Battle, Part Two

Kiba stood protectively in front of Hinata and asked, "Hinata, are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine," Hinata said resolutely.

Nurari looked at Ya and said in a cold voice, "Die!" His body flashed, turning into a series of afterimages, and rushed towards Ya.

Akamaru ran ahead, roared at Nurari, and charged straight at him. At the same time, Kiba followed behind Akamaru and charged at Nurari Akamaru.

A man and a dog attacked Nurari simultaneously, but Nurari easily blocked them, instantly throwing Kiba and Akamaru away. At that moment, Hinata rushed in front of Nurari. "Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Chapters!" Hinata's hands moved like afterimages, striking Nurari repeatedly. Bang, bang, bang...

"What...?" Hinata sensed something was wrong, as if her attack hadn't actually hit Nurari. Hinata looked at Nurari.

A sinister smile appeared on Nurari's lips. Hinata knew she was in trouble. Bang! Nurari Hinata, Hinata crashing into the tree trunk behind her. She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

On the other side, Guren brandished two crystal swords, sweeping them towards Kakashi.

At that moment, Kakashi quickly Hand Seals, using "Earth Release: Earth Style Wall," creating a wall in front of him to block Guren.

Guren sneered a few times, quickly wielding her crystal sword with both hands. With a few slashes, she sliced the wall into several pieces. Suddenly, Guren's eyes narrowed. Through the gaps in the wall, she could see Kakashi's right palm surrounded by lightning, as if a thousand birds were chirping. It was Kakashi's self-created Ninjutsu, Chidori.

Kakashi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan was fixed on Guren. Taking advantage of Guren's destruction of the wall, he suddenly pierced through it and attacked Guren. Guren was caught off guard and was directly pierced by Kakashi's Chidori.

Guren looked at the arm in front of her and sneered indifferently. In the next instant, Guren shattered into countless crystal particles and disappeared into the air.

Kakashi muttered, "Another clone?" He opened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and looked around, trying to find Guren's clone, but he was currently trapped in Guren's barrier and couldn't find any trace of it.

Suddenly, crystal pillars began to rise from the ground, stretching straight towards Kakashi. Kakashi shouted, his hands quickly Hand Seals, "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!" A stream of water surrounded Kakashi, then transformed into a water dragon, charging towards the crystals. With a loud crack, the crystal beneath Kakashi's feet shattered, and cracks began to appear in the crystals in front of him.

Kakashi looked around and noticed something amiss on his left. He turned to the left, quickly Hand Seals, and Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, a beam of Kakkō shot into the sky, instantly destroying several large trees in front of him, scattering debris and leaving a huge crater in the wake.

Four figures flashed among the trees and quickly landed around Kakashi, but they were four Guren, presumably her clones.

Kakashi pulled out several Shuriken, spun them around, and shot them at the four people. Each Shuriken had a burning Explosive Tag attached to it. Guren's expression hardened, and she retreated several steps backward. Four consecutive explosions rang out as the Explosive Tag detonated, sending up clouds of smoke that completely enveloped Kakashi's location.

Guren, standing in front of Kakashi, formed hand Hand Seals, creating a giant crystal Shuriken. With a flick of her wrists, she launched the Shuriken towards Kakashi. The massive crystal Shuriken pierced through the smoke without any obstruction, severing several large trees before shattering into countless crystal particles that dissipated into the air.

As the remaining three Guren dodged Kakashi's explosion, they each conjured a giant crystal Shuriken and fired it at Kakashi in the smoke. The three giant crystal Shuriken whistled through the air and instantly pierced through the smoke, dispersing the smoke around Kakashi, but Kakashi had already vanished from sight.

Suddenly, the Guren that was originally in front felt something grab her feet. Startled, she tried to resist, but it was too late. She was pulled into the ground, leaving only her head sticking out.

"Damn it..." The Guren clone realized it had fallen into the opponent's trap. It tried to break free, but everything went black before its eyes, and it lost consciousness. Kakashi emerged from the ground and looked at the Crimson Guren at his feet, which began to dissipate into countless crystal particles.

Then, Kakashi looked up at the top of the barrier, where there had been a spying gaze all along, clearly from Guren's true form, who had been watching him.

Kakashi's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with a smile, and he said with a hint of provocation, "This is the third one."

Outside the barrier, Guren's killing intent intensified upon hearing Uzumaki Hane's provocation, but her expression remained calm as she murmured, "As expected of the Copy Ninja Kakashi. It seems these few Jade Crystal Clone can't do anything to you. However, once you're trapped in my barrier, you'll be at my mercy. I hope you'll still be laughing then."

Inside the barrier, the remaining three Guren thought they could deal with Uzumaki Hane, but instead one of their clones was killed. Now, they were on high alert and scattered in three directions, surrounding Uzumaki Hane.

Kakashi withdrew his gaze and looked at the remaining three clones. His eyes narrowed, and he quickly Hand Seals Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu! " He opened his mouth and quickly spat out more than a dozen small fireballs. Bang, bang, bang! They shot towards the three Guren clones and rushed to them in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it..." The three Guren clones hadn't expected Kakashi to be so troublesome. Seeing the small fireballs rushing towards them, they retreated continuously, avoiding all the attacks. Boom, boom, boom, the small fireballs only left craters in the ground.

The three Guren clones each occupied a corner and simultaneously Hand Seals Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Shuriken! " Sparkling crystal particles swirled around their hands, transforming into countless crystal Shuriken that flew towards Kakashi like snowflakes.

Kakashi glanced around, his hands quickly Hand Seals. "Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!" Water suddenly rose beneath his feet, swirling and enveloping Kakashi before sweeping outwards in all directions. A vast, surging torrent of snowflake-shaped crystal Shuriken struck the water, but failed to penetrate, ultimately being submerged. The water continued its relentless assault on the three Crimson Guren clones.

The three Guren exchanged a glance, not daring to take Kakashi's Water Release head-on. They quickly retreated, barely avoiding the attack of the water waves, leaving behind only a mess.

The three Guren each stood on a giant tree, their hands rapidly Hand Seals. Three crystal pillars appeared in the sky and crashed down upon Kakashi and the others below.