"Fire Release · Dragon Swarm Technique!!!"
Hyuga Arin took a deep breath and spat downward.
Violent, explosive flames erupted from his mouth, transforming into one blazing fire dragon after another.
More than fifty fire dragons spiraled and coiled, forming a sea of flames.
Dragon roars echoed endlessly, forcing the Cloud ninja who were trying to break through the attack zone to halt in their tracks.
Their faces were filled with terror as they stared at the firestorm surrounding Arin—the roaring fire dragons circling him.
It was like a world made entirely of flames.
"What… what are we even fighting?!"
The incomprehensible ninjutsu, the fire dragons turning into a blazing inferno—everything relentlessly assaulted their sanity.
That single attack alone had cost Arin nearly fifty thousand chakra, not to mention the three thousand chakra required to maintain his Awakening Skill, which was practically negligible by comparison.
The surrounding fire dragons raised the temperature so high that Arin's clothes ignited.
He had no choice but to manifest his equipment.
Crimson scale-covered armor appeared over his body.
On the fingers of his left hand were two rings—one engraved with an ant, the other with a spider.
A black emblem marked his exposed neck.
That was the emblem of Fairy Tail, from the world of magic.
On his chest hung a badge depicting a spellbook and a staff.
"So cool!!!"
Not only Aburame Mushihime—even Nawaki's eyes were shining.
This kind of full-body armor was completely unlike anything in the shinobi world.
Arin curled his lips into a grin and waved his hand toward the Cloud ninja.
Countless fire dragons surged forward, engulfing the enemy entirely.
The dragons spewed flames as the first wave of attack, breaking the restrictions on movement—but the Cloud ninja had no reason to celebrate.
The charging fire dragons swiftly claimed their lives.
1224 / 5475 / 447 / 5647 / 5484 / 897
Endless experience notifications flooded his vision, practically filling the screen as massive amounts of experience poured in.
Genin, chūnin, special jōnin—Cloud ninja of these three tiers perished rapidly within the sea of flames.
Only true jōnin were able to resist the fire dragons, but the searing heat continued to burn their bodies.
After all, the desert map boosted fire-element damage.
"Water Release · Water Wall!!" × N
The surviving jōnin unleashed Water Release in unison.
The sheer volume of water far exceeded the flames raised by the fire dragons, crashing down like a tidal wave and drowning them all.
In an instant, the desert transformed into an ocean.
The Cloud jōnin, their bodies scorched and battered, stood awkwardly atop the water's surface.
With more than ten people casting Water Release simultaneously, they completely suppressed Arin's Fire Release—even though those flames were alive.
"Eighteen left, huh?" Arin grinned.
That meant at least 180,000 more experience waiting for him.
As for the genin, chūnin, and special jōnin who had already died—
they had given him over 100,000 experience in total.
Add the experience from these remaining jōnin, and it would be more than enough to fuse a true Fire Release.
"You guys really know how to surprise me," Arin said with a crooked smile as blue flames erupted from his body.
He looked like a demon descending upon the world.
Infinite Unquenchable Fire—even he didn't fully know its upper limit.
All he knew was that it consumed 100 chakra per second.
He kicked off the surface and charged straight toward the eighteen Cloud jōnin.
Boom!!
The water exploded into towering waves where he vanished.
Inside the safe zone, Nawaki stared at the underwater battlefield, utterly speechless.
A white sphere of light protected him and Mushihime from harm.
If they wanted to watch the battle, they had no choice but to look upward.
"So… does that mean we literally have to look up to watch this fight?"
Is that where the word "look up" comes from?
The blue hemispherical barrier occupied a vast area, visible to many from afar.
Numerous Cloud ninja attempted to break through it, but many of their comrades were already trapped inside.
"Hey! What kind of jutsu is this?! It can't be dispelled at all!"
"It's way too hard! I went all out and didn't even leave a scratch!"
No matter what they tried, they couldn't shake the Game Dungeon barrier in the slightest.
Bu Rabi—one of the few capable of threatening the barrier—also noticed the blue dome covering the ground and stood up to investigate.
At that moment—
A shadow loomed over him.
"Crushing Stall Technique!!"
A gigantic toad descended straight from the sky, aiming to smash him into the ground.
BOOM!!!
The massive toad slammed down, kicking up clouds of dust.
When the dust cleared, Jiraiya stood atop the toad with his arms crossed, staring at Bu Rabi, who had dodged with Lightning Release Body Flicker.
Bu Rabi landed on the ground, looking up at the three figures on the toad.
Clad in armor, Jiraiya struck a bizarre pose, swaying as he shouted:
"Sage of Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya, has arrived!"
Two figures vanished behind him.
They reappeared on either side of Bu Rabi—Orochimaru and Tsunade—both watching him warily.
With a poof, the toad disappeared, and Jiraiya flipped down to the ground.
The three formed a triangle around Bu Rabi.
"Tsunade. Orochimaru. Jiraiya," Bu Rabi said grimly.
"The three disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi… I didn't expect you to set your sights on me."
He had thought his targeting of the "Mysterious Fireball" was well hidden.
In reality, the enemy had known all along.
That so-called "Mysterious Fireball" had been deliberately released as bait—just to pinpoint his location.
"As long as we defeat you," Orochimaru said, licking his lips,
"the Cloud Village's entire front line will collapse."
The sole reason Kumogakure hadn't fallen yet was Bu Rabi's existence.
As one half of the Cloud Village's ace A–B Combo, whether it was the Raikage A or the Jinchūriki Bu Rabi, both were spiritual pillars of the village.
Lose one, and Kumogakure could still endure the war.
But if they lost both?
Bu Rabi drew the long blade from his back and took a deep breath.
"In that case… let me see the true strength of the Third Hokage's disciples."
The battle was about to erupt.
Meanwhile, inside the Game Dungeon—
The fight had become a complete one-man show.
Arin's blue flames turned into arcs of slashing fire, relentlessly carving toward the Cloud jōnin.
All their attacks—ninjutsu, close-range sword strikes—passed straight through Arin's body, unable to inflict any damage at all.
"Transformation Technique."
Arin's body became half flame, half human.
Even blue fire leaked from the corners of his mouth.
He floated in the air, looking down at the Cloud ninja below.
How much chakra did he have now?
Far more than one hundred thousand.
Every fallen Cloud ninja's chakra had been added to him.
If you really had to put a number on it—
he now possessed chakra on the level of a tailed beast.
"Let's try out my new move."
Arin gripped the Darkness Battle Blade with both hands, activating Bear-Overpowering Hands.
His body swelled noticeably, Demon Back flaring at the same time.
Hanging upside down in midair, he made a massive slashing motion.
"Unquenchable Fire · Meteor Slash!!"
His entire body spun as both arms swung the blade with full force.
A colossal compressed air blast was cleaved out—and blue flames instantly ignited within it, forming a massive fireball.
Like a meteor falling from the heavens.
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