Trump Card (Part 2)

"Not bad—Lightning Release Chakra Mode!"

Gengetsu's lips curled upward. "This period of training wasn't child's play. Although I haven't fully developed the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, I can already activate my skin cells and some of my muscle cells. Combined with Wind Release Chakra, it's enough to block your Kunai and leave me with only superficial wounds!"

"I see. What an impressive Kid! But it's still too early to claim victory!"

As he spoke, Bandage Man decisively abandoned his Kunai. Using Gengetsu's left hand for leverage, he pushed off with his feet and leaped backward.

"You won't get away!"

Gengetsu shouted coldly. Lightning condensed intensely in his left hand, rapidly forming a Lightning Spear streaked with purple patterns. It extended outward and, before Bandage Man's stunned eyes, pierced through his right chest with a splurt!

"Urgh..."

Bandage Man lowered his head, disbelief in his eyes. Then he spat out blood and gasped, "This kind of shape transformation can reach that far..."

He had retreated incredibly quickly, covering more than ten meters in a single leap, yet he had still been caught. The attack had been so fast and sudden that he had not even had room to evade in midair.

Gengetsu withdrew the Dragon Vein Chidori Sharp Spear. With the Dragon Vein's power bolstering this shape transformation, let alone a dozen meters, its limit could completely surpass Sasuke's five-kilometer range from the original work.

However, the key to his victory now was not the Dragon Vein Chidori Sharp Spear itself, but the fact that his opponent had trusted his intelligence too much. His work on developing the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was no secret, but no one knew how far he had progressed. As for the Dragon Vein Chidori Sharp Spear, only a handful of people knew of it, and he had never traded it to the village for other ninjutsu.

Watching Bandage Man fall from the air, Gengetsu stepped forward. Lightning gathered in his left hand, and with a sweep, tiny needle-like bolts condensed into Senbon and shot out, piercing Bandage Man's body and sealing his Acupoints, leaving him unable to move.

Although he lacked the Byakugan and could not see the Meridians or Acupoints, Gengetsu was extremely familiar with the distribution of Acupoints throughout the human body, so this was not difficult for him.

At the same time, the four Chunin maintaining the Barrier outside all changed expression drastically.

Their boss had actually lost!

"Damn it, that Kid is so strong! Even the boss lost to him!"

Scarface cursed furiously.

"Dispel the Barrier immediately!"

Straw Hat Man shouted.

"No, wait!"

"Trust Fei!"

Bandage Man shouted with all his strength, stopping Straw Hat Man and the others.

Gengetsu ignored them and looked toward the Wandering Samurai, Fei. Though he had been unable to get close under the attacks of two Shadow Clones, Fei remained calm and unhurried. Even Bandage Man's capture had not affected him.

"Still, the Shadow Clones won't last much longer. End this quickly!"

Wind Release—Vacuum Serial Waves!

Gengetsu formed hand seals with both hands. At the same time, another Shadow Clone also formed hand seals and cast the same ninjutsu.

Fei moved like lightning, as though dancing upon knife edges, and actually evaded the ninjutsu's attacks.

"Got you!"

The third Shadow Clone shouted. As Fei dodged the Vacuum Serial Waves, four streams of water seized the opportunity to wrap around both his feet, then injected Lightning Release Chakra into them.

This was not meant to paralyze him with Lightning Release, but to prevent him from countering with Lightning Release Chakra. After all, a Shadow Clone's endurance was far inferior to that of a real body.

Wind Release—Vacuum Great Sphere!

Gengetsu's Main Body and the other Shadow Clone quickly formed hand seals. With a breath in and a breath out, enormous vacuum bullets shot forth, engulfing the restrained Fei.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The air bullets struck Fei with unerring accuracy, splashing blooming sprays of blood.

"We won!"

Gengetsu smiled, but then froze. The struck Fei suddenly turned into a puddle of water.

"A Water Clone? No, a substitution..."

"Over there!"

Gengetsu shifted his gaze and saw Fei kneeling on one knee atop the towering wall, sword in hand. Blood ran down his body. Clearly, although he had escaped disaster by using a Water Clone as a substitute, he had not avoided every air bullet and had suffered multiple abrasions.

"That was close. You really are a terrifying Kid. It's like your Chakra never runs out."

Fei panted slightly. Lightning flickered over his body, and the wounds on him began to stop bleeding.

"As expected, no Jonin can be underestimated or casually assessed. Who would have thought he had Water Release ninjutsu hidden away, and could even form hand seals one-handed!"

"In that case, let's make this one big!"

Gengetsu's gaze sharpened. Then he and the two Shadow Clones charged forward together, pressing their palms together at the same time.

The next moment, massive streams of water appeared around them. All the water within the Barrier was drained away. Even the rain inside the Barrier could not fall at that moment, because before it hit the ground, it was forcibly drawn in by the ninjutsu and merged into the gathering current.

A thick current twenty to thirty meters in diameter revolved continuously around Gengetsu and the Shadow Clones, nearly touching the Barrier on both sides. When they were still nearly ten meters from the Earth Wall, they stopped, while the spiraling water above them condensed into a gigantic, lifelike water dragon.

"Damn it, he still has such an enormous amount of Chakra? He's a monster!"

Fei's expression changed drastically.

Water Release—Water Dragon Bullet!

Gengetsu and the Shadow Clones simultaneously thrust both hands forward, forming the "Zai" seal. The next instant, the gigantic water dragon dived from above, crashing toward Fei on the wall.

"Damn it, a technique of this magnitude!"

Behind them, Bandage Man's face changed drastically as he lay on the ground.

The water dragon was too huge to evade to either side. Even retreating would not help, as the space behind him was extremely limited, and he would still suffer the water dragon's immense impact.

It could be said that Fei had nowhere to evade this strike!

The Barrier had originally been meant to stop Uzumaki Gengetsu from escaping, but it had instead become a death sentence for their own side.

"Quick, remove the Barrier!"

Bandage Man roared.

Straw Hat Man and the other three had long sensed that something was wrong. Hearing Bandage Man's cry, they immediately dispelled the Barrier.

The next moment, accompanied by a thunderous roar, the water dragon's head shattered the Earth Wall, and the massive flood poured in every direction.

Gengetsu lowered his body slightly and rose and fell with the waves. After catching Little Katsuyu, the two Shadow Clones collapsed one after another, their Chakra completely exhausted.

"Lord Gengetsu, that Wandering Samurai isn't dead, and the enemy is retreating! The four Chunin have sent Clones to cover their retreat!"

Little Katsuyu reminded him.

"They're here!"

Gengetsu narrowed his eyes. Two figures rushed toward him from the front, one from the left and one from the right. At the same time, two more figures charged at him from behind.

"Yin Seal, release!"

Gengetsu released the Yin Seal again, and his nearly depleted Chakra immediately swelled back to fullness.

"You think you can just leave like that? It won't be so easy!"

With a cold snort, Gengetsu formed hand seals and created two Shadow Clones to intercept the four Chunin's Clones, while his Main Body sprang forward in pursuit.

"Lord Gengetsu, Lord Kazuhara says not to pursue any farther, in case you fall into a trap!"

Little Katsuyu reminded him again from his shoulder.

Yet Gengetsu did not stop. Instead, purple Dragon Vein Energy surged over his body, increasing his speed once more as he explained, "Teacher Kazuhara's considerations are thorough, but I have to deal with them. I need to cut off the claw that person hiding in the darkness has extended, and warn him that I, Uzumaki Gengetsu, am not someone he can plot against as he pleases!"

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