Dust and sand flew!
The ground cracked!
Onoki's expression turned livid in an instant!
He completely hadn't expected that his earlier order for them to stay put would result in someone actually following him!!
What was the situation now?!
Couldn't they see that even I myself hadn't made a move?! Who the hell had the audacity to launch an attack?!
Onoki's expression instantly turned sour!
He quickly looked down at Kyo!
If the target of this sneak attack was just an ordinary enemy, it might be manageable.
But the key was...
This was Akatsuki!
An extremely powerful mercenary organization!
In the past few years, Onoki had used Iwagakure's financial resources to hire them, and they had dominated almost all wars, winning every time!
Their formidable strength was evident!
Therefore,
Even though Kyo had blown up Iwagakure's back mountain, even though he was taking Deidara away, even though his manner of speaking was very impolite,
Onoki still didn't think about making a move against him at this moment!
Because,
He didn't want to directly fall out with Akatsuki!
But now...
Some clueless guy had come out to sneak attack???!
This damn...!?
No!
I had to intervene and stop it!!
Thinking this, Onoki gritted his teeth, immediately raised his hands, preparing to also use Earth Release to neutralize this attack!
After all, just having the back mountain blown up was one thing,
But if this guy below got angry and used an explosion like the one just now to attack Iwagakure... then it would truly be over!
Although he himself wasn't afraid,
Iwagakure would inevitably face catastrophe!
Thinking this,
Onoki's expression became even uglier.
However,
Before he could complete his hand seals,
Suddenly,
Below, Kyo's entire body erupted with a terrifying, overwhelming pressure, shooting into the sky!!
Bang!
In an instant, all the pressure seemed to condense into a tangible form, instantly forming an immense, surging gravity that violently blasted in all directions!!!
Boom!!!
The next moment, all the Earth Rising Spears that had burst from the ground were instantly crushed and destroyed by that pressure!!
A fierce impact storm spread outwards!!!
And the ground beneath his feet...
Not only were all the earth spears destroyed, but the originally flat ground had now... been compressed into a depression dozens of centimeters deep!!
"--!?"
Seeing this,
In an instant, all three present were completely frozen!
Whether it was Onoki, Deidara, or Zetsu observing from a distance, at this moment, they were all dumbfounded!
Their pupils constricted, cold sweat breaking out all over!!
If it were just destroying the Earth Rising Spear attack, they wouldn't be this horrified.
But,
The moment Kyo's aura burst forth,
Onoki and Deidara in the air suddenly felt their bodies lurch downwards!!
At the same time, all three of them suddenly felt a terrifying oppressiveness seemingly originating from their very souls!!
It felt as if the three of them could be crushed to dust at any moment, just like the Earth Rising Spears!!
Realizing this shocking oppressiveness,
The three were naturally stunned!
This...
Wh-what's going on...!?
This kind of terrifying oppressiveness... what on earth... is it?!?!
Unbelievable...!!
"..."
At this moment,
Deidara and Onoki naturally needed no explanation.
Both were meeting Kyo for the first time, and were naturally completely overwhelmed by this terrifying aura!
Although Deidara carried out terrorist explosion attacks every day, he had never felt such a soul-shaking oppressiveness.
And Onoki,
Despite living for so many years,
This was also the first time... he had encountered such a chilling aura in a person!!
Even in those days the Asura of Shinobi World, Uchiha Madara,
Had never given him this feeling!!
Onoki's expression was completely frozen at this moment.
However,
What they didn't know was,
Off to the side below, Zetsu, the master of deception, felt even more bewildered than the two of them upon sensing this aura!
This...
What's going on!?!
This guy Kyo actually... possesses power like this?!
Could it be...
This was what Obito mentioned back then-
That mysterious gravity Dojutsu from the [True Eye of the King]??!
This ability...
Can actually affect... the soul!?
Even Zetsu, who had been playing the role of the mastermind behind the scenes as the number one filial son of the Shinobi World,
Was completely frozen at this moment.
Having lived since ancient times, even having witnessed the various iterations and reincarnations of Indra and Asura...
He had never seen such strange power!!
In that instant just now,
He even...
Felt a pair of invisible giant hands tearing at his soul!!
This feeling was very strange...
But,
It was chilling!
...
At this moment,
Only silence remained throughout the scene.
Even the Iwagakure Shinobi who had attacked from a distance was frozen.
Although he was on the periphery and didn't actually feel this terrifying pressure like Deidara and the other two,
When he saw his technique, formed with several hand seals, destroyed so easily, he still widened his eyes in disbelief.
And after a brief moment of peace,
Below,
Kyo looked up expressionlessly,
Suddenly turned his head, looking in a distant direction, then raised his finger, and said calmly:
"Hado #4: Byakurai."
Whoosh!
As the words fell, a swift and fierce bolt of lightning shot from his finger towards the distance!!
Boom!!!
The crackling lightning, like an infinite extension, shot towards the darkness in the distance!
Seeing this,
Deidara and Onoki in the air were simultaneously stunned!
Huh???
He suddenly attacked that direction...?!
Has he already detected the exact location of the attacker?!
The two were momentarily stunned.
Even them, up in the air, hadn't pinpointed the person yet, yet Kyo had almost instantly launched an attack!
Come to think of it...
What was with this Lightning Release again?!
This attack range... was a bit too ridiculous, right?!
Just as the two were pondering,
Suddenly,
A faint sound came from the distance.
It seemed like lightning had struck something.
Thud!!
Then came a faint cry of pain.
"Ugh ah..."
Finally, all the commotion returned to silence.
"..."
A breeze blew.
Dust and sand rose.
Kyo calmly withdrew his hand, then slightly raised his head, looked at Onoki in the sky, and said calmly:
"Old man Tsuchikage,"
"The quality of your Iwagakure Shinobi needs improvement."
"...?!"
As his words fell,
Onoki's expression froze slightly.
After a moment,
He could only force a wry smile, shook his head, and sighed very helplessly:
"Sigh... indeed."
"Although I told them before coming not to follow recklessly, and especially not to act recklessly,"
"I didn't expect someone to still be so rash."
"..."
Onoki said, seeming very helpless.
The usually irritable old man, at this moment, was unexpectedly patient.
Seeing this, Deidara's face showed a strange expression, utterly confused inside.
Tch, what's going on...
This damn old man, doesn't he usually care a lot about Iwagakure's reputation?
Now that Kyo-senpai has beaten an Iwagakure Shinobi right in front of him, not only did he not lose his temper, he even explained himself???
No... no way...
The invincible old man Tsuchikage, actually chickened out???