A massive slash opened in the air, accompanied by a spray of blood. The ninja's body was cleaved diagonally from shoulder to waist, accompanied by a series of cracking sounds. Beside him, a giant tree, as thick as five or six people could hug, was slowly sliced ​​open diagonally along the same sword path, its own weight causing the tree to gently tilt to one side...

With half of his body suspended in mid-air, the dog-faced ninja watched this scene, then turned to stare at the girl who was not making any movement in mid-air opposite him, and slowly spoke.

"It's a sword..."

"What beautiful swordsmanship..."

"It can be described as decisive and resolute..."

As blood gushed from the corner of his mouth, his strength was rapidly drained, his gathered chakra dissipated quickly, and in a dizzying, weightless state, he closed his heavy eyes.

Praising one's opponent even on the verge of death is a kind of composure.

Jie Luo smiled faintly, "You have excellent taste~"

Li Shi. Apocalypse. First and foremost.

In other words, let the enemy make the first move, follow the enemy's movements, strike later but arrive first, and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out.

Its essence lies in its ability to constantly seek out fatal opportunities to strike back during defense.

With a loud crash, trees fell through the forest, suspended in mid-air by the dense foliage.

Staggering, eight hundred meters away, the white fox's body went limp, and it knelt on the tree trunk, its body trembling slightly.

In the blink of an eye, everyone was dead, all of them were dead...

The girl stared blankly at the scene before her.

"Are you kidding me..."

My whole body is shaking...

I'm going to die...

I'm really going to die...

In my mind, a lifetime of memories flashed by rapidly, scene after scene, until it settled on the most profound moment in my memory.

Back when I was still a child, my frail mother held me in her arms, knelt down on the ground, and kept kowtowing, pleading painfully with the elders of the clan.

"Please, Elder, spare Akitsu... she's only six years old!"

"What a joke! Six-year-old Uchiha brats are on the battlefield! So are the Senju! And the Hyuga are no exception!"

Taken away by the clan elders, she was branded with the fear of being a caged bird, waiting anxiously in the darkness. What followed was rigorous training. In just three months, armed with a kunai, she went to the battlefield. Since then, she has never seen the woman called her mother again.

She tried it.

"Accept your fate, Akitsu. Fate is something that cannot be changed no matter what."

"Your mother may have died many years ago on the battlefield fighting for her family."

"Akitsu, don't waste your time. Our fate as a branch family is to die for the main family."

"Don't I even have the right to choose how I die?"

At that time, all the clansmen remained silent, and no one could answer the question.

until one day...

"Akitsu, do you know? The Warring States period is over! It was Lord Hashirama! The God of Shinobi! He shattered the ninjas' long-standing fate!!! We must all build a peaceful village!!!"

Upon hearing the news, the tribesman's face was filled with excitement and admiration.

When Akitsu saw the man with his own eyes, he confirmed one thing.

"I would die for this man, for this village." On the day the village was founded, the villagers were excitedly saying similar things.

Akitsu thought so too, because this man had given her the right to choose death. Since she resented the main family and didn't want to die for them, she would die for the ideals and people she was worth following.

Until this day, the moment of death, truly arrived...

Akitsu hesitated.

Why?

Why?!

What surged within me wasn't the relief that had finally arrived, but rather a lingering sense of resentment and bitterness...

"Cage seam, cage seam~" A soft laugh sounded in my ear, and the monster's voice rang out, carrying a hint of cold mockery, singing a nursery rhyme: "Little bird in the cage, always wanting to escape, just in the night before dawn, the crane and the tortoise slipped and fell, and who is behind you?"

Don't listen to her seductive words. I must do something for the village and for my companions.

The white fox looked up, straightened its body on the tree trunk, and turned to look at the girl in mid-air opposite it.

Who are they facing behind the scenes?

Behind him was a ghost.

But not the one in front of me, it's the one deep inside my heart...

