"What a grand entrance!"
Standing atop the central volcano of the island, Kei Yamanaka shaded his eyes with one hand, observing the growing chaos across Summoning Island.
The Ultimate Summoned Beast released from the research facility seemed to have triggered a primal fear in every living creature on the island—possibly even at the genetic level.
Since the first roar echoed out, the entire island had gone into a frenzy.
Weaker creatures trembled under its overwhelming aura and fled toward the coastline.
Even those unable to swim still leaped into the ocean, desperately seeking survival.
Meanwhile, the stronger or more aggressive beasts gathered together, charging directly toward the source of that terrifying power.
They seemed prepared to fight the Ultimate Summoned Beast to the death.
Several raptors of various sizes circled high above the volcano's crater.
Perched at the edge of the crater rim, Kei Yamanaka heard their piercing cries—impatient warnings from creatures aware of the danger but unwilling to flee.
"Screeee!"
A small falcon-like bird with bloodshot eyes lost its patience first.
After flapping its wings repeatedly to build up speed, it suddenly tucked them in, shooting downward like an arrow straight toward Kei.
"Heh... Wasn't it you who harassed Xiaohei yesterday?"
Kei recognized the falcon instantly—a bird capable of carrying two full-grown adults yet still astonishingly fast, nearly lightning-fast.
Earlier, while using Corpse Crow to scout the island, he had been ambushed repeatedly by wild beasts and raptors. But this particular falcon-shaped raptor had left the strongest impression.
Despite being barely one-fifth the size of those other airborne giants overhead…
It far surpassed them all in both strength and speed!
One powerful claw strike could crush tree trunks as thick as a human head. Its sharp beak could pierce solid rock effortlessly.
And when it flew? Fast enough to make anyone's hair stand straight up!
If it weren't for Corpse Crow's compact size and Kei's expert control—guiding the crow through extreme evasive maneuvers in the dense forest—he probably would've lost all his beloved crows to becoming fresh bird droppings long ago.
Whoosh! The sharp, slicing sound filled the air as the falcon dove down like an arrow.
Eye to eye, Kei locked eyes with the falcon, which glared back with razor-sharp intensity.
[Mind Transfer Puppet Jutsu – Ninjutsu Style!]
Crack!
Just as expected from Yamanaka Clan secret techniques.
The falcon, diving forward in a straight line, fell victim immediately.
Its head snapped sideways, abruptly changing direction mid-air.
Under Kei's control, it rapidly flapped its wings to slow down and landed gently beside him.
Thankfully, the cellular makeup and bone density of creatures in the ninja world far surpassed those of Earth's animals.
Otherwise, attempting such abrupt mid-flight braking would have shattered any ordinary bird's wings.
[Four Limbs Sealing Array!]
The moment Kei released the Mind Transfer Puppet Jutsu, he seamlessly activated the Four Limbs Sealing Array.
Still dazed, the hawk slammed into the ground, nearly coughing up blood.
"Gwaah!" "Screee!" "Kreeh!"
The raptors soaring in the sky erupted in chaos at the sight before them.
All at once, they beat their wings, preparing to launch an attack against Kei Yamanaka, who had just defeated their leader.
"Hmm... Distance should be just right now."
Kei glanced toward the beasts charging forward up the volcano's slope, already halfway to the entrance of the research facility, and then eyed the diving birds of prey above.
Without further delay, he formed hand seals and activated a large-scale A-rank genjutsu directly.
[Nirvana Blissful Slumber Technique!]
White feathers fell like heavy snowflakes from bitterly cold regions, drifting down continuously.
His overwhelming mental strength expanded this genjutsu—already classified as A-rank due to its wide coverage—to an astonishing scale!
From Kei as the center, white feathers floated within a one-kilometer radius.
Raptors circling overhead drooped their eyelids, spinning downward in spirals.
Beasts charging around the volcano staggered step by step, slowing down until they collapsed paralyzed on the ground.
Those slightly slower creatures entering Kei's genjutsu zone followed exactly in the footsteps of their predecessors shortly afterward.
Insect chirps gradually silenced; birds and beasts ceased making sounds.
Within less than thirty seconds, the entire world only had a chorus of snoring echoing in waves.
"Phew～"
Kei exhaled heavily, feeling nearly one-fifth of his chakra reservoir had been consumed.
He secretly resolved that someday he must get a chakra-boosting skill trait.
One kilometer radius represented his current maximum range when casting Nirvana Blissful Slumber.
Don't think this range seems small.
Considering the battle arena during Naruto and Sasuke's Chunin Exams—including spectator stands—it was no larger than 300 meters across.
He could effortlessly blanket seven or eight such arenas at once.
By contrast, in the original story, young Kabuto Yakushi plus several Sunagakure and Otogakure ninja needed combined efforts to put an entire audience into hypnotic sleep.
Such exaggerated technique coverage appearing on a battlefield could determine the outcome of a major battle!
Boom～
Tremors and explosion sounds came from deep inside the volcanic crater.
Narrowing his eyes, Kei leaned forward to peer through the crater opening toward the sound's origin.
Right then, one side of the inner crater wall began cracking fragment by fragment under violent impacts.
Following another intense explosion and tremor,
the Ultimate Summoned Beast—twisted through multiple mutations with a pair of fleshy wings sprouting from its back and grotesque horns growing on its head—was blasted backward through the cracks.
It smashed heavily into the opposite inner crater wall.
Minato Namikaze wrapped his left arm around Honoka Uzumaki's slim waist as he shot out from the hole.
With his right hand flicking outward, a Flying Thunder God Kunai shot directly toward Kei's position.
Meanwhile, he himself carried Honoka Uzumaki, leaping across the blistering rocks inside the crater, springing upward to hover precisely above the struggling Ultimate Summoned Beast that had just started flapping its wings to rise!
[Adamantine Binding Chains!]
[Rasengan!]
Honoka Uzumaki's long-prepared Adamantine Binding Chains tightly bound the Ultimate Summoned Beast's pair of flesh wings.
Right behind her, Minato slammed a gigantic Rasengan directly onto the beast's head.
Already dazed from the beating.
The Ultimate Summoned Beast, whose energy had been constantly regenerating and evolving, let out a final agonized scream as its power was completely drained.
It plunged straight into the churning magma below.
Whoosh!
Minato Namikaze sprang into action.
In the blink of an eye, he had already appeared beside Kei Yamanaka, cradling Uzumaki Honoka in a classic bridal carry.
Earsplitting screams continued to echo from deep within the volcano.
Within the thick, rolling black smoke, the scorching magma gradually swallowed the powerless Ultimate Summoned Beast whole.
And this guy Minato actually claimed he was bad with girls!
Kei watched Minato seamlessly switch between different holding styles—just a moment ago he had been cradling Honoka by the waist; the next, he'd switched to a full bridal carry.
He almost couldn't stop himself from flipping him off.
[Angry emoticon face]
Damn it!
This is playing out *too* perfectly!
The male and female leads working hand-in-hand to defeat a powerful monster—wasn't that way more exciting than just some basic "hero saves the damsel" scenario?
That guy Minato... Man, he really knows how to work it!
"Come on! Did Gamaken and Gamahiro take paternity leave or something?!"
Kei silently cursed to himself.
Seriously, he didn't see that coming.
It was just an ugly-looking newborn creature, barely born and nowhere near fully grown, and yet Minato made such incredible use of it.
So much for calling him some innocent white lily from now on.
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