Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

But his years of combat experience told him that the person in front of him was very strong!

Just as Kagura was secretly becoming more vigilant, Hiruko suddenly disappeared from her sight.

Hiruko's figure instantly covered a distance of tens of meters and suddenly appeared in front of Kagura.

Kagura's eyes narrowed slightly. Just as Hiruko's right palm was about to touch Kagura's headband, Kagura leaned back and narrowly avoided Hiruko's hand.

With a slight movement of her feet, Kagura instantly created distance between herself and Hiruko in a flash.

At that moment, a bead of cold sweat slowly trickled down his forehead.

"So fast!"

If Kagura hadn't already activated her Sharingan, she might not have been able to see Hiruko's afterimage.

If he hadn't maintained the Chidori Stream technique, he probably wouldn't have been able to dodge Hiruko's right palm at the last moment.

Although she didn't know what he wanted to do, Kagura could clearly sense that if she were touched by that right palm, the battle might end.

Seeing Kagura successfully dodge, Hiruko showed no surprise, but instead spoke with great interest:

"As expected, you are stronger than I imagined."

I wonder if all villains have to go through this process.

Or perhaps he's just an average person who wants to show off his achievements over the years to his former genius peers.

Hiruko didn't rush to continue the attack, but instead began to explain to Kagura:

"The Oni-Garra Technique that I developed can fuse a ninja or summoned beast with one's own body."

If the ninja's body being fused contains a bloodline limit, then I will digest that ninja's bloodline limit, thereby creating a new bloodline limit.

So far, I have devoured four ninjas who possess bloodline limits.

If I devour you as well, the five bloodline limits within me will reach a balance, thus granting me immortality.

The speed you just saw is one of my bloodline limits, which I call Swift Escape.

This allows me to reach my maximum speed.

After saying that, he raised his right hand again.

Under Kagura's slightly surprised gaze, the right hand suddenly transformed from pale flesh into an iron hand gleaming with metallic luster.

Hiruko smiled slightly, then continued to explain:

"This is my second bloodline limit. It allows my body to become metallic, and so far no one has been able to break through its defense."

I call it Steel Escape.

So far, no one has been able to force me to use my third bloodline limit. I hope you can let me have even more fun.

As soon as he finished speaking, Hiruko's body once again turned into a blur.

Without much thought, Kagura stomped her foot and immediately used Shunpo to jump backward from her original spot.

boom!

Just as Kagura left the spot, Hiruko reappeared where he had been standing.

Without using any weapon, he slammed his right fist hard into the ground.

It was just a very ordinary punch, but the ground was as fragile as tofu, shattering inch by inch, instantly forming a huge crater in the ground.

The residual force of the punch generated a powerful shockwave, carrying numerous pebbles that hurtled towards Kagura.

Kagura instinctively raised her hands in front of her, trying to block the rubble.

But Hiruko on the other side did not stop at all. His figure flashed again, and this time he finally flashed in front of Kagura.

He delivered a powerful blow to Kagura.

The exaggerated power even caused a sonic boom, creating ripples in the air.

boom!

As expected, Hiruko's straight punch landed squarely on Kagura's chest.

After a slight pause, Kagura was sent flying backward at an incredibly high speed.

boom!

His body slammed into the ground like a cannonball, scraping across the ground for dozens of meters before finally coming to a slow stop.

Yet, even amidst the rising dust and mist, Kagura's standing figure could still be seen.

Looking at the figure standing in the dust and mist, Hiruko's eyes slowly narrowed.

With his current steel body and extreme speed, the destructive power of his straight punch far exceeds even Tsunade's monstrous strength.

Even so, Kagura was not defeated.

As the dust and mist slowly dissipated, Kagura reappeared before Hiruko.

However, at this moment, he was covered with a layer of armor that seemed to be formed from lightning.

Although it looks somewhat similar to his usual Chidori Ryu, those familiar with Kagura will know that this is definitely not Chidori Ryu.

In fact, this was one of the two ninjutsu rewards Kagura received after the Battle of the Valley.

