At the cliffside, when Haruto Saito and Tsunade arrived at high speed, the rapidly advancing torrent had also reached its destination!
It began to pour down!
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Shockwave!" Haruto Saito formed hand seals once again and released a massive surge of water!
…
Inside the Kirigakure encampment, thick fog filled the air!
The mountain trembled, and the constant rumbling echoed throughout. Although a massive explosion had occurred at the mountain peak, no one knew exactly what had happened because all the sentries who had a view of the summit had been assassinated!
It happened too quickly, leaving no time for any reaction!
Hattori Ryuya and Thirteen rampaged through the camp, slaughtering enemies without concern for retreat. If they continued at this pace, they would undoubtedly be surrounded within a minute!
But this encampment didn't even have a minute left!
Every Kirigakure ninja in the camp could feel the tremors, and every one of them could hear the approaching rush of water, yet none of them could determine what was happening!
Without an order from their superiors, they wouldn't scatter and flee!
This was destined to be a tragedy—a catastrophe!
At its core, it was because Haruto Saito had left them with too little time!
From the explosion to the flood pouring down, only a little more than ten seconds had passed. By the time the torrent reached the mountainside encampment, its flow rate had already surpassed 300 meters per second!
Utterly terrifying!
Water and fire are both merciless!
The destructive power of fire is straightforward, but water—only when it reaches an overwhelming magnitude—can truly demonstrate what it means to be unstoppable and awe-inspiring!
Many watchtowers stood tall within the seven encampments, reaching over ten meters high, but in the face of this flood, they were nothing more than twigs in a raging river, easily snapped and swept away!
This was a disaster on par with a super tsunami!
Hundreds of millions of cubic meters of water surged down the mountain slope in an unrelenting torrent…
Screams of terror erupted, some trying to warn their comrades, while powerful individuals leaped into the air, watching in shock as the raging flood swallowed the encampments below.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The roaring waves crashed and howled, carrying an aura of annihilation as they thundered down, engulfing the seven mountainside encampments. The barracks within the camps were nothing more than small stones in the face of this torrent—completely helpless, utterly insignificant!
Three seconds!
The flood swept through the joint encampment of the First and Third Kirigakure Corps, obliterating all man-made structures, even collapsing parts of the mountain, and sweeping away every ninja within the camp as it surged toward the foot of the mountain…
Ninjas typically wouldn't die from large-scale water-based attacks like this!
However, a flood carrying such destructive force could instantly sweep individuals hundreds of meters away. If a person collided with debris—stones, tree branches, wooden planks, or jagged cliffs—the consequences would be devastating!
And the likelihood of such collisions was extremely high!
Drowning was another major factor in the devastation!
Atop the mountain peak.
Haruto Saito stood beside Tsunade, watching the disaster unfold before them. They saw thousands of ninjas being carried away by the super-tsunami-like flood, with water waves rising over a hundred meters high…
Tsunade hesitated, feeling a pang of guilt!
For a brief moment, she thought this was too cruel!
Haruto Saito, however, did not think so. The enemy was the enemy—this wasn't a game. If he didn't kill them, they would come to kill him. It was a matter of life and death! Moreover, he wasn't sure the devastation was enough. After all, this wasn't a direct killing method…
So, with a wave of his hand, tens of thousands of shuriken were thrown into the flood!
Shuriken were made of metal and would usually sink in water, but in this flood, they were carried forward at high speed. These sharp projectiles, sweeping through in large numbers, would undoubtedly add another layer of indiscriminate slaughter, striking down who-knows-how-many unfortunate souls!
In such a torrent, people had no control over their movement!
Unless they were truly powerful!
But how many elite Jonin were there in this Kirigakure encampment? The bulk of their forces were Chunin, and they were the primary targets!
Haruto Saito still felt it wasn't enough!
He waved his hand again!
The shuriken were just an appetizer—the real weapon he had procured from Konoha was oil!
Flammable oil!
In this world, the use of fire oil had existed for over a thousand years. It had been a strategic resource, even used for everyday essentials like oil lamps. Naturally, Konoha had vast reserves of it!
Haruto Saito hadn't purchased too much—only 100 cubic meters, all stored in his inventory space.
With a flick of his wrist, he poured the fire oil down.
The oil flowed with the flood!
Then, with another flick of his wrist, a spark ignited in his hand, and he tossed it down!
Boom!
A sea of fire!
The eastern slopes of Tidewatch Mountain turned into a blazing inferno. Since oil is lighter than water, it floated on the surface, meaning the water could not extinguish the flames. This disaster had now become a nightmarish horror…
Haruto Saito faintly heard screams—agonizing cries—while thick smoke billowed into the sky.
Golden light streaked out of the flood, flying toward Haruto Saito…
From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, each time a person died, some form of loot was generated, and all the kills were attributed to Haruto Saito, ensuring he received the rewards…
"Ding! The host has completed a thousand consecutive kills, rewarding one Super Boss Card, one Alliance Card, and one Reputation Card worth 500,000 points!"
Haruto Saito heard the notification, his expression shifting slightly!
In mere moments, a thousand had perished!
It was enough!
So many were dead, and even more were severely injured! The First and Third Kirigakure Corps were effectively annihilated!
"Retreat!" Haruto Saito shouted, blowing a sharp whistle before disappearing from the mountaintop with Tsunade.
…
That night would go down in history for Kirigakure and the entire ninja world!
This was the most significant event in modern warfare history—not a battle of individual strength but a strategic masterpiece. It wasn't unusual for a super-powered individual to wipe out an entire army, but Haruto Saito wasn't at that level…
What had happened that night…
It could be said to have influenced the future of warfare in the ninja world!
Manpower is limited, but intelligence is infinite!
There are countless ways to kill!
Ninjas are not ordinary humans!
But they can still be killed by ordinary means!
Although Haruto Saito had many unique characteristics, he wasn't omnipotent. He hadn't done everything himself—he hadn't scouted the area, he hadn't mapped the terrain. He was merely the planner and executor…
The night was shrouded in darkness.
Thick smoke veiled the skies.
This was perhaps the darkest day in Kirigakure's history. The once mighty and enigmatic Hidden Mist Village had never suffered such a catastrophic loss before. The last major disaster recorded in history? Also caused by Haruto Saito…
But as the night faded and the sun began to rise…
At the foot of Tidewatch Mountain, countless corpses lay strewn across the land!
The smell of burnt flesh and the stench of death filled the air.
Everywhere was wet, and the fallen outnumbered the standing. Blood stained the earth red!
How many had died?
No one knew yet. Too many were gravely injured—too many… Without immediate treatment, the number of those who would perish from wounds and sickness would likely surpass those who died the night before…