Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!
The puppet Iwagakure ninja's hands formed seals uncontrollably, summoning a thick wall of earth on the flat ground in front of Han.
Under his—or rather, under Kagetsu's control—the wall quickly expanded outward, forming a cage that trapped Han inside.
The puppet ninja's eyes widened in shock. He had never heard of the Nara clan's shadow techniques having the ability to force others to use their own ninjutsu.
That sensation just now… aside from being unable to move freely, he also felt as if his mind had been completely seen through. Was this a combination of Yamanaka and Nara clan techniques?
He didn't know. All he could tell was that he had become nothing more than a human chakra source, while everything else was completely out of his control.
The earth-wall prison was instantly shattered. A red figure burst through the broken wall without any resistance.
Without a moment's hesitation, Han charged forward, his body radiating intense heat and steam, roaring toward Kagetsu—the only obstacle between him and Tsunade.
Watching the incoming Five-Tails Jinchūriki, Kagetsu frowned slightly.
A Jinchūriki was different from an ordinary jōnin. With the ability to borrow the power of a Tailed Beast, they were essentially using a cheat code.
Controlling them with shadow techniques alone wouldn't be so simple.
Especially now that Han had already started his charge.
With that in mind, Kagetsu's gaze swept toward the puppet Iwagakure ninja. Under his mental control, the puppet ninja once again formed seals at high speed.
Earth Release: Earth Flow River!
The puppet ninja suddenly slammed both hands onto the ground. In an instant, a surge of thick, muddy water erupted beneath Han's feet, spreading rapidly in all directions.
This all seemed slow when described, but it happened in an instant.
Han's rapidly sprinting figure was suddenly obstructed. The muddy ground inevitably slowed his speed.
A torrent of mud surged like raging waves. As the puppet Iwa-nin continuously infused chakra, the flowing mud furiously crashed against Han, counteracting his momentum and shaking his balance, dragging him beneath the muddy surface.
Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld! Find the newest release on NoveI★Fire.net
As the mud expanded into a lake-sized swamp, the puppet Iwa-nin took a brief breath before immediately following up with an A-rank Earth Release jutsu.
The churning mud beneath Han's feet turned into a vast swamp, relentlessly pulling him toward the earth's core.
This technique was typically used in warfare or to restrict large summoning beasts. Now, used against Han, it instantly served its intended purpose.
Of course, Kagetsu never expected to subdue the Five-Tails Jinchūriki with just two jutsu. He was simply trying to limit Han's movements.
Fortunately, Earth Release was naturally suited for defense and restriction, giving it an inherent advantage in this situation!
No Earth-nature chakra of his own?
Doesn't know Earth Release jutsu?
Doesn't even want to waste his own chakra?
The puppet Iwa-nin would handle everything for Kagetsu.
Han struggled continuously in the mud, but was soon pulled toward the bottom by the sinking force of the Swamp, disappearing from Kagetsu's sight.
However, the calm mud quickly began to bubble up like boiling water. Steam rose from the surface, and a large amount of moisture disappeared, causing the mud to dry and harden.
A red, high-temperature figure suddenly leapt out of the hardened mud.
At this moment, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki had entered a semi-tailed beast transformation, not the previous Tailed Beast Cloak mode.
This meant the opponent could draw upon more power from the tailed beast and use its chakra in greater quantities.
In the blink of an eye, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was already above Kagetsu, and Han, falling from the sky, landed heavily on Kagetsu, his hands like beast claws smashing through the night air.
But in the next moment, Han was no longer in a human form. His eyes were gone, replaced by black, hollow sockets, and his body was encased in a red, highly concentrated chakra cloak. His body suddenly tensed up.
The broken body of the Puppet ninja fell to the ground, warm blood quickly draining under the night sky, as his life force faded away.
The semi-tailed beast Han suddenly turned his head and saw Kagetsu standing unharmed where the Puppet Rock Hidden had been.
Shadow Puppet Substitute!
The Shadow Puppet series, an improved and more practical version of the Substitution Jutsu, a life-saving technique.
As long as it wasn't a large-scale AOE attack, Kagetsu had as many lives as she could control Shadow Puppets.
Kagetsu could clearly feel Han's emotions, a rage as fierce as a volcano, wanting to destroy everything.
And that thing he wanted to destroy was undoubtedly her.
Han didn't answer Kagetsu. Instead, he turned his body and charged at her again.
The semi-tailed beast's body moved so fast in close distance that even ordinary ninjas couldn't keep up with the speed. Even if one could, the impact would cause immense damage to their body.
The Rinnegan granted Kagetsu unparalleled dynamic vision. At the critical moment, Kagetsu's outstretched palm collided with Han, who was charging at him, separated only by a layer of air.
The overwhelming repulsive force spread around Kagetsu in an instant. Han's body, greatly inflated, suddenly appeared in a state of extreme speed, almost invisible to the naked eye, as if frozen in time.
The collision between inertia and repulsion twisted Han's body into a tangled mess, his face deformed by the pressure. After a brief standoff, he was sent flying again, crashing heavily onto the distant ground.
Kagetsu glanced at the hidden Iwagakure assassination team that had infiltrated to attack Tsunade, then looked at the Jinchuriki, who was shaking his head and rising from the ground like a beast, ready to hunt. In an instant, a layer of radiant energy enveloped his body.
A wooden short sword appeared in Kagetsu's hand, tightly gripped in his palm.
He pointed the blade toward Han, who had taken an attacking stance, and softly said, "Although this is still just a Zanpakutō embryo, it is still a 'Zanpakutō,' as the world's first custom-made soul blade, with certain unique properties, it should be enough, don't you think?"
Han couldn't understand what Kagetsu was saying, but he charged once more. For a half-tailed beast Jinchuriki, their body is their most powerful weapon!
No need for ninjutsu, no need for anything else—just constant offense, and there are few ninjas who can withstand their attacks.
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