Amid the chaotic battlefield filled with desperate shouts and the sound of clashing steel, the Hidden Mist forces struggled against the overwhelming might of Uchiha Shin.
"This is his jutsu! We have to take him down to stop it!"
"Easier said than done! Ninjutsu is useless against him!"
In the middle of the battlefield, Yagura Karatachi clenched his fists, his sharp eyes locking onto Mei Terumi, who was fending off the relentless Shadowkhan soldiers swarming her position.
"Mei Terumi, try your Kekkei Genkai against Uchiha Shin!"
"Huh?! Me?! Against him?!"
Mei Terumi's eyes widened in disbelief. She had been barely holding her own against the shadowy minions, and now she was being sent to battle the newly crowned terror of the shinobi world? Even the Fourth Mizukage had been helpless against him.
This wasn't a mission—this was a death sentence.
But the cold, resolute expression on Yagura's face left no room for argument. Swallowing her fear, she turned her gaze to the sky where Uchiha Shin hovered, exuding an aura of absolute dominance.
"Maybe he won't notice me," she thought, cautiously gathering her chakra.
Then their eyes met.
A chill ran down Mei Terumi's spine, her breath catching in her throat. She almost lost control of her bladder as Uchiha Shin's piercing gaze locked onto her. His Sharingan gleamed with amusement, a smirk curling his lips.
"Shit."
Knowing there was no backing down now, she bit her lip and quickly molded her chakra.
"Boil Release: Acidic Mist!"
She exhaled a dense, corrosive vapor, the searing mist rushing towards Uchiha Shin in a lethal cloud.
"Shinra Tensei."
With a casual flick of his wrist, an invisible force erupted from him, repelling the acid mist effortlessly.
SPLASH! SPLASH!
The redirected acid rained down onto the battlefield, sizzling upon contact with anything it touched. Buildings, weapons, and worst of all, shinobi from the Mist village began melting as agonized screams filled the air.
In mere moments, twenty of their own were reduced to nothing but steaming puddles.
A stunned silence fell over the battlefield. Mei Terumi stared in horror at what she had done.
"Oh… oh no…"
Uchiha Shin chuckled.
"Not bad. Not bad at all."
With a mere gesture, a creature from the Oni Shadowkhan leaped forward, its tentacle-like limbs stretching out and ensnaring Mei Terumi before she could react.
"Wha—?!"
Bound tightly, she was hoisted into the air and brought before Uchiha Shin.
"You actually dared to attack me. That takes guts." His tone was almost appreciative.
Mei Terumi, drenched in sweat, trembled violently as tears welled in her eyes.
"Please… don't kill me," she whispered, voice cracking with fear.
Uchiha Shin, still smirking, waved dismissively. "I have more important matters to handle. But don't worry—I'll deal with you later."
From the ground, Yagura Karatachi felt his heart sink. Even a shinobi with a Kekkei Genkai had been utterly powerless. And to make things worse, the Hidden Mist had lost the Three-Tails after a failed sealing attempt.
"We have no choice but to fight to the death!"
With renewed determination, Yagura began forming hand signs to rally their forces, but before he could act, a deranged laughter interrupted him.
"Hahahahaha! Uchiha Shin!"
The battlefield trembled as the head of the Kaguya Clan, Shigemaru Kaguya, charged forward.
Bone spurs erupted from his body, forming an armor of sharpened ivory. His bloodlust was palpable, eyes gleaming with pure insanity.
"I'll be your opponent!"
Yagura's stomach twisted. The Kaguya Clan were powerful, but their reckless combat style often led to disaster—and in close quarters like this, they were more dangerous to their allies than their enemies.
"Shigemaru! Wait!"
But the blood-crazed warrior ignored him, slamming his fists into the ground.
"Dance of the Seedling Fern!"
A horrifying sound echoed through the battlefield as the ground erupted with a forest of jagged bone spires. Countless Hidden Mist shinobi were impaled in an instant, their screams piercing the air.
Even jonin who failed to react fast enough were skewered like insects.
Yagura barely managed to leap onto a safe perch, his eyes widening at the carnage.
"SHIGEMARU, YOU BASTARD!"
The Kaguya Clan head grinned madly, oblivious to the massacre he had just caused among his own people.
From above, Uchiha Shin let out a slow, mocking clap.
"Incredible. You've killed more of your own men than I have."
But his amusement quickly shifted to curiosity as he realized what Shigemaru was up to.
Using his bone spires as footholds, the mad warrior propelled himself into the sky at lightning speed, closing in on Uchiha Shin.
"Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!"
His fingers exploded from his hands like high-velocity projectiles, each sharpened bone bullet aiming for a vital spot.
Uchiha Shin reacted instantly, raising a single finger.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Each bullet was effortlessly deflected in a blur of precise movements.
Shigemaru only laughed harder.
"Magnificent! This is what I live for!"
He twisted his body midair, and from his arms, two long bone swords sprouted into his palms.
"Dance of the Clematis!"
Spinning like a whirlwind, Shigemaru lunged, slashing furiously at Uchiha Shin.
Uchiha Shin sighed, creating a blade wreathed in the black flames of Amaterasu. The two clashed, sending out shockwaves that shook the battlefield below.
With every strike, Shigemaru's bone armor blackened and cracked under the intensity of the Amaterasu flames. But he was undeterred, a man consumed by the thrill of battle.
"Heh… not bad!"
Uchiha Shin narrowed his eyes. This one was persistent.
"Enough of this."
With a burst of speed, he maneuvered behind Shigemaru, his flaming sword poised for the killing blow.
"Dance of the Larch!"
Shigemaru's body suddenly contorted, his spine ejecting from his back like a whip while his ribcage speared outward, aiming for Uchiha Shin like a blossoming flower of death.
Uchiha Shin's Sharingan flared.
"Not bad," he admitted. "But not good enough."
His blade carved through the air.
Blood splattered.
And with it, the battlefield trembled once more.
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