"What an odd sight…" Ryu muttered softly in his jagged voice.

The situation in front of him truly puzzled him. Having lived for several centuries, Ryu had seen several odd things that seemed far beyond common sense. However, he had never seen so many weird people simultaneously.

He observed, 'These two don't have the aura of the living… They're undoubtedly dead but seem to be completely fine. Those two inside the barrier have similar auras. Since when could the dead rise in such a manner?

Also, what's with this barrier? It seems sturdy enough to endure my strongest attacks. Not to mention, those four powering the barrier are harnessing nature energy. However, it feels off too. It's almost as if they're using some artificial means…'

For over a century, the Winged Sabertooths didn't have a summoner. Even though a few of them liked to travel, they couldn't learn about the advancements in Ninjutsu. As such, Ryu was quite surprised to see so many oddities when he was finally summoned.

Of course, he couldn't be entirely blamed. Orochimaru's forbidden techniques had even surprised Hiruzen, the person publicly acknowledged as having the greatest Ninjutsu knowledge. The other Kages would have been even more surprised as they weren't even aware of Orochimaru's forbidden experiments.

So, it was natural for Ryu to be surprised. However, since it was the first thing he saw when he was summoned, he couldn't help but feel like the human world had changed a lot.

Fujin sensed his feelings, chuckled and said, "What you're seeing is odd for us too. I'll explain the details later. For now, we need to smash the barrier, seal those dead ninjas and kill that snake."

Ryu replied, "Alright!"

To the shock of nearly every ninja, Ryu's fur began moving and two large wings appeared on his back. With a single flap, the massive Sabertooth got off the ground and flew above the barrier, one of the most difficult spots for ninjas to defend.

Of course, facing him were two extremely strong ninjas. Fujin said, "Aerial attacks might not work much. Both of them have mastered the Magnet Release. Don't be engulfed by the Gold or Iron, they might be poisoned. Also, be careful of suicidal attacks. They can't be killed and I'll have to seal them after we destroy them."

While Fujin spoke, a large amount of gold and iron floated towards them. The gold dust spread through the entire area instead of targeting Ryu directly. As for the iron, it transformed into several sharp weapons, all of which were launched towards Ryu.

Ryu sighed and replied, "I forgot how complicated humans were…"

Wind chakra suddenly flowed through his wings, giving them a green glow. Intense winds were released downwards as he flapped them, which transformed into several mini-hurricanes. They engulfed the iron weapon projectiles and the gold dust, stopping their movement before sending them back at the enemy!

The two former Kazekage had to defend against their own attacks. However, that was just the first part of the attack. They noticed that following them were extremely sharp winds! Within moments, they controlled a large amount of gold and iron to form a protective wall mid-air!

Hoka looked at Ryu's counterattack with a helpless smile on his face. He thought, 'Even his summon is stronger than me… He just sent back the attacks of two Kazekages like it was nothing! Not to mention, those winds could annihilate ordinary ninjas. How many more cards does Fujin have hidden?'

Inside the barrier, Orochimaru frowned while analyzing, 'Troublesome. I knew he had a summon, but I didn't know it'd be this strong. This one might be able to go up against Manda… Interesting, I wonder how many more surprises you'll give me, Suzuki Fujin.'

The Konoha ninjas were impressed as well. However, they stopped watching and ganged up on the few remaining Oto ninjas in the stadium. Without the Suna ninjas, the Oto ninjas were heavily outnumbered. Under the ruthless assault of Konoha ninjas, they began dropping like flies!

The Kazekages' iron-gold wall stopped their own attacks before weathering the sharp winds. Even though several scars appeared on the wall and it broke in several spots, none of the attacks reached the barrier.

However, Ryu had expected it. In fact, even if they didn't block the attack, it wouldn't have done much harm to the barrier. It was merely a distraction so that his real attack would hit the barrier. Ryu opened his mouth wide while concentrating chakra in his throat!

'Breath of Wind!'

