The moment Shiraishi set foot on the massive silver disc of sand, the Hidden Mist realization finally set in: the "Black Mist" had never truly left the Land of Rivers. The one who had remained in the camp was merely a decoy to mislead them.
Shiraishi... you're finally back.
Their eyes met for a fleeting second. Shiraishi gave a firm nod, then pointed to the tubby orange cat beside him. "Maki, I'll have to trouble you to look after him for a bit."
Before he could even finish, the fat orange cat hopped down, trotting toward Maki with a series of rhythmic meow-wuas.
Maki was stunned. She hadn't expected Shiraishi to return with a pet, but despite its girth, the creature looked undeniably cute.
"He mastered Magnet Release?"
Pakura watched Shiraishi in the sky with a look of pure disbelief. Although he had been practicing sand manipulation for some time, the leap to developing a fully-fledged Magnet Release—especially one of this unique silver hue—was staggering.
This was a brand-new branch of the Kekkei Genkai, entirely different from the traditional styles.
Shiraishi didn't waste a second. Thousands of silver needles shot out, forming a shimmering Silver Sand Drizzle.
The Mist ninjas tried to raise their kunai to deflect them, but under the influence of the intense magnetic field, their metal weapons became unresponsive or jerked wildly, leaving them defenseless as the silver needles pierced their flesh.
The Six-Tails let out a guttural roar, charging like a purple storm. Shiraishi instantly manifested a pair of gargantuan silver hands, physically grappling with the beast. As the Six-Tails attempted to douse him in corrosive acid, Shiraishi countered.
"Careful, the Six-Tails' shroud is adhesive!" Pakura warned.
Just as the beast tried to use its slimy exterior to slip through the silver grip, Shiraishi triggered a trap. Thousands of silver spikes erupted from the palms of the giant hands, impaling the beast from the inside.
He then activated three Lightning Flash Tags. High-voltage electricity coursed through the silver spikes, turning the impalement into a "refreshing" session of electro-convulsive therapy for the Tailed Beast.
Howling in agony, the Six-Tails began condensing a Tailed Beast Bomb, splitting it into multiple smaller black energy orbs.
Shiraishi shifted his silver sand into a multi-layered shield to absorb the shockwaves, but his focus was suddenly pulled elsewhere—Fuguki Suikazan was making his move.
"Water Style: Giant Explosive Water Shockwave!"
Fuguki unleashed a technique far superior to the Great Waterfall. It was a localized deluge capable of transforming any terrain into a vast lake. To defeat Shiraishi, Fuguki knew he had to destroy the "Silver Sand Hell" environment Shiraishi had created.
This was the first time Fuguki had faced this silver Magnet Release, but his intelligence reports were clear: Magnet Release users were a nightmare because they turned an opponent's own weapons against them.
His strategy was simple—change the geography to strip Shiraishi of his advantage and gather data on his reactions.
As the wall of water roared toward him, Shiraishi stood motionless. His pupils shifted into his specialized Round Eye state, and a formless, chilling Yin-property chakra began to coalesce.
The kid isn't moving? What is he planning?
Origin Pulse. A specialized Water Style beam-type technique. It required a water-saturated environment and the precise conversion of the Yin chakra.
As the massive wave was about to crush him, Shiraishi reached out with one hand. Suddenly, the towering crest of the wave froze in mid-air.
"What...?"
Shiraishi began siphoning Fuguki's own water chakra, absorbing nearly a third of the wave's volume and condensing it into brilliant points of light in the air.
Beneath him, the earth cracked as his Magnet Release formed a triple-layered defensive zone to block the remaining impact.
He's mastered a new jutsu during his absence.
Under the effects of Quicksand Hell, his Sand Gathering Art worked at triple speed, replenishing his chakra reserves even as he channeled the Origin Pulse into his palm.
Unlike the volatile explosion of Fire Style, the Water-based Origin Pulse felt like a contained hurricane—focused, ferocious, and relentless.
Suddenly, several beams of pale blue light erupted from his hand. They tore through the remaining waves like a hot knife through butter, streaking directly toward Fuguki Suikazan!
Fuguki spat out a volley of Water Shark Bombs to cushion the impact, but the blue beams were unstoppable, shattering the sharks instantly.
A Water Style that absorbs enemy chakra to fuel its own beams? Fuguki and Juzo were both visibly shaken. This wasn't a technique from the Hozuki clan or any known Mist scroll. It was something entirely original, born of a terrifyingly "out-of-the-box" imagination.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Shiraishi commanded his silver sand to form a pair of hands again, pinning the wounded and agitated Six-Tails to the ground.
Then, Shiraishi threw the Sage's Blade. Imbued with the lingering power of Asura and the Sage of Six Paths, the silver blade pierced through one of the beast's tails.
The holy energy acted like a hot iron, scrambling the Tailed Beast's chakra flow and acting as a powerful suppressant.
Under the magnetic control of the field, millions of silver needles rained down like meteors, pinning the other five tails and the beast's torso, perfectly synchronizing with the Sage Blade's sealing properties.
While the Jinchuriki was in this feral, mindless state, a well-executed lockdown was enough to temporarily neutralize the threat.
But Shiraishi's primary target was Fuguki. His eyes locked onto the Mist intelligence chief. Fuguki held Samehada, which gave him near-infinite stamina. He had to fall first.
Shiraishi performed a hand sign for a specialized Silver Sand Body Flicker.
That speed... It's a nature-transformation blink!
In the Mist system, Nintaijutsu was king, but even their fastest Body Flicker took seconds to weave. Shiraishi had compressed the activation to under two seconds.
He vanished in a swirl of silver dust and reappeared directly behind Fuguki Suikazan.
A new Origin Pulse condensed on Shiraishi's fingertip. A blue beam of light lanced out, instantly piercing through the right side of Fuguki's chest and leaving a clean, smoking hole.
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