“Uchiha Tenchi, you don’t need to try. This barrier is primarily for defense. It would take at least three Kage-level ninjas to break it, and you’re all alone now. You have no chance!” The first Iwa ninja to speak said smugly.
Three Kage-level ninjas! That means they're trapped here. Although the situation is rather bad, the Iwa ninjas haven't pursued Chiyu. As long as they can hold them off, their goal will be achieved. Tianqi felt a little relieved at this moment.
Seeing the three-meter-tall Uchiha Tenki's expression change slightly, the quasi-Kage became even happier.
"Heh heh, as long as we kill you today, our vanguard team's mission will be complete!"
"You can't get in even with this barrier, so how can you kill me?" Tian Qi spread his hands, looking relaxed. He could kill them as long as they came in, but they couldn't hit him if they didn't come in. In his opinion, this barrier had two sides.
"Hmph, you're just a trapped beast right now. Did you think we couldn't do anything to you while you're inside?" The quasi-Kage of the Shadow Guard smiled, and a group of elite Jonin arrived at the four cardinal directions, forming hand seals as they prepared to unleash their ninjutsu.
"This is! Could it be!" Tianqi's eyes widened as he watched the Iwa ninja's actions. He suddenly thought of the scene in the original work where the ninjas dealt with the Ten-Tails.
Just as Tian Qi had expected, the four Shadow Guards, near-Shadow Knights, raised their hands and opened gaps in the barrier on all four sides, and a group of elite Jonin also began forming hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet Technique!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet Technique!"
...
A group of elite ninjas unleashed their ninjutsu in unison, and a barrage of fire-style ninjutsu rushed in through the gap opened by the quasi-kage.
"Holy crap! They're treating me like a roast pig! How could they do this?!" Tian Qi slapped his hands together, and the wooden array wall rose up right next to him, firmly surrounding him in the middle.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
As the fire-style ninjutsu exploded, all the Iwa ninja stared intently at the barrier, hoping to completely annihilate this ninja world demon this time.
After the smoke and dust from the explosion cleared, Tian Qi's figure appeared. The wooden array used for defense had disappeared, and Tian Qi had extensive burns on his body, clearly indicating that he had not been able to block the attack.
"They couldn't even eliminate him, he's really tenacious!" Seeing that they couldn't defeat Uchiha Tenki, the Iwa ninja were also very disappointed.
"You bunch of filthy ants, how dare you burn me! You're asking for death!!!" Tian Qi accelerated and rushed to the edge of the barrier, his fists flying rapidly as he relentlessly attacked it, each punch landing squarely.
Looking at the crazed Uchiha Tenki, the older quasi-Kage of the Shadow Guard stepped forward. "Uchiha Tenki, your arrogance is the reason for your defeat today. You've always regarded us as ants, never thinking that we, whom you consider ants, could one day bring you down, have you?"
"Hahaha, once an ant, always an ant. You're not worthy to bring me down! Chidori!!" Tianqi laughed maniacally, raising his lightning-infused hand to harness the power of the weather.
The Iwa ninja showed no fear or retreat; they believed that Uchiha Tenki could not break through the earthen-yellow barrier.
"This is!!!" They quickly noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky. The dark clouds were filled with lightning power that was constantly gathering and eventually forming the shape of a Qilin. The huge lightning Qilin was leaping in the sky.
"Follow my guidance and descend with the power of lightning, Qilin!" Guided by Tianqi's Thousand Birds, the Qilin in the sky pierced through the clouds and poked out its huge head. However, it charged down with terrifying lightning power and crashed directly into the barrier.
"Zzz! Zzz! Zzz!" The Qilin's lightning power continuously impacted the barrier.
The group of Iwa ninja were so frightened by the terrifying lightning Kirin that they took two steps back.
As the Qilin continued its assault, the rock and earth barrier, which originally required three Shadow-level experts to break through, began to crack.
"No! Uchiha Tenki is about to break out! Maintain the barrier and don't let him out!" the older quasi-Kage shouted.
The five elite Jonin maintaining the barrier had ferocious expressions on their faces, frantically unleashing their chakra.
