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Chapter 215 Battle Against Killer Bee

"This is impossible!?"

The young man, Yunyin, stared wide-eyed, his expression one of disbelief.

He is a rare genius in Kumogakure, having combined Lightning Release ninjutsu with sword-drawing techniques to create the sword technique "Extreme Lightning Slash," which surpasses the limits of human reflexes. If the enemy is not prepared, it is an absolute first-time kill with no time to react.

Unexpectedly, this time, when he used it on a stranger of the same age, it was like running into a knife and having his heart pierced by an enemy.

But his own sword missed its mark.

He naturally understood that a swordsmanship honed through countless trials could not possibly miss on its own; it was simply that the opponent had dodged it.

That's precisely why he was so surprised.

Because I didn't see how the other person dodged, nor did I see when the other person raised the knife, and then I stupidly ran into it.

The gap is just too big.

"This land is very vast."

Ryuji drew his blade, kicked aside the boy who was still shrouded in smoke, and swung his sword at the others.

Since fighting is unavoidable, let's just kill each other.

Before he arrived, he had a vague idea of ​​weakening the enemy's strength before the great battle.

However, due to the risks, they did not make up their minds.

Now, there's no need to dwell on it anymore.

Hundreds or even thousands of Cloud Village ninjas surrounded him, but none of them could withstand a single blow from him.

Ryuji brandished the twin swords he had snatched from the enemy, wielding them like rapidly spinning wheels of light as he reaped the harvest from the crowd, creating a scene reminiscent of a great general unleashing his full power on the battlefield.

"Zzzzz!!!"

Suddenly, a piercing electrical crackling sound filled the air.

Long Er felt a sudden alarm bell ring in his heart and instinctively swung his sword backward.

"Clang!"

With a metallic clang, a short sword crackling with electricity was cleaved and sent flying back.

In the crowd, a burly arm with the character "Iron" tattooed on its shoulder rose up and caught the dagger.

Looking down his arm... dark skin, light yellow hair, wearing black sunglasses, carrying seven knives, with the character "Iron" on his right shoulder, and a cow horn mark on his left cheek.

—Kirabi!

"You bastard, who are you? What are you doing here causing trouble?"

Killer Bee caught the dagger, swaying from side to side as he jumped and chanted, "Whoever comes to cause trouble, I'll kill them all!"

Ryuji couldn't help but sneer.

"That depends on whether you have the ability!"

"Then you'd better open your eyes wide and watch carefully!"

After speaking, his body trembled, and the six short swords on his back were drawn and leaped out. Finally, he used all the joints of his body to grasp the seven short swords and attacked like a hurricane.

—Don't try to take it head-on!

Ryuji immediately came to this conclusion.

Seven swords are distributed across all joints of the body. As long as the body rotates and dances accordingly, it can create continuous high-speed slashes without any blind spots, leaving no openings in close combat.

The Wild Heron's Blade-Cutting Skill truly lives up to its A-rank physical prowess.

In the blink of an eye, Killer Bee was already in front of Ryuji, his seven short swords flashing as he swung, slashing continuously from every blind spot.

If Ryuji hadn't anticipated the situation and retreated to maintain a certain distance, even the Mangekyou Sharingan's perception wouldn't have been able to find a chance of victory against this seemingly chaotic and disorderly, yet deadly, taijutsu.

but……

"You've got some skills!"

Long Er praised him with a relaxed expression.

Although he was forced to retreat continuously by the other party, he remained relaxed, as if strolling leisurely.

Upon hearing this, Killer Bee paused slightly, then swept his hand across in front of him, the sharp short sword flashing with a cold light.

Long Er touched the ground with his toes, leaped into the air, and easily dodged the attack.

Killer Bee quickly stood up and threw a short sword at Ryuji.

At the same time, an octopus tentacle as thick as a bowl sprouted from behind him. It tore through the air, arriving faster than the dagger, catching up with it halfway and carrying the hilt of the dagger as it accelerated towards its target.

Long Er snorted coldly, crossing his twin swords in front of his chest.

"Clang!"

The blade tip was blocked by the two swords, emitting a piercing whistling sound.

Ryuji was thrown back by the enormous force and continued to fly backward for dozens of meters.

Seeing an opportunity, the Cloud Village ninjas who were watching the battle rushed forward.

"An ant trying to devour an elephant must first bear the risk of being trampled to death!" A cold glint flashed in Long Er's eyes as he formed hand seals. "Wind Release: Tornado!"

The air currents surged.

Centered on Long Er, it rapidly rotated, instantly forming a tornado connecting heaven and earth. People and things within a radius of hundreds of meters were all pulled in and swept into the sky.

Killer Bee sheathed his short sword, braced himself on the ground with both hands, and lay prone. Crimson chakra emanated from his body, enveloping him like an outer garment.

Horns, skull, spine, and tailbone covered the chakra cloak, and a fierce aura spontaneously emanated from it.

—Half-Tailed Beast Mode!

Killer Bee in this state possessed immense power, remaining unmoved even as it was pulled by the massive tornado.

Moments later, the tornado disappeared.

With lingering air currents in the air, Killer Bee aimed at Ryuuji, the center of the tornado, and launched himself forward like a cannonball.

Although it was described as being launched like a cannonball, it was actually much faster than a cannonball. Its red body transformed into a streak of light, and the airflow it generated even plowed furrows into the earth.

—Headshot!

Using the horn on his forehead as a blade to strike at high speed, this is a taijutsu technique created by Killer Bee by combining the power of the tailed beasts, with power comparable to an S-class taijutsu.

But Ryuji was not afraid at all.

He snorted and raised his hand to meet Killer Bee's attack.

As he raised his right hand, chakra swirled rapidly in his palm.

[Wind Release: Rasengan Shuriken!]

A wind-style chakra shuriken, a supersonic impact formed in tailed beast form.

The two collided, unleashing endless shockwaves.

The area within a radius of several hundred meters was completely enveloped, and everything was reduced to dust under the intense energy impact.

then……

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the energy surged and contracted, transforming into flames that shot skyward.

Two figures were sent flying backwards and landed among the garbage and rubble.

Ryuji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at Killer Bee who had stood up unharmed, and laughed, "Without the explosive power brought by 'Armor,' it's indeed a bit of a stretch to go head-to-head with a Jinchuriki!"

"You must be Ryuji!" Killer Bee said in a surprisingly normal tone. "I've heard about your legendary deeds, but trying to cause trouble in Kumogakure all by yourself is just asking for death."

"That's right!"

A strong, resonant voice came from the other side.

The two looked over at the sound and saw a burly man with dark skin, light yellow hair, and a white cloak, green shuriken-like insignia tattooed on his shoulders, wearing a wide belt and heavy armor, walking towards them from a distance.

—The Fourth Raikage, A!

"I don't care what you're here for, but you've turned Kumogakure into this mess and killed so many people. Don't think you can leave alive!" The Raikage said in a loud voice, astonishing lightning-attribute chakra emanated from his body.

(End of this chapter)