novelhk Chapter 56: Opening Your Eyes!
Chapter 56: Opening Your Eyes!
"Sakumo-sensei!" Minato stared in disbelief at Sakumo's pierced abdomen.
"It's okay, I used chakra to protect my vital parts."
Sakumo reacted quickly, but what was even more shocking was Nawaki.
"Mr. Sakumo, I'm sorry, I couldn't control my body!"
Having just woken from his dream, Rope Tree no longer cared about Fukuyo's punch. Looking at his hand, which had pierced Sakumo-sensei's abdomen and was covered in blood, he felt as if the sky had fallen.
What also made everyone uneasy was Rope Tree's current appearance.
The rope tree had lost its original appearance; a layer of flowing flesh, resembling armor, covered it.
The armor changed shape, mimicking a longsword.
The long sword spun immediately after piercing Sakumo, attempting to shred him, but Sakumo dodged it using a teleportation technique.
Kagura, whose face was covered by half of Nawaki's, wore a satisfied expression like a child eating candy.
"Thank you for giving me such a wonderful body."
Controlling a ninja is really not easy; I barely managed to do it even after splitting half of my soul.
It's clear he's very satisfied with Rope Tree's body.
"It can change form, split its soul to control the rope tree, and even grant the rope tree the ability to freely deform its flesh and blood!?"
While observing from behind, Minato calmly analyzed the monster's information, but the more he analyzed, the more desperate he became.
Shuo Mao's face turned ugly.
Monsters alone are easy to deal with, but this monster has taken control of the rope tree.
If Rope Tree isn't brought under control, he can simply lead the three of them in a strategic retreat later.
When faced with a choice between a mission and companions, Sakumo would choose companions without hesitation.
But between his companions, Sakumo didn't know how to choose.
Fukuyo saw that Rope Tree was under control, which was unexpected, but he wasn't too surprised.
The monster, possessing abilities similar to those of a real person who can transform through non-action, was carried by Rope Tree all the way.
Nawaki's survival, instead of being immediately transformed into a cyborg, is perhaps thanks to his Thousand Hands and Uzumaki bloodlines.
Fu Heiya remained silent, focusing solely on enhancing the power of his binding and amplifying slashes in preparation for the upcoming battle.
"Bound by prohibiting the use of all escape techniques other than Yin Release, the power of Yin Release is increased by 130%."
As he formed the hand seals, he began chanting: "Dragon scales, reversed hair, twin shooting stars!"
The next moment, layers of interwoven grid-like slashes, accompanied by a gale, hurtled through the air.
Sensing danger, the mimicry rope tree instantly hardened its body and transformed its arms into shields.
But when the grid slash ended, the two arms quickly shrank, retracted, and returned to human arms.
However, numerous shallow wounds appeared on his arm, and the healing process slowed down again.
The mimic Kagura raised her hand, watching the trickles of blood seeping from her arm. Half of her face transformed into a tongue, which she licked, before revealing an expression of ecstasy.
"This is really strange. I'm usually quite resistant to chakra attacks."
How exactly did you hurt my soul?
I'm becoming more and more interested in you; I really want to knead your soul!
The soul-slashing attack that struck again confirmed Fushiko's abilities to Mimic Kagura.
Since her birth, she has relied on her special chakra to fix souls, and has been invincible except for the old man with round eyes.
She thought few in the ninja world could harm her, but she never expected to encounter her second nemesis so soon.
Is soul attack a common ability?
Kagura even began to doubt the uniqueness of her own abilities.
Although Sakumo and Minato knew the occasion was inappropriate when they heard Kagura's question, doubts still arose in their hearts.
Leaving aside the question of why Yao's slash could touch the monster's soul.
If what the monster named Kagura said is true.
Wouldn't it be that only by attacking the monster's soul can it be truly harmed?
How can we fight like this?
How could they possibly strike at something as ethereal as the soul? Aside from sealing techniques, the two of them had no idea how to deal with it.
They were all horrified by Kagura's wicked tactics, turning pale with fright.
The only good news is that Obsidian Fukuhiko can effectively attack the soul.
In other words, their chance of victory lies with Fu Heiyao.
"Release Nawaki, and we can leave." Sakumo coldly looked at Kagura, whose face was covered by half of Nawaki's, and made a final attempt.
"Dame~" Kagura, wearing the face of Amamiya Haruya, casually sat on the wooden plank of the corridor, swinging her well-proportioned legs.
