"Boom————!!!"
A deafening explosion suddenly erupted from within the Gold Dust Wave without any warning at all.
And it was not just a single point.
The explosions were dense and overwhelming.
From the crest of the wave to its deepest layers, from the surface all the way into its core, countless explosions detonated simultaneously.
It was as if tens of thousands of explosive tags had been stuffed into every crevice of the gold dust before all igniting in the exact same second.
The gigantic wave of golden dust was instantly ripped apart by expanding orange-red flames.
The calm disdain on Rasa's face froze instantly.
What replaced it was shock.
Extreme shock.
And disbelief.
"Impossible!! Absolutely impossible!!"
He roared hoarsely.
But his voice was completely swallowed by the endless thunderous explosions.
Even with reality unfolding directly before his eyes, Rasa still could not believe it.
He could not believe Konoha's Fire Release possessed such terrifying destructive force.
He could not believe the enemy had actually penetrated his gold dust defenses and detonated the explosion from within.
But reality gave him no time to think.
A violent shockwave slammed directly into his body, blasting him straight off the crest of the wave.
As he spun through the air, countless scorching fragments of shattered gold dust shot through the battlefield like lethal shrapnel.
Several pieces buried deeply into his left leg.
Others pierced his right arm.
More tore into his back.
Intense pain instantly flooded through his body.
Rasa let out a muffled groan while blood rushed into his eyes.
His survival instinct erupted instantly.
He frantically circulated Chakra throughout his body.
The remaining undetonated gold dust around him surged toward him wildly, rapidly wrapping around his body and forming a thick sphere of gold sand.
"Boom——!!!"
Another world-shaking explosion erupted.
The gold sphere protecting Rasa was smashed violently by an even more terrifying secondary shockwave.
Like a pebble kicked away by a giant, Rasa's body was blasted far toward the rear of the Sunagakure army.
Although he was not killed immediately, the Sunagakure forces behind him had already descended into catastrophe.
The explosive shockwaves carried countless blazing fragments of gold dust as they swept through the tightly packed army like a deadly metal storm.
The front-line Sunagakure Ninja collapsed in waves like wheat being harvested.
Some were instantly torn apart by flying fragments and died on the spot.
Some clutched their bleeding ears while screaming and rolling across the ground in agony.
Others were completely stunned by the sudden terrifying explosion and simply stood frozen in place with blank expressions.
"Enemy attack!!"
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!!"
"Medical team! Where is the medical team——!!"
The chaotic screams sounded weak and desperate beneath the lingering roar of the explosions.
The shinobi in the rear had no idea what had happened at the front.
All they could see were flames rising into the sky while violent shockwaves surged through the battlefield.
Instinctively, those in the back pushed forward to see what was happening.
But the people in front were being blasted backward by the explosions.
The rear pushed forward.
The front stumbled backward.
The entire formation collapsed into complete chaos.
People were trampled beneath feet.
People shoved each other aside.
People fell and were crushed.
Screams rose endlessly.
The only sound remaining in everyone's ears was the sharp ringing left by the explosions.
Compared to the chaos consuming Sunagakure, the atmosphere in front of the Konoha camp was completely different.
The instant before the explosions erupted, Choza had already roared:
"Earth Release! Rise!!"
"Wind Release squad! Switch to Wind Walls!!"
The Earth Release Ninja who had prepared beforehand immediately slammed their palms onto the ground.
Massive earthen walls surged upward one after another, forming a thick defensive barrier in front of the camp.
Immediately afterward, the Wind Release Ninja attacked as well.
Violent winds howled outward.
But they were not attacking the enemy.
Instead, they pressed forcefully against the incoming explosive shockwaves.
The raging winds forcibly diverted the airwaves and deadly fragments away from the camp.
Some were even pushed directly back toward the already chaotic Sunagakure army.
"We blocked it! We actually blocked it!!"
Choza stared fixedly ahead at the explosion flames being weakened and redirected by the earth walls and wind walls.
The crushing pressure that had weighed on his heart moments earlier vanished instantly beneath overwhelming shock and excitement.
He suddenly turned his head and looked sharply toward Might Guy beside him.
Guy was grinning brightly while revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
Then he gave Choza a vigorous thumbs-up.
Choza's heart pounded violently.
Even now, he still did not fully understand why the combination of Water Release, Lightning Release, and Fire Release had produced such a terrifying internal explosion.
But he remembered every word Guy had urgently repeated earlier.
"Water first, then lightning, then fire."
"The order absolutely cannot be wrong!!"
"Earth Release and Wind Release suppress at the end!!"
At this moment, those instructions sounded almost prophetic.
Everything had happened exactly as Guy predicted.
Guy himself was also smiling.
But his smile carried understanding that nobody else present possessed.
Electrolysis of water.
Hydrogen and oxygen.
Mixed gases.
Violent combustion upon contact with fire.
These principles completely surpassed the common knowledge of the Ninja World.
There was no need to explain them.
The explosion itself was already the perfect answer.
Rasa's shock.
Choza's ecstasy.
Everyone's disbelief.
Everything had already been proven by that earth-shattering explosion.
The aftermath had not even fully faded yet, but the terrifying Gold Dust Wave had already been blasted into complete destruction.
All that remained ahead was devastation.
And the wailing chaos consuming the Sunagakure army.
At this moment, a terrifying light burst from Choza's eyes.
This was an opportunity that would never come twice.
He suddenly turned around and faced every Konoha Ninja still standing inside the camp.
His voice had become hoarse from overwhelming excitement and killing intent, yet it still exploded across the entire battlefield like thunder.
"Everyone——!!!"
He raised his fist high before fiercely pointing toward the chaotic Sunagakure forces ahead.
"Follow me——charge out!!!"
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