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The tide of battle decisively shifted on the two eastern battlefields of the Land of Wind, almost simultaneously.
East Line, edge of the desert.
Pakura, the Scorch Release User, had transformed into the embodiment of the scorching sun in the desert. The orange-red fireballs surrounding her were no longer just for defense or deterrence; they had become death beacons seeking out specific targets.
"Scatter! Don't gather!" Ao, the Kirigakure Jonin, roared desperately. His Byakugan clearly saw the horrifying sight of his comrades' abundant bodily moisture rapidly evaporating under the terrifying high temperature, but no matter how clearly he saw it, he couldn't completely avoid the omnipresent deadly scorching.
It was too late.
Pakura's eyes were cold, and her hand signs were even faster. Several Scorch Release fireballs did not attack in a straight line; instead, as if alive, they traced strange arcs in the air, striking the densest part of the Kirigakure formation from incredible angles.
"Ugh—!"
"Water Release! Use Water Release quickly!"
The screams and desperate shouts abruptly ceased. The Kirigakure Ninja attempting to resist with Water Release discovered in horror that their Water Dragon Bullet and Water Formation Wall were not merely evaporated upon contact with the Scorch Release fireballs; instead, they, along with the moisture in their own bodies, were instantly "over-vaporized" by the extreme heat!
Charred humanoid figures stood stiffly in their final positions, then crumbled into black powder under the sea breeze, scattering across the sand. There was no blood, no struggle, only instantaneous, utter annihilation.
This method of death, defying common sense, brought psychological terror far greater than physical pain. The Kirigakure formation completely collapsed. The survivors were terrified and, ignoring all commands, fled frantically backward. Ao tried in vain to reorganize the squad, but his Byakugan saw clearly that the Sunagakure Ninja, galvanized by Pakura's invincible presence, had morale soaring and were already launching a counter-charge.
The land assault was declared broken. Ao's unit suffered heavy casualties and was completely incapable of advancing westward.
South Line, East Sea Bay coastline.
The fighting here was even more ferocious and direct.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Coffin!"
Sayo's cold voice rang out, completing his one-handed sign. Countless jets of black iron sand surged out from beneath the beach, wrapping instantly around Kuriarare Kushimaru (the wielder of the longsword: needle), who had just dodged a heavy punch from the mirage, like living black pythons.
"What?!" Kuriarare Kushimaru was greatly alarmed and tried to use the threads of the longsword: needle to cut the iron sand, but he discovered that the iron sand was not only incredibly heavy but also contained a powerful magnetic force, greatly interfering with and even clinging to the metal parts of his Ninja blade. After struggling for less than a second, more iron sand swarmed in and completely engulfed him.
Crunch—!
A sickening sound of cracking bones muffledly emanated from the black iron sand sphere. When the iron sand dispersed, all that remained was a distorted, unrecognizable corpse and the longsword: needle lying on the ground.
"The first." Sayo stood atop the mirage's shoulder, his gaze locked onto the next target—Munashi Jinpachi (the wielder of the Explosive Blade: Foam).
"Bastard!" Munashi Jinpachi roared, swinging his Explosive Blade, triggering a series of violent explosions in an attempt to drive back the approaching mirage.
However, the mirage's massive body displayed a flexibility completely unlike traditional puppets. Instead of resisting the impact head-on, it was maneuvered by Sayo's exquisite control of the Chakra Threads behind his head, performing a low-to-the-ground gliding motion that narrowly avoided the center of the explosion. Its massive metal feet crushed the reefs, instantly closing the distance.
At the same time, Sayo completed the hand sign with his other hand.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
Several invisible, sharp wind blades arrived later but struck first, whistling as they sliced through the air and precisely targeted Munashi Jinpachi's limb joints. Munashi Jinpachi was forced to bring his blade back to defend, and the explosion's shockwave violently collided with the wind blades.