Upon hearing Sakumo's words, she immediately stretched out her slender arms and made an X sign.
"But I'm not an unfeeling person, so I'll give you a gift."
Kagura pulled a small ball out of her pocket, a smirk playing on her lips, and tossed it toward the Minato gate.
"Help me..." The ball instantly expanded in mid-air, transforming into a twisted cyborg with a normal face like Amamiya Haruaki on its head, but its lower body rapidly expanded and distorted.
"Hehe, I'll tell you a secret." Kagura's tone was excited, just like a kindergarten child sharing a little secret with friends.
However, her actions were in stark contrast to her childish words.
"Through my experiments, I discovered that chakras have the ability to connect with each other."
I originally thought I could only control my own soul, but I never imagined that by connecting to that person's soul with chakra, I could manipulate their soul! ?
"And the converted people will obey my orders. Don't you think that's interesting?"
After hearing Kagura's words, Nawaki looked at the cyborg with the girl's head on top of his head and felt only horror.
Especially when the monster sweeps over him.
"Brother Rope Tree, please save me..."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions darkened.
This ability is truly excessive; as long as the chakra is connected, the soul will be touched.
And this cyborg.
Minato and Sakumo stared at the cyborg with a devilish body and a girlish face rushing towards them, unsure of what to do.
The cyborg absolutely obeys its master's orders, and he frantically attacks Minato, the weakest player on the field and the one with the best relationship with Nawaki.
"Leave it to me." Fu Heiyao shielded Minato behind him.
Unlike Minato, he didn't hesitate; he killed when necessary and didn't care about others' opinions.
Even if Nawaki hates him in the future, it doesn't matter; at worst, he can just send them all together.
Just as Fu Heiya's four fingers were level with his own and he was about to reap Amamiya Haruya's life.
Someone appeared who was even faster than him.
Under Fukuyo's shocked gaze, the mimicry of Kagura caused Nawaki's face to lengthen.
The two then swung their axe-like arms in this twisted posture and chopped off the cyborg's head.
The armor transformed into tentacles and lifted Amamiya Haruaki's head in front of Nawaki.
Eyelashes transformed into tiny tentacles, forcibly prying open Rope Tree's eyes and compelling him to stare into the girl's desperate eyes.
"Brother Rope Tree... save me... kill him..."
"Wow, it's definitely more satisfying to smash your own toys!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tentacle transformed into a giant hand and clenched tightly.
The next moment, a sweet, warm liquid rushed towards me.
Witnessing the girl he liked being so desecrated and dying in front of him, Nawaki could no longer control his emotions and slowly shed two lines of tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry." Kagura, in her true form, mimicking the appearance of Haruaki Amamiya, quickly appeared before Nawaki as if coaxing a child.
Kagura cradled Nawaki's face in her arms, gazing at him with those clear eyes that were exactly like Amamiya Haruhi's, and smiled:
"You've lost your friends, but you still have me. I can completely replace Haruhi Amamiya."
How about becoming your guide, your witness throughout your life?
"Die, monster!"
Nawaki's voice was hoarse and desperate, howling like a wild beast on the verge of death, "Minato, You, Sakumo-sensei, kill me!"
"I don't care if I die, as long as I can kill this monster!"
"What kind of monster are you?!" Minato stared at Kagura with icy eyes.
There was no furious roar, nor any loss of composure; only his lips were tightly pressed together, and his cold, stern face sent chills down one's spine.
Sakumo was even more enraged, and in an instant, he unleashed a speed faster than the wind, leaving Kagura no time to react, and his sharp blade flashed directly at Kagura.
"Hehehe, come and catch me!" Having already experienced Sakumo's speed firsthand, Kagura cunningly hid behind Nawaki, pulling on Nawaki's flesh to wrap herself up.
Sakumo looked at Nawaki, whose face was covered in blood and whose eyes were empty, and his hand holding the white dagger trembled.
My heart is constantly filled with remorse and guilt.
As a teacher, he failed to protect his students.
So much so that they faced this monster on their very first mission.
"Did you think that by threatening the rope tree, you could tie our hands and let us sit and wait for our doom?"
Just as Sakumo and Minato were struggling with their inner turmoil, Fukuko's voice drifted over.
What followed was a chilling malice and terrifying murderous intent.
"You're really annoying!"
Fukuyo looked up, staring intently at Kagura and the rope tree where Kagura had manifested.
Those eyes were no longer as black as before, but seemed to reflect the crimson of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.