Is this woman using the Scorch Release: Kekkei Genkai?
That's incredibly strong... so strong! It seems to have the ability to completely counter my ninjutsu and swordsmanship!
Guren knelt on the ground, her longsword planted firmly in the earth for support. She breathed heavily, her gaze fixed intently on the tall, sexy woman before her, her face cold and aloof, and the seven blazing flames behind her.
Its speed is in no way inferior to, and even faster than, its mid-to-long-range fireballs can kill instantly!
Faced with the scorching heat of such a fireball, the moisture on his body evaporated very easily, and his stamina was consumed much faster than usual during the battle. In the previous fight, if he hadn't repeatedly used wind-style chakra flow to change the direction of the fireball, he probably would have been hit by it and turned into a dried-up corpse long ago...
As Pakura swung her right arm again, sending three fireballs flying towards her, Guren, who was nearly dehydrated and had exhausted most of her strength, showed a bitter smile. If her opponent did not possess such Kekkei Genkai, she would probably be no match for her.
Kekkei Genkai, truly a unique and powerful bloodline!
Just as the three fireballs were about to hit Guren, a figure suddenly appeared beside Guren. It was a short figure wearing Monkey Mask and a beige trench coat. He placed his hand on Guren's shoulder and then disappeared with her.
It's gone...?
Under Pakura's control, the three fireballs slowly spun in place. Her reddish-brown eyes widened in disbelief at the sudden appearance of one person and the sudden disappearance of two others. But this was, after all, the ninja world... Sensing something was amiss, she immediately became calm and vigilant.
Illusion, or perhaps some unknown Substitution Technique? The newcomer's abilities are far too bizarre.
The three fireballs quickly flew back to Pakura's side.
With his back slightly bent like a half-drawn arrow, Pakura gripped a sharp black Kunai in his right hand, his eyes darting back and forth in their sockets as he vigilantly observed the surroundings, wary of any sudden attacks.
Sato Hideaka and Guren suddenly appeared at the top of a large tree, where a sharp Crystal Three-Pronged Kunai was stuck. The Crystal Three-Pronged Kunai in dense black spatial runes—this was the reason they were able to return...
However, if he hadn't given Guren a Flying Thunder God Kunai back then, he would probably be dead on the spot now!
"Qing, it's you. Luckily, it was you who used the First God's Flying Thunder God Technique, otherwise... otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to get rid of those three fireballs!"
Faced with the sudden change in his surroundings, Guren was stunned for a moment, but then quickly recovered and thanked Sato Hideaka beside him. With his current physical condition, he would have had no chance to escape the fireball released by Pakura, and Sato Hideaka had saved his life.
Sato Hideaka helped Guren sit down and said, "Aren't we teammates? Team Guren, why don't you go back and rest for a bit? Leave that Scorch Release Envoy to me, I'll take care of her."
"Okay, I'll leave the Scorch Release Envoy, Pakura, to you, Ao."
Guren nodded, then took out a water bottle from her ninja bag and began to drink water, trying her best to recover her strength.
As Sato Hideaka's former captain, Guren was naturally very clear about Ao's minimum strength. When Ao left his team, he already possessed strength that was in no way inferior to his own, not to mention that in the past year and a half, Ao had been able to become even stronger...
Even Guren cannot predict the true extent of Sato Hideaka's strength!
Sato Hideaka nodded, Crystal Release chakra in his hands, and then his hands trembled slightly.
Several Crystal Kunai, formed from Crystal Release chakra, suddenly shot towards Pakura, the Scorch Release Envoy, who was looking around warily a hundred meters away. The Kunai streaked across the sky like bullets released from a bow.
Cha-cha-cha--
Pakura's crystal earlobes twitched slightly, as if she had sensed something. She leaped a few times to dodge rows of strangely shaped Crystal Kunai flying towards her, then turned sharply to look in the direction from which the Kunai being fired, only to see the trees trembling slightly...
Below her gaze was the Anbu Ninja she had just defeated, who was removing half of his Cat Mask and drinking a few sips of water to replenish the fluids he had lost.
But what happened to that Anbu Ninja with the Monkey Mask?
Where did he go?!
At this moment, Sato Hideaka had already arrived behind Pakura using the Kunai and Flying Thunder God he had fired. His right arm began to heat up, and gushing hot magma surged out from it, emitting thick black smoke. He punched out with his right fist, and the scalding magma condensed into a dog shape in the air, rushing towards Pakura.
[ Lava Release: Dog Bite Crimson Lotus ]
Sensing the movement behind her, Pakura immediately reacted and turned around to see a giant magma hound with its mouth wide open as if roaring, about to swallow her whole. The wind-attribute chakra within her body began to flow rapidly once again.
With a rapid tap of his feet on the ground, Pakura streaked backward like a cloud of dust in the distance.
[ Dog Bite Crimson Lotus ] is a surprise attack skill with a certain attack range.
