"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Waves!"
Just as Orochimaru's massive snake formation overwhelmed over a dozen Sunagakure shinobi, a powerful voice suddenly echoed across the battlefield.
At once...
A vast tide of shimmering golden sand surged forward like a roaring ocean.
The snakes were swallowed whole.
Within moments, they were crushed and strangled into lifeless remains.
"…Rasa."
Yagami's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked upward.
Floating in the air, standing atop a platform of golden sand, was the Fourth Kazekage himself.
Just as expected.
A central figure of the original timeline.
A true Kage-level shinobi.
"As expected… everyone who stands at the top possesses their own unique strength," Yagami murmured quietly.
Nearby, Orochimaru watched with interest rather than anger, his golden, slit pupils gleaming with curiosity.
"Oh? So besides the Third Kazekage… Sunagakure still has another Magnet Release user."
His gaze locked onto Rasa's floating figure.
There was no frustration in his expression.
Only fascination.
At that moment—
"Kill them!!"
Roars erupted across the battlefield.
Sunagakure's shinobi had begun scaling the walls of Kikyo Castle in full force.
Hand-to-hand combat broke out instantly atop the ramparts.
Clang—!
Slash!
Two Sand shinobi had barely landed atop the wall when Yagami's blade flashed.
Their heads separated from their bodies in a single, effortless motion.
Their headless corpses collapsed and fell back off the wall.
"Protect yourself," Yagami said calmly, glancing toward Kushina.
Before she could respond—
He had already leapt from the wall.
Compared to standing still and defending…
He preferred to take the fight directly to the enemy.
After all—
Massacre was the fastest way to earn prestige.
Boom!!!
The moment his feet touched the ground outside the castle—
Yagami swung his blade.
A horizontal slash over twenty meters long erupted forward.
It tore across the battlefield like a raging tidal wave.
The earth split open.
Soil overturned violently.
Dozens of charging Sand shinobi were instantly engulfed—
Crushed.
Torn apart.
Erased.
"…Oh?"
Orochimaru's attention shifted downward.
His eyes gleamed with unmistakable excitement.
"Yagami-kun's swordsmanship… is truly extraordinary."
This was not ninjutsu.
Not taijutsu.
Not anything that existed within the conventional shinobi system.
It was something entirely different.
Something unknown.
Something fascinating.
"Armament Haki… Emission."
Yagami spoke quietly.
Invisible power surged outward from his body.
A layer of unseen armor coated him completely.
He bent his knees—
And vanished.
Crack!
The ground shattered beneath his feet.
In the next instant, he appeared among the Sand shinobi ranks.
Before the war had begun, he had already fully adjusted his condition.
He had been waiting.
Waiting for this moment.
To harvest lives.
To harvest prestige.
Slash!
Slash!
Slash!
Five heads flew into the air almost simultaneously.
The speed was so fast—
The victims never even felt pain.
Blood sprayed behind Yagami as he moved forward without pause.
The five severed heads fell one after another.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Hand!"
Seeing his shinobi slaughtered so effortlessly, Rasa immediately formed hand seals and thrust his hand downward.
Golden sand erupted from the ground.
A massive hand formed instantly and reached toward Yagami.
But—
It was too slow.
Far too slow.
Yagami had already disappeared.
The golden sand hand grasped nothing but empty air.
Meanwhile—
Yagami continued slaughtering without restraint.
His speed never slowed.
Not even slightly.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Suddenly—
Four massive snakes shot forward.
They lunged directly at Rasa.
Rasa's expression hardened.
He abandoned his pursuit of Yagami and focused his chakra.
Golden sand surged around him, forming a defensive shield.
The snakes wrapped tightly around his golden defense.
Rasa's movements were momentarily restrained.
At that moment—
Orochimaru's hoarse voice echoed calmly.
"Yagami-kun… continue your slaughter."
"This one… is mine."
He had descended from Kikyo Castle without anyone noticing.
Yagami glanced briefly at Orochimaru—
Then turned away.
Without hesitation.
Without concern.
He resumed killing.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Rain!"
Rasa shouted.
Golden sand exploded outward violently.
The snakes restraining him were shattered instantly.
He rose higher into the air.
His gaze met Orochimaru's.
The air grew heavy.
The killing intent between them was palpable.
Then—
They moved.
Boom!!!
Massive ninjutsu collided violently in midair.
The shockwaves spread across the battlefield.
Even elite shinobi were forced to retreat.
No one could interfere in a battle between monsters of this level.
To approach was to die.
Meanwhile—
Yagami's slaughter continued.
Unlike Orochimaru and Rasa, he did not waste energy on large-scale techniques.
He used only the most efficient method.
Close combat.
Precise strikes.
Maximum lethality.
Minimum effort.
Slash.
Step.
Kill.
Each movement was clean.
Silent.
Efficient.
Compared to the earth-shattering clash between Orochimaru and Rasa—
Yagami's battlefield was eerily quiet.
Yet far more deadly.
On one side—
Explosions.
Shockwaves.
Overwhelming spectacle.
On the other—
Silence.
Blood.
Death.
The battlefield outside Kikyo Castle had been divided into two extremes.
Together—
They completely halted Sunagakure's advance.
Atop Kikyo Castle—
The true battle had begun.
"Scorch Release: Extreme heat!"
Pakura unleashed her kekkei genkai.
Scorch orbs formed instantly and shot forward.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Kushina's chakra erupted.
Golden chains burst from her back, lashing outward.
Sunagakure's elite jōnin clashed violently against Konoha's defenders.
The war had fully begun.
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