Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 209 Perfect Combat Body Version 2.0
The clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, and the two endless, lead-gray patches made the golden crack in the middle even more dazzling.

Morton, wielding the blade, along with the judge's chair, was neatly cleaved in two. A dozen wide coffins stood in the center of the square. The people of the Land of Waves gathered, orange and black figures intermingling and overlapping, roars, screams, and cries filling the air!
On the other side of the square, however, it was unusually quiet.

Crossing his twin swords to protect his chest, Black Hoshino Raiga's posture was slightly hunched. His emerald eyes carefully observed the distinctive appearances of the two people in front of him, and his expression was no longer manic. That long-range wind blade was enough to chill him to the bone.

He didn't have much of an impression of the beautiful girl among the two, but the tall man, with his distinctive features such as silver hair, mask, one eye, and Konoha headband, was very striking.

He was quite certain that he should get to know the other person.

"You are Kakashi Hatake, the Konoha technician with the Sharingan!" With his calm mind working well, Raiga Kurosuki finally remembered the identity of the person in front of him.

"Ranmaru, be ready to supply me with chakra at any time."

He tilted his head slightly, but his eyes remained fixed on Kakashi and the other person, not daring to look away for even a moment.

"Yes……"

Hiding behind Raiga, Ranmaru's voice trembled slightly. An inexplicable sense of fear had made him weak all over and unable to move. If Raiga hadn't taken him out of the judgment seat, he would have been killed by that extremely fast wind-style ninjutsu.

"Kakashi-sensei is very famous!"

Hearing the title 'Konoha Technician', even though she knew the scene before her was inappropriate, Hui Li still wanted to laugh. She had a feeling that this was a massage technician who came out of a foot massage parlor called Konoha.

It's not that there's anything wrong with massage therapists, it's just that the combination with Kakashi's image is particularly contrasting.

"Laugh if you want to, because you won't be able to laugh anymore later."

Kakashi glanced at Gray's lips, which were slightly upturned but still forced into a cold expression. Frustrated, he kept a close eye on Raiga Kurosuki, who had revealed his identity.

"The Hidden Mist's Thunderous Man!"

He, not to be outdone, also announced the other party's name.

The elite Jonin of the five great nations each have their own unique titles, such as Zabuza, the "Demon of the Hidden Mist," and Might Guy, the "Azure Beast."

This nickname was not meant to boost the enemy's morale; quite the opposite, having a title meant that the enemy's intelligence was already in hand, preventing a complete lack of information and providing a clear target in case of conflict.

Just like the title 'Thunder Man', although it doesn't sound good, there's no need to memorize information. Anyone who hears this title will know that he must be skilled in lightning release and will try to avoid fighting him with earth release.

Similarly, when Kurosuki Raiga announced his title, it meant that his Sharingan was exposed to the other party. The other party told the child behind him to pay attention to the flow of chakra, which was to guard against his Sharingan genjutsu.

Hui Li can still smile now, but once her information is fully exposed, the enemy will give her some inexplicable nicknames, such as 'Heavy Tank'.

As for why it's necessary to have a nickname.

Firstly, it is difficult to know the enemy's real name on the battlefield, so titles are used instead.

Secondly, the human brain is unreliable, especially under stress. It is very possible that even known information cannot be recalled, just like forgetting key knowledge points during an important exam, only to regret it too late after leaving the exam room.

But battles are not exams. Forgetting crucial information can mean the difference between life and death. In order to firmly remember the information that their comrades risked their lives to uncover, they replaced their unremarkable real names with exaggerated titles to enhance the memorability of the information.

The two of them were reciting each other's names at this moment, which was a way of admonishing each other:

"I have information about you!"

As for how much intelligence the two have, whether they know each other's trump cards, and whether they have any secret techniques to counter them, no one can figure out the truth. So this is not only a clash of momentum, but also contains several layers of psychological warfare.

While Kakashi and Raiga were still using psychological tactics to probe each other, Kairi and Ranmaru had already begun their real eye technique clash.

His eyes were contorted with grotesque veins that stretched like tree roots, and his deathly pale pupils radiated outwards.

But this invincible Byakugan met with another setback in the small Land of Waves. Right behind Raiga, two blinding red lights, like headlights, pierced her clear vision, filling it with a red glow.

The pale red chakra reflection completely enveloped the two of them, making their meridians and chakra, which were originally easily penetrated, blurry and indistinct, with only a few double images visible. Their bones seemed to be blocked by a thick layer of fat, and even their outlines were not very clear.

Red eyes!

A peculiar bloodline limit, seemingly a dojutsu specifically developed to counter the Byakugan. It possesses the Byakugan's X-ray vision and telescopic abilities, while also creating chakra illusions to deceive and interfere with the Byakugan's vision.

She wasn't particularly familiar with Kurosuki Raiga, nor did she remember any of his powerful ninjutsu. She only knew that his lightning blade was very strong, but she had a particularly deep impression of Ranmaru's red eyes, which were known as the 'Byakugan nemesis'.

