Kumogakure dispatched troops, proactively ending the fifteen-day ceasefire.
Facing the aggressive Kumogakure, Konoha had already prepared for battle.
The war horn echoed across the sky, and thousands of Ninja were divided into dozens of battlefields, big and small.
The explosions from the clash of Fire Release and Lightning Release, the sparks from kunai striking each other, and the painful wails of the wounded—all sounds intertwined, filling one with dread.
In the center of a small battlefield, Renye and his five companions found their mission target—Kinkaku.
“You Uchiha brat!”
Kinkaku’s roar dispersed the surrounding smoke, his body enveloped in crimson Nine-Tailed Chakra, and six massive tails wildly flailing behind him.
His skin peeled off inch by inch, revealing grotesque muscle fibers, and his fangs protruded, transforming him completely into a humanoid beast!
Towards Renye, his brother’s killer, he had no intention of holding back his strength; he wanted to use his full power to kill Renye from the start, to avenge his dead brother!
Learning from his previous lesson of being ganged up on by the six, he was not alone this time, but brought two Kumogakure confidants.
The two Elite Jonin stood on either side of Kinkaku, vigilantly watching the Konoha Ninja before them.
One was named Lightning Fang, and the other was named Tetsuyama.
It is worth mentioning that the weapons they held were Kinkaku’s Six Paths Tools, the Seven-Star Sword and the Crimson Rope!
“This time, you won’t leave here alive!” Kinkaku’s body was completely bestialized, his sharp claws plowing deep furrows in the ground.
“That’s what I wanted to say to you!” Renye activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, drew the Tachi from his waist, and said coldly.
“Proceed as planned!”
As he finished speaking, the five instantly scattered.
Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Lightning Fang, who wielded the Seven-Star Sword; Uchiha Kagami and Danzo Shimura faced Tetsuyama, who held the Crimson Rope.
Meanwhile, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado stayed to fight Kinkaku alongside Renye.
Kinkaku held nothing back, his six tails thrusting out simultaneously like giant pythons!
Renye retreated, taking out the Basho Fan strapped to his back.
“Wind Release: Divine Gale!”
The Basho Fan stirred up a hurricane, deflecting the tails’ attack trajectory. Utatane Koharu seized the opportunity to throw Shuriken, but they were blocked by the Nine-Tailed Chakra.
“Useless!” Kinkaku opened his mouth to condense a Tailed Beast Ball; the black energy sphere distorted the air.
“Homura!” Renye called softly.
At the critical moment—
“Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!”
Homura Mitokado’s Jutsu liquefied the ground beneath Kinkaku’s feet, forcing the Tailed Beast Ball’s aiming trajectory to shift.
“Boom!!!”
The Tailed Beast Ball flew towards a distant small mountain at an extremely fast speed, and a violent explosion was heard.
A massive crater appeared on the small mountain, and rocks continuously rolled down its slopes.
Renye seized the moment Kinkaku adjusted his balance, used the Body Flicker Technique to charge forward, and thrust his Tachi directly at his left eye.
“Clang!”
The Seven-Star Sword suddenly blocked, as Lightning Fang had broken free from Hiruzen’s entanglement and rushed to provide support.
“Your opponent is me!” Hiruzen’s Adamantine Staff came through the air, forcing Lightning Fang back.
Before leaving, he said with a hint of apology, “Sorry, Renye, I couldn’t stop him just now.”
After the brief interlude, the battle continued.
Kinkaku lashed out with three tails, thrusting them directly forward.
Renye, having failed to land a hit, immediately distanced himself and vigorously swung the Basho Fan.
“Wind Release: Divine Gale!”
The instant the high-pressure airflow collided with the Chakra tails, three Shuriken, aided by the wind, shot towards Kinkaku’s shoulder at extreme speed.
Although the Shuriken were blocked by the Chakra cloak, Utatane Koharu’s actions still interfered with him.
Before Kinkaku knew it, he was blown away by the strong winds.
“Fire Release: Great Flame Flower!” Renye suddenly changed his technique, reversing the fan in his hand.
A fiery tornado swept towards Kinkaku.
Just as he was about to dodge, the ground beneath him suddenly turned into a swamp, restricting his movement.
“Bastard!” Kinkaku looked with bloodshot eyes at Homura Mitokado, who was performing Ninjutsu not far away, wishing he could devour him alive!
This was the second time this guy had interfered with him!
Facing the sweeping fiery tornado, the Nine-Tailed Chakra within Kinkaku erupted like a volcano, attempting to withstand the flames with his Chakra cloak.
How could Renye give him such an opportunity?
The moment the fire tornado obscured his vision, Renye swung the fan again, this time directly siphoning off one-tenth of his Chakra.
“Five Elements: Great Chaos Flower!”
A storm of Chakra with five different elemental natures raged towards Kinkaku, who, in the midst of resisting the fiery erosion, stared with disbelief.
Before he could react, the storm lifted him high, and Ninjutsu of various natures rained down on him within the storm.
“Bang!”
The storm dissipated, and Kinkaku plummeted from high in the sky, landing heavily on the ground, creating a ten-meter-diameter crater.
Renye saw this scene and couldn’t help but click his tongue, “As expected of a Six Paths Tool!”
The Basho Fan could use Five-Element Ninjutsu without hand seals, and its power was astonishing.
Its only drawback was its high Chakra consumption.
But for Renye, this was still barely acceptable.
“Lord Kinkaku!”
Lightning Fang and Tetsuyama, seeing this from a distance, immediately disengaged from their battles and rushed to the crater.
Kinkaku’s body was covered in wounds of various sizes, and he looked extremely disheveled; the Nine-Tailed Chakra was slowly repairing his damaged Tailed Beast cloak.
“Argh, damn it, you damned fellow!”
Kinkaku’s six tails thrashed wildly, and his crimson Chakra burned like flames.
His gaze was fixed on the Basho Fan in Renye’s hand, his eyes flashing with unwillingness and fury!
This was his weapon, yet it was stolen by his opponent!
If the Basho Fan were still in his hands, such a thing would never have happened.
No, he must find a way to get the Basho Fan back!
“Cover me, retrieve the Basho Fan!” He roared, and Lightning Fang and Tetsuyama immediately charged out, attempting to restrain the others.
However—
“Dream on!” Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Adamantine Staff swept horizontally, forcefully stopping Lightning Fang.
Uchiha Kagami’s Sharingan spun, and Tetsuyama instantly fell into a Genjutsu, freezing in place.
“Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!” Danzo Shimura’s Wind Release forced both of them back.
“Useless!” Kinkaku cursed under his breath, but at this moment, he had no retreat; he had to get the fan back.
Chakra exploded from Kinkaku’s body, his form transforming into a red afterimage, breaking through dozens of meters in an instant, directly closing in on Renye.
He extended his sharp claws, trying to snatch the fan.
“The Basho Fan… is mine!”
Renye’s eyes were cold, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Do you think… I’d let you get it?”
Saying this, he flicked his wrist, and the Basho Fan swung violently.
“Wind Release: Divine Gale!”
A violent gust of wind instantly erupted, and Kinkaku’s body abruptly stalled in mid-air, then was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.
“Bastard, this is clearly my fan!” Kinkaku yelled in exasperation, “You damned brat, give me back my fan!”
“Your fan?”
Renye shook the fan, a puzzled expression on his face:
“Is your name written on it?”