Chidori Stream, taking the Blood Bodhi

Boom!

Suddenly, a tremendous explosion blasted a deep crater around Mito Uzumaki. Smoke billowed everywhere, obscuring her figure, while Haku flames kept burning through everything combustible nearby.

Yet the dense golden chains all around continued attacking Qingyun, making it clear that Mito Uzumaki had suffered no harm.

Sure enough, when the smoke cleared, a shield formed from golden chains enclosed Mito Uzumaki.

"Fire Sealing Method: Flame Seal!"

Suddenly, Mito Uzumaki shouted from within the golden chains. She absorbed all the surrounding Haku flames and sealed them inside a Scroll.

Qingyun kept dodging the golden chains that lashed toward him from every direction.

Damn it, this won't work. She'll wear me down sooner or later. I need to find a way.

Qingyun searched for a solution as he dodged the surrounding golden chains.

For now, he could just barely evade the golden chains trying to coil around him. But pushing his Lingbo Micro-Step, which incorporated some principles of the Body Flicker Technique, to its limits consumed enormous amounts of internal force, despite the tremendous boost in speed.

His formidable, iron-solid Nine Yang Internal Force was draining rapidly. He could not keep this up for long. Mito Uzumaki, on the other hand, possessed immense chakra simply by being a member of the Uzumaki Clan. On top of that, she had lived so long that she had mastered the clan's various Sealing Jutsu. A dabbler like him could not begin to compare.

At that thought, Qingyun's expression hardened. Making up his mind, he converted his internal force to Lightning Nature and sent it surging into the cells throughout his body.

"Aah!"

Qingyun's face contorted as lightning flared around him, enveloping his entire body.

At the sight, Mito Uzumaki narrowed her eyes. Her world-weary gaze fixed firmly on Qingyun as she waited to see