On the other hand, the Kyōai in the capital
Under Mizuki's orders, all the orcs quickly retreated, and soon they had all withdrawn from Yamakawa Castle, leaving only Mizuki's four guards to fight against Kyōai and her three companions.
After the Guard Tiger knocked Kyōai down from the air, he landed steadily. His right arm had been shattered in the previous clash, but with the help of the Beast Seal Transformation and the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, his muscles twitched and his strong right arm was fully restored in no time.
From within the smoke and dust, Kyōai's usual languid voice rang out. "This is a bit troublesome. Ugh, I don't really want to fight, but your strength is indeed quite formidable."
The smoke and dust were suddenly dispersed by an invisible force, and Kyōai was seen moving her arm, which had just clashed with the Guard Tiger, with a cracking sound of bones breaking.
The Guard Tiger's fur had turned a deep, blood-red color, and a long, barbed tail trailed behind it, gleaming coldly. Its exposed fangs dripped with nauseating saliva.
Kyōai's recovery ability was also extremely strong; she had fully recovered in just a short while. Brushing the dust off her clothes, she said, "Looks like you're no longer human. Well then, I won't ask you whether you surrender or not."
In fact, the Guard Tiger initially retained its sanity, but under the influence of the Beast Seal, its sanity was gradually eroded, and now it exists somewhere between a beast and a human.
"Aww!"
Flames erupted from the body of the Guard Tiger, and with his remaining sanity, he managed to use Ninjutsu to seize the initiative and charge towards Kyōai.
Kyōai glanced at the Chakra Furnace on her chest and slowly said, "Let's not use it for now. I'll just play around with you."
With the aid of Fire Style, the Guard Tiger moved with incredible speed, using all four legs to create a blur, and in an instant, its claws pierced through Kyōai's chest.
But the next moment, Kyōai's figure turned into smoke and disappeared.
" Kyōai Style: Shadow Demon."
From beneath the ground came Kyōai's voice. Under the blinding light of the two Thermonuclear Orb in the air, there was a shadow beneath the Guard Tiger. At that moment, eight large swords pierced upwards from the shadow, aiming straight for vital points.
The Guard Tiger instinctively sensed the danger, unleashing Fire Style to dodge to the side and leap away. However, it was still stabbed twice, and blood spurted out.
Kyōai's figure darted out of the shadows, then leaped forward, arriving atop the Guard Tiger with eight large swords gleaming coldly, raised high. " Kyōai Style - Demon Slayer."
The Guard Tiger had no time to react. All eight of its blades struck behind it. In desperation, it thrust out its own fleshy tail, aiming straight for Kyōai's chest, showing a desperate stance.
With a single strike, Kyōai slashed eight large gashes in the back of the Guard Tiger, while simultaneously being entangled by Tiger's tail. A violent burst of flames engulfed him in the inferno.
The Guard Tiger fell to the ground, spitting out blood. The pain further fueled his ferocity, but his injuries had not yet healed. He struggled on the ground, trying to drag Kyōai to his side.
Several flashes of light swept past, slicing the tiger's tail into several pieces. Strangely, the Fire Style failed to harm it in the slightest; instead, it was completely absorbed by its special physique, and the Fire Style spread to the greatsword.
The Guard Tiger struggled to its feet, spewing out large amounts of flames in an attempt to temporarily force back Kyōai.
Kyōai stood amidst the flames, completely unperturbed. "So you can breathe fire too. Interesting."
The flames followed a peculiar path, merging into Kyōai's body, and the eight swords in her hands gradually turned a scorching red, burning the air.
The Guard Tiger seemed to have noticed something amiss, but by then, Kyōai's sword had turned completely red, and its eight arms slowly opened, like a demon descending.
" Kyōai Style: Eightfold Slash!"
A flash of red light, and by the time the Guard Tiger reacted, Kyōai had already sheathed her sword and stood still, while her own body remained unresponsive.
The air was thick with the smell of burning. From a distance, the Guard Tiger's body appeared to have been cut into eight pieces, its wounds charred black from the flames.
Kyōai looked at the Guard Tiger on the ground. "Do you know why I don't use Ninjutsu? Nuclear Shadow said that on the ship we can only be pirates, and with katana we can only be samurai. Only when we are empty-handed are we true ninjas. And you, you are not qualified to let me use Ninjutsu."
The Lord God: "Hmm, I know. All that chuunibyou stuff was said by your Nuclear Shadow Lord."
Even the most resilient Guard Tiger will perish once its head is severed.
Sōretsu, who had killed the Guard Wolf from a distance, rushed over and asked, " Kyōai, they escaped!"
Kyōai looked at the distant Mizuki and the rapidly retreating beastmen in the sky, then flew up and said, "In that case, let's try to reduce their numbers as much as possible."
Because the beastmen possess Natural Energy, they are undetectable except in their Nine-Tails form, and their speed is extremely fast. If they really wanted to escape, neither Kyōai Ai could stop them.
Looking around, the Guard Leopard was now locked in battle with Kankuro Choji, who had caught up with him. Under the combined attack of the two, he was being forced to retreat steadily.
After launching their initial attack, Ujin and Kendon coordinated perfectly, controlling the Earth Warriors and Giant Insects to flank and attack from the rear, successfully cutting off the orc army and intercepting nearly two thousand orcs.
Kyōai looked at Sōretsu and noticed something was wrong with her expression. " Sōretsu, did you just go berserk?"
Sōretsu shook his head. "No, I just lost control for a moment."
Sōretsu is similar to Jūgo; both have dual personalities. They are usually very calm, but when they fall into anger or lose consciousness, their second personality will awaken and attack indiscriminately, becoming extremely dangerous. Even Captain Jack wouldn't dare say he could subdue her in that state.
Kyōai finally breathed a sigh of relief. He vividly remembered the scene of Hōryūsai being brutally beaten for stealing Sōretsu's desserts.
In the distance Ujin and Kendon controlled the giant and the giant insect, constantly slashing. The forest and boulders churned and churned. The intercepted orcs seemed to have received new instructions; instead of fleeing, they attacked the two, buying time for more orcs.
The Ujin man, glaring at the hideous orcs, his eyes blazing with fury, controlled his earth-stone warrior to unleash a horizontal slash. Numerous earth spikes detached from the blade, slaying a large swarm of orcs before him. "I will vanquish all demons! Nuclear Ninja Secret Sword - Vajra Spear Breaker!"
However, some of the earth spikes also shattered a section of the golden baby-faced earth worm controlled by the Kendon, and at the same time dispersed some of the accumulated poisonous mist. "Hey, Ujin Formation! You bastard! Don't hit my divine worms! I just released some poison gas, and you blew it away! These are all precious experimental subjects! I need them to research the antidote for Beast Seal Transformation!"
As the orcs crawled closer, the Ujin- hand man's blade flashed faster, his fur standing on end. "To slay all demons is my mission, and you, you disgusting insect, are no exception!"
Kendon Dun used Earth Release to repair the shattered section and patch up the gas leak, he saw another section shattered. "Damn it! If you keep doing this, I'll have to poison you into unconsciousness too!"
Kyōai watched the two bickering and said with a wry smile, " Ujin and Kendon still can't get along. Let's hurry over, or they'll start fighting."
"Um!"
Although the Ujin has a dog's face, it is a clean freak and cannot tolerate filth or ugliness. Upon seeing anything, it will bristle and want to get rid of it as soon as possible.
The two immediately rushed to the Ujin.