Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 84 Alienation

The Third Hokage in the audience, as well as the ninjas with relatively keen senses on the field, all turned their gazes in a certain direction almost simultaneously.

Even Minato Namikaze and Rui, who were battling at a dazzling speed, temporarily stopped their fight at this moment.

An invisible pressure emanated from afar, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.

"What is this?" The Third Hokage's gaze swept over Kushina Uzumaki and Killer Bee on the field. From that gloomy, evil, dark, and threatening feeling similar to that of a tailed beast, he almost thought that the Jinchuriki had gone berserk.

"The match is temporarily suspended due to an unforeseen event! Minato!" The Third Hokage instantly teleported from his seat to the ground, ending the battle between Rui and Minato Namikaze.

Upon seeing the Third Hokage's heavy gaze, Minato Namikaze immediately nodded and vanished from the scene in an instant.

"Don't go!" Rui saw the disappearing Minato and immediately his body crackled with electricity as he chased after him at almost teleportation speed.

Rui's actions stirred up the Cloud Ninja delegation present. After Killer Bee took the lead, they all followed suit.

After instructing the newly arrived Anbu to maintain order and prepare, the Third Hokage led a group of Anbu members and rushed towards the direction from which the evil energy was emanating.

"Monim!"

Yunren Lai was instantly thrown off by a strong force. Looking at his companion, whose condition was getting worse and worse after escaping from the Technology Development Department, he shouted.

At this moment, Monim had mutated into a monster, with pale white proliferating tissue constantly spewing from his mouth, gradually enveloping his body like foam.

The seemingly soft tissue hardens instantly upon contact with air, as if a hard shell has been formed over the body.

A mask of bone with a face that looked like it was about to cry completely covered Monim's features.

The mutated Monim is now unrecognizable, resembling a monster! Its height has increased to nearly three meters, its muscles and clothes are covered by a black shell, a mask has replaced its face, and a thick tail extends from its back, gently patting the ground.

Rai's call made the mutated Monim instantly turn his gaze to him. His golden eyes, filled with violence and coldness, carried an invisible pressure.

Unlike murderous intent or the aura of a strong person, it was more like a superior hunter eyeing its prey, a tremor that came from the soul, as if it had seen its natural enemy!

Without bothering to alert the Konoha ninjas, Lai's body was quickly erased from the air and disappeared.

The blood continues to escape!

It can conceal one's aura and make one's body transparent when used.

This is a top-tier bloodline for infiltration and assassination, and also the best bloodline for avoiding battle and escaping in critical moments. Seeing that his companion had mutated to the point of losing his mind, Rai immediately wanted to flee.

However, the next moment, Rai's eyes suddenly widened.

The mutated Monim, not far in front of him, vanished instantly before his eyes. The speed was so fast that even Ray, who was staring intently at him, did not see any slight sign of its movement.

Bang!

Just as Lai was about to disappear into thin air, he felt a heavy blow to his back. He was sent flying forward by the force of the blow, completely powerless to resist.

The body's control collapsed instantly under the force of that force, and most of the body went into a state of paralysis after landing.

Even the Cloud Ninja's typically robust physique crumbled under that immense force; at least, Lai felt as if several of his bones had broken.

Roar!

A roar, filled with bestiality and cruelty, and unlike any human voice, erupted from the alienated Monim's mouth, transforming into overlapping sonic waves.

Rai's mind went blank again from the impact of the sound wave. He managed to regain control of his body by channeling his chakra, but he also knew that in his current state, he might only survive if he could hide, activate his bloodline limit, and wait for rescue.

However, feeling his severely injured body and watching the mutated monster leap high in his direction and then stomp down heavily, he was filled with despair.

Just as Rai closed his eyes and awaited death, he felt someone put their hand on his shoulder, and then his body suddenly felt light and empty.

He opened his eyes and saw Minato Namikaze helping him lie down, as well as a familiar figure flashing with lightning.

Heavy storm!

Rui, the son of the Third Raikage, appeared in front of the mutated Monim, his shoulders and elbows bent, and with the momentum of the extreme speed, his shoulders and elbows struck the monster heavily.

