"Most importantly, we've obtained enough data and samples!" a Sky Ninja who looked like a technician pushed up his glasses, looking at the data recorded on the screen. "The reaction time of Konoha's defense system, the intensity of their Ninjutsu, and even the intelligence that the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki isn't in the Village—this operation was a huge success! When we go back, the Leader will surely reward us handsomely!"
"Hahahaha! You're right! Let the guys from Konoha cry in the ruins!" The scar-faced officer laughed wildly. "They won't even get a whiff of our airship's exhaust! Once we've digested the results of this operation, the next time we come, it will be Konoha's doomsday!"
The entire command airship was filled with cheerful air. The Sky Ninja were immersed in the joy of "victory" and their aspirations for the future, completely unaware that a deadly sniper attack from the ground had already locked onto them.
Inside Konoha Village, at the top of a relatively tall, ruined tower.
Hyuga Hinata stood facing the wind. In three years, her once short hair had grown long, her blue hair and light purple outer garment fluttering in the breeze.
Her eyes were slightly widened, her Byakugan vision had long since pierced through the distant space, covering tens of kilometers around, firmly locking onto the retreating Sky Ninja force, especially the command airship surrounded by numerous gliders and airships.
"You can't escape."
Hyuga Hinata had come from Naruto's residence to the tower in a few leaps, precisely to continue sniping the retreating Sky Ninja.
"The airship protected in the middle by numerous aircraft should be the command center for this attack operation."
"Distance is eleven kilometers, height is 320 meters from the ground, and it's still rising. A Rasengan of ordinary power won't work."
Hyuga Hinata's mind was calm. In the 360° panoramic Byakugan vision, the entire world seemed to transform into a radar map with crisscrossing latitude and longitude lines, and the Sky Ninja force were moving dots.
"I need to use a Great Ball Rasengan."
She slowly raised her hands, palms facing each other.
Azure Chakra began to condense, forming a rapidly spinning Rasengan, which quickly grew larger as Hyuga Hinata continuously infused it with Chakra.
For three years, Naruto had made sure Hyuga Hinata ate until she was full at every meal, so what grew was not only her physique but also her astonishing Chakra.
Although Hyuga Hinata's Chakra reserves hadn't reached Naruto's abnormal level, they were already more abundant than an elite Jonin's, so creating a Great Ball Rasengan was no problem.
Next, came the Chakra nature transformation.
With the infusion of Lightning Release Chakra, the originally azure Rasengan gradually became invisible.
At the same time, she manipulated highly condensed Wind Release Chakra, as if encasing the Rasengan in an invisible, highly compressed "shell"!
The massive Chakra control and the extreme nature transformation fusion caused fine beads of sweat to seep from Hinata's smooth forehead, but her gaze was incredibly focused and determined.
"Eight Trigrams: Air Palm: Guided!"
She utilized the precise coordinate positioning of her Byakugan and the technique of releasing Chakra with Gentle Fist to give this highly compressed, dangerous energy sphere an initial directional thrust trajectory!
"Go!"
She suddenly pushed her palms forward!
"Whoosh!"
There was no deafening explosion, only an extremely faint, tearing-cloth-like shriek!
That compressed Great Ball Rasengan, imbued with terrifying Wind and Lightning power, instantly vanished from its original spot, its speed far exceeding sound. It left almost no trace along its flight path, as if it had truly "disappeared"!
At 500 meters altitude, inside the Sky Ninja command airship.
The officers were still smugly planning their next attack.
"Next time, we should directly target their Hokage—"
Before the scar-faced officer could finish his sentence—"Bang! Crash! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
The thick armor on the side of the command airship seemed to be struck by an invisible giant hammer, suddenly caving inward to form a huge spherical crater. Then, the armor was instantly torn apart, and a violent explosion occurred!
Amidst the deafening blast, a large hole several meters in diameter instantly appeared.
Violent Lightning Release Chakra, like an out-of-control python, rampaged wildly inside the cabin, instantly destroying the internal instruments and equipment. Immediately after, the chaotic, disordered spinning power of the Great Ball Rasengan completely erupted, forming countless incomparably sharp, invisible wind blades that frantically shredded everything in the confined space!
"What's going on!"
"What was that?!"
"Alert! Ah—!"
The smug laughter abruptly ceased, replaced by shrill screams and terrified shouts!
Those officers who had been so arrogant just moments ago were torn to shreds in the instantaneous eruption of the Great Ball Rasengan before they could even see what had happened.
The interior of the massive command airship was a mess, spewing black smoke and flames, losing control, and beginning to spiral downwards!
The surrounding and trailing Sky Ninja were dumbfounded!
The largest airship of the Sky Ninja force had crashed inexplicably just like that.
"The command airship! The command airship was hit!"
"What's going on? Where did the attack come from?!"
"Is it Konoha's hidden weapon?! Evade quickly!"
Panic instantly replaced smugness, spreading through the hearts of all Sky Ninja. They couldn't even find the source of the attack!
On the tower, Hinata breathed slightly, watching the command airship fall, spewing black smoke. There was no wavering in her pure Byakugan.
She did not stop sniping, but instead became more proficient.
Because the next attack targets were no longer large airships like the command airship, launching the Rasengan was faster and easier.
"I can't let them escape—bringing more threats to the Village."
Hyuga Hinata, standing atop the tall tower, coldly locked her Byakugan onto the airships attempting to scatter and flee. She took a deep breath, her hands once again condensing Chakra, and threw it out.
One after another, smaller yet still astonishingly fast Wind and Lightning Rasengan were continuously fired like endlessly loaded cannonballs!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"
They sliced through the sky, almost invisible in their trajectory, only the faint yet deadly tearing sound audible!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
In the distant sky, the retreating Sky Ninja kept falling.
The engine section of an airship attempting to climb suddenly exploded!
Another airship had a large hole blown in its side, losing balance and spinning as it fell!
The cockpit of a third was hit directly, turning into a fireball along with the pilot inside!
"Ah—"
"Save—...Save me—"
"Where exactly is this attack coming from?"
"Disperse, quickly disperse!"
"Watch out for incoming attacks."
"Damn it, I can't even see the attacks, how am I supposed to dodge them?"
"What kind of Ninjutsu is this? Which Konoha Ninja is attacking us?"
The once orderly retreating Sky Ninja force was now in disarray, scattering in all directions.
Because the Rasengan was in an "invisible" state, the Sky Ninja couldn't even dodge it.
It was as if an invisible Shinigami's scythe was harvesting them!