Chapter 199: The Two-Tails Jinchuriki
Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails' jinchuriki, exuded a heroic aura, her gaze sharp and piercing. Standing there, she was like a sharp sword about to be drawn from its sheath.
Tsunade also possessed a heroic spirit, but her past experiences and the lingering effects of her blood phobia had been troubling her. Now, she seemed like a once-sharp sword that had gathered dust. Coupled with her age, she no longer had much desire to compete with the younger generation, making her presence seem slightly less imposing in terms of momentum.
Ino wouldn't impose limitations like, "You only rely on your tailed beast's power; try fighting without it," or "You only have sharp claws; try fighting without them." Her opponent wouldn't agree to such terms either. Jinchuriki had endured unfortunate childhoods and faced countless instances of hostility. They had spent significant time communicating with their tailed beasts and deepening their emotional bonds. Therefore, the tailed beast was naturally a part of their power, something they could certainly use in battle.
The same applied to Ino. Sealing techniques, ninjutsu, taijutsu, Steam Explosion Release – at this moment, she would use whatever she had. Moreover, the world's top medical ninja was nearby. As long as she wasn't killed instantly, she would be fine. It could be said that she faced no restrictions.
Upon realizing that Ino was prepared, Yugito flicked her braided pigtail. Her figure moved like lightning, instantly covering a distance of over ten meters. Her right hand's five fingers spread open, her fingernails growing rapidly, transforming into five sharp daggers. Her arm shot forward, ferociously aiming for Ino's chest.
So fast!
Even if it was just a probe, Yugito's speed was terrifyingly fast. Compared to it, the battles in the Chunin Exams felt like child's play.
Ino's current "Speed" stat of 7 could only barely keep up with Yugito's movements. She tapped the ground with her toes, her figure retreating swiftly, while simultaneously firing off three kunai at high speed.
Yugito possessed astonishing balance. During her thrust, her body defied all logic, twisting to the side, lowering her head, and bending her waist. She dodged the flying kunai while barely losing any speed in her charge.
The gleaming claws shot forward, just a step away from piercing Ino's heart. Suddenly, Ino's cheeks puffed out, and without any visible hand signs, she continuously spat out several streams of chakra-infused water, as thin as needles, towards Yugito.
This was a Water Release ninjutsu that didn't require hand signs, learned from the Second Hokage.
"Water Release: Heavenly Weeping!"
Yugito had never seen this ninjutsu before, and it wasn't mentioned in the village's intelligence reports. The distance between them was too close. In the split second before she felt the chilling sharpness of the chakra needles about to pierce her eyeballs, she twisted her waist to the extreme, her toes quickly touching down, her heel hitting the ground, and she leaned her body backward with force, narrowly avoiding the chakra streams.
Ino's right hand dipped into her pouch, a kunai appearing in her palm. Gripping the handle, she aimed for Yugito's toned abdomen and thrust downwards.
Using the momentum of her backward lean, Yugito supported herself with her hands, her waist and knees exerting force simultaneously, executing a nimble backflip. Her two long legs swept upwards, drawing a silver crescent moon in the air.
Like a feline, not only did her hands transform into claws, but her feet also became sharp weapons. Her toenails elongated at this moment, turning into twenty-centimeter-long blades, aiming to slash at Ino's chest and abdomen.
The two long legs, combined with the foot claws, had an enormous attack range. Ino quickly changed her move, altering the kunai's thrust into a slash. Shifting her weight backward, her figure retreated sharply. At the critical moment, she took five steps back, re-establishing the distance.
A small three-centimeter section of her bangs was severed by the foot claws, golden strands of hair fluttering in the wind. Yugito's clothes on her chest were torn, revealing a ten-centimeter-long wound on her fair skin, with the two semicircles of her breasts each showing about a third.
Yugito had no intention of concealing herself. Most of the people present were women; was there any need to hide?
What? You mentioned the Fourth Raikage and Killer B? Those two had trained their brains into pure muscle. They had difficulty understanding the concept of women in their conscious minds. Fitness equipment was their focus; women? Sorry, not interested.
"Your taijutsu is better than I expected," Yugito said with genuine admiration.
Ino nodded. "You're not the first person to say that."
"Next, I'll go all out."
"Alright."
In the next second, the two were engaged in battle once more.
Yugito's entire body was a weapon. Claw strikes, kicks, and aerial flip kicks after brief moments of hovering often launched attacks from unbelievable angles. Her attack speed was high, and the seamless transitions between her skills gave Ino the feeling of fighting a wild beast.
Two claw strikes to the left and right were followed by knee strikes and kicks, like in Muay Thai. Then came a forward charge attack. Ino had to jump to avoid it, which played right into Yugito's attack rhythm. Yugito's body was incredibly agile, adept at executing fluid flip kicks and claw strikes.
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged over twenty blows.
To disrupt her opponent's attack rhythm, Ino used Water Release: Heavenly Weeping three times and Water Formation Wall once.
Water Release: Heavenly Weeping grazed Yugito's brow bone. She used her tailed beast chakra to heal her body. On Ino's side, five deep gashes were cut into the outer side of her right arm. She utilized the abundant water flow in the area to partially liquefy her arm, quickly healing the wounds.
Yugito praised, "You are indeed strong. It's an honor to fight you."
"...Well, the honor is mine as well."
Yugito's figure became elusive, her speed increasing rapidly. One moment, she seemed to be directly in front, but in reality, she had already used her high speed to circle around to the side. The next moment, Ino felt like she was attacking from above, but Ino felt a chill down her spine. She quickly turned around, using her kunai to block the sharp claws.
She felt like she was fighting an enhanced version of Kimimaro, and she was fighting very cautiously.
Yugito was wary of Ino's Water Release: Heavenly Weeping and didn't dare to stay in the same position for too long.
Shadow Clone Technique was a good ninjutsu for overwhelming weaker opponents, but against a jinchuriki like Yugito, splitting her chakra would be foolish.
Ino took a moment to unleash a Water Severing Wave, which Yugito easily dodged with two consecutive backflips, like a gymnast. Even though Yugito also possessed a massive amount of chakra, she had been fighting using only taijutsu, which was much smarter than Gaara, who was also a jinchuriki.
Ino mimicked Rock Lee's tone and shouted, "Sensei! I'm going to use that forbidden technique!"
Tsunade, in the distance, roared impatiently, "Enough chatter! Hurry up, this old lady wants to go drinking later!"
She turned her head to look at the Fourth Raikage. "You wouldn't want the news of your cheating during our arm wrestling match to leak out, would you?"
The Fourth Raikage was annoyed, but even more so, he was bewildered. Why did the people of Konoha speak so strangely?
He asked in a muffled voice, "What's going on?"
Tsunade said with the air of a grandmaster, "Don't leak the information you're about to see. This is my unique secret technique."
Originally, Yugito using her superior rank to fight a lower-ranked opponent wasn't exactly honorable. According to the internal logic of Kumogakure, Konoha ninjas were no good! Kumogakure ninjas were good!
Ninjas from Kumogakure should challenge opponents above their rank. Now, their own Jonin was struggling so much against a Chunin from Konoha. He certainly wouldn't publicize this.
"Hmm, I promise."
While they were talking, Ino used Water Bullet Wave three times in succession.
The water bullets approached from three directions, forcing Yugito to retreat. After that, Ino quickly formed hand signs, ending with the Snake seal, gathering all the chakra in her body.
"Flower World Descend!"
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