"Hozuki Chigiri."
Tsunabari Enjin's eyes were wide with fury. In just these few short minutes, another one had fallen.
Suigetsu Hozuki's expression also turned extremely ugly. He brandished Samehada and roared angrily,
"Bastard! I will drain every last bit of your chakra."
Samehada seemed to sense its master's rage, becoming abnormally active, the barbs on its blade standing up one by one.
Juzo Biwa and Blackboru Raiga, who were being desperately held back by Might Duy, seeing two more companions die in the blink of an eye, were already starting to think about retreat.
This newly arrived Konoha youth was absurdly strong, with bizarre and unpredictable abilities. His taijutsu, strength, speed, defense, and even his ability to control water and fire were all exceptionally outstanding. He was simply a monster.
Sora slowly turned around. His azure golden dragon pupils coldly locked onto the remaining Suigetsu Hozuki and Tsunabari Enjin. His dragon tail slapped the ground impatiently.
Green energy steam rose around him, intertwining with the menacing aura of the Azure Dragon, like a war god from ancient times.
"Next, who's turn is it."
Suigetsu Hozuki looked at the fallen Hozuki Chigiri, then glanced at the corpses of Nuibari Kenpachi and Kushimaru Kuriarare not far away.
The last shred of pride he held as one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen was completely shattered, replaced by icy fear.
"Bastard! What kind of monster is this guy?!"
Can't win. Simply can't win.
Staying here any longer, probably everyone would be finished.
The fat on his face trembled. A flash of pain and resolve passed through his eyes. He suddenly bellowed,
"Samehada! Hold him."
Before the words finished, he actually hurled the massive Samehada towards Sora with all his might.
Samehada was connected to Suigetsu Hozuki's will. Although displeased at being abandoned by its master, its instinct to devour chakra drove it. The blade instantly elongated, countless barb like scales spreading open, coiling towards Sora like a living creature, attempting to tightly entangle him and greedily absorb the vibrant Azure Dragon chakra swirling around him.
"We're retreating."
Almost at the same moment he threw Samehada, Suigetsu Hozuki's obese body displayed agility that belied its size. Without looking back, he fled frantically towards the direction of the Land of Fire's coastline.
"What? Suigetsu, you bastard."
Juzo Biwa, seeing this, cursed angrily. But seeing Sora's cold dragon pupils sweep over, he didn't dare hesitate for a second.
"Raiga. Tsunabari. Go."
Blackboru Raiga and Tsunabari Enjin were equally terrified out of their wits, not even having time for parting threats. They each used their methods to flee rapidly in different directions.
Blackboru Raiga's entire body flickered with lightning, his speed surging. Juzo Biwa, experienced and cunning, used the trees for cover, his figure elusive. Tsunabari Enjin slung the blunted blade Kubikiribōchō onto his back and ran for his life.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the remaining four, scattered like birds and beasts in an instant, utterly without will to fight.
"You won't escape. Konoha Senpū."
Might Duy, although his body was already pushed far beyond its limits from maintaining the Seventh Gate, Gate of Wonder, for so long, the will to protect the younger generation and eliminate the enemy still supported him to erupt with his last strength the moment he saw the enemies trying to flee.
He kicked out fiercely. A whirlwind distorting the air, sweeping up gravel and broken wood from the ground, like a roaring earth dragon, swept towards Tsunabari Enjin and Blackboru Raiga, who were lagging behind.
This attack was far less powerful than at his peak, but the resolute will and remaining strength contained within it were still not to be underestimated.
"Annoying pest. Get lost."
Tsunabari Enjin cursed angrily, forced to stop, swinging the blunted blade Kubikiribōchō to smash against the oncoming whirlwind.
Blackboru Raiga was also forced to halt, using the lightning blade Kiba to call down lightning, dispersing part of the attack.
Just this brief obstruction slowed their speed for a beat.
And Might Duy, after delivering this kick, exhausted his last bit of strength completely. The faint blue steam around him dissipated entirely.
He groaned, falling to one knee, gasping for breath heavily, only able to watch helplessly as the enemies blocked his attack and accelerated their escape again.
"Damn it... still... not enough..."
His heart was filled with unwillingness, but he didn't even have the strength to lift his arm.
"Think you can run."
Sora's eyes turned cold. Strange strength gathered on his dragon claw, ready to forcibly tear apart the coiling Samehada.
The reason he used the Azure Dragon Fruit ability in front of these guys was precisely because he calculated that those present wouldn't easily leak his secret.
The Might father and son were close to him. Uchiha Ryota had a subtle relationship with the village and owed him a favor. Genma Shiranui was unconscious.
His original intent was to keep all seven here, not a single one alive could be allowed to return to Kirigakure.
But he had somewhat underestimated these guys, who in the original story were turned into the Three Lucky Charms by Might Duy. At least their ability to assess the situation and flee to save their own skins was truly first class.
Especially that Suigetsu Hozuki, decisive enough to abandon the ninja sword Samehada.
"Four Symbols Seal."
Sora shouted lowly. His free left hand quickly formed seals, then pressed firmly onto the hilt of Samehada, which was writhing madly, trying to devour his chakra.
