Outside Sunagakure, the once-flat sea of sand was now unrecognizable. The scorching air twisted and boiled due to the violent collision of energy, while deafening roars and the screeching of tearing metal replaced the wailing of the wind and sand. This was a battle between Kage-level fighters far beyond ordinary imagination, a Peak collision between Magnet Release and Magnet Release, the ultimate contest of strength and will!
Gold Dust Tsunami · Overwhelming Absolute Strength
Fourth Kazekage Rasa hovered in mid-air, the golden Gold Dust around him like a boiling ocean. His expression was stern, and as his hands moved, he displayed the majesty and control of a Kage-level powerhouse.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust World Method!"
With a low shout, countless Gold Dust instantly condensed into innumerable, gigantic, sharp-tipped golden square pillars. Like the spears of judgment falling from mythology, they blotted out the sky, crashing down from all directions toward Sayo and his towering Puppet! The range was so vast that it covered almost the entire sky above the battlefield, leaving no room to dodge!
At the same time, he grabbed at the empty air with his other hand.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Raging Waves!"
The sand below rolled violently as even more Gold Dust converged into a massive wave tens of meters high. Like a golden tsunami, it surged forward with the power to crush everything, forming a pincer attack from heaven and earth alongside the pillars in the sky!
Facing this world-destroying offensive, Sayo's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. His "Super Brain Technique" operated at full capacity, perfectly synchronizing his perception with the Puppet.
"Magnet Release: iron sand Gathering Assault!"
The Puppet's massive mechanical arms slammed into the ground! The next moment, a gigantic, thick black iron sand barrier, akin to a city wall, rose from the ground. The surface of the barrier was not smooth but covered in countless sharp reverse spikes, forcibly withstanding the bombardment of the golden pillars descending from the sky!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The intense sounds of impact were like thunderclaps. The iron sand barrier trembled violently, debris flying everywhere, but it remained unmoved!
Meanwhile, Sayo's main body formed hand seals with the speed of an afterimage.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Drizzle · Modified!"
This was not a defense, but an attack! Countless iron sand fragments shaken loose, along with new iron sand surging from the depths of the desert, instantly transformed into innumerable high-speed rotating, sharp-edged fragments. As if possessing life, they bypassed the towering barrier and precisely crashed into the oncoming Gold Dust wave!
These iron sand fragments were not a brute force impact. Under Sayo's exquisite magnetic control, they acted like countless tiny drills and disintegrators, crazily eroding, tearing, and disrupting the internal structure of the Gold Dust wave! This caused the momentum of the majestic golden waves to be suddenly obstructed, with the surface continuously collapsing and disintegrating!
Battle in the Sky and Ground
Rasa snorted coldly, his offensive changing again. The Gold Dust in the sky no longer condensed into giant pillars but transformed into countless golden locusts, shuriken, and even shockwaves simulating Ninjutsu forms, pouring down like a storm, attempting to bypass or pierce through the iron sand's defense.
Sayo controlled the Puppet, its massive wings on its back unfolding with a boom, while its vector thrusters erupted with ghostly blue light.
"Super Maneuverability Air Combat Mode!"
The massive steel giant displayed astonishing flexibility inconsistent with its size, at times climbing rapidly, at others gliding along the ground, dodging the dense aerial strikes. Its huge mechanical arms would occasionally clench into fists, wrapped in highly compressed iron sand, smashing large swaths of Gold Dust attacks like heavy hammers; at other times, the arm armor would slide open, revealing the internal senbon launchers for precise counterattacks.
Sayo's main body stood steadily on a temporary protective platform on the Puppet's shoulder, his hands never ceasing to form seals.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
The Ninjutsu he cast casually were not main attacks but were used for interference, defending against missed strikes, and creating offensive opportunities for the Puppet. Wind blades cut through the flow of Gold Dust, and earthen walls blocked sporadic attacks; his combat rhythm perfectly matched the Puppet, as if they were one.
Reshaping the Terrain
The battle between the two had completely changed the landscape of this desert.
Rasa's Gold Dust Imperial Funeral was like a giant god's plow, carving bottomless trenches into the sand and leaving behind vast areas of crystallized, glass-like ground.
Sayo's Puppet's every heavy step and every large-scale surge of iron sand changed the terrain like an earthquake, leaving behind massive craters and ridges.
Dense smoke and dust, a mixture of sand and metal fragments, shrouded the battlefield, only to be constantly torn apart and swept into the high sky by the violent convection of their Chakra, forming eerie Sandstorm clouds.
Climax: Collision of the Giant God Soldiers
Unable to win for a long time, a fierce glint flashed in Rasa's eyes as he decided to use absolute power!
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Cube!"
A massive amount of Gold Dust converged crazily, compressing, and compressing again! Finally, it formed a gigantic, perfectly shaped, and extremely dense golden cube in the sky! It blocked the sun, casting a shadow of death, and with pure, extreme power and weight, it slowly pressed down toward the Puppet! The speed was not fast, but the terrifying pressure felt as if it would crush everything below into the center of the earth!
Sayo felt unprecedented pressure. He took a deep breath, and the Chakra Thread behind his head erupted with light!
"Come on! Magnet Release: iron sand Super Aggregation · Fist of the Giant God Soldier!"
The sand under the Puppet's feet instantly caved in! Endless iron sand surged in from all directions, crazily converging onto the Puppet's massive right arm! It kept compressing, solidifying, even emitting teeth-grinding sounds of metal squeezing!
The Puppet's entire right arm expanded several times over in an instant, transforming into a pitch-black, metallic-shimmering, mountain-sized super iron fist that seemed capable of crushing stars!
"Haaah!" Sayo and Rasa roared almost simultaneously!
The golden cube slowly pressed down!
The black giant fist shot up into the sky!
The next instant—
Boom!!!!!!!!
A terrifying, indescribable roar erupted!
The golden cube and the black giant fist, like two meteors, collided head-on in the most savage, direct, and shocking way!
Blinding light instantly swallowed everything! A shockwave far exceeding the previous one spread outward in a spherical shape, blowing the crowd watching from afar off their feet! The earth shattered layer by layer like a fragile eggshell, and a massive crater with a diameter of over a hundred meters formed abruptly beneath their feet!
Gold Dust and iron sand eroded, annihilated, and disintegrated each other in this extreme power collision! Golden debris and black powder poured down like a torrential rain!
As the light faded, in the deep crater, the golden cube had mostly shattered, and the iron sand giant fist was also covered in cracks.
Rasa hovered in the air, his breathing slightly rapid.
Sayo stood on the Puppet's shoulder, his face slightly pale.
This collision of absolute power without any frills was actually... evenly matched!
The two looked at each other from a distance, their eyes filled with shock at the other's power and even more intense Battle Intent. The Magnet Release duel had reached a fever pitch!