The Wind-Controlling Swordsmanship from Under One Person

Chapter 219 Battle Against Thunder Shadow (Part 2 Combined)

"Si Dong!"

Suzaku Nara's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints, and the color drained from his face instantly, turning him deathly pale.

He stared intently at Akimichi Tsutomu's fallen body and flying head, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

The enemy, who should have been firmly bound by the Shadow Imitation Technique, strangely broke free. What chilled him to the bone was that the opponent did not break free by brute force, but by some even more bizarre power.

It felt as if his ninjutsu had been devoured by some being!
Suzaku Nara had never encountered such a situation before, so much so that even after three days of persistent questioning from the mountain dwellers about what was going on, he still didn't know how to explain.

Just as he was at a loss, a chill ran down his spine and up to the back of his neck.

Instinctively, Suzaku Nara turned around abruptly, only to see that the shadow beneath his feet, which he was all too familiar with, suddenly rippled strangely, and then a figure emerged from it.

'Shadow-type secret technique? Bloodline limit?'

Without a second thought, Nara Suzaku retreated rapidly, simultaneously forming hand seals. The shadow beneath his feet seemed to come alive, transforming into several shadow lines that coiled around the suddenly appearing enemy.

"Shadow Hanging Technique!"

However, what happened next completely shattered the secret technique that the Nara clan was so proud of.

Before the newly emerged shadows could even extend, they were enveloped by an even deeper shadow.

The shadowy figure, like a long-dormant beast, opened its blood-red maw and swallowed his ninjutsu whole, suffocating him throughout the process!

"Impossible!" Having witnessed this scene up close, Suzaku Nara could no longer contain himself and cried out in disbelief and deep fear.

How can a shadow devour another shadow?!
As we all know, shadows are eternal; even when life ends, the shadow will still lie quietly beside the body—this is an unchanging truth.

But he had just witnessed with his own eyes that the shadow he had created using his secret technique was eaten by the other party's shadow!
This completely overturned his worldview!

However, his enemy didn't care what he thought and closed in on him in the blink of an eye.

A flash of cold light appeared, and a sharp blade slashed through the air, accompanied by a dazzling spray of blood. A head flew up, its face still bearing the lingering shock and confusion.

The Iron Triangle was broken at both ends, and the surviving Shan Zhongsan could not hold on alone for three days, and his head was also cut off with a single blow.

At this moment, the Konoha ninjas from the surrounding area finally arrived to provide support.

Qin Ye's expression was cold, his eyes flashing with an eerie pinkish-purple light. He disappeared into the crowd without leaving any trace of his movements, like a tiger among sheep.

Wherever he went, sword shadows crisscrossed, accompanied by waves of painful screams.

Even though the ninjas present were not weaklings and their strength far surpassed that of ordinary superhumans, the moment Qin Ye was overcome with a sense of sinful pleasure and bloodlust, they could only become lambs to the slaughter.

The stench of blood mixed with fear permeated everyone's hearts. Only at this moment did they realize what a terrifying being they were facing.

On the other side, Xiaobai, with its powerful physique and fox flames, rampaged through the Cloud Village's ranks, and the Cloud Village had no way to deal with it.

The combined force of nearly a hundred people was turned upside down by this man and beast.

But then, amidst the howling wind and snow, a blurry line of figures suddenly appeared in the distance.

The leader wore a straw hat with the brim pulled low, and a striking blue character for "thunder" was printed on the front of the hat, standing out against the vast snowy landscape.

Upon seeing this figure, Tsuchishiro immediately perked up, straightened his back abruptly, and shouted:

"Lord Raikage's reinforcements have arrived! Everyone, hold on!"

After saying that, he formed a mudra with his palms and then spat out a large amount of rubbery fluid from his mouth, which surged towards Xiaobai like a mudslide, submerging its feet.

This thing wasn't very lethal, but it was extremely tough. Xiaobai tried to tear it open, but couldn't.

At the same time, the Raikage, having activated his Lightning Release Armor, took the lead, leaving the support troops behind like a blue lightning bolt, and rushed to the battlefield first.

A surge of violent lightning chakra coalesced wildly on his right arm, his hand forming a blade, crackling with blinding lightning, as he slashed fiercely at Xiaobai.

"Beast, die!"

The Raikage's eyes widened in fury, his hair and beard bristling. He had seen his ninja being ravaged by this summoning beast from a great distance, and his fiery temper simply couldn't tolerate it.

Even the Eight-Tails had one of its horns chopped off by its own father's Thunder Cleaver, so this summoning beast will surely have its fox head chopped off!

Seeing this, Qin Ye's eyes darkened, and the Thousand Blades in his hand suddenly burst forth with crimson lightning.

