Chapter 487: 452. Traitor of Mist
BOOM…
The impact of both jutsu creates a powerful explosion at the point of impact. Dust and smoke shroud A while Gari jumps out of the explosion. Gari's left arm is blown by the blast.
"Huh! I got hurt." Gari stares at his rapidly regenerating arm.
Whoosh…
A also jumps out of the dust cloud with clenched fists.
"How are you still fine?" Gari is surprised to see a perfectly fine A.
"Lightning is the weakness of the earth release. The explosion release is also a combination of earth release and lightning release. My lightning jutsu counter the earth release."
BANG…
A punches Gari's face and sends him flying. Gari also slams his fist into A's chest.
'Explosion Release: Landmine fist,'
Boom…
The explosion hurls A in the air, but the latter blocks the damage using his lightning cloak. He swiftly closes the distance and rapidly punches Gari from all sides.
A overpowers Gari in all aspects. He picks up Gari using his brute strength and slams him around like a rag doll.
BZZT… CRACKLE…
A riles up his chakra. Lightning flickers across his eyes as he infuses lightning in his arms. His arms swell up slightly and his veins pop out on the surface of his skin.
"LlIIGGGOOORRR BOOOMMBBB!!"
A slams Gari's body into the ground and blows him to smithereens. Dust and ashes spread in the surrounding and a giant crater appear around his feet. Lightning crackles across the crater.
Crack… snap…
A crack his neck and turns his attention to Fuguki.
"Two down, one more to go!"
A leaves the sealing of Gari to the captain and vice-captains. Lightning flicker across his feet as he reappears in front of Fuguki.
A clenches his finger into a fist and aims for Fuguki's head.
BANG…
Fuguki anticipates A's movements and blocks his attack with the giant sword. Wind swirls around Fuguki's blade as he negates A's lightning.
Clang…
Both of them separate from each other and carefully read each other's movements.
Fuguki calmly stares at A and opens his mouth.
"Looks like the third Hokage taught you really well!"
"Words of praise are worth feces from the mouth of a traitor!" A mocks his as he recalls Kumo's previous deal with the former leader of the Seven Mist Swordsman Fuguki Suikazan.
Despite being the leader of the Seven Mist Swordsman, Fuguki betrayed Kiri in hopes of survival during the Kiri civil war. Fuguki's life-threatening battle against Night Duy left him with severe internal injuries that were too difficult to recover from. This led to a rapid decline in Fuguki's power and status in the village. So, despite being the leader of the Mist Swordsman, Fuguki was a disposable piece to the elders of the conservative faction. They wanted to drain all of his value before discarding him like trash.
Fuguki was also aware of his status quo and thus wanted to escape from the clutches of Kiri's elders. So, he sold the information to enemy nations around Kirigakure.
Kumogakure was one of the nations who bought the intel and A was precisely the leader of the party that handled the trade. So, he recognized Fuguki the instant their eyes met.
However, who could have expected that the conservative faction of Kirigakure became aware of Fuguki's action. So, they assigned a shinobi of their own named Kisame Hoshigaki to Fuguki's Cypher division.
Kisame caught Fuguki in the act of betrayal and managed to slaughter him in the end. After Fuguki's death, Kisame took his Mist sword Samehada for himself and joined the conservative faction as the new Seven Swordsman of the Mist.
However, who could have expected that Kisame would later betray the conservative faction and join Akatsuki. Kirigakure also hid the news about Fuguki's death from the rest of the world since it's a shameful matter for one of the Seven Mist swordsmen of mist to be a traitor to the village.
After being reminded of his dark history, Fuguki grits his teeth. His eyes turn red and his chakra becomes erratic. Fuguki's hairs float in the air and harden.
"That battle was a blemish on my reputation. Six of us fought in that battle against a genin from Konoha. And yet, only three of us survived to tell the tale. Everything went downhill from that point. If not for my injuries, how could I have died in the hands of a mere subordinate of mine."
Fuguki turns to A with a malevolent expression.
"Brat! I will teach you the lesson your father forgot to teach you."
