bigabreads Chapter 423 Kensei Kensei
Chapter 423 Kensei Kensei
What exploded first wasn't fire, but a black, spherical, expanding field that swallowed both sound and light. Then, the core of that darkness reached its critical point—
Unable to react in time.
A burst of blazing white light erupted! It was as if a miniature sun had suddenly risen from the gloomy sea, instantly illuminating the rolling dark clouds, the towering waves, and the horrified faces of the people on the warship.
The destructive shockwaves, clearly visible spirals of mixed black and crimson energy, expanded and spread outwards from the point of impact with overwhelming force! Wherever they passed, the sea surface was not pushed aside, but directly evaporated, creating huge hemispherical depressions!
The air ninja battleship was as fragile as paper before this spiraling, exploding energy ring. The hull was easily twisted, torn apart, and then vaporized directly in the high temperature and impact, leaving not even large pieces of wreckage behind.
The roar of the explosion was like the collapse of heaven and earth, briefly drowning out the relentless torrential rain!
A massive mushroom cloud, mixed with water vapor, metallic dust, and unburnt chakra flames, tumbled and rose high into the sky, becoming the most brutal and dazzling death totem in this sea area.
Standing atop the giant clay bird, Deidara looked down at his "creation," trembling with excitement and breathing heavily.
"See that?! Yes! This is... the ultimate sublimation!"
The rain curtain was torn open by the massive explosion. A huge hole was blasted into the leaden-gray clouds. Pale sunlight shone on the turbulent sea.
Xiao Nan hovered in mid-air, her paper wings trembling slightly. Her usually aloof face was now completely devoid of color.
lost.
A complete and utter defeat, with no doubt about it.
Juzo Biwa and Raiga Kurosuki were defeated by the combined Ice Release techniques. Hidan became a ridiculous prisoner in the water, and Hiruko was completely erased from existence by Shisui Uchiha using a sealing technique.
As for Shennong... his air ninja army, which he had hidden for many years and regarded as his trump card for conquering the world, those massive steel warships and elite air force units, did not even have time to join the battlefield. In Deidara's explosion, which could be described as a natural disaster, they were turned into oil stains and dust that slowly spread on the sea surface.
She was the only one left who could fight.
On the other side, the core combat force of the [Jin] organization was almost completely intact. The leader, Menma, did not move at all, and Uchiha Shisui and the newly appeared Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha maintained stable auras.
Kakuzu and Zabuza Momochi were both present, and Haku was watching them coldly. Not to mention Deidara, who was laughing maniacally above the clouds…
In this sea area, suddenly shrouded in sunlight and filled with the smoke and death of war, another strange event occurs!
"boom--!!!"
A giant wave tens of meters high suddenly burst open on the sea not far away! It was the violent turmoil caused by some enormous creature breaking out of the water!
"Menma—!!! You bastard!! Look over here!!!"
A roar, forced and strained, sounded somewhat distorted due to excessive force. Beneath the strained bravado in that voice lay an undeniable tremor.
Naruto, who had been standing quietly watching the battle, tilted his head slightly. Akatsuki... were there still people missing? And that voice... sounded somewhat familiar?
He turned his gaze toward the source of the sound.
The scene that came into view was quite... peculiar.
A boy with sharp shark teeth and short white hair had his lower body merged with a large expanse of seawater beneath him, exhibiting unstable liquid fluctuations. This was a unique water transformation technique of the Hozuki clan, which forcibly manipulated the massive amount of seawater around him, condensing it into a transparent water monster tens of meters tall.
The sea monster, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, stood majestically on the sea surface, appearing quite imposing at first glance.
However, Hozuki Suigetsu himself, who was the core and controller of this "sea monster," formed a tragic contrast with the imposing presence of this behemoth.
Half of his body was exposed, his face was deathly pale, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and a large amount of cold sweat seeped from his forehead and neck, causing a faint steam to rise around him.