The monster's outer shell cracked instantly, collapsing inwards in one piece. Its massive body flew backwards like a cannonball, tumbling several times on the ground like a dragonfly skimming the water, finally leaving an ever-deepening trench in the ground, where it sank deep.

"Where is Monim?"

Having dealt with the monster in one move, Rui flashed to the side of Lai, who was lying on the ground, and asked with an unfriendly expression.

"Be careful!"

Before receiving a reply, Minato Namikaze's reminder reached Rui's ears. His body almost instantly sprang back to life, teleporting Rai, who was on the ground, to another location.

boom!

A black sphere of light exploded where Rui and the others had been, blasting a deep crater in the ground.

Following the direction of the attack, one could see the monster that had been knocked away by Rui rising from the soft soil. The wound on its chest, which had been ripped out along with flesh and internal organs—a fatal injury for any ninja—was rapidly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Rui and Minato Namikaze were both shocked by its regenerative power when they saw this.

But the mutated monster had clearly lost its mind and was enraged by Rui's attack. It stood there like a beast, its head held high and its mouth wide open at a tearing angle. A black sphere, which gave people an extremely dangerous feeling, continued to grow in its mouth.

This familiar scene reminded Minato Namikaze and Rui of the Tailed Beast Ball.

"We can't let it erupt in the village!" Minato Namikaze's face was solemn. He threw a specially made kunai at the mutated monster, and then, along with the kunai, he instantly appeared next to the monster. Just before the black sphere became unstable and was about to explode, he placed his hand on it, and the two of them disappeared from the field.

In a direction outside Konoha Village, a black beam of light suddenly shot through the sky, drawing a semi-circular curve, shattering the clouds, and finally disappearing.

"What's that?" Rui asked, looking at Lai on the ground.

"That was Monim. He touched a mask, and then the mutation began," Rai replied through gritted teeth, enduring the pain.

Rui's expression grew even colder. Seeing the Cloud Ninja delegation members gradually appearing around him, he handed Rai over to them, instructing them to leave Konoha Village as soon as possible. He then transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly speeding away again towards the direction from which the pillar of light was shooting.

He wouldn't have cared if he didn't know, but now that he knew the monster was Monim, he was determined to investigate it no matter what.

A streak of lightning swept across the battlefield as if it were empty, piercing through all obstacles in its path and kicking up a cloud of dust as it swiftly arrived at the battlefield.

Before Rui could even catch his breath, he witnessed a scene that astonished him! On the field, the enormous monster was actually able to keep up with Minato Namikaze's speed and reaction time!

You should know that among the entire Cloud Ninja delegation, no one understood Minato Namikaze's terror better than him and his brother Killer Bee!

That kind of attack style, which moves freely, flashes and leaps through space, and appears and disappears unpredictably, is impossible to defend against. If you can't keep up with it, the result is death.

Even with his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, which enhances his speed and reaction time under the stimulation of Lightning Release, he still felt immense pressure when dealing with Minato Namikaze. But what did he see right now?

The monster that Monim transformed into was actually able to keep up with Minato Namikaze in terms of "speed"!

Swift escape?

No, that speed and reaction time are beyond what Monim's Swift Escape can achieve.

A guess had just formed in his mind when Rui extinguished it in an instant. While Monim's Swift Release was fast, it wasn't as fast as his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Has it been enhanced?

Rui didn't think any further, but seized the opportunity to join the fight between the two.

"Watch his pace! He's fast! And he's getting faster!" Minato Namikaze hurriedly warned Rui upon his arrival.

Previously, the monster seemed to be adapting to his strength and body; now, it is beginning to take control of his strength and body.

While Minato could handle speed and reflexes, his opponent's steel-like shell and powerful healing ability posed a significant challenge.

It has strong defense and strong recovery ability.

This means that if a decisive blow isn't delivered, it's easy to get bogged down in a protracted stalemate. What Minato Namikaze currently lacks is a method that can deliver a fatal blow when facing monsters with high defense and health.

