Uzumaki Keiko—a young prodigy from the Uzumaki clan.
Thanks to her pure Uzumaki lineage, she successfully awakened one of the most potent innate sensory techniques known to the world—the Mind's Eye of Kagura.
When she first awakened this innate sensory technique at the age of 6, she was already able to perceive chakra signatures and life forms within a radius of about 300 meters around her.
However, as she grew up and her chakra reserves began to expand, the perception range of this technique also increased.
Now, at 9, she could use Mind's Eye of Kagura to:
1. Detect and track the chakra signature of multiple living beings and Shinobi within a radius of 2.5 kilometers around her.
2. Determine the chakra reserves of her targets and observe the chakra fluctuations to identify dishonesty.
3. Identify if someone or she is trapped in a Genjutsu.
4. Detect the nearby chakra without any conscious effort.
Another cheat-level innate technique tied to special bloodlines.
Even most Byakugan users' range of sight was limited to 1 kilometer. Only the members with a pure Hyuga bloodline and impressive ocular power had a sensory range exceeding 1 kilometer.
Fortunately, Byakugan had other capabilities that made it one of the most formidable Dojutsu in this world.
Otherwise, Hyuga clan members would have needed to question if their bloodline powers and Kekkei Genkai were fake.
If most Uzumaki Shinobi weren't inherently peaceful and focused on researching Sealing techniques while avoiding conflicts most of the time, the Warring States Era would have been even more chaotic.
Just imagine facing an army of red-haired, Fuinjutsu-loving maniacs who could detect your presence from kilometers away.
They could trap you with Fuinjutsu, thrash you with Adamantine Sealing Chains, and bombard you with unlimited Wind and Water Release Ninjutsu like there's no tomorrow.
Plus, their innately high chakra reserves and potent vitality turned them into literal cockroaches.
It would have been a nightmare!
And now, this relatively peace-loving clan had produced a girl who was a complete battle maniac.
Who could it be other than Uzumaki Keiko?
Although she usually donned the demeanor of a gentle soul, her battlefield IQ was off the charts!
If not for her red hair and clear Uzumaki lineage, people would have long suspected her to be a Uchiha, a natural-born battle maniac!
So, when Uzumaki Keiko's Mind's Eye of Kagura technique sensed Uchiha Touma and the Dire Wolf clash a couple of kilometers away from her, she instantly got excited and dashed toward their location.
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The moment she reached the battle zone, she saw Touma struggling against the Chakra Beast.
The Dire Wolf was charging toward Touma, who was holding his short sword, ready for another round of fierce confrontation.
However, his physical condition didn't look good.
So, she decided to lend a hand.
She activated her clan's secret technique, Adamantine Sealing Chains, and hurled them toward the Chakra Beast.
Two glowing golden chakra chains came out of her back and smacked the Dire Wolf away with unbelievable speed just before it could reach Uchiha Touma.
Thud~
The beast had no time to dodge and flew several tens of meters backwards before crashing down on the ground with a loud thud.
After dealing with the immediate concern, she looked at Uchiha Touma, only to see him looking at her with a dumbfounded expression, which quickly changed into one of relief.
Seeing this, she grinned and asked, "Hey, Touma! Need some help?"
However, before Touma could even reply, he saw Keiko suddenly forming a series of hand seals.
He instantly became alert and looked at the location where the beast landed, only to see the beast standing up and growling in anger, ready to charge at them.
He quickly flickered toward Keiko to group up with her, and started drinking a bottle of minor healing potion and gulped down a blood regeneration pill.
Such a moment of respite in the middle of the battle was rare. He wasn't about to waste the opportunity his teammate brought him.
Meanwhile, Keiko also finished her final hand seal and a large amount of Water Release chakra in her mouth.
Water Release: Water Bullet Technique
She expelled a torrent of water from her mouth, which raced toward the Dire Wolf. This Ninjutsu had enough force to crack a few bones of the Dire Wolf and wash it away.
But would the Dire Wolf just stand there for the torrent of high-speed water to hit it?
Of course, not.
The Chakra Beast once again showed its innate agility as it effortlessly dodged the Water Bullet Technique and raced toward them.
The beast, now completely angered, couldn't wait to tear them apart.
Seeing the incoming beast, Touma flickered away from his location, while Keiko activated the Adamantine Sealing Chains once again.
Adamantine Sealing Chains: Twin Chains Sealing Barrier
Two golden chains of chakra coiled around Keiko and created a light-blue, dome-like barrier around her.
Just as the barrier was formed, the Dire Wolf also arrived in front of her and attacked her with a Chakra Claw Slash.
Booooom!
The glowing claw clashed with the sealing barrier with a resounding bang.
The sheer force behind the attack caused Keiko to slide backward along with her Twin Chains Sealing Barrier.
However, Keiko, who was inside the sealing barrier, remained completely unharmed and even completed a sequence of complex hand seals.
The barrier ceased to exist as soon as the final hand seal was formed, the golden chains were retracted to her back, and a large amount of water chakra was condensed inside her mouth.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique
Uzumaki Keiko released a vast amount of water from her mouth, quickly condensing into a single, 10-meter-long, serpentine water dragon.
Roar!!!!!
The water dragon roared at the Dire Wolf before immediately charging toward it.
Due to the close proximity, the Dire Wolf didn't have time to dodge and could only fire a half-baked Wind Orb at the incoming water dragon.
The water dragon simply opened its mouth, gulped down the orb of wind, and hit the Chakra Beast with the momentum of a high-speed train.
Booooooom!!!
The direct impact broke several bones of the beast, including its left shoulder blade and ribs, and washed it away along with its momentum, uprooting quite a few trees in the process.
The turbulent force of the massive water dragon left a nearly 2-meter-wide and 90-meter-long gorge in its wake.
Awoooo!! Whimper~
A pitiful beast could be seen lying down at the end of the man-made gorge, whimpering in a weak voice.
Multiple compound fractures, broken bones, and internal injuries made it almost impossible for the beast to stand up.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Uchiha Touma used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside the incapacitated beast and stabbed his fire chakra-infused short sword at its heart.
Squelched!!!!
The blade pierced through the beast's skin, muscles, and fragile ribs, and finally passed through the beating heart.
And then, without giving the beast any time to react, the Fire Release chakra erupted from the blade, burning all its internal organs while reducing its once beating heart to a lifeless charred mess.
Awoooo! Awooo! Rooaaaaar!!!
The Dire Wolf roared in pain for a while before suddenly quieting down. The light in its eyes dimmed, and its head and entire body slumped down lifelessly, never to get up again.
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