On the main battlefield, the massive head of the Nine-Tailed stared grimly at Aoki Yoru, its face filled with the madness of slaughter.
In the next second, it jerked its head, opening its crimson maw toward Aoki Yoru.
Violent Nine-Tails Chakra churned in its throat, carrying the power to destroy everything as it lunged to bite down on Aoki Yoru.
"Bang—"
Aoki Yoru merely extended one hand to catch the head of the Nine-Tailed, as easily as if he were catching a pebble tossed his way.
The mountain-sized fox head formed a stark contrast with Aoki Yoru's slender figure.
The Nine-Tails Chakra seemed infuriated, roaring incessantly.
Aoki Yoru watched the Nine-Tailed with interest; it was truly magical, as he could even feel its emotions.
Subsequently, the Natural Energy in his palm erupted, and his fingers tightened abruptly. The massive head of the Nine-Tailed shattered into pieces in his grip, and the crimson Chakra dissipated like a tide, vanishing completely into the air.
"Impossible!"
Kazuma, who was fighting Asuma, saw the Nine-Tails Chakra being destroyed so easily, and a look of terror appeared on his face.
That was the Nine-Tailed, a Tailed Beast capable of destroying heaven and earth, one that could even rival the God of Shinobi.
After all, the so-called strongest Hokage—the Third Hokage—was helpless before the Nine-Tailed, and it was only the Fourth Hokage who managed to seal it by sacrificing his own life.
Asuma smiled and said, "There is nothing impossible about it; that guy's talent is beyond your imagination."
At this moment, Kazuma's expression darkened, and then he revealed a sinister smile: "You think you have won, but don't forget about the ultimate Ninjutsu of us Twelve Guardian Shinobi."
Asuma's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "You bastard, how dare you blaspheme against your comrades like this."
"Blasphemy?"
"This is their dying wish; they will personally usher in the new era."
After speaking, Kazuma laughed maniacally.
"By the way, don't bother thinking that your sensory Ninja can detect and stop them. Don't forget they are Earth Release corpses; as long as they don't use Chakra, they won't be detected at all, and they are moving underground."
Asuma's pupils constricted upon hearing this, and he immediately wanted to go and report, but Kazuma would not let him have his way and immediately entangled him in battle.
After finishing off the Nine-Tails Chakra, Aoki Yoru looked up at the sky; he sensed a surge of Chakra gathering above.
At this time, he also discovered four people distributed in four directions, 5 kilometers outside of Konoha, gathering their Ninjutsu.
Before this, they had been hiding on the ground like corpses, and he truly hadn't noticed them.
At this point, he no longer had the intention to stop the four, as it was already too late.
However, Aoki Yoru was not nervous; after all, how strong could a Ninjutsu performed by four Jonin be? If it were four Kage-level individuals, he would be worried.
Just like how Orochimaru's Sound Four could only cast the 'Four Violet Flames Formation' to briefly trap the Third Hokage.
Whereas the 'Four Red Yang Formation' of the four Hokage could trap the Ten-Tails; the difference in power was worlds apart.
Not long after, the clouds above Konoha were torn apart, and a massive lightning formation slowly took shape. Pale purple lightning flashed madly within the formation patterns, as if it were about to crash down with destructive power in the next second.
Tsunade looked up abruptly, her expression instantly darkening. She stared solemnly at the churning lightning, and all of Konoha was enveloped in the suffocating pressure of an impending storm.
At this moment, everyone in Konoha stared in dumbfounded shock at the lightning that covered almost the entire Village.
Suddenly, all of Konoha became lively again, especially the tourists, who were particularly excited, looking up at the sky and dancing with joy.
"Is this another performance by Konoha? It's truly magnificent; as expected of the number one Ninja Village!"
"Indeed, first it was a giant fox head, and now it's lightning illuminating the sky; Konoha is truly full of sincerity."
"Yes, yes, it was worth the trip. I don't know how long until the next festival, but I will definitely bring my wife and son to see it."
But the Konoha Ninja were different; they already knew that enemies had invaded, and this technique must be the enemy's Ninjutsu.
Those inexperienced Genin watched the massive Lightning Release in the sky, trembling, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, Tsunade was commanding the battle: "Barrier Team, output at full power; you must block it! Also, Earth Release Team, be ready to protect the civilians at any time."
"Notify all Konoha Ninja to attack together; we must weaken it."
Tsunade's expression was grim. Although she sensed that the power of the Lightning Release was just so-so, the civilians definitely couldn't withstand it. If it were allowed to fall, Konoha would surely suffer heavy casualties.
Aoki Yoru watched the lightning above with a relaxed face, showing no signs of worry.
"As I thought."
The feeling Kazuma and his group's Ninjutsu gave him was that the range was large enough, just like the previous barrier.
And that big guy currently fighting Yamato also had a Ninjutsu that could change the terrain over a large area.
The Lightning Release Ninjutsu above his head was the same; it just had a large enough range.
It combined the Chakra of four people, expanding the range of the Lightning Release to cover all of Konoha, using the destructive power of the Lightning Release itself to destroy a Village.
Its power could be handled by any random Jonin, and it was completely not on the same level as his 'Lightning Release: Kirin'.
But it was hard to say for the Konoha civilians and Genin; if this were allowed to fall, Konoha could be directly rebuilt.
"Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!"
Four Wood Clones appeared around Aoki Yoru, nodded to each other, and then rushed toward those four people.
At this moment, the Lightning Release in the sky seemed ready, and the entire lightning formation suddenly lit up with blinding lightning, as if it were about to crash down with the force of ten thousand tons in the next second.
"I cannot let you fall!"
The Chidori in Aoki Yoru's hand suddenly surged, and the pale purple lightning shot straight into the sky along his arm, transforming into a Chidori Sharp Spear that pierced through heaven and earth, stabbing fiercely into the lightning formation.
The lightning that was about to fall stopped instantly.
Aoki Yoru's tyrannical mental energy, combined with his Chakra, directly took over the lightning formation in the sky.
The lightning was conducted along the light of the Sharp Spear, flowing into his body along Aoki Yoru's arm, and then channeled entirely into the ground through his palm, leaving only the gradually dimming lightning formation in the sky.
Watching the disappearing lightning formation, Aoki Yoru revealed a nonchalant, faint smile.
At this moment, Kazuma, who was leaning his head back to dodge Asuma's Flying Swallow, was stunned.
"How is it possible that that technique was dealt with so easily?"
"Puchi—"
Asuma's Chakra on his Flying Swallow suddenly extended, slashing across Kazuma's throat.
If they were focused on the battle, Asuma could not have succeeded so easily, but unfortunately, Kazuma was distracted by Aoki Yoru, and Asuma seized the opportunity.
Asuma looked at Kazuma, who was clutching his throat and falling down in unwillingness, and a look of sadness appeared on his face; after all, he was a comrade-in-arms.
Then, he looked in the direction of Aoki Yoru. "There is nothing impossible about it; when it comes to talent, the gap between people is even greater than the gap between humans and dogs."