Especially when "Mianma's" gaze fell on him, Shuiyue visibly trembled violently, and the huge water monster also shook and almost collapsed.
I'm making noodles?
Every cell in Shuiyue's body screamed with terror. What a joke! Sending her to face this monster?! This wasn't a mission, it was suicide!
But disobeying Pain's orders? Betraying the Akatsuki? Just thinking about that indifferent gaze from those Rinnegan, thinking about what happened after I first pointed my finger at Pain's head because of my defiance...
With Menma, who could easily crush him, in front of him, and Pain, who held the power of life and death in his hands, behind him... this was a truly desperate situation!
In despair, a faint, hopeful thought struggled to surface: Rumor has it... that Menma, who attacked Konoha but didn't kill a single person... perhaps... he wasn't bloodthirsty? Perhaps he just looked terrifying?
Perhaps... if I just rush up and get "taken care of" by him, beaten seriously and unconscious, I can neither be considered to be deserting in the face of battle, nor have I been lucky enough to save my life.
Yes! That's it! Just pass out and you'll be fine!
Thus, amidst a mixture of fear and a humble sense of relief, Mizuki used all his strength to maintain the enormous, albeit empty, water monster, and launched the most "brave" provocation of his life at Menma.
Naruto silently looked at Hozuki Suigetsu, who was so afraid of him that he almost "melted" back into a puddle of water... How could he have forgotten about him... and he even joined Akatsuki? Does this count as "official appointment"?
Seeing his predicament and terrified state, Naruto instantly understood Pain's intention—to use him as a pawn to test, wear down, and force him to reveal certain of his methods.
"Then... I'll just use it for a bit." Menma muttered to himself, deciding to play along with this forced "testing act."
He raised an arm, aiming it at Shuiyue and his shaky "sea monster".
"The Three Ghosts and Gods".
"boom!!!!"
The world suddenly lost its color!
With the palm of the man's hand raised as the origin, three completely different auras, each containing the same earth-shattering power, suddenly erupted!
Kensuke Inukai, lava suddenly appeared out of nowhere, roaring and devouring the sea like a living creature! From the sea of scorching red lava, several terrifying giant "snakes" hundreds of meters long emerged! But the tops of those "snakes" were not snake heads, but the heads of vicious dogs roaring and baring their fangs!
The lava hound opened its massive maw, spewing forth a sulfurous stench and a breath of destructive heat.
Pheasant Hunt: Flames gathered from the void, churning and coalescing into a giant fiery bird with a wingspan of nearly thirty meters!
The giant ape, hundreds of meters tall and made entirely of dark brown, hard rock, was forcibly extracted from the seabed rocks and earth-attribute chakra, rising from the sea! This caused the surrounding seawater to surge wildly back, emitting a deep, thunderous roar!
Three colossal beings, comparable to tailed beasts, descended upon the sea in a triangular formation, completely surrounding Suigetsu and his pitiful "sea monster."
The oppressive aura emanating from them was far beyond the comprehension of ordinary ninjas, belonging to the vast divine power at the Otsutsuki level!
The tens of meters tall "sea monster" that Shuiyue had condensed instantly disintegrated with a "poof," returning to ordinary seawater that splashed down, merely caused by fluctuations in chakra.
Shuiyue's mind went blank, and she was unable to react.
My vision was filled with the red of lava, the white of flames, and the brown of rocks, and all I could hear was the tsunami-like roar and the howling of energy caused by the movement of the giant object.
Am I going to die...?
He felt no pain from the attack. Extreme fear and the pervasive chakra fluctuations robbed him of his consciousness.
Hozuki Suigetsu fell straight backward and crashed into the sea with a "plop".
He fainted instantly and completely, losing consciousness.
Menma slowly lowered his raised arm. The three demons remained standing in place, unchanged.
Menma glanced at the spot where the moon had sunk, then looked up and gazed into the distance toward the tower in Amegakure.
I've given you the test you wanted, so Nagato... will you come in person next?