He can use sealing techniques, but the sealing techniques he has mastered require time to activate.

Raito Ninja encountered Suzuki Riki's sword!

Rui flashed to the front of the monster, his fist wrapped in lightning, striking the mask on the monster's face with incredible speed, like a javelin thrust out.

But the next moment, the monster's body suddenly disappeared from Rui's sight, and at the same time, a powerful force accompanied by a black explosive bomb struck Rui's back.

Stab la la!

The electric light spread from Rui's body outwards.

"Are you alright, Rui?" Minato Namikaze flashed to Rui's side, assumed a defensive stance, and asked him in a low voice.

"Cough cough! I'm alright." Rui propped himself up from the ground. His well-trained body, combined with the protection of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, had mitigated much of the damage. He stood up, stretched his shoulders, and replied with a somber expression.

That bomb almost broke through his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and what made him especially uneasy was the strange power that was fused with chakra on it.

"Be careful of his speed and his chakra," Minato Namikaze warned.

"What exactly is he?" Rui sensed something hidden in Minato Namikaze's words and asked in a low voice while gathering his chakra to guard against the monster's attack.

"I don't know, or rather, I'm not sure. But the feeling he gave me was like he was in Sage Mode!"

Minato and Rui simultaneously dodged the monster's attack.

"Sage Mode?" Rui's eyes widened instantly.

This reminded him of Jiraiya, the Toad Sage.

As one of the five great nations, the ninja village is a martial arts village that is keen on plundering and collecting ninjutsu bloodlines. They naturally know about the so-called three great summoning holy sites and the Sage Mode that comes with those holy sites.

"It's only somewhat similar; I sensed natural energy within it. But strictly speaking, aside from the natural energy, it's completely different from the immortal mode I'm familiar with."

While launching attacks and dodging, Minato Namikaze still managed to find time to answer Rui's questions.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Rui's heavy chop struck the monster's body, only to get stuck in its sturdy steel shell. A black explosive burst instantly erupted from the mouth beneath the mask, transforming into a pillar of light wreathed in black lightning.

In the nick of time, Rui, whose face was smeared, disappeared along with Minato Namikaze as he appeared.

"Thank you." Rui's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he still thanked Minato Namikaze for his help. If he could, he would never want Minato Namikaze to leave the so-called Flying Thunder God mark on him.

"This won't do. His power is constantly increasing, and the erosion from natural energy will only make him more insane and violent. Buy me some time; I'll try using a sealing technique to deal with him," Minato Namikaze said to Rui.

"Leave it to me." Rui nodded. The electricity around him surged once more, and the hair on his head and body stood on end like a hedgehog in his fully activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode. The electricity became even more solid, and the currents swirling around him crackled and popped in the air.

Rui's body suddenly vanished from its original spot, appearing high in the sky. With one leg raised, he flashed down towards the monster below in a do-or-die manner.

Righteous Thunder Sinks, Wrathful Thunder Axe!

boom!

Rui's leg collided with the monster's raised arm. After a moment of calm, the ground beneath the monster's feet suddenly cracked and sank deep.

The monster's arm also made a cracking sound as it broke under the strain.

Rui's leg pressed down on the monster's shoulder, slamming it hard onto its knees in the crater-filled ground.

Roar!

A piercing sonic boom erupted from the monster's mouth. It was as if it had suffered a severe blow, causing immense pain!

However, Rui, knowing his defensive and regenerative abilities, did not stop. He spun in mid-air and followed up with another Righteous Thunder Fury Thunder Axe.

This time, the steel on the monster's back shattered, and its body, which had swelled to over three meters tall, lay sprawled in the center of the crater, which had been further eroded.

Countless black runes instantly converged from the outside of the pit downwards like a stream, covering the monster's body.

As Minato Namikaze finished his attack, the sealing technique took full effect on the monster.

Under Rui's watchful gaze, the monster's howls gradually subsided, and its swollen body was completely covered by layers of mud, leaving only its head exposed.

(End of this chapter)