"Red See Uncle, I'll leave this to you," Chen Xing said calmly, standing atop the massive red lizard's head.
"Hmph. I didn't expect you to openly confront Sand Village forces," Red See replied, his deep voice echoing like thunder. "Since you have this much confidence, I'll lend you my strength."
Below, many Sand ninja stiffened. Few of them had ever seen a summoning beast of this size. The pressure alone was enough to shake their formation.
"One won't be enough," Chen Xing continued. "I'll have to summon the others as well."
A single giant summoning beast carried immense deterrent power, but against thousands of Sand ninja, it was far from sufficient.
"Leave them to me," Red See said.
The red lizard slammed its massive tail into the ground. The impact shook the valley, throwing Sand ninja off balance and shattering their formation.
"Don't panic!" shouted the Sand unit commander, Xiao Village Shiro, amplifying his voice with chakra. "It's only a summoning beast. Restrain it! The enemy's numbers are limited—victory will still be ours!"
His words steadied the troops.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" "Wind Release: Pressure Cut!"
Counterattacks erupted across the valley as Sand ninja began to reorganize.
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-Rolling Sands
"So there's only one?" Chen Xing muttered.
He leapt down from Red See's head, bit his finger, and slammed his palm against the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
A burst of white smoke spread across the battlefield. When it cleared, a massive white-scaled lizard appeared, its presence no less oppressive than the first.
"Chen Xing," the creature rumbled, its voice heavy and ancient, "what trouble requires you to summon me?"
"Bai Shou Uncle," Chen Xing replied. "I've declared war on Sand Village. I'll need your help."
"I see."
Bai Shou moved immediately, charging into the Sand ranks. Each step sent shockwaves through the valley.
The Sand ninja's morale wavered again.
Another summoning beast—on this scale—was something they had not anticipated.
"Two already… How much chakra does he have?" Xiao Village Shiro thought grimly.
Summoning even one giant creature demanded enormous chakra. Summoning two without showing exhaustion was something only elite shinobi could manage.
But Chen Xing showed no signs of strain.
"Not enough," Chen Xing thought.
He moved again, blood still wet on his fingers, and pressed his palm to the ground once more.
"Summoning Technique!"
A third plume of smoke rose.
When it dissipated, a gray-scaled lizard emerged, its chakra just as heavy as the other two.
At that moment, fear spread visibly through the Sand forces. Some hesitated. Others faltered.
Three giant summoning beasts now dominated the battlefield.
Retreat was no longer an option—the exits had already been sealed.
Red See tore through the battlefield with overwhelming force, Bai Shou used chakra-based illusions to disrupt elite Sand ninja, and the gray lizard supported them with devastating fire-based attacks.
The Sand formation began to collapse.
As if that weren't enough, a gigantic purple peacock-shaped chakra construct swept across the battlefield, its presence even more terrifying than the summoning beasts.
"This… this is the Peacock King?" a Sand ninja whispered in terror.
The Peacock King moved with terrifying speed, harvesting Sand ninja effortlessly, its chakra pressure drowning the battlefield.
Xiao Village Shiro staggered back, bloodied and shaken.
"We can't hold this," he said hoarsely. "That Celestial Peacock King's power is far beyond our estimates. Unless the Kazekage himself intervenes, no one here can stop it."
Another commander nodded grimly.
"At this rate… our entire force will be wiped out."
For the first time since entering Bloody Valley, true panic overtook the Sand army.
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