"Shinra Tensei."
Seeing that the Deva Path's skill had cooled down and he was about to take a Shinra Tensei at close range, Ryun decisively abandoned the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword and instantly teleported above a specially crafted kunai using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Hah."
But the moment he appeared via space-time ninjutsu, the ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded.
Boom.
Ryun's figure was completely engulfed and enveloped by the sudden massive explosion.
"Did you see my art? Haha. Even a god would lose half their life if they took my Clay Landmine head on, right."
Deidara shouted excitedly from atop his clay dragon. He had seen clearly that his attack had definitely hit its mark.
"So you secretly planted booby traps under my special kunai? I underestimated you a bit."
As the smoke from the explosion dispersed in the wind, Ryun's figure reappeared.
He was physically unharmed for the most part, but his boots were destroyed, and his feet were bleeding slightly, clearly injured.
He had performed the space-time transfer with the Susanoo active, but the area beneath the Susanoo's ribcage is a weak point in defense, which is why the explosion managed to injure his feet.
However, such an injury meant nothing to him. The wounds would heal in an instant, it just meant fighting barefoot.
The Akatsuki must have researched how to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique in advance, and coupled with their excellent teamwork, it was indeed somewhat difficult for Ryun to defeat them all without taking any damage.
"What. He took my clay bomb and is still completely fine. What kind of monster is this guy." Deidara's face was full of disbelief.
Ryun quickly scanned the surrounding special kunai. He suspected that clay bombs might have been secretly planted by Deidara under all these spatial markers. If he used the Flying Thunder God Technique again, he risked being blown up once more.
'If that's the case, then my next target is you.' Ryun thought to himself, his cold gaze instantly locking onto the noisy blond kid in the sky.
In the next moment, lightning radiance appeared on Ryun's body, and he raised his hand towards the sky.
When he saw the dark clouds gathering abruptly overhead, the Deva Path's expression changed sharply.
"Deidara, Konan, be careful."
Actually, even without the Deva Path's warning, when the sudden rumble of thunder sounded from the sky, Konan and Deidara had already sensed a lethal crisis. Neither dared to stay in the air for long, and they immediately rushed towards the ground.
"Lightning Release, Dragon Descent."
Ryun's hand pressed down violently, and a lightning dragon immediately emerged from the clouds.
The ferocious lightning dragon instantly locked onto Deidara. With a piercing clap of thunder, the ferocious lightning dragon pounced towards him in the blink of an eye.
"So fast."
The clay dragon's maximum flight speed was far inferior to the lightning dragon's descent. For a moment, besides terror, all he felt was deep despair.
"Banshō Ten'in."
The Deva Path acted decisively. The gravitational force was not applied to the clay dragon, but was instead entirely focused on Deidara himself.
The clay dragon was too large. Even if the Deva Path used his gravitational pull to pull it, it definitely wouldn't be faster than that ferocious lightning dragon.
"Such a fast attack."
The Deva Path himself was startled by the speed of this lightning dragon. At the critical moment, he decisively flung away Deidara, who was wrapped in the gravitational force.
Boom.
The ferocious lightning dragon slammed directly into the ground. The earth was instantly shattered by the lightning force. The Akatsuki members had no choice but to raise their defenses against the violent explosive shockwave in the next moment.
Deidara's situation was somewhat bad. Although he had successfully avoided the lightning strike with the help of the gravitational force, the Deva Path hadn't had time to control the force properly, causing Deidara's body to slam hard into the ground.
Although he used clay to create a cushion at the last moment to cushion the impact force, the landing impact at that terrifying speed still left him battered and bleeding, nearly knocking him unconscious.
"Don't just stand there. Attack with full force. Don't give him any chance to catch his breath." The Deva Path shouted, giving the order.
Every time Ryun made a move, he put the other Akatsuki members in peril. They had to utilize their numerical advantage and preferably not give Ryun any opportunity to counterattack with ninjutsu.
"Wood Release, Great Forest Technique."
Black Zetsu slammed his hands on the ground. The next moment, countless trees burst forth from the earth and attacked Ryun.
Lightning reappeared in Ryun's hand. The Chidori Sharp Spear extended, sweeping horizontally repeatedly, severing all the approaching wooden vines.
"Wind Release, Pressure Damage."
"Fire Release, Intelligent Hard Work."
Kakuzu alone used a quite powerful combination jutsu.
"Sage Art, Water Release, Great Waterfall Technique."
Ryun spat out a vast amount of water from his mouth. The collision of water and fire produced a deafening roar, and soon the battlefield in Sunset Valley was enveloped in scorching hot steam.
Hidan, holding his scythe, charged into the mist first. Sasori of the Red Sand hesitated for a moment before also charging in.
As the taijutsu battle commenced, Itachi Uchiha, the Human Path, the Animal Path, Kakuzu, and the severely injured Kisame Hoshigaki, gritting his teeth, also joined the fray.
Ryun fought one against seven. In this close quarters, fist to flesh taijutsu exchange, relying on his inhuman speed and terrifying strength, he not only withstood the combined taijutsu assault of the seven initially, but later even turned defense into offense, overpowering and beating them down.
Thud.
Hidan, who was fighting the most fiercely and wildly, had his opening found by Ryun, who landed a heavy punch squarely on his abdomen.
The terrifying fist force instantly pierced through his body, shattering the clothes on Hidan's back. The next moment, his entire body was sent flying hundreds of meters away like a cannonball, finally smashing into a large rock before the force was dissipated.
Hidan originally wanted to get up and continue fighting, but as soon as he stood up, he violently vomited a mouthful of thick blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.
"This bastard, such a heavy fist." Hidan wiped the blood from his mouth and cursed inwardly.
He still initially wanted to return to the fight and continue battling Ryun, but as he passed by an explosion crater, he inadvertently caught sight of a small pool of bright red blood.
"That. seems to be the blood that Uchiha Ryun bastard shed." Hidan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly approached, his face full of excitement.
"If I offer him as a sacrifice to Lord Jashin."
The thought of offering a war god as a sacrifice to Lord Jashin caused a look of manic joy to suddenly appear on Hidan's face.
At this moment, he felt no loyalty towards Ryun. Seizing any opportunity to kill Ryun served to get revenge, allow him to regain his freedom, and, most importantly, Lord Jashin would surely be very pleased with this powerful 'sacrifice', and might even bestow great divine miracles once again.
"Whatever. How dare he bully me like that, and even dare to take me as his underling? Watch me kill you right now."
Hidan grinned maliciously, and immediately used Ryun's blood to begin the sacrifice (curse) ritual.
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