With his hands in his pockets, Simu looked with interest at the titan, which resembled Hashirama's Wooden Golem Jutsu.
"This size is seriously insane. It must hurt like hell if it lands a punch."
As soon as Simu finished speaking, the Earth Style Jōnin laughed.
"It's still not too late for you to surrender."
But just in case Simu rushed in with terrifying speed to kill him before he could hide.
The Earth Style ninja quickly formed hand seals with great focus.
His entire body sank into the Earth Spirit Titan like he was being swallowed by a swamp.
Simu adjusted his glasses.
"Well then... I guess it's time to get serious."
He clapped his hands together.
A huge surge of natural energy flowed into his body.
Dark red markings began to appear across his face.
Sage Mode: Takumi!
"I'll let you see what serious looks like."
Even though Simu looked calm, the Earth Spirit Titan—nearly a hundred meters tall—suddenly moved.
Its massive fist came crashing down!
The enormous shadow of the fist completely engulfed Simu.
But Simu remained calm, rubbing his hands together. A solid lightsaber of pure energy formed between them.
Boom!!
The fist struck the ground with a thunderous crash!
The entire surface shattered like glass beneath the impact.
It was like a full-on earthquake—Da Nin Village shook violently.
"It's not over yet—stay alert!" one of the Jōnin shouted from below.
After witnessing Simu's terrifying power, none of them were foolish enough to assume he'd go down that easily.
Sure enough, a flash of light appeared behind the titan.
"Let me guess… are you hiding here?"
The lightsaber in Simu's hand suddenly extended—hundreds of meters in length.
The power of the blade, infused with natural energy, had increased by more than 1927 times!
A blinding slash tore through the air.
The lightsaber sliced through the titan's armored shell as if it were paper.
Clean cut—right through the thigh!
The severed leg crashed into the ground like a massive pillar, leaving a deep crater behind.
The Earth Style Jōnin hiding inside the titan was stunned.
Even the three Jōnin watching from afar gasped in horror.
He was casually slicing up a hundred-meter titan—one leg gone with a single strike!
Simu frowned slightly. "Hmm. Guess you're not in there."
"In that case..."
Simu transformed into a streak of light and shot into the sky.
Before the Earth Style Jōnin could react, Simu had already appeared directly overhead.
"Let's try this one."
"Sage Art: Eight-Foot Qiong Gouyu!"
The legendary technique—now infused with natural energy.
Simu crossed his arms. A cross-shaped burst of light formed in the sky, burning like the sun itself.
Then—
Light began to rain down like meteors.
It was as if the sun had shattered and was falling to earth.
The scene struck terror into everyone who saw it.
"No way…"
"This can't be blocked!"
In that instant, the remaining three Jōnin turned and fled.
Too bad their speed couldn't match the speed of light.
The rain of destruction fell instantly.
The Earth Spirit Titan was the first to be baptized by the blazing light.
Glowing projectiles bombarded it from all angles, tearing off its stone armor and smashing it to pieces!
Under the Eight-Foot Qiong Gouyu, the titan crumbled like a clay doll in a thunderstorm—utterly disintegrated.
The shattered rubble rained down onto the ground—crushing the Earth Style Jōnin still hidden within.
In the face of this divine-level catastrophe, no one could escape.
Whether you were a Genin, Chūnin, or even a Jōnin…
The once-dominant east wall of Huiren Village had been reduced to rubble.
Simu landed slowly.
Just then, a voice echoed in his ears:
"Imitation value has reached 60%. Ability extraction in progress…"
"Ability extraction complete. Obtained ability: [Admiral's Constitution]."
The moment the words finished, a massive surge of energy burst from deep within his body, flowing through his meridians.
Muscles. Organs. Bones.
Everything was being transformed and elevated by this mysterious force.
Simu felt like he was floating in a warm ocean.
As if he were back in the womb.
A faint golden light radiated from his entire body.
This miraculous transformation lasted only three seconds.
But when it ended, Simu felt brand new.
It was like upgrading an old computer—now equipped with the best GPU, ultra-HD screen, and top-tier CPU!
The world looked completely different.
"So this… is the body of an Admiral?"
Simu clenched his fist.
The body he had spent an entire year training with his life couldn't even compare to this.
With this strength, Simu felt he could fight for ten days and ten nights without stopping.
He was overflowing with stamina.
Right now, only a handful of people in the entire ninja world could compete with him physically.
Third Raikage? Sure.
