Massacre

It was only the first wave of Luo Lei's heat vision attack. Hundreds of Iwagakure ninjas were torn apart alive.

The rest, along with the over 2,000 Konoha shinobi and the over 2,000 Kumogakure shinobi watching from a distance, felt a chill run down their spines as their scalps went numb.

Their hearts trembled in terror.

The searing vision was devastating. No kind of combined ninjutsu, not even A or S rank, could compare. Faced with that power, all were useless.

The Konoha shinobi, at least, were on Luo Lei's side and were also protected by the formation. However, the Kumogakure army's ninjas were completely terrified, paralyzed by fear.

The Raikage had already been crushed to death, and now Luo Lei was unleashing himself again, treating the over 8,000 Iwagakure shinobi as if they were nothing.

"Ughh!"

Tsunade barely lasted three seconds before her beautiful face turned pale. Her body weakened, and she couldn't help but vomit on the spot.

'I underestimated how cruel Luo Lei is... and overestimated my own tolerance,' she thought, a bitter smile on her face.

"Tsunade-sama!"

Shizune, who had been prepared, appeared next to her in a flash. She carefully held her and expressed her concern, "Are you okay? Why not close your eyes and rest for a while?"

"I..." Tsunade shook her head, giving a sad smile. She gritted her teeth and said, "I've lived in fear of blood for so many years. It's time to overcome it."

"But, Tsunade-sama..." Shizune replied anxiously, "Your body might not be able to take it."

"I want to try..." Tsunade responded, wiping the corner of her mouth. "If it weren't for Luo Lei's timely support, we would all have been annihilated by now. It's time for me to step out of the shadows of the past."

After saying this, Tsunade released herself from Shizune's support and took a few steps forward toward the battlefield, her eyes fixed on the chaos unfolding before her.

She was Tsunade, one of the Sannin. This time she would break her own chains.

"Tsunade-sama..." Shizune murmured, watching Tsunade tremble in weakness. She hesitated for a moment before falling silent. Over the years, she had tried every possible method to treat her hematophobia, but none had worked. Neither the Hokage, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, nor other medical ninjas had been able to help her.

Perhaps now, by facing her fear head-on, she could finally overcome it.

'Will this work?' she thought as she looked at Luo Lei, who seemed like a god in the air. She didn't know why, but she trusted him.

"Tsunade... I hope you succeed," Jiraiya murmured, sighing before turning his attention to the battlefield.

The flame formation was only there to prevent Luo Lei, in a fit of rage, from losing control and attacking Konoha's ninjas as well.

"It seems that Luo Lei-sama can really defeat ten thousand ninjas!" Shikaku exclaimed, looking at Inoichi and the other high-ranking leaders of the Konoha army.

Suspended in the air, Luo Lei was about to use his heat vision again when something caught his attention.

He turned his head toward Tsunade, who was struggling with her phobia. "They really are big..." he muttered, unintentionally activating his X-ray vision.

Then he looked away and said solemnly, "Didn't they say they would use mass tactics to wear me down to death? How can they be so ineffective?"

His words fell like a lightning bolt.

His eyes, red and blazing, cut through the air once more, attacking the Iwagakure army, which no longer had the will to fight.

"DAMN IT!"

"NOT AGAIN!"

Desperate screams echoed across the field. The Iwagakure ninjas, especially those in the front lines, knew that ninjutsu wouldn't work, but they still executed their techniques, trying to block Luo Lei's attack.

But it was futile.

In the face of heat vision, any ninjutsu was defeated in a single blow, unable to stop the devastation that was coming.

The heat vision cut through thousands of Rock shinobi, slicing them alive. Even those who used underground camouflage techniques couldn't escape; they were all hit by the heat and exploded.

The area turned into an extremely tragic spectacle, with rivers of blood that no one could bear to look at directly.

After only two attacks, in less than a minute, almost an eighth of Iwagakure's ninjas lay dead. The Tsuchikage's assistant was desperate. "I made a mistake."

"Mass tactics don't work against someone like Luo Lei. With his long-range attacks, more than eight thousand ninjas are nothing but live targets."

He tried to contain his panic but couldn't help shouting aloud, "Luo Lei, if you have the skill, come and face us in close combat!"

To his surprise, Luo Lei smiled.

"Well... it's been a while since I used ninjutsu. I suppose it's a good time to show you what I'm capable of."

Not only had his strength and speed improved... his ninjutsu was also unstoppable. He was an existence no one could stop.

The Tsuchikage's assistant seemed relieved and shouted, "Do not be afraid! We are over six thousand strong. As long as it's hand-to-hand combat, he's just one person. We still have a chance to turn defeat into victory."

"Yes, that's right!"

"Even if I die, I'll drain Luo Lei's physical strength."

The Rock shinobi, who had given in to despair, found a glimmer of hope and burst into strong survival will. If Luo Lei wanted to fight, they would not be cowards.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu."

Luo Lei wasted no time. With an explosion of chakra throughout his body, his hands quickly formed seals.

With a puff, accompanied by white smoke, thousands of identical shadow clones of Luo Lei appeared in the air, covering the sky.

