Frost Ice Burial vs. Dance of the Early Bracken!
Ice Release: Frost Ice Burial!
Chakra is a combination of physical and mental strength, and therefore, it is also a manifestation of the ninja's spirit and will.
Therefore, when the enraged Sakura Haruno unleashed this move, its power was even greater than when she fought against Kidomaru and the others!
Within the dense bone forest, ice blocks began to spread and grow wildly, forcibly carving out a world of ice blocks within the bone forest in a short period of time, driven by Chakra that had reached its limit of frenzy.
Tough bones meet hard ice.
Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai versus Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
The Dance of the Early Bracken meets the Frost Ice Burial!
Both being Kekkei Genkai, Shikotsumyaku possesses bones known as the hardest, and the ice blocks created by its Ice Release are equally formidable.
The former was performed by a Taijutsu master who had risked everything and burned his life force, while the latter was performed by Ninjutsu master who was filled with anger and had unparalleled Chakra manipulation skills!
A clash of titans.
The dense bone forest and the thick ice blocks were locked in a stalemate for a time.
The stark white pillars of bones and the crystal-clear mountains of ice simultaneously transformed the same area into a world where bones and ice intertwined.
Coincidentally, both casters possessed the ability to instantly appear in this area.
Using the bones and ice to create high-speed Body Flicker Technique, the two began to flash, attack, and disappear wildly in this entangled area!
Sakura Haruno's Monstrous Strength Technique is incredibly powerful and ferocious; a single punch or kick is enough to shatter the white-haired youth into pieces.
The spear in Kimimaro's hand was incredibly strong and sharp, and its piercing thrust could kill the pink-haired girl at any moment.
Neither of them could withstand a full-force attack from the other!
Therefore, in this battle, both of them could only adopt a hit-and-run fighting style...
BOOM!
Sakura's fierce whip kick only struck Kimimaro's afterimage, shattering several bone pillars, and pale white bone fragments immediately scattered in all directions;
The white-haired youth vanished from the bone pillar in an instant, only to suddenly emerge from another part of the bone forest, the bone pillar piercing towards the pink-haired girl's back with a sharp whistling sound;
Sakura Haruno twisted her waist forcefully to dodge the attack, then tucked the bone spear under her armpit. Just as she was about to turn and kick Kimimaro, the bone spikes around her began to stir.
Whoosh--!
Several sharp bone knives lunged fiercely at the masked ninja, but struck only the afterimage left by the girl's Body Flicker Technique. They then crashed into the ice, perishing together with the hard ice, turning into fragments.
Snap!
Using the boundless ice as a medium, Sakura Haruno Body Flicker Technique appeared on Kimimaro's body and delivered a straight punch to the back of his head, shattering his skull into countless bone fragments!
"A bone substitute... Damn it! I was too late again!"
Sakura cursed inwardly, but her hands moved with utmost care. She instantly used the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, disappearing from her spot in Body Flicker Technique, narrowly dodging Kimimaro's horizontal bone sword slash.
"Take this!"
The girl had barely stopped in her Body Flicker Technique, and before she could even regain her footing, she forcefully channeled her Chakra, unleashing Frost Ice Burial of ice shards at her opponent—
Clang! As expected, it hit an empty bone shell again!
The opponent's slipperiness and difficulty far exceeded Sakura's expectations!
Each time his attack missed, he would use the Dance of the Early Bracken to leave the spot, moving so fast that even she, who was using the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, couldn't catch him; Sakura herself also had to be careful, in this place that also belonged to the Shikotsumyaku, if her attack failed, she had to immediately Body Flicker Technique away from the spot, otherwise she would be pierced through the chest by bone spikes and Kimimaro's bone spear!
In the battlefield where icicles and bone spikes intertwine, the agile figure of the man in the white kimono and the slender figure of the girl in the black bodysuit endlessly cross and intertwine, entwining into a pattern of mixed white and black.
Using her Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, Cherry Blossom Impact, and Monstrous Strength Technique, she fought a fierce and evenly matched battle against Kimimaro, who used the Dance of the Early Bracken and the Life-Burning Technique of Pressure Points!