RUMBLE…
Ground cracks underneath Fuguki as the latter riles up his chakra. He was the former wielder of Samehada and as such his chakra reserves were monstrous to handle that chakra-leeching sword.
SHOOM…
A pillar of chakra becomes visible to the naked eyes as Fuguki stares daggers at A.
Swish… swish… swish…
Fuguki makes a series of hand signs and opens his mouth.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave,"
He spits out a large amount of water from his mouth. The water surges into gigantic waves each measuring up to tens of meters high. Fuguki rides on top of the waves as they blast into A with immense might.
Hmph…
A snort and riles up his chakra. His hair rises into hair from the surge of lighting chakra.
A lifts his hand in the air and swings it down into a vertical motion.
"Lightning Oppression Vertical Chop,"
BOOM…
A sharp bolt of lightning escapes from A's arm and slashes apart the approaching tidal wave.
Fuguki jumps down from the top of the wave. He compresses and infuses a large amount of water chakra into the giant chakra blade. The blade of the chakra blade turns pale blue at first. Fuguki infuses the chakra till the blade turns to a shade of deep blue.
"Water Release: Crushing Mountain Splitting Earth slash,"
The blade increases in length and slashes across the battlefield into an arc. The chakra giant sword releases a powerful crescent water blade that slashes through the ground and splits an area of fifty meters in half. A powerful pillar of water explodes from the ground and rains down as sharp water spears.
Haah…
A avoids the initial crescent water blade with his speed. He slowly removes his vambraces to reveal his black lightning tattoo.
"I have seen your strength, now it's my turn."
HAAAAHHH…
Black lightning flickers across A's eyes. His entire lightning chakra turns black and a red glow appears in A's eyes.
"Black Lightning: Doom hammer,"
A combines both his hands into a fist and raises them above his head. Black lightning gathers around his hands and strikes the area around him.
Whoosh…
A disappear from his place and reappear above Fuguki.
'His speed is much faster than before. My eyes can't keep up!' Fuguki murmurs as he launches an omnidirectional barrage of hair needles from his head.
Bang… bang… pew… pew…
The chakra infuses hairs pierces through surrounding rocks and trees and slices chunks of the ground in its vicinity. However, A ignores the rapidly approaching hair needles. His cloak of black lightning disintegrates the hairs into ashes before it could pierce his skin.
Haah…
Fuguki elongates his hair and covers his entire body with them. The steel-like hairs surround with me a defensive layer with multiple spiky protrusions.
As soon as A's hands reach Fuguki's body, he opens his palms and discharges a powerful bolt of lightning that shred apart Fuguki's hair defenses and pierces all the way through his body. The powerful bolt of black lightning splits his body in half and enters the ground while drilling a ginormous hole beneath them.
"Hmph… even if you were alive and in your peak condition, you would suffer the same fate under my hands." A snorts and turns around.
The remaining members of the sealing team and vice-captain quickly surround Fuguki's still-recovering body. They place various sealing tags on his body and immobilize him.
"RAIKAGE SAMA!" Shinobis from Kumogakure cheer for the victory of their leader.
"It's nothing much!" A nod at them and turns toward the captain of the unit.
"Vacate this sector and regroup with another unit from a different sector. I will move to the next sector to provide backup."
Whoosh…
A swiftly flickers away without waiting for any response from the captain.
"Yes, commander!" The Konoha captain bows his head in A's direction and turns his attention to his unit.
"Let's move towards the sector in the north. Earlier, during Raikage Sama's battle, I heard a loud explosion noise in that direction. Let's lend our strength to our comrades!"
"Yes, captain!"
The surviving members resolutely raise their hands and march forward in the particular direction mentioned by their leader.
This is just the first wave of attack in Kabuto's night raid. Similar attacks are occurring in almost every sector. The attacks were so intense that Minato and Shikaku had to slightly alter their plan and send A to the battlefield to prevent casualties. The night battle rages on.
Chapter 488: 453. Omoi’s Determination
A similar situation occurs at a different battlefield as a platoon of lightning division runs into a group of former Seven Mist Swordsman consisting of Ameyuri Ringo, Juzo Biwa, and an Ice release user from the Yuki clan of Kiri.
