Sunagakure's Fierce Battle, Part Five

A fierce wind howled across the desert, carrying with it a hazy, yellowish dust that filled the sky and earth.

A strong killing intent swirled above the quicksand.

"Lightning Flash Turn!!"

With lightning crackling beneath her Katsuki instantly broke free from the encirclement of puppets and appeared among the Sand Ninja's ranks.

"Kid, you're too arrogant."

A wind blade of extreme sharpness swept in from the side. Kumasaburo, as expected of a veteran who had survived countless battles, possessed incredibly sharp combat intuition. The moment Katsuki appeared, he had already made his move. His right palm was enveloped in an extremely sharp wind blade, and the Wind Release Chakra against each other at high speed was silent, which only made it more chilling.

Wind Blade.

High-level Wind Release Technique, which have extremely demanding requirements for nature transformation, are incredibly lethal.

"Clang--!"

The pale blue wind blade was held in Katsuki's hand with one hand, her iron-gray palm gleaming with a metallic sheen.

"I was fortunate enough to be treated to such hospitality last time. If I don't repay you properly today, I'll have no face to visit Sunagakure again." Katsuki's smile was icy.

"White Lightning Strike!"

The hand, wreathed in silver-white lightning, thrust out like a knife. However, Okunuki Kumasaburo's reaction was so fast that it surprised Katsuki. Kumasaburo's right hand was tightly gripped by Katsuki's left hand, but the guy's left palm also condensed a large amount of Wind Release Chakra, and the Wind Blade and the White Lightning Strike collided wildly.

In just two breaths, the offense and defense had already switched several times. Blue and silver light filled the narrow space, both of the dazzling colors were so eye-catching, yet the killing intent within them was also terrifying.

"Phew, kid, you're pretty capable! You actually blocked my Wind Blade with Lightning Release Technique."

"Snort!"

Katsuki's face darkened. This enemy was truly troublesome, possessing first-rate combat awareness and excellent physical fitness. Moreover, he was in his prime, arguably at the peak of his life. It was a bit like a tiger trying to eat a hedgehog, with nowhere to start. But—that was all.

"Come back when you're more skilled."

With his right hand fingers together, the silver-white lightning was as sharp and unstoppable as a sword. Katsuki bravely and fiercely attacked Kumasaburo. He did not resist the Wind Blade that Kumasaburo attacked, but simply used the Earth Spear Technique to harden his body, letting the wind blades cut open his right chest. Meanwhile, his right palm also stabbed into Kumasaburo's abdomen.

Trading injury for injury.

"Asshole······"

Kumasaburo's face turned pale. This move caught him completely off guard. Just moments ago, they had been directly confronting each other, but suddenly he resorted to such insidious methods. Moreover, most people wouldn't use such a brutal method. He clearly felt that he had severed two of Katsuki's bones.

However, Katsuki remained unmoved, as if he were not the one who was injured; the boy's face was filled with madness.

"Go and die peacefully..."

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

The puppet stealthily crept up behind Katsuki, and a blade coated with deadly poison suddenly shot out from its torso, spinning wildly like a cutting machine, and slammed into Katsuki's back.

"Zzzzz!!!"

A series of sparks flew far away, and purple venom was also flung into the quicksand. The puppet's attack did not break through Katsuki's skin, but it did hinder Katsuki's attack. Originally, her right hand was pulled out from Kumasaburo's bloodied abdomen. Her right palm, wrapped with dazzling lightning, was like a peerless sword, without a single drop of blood on it.

"Is this tickling me? Hmm!!"

Suddenly, lightning erupted beneath Katsuki's feet, thick bolts of lightning swirling wildly like giant snakes. The two-headed, eight-armed puppets behind her were blasted away by the lightning, their poisoned blades shattering. Three arms detached from the puppets' torsos, bouncing off the broken poisoned blades and sinking into the quicksand.

Also struck by this sudden attack was Kumasaburo. The leaping lightning struck Kumasaburo's abdomen, precisely at the site of the wound that Katsuki had just inflicted. The lightning spread in, directly Electric Shock the strong man's internal organs. The unprecedented pain caused the strong man's body to convulse instinctively, and his originally agile movements instantly froze.

"Sizzle!!"

White Lightning Strike.

In a battle between masters, a moment's hesitation can mean the difference between life and death.

The puppet that ambushed him seemed to be helping Kumasaburo, but the arrival of friendly forces inevitably caused Kumasaburo's tense heart to loosen slightly, and this slight relaxation gave Katsuki the opportunity to seize it.

The right hand pierced through Kumasaburo's chest, splitting his heart in two. The sharp, unstoppable right palm passed through Kumasaburo's back, creating a gruesome scene.

"The generous gift has been returned..."

The whispered words were only audible to Katsuki herself. Under the shocked and angry gazes of the Sand Ninja, she discarded the rather heavy corpse that had fallen on her, and with another flash of lightning beneath her feet, she vanished from the spot.

"Quicksand Waterfall"

The Kan'in Clan Head is going crazy. Another one has died, and he was one of the village's top fighters, not just any ordinary Jonin.

Without sparing Chakra, it stirred up towering waves of sand, each wave tens of meters high, crushing everything in its path with immense force, engulfing an entire area in layers of flowing sand.

"Quicksand Waterfall"

The Jonin of the Kan'in Family weren't fools either; their sharp minds quickly grasped their clan leader's intentions. Together, they stirred up sand waves, forming a large circle that trapped the speeding silver lightning bolt within.

Katsuki's speed was so fast that it gave the Sand Ninja a headache. Fortunately, the strange lightning chariot was trapped, otherwise it would have been even more of a headache. Seeing that Kumasaburo was dead, the Kan'in Clan Head became ruthless and said, "Since you can run fast, I'll just unleash my ultimate move and kill you."

"Earth Release, Earth Mountain Technique."

The boy's Hand Seals were steady and calm, without the slightest panic. The rock layer far below the sand was shaken, and huge rocks rose from the ground, breaking through the soil in an instant, scattering the vast rolling sand above, and soaring into the sky nearly a hundred meters high. From a distance, it truly looked like a small mountain had sprung up out of thin air.

Standing atop the protruding stone platform, Katsuki calmly watched the quicksand crash against it, refraining from launching a rash attack and instead silently refining her Chakra to build up her power.

Against a Jonin -level expert, ordinary Ninjutsu is unlikely to be effective, especially since he is currently outnumbered. Only powerful, truly powerful offensive techniques can suppress the resistance of the Jonin and cause effective damage.

"Wind Release: Great Sickle Weasel."

The Jonin carrying the giant Iron Fan fan launched their attack. The repeated clashes made the Sand Ninjas realize how troublesome the Katsuki Style was. Ordinary methods could hardly hurt Katsuki; only high-ranking Ninjutsu of B rank or above posed a sufficient threat.

Wind blades swept in from all directions, rapidly cutting through the massive rock beneath Katsuki's feet. The mountain-like rock shook violently. In addition, clumps of sand clouds rose into the air again, avoiding the storm's path and quickly approaching.