Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

The cool moonlight shone on him as he stood with his arms crossed, appearing detached from the situation.

Didn't we agree to a quick and decisive battle?

Uchiha Yan was puzzled, as Er had remained detached from the battle the entire time, and it was unclear what he was doing.

Before she could think it through, Kaguya Mirror's attack had already pressed down relentlessly.

"Corpse Bone Vein - Dance of the Willow!"

"Corpse Bone Pulse: Dance of the Camellia!"

Layer upon layer of bone spikes attacked relentlessly, their fierce and swift assault forcing Uchiha Yan to activate Susanoo once more to defend himself.

With limited talent, she now faces a Kage-level powerhouse familiar with the characteristics of Susanoo, and her shortcomings are exposed.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The ear-piercing clang of metal clashing rang out continuously as the Susanoo armor trembled under the relentless onslaught of dense bone spikes. The ear-piercing metallic clang was incessant, like the sound of blacksmithing at work.

Within the bone forest constructed by the Dance of Early Ferns, Kaguya Mirror's figure flickered and darted about with extreme agility, each attack precise and cunning. Her finger-piercing shots, aerial attacks, ranged strikes, and close-quarters thrusts were executed in a continuous, coordinated fashion.

In contrast, Uchiha Yan's Susanoo is large and a clear target. Moreover, it has not yet reached the fourth form with legs, so it cannot move flexibly. It relies purely on the strength of Susanoo itself to withstand attacks and is forced into a passive and defensive situation.

Despite being able to counterattack with the Yasaka Magatama and Susanoo Bow, it was difficult to inflict effective damage on Kaguya Mirror. She only seemed to have the upper hand due to the overwhelming power and imposing presence of her Susanoo ninjutsu.

However, her eye power doesn't allow her to activate Susanoo too many times. Once Susanoo becomes unsustainable, she won't have many options against a Kage-level ninja, and she will inevitably be the first to fall.

Uchiha Yan was getting a little anxious.

He roared in Shen's direction, "Diavolo, what are you waiting for?!"

Diablo?

When Kaguya heard this name for the first time, a strong sense of unease welled up in her heart.

Could that Mangekyou Sharingan ninja follower, whom he looked down upon, possibly reverse this situation?

Without turning his head, he fired a bone bullet at Shen'er's body, which was easily dodged.

Shen Er's spirit floated in mid-air, letting out a helpless sigh.

Five minutes was simply too little time to thoroughly search the entire island of Les.

The idea of ​​pinpointing Madara's exact location had to be abandoned. They could only try to infiltrate again another time, perhaps with the Byakugan, but it was uncertain whether Madara would become wary and change his hiding place.

Shen'er has seen too many people fall victim to greed, and excessive demands only lead to their own downfall. Just like the choice made at the Valley of the End, Shen'er understands the principle of knowing when to stop.

It's time to leave.

Sensing Uchiha Yan's call, his spirit returned to his body.

In an instant, Shen Er opened his eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, Thor's Armor and his physical body activated simultaneously, and he went all out from the start.

With legs bent, he shook the tree trunk and shot out like a cannonball.

A fierce wind howled in her ears, and Kaguya Mirror instinctively raised her hand to block, while simultaneously activating the Dance of the Tang Pine. Layers of ferocious bone spurs suddenly sprouted from the surface of half of her body, ready for battle.

"boom!"

The violent impact created a visible shockwave!

Sand, grass clippings, and broken bones flew everywhere as Kaguya Mirror's body was violently smashed through the air, shattering several meters of bone spikes along the way before barely managing to stop its retreat.

His lower body merged with giant bone spurs, absorbing bone energy to accelerate the self-healing effect. He leaned forward, straightened his left arm which was bent at a ninety-degree angle, and looked up at Shen Er with surprise and uncertainty.

"How can this guy's physical skills be so strong!"

Kaguya Kagami prided himself on his taijutsu, claiming that only a few barbarians from Kumogakure were his match in the ninja world. In a daze, he even felt that the person standing in front of him was the Third Raikage of Kumogakure.

However, even the Third Raikage, if he were to directly confront the Dance of the Pine Trees with his own flesh and blood, should...

He stared intently at Shen's left leg.

Sure enough, there was a deep, gruesome wound there, revealing the bone. And the bone itself showed signs of cracking.

The most unsolvable aspect of Tang Song's Dance lies in its pure physical combat. When the enemy attacks him, he will inevitably suffer an equal amount of heavy damage, making it a veritable armor against flesh.

But the next second, Kaguya Mirror's pupils suddenly contracted.

Even the severe injury on his leg healed, scabbed over, and repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This guy... actually has self-healing abilities?

It seems that his speed is about the same as his.

Shen Er looked at the Third Mizukage, equally surprised.

The body can heal itself, but the pain will not disappear.

The pain emanating from his very bones reminded him of the Third Mizukage's physical strength.

In terms of bone hardness alone, probably no ninja's bones can be harder than those of the Kaguya clan. If he were to fight the Mizukage in a physical contest, he would be at a disadvantage. The squinty-eyed Third Mizukage looks quite refined, but with the enhancement of the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse), his taijutsu is in no way inferior to that of the Third Raikage.