Together with the Yuki clan member, the two former mist swordsman shrouds the entire battlefield in heavy mist and blocks the vision of the lightning division members.
Ringo and Juzo perform the Hiding in the Mist technique and perform Silent Killing on the members of the lightning division. While the ice release user from the Yuji clan rains down shards of ice on the shinobis. He covers a portion of the battlefield in a blizzard as Kabuto takes advantage of an Edo Tensei's unlimited chakra regeneration to create a domain of snow on the battlefield.
Casualties pile up as the lightning platoon loses several members, including two of their captains.
"Damn it! At this rate, we can't hold for much longer." Omoi repels a sneak attack from Ameyuri Ringo as injuries slowly pile up on his hand. He wipes the blood from a cut on his face and carefully assesses his surroundings.
"With all this mist, I can't even sense their location, since this mist also contains their chakra." Zaji, the sensor of the team, shakes his head as his back is locked against Omoi's.
"Captain, when will reinforcement arrive?" Omoi blocks Ringo's attack with his sword and makes a series of hand signs.
He spews out a bolt of lightning from his mouth to attack Ringo, but the latter turns out to be a water clone.
Slash…
Ameyuri Ringo appears behind another vice-captain and slashes his arm with her sword.
BZZT… CRACKLE…
She discharges lightning bolts from her twin lightning sword, Kiba.
ARRGH…
The vice-captain scream in pain and loses his life as she stabs the blade through the latter's head.
Splash…
Blood splashes on the battlefield as the vice-captain clutches his neck and lifelessly falls to the ground. Ameyuri turns around and points her blade toward Omoi, telling him it's his turn next.
Gulp…
Omoi gulps his saliva.
"Damn it! I didn't have even a girlfriend yet and I am about to die now." Omoi clutches his blade and patiently waits for Ameyuri Ringo to make a move. Sweat trickled down his forehead.
Meanwhile, multiple shinobis from the lightning division attempt to run away from the mist in order to preserve their life.
"Stop Running! Isn't there anyone that can make my heart flutter with their techniques?"
Slash… slash…
One after another, Ameyuri executes one shinobi after another with a swift slash of her sword. The captain of the platoon helplessly stares at the state of his comrades as he is engaged in a battle against Juzo Biwa, another of the seven mist swords.
Currently, Juzo is wielding a giant sword he robbed from the corpse of a shinobi he killed earlier. His signature weapon, Kubikiribōchō, or the Executioner's Blade, is missing. However, even without the blade, Juzo is more than a match for the captain. The captain is barely able to preserve his life with some help from other shinobis.
The situation is not looking good on the other side of the battle too as the remaining vice-captains are locked in a fight against the Ice Release user from the Yuki clan giving Free rein to Ameyuri to chop down shinobis like grass.
"It's no fun when all of you are running around like that."
Ameyuri stops in her tracks. She points her twin blade Kiba, towards the sky.
BZZT… CRACKLE… BOOM…
A bolt of lightning falls from the sky. She crosses the twin blade and stabs them into the ground.
"Lightning Release: Thunder Gate,"
*BOOM*
A powerful surge of lightning flickers across the entire forest. The powerful lightning bolt burns down nearby trees and dissipates the surrounding mist. The lightning bolts pierce through multiple shinobis, instantly killing them in the process.
"Yurui!" Omoi clenches his sword in fury, as his friend loses consciousness from Ameyuri's attack.
"Damn it! I've had enough of this! How many of our friends have died already? I can't watch this any longer!"
"Stop it, Omoi! We can't fight someone on her level with our skills. Let's use this opportunity when she is attacking other platoon members to escape and inform the division head to request backup."
"No, I can't watch my comrades die like this. I better be called a martyr than a coward!"
Omoi takes a step forward and charges toward Ameyuri with a sword in his hand.
"Omoi, you!"
The other shinobis from Kumo stare at his back.
"I thought you were a cautious type. Since you dare to show courage in such a hopeless situation, then how can I back away? I will help you." Another of Omoi's friend flicker beside him.
