Destroying the flower bud
Rumble...
The dozen or so White Zetsu not seem like many, but their massive size and the way they ran made the earth tremble like a thousand horses.
Yemo leaped into the air, his right palm crackling with lightning. High-intensity Lightning Release Chakra covered his palm. As he approached White Zetsu, lightning flashed on Yemo's hand, and the dazzling white light was blinding. Under this intense light, White Zetsu in front of him subconsciously closed his eyes.
Lightning Release: Flash Sharp Spear!
In the white light, lightning flashed in Yemo's hand, and the intense blue Chakra transformed into a spear several meters long. With a whoosh, the spear emerged from Yemo's hand and pierced straight into White Zetsu Jue's head. Before Bai Jue could even let out a scream, he closed his eyes forever, not even knowing how he died.
The massive body crashed to the ground with a loud thud. Yemo flipped over and leaped onto the White Zetsu's body, while Kakashi, wielding White Fang, swung his sword and severed the head of a White Zetsu.
Sheathing his sword and turning to look in Yemo's direction, Kakashi said, "You used this Ninjutsu to take down that White Zetsu just now."
Yemo sheathed his lightning spear and turned to say, "My new Lightning Release Ninjutsu uses blinding lightning to blind the enemy, then converts a high concentration of Chakra into a rapidly extending and retracting spear, launching a fatal attack while the enemy is blinded."
"This should have the power of an A-rank Ninjutsu," Kakashi said, glancing at the White Zetsu's pierced head beneath Yemo's feet.
Yemo said, "It should be about right. I think there's still room for improvement. Maybe I can raise it to S-rank Ninjutsu level."
At this point, Yemo's tone revealed a hint of excitement. This Ninjutsu was the first Lightning Release Ninjutsu he had researched himself, and if it could truly reach S-rank, it would definitely be an exciting thing.
After a pause, Yemo suddenly said, "By the way, Kakashi, although you have seven Chakra natures like me, you seem to specialize in lightning style. How about it, I can teach you this Ninjutsu!"
"Alright," Kakashi didn't hesitate. This was a powerful A-rank Ninjutsu, so he might as well learn it; it would greatly enhance his combat strength. However, simply accepting it wasn't Kakashi's style. "I won't learn it for nothing. I'll exchange it with you for Ninjutsu —a Lightning Release Ninjutsu I also researched, also A-rank in power called 'Chidori.' I'll teach it to you then."
"Then it's settled."
Yemo knew what kind of person Kakashi was, so exchanging Ninjutsu for it wasn't strange. He just hadn't expected Kakashi to know 'Chidori'. He'd never seen Kakashi use Chidori before and'd assumed Kakashi hadn't created it yet. He had to admit Kakashi was a true genius. While ordinary Kakashi at his age were still in the Ninja Academy, Kakashi was already Chunin, carrying out S-Rank Mission, and had even created an A-rank Ninjutsu. But he was still a bit inferior to him, Yemo thought shamelessly.
These White Zetsu were mindless monsters; the deaths of two White Zetsu didn't frighten them. They quickly rushed over and surrounded Yemo and Kakashi.
The two stood back to back, nervously staring at the White Zetsu. Kakashi asked, "There are White Zetsu. Is there anything we can do?"
"I don't have a solution, but I do have an idea," Yemo said. "We don't need to kill all of these White Zetsu. We just need to keep them here. Our goal is to destroy the flower bud."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yemo took a step forward, covering several meters. His hands moved swiftly, Hand Seals. As his feet touched the ground, the ninja hand seals in Yemo's Chunin were already complete.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Delaying the enemy's Shadow Clone was the obvious choice. With a bang, a cloud of smoke exploded in the void, and another Yemo appeared from the smoke. Then, a series of bangs followed, and dozens of Yemo appeared on the surrounding open ground.
"The Uzumaki Clan is truly extraordinary; only they can create so many Shadow Clones!" Kakashi thought to himself, looking at the dozens of smoke clouds that were rising from the sky.
"Superior!"
At a command from the main body of Yemo, dozens of Yemo rushed out amidst shouts and stood with the White Zetsu. Although the Shadow Clone were not as strong as the main body, their numbers made up for it, and they could easily hold off the White Zetsu.
After escaping, Yemo leaped towards the flower bud. In the Taiseki, a pink flower bud slowly bloomed, its center radiating a mesmerizing pink light.
If the buds were to fully open, the blooming flowers would surely be breathtakingly beautiful. However, Yemo didn't have the time or energy to appreciate it. Besides, beneath this beauty lay the cries of countless lives.
The petals at the very center of the bud have already mostly opened; at this rate, the entire flower will probably be fully open in less than a minute.
Yemo bent his right hand, and lightning crackled in his palm. He curled his five fingers and grabbed at the void. High-intensity Lightning Release Chakra gathered in Yemo's palm, and a long sword that could be seen with the naked eye formed in Yemo's hand.
Kakashi's eyes narrowed sharply, his expression revealing shock. He muttered to himself, "I never imagined that Yemo Chakra's mastery of Shape Transformation had reached such a profound level."
The ability to condense Chakra to this extent is largely thanks to the training Yemo has given in Chakra control over the past few days. It must be mentioned that the A-rank Ninjutsu created by Yemo is based on an advanced mastery of Chakra Shape Transformation.
This advanced mastery of Chakra forms can naturally be applied to other areas. For example, right now, by compressing Lightning Release Chakra and causing it to Shape Transformation, Chakra weapon that can change shape at will can be created out of thin air.
Seeing that the last few petals were about to fully bloom, Yemo did not hesitate. He gripped the Thunder Sword tightly in his hands, leaped into the pit, and as Yemo poured in a large amount of Lightning Release Chakra, the Thunder Sword in his hand emitted bolts of lightning, cleaving tree-branch-shaped marks in the void.
Yemo leaped high into the air, raising his lightning sword that crackled with endless lightning and slashing down fiercely at the flower bud beneath him. Yemo poured half of his Chakra into this strike; it could flatten not just a flower bud, but even a hill.
Almost the instant the tip of the Thunder Sword touched the petals, the last few petals bloomed, and instantly, a powerful force erupted from the flower bud.
The two forces collided heavily like meteorites falling from the sky, instantly creating a deafening explosion. A plume of smoke, hundreds of meters long, rose from the ground like a dragon, and visible shockwaves spread out in all directions, hugging the ground. A hurricane swept over them, and Kakashi was immediately thrown away by the shockwave.
Kakashi, who was quite a distance away, was thrown back by the impact, which shows just how powerful the explosion was. And what terrifying force Yemo, who was right at the center of the explosion, must have experienced.
"Not good!"
In the instant of the explosion, Yemo's body felt as if it had been struck by a high-speed train. Before he could even finish uttering a word, he was thrown hundreds of meters into the air along with the countless plumes of smoke. Then, like a kite with a broken string, he spun and spun in the sky, crashing down to the ground at incredible speed. Yemo had already lost control of his body and could only watch helplessly as he fell from hundreds of meters into the ground.
The violent impact spread across the plains with an unstoppable momentum, interrupting the battle between Black Zetsu and the Great Elder in the distance. The two had to stop fighting and divert their strength to resist the oncoming shockwave.