Tsunade with her Byakugō Seal activated? Maybe.
The Tailed Beasts? Possibly.
If Hashirama were somehow resurrected... perhaps only then would someone match him in raw physical power.
After all, Hashirama was the reincarnation of Asura and the inheritor of the Sage Body.
In the distance, Ebizō frowned as he noticed Wang Ling's titan collapse.
He had seen this secret technique from Second Palace Stone before.
Although it wasn't on the level of the Five Kage,
it was more than enough to deal with a battle-hardened Elite Jōnin.
And yet?
It lasted less than ten minutes—from summoning to destruction.
If they hadn't planted spies in the Land of Rivers,
he would've thought Hiruzen Sarutobi had shown up in person.
"...That move just now..."
Tenmu Hazang hesitated to speak.
Simu's Eight-Foot Qiong Gouyu had been enormous.
And at night, the blinding flash was painfully conspicuous.
If that technique had fallen on his own head—
Could he have survived it?
No...
Maybe he could've escaped?
The more Tenmu Hazang thought about it, the colder his body felt.
Ebizō noticed this.
He said calmly, "Don't worry. Everything in this world comes with a price."
"Since that brat used such a powerful move, he must have used up a lot of stamina."
"If he dares to come here now, it's nothing but suicide."
"You think everyone has the monstrous Chakra reserves of the First Hokage?"
Ebizō controlled five exquisitely crafted puppets.
He was different from Drobby.
The latter relied on numbers, hoping to overwhelm his enemies through sheer quantity.
But Ebizō focused solely on quality.
All five of his puppets had once been powerful Jōnin in life.
Now, paired with his expert control techniques,
they could combine to unleash the power of at least two Elite Jōnin.
This was the true terror of a puppet master.
They could use forbidden techniques to make the dead fight once more—with deadly power.
Opposite them stood Minato.
Or rather, a gravely injured Minato.
A deep wound stretched across his abdomen,
blood still staining the broken puppet that had struck him.
Ebizō had carefully caught Minato in a moment of weakness.
Though he'd lost a fine puppet in the process...
Trading it for the life of Konoha's Yellow Flash?
More than worth it.
"Boy, you're worth turning into a puppet,"
Ebizō said coldly.
Minato smiled slightly.
"Should I feel honored?"
On another battlefield, things were just as dire.
Rei (Ling Yi) had almost no Chakra left.
Harukami Aso was severely injured, and Chixiang wasn't doing much better.
And yet Drobby still had four puppets left!
It was more than enough to shove them from the cliff of danger straight into the abyss of death.
"D..."
"Agh...!"
Harukami Aso's chest heaved violently.
His breathing sounded like an old bellows—labored and rough.
"I'll hold him off," he rasped. "You two, run."
He looked solemnly at Chixiang.
"Make sure to tell the village... there's a traitor among us."
If information hadn't been leaked,
how could Sunagakure deploy such overwhelming force in a minor Gray Ninja village?
Seeing Aso's resolve to die a martyr,
Drobby sneered.
"You really think you can stop me?"
He flexed his fingers.
The remaining four puppets cracked open—ribs fully converted into blades.
In a split second, dozens of Chakra-wrapped blades exploded from them, slashing straight at the trio!
Harukami Aso used the last of his strength to unleash one final jutsu.
"Water Style: Water Barrier!"
Because of his lack of Chakra, the Water Barrier only managed to shield Chixiang and Rei.
No matter what—
My daughter... and the girl who saved her life must live!
But unfortunately, this weakened Water Barrier was no match for the blades infused with Chakra.
The blades tore through the water like paper and pierced toward all three of them.
Just then—a beam of light shot from a distance,
intercepting all the incoming blades with precise angles and terrifying accuracy!
The control was flawless.
The timing—perfect.
From the distance, a large stone hurtled toward the battlefield.
Simu stood atop it, the coat of justice billowing in the wind.
"Mōsu mōsu... that was close. Good thing we made it in time."
He stepped off the rock casually, hands still in his pockets, landing beside Rei.
He reached out and gently patted her head.
"Did I scare you?"
"I'm fine," Rei nodded obediently.
In front of Simu, she was as docile as a kitten.
"That's good."
With Katsuyu present, Rei's injuries could be healed quickly anyway.
Simu looked at Drobby, who was still manipulating his four remaining puppets, and scratched his cheek lazily.
"One versus four this time?"
He smirked.
"Seems a little too easy."
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