Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

"You're stronger than me, so stop talking nonsense!"

Honglian is very rational.

Judging from the strength Chiba has displayed, this guy is definitely not someone that ordinary people can defeat. No wonder even Lord Orochimaru suffered a great loss.

When facing such an enemy, preserving strength is the best course of action.

They need someone to bring the intelligence back.

"But you can't stop them."

Kimimaro said calmly, "You go. I'll stop them. Lord Orochimaru doesn't need a broken me, but at least you're still usable now, and I have the cursed seal."

"I……"

Honglian gritted her teeth, then turned and left.

Kimimaro glanced indifferently at the entrance to the passage.

"By the way, the power he exerted just now seemed somewhat similar to the cursed seal. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but please inform Lord Orochimaru."

"I will bring it!"

Honglian turned and left.

If she had known this would happen, she would have definitely let Kimimaro escape as well, but who could have imagined that the other party would have such a terrifying technique.

There's so much missing information about Chiba!

Honglian was secretly annoyed.

Kimimaro threw out several explosive tags, intending to blow up the passage behind him, but the next moment, trees sprouted from behind him, cutting off his escape route.

not only that--

These trees propped up the passageway above, and the surrounding land was also dug up by ninjutsu.

The ANBU ninjas have mobilized!

Chiba looked down at Kimimaro and said, "You guys go after that female ninja, I'll deal with Kimimaro."

Just finished coding, it's a bit late.

Chapter 140 Kimimaro, Arrest Successful!

The others all chased after Honglian in the direction she had fled.

Catching up with Honglian is secondary; the main concern is to gather information on Honglian's destruction of the underground base—that's the intelligence they need most.

Even if Kimimaro and Guren are captured, it might not be considered a success if the entire operation is destroyed.

"I never intended to run away."

Kimimaro looked at the sky with a calm expression. "My body is already extremely broken and can no longer be used by Lord Orochimaru, but if... never mind, let's finish the fight first."

He raised his hand towards Chiba.

Immediately afterwards, the bone finger shot out like a bullet, its speed invisible to the naked eye.

Ten fingers piercing bullets!

however.

but.

My senses are not wrong; Chiba has likely already mastered a power similar to a cursed seal!

"what?"

"So fast!"

This is……

At that moment——

at the same time--

Even the cursed seal couldn't stop it, but compared to before, the bone spikes' defense was significantly stronger.

Chiba's figure disappeared from his sight once again.

however.

Parasites.

Although I've witnessed it once before, seeing such speed again still feels incredible; such speed is not something a normal person can achieve.

No wonder Jirobo lost so badly; it turns out these parasitic insects can devour the power of their curse seals, and the more curse seals they use, the more excited they become.

bone……

follow closely.

Before Kimimaro could see clearly, he only felt that this strike was different from the previous ones. As he was pondering this, the blade had already struck him.

As his body mutated, all his bodily functions increased several times over, thus allowing him to see Chiba's condition—

he thought.

The difference is that before it was to defend against Chiba's swordsmanship and counterattack, but this time it's to kill these insects.

This guy……

Kimimaro was utterly horrified.

These harmful parasites...

The technique, which combines offense and defense, becomes even more powerful under the blessing of the curse seal.

The only problem is that the other party can turn it on and off instantly, and the speed during this process is so fast that normal people cannot observe it at all, causing others to lose their ability to judge his speed and strength.

What power?

Kimimaro was shocked, but now was not the time to hesitate, for the enemy's attack had already arrived!

Bone spurs sprouted all over his body.

It's been cut off again!

A bony tail sprouted from Kimimaro's back, and just as Chiba approached, the tail swept out, but it didn't strike his true form, but rather...

The power of the cursed seal within him suddenly erupted.

These pains are far less severe than the pain of illness.

Then——

Spin!

Corpse Bone Pulse: Dance of the Tang Pine!

Bone spikes sprang out from his body, forming a powerful defense. With the blessing of the cursed seal, his defense was even stronger and more difficult to break through than before.

Weird!

He defended himself while searching for Chiba's figure.

That's a really weird style.

That is?

Under the influence of powerful chakra, Kimimaro's body began to mutate, and intense pain spread throughout his body, but Kimimaro didn't care at all.

His body spun rapidly again.

"It seems that we have no choice but to use that power."

Kimimaro was shocked.

With a fleshy protuberance on its head and a body radiating golden light, it resembled a Buddha or a deity.

Chiba's wielding blade trembled slightly, and not only that, black mist surged around him.

They couldn't be found; the other person's presence had completely vanished, as if they had left.

Kimimaro knew very well that Chiba wouldn't give up so easily, and that in Chiba's eyes, he seemed to be of greater value; otherwise, it wouldn't have been those Konoha ninja chasing after Guren.

Are you trying to use parasites to wear me down?

Kimimaro frowned.

After defeating the parasitic insects, he looked around.

"If you don't come out, I'll have to leave."

"Sorry, I just did a quick little research."

Chiba emerged from behind a tree with a gentle smile on her face.

"Research?"

Kimimaro was somewhat dazed.

This child...

Aside from lacking Orochimaru's aura, he really resembles Lord Orochimaru.

He gripped the bone knife tightly.

Then, Chiba said, "I understand now. Your cursed seal is actually a different kind of Sage Chakra, but such a brutal way of using it will hasten your death, as you already have Bloodstained Disease."

"..."

Kimimaro was not surprised.

The opponent is a genius like Lord Orochimaru, who has mastered extraordinary power at such a young age, and it is no problem for him to see through my condition.

Kimimaro stared coldly at Chiba without saying a word, because he didn't know what Chiba's purpose was.

Chiba glanced at the corpse of the parasitic insect on the ground and felt a little sorry for it.

These are all evolved parasites.

however.