Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

Shen Er quickly formed hand seals, opened his mouth, and spewed out a giant fireball, far exceeding the size of a regular fireball. The fireballs, like a meteor shower, illuminated the dark canyon as if it were daytime.

Fireballs raged in the air, and magma surged on the ground.

The Cloud Ninjas were too busy dodging to get together and surround the enemy.

If all the dozen or so people present were Water Release ninjas, they might have been able to form a combined Water Formation Wall to defend themselves. However, since they were all Lightning Release ninjas, they couldn't withstand such a saturation attack and could only rely on their agility from Lightning Release to dodge.

Those who react slowly and fail to dodge properly will end up being melted into charcoal.

An incredibly brutal baptism.

Shen'er's chakra was also rapidly depleted by this saturation of ninjutsu attacks.

The Four-Tails cried out in alarm inside him, "What have you done? Why is your chakra being consumed so quickly? Even my old grandson's chakra refining speed can't keep up with the speed at which you're using it!"

As it turns out, Madara Uchiha's heart consumes an astonishing amount of energy when operating at full power. While granting double the power to Fire Release techniques, the chakra consumption also doubles.

Without the Four-Tails supplying chakra, even if Shen Er were to release the Yin Seal, he probably wouldn't last more than three minutes.

"Okay, I'll be more careful with my money."

The hand seal held up to the lips was raised, then reluctantly lowered.

While the initial lack of familiarity with the partnership led to a significant waste of chakra during transmission, the root cause was ultimately the Four-Tails' limited chakra reserves.

If only it were a nine-tailed fox inside me...

However, the combined power of the Four-Tails' Lava Release and Madara's Fire Release is still quite astonishing.

There are gains and losses in life.

Seeing that Shen Er had slowed his attack, Chloe dared to show herself and immediately changed tactics: "Don't give him a chance to form hand seals, fight at close range!"

Having witnessed just how terrifying Shen'er's fire style was, Chloe knew she couldn't just passively take the beating.

We must take the initiative and prevent Shen from having the opportunity to form hand seals.

The three drew their ninja swords, activated their Lightning Flicker Technique, and seized the opportunity to rush towards Shen.

An all-around, no-blind-spot attack from above, in front, and behind!

Timing: Night.

Advantage of location: There are no flammable materials nearby.

Humanity: Three against one.

The right timing, the right location, and the right people are all not on your side!

The three Cloud Ninja, relying on their incredible mobility and the camouflage of their skin, were so difficult for Shen to spot. He had neither the Byakugan nor the Sharingan, and fighting the Cloud Ninja under these conditions meant he suffered greatly from negative buffs.

While waiting for the Four-Tails to re-transmit a large amount of chakra.

He even abandoned hand seals altogether and began to control the Earth Grudge. Now he could manipulate the Earth Grudge with ease; with just a thought, the Earth Grudge Threads would condense into "Earth Grudge Kagune" and extend from his back.

Facing the electric slash of the ninja sword, Shen stood motionless in the center of the battlefield, arms crossed. His kagune behind him whistled through the air, striking the sword and forming an absolute defense as if turning the tide of battle.

boom! boom! boom!

Noisy!Noisy!Noisy!

The sounds of heavy objects colliding and metal rubbing against metal echoed through the canyon. The hardness of the Earth Grudge Kagune was comparable to that of the Cloud Village Ninja Sword, sparks flying as they rubbed against each other. Even the severed parts could regenerate immediately with the replenishment of a large amount of chakra.

Never before have we fought such a rich war!

Shen Er, with a playful expression, easily dealt with the attack from the three Jonin.

On the other side, three Earth Grudge clones were wreaking havoc on the Cloud Village's Chunin and Genin.

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter!"

"Lightning Release: Laser!"

The Wind Release clones unleashed high-pressure wind balls, and the swirling storms sliced ​​through everything in their path; the Lightning Release clones fired sharp rays, and lightning swept across the area from near to far, even shattering rocks upon impact.

As for the Earth Release clones, they didn't directly participate in the battle, but instead stood aside and activated Earth Flow Walls. Walls nearly ten meters high rose from the ground, blocking the entire canyon and completely cutting off the Cloud Ninja's retreat.

Although these Earthly Grudge clones have an intelligence level of only that of a three-year-old child, their intelligence is infinitely increased when it comes to battle, so there is no need to worry about them.

All the Cloud Ninjas in the canyon were trapped here, like caged beasts, forced to make a desperate struggle with no chance of winning.

As her companions died one after another, Chloe's face grew increasingly grim.

He then realized that Zenin Jinji was not the weak medical ninja described in the intelligence report at all.

The intelligence was wrong! The Raikage misled me!

film!

The word flashed through Chloe's mind.

Zenin Jinji's power is definitely above that of a Jonin. He possesses Lava Release chakra and Fire Release techniques with drastically different stats. He can even create three Jonin-level clones...

He is undoubtedly the Shadow!

