Mingren, who had a grudge against Konoha, had been keeping an eye on them all along.
Just as Shido Akimichi was about to use the Human Bullet Tank.
Mingren's voice carried over. "Dead fatso, where do you think you're going?"
Twenty-Eight: Flaw
Shido Akimichi, who had originally wanted to avoid this chaos, froze instantly.
"This is bad..."
Kaede Yamanaka immediately furrowed her brow.
Of all times, it had to be now...
Then, an idea struck her, and she said to Shido Akimichi, "Shido, I don't think he was talking about you... After all, it's pitch-black out here..."
Who knew who he might have been referring to?
Only then did Shido Akimichi calm down.
His somewhat frightening face returned to its usual honest, simple look.
Kaede Yamanaka let out a slight sigh of relief.
Because of their inherited genes and jutsu, the Akimichi Clan's bodies easily became—and were required to be—plump, so they could possess enough physical energy.
Obviously, Yang Release secret jutsu such as the Expansion Jutsu required extremely high energy reserves.
The Akimichi Clan also possessed special stomachs that could easily convert digested food into fat.
Over time.
A plump physique became their signature appearance.
As a result, the word "fatso" was an absolute taboo.
However, the next second.
Mingren's voice rang out again, even more malicious this time. "You dead fatso from the Akimichi Clan, I'm asking you, where are you going?!"
The Akimichi Clan's weakness.
Was that they could not tolerate others commenting on their figures.
Seeing him and that Yamanaka Clan fellow sucking up and fawning over that high-ranking official and noble.
Mingren felt so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.
Sucking up and fawning over others might indeed be human nature.
But doing so without distinguishing right from wrong was another matter entirely.
"Roar~~~~!!"
Shido Akimichi roared, his body expanding into a sphere.
"No! One~! Gets to call me fatso!!! Human Bullet Tank!!!"
With his limbs and head retracted into the sphere, Shido Akimichi shot toward the source of the voice with a boom, rolling like a wheel.
He tore through everything in his path.
Like a massive truck charging into a crowd.
Under his wanton crushing force, not a single person could withstand him.
Whether they had noticed him or not, every unlucky person in his path was swept in.
In an instant, they either suffered shattered bones and torn tendons or were crushed into meat paste on the spot, dying immediately.
Mingren also gave a low shout and threw a punch at Shido Akimichi.
Bang!!!
Amid a terrifying boom, Shido Akimichi was halted for an instant.
Then, Mingren staggered backward.
"Roar~~~!"
The moment Mingren regained his footing, Shido Akimichi had already charged at him again.
With another bang, the two collided once more.
This time.
Mingren was knocked even farther back. "The Akimichi Clan is born with tremendous strength. In the Original Work, Choji Akimichi was only twelve and still a genin, yet his strength was already '6.' At thirteen, during the Chunin Exam, it rose to '7.' By sixteen, in Shippuden, his base stat had even reached '10'..."
Combined with their Yang Release secret jutsu.
The Akimichi Clan's strength could be described as explosive.
"What's going on?!"
Kaede Yamanaka shut her eyes tightly.
In the darkness, she could barely see into the distance.
Therefore, she switched her Chakra to "Sensory Mode."
Through her senses, she quickly discovered Mingren's abnormality.
"His Chakra has not weakened at all, and his physical energy has not dropped either... He faced Shido head-on in taijutsu, yet he didn't even suffer severe injuries?!"
In an instant.
She connected him to the murderer of Shikahide Nara, Hokuto Hyuga, and the others.
Her sharp mind instantly analyzed a great deal of information.
Kaede Yamanaka: "In that case..."
Just as Mingren was about to change tactics.
Kaede Yamanaka formed a hand seal for a secret jutsu and used Sensory Mode to lock onto Mingren's position in the darkness.
"Mind Disturbance Body Technique!!"
Invisible Mental Energy shot out in an instant and struck Mingren's body.
Mingren's body stiffened.
Then Kaede Yamanaka shouted, "It hit! Shido... attack him!"
The Mind "Disturbance" Body Technique.
Was a secret jutsu that disrupted another person's mind, preventing them from freely controlling their body.
It was usually paired with the Mind "Transfer" Body Technique, which allowed possession, and used according to the situation.
Mingren's Chakra reserves and mental strength were extraordinarily resilient.
Greatly reducing the secret jutsu's duration.
But even if it lasted only an instant.
It was enough for Shido Akimichi to seize the opportunity.
After all, the coordination of Ino-Shika-Cho was practically seamless.
Without hesitation, Shido Akimichi began rolling again.
His massive body slammed into Mingren like a cannonball.
Bang!!!
Mingren's body flew backward and crashed into the hard wall.
A huge crater appeared instantly.
Dense, spiderweb-like cracks spread in every direction.
"Pfft...!"
Wave after wave of pain washed over him.
Having been struck head-on without any defense, his body suffered multiple fractures and internal bleeding.
"!"
Asuka, who was also forming hand seals and sensing the surroundings, keenly detected Mingren's condition.
Unlike Ryu and the others, who were fumbling around in the dark.
Her sensory advantage allowed her to perceive everything through another kind of "vision."
"Don't worry."
But Shennong shook his head.
"That kid is fine..."
"Whew..."
Shido Akimichi let out a breath.
His head and limbs emerged again.
He glanced at his opponent.
That guy's body was indeed sturdy, but against the Akimichi Clan's special Yang Release Constitution, he was still trying to stop a chariot with his arms.
In the Ninja World, there was no clan that could compete with the Akimichi Clan in strength!
But the next moment.
A heavy, rough sound of breathing arose.
"?!"
Shido Akimichi's pupils contracted.
He met a pair of eyes in the darkness, burning with Black Fire.
Perhaps it was an illusion.
Though both were black.
The darkness within those eyes seemed even deeper, making them distinctly visible.
"..."
Mingren slowly rose to his feet before Shido Akimichi's incredulous gaze...
His muscles writhed, and his bones cracked.
In only a short time, his injured body seemed to have returned to normal.
"Aah~~~!"
Seeing that his opponent had not died.
And remembering how the other man had called him a dead fatso earlier.
Shido Akimichi roared.
Then he started running.
With every step, his body began expanding.
Soon, the entire hall seemed to tremble.
His 1.5-meter body swelled to three meters through the Expansion Jutsu, and Shido Akimichi had practically become a small giant.
A palm the size of a washbasin, carrying incomparable force, viciously slammed toward Mingren.
Whoosh!
Mingren's body suddenly flashed.
He moved directly to the side.
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