Kazashiro vs. Shinno (2)

Without the obstruction of the Kikaichū, Shinno regained the ability to activate the Gate of Death.

However, he was not in a hurry to do so this time.

Jiraiya was already troublesome enough; Kazashiro, as the Hokage, must be even more difficult to deal with.

Both sides need to use feints to gather intelligence on the other.

"Ice Release - Snow Cell Ice Sky"

Kazashiro was the first to take action.

The ice crystals that suddenly appeared on the ground grew rapidly, like weeds.

Soon, at a visible rate of spread, the entire ground was covered with ice crystals.

Immediately afterwards, countless ice crystals began to grow into the air.

"Interesting."

With a powerful effort, Shinno broke free of the ice crystals binding him and looked up at the sky.

The area visible to the naked eye was completely covered by ice crystals, and he could see Kazashiro's figure on every reflective surface.

"Ice Release: Piercing Duke"

Shinno's feet, which had just broken free, were pierced by long, sharp ice pillars. If it were an ordinary ninja, he would have already begun to howl in pain from the wounds.

However, for Shinno, whose body had undergone special modifications, this pain was not even as intense as the pain brought by the Gate of Death.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere"

Kazashiro, appearing out of nowhere, unleashed a barrage of wind projectiles, covering every possible vantage point for Shinno.

"The sixth Gate of View opens."

The green steam dispersed some of the wind bullets and shattered the icicles that pierced through their feet.

Leaping into the air, Shinno unleashed the Morning Peacock.

Kazashiro once again vanished into the ice, emerging from behind Shinno, and flung out several Senbon, among which was a Flying Thunder God Kunai.

"Rasengan."

Kazashiro, who had moved to the side of the Kunai, pressed the Rasengan he had prepared onto Shinno's body. The constantly spinning Rasengan tore apart Shinno's skin and flesh, revealing blood and flesh mixed with red and white.

Seeing this, Shinno ignored Kazashiro's attack and transformed his hands into long, thin ones, attempting to wrap Kazashiro around himself.

The Flying Thunder God Technique was activated again, allowing Kazashiro to avoid being bound.

Is this all there is to it?

Shinno looked at his wound, his tone somewhat disappointed.

The wounds created by the Rasengan are healing rapidly, much faster than when the Gate of Death was opened.

In contrast to Shinno's disappointment, Kazashiro felt the exact opposite.

He had already discerned the weakness in the opponent's physical regeneration: the amount of regeneration had a certain upper limit.

If one can finely chop the other person into minced meat, his regeneration technique will be unable to work.

Of course, for Shinno, who was capable of opening the Gate of Death, this was very difficult.

At least for his own Shadow Clone, it's very difficult.

But there's no harm in giving it a try.

"Summoning Technique."

Once again, Kazashiro vanished into the ice, appearing at a distance from Shinno, and activated his Summoning Technique.

"It's Xiao Kazashiro! It's been a while, but you're still as adorable as ever."

Upon realizing that it was Kazashiro who had summoned it, the Katsuyu's antennae began to twitch at an unusually rapid pace.

"Lord Katsuyu, now is not the time for reminiscing."

Looking at the Katsuyu that decisively burrowed into his arms, Kazashiro gave a wry smile and began to explain his current situation to it.

"Even though it's just a Shadow Clone, I still hope to completely capture that guy here."

After listening to Kazashiro's explanation, the Katsuyu's antennae swayed up and down. "Then let me lend you a hand."

Taking advantage of the moment when Kazashiro had not yet launched an attack, Shinno analyzed his abilities.

That ninjutsu called "Rasengan" was quite powerful, but it wasn't enough to pose a fatal threat to me.

What's most annoying right now is the Flying Thunder God Technique and his ability to escape ice.

To defeat the opponent, you must first eliminate all the Flying Thunder God Kunai, and then destroy all the ice crystals in front of you.

It seems I still have to open the Gate of Death.

After assessing his current physical condition, Shinno was not confident that his body could hold on for much longer.

I should have known better than to be reckless and agree to Huang Quan's request for help.

It was too late to say anything now. Shinno buried his fear deep in his heart and frantically mobilized the Chakra within his body.

"Sage Mode."

On the other side, Kazashiro had already activated his Sage Mode.

"Xiao Kazashiro, something's wrong."

The Katsuyu suddenly spoke up to warn them.

"Evening Elephant!"

The continuous, chaotic Evening Elephant shattered all the ice crystals in sight into dust.

"This guy is trying to restrict my movement."

As the attack was about to reach him, Kazashiro realized the opponent's purpose.

"Celestial Art: Acid Bomb!"

Leaping out of his hiding place, Kazashiro unleashed a brand new move.

Several enormous ice crystals hurtled towards Shinno, but upon seeing this, he merely sneered and unleashed several more Evening Elephant.

The ice crystals shattered instantly, spraying out a large amount of acid that was contained within, some of which landed directly on Shinno.

This is acid produced by Katsuyu, containing a large amount of natural energy, and its corrosive power far exceeds the damage caused by Chakra.

"What's this?!"

Shinno finally felt the pain at this moment, and his hand movements froze.

Kazashiro sensed the brief opening, and the shattered ice crystals began to grow again, covering the opponent's feet and legs.

"Immortal Technique - Super - Eightfold Light Wheel!"

The enormous Eightfold Light Wheel was flung out and flew towards Shinno with a whooshing sound.