In the entire Hidden Cloud Village, perhaps only the Raikage and the Gold and Silver Brothers who use the Six Paths Tools can suppress him.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

If they don't do something, the three Jonin might be able to escape, but all the ordinary Cloud Ninja present will die here today.

He's clearly a hunter...

However, he was bound by his prey.

“No, perhaps we are the prey,” Chloe murmured, holding her blade horizontally in front of her chest to block a blow from Shen'er's Earthly Grimm's kagune. She then leaped to the side, roaring angrily into the distance:

"Shennong, if you don't make a move soon, Raikage will definitely not let you off!"

With one less person to hold them back, the remaining two Cloud Village Jonin faced increased pressure. One of them was even knocked away and crashed into the rock wall next to him, accidentally touching the magma and letting out a scream.

Upon hearing this, Shennong, who had been watching from the sidelines, slowly stepped forward.

The Second Raikage only ordered him to kill Shinji, without asking him to spare the Cloud Village members. He wished all the Cloud Village ninja would die, and only made his move after the others were all killed or wounded.

Shennong's lean body began to twist and swell rapidly, his muscles writhing wildly as if they possessed their own consciousness.

"Physical transformation, open!"

"Physical regeneration, activate!"

"Eight Gates Formation, Death Gate, open!"

The chakra within Shennong's body exploded in an instant, and his aura rose steadily to its peak!

A surge of immense chakra erupted suddenly, instantly filling the aura to its maximum. An invisible wave of energy seemed to emanate from the surrounding area, whipping up debris and dust that made it impossible for people to open their eyes.

Having witnessed Shen'er's power, Shennong decided to unleash his full power, immediately activating all his secret techniques and unleashing his strongest form.

Shen Er glanced sideways and said, "Tsk, so this is the legendary forbidden technique, the Eight Gates Formation. But it looks a bit different from the original."

The Eight Gates Formation.

By opening the channels that bind chakra within the human body, one can temporarily gain immense power. Depending on the user's strength, this power can be increased dozens of times instantly. The power of the Eight Gates varies from person to person.

Generally speaking, after opening the eighth gate of death, the caster will die because their life force is completely burned out.

Despite gaining immense power, Shennong showed no sign of pain, and the power he displayed was not exaggerated to the point of increasing dozens of times.

Therefore, it can be concluded that this is not the orthodox Eight Gates Formation of Emperor Kai.

However, it's quite an exaggeration to be able to strengthen the body to this extent without any side effects.

bang

Shennong's figure disappeared from the spot.

Shen'er instinctively used his Earth Grudge Kagune to shield himself, but it wasn't enough to completely block the attack. The steel-hard Kagune shattered, and before it could repair itself, Shennong's fist slammed into his chest.

click!

A crisp sound.

Shen Er's feet sank into the ground, sliding several meters before stopping. Even with the Raikage's physique as a boost, he was still beaten until his blood surged and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

That was a powerful punch; it broke one of his sternums.

Despite being injured, she still smiled.

He hadn't been injured in battle for so long, it felt like he was reliving the feeling of living on the edge ten years ago. However, the pain of a mere broken bone was nothing to truly injure Shen'er.

"It's a decent intensity, but I've gotten used to it."

"Hashirama, lend me your power too!"

The mark heals!

Shen Er clasped his hands together and channeled the chakra that Sun Wukong had just supplied him into [Sealless Healing]. This is a passive skill, but with chakra supplied without regard to cost, it can accelerate the self-healing speed.

With this massive supply of chakra.

Hashirama's heart began to work harder, and within a few breaths, the surging blood and qi calmed down, and the broken sternum was reconnected.

He even returned to his peak form.

If the enemy were a late-game Might Guy, he wouldn't hesitate to turn and run. His chances of winning against Guy with all eight gates open are probably 91%. He could die a hundred times in nine seconds; no amount of hearts would be enough.

But since Shennong was the one who opened the Gate of Death, then it doesn't matter.

The Eight Gates Formation is a forbidden technique, fueled only by life and youth. Only the forbidden Gate of Death is worthy of unleashing power dozens of times greater than before! Not just anyone who can open the Gate of Death can be called an "Emperor"!

His internal injuries had been completely healed, but his chest was still covered in blood, which Shen Er had deliberately left to lure the enemy.

As expected, the Cloud Ninja, who had been injured earlier, saw him wounded and immediately activated Lightning Instantaneous Body to rush forward, raising his ninja sword and aiming it at his heart.

Shen Er then manipulated the Earth Grudge Line to pick up the ninja sword on the ground and used the same technique to rush forward.

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the two men passed each other as the blows came head-on.

This strike was extremely fast.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a column of blood shot into the sky.

The Cloud Ninja's head rolled to the ground, his body stiffening, before crashing to the ground with a thud. His head rolled several times on the ground, his unseeing eyes reflecting Shen Er's agile and ruthless figure.

The Cloud Ninja's consciousness lingered in his brain, controlling his lips to move, as if conveying some message to his teammates.

"His physical skills are even better than his ninjutsu."