BOOM!!
Both attacks were punches—
Yet the results were completely different.
As the Iwagakure ANBU threw his punch, magma surged violently, condensing in midair into a massive molten fist that slammed straight toward Yuya.
The lava fist combined with the molten river, the two attacks merging together as if they intended to smash through Yuya's defenses by sheer force.
However, seeing this scene, Yuya suddenly smiled.
Interesting.
The battle had begun to resemble a clash between two powerhouses from another world altogether.
Vibration versus magma—
Which was stronger?
Yuya neither knew nor cared.
He only needed to know one thing—
He was stronger than this Iwagakure ANBU.
That was enough.
RUMBLE—!!
The ground beneath Yuya's feet split open with a terrifying crack, forcibly torn apart by his power.
The molten river immediately poured into the abyss below.
At the same time, Yuya threw a punch straight toward the massive magma fist—without the slightest hesitation.
Compared to the gigantic molten arm, Yuya's fist looked laughably small.
Yet when that punch landed, it was as if the entire space itself had been smashed apart!
The magma fist hissed violently, struggling to condense and resist the shockwaves—
But in the end, it was still completely shattered.
"Damn it!!"
The Iwagakure ANBU clenched his teeth.
Without hesitation, he decided to burn through the rest of his chakra and strike again.
But at that very moment—
Yuya had already leapt into the air, descending from above with overwhelming pressure.
Before he even landed, his fist was already glowing white, radiating terrifying energy—
like a falling star carrying unstoppable momentum.
"Lava Release: Ultra—Magma Fist Transformation!!"
Knowing full well that he couldn't dodge with his speed, the ANBU went all out, forcefully activating nearly all of his remaining chakra in a single burst.
ROAR—!!
In the next instant, magma surged wildly along his arm, drawing power from the molten river beneath his feet.
A gigantic magma arm, resembling a colossal titan's limb, rose up to brace against the sky.
The ANBU himself stood beneath it.
Compared to that enormous arm, Yuya descending from above looked like nothing more than a moth flying into a flame.
And yet—
Yuya showed no fear.
On the contrary, a faint trace of heat and battle spirit appeared in his eyes, his aura surging violently.
At this moment, Yuya's presence was no longer just a vague outline—
His momentum was fully formed.
"Break."
There was no named technique.
No dramatic declaration.
Just a single word—
And a single punch.
BOOOOOOM—!!!
The massive magma arm trembled violently.
It shrank inward for an instant—
Then collapsed from the center downward.
Finally, it completely disintegrated.
No matter how powerful Lava Release was, it still couldn't withstand Yuya's Shock Release.
Or rather—
Yuya himself had become too strong.
At the same level, even shinobi with powerful Kekkei Genkai were no match for him.
Even those with Kekkei Tōta—
whether they could overpower Shock Release at equal strength was still uncertain.
BOOM!!
Shockwaves roared freely as Yuya's body remained suspended in the air.
Against the vast sky, he looked like nothing more than a grain of sand—
Yet his presence pressed down like a towering mountain.
CRASH—!!
Below him, the molten river churned violently before collapsing inward under the shock.
Within a radius of dozens of meters, the ground caved in completely—
Nearly reaching the area where Tsunade was positioned.
Within the collapsing magma river, the Iwagakure ANBU's face filled with terror and despair.
Only one thought remained in his mind.
How could someone be this strong?!
"That… that must be a Kekkei Genkai…
Only Lord Tsuchikage's Particle Style could erase something like that…"
Bitterness filled his face in his final moments.
His Lava Release had ultimately lost to Yuya's incomprehensible power.
At last, the molten river stopped flowing.
The magma cooled and solidified, turning back into ordinary rock.
Far behind, the last two surviving Iwagakure jōnin, who had been forced to retreat by the lava earlier, exchanged glances.
In each other's eyes—
There was only fear.
Without hesitation, they turned around and fled.
Seeing this, Yuya shook his head slightly.
Since he had decided to wipe them out—
He would leave no survivors.
With a flick of his hand, the Kusanagi Sword tore through the air and landed back in his grasp.
Yuya burst forward in pursuit.
After just a few flashes, he caught up to one of them and brought his sword down.
The jōnin attempted to deceive him with a Clone Technique and Substitution Technique—
But Yuya's attack was so overwhelming that it covered the entire area.
Clone and original alike were annihilated in a single blow.
Immediately after, Yuya swung the Kusanagi Sword again.
A streak of white light shot outward toward the final fleeing jōnin.
BOOM—!!
The distance was too great to catch him directly—
But when the Void Shatter detonated, the shockwaves surged forward with terrifying force.
The jōnin grimaced bitterly and turned to defend.
If he didn't block it, the result would be instant death.
Even blocking it would only delay him—
and once Yuya caught up, death was inevitable.
After barely resisting the shockwave, the jōnin no longer ran.
Because Yuya was already standing in front of him.
Watching Yuya approach step by step with the Kusanagi Sword in hand, the jōnin's face was filled with fear and despair.
Unwilling to die without knowing the answer, he asked:
"Who… who are you really?
Konoha's ANBU Captain?!"
"Konoha Special ANBU Shinobi.
Codename: Tenba."
Yuya answered calmly, a trace of emotion passing through his heart—
Then he swung his sword.
Once upon a time, jōnin had been an insurmountable wall to him.
Now—
They couldn't even withstand a few exchanges.
Of course, ordinary jōnin couldn't survive three moves from Orochimaru or Tsunade either.
Only elite jōnin could barely contend with them.
Without quasi-Kage-level strength, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade would never have been able to fight Hanzō of the Salamander for so long.
And if they had truly reached Kage-level—
Three Kage fighting together—
Hanzō might still have won, but never so easily.
Thus ended the Iwagakure force that had ambushed and relentlessly pursued Tsunade.
A unit that once numbered over thirty elite shinobi—
Was completely annihilated by Yuya alone.
This might not immediately change the course of the Second Shinobi World War—
But just like the last time Yuya single-handedly wiped out an elite enemy force,
This marked the true beginning of his dominance across the battlefield.
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