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Chapter 7: One Dead, One Maimed
Chapter 7: One Dead, One Maimed
"Earth Style: Mountain Earth Technique!"
Under Bai Lian's trio's fierce and relentless assault, Huyi Xuanyue subconsciously dashed to an open area.
Shi He, who was nearby, immediately emerged from his camouflage and slammed his hands on the ground, performing an advanced earth-style jutsu he had prepared beforehand.
Rumble!
As the earth shook, two enormous hemispheres suddenly appeared on either side of Huyi Xuanyue, pressing down on him with overwhelming force.
Huyi Xuanyue attempted to escape the jutsu's range, but found the narrowing paths ahead and behind blocked by Bai Lian's group. Brilliant and dangerous jutsu erupted from their hands, preventing his advance.
Huyi Xuanyue frowned slightly and halted.
Without wasting further effort, he expressionlessly watched the two mountains about to crush him like a sandwich.
A loud rumble reverberated.
An enormous mountain appeared within the canyon.
Swish! Swish!
Four figures landed on the outskirts of the mountain.
With the situation momentarily under control, Lie Dou, now having the opportunity to tend to his injured arm, casually asked:
"Is it over?"
Shi He confidently nodded. "Even a tailed beast would have difficulty escaping the Mountain Earth Technique in a short time."
Bai Lian furrowed his brows, still uneasy. "I'll add another layer of insurance."
He walked towards the mountain, intending to perform a sealing technique.
Boom!
The mountain before them suddenly trembled.
The closest, Bai Lian, paled as he prepared to act, but it was already too late.
Like a volcanic eruption, the mountain mouth formed by the Mountain Earth Technique spewed forth molten lava that soared towards the sky and then slowly flowed downward, guided by gravity.
And within that lava, a figure burst forth, their intent clear as they rushed towards Bai Lian.
"Got you!"
Huyi Xuanyue pounced like lightning, straight at Bai Lian.
Bai Lian's expression changed drastically, and he performed a jutsu as quickly as he could to buy some time.
But this time was different.
Facing the surging jutsu, Huyi Xuanyue, moving at high speed, simply extended his right hand.
Meidou: Absorption Hole!
In an instant, Huyi Xuanyue's right palm became like a black hole, greedily absorbing all of Bai Lian's jutsu.
This was one of Huyi Xuanyue's hidden trump cards that he had kept concealed until now.
He had not revealed it during his previous encounters with the Kage, saving it for this moment of eruption.
"One down!"
Accompanied by the chirping of a thousand birds, Huyi Xuanyue maintained his speed and rushed towards Bai Lian, his right hand shooting forth a Chidori.
"You—"
Bai Lian stared at Huyi Xuanyue, who had suddenly appeared before him, his face filled with disbelief. He tried to speak, but—
Shred!
Huyi Xuanyue's palm had already pierced his heart.
"Stop!"
Everything happened too fast.
Ai, the fastest among them, realized what was happening and rushed over, but he was a step too late.
"Damn it!"
No one expected that during the siege of a single person by the mighty Kage, one of them would fall first.
Enraged and humiliated, Ai immediately turned his aggression towards Huyi Xuanyue.
However, because of his quick reaction, he didn't have time to think about why Bai Lian's jutsu had disappeared. Like before, he continued to perform ninjutsu and taijutsu, striking at Huyi Xuanyue.
Ai didn't understand why Lie Dou and Shi He, who had caught up from behind, were shouting at him to stop as well.
It was only in the next moment that he realized the visible layer of lightning chakra around his body rapidly disappearing and flowing into Huyi Xuanyue, that he finally reacted and hastily tried to disengage.
But it was too late.
Huyi Xuanyue withdrew his right hand, and the Chidori continued to slice through Ai like a surgical knife, who had conveniently offered himself up.
In this critical moment, Ai gritted his teeth and made the best choice he could.
Rip!
One dead, one maimed—this was the killing move Yuyi Xuan Yue had prepared for.
Thus, the importance of ninja intelligence cannot be overstated.
Even Jiraiya, without a full understanding of Pain's abilities, was able to destroy three of his bodies.
If he had known more, the outcome would not have been so tragic.
The same was true now.
Shi He and Lie Dou caught Ai's falling body and looked at Yuyi Xuan Yue with eyes filled with shock, worry, and even despair.
Ever since the creation of the Ninja Sect and Indra's development of escape techniques a millennium ago, various Kekkei Genkai had emerged.
Some, like the long river, have endured.
For example, many ninja clans exist today.
While others, like meteors, flash and disappear.
An example of the latter is the Meiton, which caused all of this.
Meiton, or "Dark Release," is an extremely rare and uncommon Kekkei Genkai.
Out of ten ninjas today, perhaps nine would not know about it.
It was only because Shi He and Lie Dou had unified the powers of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind, and through the enormous intelligence-gathering capabilities of the hidden villages, that they learned a little about Meiton from the annals of history.
And it was because of this knowledge that they now felt hopeless.
The so-called Meiton can directly absorb all ninjutsu and chakra from the outside and use them for its own purposes.
For ninjutsu-type ninjas, it is undoubtedly an absolute bane.
But that's not all.
The key issue is that in addition to Meiton, Yuyi Xuan Yue also possesses Steel Release, which makes him immune to physical damage.
Immunity to both physical and chakra-based attacks—how do they even fight this?
At this moment, not only the Kage present but also the future Second Hokages, who were watching the battle from afar, were stunned by Yuyi Xuan Yue's formidable combination of Steel and Meiton.
Hanzo, who had wanted to avenge his predecessor, now stared at Yuyi Xuan Yue's overwhelming power, unsure if his strongest ninjutsu would even affect his opponent.
Compared to the others, Senju Tobirama, who had gained extensive knowledge from his older brother, remained calm.
"Meiton and Steel Release, what a formidable combination. But even the most powerful Kekkei Genkai has its limits. If the four Kage couldn't handle it, it doesn't mean my brother can't."
Senju Tobirama's thoughts were indeed correct.
Like Yuyi Xuan Yue, Hiruko, who also possessed Meiton, faced his end against Uzumaki Naruto's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken because the latter's chakra was too vast to absorb, leading to his demise.
This proved that Meiton had its limitations.
Of course, Yuyi Xuan Yue was not like Hiruko, who used the Ghost Abyss Technique to forcibly extract Meiton for his own use, a low-quality imitation.
Hiruko's crude method of forcefully gathering power would eventually lead to his body's collapse, and he would meet his end.
In contrast, Yuyi Xuan Yue, who walked the righteous path, had a far deeper foundation and understanding of his abilities, and his Meiton was naturally much stronger.
At the very least, he could easily absorb multiple Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
After some thought and assessment, Senju Tobirama, who was increasingly curious about Yuyi Xuan Yue's abilities, frowned slightly as he looked towards his older brother's position.
"Waiting a little longer might be better. But it seems my brother can't hold himself back any longer."
No one knows a brother like his sibling.
Given the current situation, Senju Tobirama actually hoped that Yuyi Xuan Yue would further showcase his abilities.
After the battle, when facing the other Great Ninja Villages that had lost their strength, Konoha would be able to gain more benefits.
However, he was well aware of his brother's personality.
His brother would never allow the four Kage, who were currently his allies, to fall one by one before his eyes.
As expected.
Senju Hashirama, who had been standing apart from the others, finally made his move.
(End of Chapter)
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