Just as he was preparing to rush to the rescue, he saw that Xiao Bai, who was originally trapped in the Meltfall Formation, suddenly disappeared.

No, it didn't disappear, it shrank.

It shrunk from a colossal creature tens of meters tall into a small, fluffy white fox the size of a palm, then transformed into a fox spirit and floated out of the range of the Lava Escape.

This unbelievable scene left all the Cloud Ninja speechless, even the lightning shadow that had just struck the sky froze in place.

A summoning beast that can freely change its size is simply unheard of.

Qin Ye leaped back and retreated from the battlefield, and Xiao Bai floated over and landed on his shoulder.

The battlefield was now clearly divided.

One side was a coalition force led by the Raikage, and the other side consisted of only one and a half people plus a fox.

By any measure, the latter is a clear disadvantage.

Kakuzu leaned closer and whispered, "Yoru, why don't we retreat? It's not that you can't beat him, it's just that he has too many dogs with him."

Kakuzu now has a deep understanding of Qin Ye's combat strength, which cannot be compensated for by sheer numbers.

Only someone with Kage-level strength could restrain this man.

Qin Ye fixed his gaze on Lei Ying and said casually:
"It's not too late to kill him before you leave."

Qin Ye realized that as long as Lei Ying didn't die, he would stick to them like a leech, impossible to shake off.

So it's better to just kill him and get rid of him once and for all.

The sound pierced through the biting wind and snow, reaching Lei Ying's ears clearly.

Raikage scoffed disdainfully and roared, "Kid, you got away fast last time, but you won't be so lucky this time! Tell me! What did you do to Hiwa Yugito?"

As he spoke, Lei Ying strode forward, accompanied by two of his capable lieutenants.

Darui has dark skin and white hair, with the characters 'thunder' and 'water' tattooed on his left and right shoulders, respectively.

Xi, with short yellow hair and a handsome face.

These two are the Raikage's bodyguards, or you could say the Raikage's right and left hands; both are elite Jonin from Kumogakure.

Although Raikage was questioning Qin Ye, he had no intention of waiting for an answer. In the instant he closed the distance, his figure vanished from the spot, leaving only a flurry of snowflakes. At the same moment, Xi, with his short yellow hair, formed hand seals, and his entire body burst forth with dazzling lightning, like a blinding little sun, its radiance so intense that it was difficult to look directly at him.

Lightning Release Illusion Technique: Lightning Illusion Pillar!

In an instant, Qin Ye's vision was completely filled with light, a blinding white light that made it impossible for him to open his eyes.

However, from the outside, only Xi shone brightly like a light bulb, and the surrounding environment was not affected in any way.

Clearly, this is not a ninjutsu that obstructs vision, but rather a genjutsu that makes the opponent mistakenly believe it is, thus causing them to fall for it.

Just as Qin Ye was trapped in this lightning illusion, he keenly sensed a violent disturbance in the airflow beside him, and an extremely fast wind pressure slammed towards him.

Qin Ye moved his right foot back and turned his body to the side, the wind pressure brushing against the corner of his clothes.

He then flipped his wrist so that the blade faced outwards, and delivered a diagonal slash from bottom to top, aiming straight for Lei Ying's armpit as he threw a punch. The movement was fluid and seamless.

Raikage, who had closed in on him, raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He hadn't expected his opponent to be so perceptive, able to dodge his attacks and launch a precise counterattack even while under the illusion and blinded.

He quickly retracted his fist and twisted his body, appearing behind Qin Ye like a ghost. He simultaneously reached out with both hands, grabbing Qin Ye's lower back like eagle claws, intending to seize him and deliver a heavy blow.

However, Qin Ye seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He quickly stepped forward to dodge Lei Ying's attack, then ignored him and charged straight at Xi, who was unleashing the lightning pillar, with his eyes closed.

Although one can fight without using their eyes, this lightning genjutsu must be dispelled, otherwise it will be difficult to launch an effective counterattack.

Fortunately, the opponent's illusion was not as troublesome as the Uchiha clan's; it only made people mistakenly believe that they could not open their eyes.

Although he knew the principle, Qin Ye still couldn't break the illusion and his eyes were still hard to open. He could only kill the person who cast the illusion to remove it from the root.

Faced with the enemy's fierce attack, Xi did not stop her illusion and turned to flee.

He trusted his partners.

Beside him, the dark-skinned, white-haired Darui rapidly formed a series of special hand seals, and crackling lightning pulsed from his hands.

His lightning technique wasn't the usual blue and white color; it was black lightning!
He released the black lightning, which condensed into a leopard in mid-air. The black lightning leopard roared and charged fiercely towards Qin Ye. Its power was extremely terrifying. Wherever it passed, the air was torn apart, and it made a piercing sound.

