Rumble...
Amidst several thunderbolts, Mangetsu Hōzuki was struck until his whole body smoked. If he weren't an 'Impure World Reincarnation body', this single blow would have been enough to kill him.
Ameyuri Ringo said coldly: "Without your ninja swords, you are so weak!"
Mangetsu Hōzuki curled his lips: "Brat, you're a bit arrogant!"
"You'd better obediently go back to your coffin and stop embarrassing us Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!"
Before her voice fell, Ameyuri Ringo, who had already activated the 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode', flashed past Mangetsu Hōzuki like a bolt of lightning. Subsequently, Mangetsu Hōzuki's body was cut in half at the waist.
His upper body fell to the ground, and Mangetsu Hōzuki curled his lips: "Damn it!"
As fellow geniuses of the Hidden Mist, the strength of Mangetsu Hōzuki and Ameyuri Ringo was actually comparable. But right now, one was the original body, the other was an 'Impure World Reincarnation body'. One had ninja swords, the other didn't.
Plus, the Hōzuki clan's secret technique 'Hydrification Technique' was naturally countered by powerful Lightning Release. That was why Mangetsu Hōzuki appeared so powerless when encountering Ameyuri Ringo wielding 'Kiba'.
Having cut Mangetsu Hōzuki's body, Ameyuri Ringo took advantage of the time the opponent was recovering to take out a sealing scroll, preparing to seal Mangetsu Hōzuki, her former colleague in the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
But just then, a rush of footsteps came from not far away.
Ameyuri Ringo immediately became vigilant, her sharp gaze sweeping over.
Then she discovered that the footsteps came from Tokuma Hyuga of the Hyuga clan who was traveling with them, and behind him were several 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' chasing to kill.
"Tch!"
Seeing Tokuma Hyuga fleeing so wretchedly, Ameyuri Ringo spat lightly, a hint of disdain appearing on her face.
Seeing Ameyuri Ringo standing with her swords, Tokuma Hyuga didn't ask for help but waved his hands frantically while shouting: "Run! Run quickly!"
Ameyuri Ringo's expression changed instantly.
Those carefully selected by the Hidden Leaf to participate in this operation were mostly not cowards, so the other party's behavior made her realize that something seemed wrong.
Soon, she noticed a white shadow seemingly trailing behind Tokuma Hyuga.
Intuition told her that thing was extremely dangerous, so without looking back, she decisively chose to retreat.
Chasing and fleeing, Ameyuri Ringo and Tokuma Hyuga arrived at another battlefield.
This battlefield was where Darui of the Hidden Cloud confronted the Hidden Cloud's 'Magnet Release' ninja Toroi. When Ameyuri Ringo and Tokuma Hyuga arrived, Darui had not only defeated Toroi but even completed the seal and was preparing to support others.
So seeing Ameyuri Ringo and Tokuma Hyuga rushing over, he looked puzzled: "What are you doing?"
"Go quickly!"
"Don't just stand there!"
Ameyuri Ringo and Tokuma Hyuga had no time to explain, each shouting a sentence.
Being cultivated by the Fourth Raikage by his side, Darui was naturally not a fool. So he didn't ask much, but followed the two first before asking: "What's going on?"
"It's a spirit!" Pausing, Tokuma Hyuga looked back with some lingering fear: "We encountered a spirit attack!"
"???"
Darui looked dull.
It was also Ameyuri Ringo's first time encountering this kind of ninjutsu, asking: "How do we deal with it?"
Tokuma Hyuga said: "To confront a spirit, generally barriers or powerful ninjutsu that can attack spirits are needed!"
Darui hurriedly asked: "Who in our squad has this ability?"
"Jiraiya-Leader might have a way!"
Tokuma Hyuga had actually gone through the list in his mind and found that although the members of this squad were elite, they probably had no good way to deal with spirits. Perhaps only the team leader Jiraiya had the means to confront spirits.
Fleeing all the way, the few of them soon met Kurotsuchi and Yakumo.
Under the powerful control of Yakumo's 'Wood Release', three 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies', including the Hidden Rock's 'Explosion Release' ninja Gari, had been sealed by her and Kurotsuchi joining hands.
Preparing to support others, they saw Tokuma Hyuga, Ameyuri Ringo, and Darui fleeing in panic all the way, and hurriedly went to meet them.
At the same time, Ryuzetsu and Chino also dealt with two 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' and converged towards them.
Seeing the teammates all gathered, Ameyuri Ringo said: "Stop running, think of a way to fight it out with him!"
"That's the only way!"
Tokuma Hyuga nodded helplessly.
The flight speed of the spirit was definitely faster than them. They were sprinting now regardless of chakra consumption, so they could hold on for a while, but chakra would run out eventually. So it was better to take advantage of the numbers and think of a way to deal with that tricky spirit together.
After converging, Kurotsuchi asked: "What's going on with you guys?"
While scanning the surroundings with his Byakugan, Tokuma Hyuga said: "We were attacked by a spirit!"
"Spirit!?"
Kurotsuchi and Yakumo were both surprised.
Kurotsuchi was surprised because it was her first time encountering such an enemy. Yakumo was surprised because she didn't expect anyone else in the Ninja World could launch attacks with a spirit.
Crack...
Just then, the ground beneath everyone's feet suddenly cracked open. A figure sprang out from underground, attacking everyone.
"Tch!"
Ameyuri Ringo reacted the fastest, the 'Kiba' in her hand slashing instantly, cutting the attacker in two at the middle.
Only then did everyone see clearly that the attacker was an 'Impure World Reincarnation body'.
But just as Kurotsuchi took out a sealing scroll to seal it, a white shadow suddenly drifted out from the body of that split 'Impure World Reincarnation body', instantly invading Kurotsuchi's body.
Instantly, Kurotsuchi's expression froze. Then, her hands formed seals rapidly, and one hand slammed onto the ground: "Earth Release: Earth and Stone Bamboo Shoot!"
Rumble...
Countless sharp rocks like bamboo shoots rose from the ground, attacking the defenseless people around Kurotsuchi.
Yakumo, possessing the 'Koryugan', sensed something was wrong and dodged early, avoiding Kurotsuchi's Earth Release ninjutsu. Although Ameyuri Ringo and Darui were a bit wretched, they also barely avoided it. Only Tokuma Hyuga, who was focused on observing the surroundings, didn't have time to dodge and had his left leg injured by the protruding sharp rocks.
"Kurotsuchi!?"
The people who retreated all looked at Kurotsuchi in the center.
Ryuzetsu and Chino, who were still in the distance preparing to converge with everyone, also stopped upon seeing this, looking over in surprise and doubt.
Thud...
However, Kurotsuchi did not respond, her body collapsing softly to the ground.
Just as Kurotsuchi fell to the ground, a white shadow emerged from her body, instantly pouncing on the injured Tokuma Hyuga.
Tokuma Hyuga was stunned for a moment, then also collapsed to the ground, lost in thought.
Watching Kurotsuchi and Tokuma Hyuga falling one after another right under their noses, everyone felt their hair stand on end. Such a situation was completely unexpected to them beforehand. They never imagined they would encounter such a bizarre and tricky enemy...