"In that case, let's take her down together."
Ameyuri turns around and notices Omoi's squad rushing towards her while the rest of the shinobis are running away from her.
"Oh, someone with a backbone!"
Ameyuri lifts her twin blades and stares into Omoi's eyes. She notices the determination and courage in the latter's eyes.
Thump…
Ameyuri's heart skips a beat at his expression.
"Oh, I finally met someone who can flutter my heart. But do you possess the strength to back up your bravery?"
Whoosh…
With a burst of speed, Omoi appears in front of Ameyuri while she deflects various kunais and shuriken thrown at her by Omoi's friend to act as a distraction for the latter.
Bang…
She stomps her legs and jumps in the air to avoid multiple earth spikes from the ground.
"Cloud Style: Deception Beheading,"
He charges forward with a lateral sword slash aiming to behead Ameyuri with a single swing while she is still in the air.
Clang… clang…
Ameyuri deflects the shurikens and kunais with one of her blades and blocks his sword with her other blade. Both of them engage in a sword battle and Ameyuri easily overwhelms him despite the help from the sidelines.
"I have fought against multiple shinobis from various nations during the previous war. I met many men during those battles. Some of them were afraid of me and choose to run away. Some of them were overconfident in their strength and lost their life under by blade. However, you… you are different!"
Ameyuri stares at Omoi's still trembling hands and legs.
"Despite your fear, you are still determined to fight me with no chance of victory. Is it your foolishness or the courage of a reckless man? I wonder which one is it?"
"No! It's not like that…" Omoi firmly grabs his sword and parries her blade sideway by adjusting his strength at the last moment.
"I am a cautious guy by nature who doesn't like to fight his enemies if things could be solved in a simple manner. However, currently, I am fighting for the sake of protecting my comrades. So, even if I have to risk my life, I don't want to see them dying in front of my eyes." Omoi resolutely clutches his sword and takes a Kenjutsu stance and closes his eyes.
"Hehe… you are quite funny, kid! It's the first time I have seen someone like you. If only I met you earlier." Ameyuri smiles and gathers lightning chakra around her body.
Fwoosh…
Suddenly, she disappears from Omoi's vision and reappears behind him.
"I was waiting for you!" Omoi suddenly opens his eyes and slashes his blade in a single, large, crescent moon-shaped arc with a ferocious speed.
Slash…
Omoi's blade slashes through Ameyuri's legs as the latter managed to avoid her neck in the nick of time. Her blades close up on Omoi as the latter closes his eyes to welcome his death.
However, after a few seconds, the expected pain didn't arrive.
Omoi opens his eyes and notices Ameyuri struggling to hold her hands from chopping off his head.
Ah!
The sudden unexpected scene surprises him.
"Kid, I like you very much. So, run as far away as you can. I can no longer control my body."
Ameyuri's hands tremble as she holds the blade an inch away from Omoi's neck by sheer willpower.
Gulp…
Omoi gulps his saliva. However, he resolutely shakes his head.
"I can't! This is a battle I must fight to protect my friends."
Hehe…
A genuine smile appears on Ameyuri's face for the very first time.
"If not, only I had met you earlier!"
At a far away distance, in a secret hideout.
"Now! Now! I don't want my weapons to feel any emotions."
Kabuto makes a Ram hand sign.
Back on the battlefield,
Shoom…
Ameyuri's eyes turn black as she completely loses her personality and control over her body.
She grabs the twin sword and raises them toward the sky and channels a huge amount of lightning chakra through them.
"RUN! She is about to release another of those powerful attacks." Omoi warns his friends and swiftly escapes from the range of her jutsu.
'Lightning Release: Thunderbolt Discharge,"
She gathers multiple lightning clouds in the sky with her chakra. Ameyuri points Kiba towards the sky. The twin swords act as a lightning rod and attract the lightning strike from the sky.
Boom…
A thunderbolt reverberates through the forest, piercing everyone's ear drums in the vicinity. Ameyuri wields the lightning blade and swings in a vertical motion toward Omoi and his group.
BOOM….
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