THE EVIL OF UCHIHA BYAKUYA

"Boom boom boom!…"

The fierce battle between Byakuya and the Sand Ninja continued unabated.

Although Sunagakure's shinobi had the advantage in numbers, their strength paled in comparison to Byakuya's. Before they could get within striking range, they were blasted away by his devastating ninjutsu.

Each of Byakuya's attacks sent Sand Shinobi hurtling through the air, their anguished screams echoing across the battlefield.

[Experienced the pain of the Sand Ninja – Gained 400 Negative Energy. Chakra +10]

[Felt the hatred of the Sand Ninja – Gained 500 Negative Energy. Genjutsu +11]

[Felt the pain of the Sand Ninja – Gained 600 Negative Energy. Taijutsu +12]

Indeed, conflict was the most efficient means for him to gather negative energy.

Trailing behind was Sasori of the Red Sand, quietly collecting useful corpses for his puppet research while subtly guiding the path forward. He watched Byakuya with guarded intrigue.

"What terrifying strength…

To think someone like this emerged from Konoha...

I only hope he truly delivers the Kazekage's body to me when this is over…"

Just as Byakuya was carving his way through Sunagakure's defense, a powerful chakra signature surged from the distance.

The Third Kazekage had arrived.

Upon witnessing the carnage and slaughter of his village's shinobi, his expression twisted with fury.

"Bastard! Cease this madness!"

"Iron Sand Rain!"

Without hesitation, the Kazekage activated his kekkei genkai — Magnet Release, manipulating iron sand through magnetic forces. Black particles erupted around him, condensing into a hail of iron bullets that rained down upon Byakuya and Sasori.

"Get down! That's the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand!" Sasori shouted as he darted away.

Sasori knew too well — iron sand was the bane of puppeteers. Any puppet caught in it would jam or corrode instantly.

But Byakuya didn't flinch.

The iron sand passed straight through him, as if he were a phantom, and blasted harmlessly into the sand dunes behind.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Miniature explosions littered the ground, but Byakuya remained untouched.

"What...? I hit him. I know I did."

The Kazekage's brows furrowed.

"Did he use a space-time jutsu?..."

Byakuya slowly turned toward him.

"So you're the Third Kazekage? Perfect. I came for you."

"Then die!"

The Third Kazekage snarled. As the leader of Sunagakure, hailed as the strongest Kazekage in its history, he would not tolerate such insolence.

His chakra surged again, drawing the scattered iron sand back toward him in a spiral.

"Iron Sand Drizzle!"

Countless iron sand needles formed midair and launched toward Byakuya in a relentless barrage.

"Fire Style – Great Fire Dragon Jutsu!"

Byakuya weaved hand seals swiftly and released a roaring fire dragon. The intense flames surged forward, colliding with the iron needles. The heat was so fierce that it melted the iron mid-air, turning it into molten droplets that rained down harmlessly.

"Tch… even my Iron Sand can be melted by that fire release?"

The Kazekage's eyes narrowed.

"His chakra is abnormally potent..."

Before he could recover—

"Wind Style – Wind Cutter Technique!"

Byakuya immediately followed up with a slicing wind jutsu, a sharp gust honed to razor precision.

"Iron Sand Shield!"

Reacting instantly, the Kazekage condensed a dense wall of iron sand in front of him. The wind blade crashed into the shield with a shriek of friction, slicing grooves into the metallic surface but failing to break through completely.

But could this really stop Byakuya's attack?

Obviously not.

Shhhk—!

With a sharp tearing sound, the wind blade sliced cleanly through the Iron Sand barrier.

Without pause, the attack continued toward the Third Kazekage.

"What?! How is that possible!?"

Even the Third Kazekage's eyes widened in disbelief as he saw his Iron Sand shield shredded like paper.

As the leader of Sunagakure and the strongest wielder of the Magnet Release, he reacted quickly, retreating with a burst of chakra.

But it was still too late.

The wind blade tore through the air and cleaved through his right arm.

A scream of agony tore from his throat.

"Aaahh—! My arm!"

Clutching his bleeding shoulder, the Kazekage stared in disbelief.

He couldn't comprehend how a mere Wind Release jutsu had overpowered his advanced Kekkei Genkai, forged from generations of Sand Village research.

Ordinarily, no Wind-style technique—especially not a mid-level one—should have been able to break through his Iron Sand, which was infused with magnetic chakra to enhance both offense and defense.

But what Byakuya had unleashed wasn't ordinary.

Amplified by his ocular ability, Zōka Myōzō, even a basic Wind Release could be magnified to devastating effect.

This was no simple C-rank technique. It was Wind Release forcibly elevated by spatial distortion and chakra compression into a terrifying weapon of destruction.

"Is this the strength of the Kazekage?"

Byakuya's tone was scornful. "So this is all you've got? Pathetic. You can die now."

"You bastard… don't look down on the Kazekage!!"

With blood pouring from his wound, the Third Kazekage roared in fury.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!"

In an instant, black iron sand erupted from the ground, swirling under magnetic control.

It surged outward like a tidal wave, forming sharp tendrils and countless needles that spread in a dome-like formation—an all-encompassing iron web aimed to crush, pierce, and engulf everything within its range.

The destructive force turned the desert into a swirling storm of death.

"There's no way he survived that," the Kazekage muttered, watching as the iron sand closed in on Byakuya's last position.

But then—

"Die? You should be the one dying."

A cold voice whispered behind him.

The Kazekage's eyes widened.

Shhk!

Pain exploded in his chest as a kunai pierced through his back, stabbing straight through his heart.

He staggered, blood trickling down his lips.

"How… How did you…"

The world spun as he collapsed to the sand, eyes glazed in disbelief.

Thus fell the Third Kazekage—once hailed as the strongest in Sunagakure's history—not to an army or a grand alliance…

But by the hand of a single terrifying shinobi.

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