When it was eight meters away from the body, the lava hound slowed down. The distance between its originally swift attack and Pakura's rapid closing began to widen again. Lava poured onto the ground, sizzling and corroding rocks, bushes, and grass.
A magma-filled landscape, bubbling and distorting the air, appeared on this slope and slowly flowed downhill, destroying and corroding everything in its path!
"Is this... Lava Release Kekkei Genkai composed of Earth Release and Fire Release chakra?"
Seeing the lava on the ground, Pakura thought to himself.
Sato Hideaka nodded, speaking to Pakura as if reciting a familiar story, "Indeed, this is the Lava Release Kekkei Genkai. You are... Pakura, the Scorch Release Envoy, right? A Kekkei Genkai user with the strength of an elite Jonin. Now it seems... your reaction speed and agility are extremely fast, and your attack power is not bad either. Your weakness seems to be the lack of defensive ninjutsu."
Scorch Release is composed of two offensive ninjutsu, possessing powerful destructive capabilities. However, its weakness is also obvious: it lacks basic defensive capabilities. This is probably one of the reasons why, in the manga, Pakura was caught in a Sunagakure trap and was killed by a simple Kunai.
If she could keep up with Pakura's speed, or unleash an attack that Yekura couldn't dodge, she wouldn't have the ability to fight back!
Pakura's expression began to turn serious, because this man wearing Monkey Mask, who looked like a dwarf, seemed to have seen through the strengths and weaknesses of her fighting style at a glance. What worried her even more was the unpredictability of the other party that was imperceptible to the naked eye.
If it were a contest of speed, she wasn't confident she could win against this Konoha Anbu Ninja in front of her, making her situation extremely dangerous.
"Lord Pakura, we've come to your aid... We've already torn a gap in Konoha's battle line. Our reinforcements have arrived, and they're preparing to use this weakest point as the foothold for this operation."
"Is this... one of Konoha's ninjas? A Anbu Ninja dares to challenge our Sunagakure hero, Pakura? What an overconfident fool..."
At this moment, the battle line torn open by the Sunagakure Pakura finally allowed the reinforcements of the Sunagakure ninjas to arrive. Hundreds of ninjas quickly gathered here, wanting to use this high ground as a foothold before attacking the enemy from all directions. This would prevent them from being in a disadvantageous position on the mountain and would also boost morale and encourage everyone's confidence.
When a twenty-man Sunagakure Village squadron saw Sato Hideaka facing off against Pakura, and the scorching lava on the ground, they suddenly brandished various weapons and slowly surrounded Sato Hideyuki, their menacing aura palpable. The number of Sunagakure troops in the area continued to increase, and the crowd surrounding Sato Hideaka grew rapidly...
Now, do the Sunagakure ninjas want to gang up on each other? That would be more interesting...
After all, it was just a mere elite Jonin.
Not qualified to be an opponent!
Beneath the Monkey Mask, Sato Hideaka's lips curled into a slight smile, and a green aura suddenly rose up, like a raging inferno. The surrounding air seemed to distort, and the pebbles on the ground slowly floated up under this power, trembling incessantly. The power was exceptionally terrifying, causing the Sunagakure to turn around and gasp in astonishment, completely dumbfounded and speechless.
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On the other side, on the main battlefield, the main force...
Karura was on a sand Sand Island in mid-air. Whenever he saw Sunagakure in danger, he would control the sand to form a sand shield to save them. This resulted in Konoha suffering greater losses on this battlefield, while the Sunagakure suffered even fewer.
Not far from Karura's floating Sand Island, a female ninja with golden twin tails, wearing a green vest with Konoha diamond mark on her forehead and delicate features, bit her right thumb hard, and quickly completed hand Hand Seals...
[ Summoning Technique - Sage Katsuyu ]
A gigantic blue and white Sage Katsuyu, about thirty meters tall, suddenly appeared on the battlefield. Its enormous size crushed and damaged the surrounding trees, drawing the attention of everyone around the battlefield. Karura, who had just been using the Sand Shield to protect the Sunagakure, also noticed the anomaly.
Standing atop the Katsuyu's Tsunade Senju pointed at Karura in mid-air before the Katsuyu could even speak, and shouted, " Sage Katsuyu, use the Tongue Tooth Sticky Acid Technique on that woman up there!"
Upon hearing this, the Katsuyu suddenly spat out a corrosive white sap from its mouth, spraying it towards the person standing on the floating Sand Island. This sap was extremely aggressive; it could dissolve anything upon impact, making it a powerful attack and one of the Katsuyu's few offensive techniques.
Seeing this Karura closed her eyes, and countless grains of sand swiftly flew towards the Sand Island in the sky, forming a humanoid sand shield. The back of the humanoid shielded against the slime attack, while its hands seemed to protect Karura, cradling her in their palms...
Karura's Protection, this is the strongest defensive ninjutsu that Karura Gaara! (To be continued.)