Zssst—!
Yagami, who had just forced himself upright, swung his blade again in a flash.
Because there was no time to charge the strike, the slash extended only five or six meters but even so, it was enough to send a chill through the Sand shinobi surrounding him.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several Sand shinobi slammed both palms into the ground at the same time. Thick earthen walls erupted upward in an instant, forming a defensive barrier.
At that very moment—
Yagami's slash screamed through the air.
Rumble—!!
Puff! Puff!!
The earth walls shattered instantly. The Sand shinobi hiding behind them were struck head-on, their bodies flung away as the slash tore through their formation.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"
"Wind Style: Gale Palm!"
Wind techniques erupted from all directions.
Yagami failed to dodge in time and was blasted back into the air once more.
But when he stood up again—
Not a single wound marked his body.
It was as if his vitality were endless.
"What the hell…!?"
"He's still unharmed!?"
"Impossible—!!"
"???"
Shock spread through the Sand shinobi.
He had been hit again and again, yet remained completely unscathed.
That inexplicable defensive power made it nearly impossible to believe they could kill him at all.
Rumble…
Yagami stood once more and swung his blade.
More than a dozen Sand shinobi were cut down on the spot.
"Scorch Style: Over-Steaming!"
Pakura's voice rang out.
Several orange-red fireballs streaked toward Yagami at high speed.
But Yagami noticed them instantly—his wrist flicked, and he struck each one aside with the flat of his blade.
The redirected fireballs slammed into nearby Sand shinobi.
They were burned to corpses on the spot.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Puff… puff!
Sand shinobi surged in from all sides, attacking relentlessly.
The black blade Shisui in Yagami's hand moved without pause, carving through the battlefield.
For a moment—
Severed limbs flew. Broken arms scattered. Flesh was torn apart.
Blood splashed across the ground again and again.
The crimson aura permeating Sunagakure's encirclement grew thicker by the second.
"Oh… Ebizō-sama…"
A Sand shinobi guarding the rear swallowed hard as he watched Yagami fall again and again—only to rise each time and continue his slaughter.
"If this continues… can we really kill him?"
The guards protecting Ebizō were completely stunned.
At this moment, Yagami felt invincible—
Like a demon walking the battlefield.
"No matter what… today we must exhaust him to death!"
Ebizō's voice carried firm resolve, his face shadowed with grim determination.
Yagami's strength had far surpassed his expectations.
Unmatched speed.
Terrifying defense.
And swordsmanship beyond comparison.
At this moment, Yagami was nothing less than a perfect killing machine.
If they failed to leave him here today—
Once Konoha's reinforcements arrived—
Killing him would become nearly impossible.
This was Sunagakure's only chance to eliminate a grave future threat.
The slaughter continued.
Maintaining Armament Haki across his body for such a long time caused Yagami's stamina to drain rapidly.
But he had no choice.
Surrounded on all sides, this was the only way he could protect himself.
As more and more Sand shinobi fell, blood pooled across the ground, soaking the earth.
The stench of blood in the air grew so thick it was almost suffocating.
Driven by slaughter, the Sand shinobi's eyes turned red.
Fear vanished.
Reason vanished.
All that remained was madness—
The desire to swarm him and kill him at any cost.
Clang—!
Puff! Puff!
Even Yagami's movements began to slow.
The sheer volume of killing dulled his senses, and the violent aura around him intensified.
Huff… huff…
As time passed, exhaustion finally caught up to him. Yagami began breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling like a bellows.
The Armament Haki coating his body flickered—its instability a clear sign of depleted stamina.
With no other option—
Yagami reached for the only one left.
A Senzu bean.
The moment he swallowed it, the stamina he had lost surged back instantly.
His fatigue vanished.
His body returned to peak condition.
Even the violent Aura born from endless slaughter cleared slightly.
Rumble—!!!
Recovered, Yagami swung his blade again.
A massive slash—nearly twenty meters long—roared sideways across the battlefield.
"Get out of the way!!!"
A desperate shout rang out from the Sand shinobi ranks.
Countless shinobi scattered in panic.
But against such a massive strike, escape was impossible for everyone.
More than twenty people were swallowed by the slash in an instant.
"What did he just eat!?"
The sudden change immediately drew attention.
Moments ago, Yagami had clearly been pushed to exhaustion.
Yet after swallowing something, his stamina returned completely...
As if the battle had never worn him down at all.
All their sacrifices...
All their effort...
Rendered meaningless in an instant.
"Is it some kind of new military ration Pill…!?"
On the outskirts of the battlefield, Pakura frowned deeply.
Her Scorch Style techniques were ineffective against Yagami—and worse, they risked harming her own allies.
Because of that, she had already withdrawn to the perimeter.
"Increase the siege! Don't let him stop!"
Pakura clenched her teeth, following the original plan.
She didn't know whether what Yagami consumed had limits...
So the only option was to force him into exhaustion once more.
"You too—join the siege!"
Behind the formation, Ebizō had been elated when Yagami's stamina finally began to wane.
Victory had seemed close.
But now...
Watching Yagami restore his strength so suddenly, Ebizō was furious to the point of choking on it
"T-this…"
At his command, the guards hesitated.
Fear was written plainly across their faces.
The current Yagami felt like a god of slaughter.
"Do I need to say it again!?"
Ebizō roared.
Forced by his authority, the guards nodded helplessly—
And rushed toward the battlefield.
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