"Keep attacking. I'll hold it back."
Higashino Kanade knew that the hastily raised Earth Release wall would not withstand more than a few of Nidhogg's attacks, so he decided to take the initiative and keep the battlefield outside the wall, protecting everyone else.
Six Paths Mode, activate!
Higashino Kanade absorbed the Ten-Tails' power and entered his strongest state, flying toward Nidhogg at tremendous speed.
Nidhogg took a deep breath and let out a fierce roar, exhaling endless poisonous mist. Everything it passed through became a realm of death. This was a deadly poison capable of corroding even the World Tree.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Higashino Kanade took a deep breath as well, then exhaled a raging gale.
Though Great Breakthrough was merely a C-rank ninjutsu, at Higashino Kanade's level, any ninjutsu could be turned from the mundane into the miraculous. Even a C-rank technique could produce an S-rank effect in his hands.
The endless poisonous mist was blown back. Nidhogg froze for a moment, clearly not expecting its attack to be blocked.
In those few stunned seconds, Higashino Kanade instantly appeared before Nidhogg's head. The black, double-helix Amenonuhoko appeared in his hand, and he viciously cleaved down at Nidhogg's skull!
Sword energy surged as blood rained down!
Amenonuhoko was a sword of the heart. The strength of a sword of the heart lay in this: the firmer its wielder's conviction, the greater its power.
At that moment, Higashino Kanade's lovers, children, and friends were all behind him. Everything he cherished was threatened by Nidhogg. He had no way back. There was only one thought in his mind now—kill Nidhogg and protect everyone!
Nidhogg's mountain-sized head was split down the middle. The two halves fell to either side, and the dragon, which had been flying in the sky, was successfully shot