Seeing this, Onoki frowned.
The strength of this young man far exceeded their expectations.
Even though both he and Hanzo were past their prime, they still retained their Kage-level power.
Yet, despite their experience, they were repeatedly overwhelmed by him.
And his three Tailed Beasts were still being held back by a massive force of ninja troops...
Without that distraction, Onoki couldn't even imagine how one-sided this battle would be.
Though deeply shaken, he kept his expression calm.
"Boy, don't get too arrogant!"
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
A white beam of destruction shot down.
Simu didn't take it head-on, instead flickering away in rapid bursts of golden light.
But this time, Onoki seemed determined to end things here.
Beams of light rained down, piercing the ground and leaving it full of holes.
But Simu remained unfazed.
He had plenty of stamina. Onoki, however, was a different story.
Age had taken its toll, and his chakra reserves were far from limitless.
Sure enough, after minutes of relentless bombardment, Onoki finally began to gasp for breath.
"Hah... hah..."
Meanwhile, Simu stood there, calm and unshaken.
"I told you, Onoki—don't push yourself at your age," he said casually.
Pressing his dragon-clawed hand to the ground, a surge of immense power erupted from him.
"Let me show you the strength of the young."
The earth trembled violently, deep cracks spreading outward from Simu's palm.
The cracks spread rapidly, expanding into a massive circle hundreds of meters wide.
Then, fierce flames erupted from Simu's body, surging into the cracks like a raging tide.
"Sage Art – Flame Cloud: Immortal Island!"
Under the influence of the flames cloud, enormous chunks of earth began to rise, lifting into the air as the ground quaked violently.
Dust and debris crumbled from the floating landmass as Simu wrapped his arms around it.
The flaming island shot upward, accelerating faster and faster.
Its destination?
The heart of the Iwa Shinobi forces.
"Damn brat!"
If that colossal rock fell, even those who weren't directly hit would suffer heavy casualties from the shockwave alone.
Even the Three-Tailed Beasts turned their attention to the sky.
A mass of that size was impossible to ignore.
"That kid isn't planning to bury us all alive, is he?"
Four Tails looked at the black shadow covering most of the battlefield, with a bad expression on his face.
Two-Tails hesitated before saying,
"Probably not? Master Simu isn't that heartless."
Sure enough, Ohnoki wasn't willing to let his entire Iwa Shinobi force be buried.
He quickly flew toward the rock, dodging the flying flames, and pressed his aged hands against the island.
"Earth Style: Ultralight Heavy Rock Technique!"
Pouring a massive amount of chakra into the technique, he gradually reduced the island's weight.
Then—
"Earth Style: Earthquake Core!"
The floating island trembled violently as if struck by an earthquake.
Deep cracks formed from within, and in moments, the entire landmass crumbled into countless fragments.
Simu glanced at Ohnoki but wasn't fazed that his attack had been countered.
That move was only a distraction.
His true target was Hanzō of the Salamander!
The devastating impact from earlier had completely shattered Hanzo's armor.
Hanzo's lean muscles were exposed to the air.
Even in his old age, the sheer power within them was undeniable.
Bright red blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.
"So, you're targeting me first?"
His gaze was complicated—he never expected that he, once known as a demigod, would become the first enemy others sought to eliminate...
At that moment, Simu's massive body lunged forward.
Hanzo's eyes turned cold as he quickly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Detonation Flame Formation!"
A violent explosion erupted, shattering the ground beneath them.
From the deep cracks, raging flames surged upward, consuming Simu's towering frame.
The scorching fire gnawed at his body.
"This level of heat…"
Simu's mace swung forward like the jaws of a beast, tearing through the inferno.
A massive black shadow burst from the flames—
His golden pupils gleamed with unrivaled majesty.
Hanzo lightly placed his palm on the handle of his blade, bowing slightly.
Blink…
In an instant, he vanished—appearing beside Simu and passing him in a flash.
"One Sword Style: Iai Slash!"
A razor-sharp arc of Chakra-infused steel sliced through the air, the sickle's edge cutting across Simu's chest.
It worked…
Hanzo's eyes lit up.
As long as he could break through the defense, the poison on his sickle would spread through the bloodstream instantly.
This venom needed only three seconds—capable of killing even a giant beast in that time.
No matter how strong Hanyu Simu's body was, he couldn't possibly withstand it.
However… something felt off.
