On the large wooden ship, Conis, following Lín Xuán's earlier instructions, was carefully observing the battles taking place across the battlefield.
When a large group of marines surrounded Konan, she immediately noticed and exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! The marines are so shameless—they're ganging up on that sister!"
Hearing this, Lín Xuán shifted his gaze from the other battles to that area and couldn't help but laugh.
Conis grew even more anxious. "Lín Xuán, why are you laughing? If we don't hurry and help her, she'll be in serious danger!"
Lín Xuán, however, smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry. They're special—didn't you see how many of them recovered instantly after being attacked? Besides, Konan isn't as weak as you think!"
Conis was stunned by his words, and even the usually indifferent Kaguya Ōtsutsuki couldn't help but glance in Konan's direction.
"Paper Shuriken!"
"Paper Rain!"
"Paper Spear!"
"Paper Shield!"
What Kaguya and the others saw was Konan, surrounded by marines, continuously using various paper-based ninjutsu to block, dodge, and counterattack.
However, overall, she seemed to be merely fending off the enemy's attacks without any particularly impressive performance—even appearing somewhat overwhelmed.
Yet, despite this situation, Lín Xuán not only showed no intention of stepping in to help or sending reinforcements but suddenly had an idea. He temporarily created a Naruto World Chat Group and added all the powerful shinobi from that world into it.
Then, he sent a message:
"Everyone, retreat from Konan's vicinity immediately. She's about to unleash her ultimate move!"
As he said this, his tone was filled with excitement. He imagined Konan using 600 billion explosive tags to bombard the marines—the spectacular scene would undoubtedly earn him a massive amount of shock value points.
However, his sudden voice in their minds startled everyone, causing them to momentarily lose focus. Seizing the opportunity, the marines launched fierce counterattacks.
Thus, the battlefield situation suddenly shifted. The shinobi forces, who had previously held the advantage, now appeared to be suppressed by the marines.
When Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the others saw this, they were momentarily stunned but quickly grew excited.
"It's her! Yes, it must be her!" Sengoku shouted excitedly to his subordinates. "That girl with light purple hair—she's the key! If we take her down, we can turn the tide!"
As soon as he said this, the marines' eyes lit up in unison. Seeing the shinobi forces frozen in place only further confirmed Sengoku's theory.
In truth, the sheer coincidence of the situation was something even Lín Xuán hadn't anticipated.
Just as Sengoku speculated that Konan was the weak point and ordered an attack on her, Lín Xuán remembered her devastating ultimate technique. To prevent friendly fire, he created the Transdimensional Chat Group for easier coordination.
Yet, because of his warning, Sengoku mistakenly believed he had uncovered their weakness and grew even more excited.
To make things even more coincidental, many of the shinobi were momentarily distracted because they were examining the newly appeared chat interface in their minds. This further convinced the marines that Konan was indeed the key to their enemies' strength.
Thus, all the marines abandoned their original opponents and rushed toward Konan like madmen!
Seeing their reaction, Lín Xuán didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He could only helplessly send another message in the group:
"Everyone else, fall back. Konan, go easy on them. Seeing how enthusiastically they're rushing to their deaths, I can't bear to let them suffer too much."
Konan: "..."
Everyone else: "..."
(We feel like you're showing off, but we have no proof!)
Though inwardly吐槽ing Lín Xuán's words, everyone except Konan quickly retreated as instructed.
This also gave them a chance to study the mysterious Transdimensional Chat Group that had appeared in their minds.
Thus, the shinobi forces suddenly and uniformly moved away from Konan, leaving the marines to swarm her position, completely surrounding her.
On the command ship, Vice Admiral Tsuru sensed something amiss. "Sengoku, this doesn't feel right!"
Indeed, Sengoku also realized something was wrong.
If his theory was correct—that the girl was the enemies' key figure—shouldn't they be desperately trying to rescue her? Why were they retreating instead?
"No… we've fallen into a trap!"
He instinctively looked toward Lín Xuán and saw an expression of pure excitement on his face. Sengoku's face paled as he shouted, "Retreat! All units, fall back—!"
But before he could finish his order, a cold voice rang out from within the dense crowd of marines surrounding Konan:
"Shinra Tensei no Jutsu (Divine Paper Art)!"
The moment the words were spoken, those watching from a distance saw the ice beneath the marines' feet suddenly transform—into countless sheets of paper!
"What is this?! It's all paper?!"
"Is she a Devil Fruit Awakener? Did she turn the environment into paper?!"
"No, it's worse—look closely, those papers have something on them!"
The marines who had surrounded Konan panicked as they noticed the abnormality beneath their feet. A sense of dread rapidly spread among them.
But before they could react, a catastrophic explosion erupted!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!!!
The strange papers beneath their feet spontaneously ignited—and detonated!
In an instant, deafening explosions resounded across the battlefield. Thick smoke and towering flames surged into the sky, shaking the very world itself!
This was an explosion on an unprecedented scale, far surpassing Deidara's "Art of Explosion." The flames swallowed the tens of thousands of marines who had surrounded Konan in an instant.
For a moment, everyone on the battlefield was stunned.
And those watching the battle through live broadcasts were utterly terrified!
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