Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 157 The trump card
Whizzing!

A ninja wearing a red and blue mask moved quickly through the mine, the rugged and smooth road surface beneath his feet as if it were flat ground.

The azure chakra illuminated the cave, and the exposed deep blue crystals on the rock walls reflected an eerie halo, making the cave both mysterious and magnificent.

Wow!
Sheets of yellowish-brown paper flew out of his pocket, fluttering and automatically sticking to the load-bearing rock pillars and roof of the mine.

Manipulate the technique of detonating tags.

It's a ninja tool combination technique that isn't particularly sophisticated, but it's a basic ninja technique that all ninjas in the Root Bomb Squad must learn.

The results speak for themselves.

The ninjas quickly moved through the dark caves, making sure all the key load-bearing pillars were covered with explosive tags before returning to the surface via the same passage they had come from.

This place is located at the foot of the mountain.

Detonation could trigger a landslide, affecting other people's missions, so it's not the right time to detonate the mine.

The dark and damp entrance gradually became brighter.

The ninja with the red and blue mask quickened his pace and rushed out of the cave, but the scene before him immediately stunned him.

Two ninjas dressed in black trench coats with red cloud patterns and wearing headbands of rogue ninjas walked down the mountain path.

A ninja carrying a large sword walked in front, with indigo skin and a face resembling a humanoid shark. He was turning his head and gesturing to the black-haired man behind him, seemingly saying something.

Upon seeing the man behind the other person, the red-and-blue masked ninja's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

With a handsome face and scarlet eyes, he is Uchiha Itachi, an S-rank rogue ninja from Konoha!
At the same time he saw the two of them, they also saw him.

Black eyes met directly with the scarlet three-tomoe jade, followed by eyes that kept widening and the rapidly spinning tomoe.

"Mr. Itachi, the fog on the mountaintop gives me... a very bad feeling." Kisame Hoshigaki rubbed his fangs, gesturing with his hands as if he didn't know how to describe the feeling.

Familiar yet strange, intimate yet terrifying.

The conflicting feeling of his left and right hemispheres battling each other was deeply ingrained in his mind, making him feel uneasy all over.

The greatsword Samehada behind him wriggled restlessly, as if it wanted him to go up the mountain to search for it, or to go down the mountain to escape.

Clearly, he wasn't the only one experiencing this sense of contradiction.

Uchiha Itachi nodded slightly. Although he didn't know exactly what the other person was feeling, the extremely evil purple power had already made him feel uncomfortable.

He has a habit of asking questions whenever he has one.

"who are you?"

He turned his head and looked at the mysterious ninja who was standing blankly at the entrance of the mine.

"I……"

The red and blue masked ninja, his mouth agape and seemingly in a dazed state, displayed a pained expression, as if he still wanted to struggle.

Itachi Uchiha's eyes sharpened, and the three-tomoe jade gradually transformed into shuriken.

The resistance of the red-and-blue masked ninja was like a faint candle flame, quickly extinguished by a bucket of ice water.

When the three-tomoe Sharingan evolves into the Mangekyou Sharingan, in addition to acquiring three dojutsu, it also evolves the insight, copying, and hypnotic abilities inherent in the three-tomoe Sharingan.

Even a complete idiot who knows nothing about genjutsu can become a master of genjutsu by relying on the hypnosis technique that comes with the Sharingan.

“I am…I am ‘Exploding Phosphorus,’ a member of the Root’s blasting squad.”

"root?"

Upon hearing what Bao Lin said, Kisame Hoshigaki looked somewhat confused; he had never heard of such an organization before.

His icy voice was laced with barely suppressed rage, and the shuriken in Itachi's eyes spun rapidly.
"They're from Konoha!"

"Oh."

Sensing his companion's less-than-pleasant mood, Kisame Hoshigaki sensibly stepped back slightly and shut his mouth, saying nothing more.

No one is born wanting to betray their village.

Becoming a rogue ninja often signifies an irreconcilable conflict between the person and the village, which eventually escalates into deep-seated hatred.

If you don't want to cause trouble, the best option at this time is to remain silent.

"What is the purpose of your visit to Leigu Mountain?"

"Blow it up, blow up the mine, and..."

The sound of exploding phosphorus stopped. Itachi Uchiha glanced sideways at Kisame Hoshigaki, who was silently watching behind him, and calmly asked:

"What else?"

“Kill everyone in the mine and set the mountain on fire.”

"Tsk, that's ruthless."

Kisame Hoshigaki, who was born in the Village of Blood Mist, couldn't help but sigh.

Because the Land of Water is small and resource-poor, missions of this magnitude are extremely rare there.

But then he thought about it again and realized it was perfectly reasonable.

The ninjas he had met who had betrayed Konoha were all ruthless in their methods, suggesting that Konoha's environment must be much harsher than Kirigakure's, otherwise so many powerful rogue ninjas wouldn't have emerged.