In Kumogakure, this is the signature ninjutsu of the Third Raikage—Lightning Release: Nintaijutsu.

In Kagura's view, this might not be simply called a ninjutsu.

The so-called Lightning Release: Ninja Taijutsu is a taijutsu that combines nature transformation.

It greatly increases speed, defense, and attack power by using chakra.

Among them, lightning has the ability to stimulate and activate cells, and increase the speed of reflex nerves.

In the original Naruto storyline, only the Fourth Raikage and the Third Raikage used this type of taijutsu.

Perhaps it's because Kagura already had experience using the Chidori Stream.

He mastered this ability almost completely without spending much effort.

However, compared to Chidori Stream, Lightning Release: Ninja Taijutsu is obviously a higher level.

Previously, when Kagura used Chidori Stream, she mainly used Lightning Release to stimulate her muscles, thereby gaining explosive speed and taijutsu.

However, Lightning Release: Ninja Taijutsu directly stimulates the body at the cellular level, and the speed and taijutsu enhancements it provides are unmatched by Chidori Stream.

However, everything has two sides; high returns also mean high risks.

The physical burden of using Lightning Release: Ninja Taijutsu is incomparable to that of Chidori Stream.

It's no wonder that in the original Naruto storyline, apart from the Third and Fourth Raikage, two muscle-bound monsters, no one else was able to learn this move.

At this moment, what was gathering on Kagura's body was the Ninja Taijutsu: Lightning Release Armor.

Just before Hiruko was about to strike, Kagura used this move in time to survive the attack.

After dusting herself off, Kagura, who had already activated her ninjutsu to its fullest extent, now also gained a significant speed boost.

In other words, he now has the ability to fight against Hiruko's ghostly speed!

Chapter 31 That's fair!

On a vast, empty Gobi desert, apart from the messy traces of battle on the ground, there was not a single person in sight.

Only the occasional whooshing sounds and clanging of metal in the air testified to the presence of some kind of battle.

At this moment, Hiruko and Kagura's speeds had exceeded human limits, and their movements were no longer detectable to the naked eye.

At this point, this battle, which was unseen by ordinary people, had been going on for nearly 10 minutes.

Clang!

After another exchange, the two retreated instantly, their figures finally appearing on the ground.

After several encounters, both men realized that if they continued like this, they would never be able to determine a winner.

Putting aside their ghostly, extreme speed.

Even with Hiruko's body as hard as steel, Kagura's kunai could only leave a slight mark on it, unable to cause any real damage.

The same was true for Kagura's ninjutsu: Lightning Release Armor; even when Hiruko's iron fist struck it, it could not break through its defenses.

At this moment, the two were like two sturdy turtles, unable to break through each other's defenses.

Of course, Kagura wasn't without options.

He can choose to use the Ninja Taijutsu: Lightning Release: Lightning Crusade Level, concentrating lightning in his hands and using a hand chop to break through the opponent's defense.

However, if he did that, he would be unable to maintain his lightning armor.

Besides, Hiruko wasn't stupid; he could dodge when faced with a fatal attack.

Even if they can't dodge in time, the end result is usually a lose-lose situation.

So, realizing that continuing like this would not yield a winner, the two tacitly chose a different way of fighting.

As soon as he regained his footing, Hiruko immediately began to form hand seals.

As he slapped his hands down, a huge spirit array made of blood-red lines formed beneath his feet.

A plume of smoke rose up, and a huge summoned beast appeared in the arena.

However, upon seeing the true form of the summoning beast, Kagura couldn't help but show a look of disdain.

Rather than saying that Hiruko summoned a summoning beast, it would be more accurate to say that it was a fusion beast.

From its appearance, it is a massive composite monster made up of a dog, a bird, and a two-headed snake.

Just after the summoning technique appeared, Hiruko jumped onto the combined monster.

The next moment, his body sank rapidly as if it were melting into water.

A moment later, he merged with the combined monster he had summoned, with only his upper body still exposed.

Um...

This makes it look even more disgusting...

Ignoring the disdain in Kagura's eyes, Hiruko looked at Kagura excitedly and said: