On the eastern battlefield…
A ninja with hair sticking out wildly like a hedgehog was wreaking havoc across the field!
He continuously threw punches at the surrounding shinobi—
And the moment his fist connected, violent explosions erupted inside their bodies!
"Explosion Release?"
Ning Feng looked over with interest.
Although this explosive-haired man's Explosion Release was far weaker than Ning Feng's own—
Its power was still devastating to ordinary Konoha shinobi.
This man only needed to exchange one punch for another.
If he took a hit, he could simply regenerate.
But anyone struck by his Explosion Release—
Would immediately suffer a violent detonation.
Almost nobody could get close to him—
Much less seal him.
"Fall back. Leave this one to me."
Seeing that continuing the fight would only increase Konoha's casualties, Ning Feng stepped forward to stop the pointless sacrifices.
"F-Feng-sama!"
The Konoha shinobi who had been preparing to charge in froze, then looked at Ning Feng with admiration.
If not for the intelligence Ning Feng had provided to Minato yesterday—
Their camp would've been infiltrated by White Zetsu overnight.
They weren't afraid of dying on the battlefield.
But dying helplessly to enemy spies—
That was unacceptable.
"Enough. Go reinforce the other fronts."
Ning Feng waved them away with a smile before finally turning his attention to the Explosion Release ninja.
"You brat wanna taste Hunter-sama's Explosive Landmine Fist too?"
The spiky-haired ninja sneered disdainfully upon seeing Ning Feng approach alone.
"So your name is Gari…"
Ning Feng chuckled lightly.
"My name is Uchiha Feng."
"At least remember who sealed you before you disappear again."
"Seal me?"
Gari burst out laughing as though he'd heard the greatest joke in the world.
"I possess the strongest Explosion Release! With your skinny body, one punch from me and you're finished!"
Ning Feng shrugged.
"Then come hit me."
Seeing that attitude, Gari stopped waiting defensively and charged directly forward!
Though he didn't understand why he had returned from the dead—
After fighting for a while, he realized he couldn't truly be injured.
Every wound regenerated rapidly.
So now—
He feared nothing.
He simply wanted to enjoy battle.
And facing the calm, confident Ning Feng—
He punched without hesitation!
BOOM!
The strike landed solidly on Ning Feng's body.
"Hah!"
Gari grinned manically and roared.
"EXPLODE!!"
BOOOOOOM—!!
An explosion far greater than before erupted from the point of impact!
This Explosive Landmine Fist contained significantly more chakra than earlier—
Its power had increased tremendously.
The resulting shockwave blasted nearby shinobi backward!
A mushroom cloud rose from the battlefield.
The surrounding ninja stared at Gari in horror before anxiously looking toward the smoke.
They trusted Ning Feng's strength completely—
But against such a terrifying explosion…
Even if the Hokage himself took that attack head-on—
He'd likely suffer severe injuries.
Slowly—
The smoke cleared.
Gari's twisted smile froze.
Inside the smoke—
The figure still stood unmoving.
As if the attack had merely kicked up a bit of dust.
"That's your Explosion Release?"
Ning Feng casually brushed off his clothes as the smoke dispersed around him.
At his feet—
A massive crater spread outward from where he stood.
The destructive power was obvious.
"F-Feng-sama…"
The Konoha shinobi were stunned.
He had tanked that attack head-on?
Earlier, before the technique had even fully detonated, none of them could survive it.
And now, with even greater power—
Ning Feng stood there completely unharmed?
"T-This…"
Gari instinctively took a step back.
His Explosion Release definitely had weaknesses.
Slow speed.
Easy to evade.
If opponents kept their distance and attacked with long-range ninjutsu—
He became a living target.
But—
He had always possessed absolute confidence in his destructive power.
That earlier explosion alone should've reduced even defensive specialists to ashes.
Yet this young-looking man had endured it without a scratch?
"What? Still refusing to admit it?"
Gari forced himself to sneer stubbornly.
Since he couldn't die anyway—
At the very least, he couldn't lose momentum.
"What a disappointment…"
Ning Feng sighed lightly.
"Do you even understand what Explosion Release is?"
Originally, he had hoped to exchange techniques with this man and improve through battle.
But now—
That idea was gone.
This man's mastery of Explosion Release was worlds apart from his own.
That attack hadn't even damaged Ning Feng's body.
"Y-You understand Explosion Release?"
Gari's face darkened, though he continued talking tough.
There were indeed people in Iwagakure whose Explosion Release surpassed his—
But on this battlefield, he believed himself to be the foremost expert.
"Me?"
Ning Feng shrugged as he slowly approached.
"Maybe."
Then—
He snapped his fingers.
BOOM!
The air beside Gari suddenly exploded violently!
The scale dwarfed Gari's previous attacks several times over!
"What?!"
Gari stared in terror at the rapidly heating air around him.
There had been no medium.
No contact.
So why had an explosion appeared out of nowhere?!
At the same time—
Countless explosive tags suddenly surged up from beneath his feet, tightly wrapping around his ankles and locking him in place.
"Damn it!"
Without Ning Feng explaining anything, Gari could already feel the horrifying Explosion Release chakra within them!
He never imagined—
This man actually possessed Explosion Release too!
And even worse—
As a master of Explosion Release himself, Gari couldn't even understand Ning Feng's casting method!
Explosion Release: Explosive Flame Formation!
Ning Feng silently activated the technique.
More explosive tags swarmed upward like parasites, clinging tightly to Gari's body.
Gari stared in horror as explosions erupted around him continuously!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
One violent detonation after another exploded relentlessly.
Smoke billowed endlessly outward.
Ning Feng shook his head casually and formed a sealing technique.
Inside the smoke—
Gari's body had already been blown apart beyond recognition, though it continued regenerating slowly.
But just as his lower body finished reforming—
Ning Feng's sealing jutsu arrived.
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