Borrowing the faint moonlight shining into the night sky, Yurui stared intensely at the black figure in front of him.
Feeling his right hand still numb from bearing the strike, his originally strong body tensed up at this moment.
“A Konoha ninja?” This thought popped into his mind, but was denied in the next second.
“No, this guy’s attire doesn’t look like a Konoha ninja.”
A pitch-black robe completely concealed his entire body from top to bottom, and the deep malice made him feel as if his teeth were rotting away.
If it were a Konoha ninja, there would be no need to hide their physical appearance, and they would merely need to send out an invasion signal to completely corner him.
“So it’s a ‘colleague’?”
Thinking of this, Yurui’s gaze narrowed slightly, knowing this was his only chance.
There was no time to continue wasting here.
This guy clearly had no intention of letting him go, so he had to kill this guy right in front of him immediately!
Without any nonsense, almost in an instant, both of them moved at the same time, charging toward each other.
The two sounds were like cracking whips, making it hard to distinguish who was faster or slower.
Only two terrifying whistles could be heard in the wind, and anything standing before the shrieks would be torn to shreds.
The next moment, falling leaves drifting between the two were sliced apart by the blade gleams, and the two blades clashed.
Clang!
Dazzling sparks burst brilliantly between the two, erupting and splashing in the deep, dim woods.
The blades of the kunai and the short sword locked tightly together.
Yurui looked at the figure in close proximity before him, but couldn’t see the face within the shadows at all, as if it swallowed and gulped down all light.
Where on earth did this guy come from?
And why was he blocking the way here in advance?
Before he could analyze the other party’s identity, the clear short sword in Yun Chuan Hyuga’s hand slashed away, and the kunai in Yurui’s hand did the same.
A string of sparks shot out from the edges, waving several arcs of light in the air.
Clang, clang!
Clang!!
Sharpness against sharpness, the clash of metal.
Blooming gorgeous starlight, sparks exploded downwards like rain, beautiful like iron trees blooming silver flowers.
Yurui could clearly feel that the person in front of him was not particularly skilled in swordsmanship; the only reason they could fight to a standstill was because the other party’s speed and strength were high enough.
“If only I had a little more time…”
But soon, as the two blades continuously collided, this thought gradually vanished, and Yurui’s expression progressively worsened.
Because he discovered that the blade of the guy in front of him was actually getting “sharper.”
It was as if he was using his “blade” to sharpen the other party’s “blade.”
“Is this guy using me to temper his swordsmanship?!”
This thought suddenly popped into his mind, and a chill ran through Yurui’s heart, but he had no time to react the next moment.
Slash.
Bright red blood slid down, soaking his face.
A red line gradually crawled across his face, cracking bit by bit, inch by inch, stopping when it reached his cheekbone.
Feeling the stinging pain from his cheek, Yurui’s pupils trembled.
In just a few minutes, the other party’s swordsmanship had already progressed from half-baked to being able to hurt him with a blade?
“That’s enough.”
A hoarse voice reached his ears, jolting the distracted Yurui awake.
Yun Chuan Hyuga held the sword in one hand, raised the other hand to form a sign, and simultaneously swung the sword to slash at Yurui.
The two blades clashed again, emitting an ear-piercing screech.
But this time, what sprayed out was no longer sparks.
It was an azure electric glow.
Lightning Style: Chidori Blade.
A crackling sound of jumping electric arcs echoed in the air.
The lightning climbed onto the short sword in Yun Chuan Hyuga’s hand, and then quickly spread along the touching kunai.
“Guh!!”
The pain of electricity flooding his body made Yurui open his mouth wide, but he couldn’t control his paralyzed body to make any sound.
All the strength in his entire body leaked out at this moment, along with the composure he had previously.
The fear of an imminent mission failure, the fear of dying inexplicably…
No!
No!
Don’t!
I was clearly only one step away!
Clearly only the last step!
This guy, who exactly is this guy?!
Yun Chuan Hyuga didn’t leave Yurui any more time to feel fear.
He slowly raised a palm, and the spiritual power in his mind coalesced into a blue sphere of light in his palm.
Spiritual Puppet, this was the ability awakened when his [Kekkei Genkai] reached the 20.1% Stage Two.
Toneri Otsutsuki used this ability to control the will of others and read their thoughts.
“Have a peaceful sleep.”
Meeting Yurui’s pained and fearful gaze, Yun Chuan Hyuga leaned in slightly and smiled faintly: “Your mission, I will use your body to complete it for you.”
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Squirt!!
As the words fell, Yun Chuan Hyuga pressed his palm into Yurui’s heart.
Ripples spread across the chest, and the sphere of light and his palm seemed to sink into a quagmire.
A moment later, he took a step back and pulled his palm out of the heart, and the Lightning Style chakra lingering on the sword also dissipated.
“…”
Yurui stood in front of him, motionless, his gaze gradually becoming lifeless.
“Interesting.” Yun Chuan Hyuga’s eyes flickered slightly.
“So this is what it feels like to use this ability for the first time.”
At this moment, he clearly felt that he had established a connection with Yurui in front of him.
This ability seemed a bit like the Yamanaka clan’s “Mind Transfer Jutsu.”
The “Mind Transfer Jutsu” involves focusing one’s spirit on a single point and releasing spiritual power to seize and manipulate the opponent’s body.
However, this ninjutsu is only a C-rank close-to-mid-range auxiliary ninjutsu, and the released spiritual energy can generally only move in a straight line, so there are huge limitations on range and accuracy.
Moreover, if the spirit released by the caster fails to hit the target, it cannot return to their own body for a short period of time, leaving the caster unable to perform any actions like defending.
If the opponent is hit, the caster’s own body will also suffer damage, so the risk is very high.
However, the “Spiritual Puppet” that Toneri Otsutsuki used on Hinata in the original work, which Yun Chuan Hyuga currently possessed, was different.
It was more like the Shadow Clone Jutsu, splitting a portion of chakra and spiritual power to create an independent entity.
Not only was there no limit to the control distance, but it could even be commanded as easily as moving one’s own arm, and allowed the controlled “puppet” to possess a certain degree of autonomous action capabilities.
“It seems that if there is an opportunity, I should collect a few puppets.”
This thought popped into Yun Chuan Hyuga’s mind.
However, the most important thing right now was still the Hyuga clan.
He tried controlling Yurui in front of him, and saw those originally lifeless eyes gain focus.
The next moment, Yurui respectfully knelt on one knee and said: “Lord.”
“Go.” Yun Chuan Hyuga said softly.
“Go do what you must do.”
“Yes, Lord.”
‘Yurui’ bowed his head and responded, then stood up and executed the Body Flicker Jutsu to leave the scene.
After he left, Yun Chuan Hyuga stood in the shadowy woods, speechless for a long time.
It was so quiet in the woods that only the faint sounds of flowing water and rustling leaves could be heard.
Until faint footsteps came from the distance, and Hizashi Hyuga walked out from the tree shadows behind him.
Hizashi Hyuga knew very well why the other party called him here.
That face, identical to his older brother’s, was full of complex emotions.
In the darkness, Yun Chuan Hyuga raised his head.
“It’s time.” He said, “Are you ready?”
(END CHAPTER)
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