Itachi Uchiha's expression remained unchanged. He was not surprised by the other party's ruthlessness; no one knew Danzo's methods better than him.

"Who is your team leader for this mission? Where is he/she?"

"Ryoma... Lord Ryoma is on the mountain..."

Without any hesitation, under hypnosis, Explosive Phosphorus revealed all the information.

Dragon Horse?

Was that evil chakra at the mountaintop his doing?
The same thought flashed through the minds of Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Tell me his information!"

"he……"

Bao Lin was about to answer without hesitation, but he suddenly froze, like a machine that had lost its power.

"What's up with him?"

Just as he was about to get the information, the other party suddenly fell silent. Feeling a little impatient due to that inexplicable sense of contradiction, Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't help but step forward.

Itachi Uchiha's pupils dilated rapidly, and the intense chakra reaction in front of him made his Mangekyou Sharingan feel a stinging pain.

"Don't go near him!!"

呲呲!

Flames and black smoke simultaneously appeared on the silent, exploding phosphorus.

The boy's face, hidden beneath the mask, remained cold. The agony of his burning flesh seemed to have no effect on him. The technique of eradicating the root of tongue calamity had been triggered, waking him from his hypnotic state.

The rogue ninja Uchiha Itachi has appeared! We must pass this information on to the captain!

He clasped his hands together in prayer.

In an instant, the chakra within his body seemed to be ignited like a thermite bomb, releasing terrifying light and heat.

"burst!"

The flames suddenly became extremely bright, and the body of the exploding phosphorus exploded instantly!
Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!
Kisame Hoshigaki quickly formed hand seals, spitting out a torrent of water that transformed into a wall, intercepting all the scorching flames and shockwaves.

The massive wall of water, like a tsunami, extinguished the flames with just a few crashing waves.

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Waving at Itachi, Kisame revealed his sharp shark teeth, only to find that Itachi's expression was becoming increasingly serious.

Before he could even ask a question.

Boom boom boom...

Suddenly, countless loud noises came from the dark and deep mine behind them, followed by an earthquake. Dense smoke and shockwaves spewed out of the mine entrance and engulfed the two of them.

Deepest part of the mountain.

A pair of cold, golden vertical pupils suddenly opened.

……

No. 2 mining area.

Panxiong grabbed a rock and filled the huge gap in his arm.

Oil Girl Dragon Horse dismissed the flying insects.

A nauseating smell of burning filled the air, and the ground was covered in a dense layer of black. Lan pressed the woman's head down with her knee, inserted the short knife into her neck cavity, and rotated it clockwise. The fascia inside the bones was sliced ​​open, and the corpse was quickly separated as smoothly as a butcher dissecting an ox.

Boom!

A muffled, loud noise came from the foot of the mountain, the ground beneath their feet shook continuously, and countless huge cracks appeared in the rough rock walls of the mountain.

Lan braced herself against the ground, struggling to maintain her balance.
"what happened?"

"It seems like the mine shaft near Mine No. 5 collapsed..." Butterfly squinted, sensing the ripples of ninjutsu as she explored the source of the tremor.

"Didn't we tell them to wait until we got down the mountain before bombing it?"

“There must be an emergency!” Aburame Ryoma’s eyes were dark. He absolutely trusted his subordinates and would not act rashly against orders.

"what should we do?"

After repairing his arm, Pan Xiong looked up and asked.

"Up the mountain! Find the night crossing!"

"Yes!"*3
Lan sealed the severed head in her hand into a scroll, and the four of them headed to Mine No. 1 on the mountaintop.

Rumble!
The ground at the top of the mountain swayed gently.

Gulp...

Crimson chakra bubbles rose from Gray Glass's body, the dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and more distorted, and the damp, stifling air was almost suffocating.

"Hoo hoo... You're the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha?"

Ye Yueyi's voice was hoarse, his tiger-like eyes were bloodshot, and a monstrous killing intent surged within him.

His father entered Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and given the opponent's terrifying strength, he had a vague idea of ​​the truth behind his father's death.

"Yueyue Xiong...did you kill him?"

"Ah."

Hui Li was not stingy in answering the other party's questions.

Having retracted the tailed beast cloak that had wasted chakra, she had very little chakra left in her body.

The Byakugan could see right through the enemy's body; his chest and lungs were ruptured, bleeding profusely. The longer the fight dragged on, the weaker the enemy would become.

She never forgot that she was just a shadow clone and had no ability to take damage.

If she is careless and encounters a desperate counterattack from her opponent, even a minor cut that heals automatically in a second could kill her instantly.

This creates a strange situation:

Protected by the Lightning Release Armor and the Tailed Beast Cloak, her defense is extremely strong, but she dares not let the opponent attack her even once. The shadow clones, which are supposed to be used to detect traps, are even more cautious in their fighting style than the main body.

The breathing in the air grew heavier.

The emotional glow above Ye Yueyi's head, visible to the naked eye, turned into a blood-red color.

