Naruto: Starting with the Granted Strongest Eye

With a loud plop, the Grand Master fell into the sea of sand, splashing a cloud of sand into the air, as though he had fallen into water. Of course, Killer Bee was in hot pursuit, diving right after him.

Just as Killer Bee was about to land in the sand sea, Qing shouted, "Get out of there, the sand sea is dangerous!" At the same time, both Shisui and Itachi sensed that something was wrong.

It seemed that the entire sand sea was like a gigantic beast capable of devouring anything in its path. Moreover, it was flowing with chakra. But how could an ordinary ninja possess such immense chakra?

Sure enough, Qing's warning was correct. Before Killer Bee could even fully fall into the sand sea, the sand shot out like tentacles, attempting to seize him.

However, Killer Bee was in an incredibly ferocious state. In an instant, he managed to force all the "tentacles" back into the sand. His strength and speed were truly astounding, and it was hard to believe how he could sever the power of the sand sea.

But then, another arm emerged from the sand and grabbed Killer Bee's foot, causing him to stop struggling. A human arm reached out and seized him with terrifying speed.

At the same time, a massive amount of chakra flowed into the sand sea through the arm. In just a few seconds, Killer Bee's Tailed Beast Cloak vanished completely.

In that moment, Kakashi's Raikiri slashed through the air and cut off the human's arm. But when the severed arm fell back into the sand sea, there was no blood.

"Earth Style—Earth Flow Wall!" Two Anbu members quickly formed seals, and a large stone platform rose from the sand, with all the ninjas, including Kakashi, now standing on it.

Killer Bee stood atop the stone platform, still shocked. In just a few seconds, the sand had absorbed almost all his chakra.

"That technique... if it were used more times, even I wouldn't stand a chance!" Han'gyou, the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki, said helplessly. Killer Bee hadn't fully transformed into the Eight-Tails yet, so he was at a disadvantage.

Earlier, Hitomi had been stunned. How could someone like this Grand Master be so powerful? Wasn't Fugaku, with his immortality and slow body techniques, the weakest among the Akatsuki? As for ninjutsu, he could barely perform any, just stealing blood in a moment of desperation after being injured.

But this Grand Master was truly a monster of monsters. His powerful Earth Style jutsu could absorb chakra, and his physical strength was nearly unbelievable. He even caught Killer Bee's Raikiri barehanded! The question was, could genjutsu even work on him?

"This is bad, the earth platform is starting to melt!" An Anbu member shouted, warning the others. If the platform melted, they would fall into the sand sea, right into the hands of that old man. And even a Tailed Beast Jinchūriki might not survive being drained of their chakra.

At this moment, both Qing and Hitomi quickly turned around. Shisui and the others followed suit, and there, the old man appeared once again, standing on top of the sand sea.

Meanwhile, his missing right arm was slowly absorbing sand from the sea, and it began to transform back into a fully functional arm. This was something none of the ninjas had ever seen before.

If it were like the disciples of the Grand Master, using black chakra threads to stitch things together, it would make sense. But what this old man was doing was something beyond that, almost like elemental transformation.

Once his arm was fully restored, his mouth opened wide, and the sand blades flew out with incredible speed, spinning like razors. Ghost Lantern and the others couldn't even react in time, and one of the blades pierced through Ghost Lantern's abdomen.

But instead of blood pouring out, the wound seemed to liquefy, and Ghost Lantern's body slowly returned to its normal state. This stunned the other ninjas.

Such a Kekkei Genkai was truly formidable! But it seemed like this power was similar to the old man's ability with sand, just as Water Style was to another power.

"Oh? So this is the technique!" The old man scoffed. He fell into the sand sea again, but in the blink of an eye, he reappeared under the stone platform.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the stone platform was torn apart. Sand blades began to emerge, spinning at high speeds, shattering the platform instantly.

The old man's intent was clear: fall into my sand sea, and then I can fight a prolonged battle while absorbing everyone's chakra.

With several thud sounds, everyone was forced to land on the sand sea, but none of them fell into it. This kind of technique, similar to walking on water, was still within their ability to handle. Ghost Lantern quickly formed seals and called out, "Mist Hidden Jutsu!"

Immediately, thick mist began to roll in, enveloping everyone. Qing coldly said, "Now I can see the guy in the sand sea. Ten o'clock direction, he's moving with incredible speed!"

In this mist, only someone with the Byakugan like Qing could truly see clearly. Of course, Hitomi could also make out some details.

The sand below seemed to be flowing differently now. Even the Sharingan didn't have X-ray vision. Darui stepped forward, forming seals with his hands. "Lightning Style—Earth Walk!"

Suddenly, flashes of light and arcs of lightning appeared within the mist.

"What... How is that possible? This old man isn't afraid of lightning? No... his speed seems to be slowing down!" Qing exclaimed in surprise, but quickly realized something.

Hearing this, Kakashi also stepped forward, performing the same jutsu as Darui. "Lightning Style—Earth Walk!"

As Kakashi moved out, Qing shouted again, "The old man is slowing down! This jutsu affects him!"

It seemed like this technique had a natural counter. The sand in the mist began to stir wildly again, and the old man seemed to have shifted directions.

Boom!

A massive explosion shook the ground. The sand sea shifted, and all the sand began to fly into the air.

With quick movements, the ninjas sprinted into the nearby forest. Meanwhile, Qing kept a close watch on the old man.

"This guy's following us! Seven o'clock direction, about a hundred meters away!" As everyone landed, Qing yelled.

At that moment, Killer Bee transformed once more into his Tailed Beast form, his body enveloped by the cloak. With lightning-like speed, he shot toward the old man, the cloak crackling with lightning.

Boom!

There was a massive explosion, and Killer Bee's body was surrounded by sand. But his figure disappeared.

Hitomi's eyes widened, and she yelled, "Qing, watch out behind you!"

But Qing was too late. Ghost Lantern appeared at the last second, kicking Qing away just in time, but the blood-stained three-month scythe hit him.

With a loud crash, Qing slammed into a giant tree nearby. But to everyone's surprise, his body didn't liquefy. He spat out blood, and a red light flashed from his chest.

It was a curse mark technique. And at that moment, his abdomen was slashed open.

"Sharingan!"

Shisui appeared in front of the old man, activating his Sharingan. But the old man hesitated for only a second before exploding into sand.

"What? What is this old man?!" Darui questioned, his body tense, ready for another attack.

"Ah!" A scream echoed from the side as one of the Kusa ninjas had his throat slit, falling to the ground. The old man's figure headed straight for Shisui.

The sand clone exploded just a second ago, and now another one was ready to strike.