However, unnoticed, the quasi-shadow who had his elder brother killed by Tianqi used "Earth Escape - Earth Dragon Travel Technique" to sneak underground, and no one knew what he was going to do.
"Gather!" Tian Qi shouted, and the lightning Qilin quickly condensed on Tian Qi's right hand, with the Qilin's head appearing directly on Tian Qi's fist.
"Break!" Aiming at the crack in the barrier, Tian Qi swung his right hand out, unleashing terrifying Qilin lightning power that instantly widened the crack, creating a gap large enough for a person to pass through.
"Not good! There's a gap in the barrier! Everyone, prepare to fight!" Although they were shocked that Uchiha Tenki could break through the barrier, the quasi-Kage of the Shadow Guards reacted quickly.
Tian Qi pushed off with both feet and accelerated out of the barrier. His speed was so fast that it was like a teleportation technique. In just an instant, he arrived in front of the older quasi-shadow. Tian Qi grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up like a chicken.
"I've said it before, an ant is always an ant!" Tian Qi exerted force with one hand, ready to crush the quasi-shadow figure if he wanted to.
“You…”, Zhunying, whose neck was being gripped, could barely speak.
"Pfft!"
Just as Tian Qi was about to end this near-shadow life, he heard a soft "thud" and a long knife pierced his heart from behind.
"How did you end up here!" Tian Qi turned his head slightly and found that the person behind him was the same Zhunying who had killed his older brother before. He also let go of the other Zhunying's hand.
"Uchiha Tenchi, I've said it before, I must kill you myself to avenge my brother!" With that, the quasi-Kage drew his long sword.
"Pfft!" Tianqi spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to his knees. Is this what they call karma? I killed his older brother, so he has to kill me.
"Hahaha, well done! That sneak attack was absolutely brilliant!" The elderly Zhunying, who had narrowly escaped death, also gave a thumbs up. He had thought he was doomed, but unexpectedly, the situation was reversed in the end.
"Uchiha Tenchi, your fate was sealed the moment you killed my elder brother. You were destined to die by my hand!" The quasi-Kage pointed his long sword at the dying Uchiha Tenchi.
What a strange character! He didn't die immediately after being pierced through the heart. Uchiha Tenki is indeed different. The older quasi-Kage was secretly amazed when he saw Tenki, who was still alive.
"Fate? Heh, I've never believed in such things. My fate is in my own hands!" Tianqi struggled to stand up.
"Haa! Ah! Ah! Ah!" Tian Qi burned all the energy in his body, and terrifying energy poured out, causing cracks to slowly appear on his body.
"Oh no! He's going to self-destruct! Everyone retreat! Retreat!" The quasi-Kage who realized what was happening immediately began to flee, shouting for retreat as they ran. The self-destruction of a Kage-level expert was too terrifying, and they had no intention of stopping him.
"Ah! It's going to explode! Run!"
"The officials have left too, let's get out of here quickly!!!"
"..."
Seeing that the leaders, all near-Kage, had fled, the remaining ninjas also began to run away in a panic.
Seeing the Iwa ninja Tenki escape, he didn't give chase. The range of his self-destruction was huge, and these Iwa ninja couldn't escape, so there was no need to chase him at all.
"I absolutely cannot get up. I'm going to drag you all down with me this time!" Tian Qi said calmly.
"No need to say anything, Tianqi, we've been prepared for a long time!" Jue's voice slowly appeared, clearly showing that they were not afraid at all.
"Qianyu, I can't accompany you any longer. Live your life well!" As the energy reached its peak, Tianqi's body began to collapse little by little.
"Life and death are but a fleeting moment, yet my heroic spirit shines eternally. I'll overcome countless obstacles, witness the magnificent fireworks of this glorious era, overturn the world, indulge in a night of extravagance, stain the yellow sand with my blood, and turn my youth into white hair. I am a true hero, how could I be afraid! Hahahaha..."
"Bang!!" With Tian Qi's final burst of maniacal laughter, the energy in his body exploded completely.
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