Under the impact of the Great Waterfall Technique, the surrounding terracotta warriors closing in were forced to continuously retreat, clearing a large area near the group.
The surrounding environment also changed dramatically under this ninjutsu. Everywhere the eye could see was covered in accumulated water. Water Release ninja ecstasy achieved, basically.
"Hiss." Although he had anticipated it in advance, upon seeing the scene before him, Kakashi still couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. After some time apart, the opponent's strength had grown even stronger.
Strong enough that even he, called a genius by others, felt somewhat unable to keep up. Not long ago, after obtaining his new ability, he had thought he had closed the gap with Furina, but now it seemed that was just his own illusion.
After all, while his strength had indeed increased, the other side would absolutely not stand still.
Although Kakashi understood this logic, while feeling gratified at his disciple's growth, he still couldn't avoid feeling a bit unwilling. After all, back in the day, he was also someone else's child, the genius who surpassed all his peers...
"They really don't die, huh. What a hassle."
Watching the terracotta warriors whose bodies had been damaged by the impact begin to slowly recover, Furina couldn't help but frown slightly. Although she knew the opponent had immortality, experiencing it firsthand was still different.
But in the end, it was just a hassle. The individual strength of the terracotta warriors, combined with their somewhat slow recovery speed, doomed them to struggle to intervene in too high-level battles.
After sighing for a moment, Furina clasped her hands together again. The accumulated water on the ground previously produced by the Great Waterfall Technique began to change once more under her urging.
A few seconds later, an incomparably massive water dragon rose from the water surface, circling and rotating among the surrounding waters. After a few breaths, all the terracotta warriors still in the process of repairing their bodies were enveloped by the water dragon, forced to rotate along with it.
"Since they're all your figurines, I'll just give them back to you."
Once she felt it was about right, Furina controlled the water dragon to charge in one direction. From far away, she could sense chakra emanating from that direction carrying a negative aura.
And it matched the chakra attached to the terracotta warriors during their repair process, so she could confirm that the boss of this trip, Mōryō, was over there.
"Boom!"
Under the combined impact of the water dragon and the terracotta warriors, all obstacles along the target direction were completely flattened. For several kilometers along the path, only an unobstructed channel remained, with some accumulated water left behind.
"Now these stones probably won't be able to come over in a short time. But we still need to end this quickly. After all, they can keep recovering, and dragging it out too long is still disadvantageous for us."
Snapping back from Furina's earlier performance, the others around her nodded upon hearing this, then quickly advanced along the path Furina had created.
There was no need for much talk during this period. This was not only their trust in their companion's judgment, but also because after Furina's attack, the chakra in that direction showed obvious violent fluctuations. For a moment, the sky grew somewhat dim, as if it had been provoked.
And at this time, the only one who could possess chakra of this level besides Mōryō was none other.
"Haha, what a great strike. This is youth! Kakashi, now it's our turn. After all, we can't let the younger generation handle everything."
"Hmph hmph, of course. With my disciples fighting hard, how could I as their teacher slack off?"
"View Gate, open!"