For some reason, when they were face to face, Akitsu could tell at a glance that they were the same kind of people with similar backgrounds.

The white fox slowly assumed a soft fist stance, its body naturally sinking down, and said in a deep voice, "Enough with the nonsense, come on."

Jielu shook her head and said, "I'm more interested in you, you white-eyed monster."

"Don't call me a white-eyed monster!" the white fox said coldly, "You real monster!"

The Byakugan's far-sightedness is mostly within a range of one to two kilometers. Through training and development, the distance can be increased. This woman, following behind Jieluo, was always within a range of five kilometers, indicating that the purity of her Byakugan is quite high.

Unfortunately, it was a separation.

If it's the main family, there's no need for further words; just gouge out their eyes and leave.

The bloodline left behind by Kaguya Otsutsuki possesses an extremely high level of Byakugan mastery.

Despite Kaguya appearing as a servant by Isshiki's side, there's a theory that Kaguya brought Isshiki to this planet to resurrect her father, the Otsutsuki god.

Sitting with his legs crossed and dangling in the air, Jie Luo scrutinized the girl, sensing the immense negative emotions surging deep within her heart.

This guy is the complete opposite of Lucy.

It can only be said that this was indeed the Warring States period; the era's characteristic was its ability to turn people into ghosts.

"If those white eyes of yours could see far enough, they could see the fate of others, even your own," Jieluo said. "Right now, can you see your own fate clearly?"

This is the Byakugan ability of Momoshiki Otsutsuki.

Upon hearing this for the first time, Akitsu frowned slightly beneath the white fox mask.

The white eye has this ability?

"When the ability of these white eyes to see through things reaches a certain level, they can see the thoughts of others."

This is Kaguya Otsutsuki's ability.

"Are you able to see your own heart clearly now?"

Jie Luo asked with a slight smile.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Akitsu asked.

"Your heart..." Jieluo smiled faintly, "is filled with hatred, and yet you desire to destroy something?"

Upon hearing this, Akitsu was startled. Beneath her mask, she bit her lip until it bled and said, "You mean you can see through people's hearts?"

Jielu shook her head and smiled faintly, "Guess..."

Annoying guy, annoying ability—for a moment, Akitsu felt almost naked, and a chill ran through him.

This isn't a monster that can see through people's hearts; it's a monster that manipulates people's hearts...

"No matter what you want to do, you will never succeed!" Before he could finish speaking, Akitsu raised his hand and slapped out.

Bagua. Empty Palm

A cloud of chakra surged forth, rapidly approaching Yura.

In mid-air, a dull thud resounded, and a palm print appeared in the void, only to be blocked by something.

Jieluo said, "Don't be too impatient, we have plenty of time to play slowly."

What exactly is this guy up to? Not just killing her outright is definitely not a pleasant experience for her.

Suddenly, Akitsu's expression changed, and he leaped up rapidly, putting distance between himself and Yura.

As soon as Jieluo stopped moving, the sickle that had been silently approaching in mid-air retracted.

This was the first time someone had noticed her weapon approaching.

"I'm growing to admire you more and more." Yura looked at the Hyuga ninja who had landed on a tree trunk behind them and said, "Just for that alone, you're far superior to your three companions."

It wasn't observed by rolling one's eyes.

Akitsu's back was soaked with cold sweat...

Ordinary ninjas, even Jonin and Kage, only release chakra through limited parts such as their hands, feet, and mouth. However, the Hyuga clan is different; they can release chakra from all the pressure points in their body. This results in a large amount of chakra being densely distributed in the air around them, allowing them to sense the presence of foreign objects that have penetrated their chakra.

Neji also used this move.

Jieluo's hair is not an invisible entity.

"So that's how it's solved. But can your body handle this level of chakra release?" Jieluo asked.

"Shut up!" Akitsu shouted menacingly, his eyes flashing with deathly intent, as if even in death, he would still take a bite out of flesh.

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