The indestructible body and terrifying strength that the Adamantine Monkey Clan prided themselves on had now become a weapon for massacre.
When the Kunai stabbed into Enma's body, it snapped!
When the blades struck Enma's body, the edges curled!
Various Ninjutsu attacks bombarded Enma, leaving only shallow marks on its silvery-white fur, but doing nothing to hinder Enma's progress.
It was like a lion charging into a flock of sheep; wherever it passed, flesh and blood flew, and screams rose endlessly.
The already shattered formation, broken by that devastating strike, fell into even deeper chaos.
And just as the Village Hidden in the Sand descended further into disarray, on the left flank of the formation, deep within what had been a relatively calm forest, a sudden change erupted!
Boom!!!
A furious roaring wind tore through the night sky, as if a long-dormant beast had finally awakened, wildly stirring the air and gathering destructive power.
The next moment, trees at the edge of the dense forest snapped at the roots, and a vast, azure hurricane shot into the sky!
At the front of the hurricane, the outline of a ferocious dragon's head rapidly took shape, its majestic, violent jaws opening as if to devour everything!
A colossal, sky-covering, majestic, and ferocious azure dragon burst forth from the depths of the dense forest, charging fiercely toward the chaotic flank of the Village Hidden in the Sand's formation!
And at the center of that azure dragon's head, a figure could be faintly seen.
Shinichi Higashino!
Or rather, Shinichi's true body!
It turned out that the Shinichi who had been fighting the Village Hidden in the Sand using the Adamantine Nyoi and had ultimately unleashed that devastating strike was actually his clone, Isshin.
And the one now charging out from the forest, this was the real Shinichi Higashino himself!
In the brief few seconds when Shinichi entered the tent, he had summoned his clone from the distant Land of Iron and let it transform itself into his own appearance to replace him in the camp.
Because Isshin was essentially Shinichi himself, only fused with the bloodline of the Adamantine Monkey Clan, when he transformed into Shinichi's appearance, that identical origin from deep within, combined with Isshin deliberately imitating Shinichi's manner and chakra fluctuations, made it impossible for anyone to notice anything unusual.
At least, the Byakugan could not detect it.
At most, one might feel that Shinichi's physique and chakra had grown stronger than before.
Meanwhile, Shinichi's real body had quietly slipped into the nearby forest, lying in wait until now.
Faced with this sudden upheaval, the three Sunagakure Jonin on the left flank were the first to react amidst the chaos.
"An ambush!"
"Stop it!"
The leading Jonin's pupils shrank sharply. His hands formed seals so quickly they left afterimages while chakra surged wildly!
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"
Rumble!!!
The ground trembled violently as a massive earthen wall, several meters thick and dozens of meters tall, rose abruptly from underground, blocking the path of the charging azure dragon!
At the same time, the other two Jonin had already completed their Ninjutsu!
"Lightning Style: Lightning Strike Pillar!"
"Wind Style: Tornado!"
A violent purple-white lightning and a cyan hurricane formed almost simultaneously, and the two entirely different forces fused together midair!
Lightning wrapped around the hurricane, and the hurricane carried the lightning, forming a massive purple-white lightning tornado over ten meters in diameter, rushing head-on toward the diving azure dragon!
Wind and Lightning Combination Technique: Lightning Tornado!
This was the proud combined technique of these Sunagakure Jonins: Wind amplifying lightning, lightning strengthening wind. Together, their power was enough to instantly shred a small mountain!
Boom!!!
The azure dragon showed no fear and slammed straight into the Mud Wall!
That seemingly indestructible Mud Wall couldn't even last a single second upon contact with the dragon's head!
The Mud Wall shattered piece by piece like a fragile biscuit, fragments blasting in all directions like bullets, striking surrounding tree trunks with dull thuds. Amid dust and flying debris, the azure dragon showed no sign of slowing!
The next second…
Rumble!!!
Under countless horrified gazes, the azure dragon collided head-on with the lightning tornado!
A shockwave of interwoven azure and purple-white winds spread instantly!
Centered on the collision point, the ground was forcibly pressed into a circular fissure dozens of meters wide. Broken tree stumps were pulverized, and flying wood and stone were shredded into powder midair by the raging winds!
The seemingly powerful lightning tornado had its wind column crushed layer by layer under the pressure of the azure dragon!
The purple-white lightning struggled wildly, trying to penetrate the dragon's defense, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree, leaving only fleeting electric marks on the azure scales!
"Impossible!!!"
The two Jonin who unleashed the combined technique widened their eyes in utter disbelief.
Their trump card, capable of severely injuring or even killing Jonin instantly, was so utterly powerless before this azure dragon!
In the next second, the dragon crushed the last remnants of the wind column and, carrying its remaining momentum, surged toward the three Jonin whose expressions had drastically changed.
It devoured them whole and sent more than twenty Sunagakure ninjas behind them flying as well!
Those elite Sunagakure ninjas were like straw caught in a hurricane, thrown in all directions by the impact of the azure dragon. The sound of bones shattering, mixed with screams, made the scalps of those who heard it tingle.
The left flank of the Village Hidden in the Sand's formation fell completely into chaos under this single strike.
Though it seemed long, all of this happened in mere seconds.
From Monkey King Enma rampaging wildly, to the azure dragon charging out of the forest, to the Wind and Lightning Combination Technique being crushed head-on, the complete collapse of the sand's left flank happened in just a few breaths.
In the Konoha camp, the ninja who had just been immersed in the shock of Shinichi's devastating strike and had yet to fully recover were left dumbfounded by this chain of events.
'This brat! He's actually this reckless!'
Tsunade cursed a certain overconfident brat in her heart, but as she cursed, she instantly realized this was a perfect opportunity to launch an attack!
"Everyone!"
Tsunade suddenly raised her voice, her shout echoing across the entire battlefield: "Follow me into battle!"
The moment her words fell, the ground beneath her feet exploded!
Her figure shot forward like a cannonball, charging first toward the completely disordered sand forces!
"Whoa!!!"
"Kill!!!"
"Support Shinichi!"
"For Konoha!"
"Charge with Lady Tsunade!"
The ninjas from Konoha finally snapped out of their shock, their blood boiling instantly!
Whether it was the hundred combat personnel or the more than four hundred medical and logistics staff, the same fire burned in their eyes.
Following that golden figure, they surged forward like a breached flood, charging fiercely toward the Village Hidden in the Sand!
"I thought Hiruzen Sarutobi's staff technique was already unrivaled in the world. I didn't expect there's someone even more ferocious than that old monkey."
At the center of the Village Hidden in the Sand's formation, Ebizo first glanced at Monkey King Enma, who was rampaging on the right.
Then his gaze shifted to the left, to the center of the dissipating azure dragon, where a figure was slowly landing, and he asked: "Who is that?"
"Elder Ebizo, that is Shinichi Higashino!"
A Sunagakure Jonin beside him immediately replied.
"So that's Shinichi Higashino? Konoha's youngest Special Jonin…"
Ebizo narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous glint appearing as he looked at the distant boy.