Sara understood things quickly, because Sarutobi Ryo was good at facing the hard facts.
--And making others face them, too.
After finding out what had happened to her country, Sara was heartbroken and went into a temporary state of shock.
"Our people were badly hurt, almost killed... We can't just let whoever did this get away with it..."
Sarutobi Ryo nodded, letting Sara know she could do what she needed to do.
But Mukade had to die.
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A little while later.
Sarutobi Ryo walked down the steps towards the underground part of Roran.
As he went deeper, the air became thick with smoke.
"It's steam..."
Sarutobi Ryo looked around at the underground factory, a whole world of its own, and thought about it.
Under Roran, there were machines and gears everywhere.
Mukade had turned this place into a factory for making weapons.
Robots that looked like people walked around, guarding the area.
The people of Roran, dressed in rags and with chains on their feet, worked hard to keep the machines running and power the steam engine.
Sarutobi Ryo shook his head, disgusted by Mukade's actions.
It was like finding a person inside a bank machine making the money. It seemed advanced, but it was actually using people like they were tools in a mine.
After looking around, Sarutobi Ryo walked straight down the steps, going deeper into the factory.
Soon, the robots noticed Sarutobi Ryo.
But they didn't attack right away. Instead, they just stared at him, not moving.
This could only mean one thing.
They were being controlled in real time.
Clack... Clack...
With the sound of footsteps, someone appeared on a platform high up in the underground area.
It was a man wearing desert clothes, a little overweight, with a sad look on his face.
"Black Grim Reaper..."
The words slipped out of his mouth as a whisper.
All the ninja knew that name.
But coming from someone from the future, it meant something different.
Mukade stared at Sarutobi Ryo, deep in thought.
Then, he suddenly laughed: "Black Grim Reaper, no matter how strong you are, you'll die here today!"
Clack clack clack clack.
The sound of many robots came from all directions.
Sarutobi Ryo stood in the middle of the hall, his face calm.
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Not long after, Namikaze Minato and the others caught up.
Because Sara was moving slowly, they were a little late.
"We're here..."
Ruri stopped first. In front of them were ruins.
All the robots had been blown to pieces.
For Sarutobi Ryo, it was easy to use Magnetic Field Rotation to take power from the Earth.
So, trying to beat him by sending lots of enemies was impossible.
With his Crystal Release powers flowing again, Sarutobi Ryo's body was even stronger.
You could say that, by now, all of Sarutobi Ryo's abilities were as good as they could be for a Jonin.
No one else was as strong in every way as Sarutobi Ryo.
Sarutobi Ryo was just one step away from becoming a Kage-level ninja.
Of course, being strong in the basics only meant having a lot of potential.
If you added the special powers from his six Kekkei Genkai, Sarutobi Ryo could easily fight with the powerful Kage-level ninjas.
Sarutobi Ryo was a ninja who was good at everything, with no weaknesses.
He could handle any situation.
"As expected of the Black Grim Reaper..."
Looking at the destroyed robots, Mukade looked worried.
"Then..."
He raised his hand, and all the pieces on the ground glowed with a faint purple light.
Then, the pieces broke apart and came back together... A robot giant, six meters tall, rose from the ground.
It was as tall as a medium-sized animal that Pain could summon.
It was also as tall as the half-body Susanoo that the Uchiha clan used after getting the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Clack clack clack clack.
The giant robot made noises as it finished putting itself back together using the power of the Dragon Vein.
White steam came out of its body.
Then, the six-meter-tall giant raised its huge fist and tried to smash Sarutobi Ryo.
Normally, a Jonin or even a Kage-level ninja couldn't stop something that big with their bare hands.
Because it was just too heavy.
But Sarutobi Ryo didn't move out of the way.
He stepped forward with his left foot.
Using the power of Magnet Release: Magnetic Field Rotation, his body used the "Rock Strike" Super Orthodox Fist Body Art, and Swift Release to make his attacks faster.
Sarutobi Ryo punched, and a white cone appeared around his fist, making a loud noise in the air.
The Steel Release on his skin made his body even stronger.
He used several Kekkei Genkai and Body Art together, making his punch incredibly powerful.
Kakashi and the others watched in shock.
The giant robot's fist hit Sarutobi Ryo's fist, which looked so small in comparison.
Then...
BOOM!!!!
The explosion was loud, and the robot's fist broke apart piece by piece. The force traveled from the fist to the arm.
Crack crack crack...
Boom!
The entire surface of the fist, along with half of its arm, was blown apart!
"Is this... is this still a human..." Sara asked, her face showing how shocked she was.
"..."
Kakashi was shocked, but his eyes also shone with excitement.
Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shibi were speechless.
Namikaze Minato looked a little worried.
"Crystal Release: Breaking Crystal Dragon!"
Then, Sarutobi Ryo yelled.
A giant dragon made of black crystal crashed into the giant robot's body.
There were a series of loud explosions, and many machines in the underground area were destroyed.
It even opened up a path leading underground.
And that was where the real treasure of Roran was, the Dragon Vein Location!
"Hui, Ruri... take Queen Sara and the others to the surface..."
Sarutobi Ryo said to the shocked group.
Because the real fight was about to begin.
Namikaze Minato turned to Aburame Shibi and Akimichi Choza and gave them the same order.
Then, he and Kakashi ran towards Sarutobi Ryo.
Namikaze Minato, remembering his past life, ignored Mukade standing on the platform.
Because he knew that this Mukade was just a puppet.
The real Mukade was hidden deep underground, and was probably... about to do something.
Sarutobi Ryo, on the other hand, blasted the Mukade puppet standing on the high platform with a palm from far away.
Mukade, who was still talking..., suddenly stopped and became quiet.
Then, the three of them rushed into the deeper underground without looking back...
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