The fact that everything in front of him was bright red confirmed that the other party's abilities were indeed extraordinary, which made Hui Li a little more cautious.

Ninja battles are not as simple as you punch me and I kick you.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. No one knows what secret technique the enemy possesses. Even the immortal Kaguya Otsutsuki was kept quiet for over a thousand years after being hit by a sealing technique.
The more combat experience one has, the more cautious one will be in actual combat.

When veteran ninjas encounter unfamiliar ninjas, they would immediately empty their pockets of kunai and shuriken before considering more dangerous close-quarters combat.

It wouldn't be that bad for Gray, but if her shadow clone were to get a scratch and explode back into Konoha, Kakashi and the other two would likely face a tough battle against the combination of Raiga Kurosuki and Ranmaru.

at the same time.

With bloodshot eyes, Ranmaru trembled with fear at the inexplicable aura emanating from him.

Her already frail body slumped against Raiya's back, as if frozen in a glacier, shivering as she whispered in Raiya's ear:

"That silver-haired man's chakra is no less than yours. His muscles and bones are very strong, and his taijutsu should be quite good. His hand meridians and tissues have been repeatedly injured by minor electric shocks, and he frequently uses a certain lightning release ninjutsu with extremely high degree of nature transformation."

There was a barrier around the girl next to me that blocked my senses; I couldn't see through it. She must also be a ninja using eye techniques; her eye power was extremely strong. Even red eyes couldn't deceive her vision; they could only blur her vision with chakra illusions.

Be very careful of that girl, she's really dangerous!

As if afraid that Raiya wouldn't realize the danger, he thought for a moment and then emphasized, trembling, "A hundred times more dangerous than that man!"

Upon hearing Ranmaru's description, Raiga's heart sank. Ranmaru's red eyes possessed X-ray vision, and the opponent actually had some kind of barrier that countered it. If it was just a coincidence, that would be fine, but if it was an information leak, that would be extremely bad.

As for Ranmaru sensing danger with his red eyes, it goes without saying that he could feel it himself.

The intense fear, like the surging waves of the ocean, relentlessly assaulted his psychological defenses, causing his body to stiffen and tense involuntarily. He hadn't felt this chilling sensation in a long time since that brutal battle.

That was definitely not the kind of fear that a so-called 'Konoha Technician' could bring him.

Along with it arose a strong desire!

Without any warning, lightning suddenly emanated from the crossed blades of Kurozuki Raiga, and the lightning was fully charged in less than half a second.

Lightning Release: Lightning Fang!

His twin swords, unfurled like ram's horns, caused his chakra to surge instantly.

boom!
Terrifying electric snakes with distinct branches rose from the twin blades and slashed down at Hui Li and his companion with a thunderous roar, instantly filling their field of vision.

"I'm going to give you a grand funeral!" Amidst the thunder, a hoarse yet powerful roar revealed the excitement in Kurozumi Raiga's heart.

Kiba's attack is the fastest among the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure. Relying on the characteristics of the sword, he does not need to form hand seals when using lightning release ninjutsu. In addition, the extreme speed of lightning release itself makes the number of powerful enemies who die under this move as numerous as fish swimming in the sea.

As he expected.

The lightning from the linked twin blades continued to blast outwards, illuminating the plaza with intense and dazzling light. Hui Li and her companion had no way to dodge and were suddenly engulfed by the vast expanse of lightning.

Dead!
The mere thought of holding funerals for these two formidable enemies caused a mad glint to appear in Raiga Kurosuki's eyes once more.

"Don't relax, the enemy's chakra hasn't weakened..."

The shivering Ranmaru quietly poured cold water on him, but before he could finish speaking, the red-eyed man quickly caught a strange ripple. The ripple was completely transparent and vacuum-like, extremely inconspicuous against the backdrop of dazzling lightning, as if it were just a distorted piece of air pierced by high-temperature lightning.

His hair stood on end instantly; just moments ago, that air blade had easily sliced ​​Morton in two.
"Run!"

No hesitation!
Raiya's body crackled with lightning, enveloping the two as if they were wearing a thick armor of lightning. Then, he moved to the left at an almost imperceptible speed.

hum!
At the same time, an invisible wind blade arrived at the spot where he had just been standing.

A deep blue crack silently appeared in the 'Mist Tide Stone' paving the square. The clean, shiny blue-black fracture revealed a deep ravine more than ten meters long, which made Lei Ya, who had narrowly escaped death, break out in a cold sweat.

Mizushiki is a famous mineral from the land of water.

The stone is hard yet lightweight, and crucially, it is mined in large quantities and is very cheap. It is even the main material used to build the Mizukage Building, and the reinforced concrete of the Land of Waves's cross-sea bridge also uses this ore as aggregate.

