Naruto: They Have Systems

The backlash sent Kushina tumbling to the ground.

She shook her head and got to her feet, her expression suddenly changing.

The moment the Dragon Armor vanished, Yusuke seized his chance. He drew his Ninja Blade and slashed at Kushina's shoulder.

If it landed, it would take her arm clean off.

Fortunately, the Dragon Armor was a Chakra Shape Transformation technique that required no hand signs and could be activated instantly.

The Dragon Armor reappeared around Kushina in a flash, taking Yusuke's slash head-on.

A vicious gash appeared in the shaped armor. The blade had come within a hair's breadth of her arm.

Even so, the blow struck her shoulder with tremendous force, leaving her entire right arm limp.

Her right hand had lost its strength, but Kushina still had her left!

No! Yusuke realized his attack had failed and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

"Die!"

A blue Dragon Claw seized Yusuke's arm, and the razor-sharp Dragon Tail pierced his chest before flinging him away.

"Yusuke!" Copper Horn cried out.

It had all happened in a flash. Before Copper Horn could help, Yusuke was dead.

"You'll pay for that!"

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A huge, lifelike dragon's head made of earth rose from the ground.

It opened its mouth and fired a rapid barrage of mud bullets.

Kushina had killed Yusuke, but it was her first time taking a life. Nausea and unease welled up inside her, and she forced them down.

She had no time to dwell on it. One moment of carelessness could mean her death.

Just then, the cry of a Chidori rang out, and the Earth Release barrier, the Earth Prison Dome, shattered.

Uchiha Yin appeared behind Copper Horn and drove a lightning-wreathed hand straight through his chest.

Copper Horn's eyes