It's a Pity I Can't Marry You

"Hatake Style, Mind Slash!"

Hatake Jiangyi and 0015 worked in tandem, successfully striking down the final samurai.

However, upon reaching the vicinity of the trapdoor, neither of their ninjutsu could breach the ground in a short amount of time.

"This is troublesome! You keep using Earth Release to create cracks; I have the Mayfly Technique, so I'll go down through a thinner section of the rock layer to help!"

Seeing that their ninjutsu was ineffective, 0015 was the first to sink into the rock layer.

Only Hatake Jiangyi remained, continuing to use ninjutsu to destroy the trap.

As 0015 sank into the rock layer using the Mayfly Technique, she could discern directions within the stone and observe the environment over short distances.

With one look, she immediately discovered the anomaly in the cavern below.

The captured Uchiha Hezi and Yakushi Nonō were being held firmly against the wall by a strange man with a hideous face, pinned by a pile of bone spears.

The violently sadistic Kaguya Eita was crazily enjoying the scene of the battle, with blood covering the floor.

He acted as if he were performing a ritual.

First, he used the blood of Hezi and Nonō to draw peculiar patterns on his own chest.

Seeing that this freak was about to kill Uchiha Hezi, who was closer to him, Nonō, who had already lost too much blood and was on the verge of death, struggled and shouted.

"You ugly monster, kill me first! If you have the guts, come and kill me!"

Hezi turned her head in shock.

Looking at Nonō, who was missing an arm and covered in blood, she immediately understood the girl's intention to "die first."

Nonō used lip-reading to repeat to Hezi, "Sister Hezi, live on. I can't hold on much longer..."

"No!" Hezi struggled violently, hot tears gushing from her eyes.

Nonō was the youngest teammate in their group.

To think she would use her own life at the final moment to draw the enemy's attention, urging him to kill her first.

Hezi shook her body frantically.

Even the three bone spears piercing her shoulders were dragged along, causing them to sway.

"Stop it!"

Her wounds tore open, and a large amount of blood flowed from Hezi's injuries.

In Hezi's perception, everything began to slow down.

Black-red blood gushed from Hezi's eyes.

A special pattern began to gradually emerge from within her rotating Three-Tomoe.

The more her enemies wailed and struggled, the more it seemed to excite Kaguya Eita.

Watching the dying Yakushi Nonō and the frantically struggling Uchiha Hezi, whose eyes were bleeding, he was so happy he was nearly delirious, his hands trembling.

"Hahaha, no need to rush, you will all die."

"Hehehe, I will kill you one by one..."

A heavy one-handed hammer plummeted straight down from the top of the cavern!

"Die!"

With half her body emerging from the rock wall, 0015 swung the heavy hammer with blinding speed!

Kaguya Eita, covered in thick, protective bone plates, let out a pained grunt.

Duang!

A spiderweb of cracks, spanning over a dozen centimeters, appeared on the yellowish-brown skull atop Kaguya Eita's head.

Die!

Die!

Die!

Taking advantage of Kaguya Eita being dazed by the hammer, 0015 exerted force and smashed the same spot three more times in rapid succession.

Then, without checking if the opponent was dead, 0015 lifted her heavy boot and kicked him flying!

First, she rescued the severely injured Yakushi Nonō; Moon Sister smashed the bone spikes and immediately pulled the one-armed Nonō down from the wall.

Next, she used the hammerhead to ruthlessly shatter the three bone spears on Uchiha Hezi. Dragging and pulling, she grabbed both of them and ran toward the rear.

Swish! Swish, swish!

As the three retreated, Kaguya Eita, who had already crawled up from his dizziness in the distant cavern, unleashed a barrage of "Bone Release: Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets" at them.

What a terrifying Bone Release bloodline!

To be able to extrude bones from one's fingertips and fire them like bullets with such madness.

0015 threw Hezi into the corner of the cave in one motion, putting her well out of the range of the Ten-Finger Bullet Drill.

However, the two bone bullets aimed at Yakushi Nonō were impossible to dodge.

0015 simply threw herself over the small, frail Nonō.

Puff! Puff! Two sounds rang out.

The sound of bone bullets piercing flesh made Nonō's heart clench in agony.

