Chinya, who had been locked in battle with Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki, suddenly sprang backward, deliberately creating distance between himself and his two opponents.
With Kenbunshoku Haki activated, Chinya predicted every incoming attack from Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki.
The pair became a relentless barrage of ninjutsu, unceasingly launching techniques at Chinya.
Yet the very moment they initiated their attacks, Chinya had already dodged or countered them.
Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki stared at Chinya, shock evident in their eyes.
Kisame Hoshigaki muttered in disbelief, "Even with the Sharingan's perception ability, this is absurd. Could it actually see into the future—predicting exactly which techniques we would use?"
Chinya, having just avoided another pair of attacks, cast a cold glance at the two.
Currently, Kisame Hoshigaki only reached elite jonin level because of Samehada in his hands—he wasn't particularly strong.
Only Kakuzu was somewhat formidable.
Still, he was barely passable.
Unbeknownst to him, enemies that once seemed troublesome now appeared insignificant.
Even without knowing their weaknesses, Chinya could still kill both Kisame Hoshigaki and Kakuzu.
He turned his gaze to the distant horizon—there, the massive Nine-Tails was charging straight toward Konoha.
Chinya could sense that the Transcribed Seal near Uzumaki Miyuki's left eye had been triggered.
The moment it activated, Chinya immediately used Kenbunshoku Haki to perceive Miyuki's condition.
There was no longer any Nine-Tails chakra within Uzumaki Miyuki's body.
That meant either Kurama had broken his promise, or hadn't managed to assist Miyuki in time.
Chinya believed the latter was more likely.
Though tailed beasts were not known for obeying anyone, even they surprisingly followed the Sage of Six Paths' commands.
Concerning the Fated Child, even if Kurama hated Uzumaki Miyuki for being its jinchuriki, it wouldn't dare violate their agreement.
"Hmph. Guess I'll have to carve a little reminder into the Nine-Tails myself."
Chinya formed a hand seal with his left hand.
[Shadow Clone Technique!]
Chinya created a shadow clone.
Then, his original body turned toward Kurama's direction.
[Lightning Release: Chakra Mode!]
Instantly,
Electric arcs surged violently around Chinya's body, sending shockwaves that cracked the earth beneath his feet.
At the same time, Chinya crouched slightly, intensifying the surging electricity surrounding him even further.
As Chinya unleashed his power, Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki felt a chilling dread crawl up their spines, sweat beading on their brows as every hair stood on end.
This was the first time Kisame Hoshigaki had ever felt such overwhelming pressure—it made his entire body tremble involuntarily.
Older and more experienced than Kisame Hoshigaki, Kakuzu had once attempted to assassinate Hashirama Senju.
Although back then he couldn't even lift his head under Hashirama's Wood Release pressure, Kakuzu had indeed experienced Hashirama's imposing presence firsthand.
Right now, Chinya's aura seemed even stronger than Hashirama Senju's.
But Kakuzu knew it must be an illusion.
Chinya definitely couldn't surpass Hashirama Senju. The former Hokage had never fought seriously back then—if he had, Kakuzu wouldn't have survived at all.
So the aura that Kakuzu felt wasn't Hashirama's true aura after all.
Even at this level, Chinya's power was astonishing.
Doesn't this prove that Chinya has already begun to cross the threshold into legendary ninja?
Chinya had already placed his hand on the hilt of his ninja sword hanging at his waist.
[First Style Thunder Flash Swift]
Before Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes, they only saw a streak of lightning flash past.
If not for the deep gash left behind on the ground, Kakuzu and Kisame might've believed they had imagined it.
Obito Uchiha, who had been guiding the Nine-Tails toward Konoha, came to an abrupt halt and whirled around, staring up at the sky.
Obito saw a bolt of lightning slashing straight toward him.
Yet the sky was clear, studded with bright stars—this was no ordinary lightning strike.
Obito's triple-tomoe Sharingan couldn't discern the lightning clearly. However, when he activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, he barely managed to perceive its faint outline.
"A human figure—not ninjutsu…Nin-Taijutsu! It's Chinya!"
Obito's pupils constricted. Because of the incredible speed, Chinya already stood within arm's reach before Obito had fully activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.
At the exact moment Chinya closed in on the Nine-Tails, he drew his ninja sword and executed a swift unsheathing slash.
A horizontal blade slash crackled like lightning.
Instantly, a massive horizontal wound tore across the Nine-Tails' back, spewing red tailed beast chakra like blood.
Mid-air, Chinya resheathed his blade, then pulled out an empty scroll and bit his finger, scrawling blood-red characters across its surface.
[Evil Sealing Method!]
As Chinya completed the hand seals, the incantations he inscribed with his own blood floated from the scroll, binding the chakra erupting from the Nine-Tails' wound.
The instant Chinya landed, he pressed his palm against the scroll.
"Seal!"
The chakra bound by the spell was drawn into the scroll.
After sealing the scroll shut, Chinya carefully placed it inside his ninja tool pouch.
Then Chinya turned his gaze toward the nearby Obito Uchiha.
Obito's entire body stiffened—he assumed Chinya had broken their agreement and intended to attack.
Chinya smiled at Obito Uchiha. "No need to be tense. We still have our cooperation arrangement. You handle your business; I'll do mine."
Obito asked gravely, "Kakuzu and Kisame…you didn't kill them, did you?"
Chinya glanced behind himself. "Haven't you heard? The battle continues over there. My Shadow Clone is fighting them."
As soon as Chinya finished speaking, he vanished.
Obito looked into the distance—the sounds of battle rang out clearly, deeply shaking his heart.
Can a mere Shadow Clone actually fight against Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki?
Just how powerful is he exactly?
Obito recalled those words he'd spoken about handling Chinya and Minato Namikaze alone—they seemed almost laughably arrogant now.
Thankfully Zetsu had proposed cooperating with Chinya; otherwise, today's plan likely would've failed—even if they succeeded in releasing the Nine-Tails, the mission ultimately would've ended in defeat.
Because of Chinya's previous attack, the Nine-Tails couldn't even react before being struck.
Obito Uchiha exhaled deeply, silently thanking his luck.
He needed to be more careful from now on — his arrogance had nearly cost him everything.
At this moment, the cut on the Nine-Tails' back had already closed up. After all, the Nine-Tails was merely a mass of Chakra and couldn't be truly injured.
The Nine-Tails' wound had closed, but a noticeable gap remained where part of its form used to be.
That portion of Chakra had been sealed away by Chinya.
After steadying himself, Obito Uchiha resumed marching toward Konoha with the Nine-Tails.
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