As a warrior who had survived countless battles, Hanzo was intimately familiar with the sensation of cutting flesh—
And this wasn't it.
A sudden sense of dread crept into Hanzo's heart.
He looked at Simu.
The wound on Simu's chest glowed faintly with a golden light.
What… is this?!
Hanzo's pupils shrank.
"Old man, watch out!"
Onoki's urgent voice rang out from above.
Simu slammed both feet into the ground, launching himself high into the air.
Dark red lightning crackled through the clouds—
Like a divine spear descending from the heavens, it plunged toward the earth!
A terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted in an instant.
"Raimei Hakke: Ragnarok!"
The crimson lightning illuminated Hanzo's stunned expression.
But decades of battle experience kicked in.
"Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu!"
A massive surge of water erupted from the ground, forming a sphere around him in an instant.
The massive mace came crashing down with unstoppable force.
A surge of Conqueror's Haki exploded outward, transforming into a powerful shockwave that slammed into the water prison.
The sheer impact sent violent ripples through the sphere.
Dark red lightning crackled inside, flickering wildly as it spread through the water.
Under this overwhelming force, the entire water prison began to boil.
Simu gripped his iron rod tightly with both hands and pressed down hard.
The sphere couldn't hold any longer—
Boom!
It shattered into countless droplets, scattering water and broken arcs of lightning.
But it was enough time for Hanzo.
He immediately used the Body Flicker Technique, retreating to safety.
Meanwhile, Ohnoki's attack was already locked onto Simu from above.
Simu narrowed his eyes.
In an instant, his body flashed—
Appearing right in front of Hanzo.
"Flash Raime Hakke: Ragnarok!"
Hanzo's expression froze as dark red lightning filled his vision.
Instinctively, he swung his sickle in defense.
But an unstoppable force crashed down upon it.
The thin blade, which had accompanied Hanzo through countless battles, let out a final, unwilling shout.
Yet against absolute power—
Resistance was meaningless.
Cracks spread across the sickle before it shattered completely.
The raging red lightning condensed into a beam of pure destruction, blasting Hanzo away.
At the same moment, Simu dodged to the side—
Just in time.
Ohnoki's attack arrived as expected.
A beam of white light turned everything into nothingness.
Simu had already reacted immediately, but was still rubbed on the shoulder.
The originally incomparably strong dragon scales only resisted for a moment before dissipating into atoms in the white light.
Simu glanced at his bloody, missing shoulder.
He frowned slightly.
Even elementalization couldn't nullify Dust Release's damage.
"As expected of the Tsuchikage… so scary."
Still, for someone who had mastered Life Return, this wasn't a serious injury.
A few minutes—that's all it would take to heal.
As long as he didn't get hit again, he'd be fine.
A small price to pay if it meant eliminating an enemy.
Simu turned his gaze toward the distant ruins.
"Hmm… I suppose he is worthy of being called a demigod."
At the center of the devastation, a massive black shadow loomed.
As the smoke cleared, a salamander the size of a mountain lay on the ground.
Blood poured from its mouth like a waterfall.
And beneath it—
Hanzo slowly crawled out.
His armor was completely shattered.
Even the gas mask on his face was gone.
His mysterious face was revealed.
It looks serious, indifferent, and battered.
Also looks old.
Onoki breathed a sigh of relief.
If Hanzo had actually died, dealing with the rest of this battle would have been a nightmare.
Simu looked at the Summoning beast behind Hanzo.
It seems that he made the same choice as Orochimaru.
When dying, call out the Summoning beast to take the place of death.
"But…"
Simu raised his finger, and countless Senjutsu Chakra and Devil Fruit energies gathered in it.
"Sage Art: Great Nuclear Bomb!"
A tiny glowing ember flickered to life.
Then it quickly split, became bigger and bigger, and flew towards Hanzo like the sun.
If he's so good at running… then let's see him escape absolute destruction!
Hanzo had studied Simu's abilities before coming here.
He knew that the Third Kazekage had died to this very move.
No hesitation—he used Body Flicker, flickering into the distance.
Simu snapped his raised arm downward.
The massive sphere of light hovered between them—
Then it erupted.
A golden explosion engulfed everything.
Onoki shot into the sky, his face grim.
At this range… Simu will be caught in his own blast.
The damage would be immense.
But!
With Simu's terrifying physique, it's hard to say that this kind of attack can kill him.
As for Hanzo, he must die!
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TO BE CONTINUED
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