Lightning Release: Black Spotted Blade!

Sensing the change in airflow, Qin Ye neither dodged nor avoided it. He continued forward at the same speed, like a runaway chariot, crashing straight into the black Thunder Leopard.

Just as the two were about to collide, a surge of powerful blood energy suddenly erupted from Qin Ye's body. The blood energy was so dense that it seemed to materialize, instantly spreading outwards. Even the ninjas far away couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
Immediately, the dense blood energy condensed into a ferocious blood beast, which viciously pounced on the black thunder leopard.

"Roar--"

boom! ! !
In an instant, the Thunder Leopard exploded, and the Blood Beast devoured it completely, not even letting go of a single arc of electricity. All that could be seen in the arena was the pervasive blood aura, and the black lightning was nowhere to be seen.

Despite his Lightning Release technique being broken, Darui was not discouraged. With a stern expression, he quickly formed hand seals and unleashed his next ninjutsu just before Qin Ye arrived.

"Water escape, water formation wall!"

A torrent of water gushed from his mouth, crashing down like a waterfall on all the enemies that came to attack.

Darui's technique did not end there. He quickly changed hand seals and used Lightning Release on top of Water Release.

In an instant, the surging water became the best conductive bridge, and the entire water array wall was covered with a layer of black lightning. The black lightning flashed and jumped in the water, making crackling sounds, creating a spectacular scene.

It must be said that the Raikage's right-hand man is quite capable, with a calm mind and exquisite use of ninjutsu. His combat power is no less than that of Kakashi Hatake of Konoha.

But that's it.

He might be able to protect himself, but he doesn't have the ability to save others from Qin Ye's blade.

Qin Ye was nowhere to be seen amidst the intertwined lightning and water ninjutsu; he had somehow appeared behind Xi.

Darui opened his mouth, but before he could utter the word "be careful," Qin Ye, with his eyes closed, unleashed a horizontal slash.

The blade flashed like a shooting star, disappearing in an instant.

His pupils dilated, his arms fell limply to his sides, his mouth opened slightly, and fear gradually rose on his face, but then he froze, his head slowly tilted and fell to the ground, rolling right next to Darui's feet.

"asshole!"

The belated Raikage's hair and beard bristled with rage.

If you asked him to name the person he most wanted to kill in the world, he might have hesitated in the past, but now he only has one goal in mind: Qin Ye.

Stealing his jinchūriki and killing his people right in front of him is an unforgivable act!
When the caster dies, the illusion naturally dissipates.

Qin Ye opened his eyes, his gaze filled with coldness. Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his sword and slashed at Darui beside him.

Unlike Shi, Darui was not fragile. He drew his broadsword from his back and took the blow. The metal clashed, producing a piercing sound and sparks flying.

At the same time, the enraged Lei Ying also rushed to Qin Ye's side, his fierce, hot Lei Li blade slashing towards his head.

However, Qin Ye ignored this and continued to slash at Darui with his sword.

The thunderous, scorching blade, powerful enough to shatter his head, didn't land on him. Instead, it was swatted down by the little white creature on his shoulder.

The newly enlarged Little White, resembling a majestic snow-capped mountain, slammed into Lei Ying and sent him flying. Its five enormous, fluffy white tails swayed and roared, stirring up a large swath of snow.

"Beast, seeking death!"

Seeing his attack blocked only fueled the fire in Raikage's heart.

He stared fiercely at Xiaobai; if his eyes could also cast ninjutsu, Xiaobai would have been burned to death by his rage.

"You're the beast, your whole family are beasts, as black as coal, and ugly as hell."

A mature woman's voice, filled with anger, reverberated through the wind and snow.

The sound didn't come from anyone in the arena; it came from a giant white fox standing in the snow.

It's perfectly normal for summoned beasts to speak; it would be problematic if they couldn't speak at all. However, the Raikage found it rather strange. What language was it speaking? Why couldn't he understand it?
Qin Ye, the owner of the white fox, was momentarily stunned.

This was the first time he'd heard Xiaobai speak, but the way she made it sounded... kind of girlish.
Qin Ye had never bothered to check Xiao Bai's gender before. He was either busy cultivating or collecting world blessings, so he had neither the time nor the interest in that area. He had always raised Xiao Bai as his son, never expecting that she was a female fox.

Then they're no longer father and son.
As for why Xiaobai suddenly could speak, it's probably because he devoured a tailed beast, grew up, and became Xian'er.

I wonder how many tails would grow if he swallowed all nine tailed beasts.

But now is clearly not the time to think about that.

Taking advantage of Raikage being blocked by Shiro, Qin Ye prepared to cut off the opponent's left and right hands first.

(End of this chapter)