"Moon Sister, put me down. I'm too badly hurt—take Hezi and run!" Nonō sobbed, choking on her tears.

She struggled desperately, trying to break free from 0015's embrace.

Despite being struck, 0015 smiled with an eerie calmness.

"As long as I am here, you will not die!"

Clutching Yakushi Nonō, 0015 charged like a maddened bull, hoisting Uchiha Hezi up once more. Ignoring the bone bullets striking her back, she continued to sprint toward another branching tunnel.

Kaguya Eita, driven to a state of frenzied combat, was never going to let them escape.

He disregarded everything else, his chakra surging violently as he buried his head and gave chase.

Bone Style: Dance of the Willow!

Mimicking the swaying of willow branches, Kaguya Eita's movements, previously somewhat cumbersome, became unnaturally swift.

Sharp bones sprouted from his palms, his arm bones transforming into blades that slashed and hacked rapidly at 0015's back.

Pain radiated from 0015's back!

Her speed was clearly hampered by carrying Hezi and Nonō; first her legs were slashed, and then she suffered extensive damage to both lower limbs.

Her once-agile body suddenly gave way, and she collapsed to her knees.

Nonō, held tightly in her arms, remained uninjured.

However, Uchiha Hezi, who had been gripped in her hand, was sent flying by the impact.

"Hezi, run!" 0015 shouted at the top of her lungs.

She turned around, half-kneeling, and swung her single-handed hammer.

She aimed for the lower leg bones of the approaching Kaguya Eita and struck three times in rapid succession—crack, crack, crack!

Even with bone plating for protection, being struck in the legs by a heavy metal hammer while moving at high speed dealt massive damage to Kaguya Eita!

His left shin bone was shattered instantly.

His entire left foot was sent flying somewhere, lost to the darkness.

The hammer blow to his right leg bent his thick calf into a Z-shape.

A low, muffled grunt escaped him.

Lying on the ground, Kaguya Eita showed no anger; instead, he stared at 0015 with a look of pure excitement.

"A formidable woman! It's a pity I cannot marry you; otherwise, the child we bore would surely be the strongest Champion of the Kaguya clan!"

With his lower legs shattered, Kaguya Eita slumped to the ground.

He first used his hands to straighten his right leg, and bone could be seen growing visibly, encasing the entire limb in an even thicker layer of sealed bone armor.

As for his completely severed left foot, he didn't even bother to look for it.

Instead, he simply used his bones to slowly grow a prosthetic leg encased in bone.

That prosthetic leg looked just like the wooden peg legs of pirates who raided the coast.

Kaguya Eita licked his lips and laughed maniacally.

"I underestimated you. I never expected you to actually be able to hurt me! I promise, from here on out, I will kill you with the utmost seriousness!"

With slashes on her back, bullets embedded in her spine, and both legs severed.

At this moment, even with a regenerative ability comparable to a White Zetsu, 0015 could not move normally in the short term.

After less than a second of contemplation, 0015 immediately transferred the hope of survival to Yakushi Nonō!

Taking advantage of the moment Kaguya Eita was occupied with his bone regeneration in the distance.

0015 sliced off her own left arm with a blade.

"My cellular regeneration is extremely potent. Attach my arm to yourself; it will help stop the bleeding throughout your entire body."

As she spoke, 0015 forcefully attached the forearm, which had taken on the pale color of a White Zetsu, onto Nonō.

"Go! You and Hezi leave first; I will hold him off."

Looking at the plug-and-play arm, Nonō was completely stunned!

She had always assumed 0015 was merely a secret operative of the Uchiha clan.

She never expected Moon Sister to be so powerful, or that she was a mysterious existence unlike any human!

Seeing that Kaguya Eita was about to regain his mobility, Yakushi Nonō dared not let 0015's painstaking efforts go to waste, so she could only turn and flee with tears in her eyes.

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Hezi, who had been lying motionless on the ground just a moment ago, suddenly teleported away from her spot.

With blood and tears streaming from her eyes, Hezi appeared above Kaguya Eita's head without any warning.

Not only that, but Hezi's eyes had also undergone a transformation.

A pair of peculiar Mangekyō had already taken shape!