Dark Requiem (II)

In just over ten seconds, witnessing a living person turn into a horrifying skeleton was a chilling sight, even for the formidable Third Kazekage and Sasori of the Red Sands. In contrast, Uchiha Yue, holding the blood-red skull, remained calm, as if what he had just done was nothing out of the ordinary.

"What... what exactly did he do?"

Then, after Uchiha Yue released the Sunagakure Shadow Guard members who had turned into skeletons, Sasori of the Red Sands had been watching from the sidelines, finally came to his senses and asked the Third Kazekage beside him with a serious expression.

Upon hearing Sasori of the Red Sands's words, the Third Kazekage gasped, saying, "Sasori, now I'm starting to believe that this guy is the real Asura. The legendary Asura are said to possess extremely powerful swordsmanship and incredible mobility. The enemy before us is displaying both exceptional swordsmanship and incredible footwork, perfectly matching the legendary Asura!"

"Even so, at first, I still didn't quite believe that this guy was the real Asura. After all, there are many fakers in the Shinobi World now, and many people who can master extremely strong swordsmanship and footwork. However, after seeing this guy's methods of killing, I was certain that he was Asura! Because only Asura could use such cruel methods of killing. The way he just killed Murakami wasn't for the sake of killing, but for the thrill of killing!"

With that, the Third Kazekage slowly exhaled the stale air from his chest and continued speaking to Sasori of the Red Sands beside him, "That Asura guy possesses extremely strong Wind Style Chakra. Just now, when Asura grabbed Murakami's head, the Wind Style Chakra he controlled erupted from his left hand. With Asura's control, that Wind Style Chakra, its nature transformed to the extreme, slowly tore away every piece of flesh from Murakami's body! I've only ever seen such chakra control in Konoha, Sannin Tsunade of Konoha! I never imagined that another ninja with such strong chakra control would appear in the Shinobi World now— Asura!"

"Lord Kazekage... is he as strong as you?"

Hearing the Third Kazekage's words, Sasori of the Red Sands, who had gradually calmed down, frowned slightly and asked, "Doesn't strong chakra control equate to strong overall strength?"

"Scorpion, you wouldn't understand."

As soon as Sasori of the Red Sands finished speaking, the Third Kazekage shook his head and said, "Many people can master the Chakra Nature Transformation, but very few can truly master the ultimate techniques of Wind Style Chakra. The Asura before us is not only an expert in swordsmanship and group battles, but also an expert in using Wind Style Chakra! If I could master Wind Style Chakra, I could kill like Asura in five minutes."

"But how long did it take that Asura guy to kill someone with that one move?"

"It only took a dozen seconds, just a dozen seconds!"

"Anyone who comes into contact with Asura can be killed by Asura in a matter of seconds using this method!"

"Do you think you can withstand such a terrifying attack?"

At this point, the Third Kazekage took another deep breath and said in an extremely serious tone, "Scorpion, when you fight Asura later, whatever you do, do not engage him in close combat!"

"Asura's close-quarters combat is no longer as simple as ordinary hand-to-hand fighting!"

"Instead, it's a form of slaughter!"

After the Third Kazekage finished speaking, he didn't say anything more to Sasori of the Red Sands, because in his view, Uchiha Yue was already an opponent he had to be careful of, and he had to pay attention to Uchiha Yue's moves at all times. Just like the secret technique that Uchiha Yue had just used, it had already reminded the Third Kazekage that he should not engage in close combat with Uchiha Yue.

Meanwhile, Sasori of the Red Sands, who was standing next to the Third Kazekage, was now also sensing just how much Uchiha Yue's strength had increased.

However, even though the Third Kazekage and Sasori of the Red Sands had already given Uchiha Yue a very high evaluation, they never expected that the previous move was just the tip of the iceberg of Uchiha Yue's strength!

Having lived in seclusion in Konoha for a full year, how could Uchiha Yue not have created any new secret techniques?

Previously, the horrific method by which Uchiha Yue killed that member of the Sunagakure's Shadow Guard was the Wind Release technique that Uchiha Yue had just developed!

The ultimate technique of Falling Moon Style Wind Release: Dark Requiem!

Just as the Third Kazekage explained to Sasori of the Red Sands, with his extremely strong chakra control, Uchiha Yue could completely control sharp Wind Style Chakra, slicing through every piece of flesh to kill his enemies. However, Uchiha Yue's Dark Requiem was not as simple as the Third Kazekage described. It contained many techniques, such as the ability to simultaneously press pressure points on the enemy's pressure points while gripping their head, preventing them from moving—a technique even a powerful figure like the Third Kazekage Uchiha Yue n't noticed.

Furthermore, casting Dark Requiem requires a long preparation time and consumes a significant amount of chakra to perform the nature transformation of Wind Style Chakra. If Uchiha Yue hadn't greatly increased his chakra reserves during his year of seclusion using "Star," he might have consumed nearly half of his Uchiha Yue with just one use of Dark Requiem. However, with his now astonishing chakra reserves, Uchiha Yue no longer needs to pay too much attention to his chakra consumption.

Having trained using the "Star" technique for a full year, Uchiha Yue is now one of the ninjas with the most chakra in the Shinobi World!

Immediately afterwards...

After Uchiha Yue used Dark Requiem to kill a member of the Sunagakure's Shadow Guard, Uchiha Yue ruthless methods intimidated the remaining Sunagakure Shadow Guard members, making them afraid to engage him in close combat. However, given his mastery of the Falling Moon Style: Flash Step, could the Sunagakure Shadow Guard members truly avoid close combat simply by not wanting to fight Uchiha Yue?

The answer is, of course, no!

In an instant, Uchiha Yue used the Falling Moon Style: Flash Step, moving to the side of three Sunagakure Shadow Guard Shadow Guard killing them in the same way. Thus, with his first use of Dark Requiem, Uchiha Yue made a name for himself with his new Falling Moon Style Secret Technique. However, Uchiha Yue's method of killing undoubtedly enraged one person: the Third Kazekage!

It's important to know that these four members of the Sunagakure's Shadow Guard were all carefully trained by the Third Kazekage!

Seeing his trusted subordinates slaughtered by Uchiha Yue, how could the Third Kazekage possibly contain his rage?

So...

After Uchiha Yue slaughtered four members of the Sunagakure Shadow Guard, the Third Kazekage finally prepared to make his move!

At the same moment, the instant the Third Kazekage made his move...

The real battle is about to begin!