Chakra Wings

"Naive brat, let me tell you the truth. I never intended to let you leave alive from the very beginning. I made that demand only to reduce our losses."

Star Shadow was extremely pleased with himself. The success of his scheme gave him the exhilarating feeling of crushing them through sheer intelligence.

He had a clear understanding of Long Ye and Mei Terumi's strength. If he fought them head-on, he could certainly kill them, but they would make him pay a heavy price.

That was why he had come up with this plan on the spot—to weaken their strength considerably and reduce his side's losses.

"The title of Star Shadow really was one you bestowed upon yourself. Your words are worthless. I truly thought too highly of you."

Long Ye pressed his severed hand against the stump, and a scene that left everyone dumbfounded appeared. The hand actually grew back, without the slightest trace of having been severed.

While everyone was still stunned, he restored Mei Terumi's severed limb as well.

In the span of a blink, the two had recovered. Star Shadow, who had been immersed in the exhilaration of his superior intellect, was instantly stunned like a wooden chicken.

"This... this is impossible!!"

"Even a medical ninja couldn't possibly possess the ability to restore a severed limb in an instant. Could this be... a Kekkei Genkai?"

Star Shadow's face was filled with shock.

At that moment, Mei Terumi was no less shocked than Star Shadow. She watched as her severed hand returned to her body in the blink of an eye, feeling exactly as it had before—as if it had never been severed.

"This Star Shadow is a treacherous little man who doesn't keep his word. His words are worthless. It looks like leaving peacefully is impossible. Another