Genjutsu acts directly on the mind. It doesn't rely on a physical Chakra attack. Maybe it would work?
The possibility occurred to Jade, but she immediately shook her head. Genjutsu was not her strength. She was far better at combining Five Elements Ninjutsu with Taijutsu.
Against a rogue Ninja like Hoshigaki Shichengzhen, whose will was strong and who was clearly on guard, a hastily cast Genjutsu she had not mastered had little chance of success. If it failed and the backlash struck her, the consequences would be disastrous.
Then all I have left is pure Taijutsu! No Chakra, just physical strength and technique!
Jade glanced at the Kunai in her hands. Beside Samehada, now swollen to the size of a door, they looked thin and tiny.
She recalled his inhuman strength from their last exchange and felt the terrifying weight of Samehada. Her chances seemed even slimmer.
Hoshigaki Shichengzhen had no intention of giving her time to think.
Samehada seemed even more excited after its first taste, and Hoshigaki Shichengzhen charged again with a savage grin!
His attacks were broad and forceful. Trusting Samehada to absorb any Chakra attack, he ignored the Wind Release: Vacuum Wave and Lightning Release: Earth Flow Jade hastily unleashed. He smashed straight through them and pressed forward.
Jade could only rely on nimble footwork and basic Taijutsu to keep him at bay. She used her Kunai for the simplest blocks and parries, not daring to channel even a trace of Chakra into them.
Every clash left her arms numb and the webbing between her thumb and forefinger aching. Samehada kept stealing Chakra from the tiny amounts she leaked without realizing it.
She tried using the Clone Technique to confuse him, but the Chakra forming her clones was like candlelight in the dark to Samehada. One