The woman's sobs echoed in the empty ruins, and her tears mixed with the soil, leaving a few gray and black traces on her cheeks.
The mysterious man ignored her plea, but slowly took out another scroll, spread it out, and repeated the action just now.
He clasped his hands together and muttered in a low voice.
"Impure World Reincarnation."
Dust rose from the ground again, slowly covering the woman's body like a living thing.
Her body began to tremble violently, her eyes were full of despair, and she made inarticulate sobs.
The dust spread upward from her ankles, covering her calves, knees, waist, abdomen, and chest, all the way up - just when the dust was about to cover her head -
"Whoosh!"
A Ice Cone shot out from a distance, like a bullet, hitting the mysterious man's face.
The mysterious man's reaction was extremely fast.
He decisively gave up the ritual just before Ice Cone was about to hit, and leaned back suddenly.
Ice Cone grazed the tip of his nose and nailed it to the rock behind him. With a "click", the rock was shattered and scattered on the ground.
"Wow--"
The dust on the woman's body suddenly lost control and scattered on the ground like gravel.
She collapsed on the ground, her whole body soaked in cold sweat, breathing heavily, and her chest heaved violently. The fear of the rest of her life left her unable to speak.
The mysterious man stabilized his body, turned his head sharply, and looked in the direction of the attack.
Under the moonlight, a white figure was approaching him at an extremely fast speed.
That silver-white hair was particularly dazzling in the night, and those pure white eyes were filled with undisguised murderous intent.
Ning Xue.
The corners of the mysterious man's mouth curved slightly, and he quickly Hand Seals with one hand, controlling the ninja beside him who had not had time to react, and blocking him in front of him.
"Pfft."
Ice Blade penetrated that ninja's chest.
The blade penetrated the man's chest and came out from the back, bringing out a piece of dust.
The man's body stiffened suddenly, and then began to disintegrate at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Fine cracks appeared on the surface of the skin, like dry soil, spreading from the wound to the surrounding areas.
Ning Xue did not hesitate. When he was completely used as a sacrifice and transformed, he already knew that this person was hopeless.
He swung his wrist violently and slashed with the blade, cutting off the body that was about to completely disintegrate.
The scattered scraps of paper fell one after another in the moonlight.
The mysterious man's expression froze for a moment, but he soon regained his playful smile.
A Chakra blade quickly condensed in his palm, glowing with blue light, lying in front of him, ready to collide with Ning Xue head-on.
But at this moment--
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Several Shuriken shot through the air from the other side, with a sharp scream, and went straight to the mysterious man's flank.
The mysterious man reacted very quickly. A white snake suddenly emerged from under his cloak. The snake's body twisted violently in mid-air, accurately blocking those Shuriken.
And just when the white snake blocked Shuriken, Ning Xue had already taken up residence in an instant.
The Ice Blade and Chakra blades collided in the air.
"Qiang--!"
The short blade intersected with Ice Blade, and sparks flew everywhere.
The two were in a stalemate for a moment, and then they used force at the same time and jumped back.
But before the mysterious man could land and stand firm, Sasuke's figure had already appeared beside him, Kusanagi Sword was wrapped in a sharp light and pierced his waist and abdomen.
The mysterious man's pupils shrank, his body suddenly twisted back, and he could barely avoid the sword in an extremely weird posture.
Kusanagi Sword's sword tip brushed against his clothes and made a slender gash.
He stabilized his body, his eyes stayed on Sasuke for a moment, and then looked at Ning Xue on the other side who was slowly retracting the knife, and the corner of his mouth slowly raised an arc with unknown meaning.
Ning Xue did not look at the mysterious man again, but turned around and walked to the woman.
The woman slumped to the ground, trembling all over, with tears still on her face.
She raised her head, looked at the figure with its back to the moonlight, and watched the Ice Blade slowly raised with a cold light. She thought that the other party was also going to kill her, so she closed her eyes in despair.
"Zila--"
Ice Blade fell, but there was no pain.
The sound of the rope breaking rang in my ears, and my body relaxed.
She opened her eyes suddenly and looked down at the ropes scattered on the ground. She was stunned for a while before she realized that the other party was trying to save her.
"Thank you!!!"
Her voice was filled with the joy of surviving a disaster, and she raised her head to look at him.
The moonlight shines on that young face, and the silver hair and pure white eyes look particularly cold in the night.
"Get out of here."
Ning Xue glanced down at her, uttered four words in a calm tone, then turned around and walked in the direction of the mysterious man without hesitation.
The woman knelt on the ground and looked at the retreating figure. Her cheeks were slightly red, but she still nodded honestly.
On the other side, Suigetsu has also arrived.
He landed on a tree trunk not far away, looked at the slowly recovering figure in the field, and then looked at Ning Xue, with a confused look on his face:
"Hey, little brother, what's going on with this guy? He was cut into two pieces and he can still recover?"
Ning Xue's steps didn't stop, and a voice floated from the front:
"Impure World Reincarnation.
He was summoned and is immortal. Just control him here."
Suigetsu was stunned for a moment, then grinned, revealing his iconic row of shark teeth:
"Immortality? Interesting."
He moved his wrist, carried Kubikiribōchō, and walked towards the recovering figure.
But the newly resurrected ninja, before he could figure out the current situation, was suddenly slashed by Suigetsu who suddenly appeared, his expression was very confused.
At the same time, Sasuke had fought with the mysterious man for several rounds.
The lights and shadows of swords intertwined under the moonlight, and the sound of metal collisions was as dense as rain.
Sasuke seized a flaw and Kusanagi Sword slashed out, forcing the opponent to retreat continuously.
Through the moonlight, he finally saw clearly the face hidden in the shadow of the hood, and he couldn't help but pause slightly.
"Is it you?"
At this moment, Ning Xue also walked to Sasuke's side and confronted the figure in the air.
He spoke slowly, his voice as cold as ice:
"I should have killed you regardless."
Hearing this, the mysterious man calmly raised his hand and slowly took off his hood.
The moonlight fell, illuminating the face wearing round glasses.
Pale skin, white hair, and a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
Yakushi Kabuto.
"Then I'm really sorry to disappoint you."
He tilted his head slightly and his eyes stayed on Ning Xue for a moment.
But when he saw the pair of Byakugan, a brief moment of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly suppressed.
Then, his eyes moved to Sasuke, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth became a little deeper.
"Long time no see, Sasuke."
"And--"
He paused, his gaze lingering on Ning Xue's pure white eyes for a moment, his tone was contemptuous, with a hint of amusement.
"You fake Hyuga Clan."