He then began to observe the situation on the field.

The primary objective at present is to withdraw while revealing as little of our hand as possible.

With the entire airspace exposed, Satoru has no way to take off and escape without suppressing Kaguya Mirror. And the biggest obstacle in their path is this dense forest of white bones.

In a battle between the strong, one must first break through the domain's barrier before defeating the enemy.

The Forest of White Bones is Kaguya Mirror's domain; without destroying it, it will be difficult to effectively restrict Kaguya Mirror.

Shen Er's gaze swept over the bone spikes scattered across the ground. This bone forest was far larger than the future Kimimaro's, and its hardness far surpassed that of ordinary steel. In addition, due to the special properties of the Corpse Bone Pulse itself, neither Storm Release nor Lightning Release could clear and destroy it over a large area.

If it weren't for the fear of Madara Uchiha lurking in the shadows, he might have even chosen to activate his Wood Release Domain to wipe out the skeleton.

But in order not to reveal his hand, he had to find another way.

While physical techniques can destroy bones, there are too many to kill, and time constraints also prevent it.

"Use Fire Release," he said to Uchiha Yan.

"Fire Release?"

Uchiha Yan was puzzled.

The bone of the Corpse Bone Pulse has a melting point far exceeding that of steel, and her fire-style techniques are simply insufficient to melt it.

Unless... even a Zen monastery can do that.

The two simultaneously raised their fingers, and a sea of ​​fire was woven, burning towards the Forest of White Bones.

Kaguya Mirror's body merged with the white bones, and she looked at this scene with a mocking expression.

But soon, the expression on his face froze.

The intense heat swept through the entire venue!

The hard, white bone forest was scorched red by the flames, its surface slightly melting and softening, teetering on the verge of melting and collapsing.

But it's still missing the last step; it's in a state of melting but not dissolving.

Kaguya Mirror breathed a sigh of relief and spoke with a mocking sneer: "Trying to break the Dance of the Early Ferns with Fire Release? Do you think... you're Madara Uchiha?"

"Uchiha Madara? His Fire Release techniques are indeed very strong."

He even offered a compliment to satisfy Madara Uchiha's vanity, then changed the subject: "But who said I only want to use Fire Release?"

He knew very well that the chakra attribute obtained by plundering hearts was ultimately a counterfeit, and was still inferior to the original, not enough to melt the bones of the Shikotsumyaku.

The fire scorching attack just now was merely a prelude.

Shen's backup plan is

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Shen Er clapped his hands, and chakra condensed into a rushing water dragon, crashing into the Forest of Bones.

The bones, scorched to a boiling scald by the intense heat of the fire-style attack, were then subjected to the violent impact of the water dragon. The intense expansion and contraction caused by the water dragon instantly destroyed the bone structure. The entire forest of bones crumbled one after another, and large pieces of bone shattered into fine fragments scattered all over the ground.

Click!Click!Click!

A crisp cracking sound echoed.

Kaguya Mirror's face turned pale as she was forced to break free from her fused state with the bones. She coughed up blood and retreated to the side, her previous arrogance completely gone.

Chapter 198 The Mighty Susanoo Reappears, Blood Mist Erupts

Before the Kaguya Mirror could be further adjusted.

A gust of wind swept by, scraping the bone fragments with a 'whoosh' sound.

Shen Er had already rushed in front of him and slashed out with a kunai.

At this point in the fight, Kaguya Kagami had to admit that he had seriously underestimated the ninja who called himself Diavolo. Seeing that his opponent had stopped using ninjutsu and instead used kunai, he judged that his chakra was also running low.

However, the opponent's speed was too fast, and their taijutsu was sharp and concise, with almost no superfluous movements. Even without ninjutsu, the threat was still enormous.

Kaguya Mirror immediately activated the Corpse Bone Meridian, generating a layer of periosteum under the skin to resist puncture.

With a clang, the kunai snapped in two, the broken edge slicing off a piece of flesh from his arm.

"Willow Dance!"

Kaguya Mirror launched a counterattack, simultaneously thrusting bone spikes into her shoulder, elbow, palm, and knee. When the spikes struck, blood immediately flowed down the wounds.

Shen Er pretended to be injured and quickly distanced himself from Kaguya Mirror.

He has lost interest in continuing his battle with Kaguya Mirror, even though he would definitely win if he kept fighting, it would still take some effort.

It's not time for the final battle yet, and he's not sure if Madara Uchiha won't resort to desperate measures.

If Madara gets enraged and recklessly activates his Complete Susanoo in some cave, slashing down that massive, tens-of-meters-long cleaver... that would be a terrible fate, a truly terrible fate.

The spots on his face are just from getting old; they're not so old that he's about to die.

Ninjas are all about endurance and longevity. Once Madara is too old to even use Susanoo, I'll just pull out his breathing tube and kill him effortlessly.

Even so, he has already gotten what he wanted.

He looked down at the piece of flesh held by the half-severed kunai—body tissue infused with the power of the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) that had been cut from Kaguya's body. Although he hadn't been able to find Madara Uchiha's hiding place, obtaining flesh containing the Shikotsumyaku was still a considerable gain.

Shen Er breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "This is a huge profit."