Hum.
Black sealing formulae rapidly spread over Samehada's blade.
Samehada trembled violently. Its active chakra absorption ability was forcibly suppressed. The strength coiling around Sora also suddenly weakened.
Sora seized the chance, his dragon arm exerting force, violently ripping the temporarily sealed Samehada off his body and tossing it aside casually.
This thing was a bit weird. Seal it first.
However, just this brief delay allowed Suigetsu Hozuki and the other three to put some distance between them.
Sora's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. He was just about to give chase when suddenly, a figure appeared as silently as a ghost.
Who is it.
Sora's heart jolted in alarm.
His sensory range could cover over six kilometers. Just now, his attention was mainly focused on the fleeing Kirigakure ninjas and the exhausted Might Duy. He actually had not detected someone approaching this closely in advance.
The newcomer wore the signature high collared, short sleeved attire of the Uchiha clan. His figure was tall and straight, his face cold and stern. It was Uchiha Takumi, whom Sora had not seen for a long time.
Recognizing the person, Sora also relaxed.
In Uchiha Takumi's crimson eyes, three black tomoe slowly rotated, emitting a cold and powerful ocular pressure.
His gaze quickly swept across the scene. When he saw his younger brother Uchiha Ryota grievously wounded and on the verge of death, the three tomoe in his eyes suddenly accelerated their rotation. A killing intent that almost solidified into substance uncontrollably spread out.
"Ryota."
Uchiha Takumi's voice carried a trace of tremor. He instantly appeared beside Ryota, knelt down, and carefully supported his younger brother's weakened body.
"Bro, brother."
Uchiha Ryota's consciousness was blurred. Sensing the familiar aura and chakra, he opened his eyes with great difficulty. Seeing his brother Uchiha Takumi's face, the toughness he had been forcing himself to maintain instantly crumbled. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his voice carrying grievance and lingering fear.
"You, you came. It hurts so much, so cold. They, they said they wanted to dig out my eyes."
He instinctively wanted to grab his brother's sleeve, but his arm was already fractured.
Seeing his younger brother in this miserable state, hearing his dependent words tinged with tears, especially hearing the words dig out my eyes, Uchiha Takumi felt as if his heart was being mercilessly squeezed by an invisible hand.
His three tomoe Sharingan spun faster and faster, the crimson light blazing brightly.
Uchiha Takumi forcibly suppressed the impulse to slaughter everything. After quickly using a medical ninjutsu to temporarily stabilize the abdominal wound on Uchiha Ryota, he gently patted his younger brother's uninjured shoulder.
"It is alright now, Ryota. Your brother is here. Close your eyes and rest. Leave the rest to me."
His tone was gentle, but those eyes fixed on the direction the Kirigakure ninjas fled were as cold as eternal ice.
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the brutality that almost burst out of his chest, carefully settled his brother, then stood up, his gaze turning toward the form of Sora covered in azure scales and shrouded in steam.
Although extremely surprised at Sora's current form, his heart was currently filled with rage for avenging his brother. He did not ask further.
"Those people, leave them to me."
"Not a single one will live."
Before the words faded, and without waiting for Sora's response, Uchiha Takumi's figure had already turned into an afterimage, chasing after the fleeing Juzo Biwa at extremely high speed.
His three tomoe Sharingan, during the high speed movement, faintly flickered with an unstable, deeper light. The surrounding air slightly distorted from his boiling ocular power and emotions.
Sora watched Uchiha Takumi's departing figure, his brow slightly furrowed.
He was not surprised by the appearance of these two brothers. But he sensed that the chakra and ocular power fluctuations on Uchiha Takumi were extremely intense, like a volcano about to erupt.
That feeling was very similar to the state described in his memory when on the verge of awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Considering Uchiha Takumi's brother obsessed nature, seeing his brother wounded like this, the brutality in his heart was imaginable.
Is it because he saw Ryota grievously wounded and received intense stimulation.
Sora instantly had a guess in his heart.
If Uchiha Takumi truly awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan now, his strength would inevitably skyrocket. Hunting down those few remaining defeated enemies would indeed not be a big problem.
But.
Sora glanced at the dragon scales and claws on his body.
The ability of the Azure Dragon Fruit was his greatest trump card. It absolutely could not be exposed.
Although his relationship with Uchiha Takumi was decent, and he had even taught him the Great Fireball Technique, enough to be called senpai, the abilities of the Mangekyo Sharingan were bizarre and unpredictable. No one could guarantee that no accidents would occur during the pursuit.
What if there was a survivor, or if Uchiha Takumi was too occupied in the fierce battle to pay attention, allowing some Kirigakure ninja to escape by chance and leak the intelligence about his Azure Dragon Form.
Then things would get really interesting later.
As for the group from Kumogakure, Sora was not concerned. Kumogakure expended so much combat power, only to have him fly away completely unscathed right before their eyes. They would most likely not take the initiative to spread his information.
Therefore, trust was trust. The task of silencing the Kirigakure ninjas was still safest done by his own hands.
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