Immediately afterward, Might Duy took a step forward.
In an instant, the blue chakra steam turned into intensely crimson, blood-colored steam that thundered between heaven and earth!
Unlike the intermingled green and red steam from before, this steam was pure crimson and carried an extreme heat. That was... the searing heat of circulating blood!
As Might Duy stepped forward, the air throughout the entire area instantly warped under the terrifying heat!
Crimson steam swept through all the mist, instantly evaporating every wisp of white fog!
The earth cracked and grew scorching hot, the vegetation instantly withered yellow, and every loose stone in the forest was shattered into dust by the heat waves!
"Is this... the true power of the Eight Gates? How many... gates is this...?"
Staring at Might Duy's back, Might Guy murmured in a slight daze.
As Might Duy approached, the expressions of the six remaining members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist changed drastically. An unprecedented, overwhelming terror instantly covered all six faces!
This guy before them wasn't even fucking human!!!
"Excuse me."
Might Duy slowly walked past Suikazan Fuguki. The blood-colored steam instantly evaporated Suikazan Fuguki's body into a dried skeleton wrapped in skin, while Samehada quickly broke free of his hand and burrowed into the earth, trembling all the while.
That pressure seemed to have had no effect on it.
"Konoha Style: Scorching Bone."
Ignoring the trembling Samehada, Might Duy approached the five remaining members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and raised his hand slightly.
Half a minute later, the blood-colored steam slowly dissipated from Might Duy's body. On the ground beside him lay only six corpses, crumbling into dust in the wind.
Why were there only six corpses when there were seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist? Because