Shun hovered high in the sky when a violent tremor suddenly ran through his body.
The Chakra of the nine Tailed Beasts within him simultaneously stirred in the Nature Cursed Seal, seemingly creating a faint resonance.
"Hmm... What's going on?"
Shun's brow furrowed abruptly, and his Eternal Mangekyo activated. Using Divine Eye, he began to examine himself.
The Chakra of the nine Tailed Beasts resonated continuously. Some wanted to escape, some wanted to fuse into a stronger power, and several with a violent aura subtly tried to rebel against their master. The irritation from these various conflicting thoughts instantly surged into his heart.
He took a deep breath, his hands quickly forming a seal. The golden patterns of the Nature Cursed Seal lit up on his body, like a fine net, firmly locking down the restless Tailed Beast Chakra.
"Just some Tailed Beast Chakra, daring to cause trouble within me."
The suppressive force emitted by the golden patterns gradually intensified, and the clashing sounds of the Tailed Beast Chakra grew weaker and weaker, eventually subsiding completely.
Shun slowly unclenched his fists, the feeling of irritation receding like a tide, but his eyes became even sharper.
The resonance of the Tailed Beast Chakra was a hidden danger. The fusion had to be completed as soon as possible. However, he first needed to establish deterrence over Sunagakure to avoid prolonged complications.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
Space subtly warped, and the next second, his figure appeared above the desert outside Sunagakure.
The wind from a hundred meters up carried sand, whipping against his brocade robe, yet it didn't even stir a single strand of his hair.
He looked down at the village below. The earth-yellow rock buildings blended with the desert. Suna ninjas at the village entrance, dressed in brown uniforms, patrolled back and forth with ninja tools, their vigilant gaze sweeping over every anomaly in the desert, yet no one noticed the uninvited guest above.
Shun took a deep breath, concentrating Chakra in his throat. His voice was instantly amplified dozens of times, cleaving through the desert's silence like thunder.
"Fourth Kazekage Rasa, get out here and meet me!"
Rumble...
The sound landed in Sunagakure like a giant rock crashing into a calm lake.
Villagers rushed out of their homes, and ninjas quickly gathered, holding ninja tools and looking towards the source of the sound.
The ground suddenly trembled violently. Streams of gold dust rose from the desert, and amidst the swirling sand, a man wearing a light-colored Kazekage robe and a straw hat flew out, riding the gold dust.
Rasa looked up at the sky, his cold gaze instantly locking on. "Shun? You dare to trespass into Sunagakure alone? You're practically asking for death."
He quickly formed hand seals, and the gold dust at his fingertips instantly transformed into dozens of sharp spikes, each as thick as an arm, gleaming with a metallic cold light.
The gold dust spikes, with a whistling sound, shot towards Shun like a rainstorm. They were incredibly fast, even carving tiny cracks in the air. If it were an ordinary Jonin, they would likely be riddled with holes before even having time to react.
Seraph Mode: Activate.
A scorching orange-red Chakra suddenly flared around Shun, and three pairs of fiery wings slowly unfolded from his back.
Each pair of wings was over three meters long, with feather-like flames dancing at the edges, emitting high temperatures sufficient to distort the air, even making the surrounding sand slightly hot.
With a gentle flap of his fiery wings, his figure carved an orange-red arc in mid-air, dodging nimbly like a swallow.
The gold dust spikes grazed his robe as they flew past, embedding heavily into the desert, kicking up a sky full of yellow sand, yet not even touching a single corner of his clothing.
Rasa stood on the ground, his pupils contracting sharply. The high temperature emitted by the fiery wings actually made his connection with the gold dust weak, and some of the gold dust even began to melt slightly.
Before he could fully process this shocking fact, Shun opened his mouth and took a deep breath.
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
Orange-red flames gathered in his mouth, growing brighter and brighter, finally transforming into a towering inferno that swept towards the gold dust below.
The moment the sea of fire hit the ground, the desert seemed to transform into a burning hell.
The gold dust spikes controlled by Rasa were instantly engulfed by the flames. The gold dust rapidly melted in the high temperature, turning into viscous molten gold that slowly flowed down the dunes.
The previously dry desert ground smoked with white plumes from the flames, and the sand was even burned into black, glassy shards.
Rasa frantically concentrated his Chakra, attempting to control the gold dust, but only emptiness responded at his fingertips.
The gold dust was either burned into molten gold by the sea of fire or lost its vitality from the high temperature, making it impossible to gather.
Rasa's expression was somewhat grim. "Impossible! My gold dust... it's been burned into molten gold. How can his flames be so hot?!"
Just then, a hurried cry of alarm came from the crowd in Sunagakure.
Karura, wearing a purple long dress, flew into the sky, riding on sand. Her beautiful face was filled with anxiety.
She looked at Rasa beside her, gritting her teeth and shouting, "Husband, I will fight with you!"
Karura's Chakra suddenly surged. Pale yellow sand rose from the desert, swirling around her like a tide.
The Chakra fluctuations grew stronger and stronger, carrying the violent aura unique to a Tailed Beast. Her body gradually became covered in sand, and her size steadily increased.
She finally transformed into a badger-like form, over 50 meters tall, surrounded by a sandstorm, her black eyes fixed intently forward.
In the sky, a massive arm made of sand appeared, somewhat resembling Shukaku's claw, repeatedly grabbing at Shun. Unfortunately, Shun's flight speed was incredibly great, and he easily dodged the sand arm's grasp.
Sand Binding Prison!
A large amount of sand flew in the air, like a giant net, trying to ensnare Shun.
In the crowd, 7-year-old Gaara clenched his fists, his small body trembling slightly with anger.
He wore a dark red vest, and the sand around him floated uncontrollably, the power of Magnet Release stirring within him. It was a power he had recently awakened, a power his father Rasa was proud of.
Watching his mother transform into Shukaku and his father being suppressed, Gaara gritted his teeth and, taking small steps, was about to rush forward.
"I'm going to help mom and dad!"
"Gaara, don't go!" Temari quickly caught up, grabbing her brother's arm, her voice choked with tears.
That destructive flame just now could even burn their father's gold dust. Gaara going up would only be a futile sacrifice.
Temari clung tightly to Gaara's arm, tears welling in her eyes. "Gaara, listen to me, we can't beat him. You'll only get in the way if you go up."
Gaara struggled, his face flushed red, but he couldn't break free from Temari's grasp. He could only watch the battle unfold before him, the stubbornness in his eyes gradually replaced by powerlessness. Large drops of tears fell into the desert, instantly swallowed by the yellow sand.
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