It’s too late!
Kaguya Naoki’s eyes were filled with despair. He had no choice but to whisper.
Dance of the Seedling Fern!
Violent bone spikes spread from his body to the entire world. In the moment before the explosion, he constructed an absolute, tough bone armor.
Boom!
The explosion erupted, first with the scattering of exploding tag fragments, then with blazing fireballs, shattered rocks, uprooted trees, and a mushroom cloud expanding across the sky!
After this violent, world-altering blast, the ground continued to shake, rivers changed course, mountains shifted, and countless animals either died or fled in panic.
“This is really something.”
Even Minato staggered in the tremors, nervously swallowing.
Looking at the towering mushroom cloud, he did not doubt that he wouldn’t survive such an attack.
Even with the Dance of the Seedling Fern and that insane body strength, Naoki couldn’t have survived.
With this thought, Minato felt panicked. He couldn’t shake the feeling that Naoki might create another miracle.
“Don’t worry, Lord Minato!”
A Konoha ninja, his face filled with enthusiasm, leaped up excitedly.
“This was almost our village’s entire stockpile of explosive tags. That Kirigakure brat is definitely dead!”
Minato nodded slightly, pushing away distractions, but couldn’t help but let out a long breath.
Since Naoki constructed the ice bridge, he had been thinking about defeating the user of the Dance of the Seedling Fern.
Rasengan, Kunai, and Shuriken are the usual techniques that could quickly kill a ninja, but they wouldn’t affect someone like Naoki, so he first thought of explosive tags.
Such a dense explosion could destroy a tailed beast.
He didn’t believe that Naoki could survive.
So.
Victory would be Konoha’s.
Minato finally smiled, but it quickly froze when he heard a shout from a Hyuga clan member.
“Lord Minato, that guy is still alive!”
Hearing the trembling voice, Minato’s expression grew serious. He looked towards the smoke-covered mountain, now a purgatory.
How could this be?
Such a powerful explosion.
He ran forward until he saw the white bones piercing the smoky sky and stopped.
Is this also the power of the Dance of the Seedling Fern?
What a joke. This level of power can rival the First Hokage.
“A monster.”
The Konoha ninja beside Minato, no longer excited, started trembling.
“How can he still be alive?”
“That explosion.”
“And this, these terrain-altering bones, how is it possible?”
Seeing Minato, the ninja seemed to find a savior.
“Lord Minato, you can defeat that monster, right?”
Feeling the panic of those around him, Minato suppressed all his thoughts.
He responded firmly, “I will.”
Turning his head, his eyes grew cold, looking at the forest of white bones.
No matter what.
As the commander, I cannot lose!
Thank goodness I reacted quickly.
Wrapped in bones, Naoki wiped away the cold sweat from fear.
If he had been a step slower, he would have died in that terrifying explosion.
But, since he was unharmed…
Naoki raised his head, looking into the distance.
Now, it’s time for my counterattack.
Naoki’s eyes narrowed as he emerged from the bones. He was about to scan for Minato but suddenly froze.
Turning to the forest of bones, he saw faint but noticeable gray marks on the white bone tips.
Is this a blessing in disguise?
After using the Dance of the Seedling Fern, my bones evolved.
This thought made Naoki’s heart race as he revealed his gray-tipped bones.
A quick comparison brought a tinge of disappointment.
The bones in the forest lacked strength and purity.
But they were still a significant enhancement. Inserting them into a body could have unknown effects.
With this in mind, Naoki looked at Minato in the distance.
Let’s start with you!
Naoki emerged from the bones with murderous intent, ready to move, but suddenly, he froze, unable to move.
He felt a burning sensation and then coughed up blood.
It’s the Kekkai Genkai disease.
This familiar feeling confirmed it. It must be the Kekkai Genkai disease from overuse and evolution!
His face darkened as he prepared to exchange from the system for medicine to delay the disease.
But it was too late.
Minato appeared behind him.
Naoki sensed it and tried to retreat into the bones.
But in the throes of the disease, he realized he couldn’t enter the bones!
Unable to dodge, he gritted his teeth, channeling chakra to send bone spikes from his back aimed at Minato’s chest!
Die!
Thud!
The large, gray-marked bone pierced Minato’s body, but he managed to use the Flying Thunder God at the last moment.
During the spatial shift, Naoki’s heart sank.
If there’s another explosion, I’m doomed!
“Seal him!”
The bloodthirsty voice entered Naoki’s ears, but his dizzy head couldn’t look up. Feeling the sand in his nose, his heart sank.
This is Sunagakure?
So that voice is Rasa?
With his Byakugan activated, he saw Minato lying on the ground, unsure if he was alive or dead.
Beside him was the excited Rasa.
Kazekage, Rasa.
Thud!
Naoki’s Byakugan saw the surrounding gold sand and an outer sealing barrier.
In standard times, he could easily break the barrier or the Kazekage. But now, the situation was different!
The Dance of the Seedling Fern couldn’t be used, and regular ice techniques couldn’t break the barrier. He didn’t know when he’d recover from the Kekkai Genkai disease.
Naoki gritted his teeth. At this life-and-death moment, there was no time to hesitate.
Focusing, he pulled a gray-marked bone from his body.
This is the only way.
Magnet Release: Gold Dust!
“Release the sealing jutsu,” Rasa murmured, ignoring Minato’s condition.
“Kaguya Naoki, Kirigakure’s commander, will die by my hand.”
All-Killing Ash Bones.
Naoki paused and added internally.
But a much weaker version.
Go, kill the Kazekage.
Whiz!
The bone shot out, depleting Naoki’s remaining chakra.
But it was worth it!
The gray bone, driven by chakra, moved at an unbelievable speed, piercing the almost indestructible sand wall and barrier.
Thud, thud, thud!
The gray bone pierced throats, extending and piercing, instantly killing twenty Sunagakure ninjas.
The gray bone didn’t stop, heading for Rasa’s throat.
Too fast.
Rasa saw the bone but couldn’t react in time.
Am I going to die?
Impossible, I just became Kazekage.
Impossible.
Suddenly, a great force pushed Rasa, and the bone only grazed his shoulder, drawing blood.
Only this much!
Surviving, Rasa looked gratefully at Minato. He was about to channel chakra to continue sealing Naoki, but he was shocked by the sight.
Twenty Sunagakure ninjas, their bodies crumbling from the throat, turning to ash.
What is this technique?
How is it possible?
No.
Realizing something, Rasa looked at his shoulder and saw the spreading ash.
His eyes widened in panic, but as a formidable leader, he gritted his teeth and severed his arm!
Blood and flesh flew, but the severed arm turned to ash before it could bleed.
How could this be?
Rasa was furious.
Losing an arm significantly weakened him, threatening his position as Kazekage.
Naoki, you must die!
Today, you die here.
Rasa clenched his fist, ready to strike, but he could not move, feeling old and frail.
His hand was wrinkled and spotted, his life force and chakra draining rapidly.
How is this possible?
Rasa’s mind screamed in despair as he blacked out, collapsing completely.
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