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"Did we get him?" The Root members didn't expect Hayato to fail dodging even a single one of the surprise shuriken and kunai thrown at him. Not only that, he was hit by the explosion tags right after.
They finally breathed a sigh of relief. From their perspective, it looked like Hayato was done for. But before they came, Danzo had already ordered: if possible, capture him alive; if not, bring back his body.
"Be careful! I heard this Hayato isn't so simple!" another Root member warned, clearly more cautious now.
"He's probably done for. His kekkei genkai is strong, but he wasn't using it before!"
"Let me check." One of the Root members held out his hand, and some tiny bugs flew out from it, heading straight toward the smoke-covered Hayato—where no one could clearly see what was happening.
"Roar!"
At that moment, a loud, furious roar echoed through the area—full of rage, madness, and destruction. That kind of anger, so deep it hated everything in the world with no outlet.
"What the…?" The Root members couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
Actually, this happened because the people who first attacked Hayato had already been taken out by him, so the Root members had no idea what he was really capable of. Even though they heard rumors that he was strong, they thought, "He just barely unlocked his kekkei genkai.
Even if it's something like the Sharingan, how strong could he really be?" So, they underestimated him completely.
Whoosh!
A huge, thick arm suddenly reached out from the smoke and with one swing tore through the mist completely. Then, right in front of them stood a gigantic green giant, easily three to four meters tall.
"Watch out!"
Seeing the green giant, the Root members instantly became more cautious. They noticed something strange—this giant had no visible injuries. The explosion tags seemed to have no effect whatsoever.
"Roar!"
With a furious roar from Hayato, the ground beneath him suddenly caved in. Then, like a bomb going off, he shot up into the sky and slammed down hard right where the Root members were gathered.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Technique!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"
The Root team all released their ninjutsu at once—offensive and defensive skills perfectly coordinated. If this was any other opponent, this kind of teamwork would be very solid and smart.
But unfortunately for them, they were up against a raging, unstoppable Hulk-like Hayato.
No matter if it was Fire Style, Wind Style, or even Lightning Style, most attacks didn't hurt him at all.
Some could barely scratch his skin or damage his muscles, but visibly, he healed almost instantly. Like a raging tank, Hayato plowed through all the ninjutsu head-on, breaking through their defenses and charging straight at them.
"Is this for real?"
"No way!"
"He's insane strong!"
"Unbelievable!"
"A monster! What kind of monster is this?"
Bang!
The heavy Earth Style mud wall slammed into Hayato but had almost no effect—like it was made of paper. He smashed right through it easily and kept barreling toward the Root ninjas.
"What the—?"
"Run!"
Because they had been warned before coming, and because some of their defensive ninjutsu slowed him down just a fraction of a second, over half of the ninjas managed to escape when Hayato showed up. But the unlucky ones who couldn't run or use their ninjutsu…
After a huge explosion and the ground shaking violently, their bodies were crushed and mixed with the blood-red flesh and black soil, merging into one terrifying scene.
"....."