'Chakra reserves are still full!' he said satisfied while checking his reserves. With the continuous improvement of his physical and mental abilities, his chakra had also transformed.

The Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha ninjas were completely stunned.

"Damn it! What...?"

The Tsuchikage's assistant was petrified, and his remaining shinobi collapsed once again. Luo Lei had summoned thousands of clones, in an act that defied all logic.

'How are we supposed to fight this...?' he thought, feeling despair take over him.

"This is just the beginning!"

In the air, Luo Lei took a deep breath and said coldly, "First, I'll make Iwagakure burn to the ground."

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Jutsu!"

"CHIDORI!"

"RASENGAN!"

"Water Style: Water Sword!"

"Earth Style: Mud Dragon Bullet!"

His voice rumbled across the battlefield.

Thousands of shadow clones performed their own ninjutsu.

Looking around, A-level techniques, composite techniques, and S-rank forbidden jutsus were all unleashed at once.

In the end, one after another, everything crashed towards the Rock army.

"How is this possible? It can't be real!"

Iwagakure was paralyzed, not knowing what to do. Their proud crowd tactics, in Luo Lei's eyes, were nothing but a pathetic joke from beginning to end.

"Is this how it all ends...?"

The Tsuchikage's assistant also stared blankly at the scene, his mind going blank. Everyone had been deceived.

Luo Lei wasn't just a beast in hand-to-hand combat but also a monster in ninjutsu. To use so many shadow clones to perform such techniques... how colossal must his chakra reserves be?

"Ōnoki-sama, we were so wrong... We should never have come to the Land of Soup to cause trouble..."

"Everything is lost now!"

In the next moment, the Tsuchikage's assistant showed a miserable smile. His hands began forming seals frantically while he murmured to himself, "Even if I die, at least..."

"You have no chance."

Baaam!

With a tearing sound, before the Tsuchikage's assistant could react, Luo Lei's body, moving at eight times supersonic speed, pierced through him like a bullet, turning him into a cloud of blood.

"The Tsuchikage's assistant...? He's dead...?"

A desperate voice echoed. As if a fuse had been lit, the over 6,000 remaining shinobi regained their senses. Some began panicking and forming seals, while others, terrified, started running aimlessly.

"He's a demon! Luo Lei is completely insane!"

They no longer wanted to fight; they only wanted to return alive to Iwagakure. But, unfortunately, it was already too late.

Facing the terrified and defeated Iwagakure army, the thousands of Luo Lei's shadow clones launched their attack. All kinds of ninjutsu exploded with deafening roars, the crowd gathered, and the battlefield shook violently as if it were the end of the world.

"NOOOOO!!"

A series of heart-wrenching screams echoed. Many Iwagakure shinobi tried to surrender, but it was futile. The killing intent of those shadow clones was overwhelming. Not only were they strong, but they also showed not a shred of mercy.

In less than a minute, over 6,000 shinobi were massacred. For a time, the entire battlefield was filled with a pervasive smell of blood, and even the sky turned a deep shade of red.

After destroying the remaining Iwagakure shinobi, the shadow clones turned into white smoke, disappearing one by one, while the memories and experiences of the thousands of clones flowed like a torrent into Luo Lei's mind.

At the same time...

The moment the Rock shinobi were exterminated, the over 2,000 Cloud ninjas were completely stunned.

"What kind of demon are we facing...? What kind of battle is this...?"

Originally, they had hoped that the Iwagakure team and Luo Lei would destroy each other, but instead, they saw Luo Lei crush the over 8,000-strong Iwagakure team. The Cloud shinobi could only tremble at the memory of the devastating power of those shadow clones.

"How... how is this possible...?"

A, who was still in shock over his father's death, was utterly terrified. His body began to tremble, and his mind collapsed under the pressure.

"A, you must leave!" Dodai exclaimed, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Before the battle, the Raikage made arrangements. You and Killer B must return alive to Kumogakure."

"What's the point of returning to the village...?" A let out a bitter laugh. "With someone like Luo Lei... do we really have a chance?"

"As long as you stay alive, there will always be a chance, even if we lose the war!" Dodai replied, suppressing the terror in his heart. "You must live up to the Raikage's expectations!"

After saying this, he turned his gaze to Killer B. "Quick, get A off the battlefield!"

"What... what...?"

Killer B, who was also utterly terrified, had weak legs and was kneeling on the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably. Faced with such a brutal massacre, even as the Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails, his spirit was broken.

"Eight-Tails, if you don't act now, YOU WILL DIE!"

Seeing that A and Killer B were completely paralyzed by fear, Dodai felt like he was losing his mind. "Eight-Tails, if you don't flee now, you'll die, even as a tailed beast!"

"Damn it...!" roared the Eight-Tails, gritting his teeth while suppressing his fear. Chakra erupted, controlling Killer B's body. He grabbed A and fled in the blink of an eye, heading for a giant altar prepared not far away.

"Let's get out of here!"

With three chakra fluctuations, the three Cloud shinobi who were already prepared began forming seals quickly.

"Leaving...?"

Luo Lei, who was still receiving the memories and experiences of his clones, his eyes glowed with a red light.

Two blazing beams cut through the air, flying towards the giant altar at terrifying speed.

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