! I, Moku Kairen, fear neither heaven nor earth. Do you think I'd cower before desert-dwelling insects like you?"
Meimuda lunged forward. "Everyone, attack together!"
Kairen swiftly opened his Exchange Space and purchased a Fire Release jutsu.
"Successfully exchanged: B-rank Ninjutsu, Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
At once, Kairen opened four chakra gates, stacked with Nine-Tails chakra. His hands formed seals, his cheeks swelling with breath.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
This time, his chakra surged without limit. Flames poured forth like a tidal wave, boundless, an endless sea of fire.
Though only a B-rank jutsu, in Madara-sama's hands it had the power of a forbidden technique.
In Kairen's hands it was the same. He poured his entire chakra into the Great Fire Annihilation, unleashing its full might.
"Whooosh whoosh whoosh…"
Flames surged endlessly, devouring half the forest in an instant.
Meimuda's eyes widened in disbelief. "Such a Fire Release?!"
The entire sky turned crimson as the firestorm raged toward them.
Meimuda barked orders. "Fall back! Don't charge head-on!"
Most of Sunagakure's shinobi were Wind Release users. With their speed, they Body Flickered away in a flash.
"Boom! Boom! Boom—"
The forest blazed, crackling as it incinerated all. The searing heat scorched anything moist into blackened carbon.
Kairen felt the burning heat across his body, but as a Fire Release user with high fire resistance, he endured easily.
Tsunade, however—carried on his clone's back—suffered greatly. Her body, rich in water, began sweating profusely, her clothes soaked through.
Seeing this, Kairen quickly exchanged for a Water Release jutsu.
"Successfully exchanged: Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
It was his first time using something other than Fire Release. From now on, he was a ninja who could spit water too.
Though he had spat water before, it was never this much.
Since he hadn't yet mastered Chakra Nature Transformation for water, Kairen invested EXP into water nature transformation and control.
"Water Chakra Control Proficiency +50%!"
Soon after, Kairen spat a wave of water over Tsunade, shielding her from the searing heat.
Her golden hair dampened, strands sticking together, her chest glistening with moisture—an alluring sight.
Even with her drenched form, Tsunade remained blank, still trapped in her pain and struggle.
Kairen gently wiped droplets from her face, speaking with some tenderness.
"You hit me so hard earlier, yet now you're so fragile. You really are a strange woman. But don't worry, I'll protect you from now on."
Tsunade still sat in a daze, unmoving. Even if he touched her chest now, she likely wouldn't react.
"Swish swish swish—"
Kairen's ears picked up several wind sounds. His Byakugan snapped toward them—dozens of Jōnin closing in fast.
Kairen used a one-handed Body Flicker, leaping into the air in a flash.
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