Hatake Tatsuya in Naruto

"Is it wrong?"

Tatsuya, who was pushed back by the arm of the guard crane, glanced at the tip of the katana. The blade was initially aimed at Bunpuku's chest but shifted to his shoulder.

"Is that the sand shield known as [Absolute Defense]?"

Tatsuya raised his eyes and looked at the other party, then chuckled lightly.

"It's quite impressive; for the first time, someone managed to counter my strike to this extent."

"Sand Shuriken!!"

Bunpuku didn't answer and waved the yellow sand thrown from his cuffs, which flew out like sharp knives. It's almost like fighting against another Gaara.

Tatsuya's body turned into a phantom, swiftly moving back and forth between the endless sand shurikens.

With his seeing and hearing ability, he can completely perceive the trajectory of the sand shurikens!

"Attack, perception, and speed are all at such a proficient level. No doubt, I'm facing a perfect ninja in every aspect."

Bunpuku gritted his teeth. Tatsuya proved to be a formidable opponent, but there wasn't much fear in his heart. He also knew that in a close-range melee, he had no chance of winning against Tatsuya.

Yet, hitting Tatsuya with ordinary attacks seemed nearly impossible.

So, he had no choice but to resort to large-scale attack tricks, which would consume more chakra. However, this strategy came with its own risks. If Bunpuku's chakra was exhausted, or if his life was in danger, the seal might weaken.

"But I don't have time to think so much!"

The Banpaku's palms suddenly closed together.

Swarming yellow sand rushed into the rocky ground beneath the battlefield, crushing the hard rock into sand that could be manipulated by the power of the guard crane.

An area of more than two miles in radius was turned into sand.

In the next moment, Tatsuya, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Sarutobi Rie, and others who were fighting against Sand Shinobi not far away felt a tremendous suction force pulling them down from under their feet at the same time.

They were being dragged down.

"Prison Sand Burial!"

Bunpuku shouted.

He rewrote the terrain into a desert and then dragged all the enemies on the sand into a 200-meter-deep abyss for burial.

The pressure of the endless sand left the enemies completely immobilized. Even Jinchriki Bunpuku found that this technique nearly depleted his chakra.

Bunpuku had expanded the attack range by rewriting such a large area into a desert, making it harder for Tatsuya to evade with his extraordinary perception ability.

"Does Gaara use this to bury Kimimaro's ninjutsu? And you consume more chakra to increase the attack range."

Tatsuya mused to himself.

"Oh, oh, I can't break free!"

"Help, help! We need reinforcements!"

"Mmm! Mmm! Help, help—"

The ninjas of the Sarutobi clan, not far away, were also caught by the technique of the blessing.

The stronger ones struggled with the Body Flicker Technique to break free, but the weaker ones were unable to resist and were immediately dragged into the sandy abyss.

"Help, help! Someone, please save me!"

The yellow sand had already buried her neck, and Sarutobi Rie was in tears, reaching out her hand towards Sarutobi Shinnosuke and crying for help.

"Rie!"

Shinnosuke also reached out his hand toward her, trying to grasp it.

This scene is reminiscent of some third-rate love movies, but the reality is not a movie. The hands of Shinnosuke and Sarutobi Rie never touched as she was completely dragged into the ground by the sand.

On the other side, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was swallowed by quicksand up to his waist.

"Damn it! Rie!!!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke cried out in pain, and just before being buried underground, he stretched out his right hand to the side and bit his thumb.

In the next second, he was completely buried in the quicksand.

"The strongest absolute defense or the strongest attack in the desert—which do you think is stronger?"

Withdrawing his gaze from the scene, Tatsuya, whose face was now level with the sand's surface, showed no panic as he calmly asked Bunpuku.

Bunpuku's pupils shrank suddenly, and a strong sense of anxiety surged in his heart.

Puff--! !

Suddenly, a violent slash burst out of the quicksand, engulfed in black flames that could burn everything.

It was as if Hatake Sakumo's blade had been infused with thunder and lightning.

For Tatsuya, the black flame was like an extension of his armed color, blending effortlessly.

This move caught Bunpuku completely off guard.

Before he could react, the slash of the Burning Black Flame was already upon him.

The next thing he felt was the searing pain in his left shoulder.

"Uh-uh ah!!!"

Bunpuku cried out in agony as one of his left arms fell to the ground, the black flame continuing to burn on the severed limb.

"The Black Flame...!"

Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi, who had activated their Byakugan from a distance, witnessed the entire battlefield with their all-seeing eyes. Their faces turned pale with shock.

They had received information from their family about a spy from Sand Shinobi who had destroyed the Hokage Rock, using violent sword auras and strange black flames.

Now, witnessing Tatsuya's use of this technique, they couldn't help but wonder if he was the one who had destroyed the Hokage Rock.

Tatsuya jumped out of the gap created by the energy of the slash.

Puff!

As Tatsuya landed, a noise echoed behind him.

Tatsuya turned around, his mouth slightly curved, and said, "Master Shinnosuke, you're not dead yet?"

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