Faster, faster--
Both of them were shouting the same thing in their hearts!
Go faster to dodge his/her attack;
Go faster, and you'll hit her/him!
The battle between the two started at top speed the moment Sakura unleashed Frost Ice Burial, and immediately entered the climax of the fight!
It wasn't just the two of them fighting.
The bone forest created by the Dance of the Early Bracken and the ice blades extended by the Frost Ice Burial are constantly clashing, sharpening, and colliding with each other, desperately vying for and encroaching on more space!
Whoosh! Clang!
The sounds of bone blades clashing with ice blades echoed throughout the battlefield!
In the frenzied battle between the two Ninjutsu, the remaining space was constantly encroached upon by the wildly growing and spreading bone spikes and ice blades. The bone ice blocks were tightly packed together, quickly filling all the gaps and turning into a new platform, causing the battleground between Sakura Haruno and Kimimaro to rise continuously!
"Hey!" Sakura stomped on the bone pillar that was trying to ambush her again, then turned and jumped, landing on the top of a towering ice pillar.
The landing point was more than ten meters away from the nearest bone pillar, so she was temporarily safe from being ambushed by Kimimaro. The girl took the opportunity to gasp for breath.
"Drink! Drink!"
Sakura braced herself on her knees, feeling an unprecedented rapidness in her breathing. Large drops of sweat streamed down her hair and cheeks, down her chin, her collarbone, and her body, quickly forming puddles on the icicles.
The wound was still bleeding, and streaks of blood slid down with the sweat, blending into the puddle with a dull red hue.
The intense battle, lasting several minutes, felt like an eternity. Only when she finally broke free from that breathtaking, high-speed combat did she realize that she was unknowingly covered in wounds!
My muscles were sore and weak, and my whole body felt burning hot inside and out.
She has given it her all.
Aside from the Wind Blade Torrent, which didn't achieve any results, she unleashed all her ultimate moves: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, Cherry Blossom Impact, Yin Seal, and Monstrous Strength Technique, without holding back, yet she still only managed a draw with him. It has to be admitted that Kimimaro, with his full power unleashed—no, it should be said that he activated his fatal weakness, increasing his power more than tenfold—was indeed incredibly strong!
However, if she knew that Might Guy, who opened the Gate of Death in the manga, almost kicked the story out of the finale, she probably wouldn't be so surprised.
"Orochimaru could appear at any moment... We can't afford to entangle ourselves with him like this," Sakura said, her eyes fixed on Kimimaro, who was also catching his breath in the distance, through her tattered mask. "We must finish this quickly!"
"We need to finish this quickly!" Kimimaro, standing atop the bone pillar, had the same thought in his mind!
The Killing Intent Pressure Point has been open for several minutes, and there's not much time left...
Before this, he couldn't have imagined that even with this forbidden technique, he still wouldn't be able to defeat that ninja, Sakura!
His opponent's Water Release, Ice Release, Body Flicker Technique, reaction speed, and Nintaijutsu were all incredibly powerful... In his normal state, he would be no match for that girl. Only by using the Secret Technique that burns his life force could Kimimaro be qualified to contend with her!
Kimimaro knew that the pain in his body was gradually subsiding. This didn't mean the side effects of the Secret Technique were decreasing, but rather that those parts were beginning to become numb and die. It was a true case of exhaustion; the energy in his cells had been completely depleted, and his life force had utterly vanished.
I felt an unnatural spasm inside my body, and it seemed like blood was about to trickle from the corner of my mouth, but in the end nothing happened.
It seems even bleeding is no longer an option.
His body should have died long ago.
He barely managed to maintain his life by burning the Chakra he gained from burning his life force and by his extremely strong willpower, like fireworks blooming in the night sky, shining only for a moment before fading away.
Time is running out; at most, there's one more chance to strike.
Kimimaro very well.
"We both have limited time..." Kimimaro said calmly, looking at Sakura Haruno.
Even when facing his final moments, Kimimaro remained calm—perhaps only matters involving Orochimaru could excite him.
"So let's decide the winner in the next move!"
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