Bloodline Limit - Chapter 498

Naruto sensed a surge of dark energy as a sphere flew towards him with immense speed. It was filled with dark energy. Without a second thought, Naruto immediately manipulated the Sage Art Wind Release: Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken to move and dodge. However, what surprised Naruto was that right after he moved the Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken, Ryoha’s Dark Burst accurately hit the position where Naruto was going to move.

The Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken clashed with the Dark Burst the moment it arrived, creating a violent explosion with a deafening sound. A chaotic airflow surged in all directions due to the explosion.

“His eyes are too exaggerated,” Kakashi muttered to himself. Even with the Sharingan, it was impossible to see through the movement trajectory of the Sage Art Wind Release: Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken. But Ryoha not only saw through it but even predicted the next move of the Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken in advance.

This was truly unbelievable. Understanding and predicting were two different levels. Understanding didn’t mean one could dodge, but if predicted in advance, as long as there was enough time, it would be easy to dodge.

“Naruto, don’t use these petty tricks. Is this the only move you have up your sleeve, or is this all you have? If that’s the case, then this battle should come to an end. After dealing with those people, I’ll go elsewhere and compress,” Ryoha said.

Immediately, Ryoha shot a large amount of black light towards the Black Gaia Force. The color of the Black Gaia Force remained the same, but the energy of the entire sphere was constantly compressed until it reached its extreme and then stopped.

“So strong,” commented Kakashi as the Black Gaia Force was compressed to its limit, shrouding the entire sky of Konoha with a sense of desolate destruction, making Kakashi and others feel a painful sensation in their breathing.

“Have you really reached this level?” Inspired and enlightened by Ryoha’s guidance earlier, Yugao, who had already recovered and often showed a smile, also joined the battle. After all, as a former member of the Anbu and with a high position, she understood the darkness of Konoha better than Sakura. If she hesitated or showed any unwillingness at this moment, she might be the first to die.

“I have indeed reached this level, a level that you can hardly imagine,” Ryoha wanted to know what Yugao was thinking as she looked at him. He even seemed to know what she was thinking. He turned his head and looked at Yugao in the distance. His mouth twitched slightly, and a voice that only Yugao could hear entered her ears, making her slightly surprised. When she looked at Ryoha again, she found that Ryoha was no longer looking at her.

“It’s over,” Fukasaku and Shima said in despair at the same time. He was too strong. For them, even if Ryoha had been playing around with a playful attitude from start to finish without being serious or going all out in the fight, it was something they couldn’t contend with.

This level of strength, even when combined with the three strongest figures who had already died in Konoha’s legend—Senju Hashirama , Uchiha Madara, and Senju Tobirama—wouldn’t be a match for Ryoha.

“Fukasaku-sama, Shima-sama, how can you give up so easily? I will definitely not give up. There’s no giving up in my ninja way. Both of you, join me in this,” Naruto said.

Naruto often displayed inhuman calmness and intelligence at crucial moments. After transforming into the Nine-Tails form, his body became massive, and a substantial layer of Nine-Tails chakra appeared inside. It instantly sucked in all nearby ninjas, placing them under the protection of the Nine-Tails chakra. However, no matter how massive Naruto’s body became after the transformation, a few hundred people were already the limit.

The ninjas who didn’t enter either continuously used various defensive techniques to enhance their defense or hid beneath Naruto. As for the already dispersed ordinary villagers, they could only fend for themselves.

“Behold my strongest ninjutsu, Sage Art Wind Release: Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken.” The words came from Naruto’s mouth as an immense, spiraling, shuriken-like Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken appeared. It rotated at an incredibly high speed, resembling the blade of a normal Rasenshuriken. In an instant, Naruto maximized the Nine-Tails chakra, Sage Art chakra, and Wind Release chakra. He then aimed it at the oncoming Black Gaia Force.

“Sizzle…”

The collision of the two energy spheres, resembling energy balls, immediately created a fierce whirlwind and crackling electricity, fire, and earth tremors. The nearby airflow became extremely chaotic. It was safe to say that anyone near the clash of the Black Gaia Force and the Tailed Beast Rasenrengan would be shredded by the chaotic and continually emanating energy shockwaves.

“That’s about enough,” Bulma said. Ryoha, of course, wouldn’t be bored enough to kill all the people in Konoha. After all, he wasn’t a psycho killer. However, where there’s a grievance, there’s revenge, a principle Ryoha believed in. He wouldn’t spare anyone involved. As for unrelated individuals, it depended on their luck. If they unfortunately died here, they only had themselves to blame, as they obstructed Ryoha.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, the Black Gaia Force emitted a blinding burst of light. Then, it immediately transformed into an expanding ball of light that erupted with a loud boom. A colossal energy pillar soared into the sky, and waves of substantial energy fluctuations spread out, radiating across the entire Konoha. All the buildings and the earth were destroyed by the energy waves. The earth was flipped, and chaos reigned everywhere.

As for the Konoha ninjas, even with Naruto’s protection, Ryoha didn’t purposely let the Black Gaia Force explode on the ground. There shouldn’t be many casualties, but definitely more than when Pain used Chibaku Tensei in the original. This was also a bloody lesson for Konoha. Anyone who stood in Ryoha’s way would pay the price.

After the blinding light gradually dispersed, what appeared before them was no longer the once prosperous and beautiful Konoha. Some areas were just ruins, and not even ruins could describe it properly. The entire Konoha had not a single intact place; all the buildings were destroyed.

It could be said that except for some ordinary villagers who took refuge inside Hokage Rock and were unharmed, Konoha was gone. It was Ryoha’s intentional control that Hokage Rock remained unharmed, as it housed some ordinary residents.

“It seems you’ve been quite fortunate. Although many people died, they were just some lower-ranking, middle-ranking, and upper-ranking ninjas. While quite a few died, it’s not that much. Now you should remember this bloody lesson. If you dare to have ill intentions towards me and the people around me, you will pay the price. This price will make you remember deeply.”

“Of course, if you feel it’s not enough to leave a lasting impression, and you can’t learn from this lesson, feel free to come find me. However, this time, it won’t be as easy. Instead, no one in Konoha will survive. Now it’s time to settle the score. It’s still the same question: Will those people who participated in attacking Bulma back then come out one by one, or shall I root you out?”

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