Just in this instant when the old force dissipated and the new force had yet to generate, the mirage's massive mechanical arm lifted high. The armor on the outer side of the arm opened again, but this time, what was revealed was not a senbon firing port, but a gigantic, solid Ship-Slicing Blade, forged from high-strength alloy and shimmering with Chakra-enhanced light!
"Anti-Ship Slash!"
Sayo silently chanted in his mind, and the Chakra Threads behind his head shone brightly.
The massive blade, carrying the momentum to tear everything apart, suddenly slashed down! Its speed far exceeded Munashi Jinpachi's reaction limit. He could only watch in terror as the huge shadow enveloped him.
"Pfft—!"
The Explosive Blade: Foam, along with its master, was cleaved in two by this terrifying blow, which concentrated the puppet's immense strength and Chakra enhancement! Blood and internal organs splattered onto the white beach, a shocking sight.
"The second."
Sayo's gaze did not waver as he turned toward Suikazan Fuguki, who was attempting to use Samehada to absorb the mirage's Chakra. Samehada was indeed greedily absorbing the Chakra on the mirage's surface, but it was powerless against the puppet's physical body.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Giant Needle!"
Sayo made a grasping motion with one hand, and countless streams of iron sand instantly condensed into an enormous black spear that shot toward Suikazan Fuguki with supersonic speed.
Fuguki was horrified and blocked the attack with Samehada. Samehada greedily absorbed the Chakra attached to the iron sand spear but could not completely neutralize the pure physical impact force amplified by the Magnet Release!
"Boom!"
He was blasted away, man and sword together, crashing heavily into the seawater, his fate unknown. The great sword Samehada also flew out of his grasp and landed not far away.
Just as Sayo intended to use magnetic force to retrieve the Ninja blades, an unexpected change occurred.
The longsword: needle, the Explosive Blade: Foam, and the Samehada lying farther away suddenly had strange jutsu runes appear on their blades, and then, with a "poof," they turned into white smoke and vanished.
"Summoning Jutsu?" Sayo frowned slightly. "A technique of the Hozuki Clan... What a pity."
If not for this secret technique of remote summoning and retrieval, these three legendary Ninja blades would certainly have been his spoils of war today.
Although the Ninja blades were recalled, the deaths of their masters were definite. In a short time, three more of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had fallen (counting the one previously repelled, whose fate was unknown). The landed Kirigakure elites suffered heavy casualties, their morale completely shattered by the mirage's massive size, its unnatural flexibility, and its overwhelming slashes and firepower (senbon, and occasional bursts of fire or wind pressure).
The remaining Kirigakure Ninja looked at the giant puppet, standing like a descending demon god with Sayo perched on its shoulder, and the miserable deaths of their comrades on the beach. With a cry, they completely lost the will to fight and frantically fled like a tide toward the warships offshore.
Sayo did not order a pursuit, merely controlling the mirage to stand silently on the coast, watching the defeated enemies retreat. The setting sun cast a golden-red hue over the mirage's silver-gray body, like a monument to victory.
The news spread like wildfire, carried by the routed Kirigakure and the cheering Sunagakure Ninja, quickly sweeping across the Land of Wind and then disseminating throughout the entire Ninja World.
Pakura, the Scorch Release User, single-handedly defeated the Kirigakure elite forces in the eastern desert, incinerating countless enemies and repelling Ao, the user of the Byakugan.
Sayo, the Magnet Release Puppeteer, commanding an unprecedented giant humanoid puppet on the southern coast, fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist alone, killing three of them, routing their entire army, and firmly holding Sunagakure's gate.
These two names might have previously circulated only within Sunagakure or during specific missions, but after the battle at East Sea Bay, coupled with the disastrous defeat of the Kirigakure and the fall of the legendary Swordsmen, they truly became famous throughout the Ninja World!
After the defeat at Kikyō Mountain, the Hidden Sand Village, at its weakest moment, managed to withstand the Kirigakure's opportunistic attack, relying on Pakura and Sayo—two new stars who suddenly burst into dazzling light—thereby preserving the Village's dignity and future.
Famous in one battle!
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