In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

The storm continued its relentless advance, its aftershocks engulfing the three men, including Erzhuzi.

Jugo hoisted Erzhuzi onto his shoulder and fled rapidly into the distance, with Suigetsu close behind. As he ran, he would occasionally look back, thinking, "What kind of monster is this? Not only does he know Lightning Release and Fire Release, but he also has swordsmanship, and even Earth Release and Wind Release... What else can't he do?"

It was clear that there was no way to avoid it.

At the critical moment, Shuiyue miraculously stood behind Erzhuzi and Chongwu, using all her water to rapidly enlarge her body and shield them from the immense wind pressure.

As the wind pressure dissipated, following the Fire Release: Head Hardening, another huge sinkhole appeared on the ground. Just like in the original story when Suigetsu was hit by the Tailed Beast Ball, her body almost completely lost its moisture, turning into a milky white doll.

As for Jugo and Sasuke, although Suigetsu shielded them from most of the impact, they were still inevitably affected by the aftershocks.

Fortunately, before landing, Jugo, who regarded Sasuke as the reincarnation of Kimimaro, hugged Sasuke and used his own body as a cushion, thus preventing Sasuke from getting injured.

Even so, it was already a forced and brutal act for Erzhuzi, who was using the double pupil technique for the first time.

"Suigetsu and Jugo" Jugo and Suigetsu's selfless rescue moved Erzhuzi. He looked at Suigetsu, who was blasted beyond recognition by the wind pressure, and then at Jugo, who was also covered in wounds, and asked about their condition.

"I'm fine, Sasuke, but Suigetsu." Jugo looked at the unconscious Suigetsu with pain, and the two fell silent at the same time.

"Sasuke, this battle is beyond our capabilities. Take Suigetsu and use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to get out of here quickly. I'll hold that guy off for a moment."

After a slight hesitation, Jugo struggled to his feet and rushed towards Chiyo, leaving Sasuke with a dashing back view.

Then, before he could rush very far, a giant tree suddenly sprouted from beneath his feet, enveloping his body and leaving only half of his head exposed. His nose and below were completely blocked by the giant tree.

Shigego tried to break free, whimpering, but to no avail.

"None of you are leaving without my permission, you foolish idiot."

Influenced by Amaterasu and the previous Fire Release technique, the sky grew increasingly dark, and the sun was obscured by dark clouds.

The clouds were gathering and rubbing together, forming dark clouds, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling, a sign that rain was imminent.

Roughly panting, Erzhuzi glanced out of the corner of his eye at Jugo, who was under the control of the illusion, and Suigetsu, who had lost consciousness. He looked up at the sky and thought to himself, "Should I use that move? I originally planned to use it to kill Itachi, but now there's no other way."

Having made up his mind, Erzhuzi did a backflip and retreated to a small earthen mound not far behind him. A thousand birds appeared in his hand, and he raised his hand to guide them into the sky.

Just as he was about to unleash the Lightning Release: Kirin, he discovered that the lightning in the sky was out of control and was converging directly in the direction of Chiya.

"Are you planning to use this move, Erzhuzi?" Qianye stood below the thunderclouds, raising his right hand, a ball of lightning appearing in his palm as well.

The lightning sometimes transformed into a thunderbird, sometimes into a thunder dragon, sometimes into a Qilin, and finally into the likeness of Qianye himself as he fell to the ground.

Boom— The moment the massive lightning giant's heel touched the ground, the ground was instantly shattered into pieces.

The two pillars opposite him were like ants in front of the lightning giant. The impact of the landing alone made him lose his balance and almost fall to the ground.

Even Deidara and Obito, flying high in the sky, were merely slightly larger sparrows in comparison.

This level of lightning manipulation is beyond what can be described by ordinary standards.

It's hard to imagine the terrifying power it would unleash if it were to fall.

"What a terrifying guy. His strength is on a completely different level." Obito, who had already climbed onto the back of the exploding clay giant bird, looked at the lightning giant who was so close to him and felt his hair stand on end. He thought to himself, "This kid is not someone I can fight."

As for Deidara, he was already stunned, not because of fear, but because of his love for art, and he felt that Chiya's ninjutsu was quite artistic.

"What kind of monster is this?" Sasuke looked up at the towering lightning giant and suddenly knelt down with a thud. After the Uchiha clan's massacre and being humiliated by Orochimaru, Sasuke felt despair for the third time.

This level of power is beyond what he can achieve through training and bloodline limits.

"How boring. They gave up so easily." Seeing this, Chiya felt bored and then sensed Zetsu's movements with his Observation Haki.

An idea immediately came to mind.

With a casual toss, the Thunder Giant instantly soared into the air, passing over the head of the two pillars, almost touching their faces, and landed straight in the desolate mountains, the direction that Jue had just passed by.

Then, without even glancing at them, he turned around, his back to the mountains.

The earth began to tremble violently, and a milky-white mushroom cloud, no less impressive than Deidara's self-destruction in the original story, slowly rose.

boom!

A deafening explosion rang out.

Accompanied by endless light and heat, the air was pushed aside by tremendous force, forming a milky white shockwave that rapidly spread outwards from the center of the explosion.

Mountains, rivers, and vegetation were torn apart inch by inch by this terrifying force, as if they were made of paper, turning into countless fragments that flew everywhere, and then completely turned to ashes under the impact of the subsequent forces.

Even from a great distance, the gusts of wind carrying dust and debris caused Chika, Yekura, Hinata, Karin, Kakashi, Naruto, Kiba, Shino, and Yamato to instinctively raise their arms to shield their eyes from the blast.

As for Obito and Deidara, who were nearby, along with the clay giant bird, they were directly blown away by the wind and waves and inevitably fell into the distant jungle.

Only Chiya, the frightened Erzhuzi, Jugo, and the unconscious Suigetsu remained on the spot.

At that moment, daylight turned into night, and the sky seemed to darken suddenly, with only the white light of the mushroom cloud of lightning remaining.

"Hey hey, the power of natural lightning, plus the 100 calories of chakra I mixed with both lightning and fire, isn't that going too far?" Chiya glanced back at the still-lingering giant mushroom cloud and casually tossed the Executioner's Blade aside.

Then it spread its purple cloud wings and flew towards the town.

As soon as Chiya left, the genjutsu controlling Jugo automatically dissipated. He immediately picked up Sasuke and Suigetsu, wishing his parents had more legs, and rushed towards the base.

Outside the blast zone, a pitcher plant, its exterior slightly charred, slowly rose from the ground—it was a deadly sight.

White Zetsu asked, still shaken, "What was that just now? Did Deidara self-destruct?"

"No, I didn't sense Deidara's chakra inside." Black Zetsu also felt a wave of fear. Fortunately, the lightning disappeared after hitting the ground, which gave him enough time to use the Mayfly Technique to escape. Otherwise, Black Zetsu's story of saving his mother would probably have ended prematurely.