|3rd POV|
Even with the help of a dozen Uzumaki Shinobi, it takes them half an hour before they find the entrance and an exit. After learning about their hidden entrance and exit, Vale and his group carefully monitored them.
After another three hours, they see a movement, and they can see the Oni group moving to the hidden exit.
They teleport to the area and prepare for ambush. Yasaka cast Youjutsu to mask their presence and make them invisible while they are waiting for the Oni to leave the hole. After a few minutes, they see them: Red-skinned behemoths, their tusks gleaming under the pale moonlight, their clawed hands gripping blunt weapons. However, it is not a regular blunt weapon. Vale can feel wild and powerful energy surrounding the weapon. For some reason, the weapon is able to absorb natural energy and turn it into a lethal weapon.
When they see the Oni leave their base, they spread out and prepare to jump into battle when they go the hard way.
"Finally getting out, huh?"
Yasaka looks at them and says.
"Come quietly, or we can use violence. I shall give you a fair trial and punishment for your crime."
However, instead of surrendering, the leader of the Oni snarls and roars.
"Attack them! Rip their heads! Eat their heart and take their skull as the prize!"
Vale immediately creates a hand seal, takes a deep breath, and releases a jutsu.
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
A massive fireball shot from his mouth, illuminating the forest like daylight. The flames crashed into the first Oni, engulfing it instantly—its roars of agony echoing as the inferno consumed its flesh. The others reacted with inhuman speed, dodging and scattering, but Vale was already moving.
"Go!"
Vale leaped down, his hands flashing through seals as he skidded across the dirt—one of the largest Oni—towering at nearly three meters—charged straight for him.
The beast swings a massive club downward. Vale barely dodged, rolling to the side as the impact shattered the ground. He kicked off a nearby boulder, flipping through the air, and landed a powerful punch to Oni's face, sending it stumbling back.
He gathers his mana into his hand and creates a familiar blue ball of chakra.
"Rasengan!"
He slammed it straight into the Oni's gut. The impact was like a bomb exploding in reverse—the energy twisted and compressed before violently detonating outward. The Oni was blasted back, crashing into the rock wall so hard it left a crater.
However, Vale is not done. He creates a hand seal and releases another jutsu.
"Needle Jizo!"
His hair grows and hardens. He controls it and says.
"Needle Hell!"
Thousands of hair needles fly out of his head and create a rain of hair needles that pierce through the body of the Oni as it tries to get up. The Oni roar in defiance and even grow in size to fight back against the incoming rain.
Sadly, by getting bigger, his body receives more of the hair needles. In the end, his body is more needle hair than a body. He releases one last weak roar before falling down, dead.
Vale looks to the side and sees all the Oni grow in size. The majority of them double in size, power, and durability, but some of them triple in size, power, and durability. Tanukirino is the special one, as he is as tall as Yasaka in her true form. He is now twenty meters tall.
He is prepared to help Yasaka and end the fight faster, but a massive Oni lands next to him before he can do that. He jumps to the side and sees a nine-meter-tall Oni looking at him with hatred that can burn people.
The Oni looks at him and roars. His yellow eyes gleamed with malice, his muscles bulging as dark energy crackled around his fists.
He slammed his foot down, sending a shockwave through the ground. The earth cracked and exploded upward, forcing Vale to jump away.
"Cursed Arts: Blood Frenzy!"
A sickly red aura engulfed the Oni, and suddenly, his speed and strength tripled. He vanished in a blur and reappeared right in front of Vale. A massive fist barreled toward his face.
'Too fast!' Vale screams in his mind. Even when his Sky Flame warns him about the incoming attack, he barely manages to guard his body and face.
He was sent flying through the air, crashing into a rock formation with enough force to shatter stone. Dust filled the air. His head is ringing.
Vale coughs as he notices his internal organ is damaged from that attack. He takes a deep breath and uses the Natural Energy to heal his body. His absorption is not the best, but it is still fast, and he is already absorbing it since they are preparing for the ambush. After a few seconds, he enters Sage Mode.
His eyes turned golden, his pupils transforming into horizontal toad-like slits. The air around him hummed with new power as natural energy surged through his body. His wounds rapidly healed, and his movements became sharper, stronger, and more precise.
Vale releases a sigh and says.
"Let's do this."
He claps his hand and slams his hand on the ground. A massive seal appears on the ground, and three massive toads appear a second later. They are all seventeen meters tall. They are Gamabunta, Gamahiro, and Gamaken.
Vale, standing above Gamabunta, says.
"Attack them!"
"I demand twenty liters of your best Sake, brat!"
Gamabunta demanded before jumping at the nearby Oni. He swings his tanto, but to his surprise, the Oni grabs his sword and glares at the giant toad. The Oni growls, dark red energy bursts out of his body, and says.
"Forbidden Art: Sacrifice of a Thousand Years!"
Dark energy explodes and releases an explosion that throws Gamabunta. The toad boss raises his hand to block the energy the Oni releases. Vale watches as the Oni grows once again, but this time, he is as big as Gamabunta.
However, he can see madness in Oni's eyes. He is starting to lose his mind, and the Oni also knows it.
"B-Boss… R-Run… W-e… H-Hold…"
After he says that, the entire battlefield explodes in the same dark energy, and all the remaining Oni increase in size. Tanukirino grits his teeth and kicks Yasaka away from him before he changes back into his smaller size.
He started to run away. Yasaka tries to jump at him, but two of the Oni tackle her. Vale also does the same, but a massive fist meets his body, throwing him far away in the opposite direction.
Vale spits out blood and sees all the Oni release roars before charging toward them.