“That old man’s lightning armor is much tougher than yours. It took me a lot of effort to break his arms and legs before I could slowly bite through his throat.”

Hui Li smiled and raised her right hand, blue lightning gathering at her fingertips:

"Thanks to him, I was able to learn such a powerful Lightning Armor."

"die!"

Unable to bear this humiliating provocation any longer, Ye Yueyi, his eyes bloodshot, raised his fist and charged at Hui Li, his body wide open, seemingly having almost lost his mind.

"Ah!"

Hui Li smiled slightly, and lightning flashed beneath her feet as she instantly created distance to dodge the seemingly reckless punch.

"Are all the ninjas in Konoha good at running away? Come on!"

Clenching his iron fist, Ye Yueyi's eyes were bloodshot, as if he had been blinded by rage. Combined with his strong, bear-like physique, he looked like nothing more than a brainless brute.

"You don't think I can't see what you're holding in your hand, do you?"

Hui Li watched the other person's performance silently with her eyes wide open.

Clenching the Ink Thunder Crystal in his palm, Ye Yueyi's manic expression returned to calm, the anger in his majestic eyes disappeared, leaving only a strong killing intent.

Lightning Release Armor and Tailed Beast Cloak are ninjutsu he is very familiar with. Even if his attacks can break through the defenses, they will not cause much damage.

The only thing we can rely on is the Black Lightning, which ignores physical defenses and directly paralyzes the mind!

but……

"The black stone in your hand looks really powerful!"

Gray Glass observed the black lightning arcs flickering inside the black stone.

As one of the very few sensory ninjas in the ninja world, to use such a crude trick to sneak up on someone with the Byakugan that can see through everything is simply overthinking things.

The power of the Byakugan pierced through the black crystal, and the lightning and yin properties contained within it surprised her, causing her to raise an eyebrow.

Is the Black Lightning of the Hidden Cloud Sect actually a product of Yin Release and Lightning Release?
In Hiruzen Sarutobi's teachings, most elemental escaping techniques that combine yin and yang properties are concentrated in the water and earth attributes, because only these two are physical entities and can better bear the power of other natures.

Even within bloodline limits, most contain elements of water and earth.

The technology that allows the intangible 'lightning' to merge with the even more ethereal 'yin' far exceeds the value of the black lightning itself.

hateful!

As he rubbed his fingertips against the smooth surface of the Ink Crystal, Ye Yueyi felt as if he were standing naked in front of the other person, with no secrets whatsoever.

If a sneak attack fails, then force is the only option.

After a long period of training, his ability to resist Black Lightning was far stronger than that of his opponent.

He just wanted to touch the other person even once...

call!
The wispy mist distorted in the air.

Before they knew it, a thick fog, so dense that they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces, reappeared on the mountaintop, completely enveloping the two of them.

Watching the figure gradually disappear into the thick fog, Ye Yueyi's eyes revealed deep despair.

Without Dark's Wind Release, he couldn't break through this fog at all.

The pain in my chest intensified, my lungs contracted painfully with each breath, and my mouth and nose were filled with the strong smell of rust.

With his trump card completely useless, Ye Yueyi stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

hum!
The fog distorted.

A rapidly moving wind blade slashed across his chest, sparks flying. He instantly charged towards the direction from which the wind blade had come.

His eyes were blurred as he stared at the ever-thick fog, unable to find the enemy no matter what he did. All he was met with were even more intense vacuum slashes.

Bang bang bang.

呲!
The high density of wind blades finally shattered the Lightning Armor, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound on his back.

"Ahhh!"

Ye Yueyi roared furiously, his right hand gripping the Ink Thunder Crystal as he turned and slammed it into the air, but the incoming vacuum slashes became even more numerous.

Time passed by minute by minute.

There were no tense and exciting physical duels, nor any dazzling clashes between ninjutsu.

In the mist.

There was only a blood-red figure roaring and spinning in place, and a voice that grew fainter and fainter.

a long time.

thump!
A giant man, his body tattered and torn, as if he had been slowly tortured to death, lay on the ground.

Even after it had completely lost its life, the black crystal in its hand still shone brightly, and the full and thick black lightning inside had never been released even once.

call!
The thick fog dissipated quickly.

Hui Li appeared behind Ye Yueyi, only two steps away, yet it felt like an insurmountable chasm.

The mist she manipulated was even more free than the Mist Concealment Technique; the mist followed the person, always gathering around them, making it impossible to escape the mist.

If you can't break through her water-based mist, you're not qualified to fight her.

Those who cannot withstand her life-saving power will die if they get close to her body.

When the enemy finally manages to break through these two blockades, they will be met with the ultimate ninjutsu that combines Konoha's tough fist, Kumogakure's lightning armor, Hyuga's gentle fist, and the Bamboo Cutter's battle dance.

A monster that combines mechanics and numerical values ​​has taken shape!
(End of this chapter)