Ryu fired a massive beam, made purely of wind, at the iron-gold wall. For the ninjas who watched from far away, they thought that it was a normal Wind jutsu. However, the ones who could pay closer attention like Hoka, noticed that it was made up entirely of extremely small but sharp wind blades. They were so dense that they couldn't help but shiver at the thought of that beam even glancing past them.

The Wind Breath hit exactly the spot in the iron-gold wall that had been severely weakened by Ryu's previous attack. As a result, it pierced through it as if it didn't even exist!

Due to how quick the follow-up attack was, neither of the Kazekages could counterattack in time. They sent iron and gold dust to stop the beam, but it had already hit the barrier!

The Sound Four immediately coughed blood as the barrier shook due to the intense attack and the massive impact. Luckily for them, the barrier was strong enough to endure such an attack. They quickly injected more of their chakra into the barrier, ensuring that it kept standing.

However, their eyes suddenly widened as they realized something extremely odd! If a normal jutsu hit the barrier, it'd damage the barrier in an instant before its effect is over. However, Ryu's attack was a continuous beam. The barrier was bombarded by innumerable small blades without a moment's break!

Orochimaru noticed it as well and analyzed, 'I was wrong. Even though he seemed slightly weaker than Manda at first glance, his Senjutsu is to be at a higher level than Manda's. In the Ryuchi Cave, only the White Snake Sage is better at Senjutsu than him.'

Realizing the danger, the Sound Four continuously kept injecting more chakra into the barrier. Every one of them had a grim expression as they understood, 'Shit! We can't maintain the barrier if this continues!'

Fortunately for them, the two former Kazekage had made a move immediately. In just a couple of seconds, they flooded a massive amount of iron and gold into the Wind Breath, neutralizing some wind blades. In a few more seconds, they managed to create a thick layer of iron and gold that blocked the entire beam.

Ryu finally stopped his attack as it couldn't pierce through the dense layer of Gold and Iron. The Sound Four sighed in relief and thought, 'Fortunately, these two are here. Still, we can't endure more of these attacks. We may stop another, but if there's a third, the barrier will fall! Hurry up, Orochimaru-sama!'

Up in the sky, Ryu observed, 'As expected, the way they harness Nature chakra is flawed. They lost nearly half of their chakra. Still…'

He said, "Fujin, my attacks can't pierce through that thick layer of metal. Usually, I would have just entered a physical combat, but it doesn't seem like a good option."

Fujin replied, "Yeah, we have to keep our distance. Anyway, it's fine. We aren't the ones who are on a time limit. Say, can you merge Yang chakra with Wind chakra?"

Ryu replied, "Yes. Do you have a plan?"

Fujin smirked, "Yes, let's give them a big one."

Like Fujin said, the one who was under the pressure of time was Orochimaru and not Fujin. When Renjiro asked Fujin to help Hiruzen, it was the opposite. However, the situation had changed entirely once the Suna ninjas withdrew.

In just a minute, every Oto ninja in the arena, other than Orochimaru and the Sound Four, was killed. Hundreds of Konoha ninjas turned their gaze towards the barrier and started moving towards it.

The eyes of the Sound Four ninjas widened as they realized what was about to happen. The two Kazekage also turned their attention from Fujin to the other Konoha ninjas. However, they were forced to turn their heads up immediately. They weren't the only ones. Every ninja in the arena, including Hiruzen and Orochimaru, turned their gaze to the sky.

Following Fujin's suggestion, Ryu had unleashed a massive Wind jutsu. Its scale far exceeded Fujin's supercharged Infinite Breakthrough jutsu. Not only did it have more chakra, but it also had a perfect balance of Wind chakra, Yang chakra and Nature chakra.

That attack, in itself, would have been extremely strong. However, Fujin shot the Majestic Destroyer Flame jutsu right into those intense winds. The two jutsus merged perfectly, resulting in an even more devastating combination jutsu than the one Fujin created with the help of Orochimaru's flames!

Everyone looked in shock as the sky above the arena was set ablaze! It seemed like the Sun itself had come down to the planet!