"Minglun Shackles, open!"
Having made up his mind, Uzumaki Kuming decisively released the seal on the Heavenly Feather Blade. The blade in his hand transformed into a spiritual-particle state.
The Heavenly Feather Blade's transformation into spiritual particles would drain a great deal of Kuming's chakra. To maintain that state, he released his Lightning Armor and poured a massive amount of chakra into the blade.
Shukaku seemed to sense the threat coming from above. Its body thrashed wildly, trying to throw Kuming off its head. After struggling for a while and realizing it was no use, it felt the immense chakra gathering above and immediately knew something was wrong. With a shriek, countless waves of yellow sand surged from its body and swept toward Kuming.
"Too late, you stinking tanuki!"
Kuming let out a low shout. The Heavenly Feather Blade had fully transformed into a spiritual entity. He gripped it and abruptly raised the blade, thrusting it down toward the top of Shukaku's head.
But just then, something unexpected happened.
"I did it!"
A sudden shout rang out behind Kuming. The hairs on his back stood on end, and he quickly twisted aside. But it was already too late. A spear made of Gold Dust stabbed into him from behind, piercing through his body. Its tip burst out through his chest.
The Heavenly Feather Blade, aimed at Shukaku, faltered as the Gold Dust Spear pierced Kuming's body. In that brief moment, the sand Shukaku had gathered reached him. The raging sand crashed into Kuming and knocked him off Shukaku's head.
Kuming landed on the ground and rolled several times before coming to a stop. Then, clutching his chest, he struggled to his feet and looked toward the person who had just attacked him.
"You actually avoided the vitals?"
Rasa quickly leapt