The Strongest Showdown

Amidst that murderous voice, Ikeda moved, like a sleeping beast suddenly awakening. Accompanied by an astonishing killing intent, Ikeda rapidly approached Kakashi at an incredible speed.

"So fast!"

Kakashi could barely catch a glimpse of an afterimage and had no time to react. The next second, Ikeda appeared and, without hesitation, Ikeda his sword at Kakashi.

There were no fancy moves, just a simple swing, yet the sword was incredibly fast, like a streak of light, so fast that Kakashi didn't have time to make any attack before the sword had already struck.

Swish...

A cold glint flashed, and a spray of blood splattered in the air. Kakashi screamed and flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground and rolling several times before coming to a stop.

Kakashi rolled over and stood up. He felt a burning pain on his cheek. He couldn't see that there was a nearly five-centimeter-long wound on his face, from which blood was constantly flowing.

He stuck out his tongue and gently licked away the blood from the bone knife. A cruel smile spread across Ikeda's face as he said, "Kid, this is just the beginning. Next, I'll show you what true cruelty is."

Kakashi's attack had completely aroused Ikeda's hatred. As a Jonin, he Jonin to kneel by a brat. Ikeda's shame and anger were palpable, and his killing intent erupted like a volcano. Only the brat's blood could wash away his humiliation.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ikeda moved again. He stomped his feet and shot out with incredible speed, arriving in front of Kakashi in the blink of an eye.

Kakashi didn't retreat this time. He couldn't match Ikeda's speed, and even if he retreated, Ikeda would catch up. Rather than that, he would use his strongest power to fight back. As the saying goes, when two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins.

"Dance of the Camellia"

Ikeda swung his bone knife and thrust it out rapidly. In Ikeda's hand, the bone knife seemed to transform into thousands of knives. His speed was so fast that afterimages filled the sky, like a storm.

Faced with Ikeda's sudden barrage of attacks, Kakashi Kunai swung his kunai to defend himself, but Ikeda's speed was too fast, and combined with his precise and agile Taijutsu, Kakashi was immediately at a disadvantage. He barely managed to defend against Ikeda's attacks and was in grave danger.

Ikeda's attacks were extremely fierce, without any unnecessary movements, and each attack was aimed at Kakashi's weaknesses.

Faced with this relentless attack, Kakashi couldn't hold out for long before Ikeda seized an opening, his sharp sword tip piercing through Kakashi's defenses and penetrating Kakashi shoulder.

Intense pain surged into his mind like a tidal wave, and Kakashi instinctively let out a scream. His movements froze, and he was instantly defenseless.

Ikeda spun around and delivered a flying kick, striking Kakashi squarely in the chest. It felt as if he had been hit by a high-speed vehicle; the immense force surged forth like a tidal wave, Kakashi was powerless to resist, being sent flying more than ten meters away.

Kakashi was flying backwards in the direction that Yemo was coming from. Yemo leaped forward and caught the flying Kakashi. The terrifying impact almost sent Yemo flying as well.

A hole the size of a thumb was pierced in his shoulder, and blood kept flowing out of it. In the blink of an eye, his entire shoulder was stained bright red with blood. The wound on his cheek was also very deep and was still bleeding.

"Hateful!"

Yemo cursed angrily, his fists clenched tightly, his gaze towards Ikeda filled with murderous intent.

Spitting out the blood from his chest, Kakashi told Yemo everything he had learned during the fight, saying, "Yemo, don't fight this guy head-on. His Kekkei Genkai is very strong, and his bones are harder than we imagined. He can also manipulate all the bones in his body, allowing him to both attack and defend. We are definitely no match for him in close combat. Use Ninjutsu to buy time until Minato-sensei arrive."

Ikeda approached step by step, not in a hurry to make a move. In his eyes, Kakashi and Yemo were already his prey, and no matter how much they struggled, they could not escape his grasp.

He wanted to see these two brats struggle endlessly, only to meet their inevitable death in the end. The more they struggled, the more intense their suffering would be, and the happier he would be.

"No need to say anything, I'll take care of this guy!" Yemo pressed Kakashi down, his tone exuding domineering confidence.

Hearing Yemo's arrogant words, Ikeda dismissed them with a sneer, saying, "Having roamed the Shinobi World for decades, I've never seen such an arrogant brat. He won't learn his lesson until he sees the coffin."

As he spoke, Ikeda crossed his hands, and his fingers slowly began to wriggle, revealing segments of white finger bones. With a sudden swift movement, ten segments of Ikeda bones shot out like bullets from a gun.

"Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

Yemo rapidly Hand Seals, gathering Chakra in his palms and slamming them down onto the ground. The earth trembled, and an earthen wall rose from the ground to block all attacks for Yemo.

Thud... Thud...

Ten muffled thuds followed as ten finger bones slammed into the earthen wall. The seemingly small finger bones were incredibly powerful, blasting deep craters, each tens of centimeters in diameter, into the wall. If they had pierced a person's body, they would have shattered their entire chest.

"Isn't that a bit too hasty!"

Yemo looked at Ikeda and said something indifferently, then launched an attack. Yemo didn't make any move, but just stomped his foot lightly.

Yin-Yang Release: Earth Roar!

Immediately after, Yemo shouted with murderous intent, and the ground trembled. Looking at the ground shaking for no reason, Ikeda stared at Yemo in astonishment, wondering what this brat had done.

With a snap of his hands, Yemo said, "I wasn't just standing there doing nothing. Although it was a bit troublesome, my partner bought me enough time. Come out, Hands of the Earth!"

As Yemo moved, the ground trembled more and more violently, until finally the earth even cracked open. In Ikeda's increasingly grim gaze, large, earthen-yellow hands emerged from the ground.

The attack began. The moment these large, earth-yellow hands appeared, they began to attack Ikeda, slapping Ikeda down as if he were a tiny ant.

Ikeda swiftly swung his bone sword, unleashing invisible sword energy. However, the sharp sword energy only managed to leave deep marks on these large hands, failing to cleave them in two or withstand the attacks.

Suddenly, a comical scene unfolded before him: giant hands emerged from the ground and slapped at Ikeda, like a bunch of people swatting a mosquito.

However, this mosquito was not only exceptionally agile but also remarkably powerful, destroying one after another the large, yellowish-brown hands.

"Destroy it, let's see how much Chakra you have and how much you can destroy," Yemo said with a faint smile.

He could create as many of these large, earth-yellow hands as he wanted, consuming only a negligible amount of Chakra.

"Damn it, how could that brat unleash such a powerful Ninjutsu!" Ikeda was still in disbelief. Putting aside how the brat could do it, the Chakra required for such a wide-range Ninjutsu was no small amount.

Dodging a large, earthen-yellow hand, Ikeda swung his Strongest Spear and shattered the hand with a backhand strike, after his bone sword had failed to destroy the large hands.

Ikeda then discarded the bone sword, controlled the elongation of his internal bones, and covered his two arms with the hardest bones, transforming them into the hardest spears, easily tearing apart a large, earth-yellow hand.

However, there were too many of these giant hands. He destroyed many of them, but they showed no signs of decreasing. Instead, they multiplied and their attacks became more and more intense. After a battle, even Ikeda felt that his physical strength was greatly depleted and he was panting heavily.