If the opponent can cut through this ore with a casual strike, they can easily split bones and flesh in two. Furthermore, the Vacuum Slash is a Wind Release ninjutsu, which even a Lightning Armor, which combines offense and defense, might not be able to withstand.

At this point, Raiya's attack was also coming to an end.

The flashes of lightning quickly faded, the air was filled with the stench of burning, and dust and debris flew outwards, but they could not block the glow of the sunset.

"That is……"

Raiga Kurosuki's pupils trembled violently, and a faint red reflection appeared in his green eyes, as if he had obtained Ranmaru's bloodline limit.

I saw.

Amidst the smoke and dust, countless red light curtains enveloped the girl, forming a regular, multifaceted structure resembling a diamond. Strands of electric arcs swirled around it, but these only made the surface of the light curtains shine brighter, without causing them to budge in the slightest.

"This is the barrier that blocked my view. It was attached to that girl like a piece of clothing. It... it also has the function of transforming and defending!"

Behind him, Ranmaru's small body trembled, using the power of his red eyes to resist the fear. He was still dutifully providing information to Raiga.

"A master of both offense and defense, truly formidable!" With his sharp teeth nearly crushed, Kurosuki Raiga had to admit the strength of his opponent.

"Your outer shell is quite sturdy."

Kakashi, who had somehow hidden behind Hui Li, looked at the layers upon layers of barriers with envy in his Sharingan eyes.

While ninjutsu rankings only represent the difficulty of learning and not the specific power, in the ever-warring ninja world, ninjutsu that are difficult to learn but weak in power simply do not qualify to be passed down.

The level of ninjutsu can also be used to demonstrate its power.

The lightning ninjutsu that was released instantly just now was definitely powerful. Based on the degree of nature transformation and chakra intensity, it was estimated to be as strong as a B-rank offensive ninjutsu. The barrier around Hui Li's body only flickered twice before blocking all the lightning strikes. It was conservatively estimated that only an A-rank ninjutsu would be able to penetrate it.

"What kind of ninjutsu is that?"

Kakashi was even more puzzled than Raiga and Ranmaru.

"You should be very familiar with the Dark Barrier - the technique of concealing the gate of perception."

The diamond-like light curtain twisted and deformed, condensed, and reattached itself to the gray glass skin and flesh. The countless hidden, gathered scarlet curse marks, like activated circuit boards, faintly shimmered with red light.

"impossible!"

Kakashi shook his head vigorously, not believing a word:

"I once entered the barrier department of the Dark Division. The incantations of the Mimicry of the Gate of Concealment Technique covered the entire ceiling. There must have been at least tens of thousands of inscriptions. If it were hand seals, there would be thousands. It cannot be used in combat and can only be used to protect secret organizations!"
Besides, it doesn't have your kind of deformability, and it certainly doesn't have this layered structure..."

"That's right, so I changed it!"

Faced with Kakashi's well-founded distrust, Hui Li remained calm, as if the modified ninjutsu she spoke of was as commonplace as eating and drinking.

For the past five years, she has indeed been waiting for the Byakugan and the Immortal Body to evolve and mature.

But she didn't just lie there and wait.

In order to gain greater power during her escape from the mist, she devised a plan to modify her perfect combat body to version 1.0.

This involves growing a dense periosteum inside the subcutaneous fat and around the lens of the eye to strengthen defense, while simplifying the sarcoplasm in muscle tissue, inhibiting muscle hypertrophy, adjusting the force points of skeletal muscles, and maximizing physical strength.

It was precisely because of this transformation that she was able to successfully counterattack and kill the Hidden Mist Dark Division, and obtain that body that might have come from the Snow Clan.

Over the past five years, relying on the Blood and Flesh Curse Mark, her 'Perfect Fighting Body' has finally entered its 2.0 state.

Guji!

Guji!

The sound of flesh writhing, inaudible to outsiders, rang softly in Hui Li's ears. Looking inward, the incantation marks covering his body seemed to glow like the source code of some program, nourished by chakra.

The principle behind ninja swords and tools is to forge the blade using chakra metal, and then inscribe a unique ninjutsu into it in the form of a cursed seal. The user of the ninja tool can directly use the tool's built-in functions simply by releasing chakra.

No hand seals required, extremely convenient.

Based on this principle.

She used the technique of concealing one's senses as a reference, reconstructed and recompiled it, and then used the blood and flesh curse seal to imprint it into her body, forming this kind of constantly and instantly activated self-contained barrier technique.

And this is just one of the more common types of incantations engraved over the years.

If the previous Perfect Mecha 1.0 was about transforming the body into a tough weapon, then Perfect Mecha 2.0 is about inscribing cursed ninjutsu into the weapon, turning oneself into a ninja tool that is a hundred times stronger than the Hidden Mist Ninja Sword!

This is a qualitative leap.

This is also the prototype of the path she will take in the future—the path of a Six Paths-level taijutsu ninja!

(End of this chapter)