When Ebizō raised his arm, the gazes of every Sand shinobi locked onto him.
In that instant, the entire Sunagakure force grew unnaturally still...
their focus sharpened to a single point.
A siege battle.
All they were waiting for… was the order.
Ebizō kept his arm raised, his eyes fixed on Yagami, unmoving for a long time.
During that silence, the pressure on the Konoha shinobi stationed atop Kikyo Castle grew heavier by the second.
At the same time, the Sand shinobi's morale continued to compress—
tightening, condensing, like a drawn bowstring.
The war had not yet begun.
Yet Ebizō had already launched a psychological assault.
It was clear he was well-versed in commanding troops.
Yagami noticed the subtle shift immediately—the tension creeping through Konoha's ranks.
But at this point, battle could erupt at any moment.
There was no time left for speeches.
"Trample Kikyo Castle!"
Under Ebizō's prolonged silence, Sunagakure's fighting spirit had reached its breaking point.
Then...
His arm swung forward.
The siege order was given.
"Charge!!!"
"Trample Kikyo Castle!"
With that single motion, Sunagakure's pent-up momentum finally found release.
Countless Sand shinobi roared as they surged forward like a tidal wave.
"Defend Kikyo Castle to the death!"
From atop the walls, Yūhi Shinku roared back as the enemy charged.
Before the Sand forces arrived, every Konoha shinobi had already prepared their weapons.
Kunai.
Shuriken.
Explosive tags.
Even bows and crossbows. (N* what?)
In a single moment, scrolls unfurled and weapons filled their hands.
"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
Watching the Sand shinobi rush forward in dense formation, Yagami formed the technique once more and hurled it outward.
With his Uzumaki-level chakra reserves, repeatedly using this jutsu posed no immediate issue.
The moment the technique appeared in his hand—
The Sand shinobi's charge faltered.
They still carried the fear from earlier—
the ninjutsu that had erased more than a hundred of their comrades.
"Assault units—scatter!"
Ebizō's command rang out from the rear.
Even he hadn't expected such a devastating technique to be used so casually.
"Lord Ebizō, please fall back further."
Seeing the Rasenshuriken again, Pakura spoke with a grave expression.
Even from this distance, if that jutsu was thrown carelessly, it would still be deadly.
"…Then I'll leave the front to you."
Ebizō handed command of the vanguard to Pakura and retreated under the protection of several guards.
He was not a frontline fighter—directing from the rear was the correct decision.
"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
Yagami frowned as the enemy drew closer.
Then he hurled the jutsu straight toward the densest part of the Sand formation.
"Scatter!!"
Urgent shouts erupted throughout the assault force.
Sand shinobi near the impact zone immediately leapt away in all directions.
RUMBLE—!!!
After flying dozens of meters, the Rasenshuriken detonated violently.
A mushroom cloud rose once again.
Another massive crater—over a hundred meters wide—was carved into the battlefield.
[Ding! Congratulations, host.
You have slain 17 enemies and gained 901 Prestige Points.]
The system prompt echoed in Yagami's mind, leaving him somewhat helpless.
Thrown too close, the technique would damage Kikyo Castle.
Thrown too far, the prepared enemy could mostly evade it.
In a siege scenario, its usefulness was limited.
"…Tch."
At that moment...
Several Sand shinobi had already reached the base of the wall.
They ran straight up its surface as if it were level ground.
"Counterattack!"
Yūhi Shinku roared.
Shuriken, kunai, explosive tags, and arrows rained down like a storm.
More than a dozen Sand shinobi who failed to dodge were knocked straight off the wall.
Still, many slipped through and continued climbing.
The overwhelming difference in numbers quickly took its toll.
Konoha's formation wavered, panic beginning to spread as targets blurred in the chaos.
Clang—
Yagami drew his blade.
Both Armament Haki and chakra wrapped tightly around Shusui, intertwining along its black edge.
RUMBLE—!!!
A slash nearly twenty meters tall erupted beside Kikyo Castle's wall.
Every Sand shinobi climbing upward was swallowed whole.
More than thirty were erased instantly.
"Lord Yagami!!"
"Lord Yagami is incredible!!"
The collapse of the assault wave gave Konoha's forces precious breathing room.
For many, it was their first time witnessing Yagami's power firsthand.
Cheers rang out across the wall.
Though Yūhi Shinku was the official commander, at this moment, Yagami had become the pillar of everyone's resolve.
Only someone like him could give them a sense of security on this battlefield.
"Hold Kikyo Castle!"
Yagami raised his blade and shouted.
Then he glanced toward Kushina—
—and leapt straight off the wall.
"…That was really just a slash?"
From the rear lines, Ebizō stared in disbelief.
Hearing reports was one thing.
Witnessing it with his own eyes was entirely different.
Pakura, commanding the vanguard, wore the same stunned expression.
Yagami's attack had completely overturned her understanding of combat.
BOOM—!
Yagami landed heavily on the battlefield.
The instant his feet touched the ground, he swung again with full force.
The earth was torn upward in layers.
The slash surged forward like a crashing wave, racing straight toward the Sand forces.
Sharp whistling cries filled the air as countless shinobi desperately evaded.
Not a single one dared to block that attack.
Faced with such overwhelming power...
Dodging was the only choice.
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