In just a few minutes, White Snake's body had become covered in wounds.
Not far away, a shed snakeskin lay conspicuously on the ground.
Clearly, Kamihime had just suffered a devastating blow. Otherwise, she would not have used shedding her skin to avoid the damage.
Much like the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique, shedding one's skin could reconstruct the body, but it consumed a tremendous amount of Chakra.
"Sorry to put you through this." Sosuke's tone carried a trace of apology.
Every time he summoned her, she had to face exceptionally powerful opponents.
It made the boy feel a little guilty, though not much.
There was no helping it. Against average opponents, Sosuke could deal with them effortlessly himself. There was no need to specially summon Miss Kamihime.
Which meant that whenever she appeared, the enemy was bound to be an extremely powerful ninja.
Having figured that out, Kamihime returned to human form amid the swirling smoke. Looking at him, she said quietly, "It's fine, as long as you don't use me as a shield."
"Uh, don't worry. I definitely won't do that again."
"That's good."
Nodding in satisfaction, Kamihime turned to the gloomy-faced man. "He's quite troublesome. Be careful."
After shedding her skin, Kamihime's strength had dropped considerably. Even if she forced herself to stay, she likely would not be of much help.
It was obvious from her eyes that Kamihime did not particularly want to leave.
That slash had nearly cut her in half. If possible, White Snake dearly wanted to take revenge with her own hands.
Unwilling to let it go, Kamihime quietly clenched her fist beneath her robes.
As if sensing her feelings, Sosuke drew the Kusanagi Sword, and Black Markings began to spread over his entire body.
Huge fleshy wings unfurled, while demon-like horns slowly emerged. It