Unlike her father's lament, Kurotsuchi smiled sweetly, intrigued.
"Things are getting more and more interesting!"
Excitement shone in the girl's clear eyes.
In the air, the puppet Third Kazekage formed hand signs.
Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower!
In an instant, a wave of iron sand appeared in the air.
Considering Lady Angel's instruction not to kill them, Sasori did not poison the iron sand, directly manipulating it to condense into countless fine needles, shooting rapidly towards the three people on the ground.
Earth Release: Earth Prison Golem Jutsu!
Homura spat out a large amount of mud, which instantly formed a towering, several-meter-high rock giant, completely blocking the Iron Sand Shower.
Seeing this, Konan abandoned the idea of condensing paper blades for attack.
That would not break the rock man's defense at all and would only waste chakra.
Seiya drew his sword, and lightning flashed on the blade.
"Sister, let me go down. I'll meet them."
Konan hesitated, reminding him, "Their use of Earth and my use of Paper are complementary, and both greatly counter your ability. They can easily trap you without harming you."
Seiya smiled, "No worries, lightning counters earth. Besides, don't I still have Sister covering me from the side?"
Konan thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Alright, go ahead. I won't let anything happen to you."
The paper wings then brought Seiya back to the ground.
Kurotsuchi looked at him from a distance and shouted, "Masked man, I advise you to take off your mask yourself, otherwise, when I shatter your mask, your face might not be intact!"
Seiya tilted his head, deepening his voice, and scoffed, "You talk so much but haven't made a move. Are you just a good-for-nothing who only talks big?"
Kurotsuchi proudly lifted her chin, completely unfazed by his taunt, and grinned, "If you can defeat my father, you'll naturally see me make a move!"
"..."
Seiya fell silent. He really couldn't keep mocking her about this.
After all, he was much like Kurotsuchi, one hiding behind his mother, the other behind her father.
Seiya thought for a moment, abandoned the verbal sparring, and directly charged at Kurotsuchi with his sword.
Kitsuchi immediately rushed to intercept him.
As they clashed, Kitsuchi's booming punch, wrapped in rock armor, met the lightning and directly knocked the Shinobi sword away.
In the face of the massive difference in strength, the so-called elemental counter had no effect on the situation.
Kitsuchi's rock armor only gained a shallow dent.
On the other hand, the massive recoil knocked Seiya's Shinobi sword flying.
Kitsuchi seized the opportunity and immediately punched Seiya's waist.
A muffled sound rang out; the punch landed squarely.
However, Seiya's whole body was illusory.
He stood steadily as if nothing had happened, not even letting out a reflexive cry of pain!
Kitsuchi's expression tightened.
He quickly retreated, returned to his daughter, and reminded her solemnly, "This masked man's ninjutsu is bizarre, definitely not ordinary!"
Kurotsuchi had witnessed the entire process.
She couldn't help but frown and commanded, "Homura, you fly up and pin down those two guys up there."
"Oh."
Homura responded, his body covered in rock armor, and he flew directly towards the puppet Third Kazekage.
At the same time, Seiya picked up the Lightning Blade Kiba, recalling the results of his earlier test.
Kurotsuchi's eyes flickered, and she said softly,
"Dad, he himself seems immune to your attack, but his Shinobi sword is not. I guess his strange ninjutsu doesn't affect external objects. Next, don't focus on killing him. Focus on destroying his mask and forcing him to reveal himself!"
"Good."
Kitsuchi nodded and charged again.
Lightning surged on Seiya's legs, instantly boosting his speed; his dual tomoe Sharingan appeared, predicting Kitsuchi's movement path, which he easily dodged.
He then charged straight towards Kurotsuchi in the distance.
To catch the leader, one must first catch the general.
If he controlled the girl, Kitsuchi wouldn't dare to act rashly!
Kurotsuchi quickly retreated, her hands rapidly forming hand signs.
Lava Release: Quicklime Congealing Technique!
A large amount of quicklime spewed from her mouth, rapidly condensing into cement.
Seiya had already seen through her hand signs and was prepared, skillfully maneuvering around it.
However, the cement's range was vast, and it barely touched his edge.
Seiya was hampered and could only use his lightning chakra to coat his Shinobi sword and cut away the cement.
Kitsuchi, who had rushed back, seized the opportunity while his movement was sluggish and punched his mask.
Seiya quickly turned his head, taking the blow with the back of his head, then rapidly retreated, creating distance.
Kurotsuchi's mind raced, a sudden realization flashing in her eyes.
She shouted a warning, "Dad, this guy isn't afraid of damage, he's afraid of control that causes no injury!"
Kitsuchi understood instantly.
He immediately formed hand signs, and dozens of rock giants suddenly surged from the plateau, reaching out to gently grab Seiya.
At the same time, tall, thick earth walls quickly rose from all four directions, closing in to form a circle.
Seiya immediately felt a bad omen, rushing and dodging frantically through the giant formation.
Konan noticed the situation below and quickly flew down with paper to retrieve him.
Kitsuchi saw this and quickly formed hand signs.
Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide!
In an instant, a massive opening appeared on the ground, centered precisely where Seiya was standing.
Countless mud sprayed from underground, changing the terrain. The soft soil made it difficult to gain leverage, severely hindering Seiya's movement and slowing him down.
The rock giants seized the opportunity to grab Seiya, and the surrounding rock walls immediately sealed shut.
A rock prison was formed!
Under Kitsuchi's control, the mud compressed and solidified, firmly restraining Seiya, ensuring that everything below his head was deeply submerged in the soil, unable to move.
Kurotsuchi lit a tinder, illuminating the surroundings.
A smile then curled her lips as she slowly walked towards Seiya in the distance, stopping at a relatively safe distance.
Just in case, she used the Quicklime Congealing Technique once more, creating a large patch of cement to cover the mud around Seiya, tightly adhering to his neck.
"Your ability is very special. Are you seemingly immune to injury?" Kurotsuchi probed.
Seiya remained silent, ignoring her.
He secretly thought that he had underestimated this girl.
She looked chirpy and unskilled, but she was good at catching details and had considerable combat intelligence.
Kurotsuchi lifted her chin, smugly saying, "It doesn't matter if you don't speak. I'll know who you are very soon anyway!"
Seiya couldn't help but frown deeply.
He had only been in Akatsuki for a few months.
Was his identity about to be exposed to the world?
With this girl's intelligence, she would certainly notice my resemblance to Mother and would inevitably suspect the village.
I, a Kumogakure Shinobi, am traveling with a rogue Shinobi who murdered the Third Kazekage.
Once this matter spreads throughout the Shinobi world, the consequences would be unimaginable!
The mask absolutely cannot be removed!
What can I do to make her stop?
Seiya stared at Kurotsuchi, secretly anxious. Fine sweat beaded on his forehead.
As his emotions tensed, his blood surged, and power rushed and gathered.