I have to use this chance to take out the ninja in front of me as quickly as possible! Otherwise, they'll be in grave danger! Shiyu thought with certainty.
Now's no time to conserve chakra. No matter how much chakra I have, I'll have to go all out!
The Seventeen Ninja Swordsmen pursued Kurenai and the others, while Kaguya Kanbei in front of Shiyu boasted, "Kid! Today, I'll show you the Shikotsumyaku of the Kaguya Clan!"
Shiyu pulled a Kunai from his ninja tool pouch and threw it at Kaguya Kanbei.
Just as he'd expected, Kaguya Kanbei paid no attention to the Kunai flying toward him.
"Now's my chance! Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Step!" Shiyu appeared above Kaguya Kanbei in an instant, a Rasengan forming in his hand. But just as Shiyu was about to bring it down, Kaguya Kanbei suddenly used his Kekkei Genkai—as if by coincidence.
"Dancing Larch!" Sharp bone spikes suddenly burst from Kaguya Kanbei's body. Dancing Larch was both offense and defense, leaving Shiyu no opening to attack. He had no choice but to abandon his assault.
Like all Kekkei Genkai users of the Kaguya Clan, Kanbei could freely control his osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
After using the Body Flicker Technique to put some distance between himself and Kaguya Kanbei, Shiyu saw Kanbei form Hand Seals once more.
"Early Fern Dance!"
A mass of bone spikes erupted from the ground around them. Shiyu flipped through the air, dodging the spikes where he'd been standing.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!" As he dodged, Shiyu struck at Kanbei from a distance with a palm thrust using the Gentle Fist. Kanbei blocked it easily, but seemed to underestimate the power of Shiyu's Gentle Fist.
"Hm? A fist that can attack the inside of the body, no matter how hard the