Chapter 73: Premonition of Awakening
Where Kiyoshi struck the ground, a huge black summoning array appeared. Three seemingly indestructible, thick gates engraved with demon masks in red, green, and blue rose from the ground, appearing in the Tailed Beast Ball's direct path.
The moment the Triple Rashōmon was summoned, Kiyoshi instantly felt a wave of weakness. Summoning the Triple Rashōmon consumed too much Chakra. It was hard to imagine how terrifying Senju Hashirama's Chakra reserves were, being able to easily summon the Fivefold Rashōmon.
The Tailed Beast Ball, emitting terrifying fluctuations and carrying world-destroying power, slammed into the Rashōmon. The moment the two collided, a deafening roar erupted. The shockwave produced by the collision spread outwards at an astonishing speed, stirring up a violent gust of wind.
The Rashōmon trembled violently under the impact of the Tailed Beast Ball. The ancient runes on it flickered with dazzling light, seemingly trying their best to resist this powerful force. However, how could the might of the Tailed Beast Ball be easily resisted?
The first Rashōmon only blocked the Tailed Beast Ball for a moment before being breached and dissipating into white smoke.
The second Rashōmon lasted half a breath longer than the first before also being breached, but the power of the Tailed Beast Ball was also mostly consumed.
The Tailed Beast Ball slammed into the third Rashōmon and was stopped by it. The two were locked in a stalemate for a moment.
However, the Rashōmon ultimately couldn't withstand such a huge impact. Cracks began to appear on the gate. As the cracks continued to spread, the third Rashōmon collapsed with a loud crash, countless fragments scattering and flying from the cracks. The Tailed Beast Ball also dissipated in this violent explosion, the released energy forming a huge ball of light that seemed to distort the surrounding space.
The wind howled, smoke and dust filled the air, and the earth trembled under the impact of this unparalleled explosion.
Kiyoshi let out a long breath, finally stopping this destructive attack. The Six-Tails was indeed much weaker than the Nine-Tails. The Triple Rashōmon was just enough to deal with the Six-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.
Taking out the ninja sword summoning scroll from his ninja pouch again, Kiyoshi took a breath, then formed hand seals to summon Samehada from Suikazan Fuguki's side. The fierce battle just now and the summoning of the Triple Rashōmon had consumed a large amount of Kiyoshi's Chakra. At this moment, his Chakra was mostly depleted, and he urgently needed Samehada to replenish it.
Suikazan Fuguki, who was happily recovering from his injuries with Samehada's help in the rear, looked at Samehada suddenly disappearing, leaving behind only a puff of white smoke, and couldn't help but look bewildered.
After a good while, Suikazan Fuguki finally realized that Captain Kiyoshi must have summoned Samehada away.
Samehada, having been summoned, very灵性地缠绕 its hilt around Kiyoshi's arm. Compared to Suikazan Fuguki's Chakra, Samehada clearly coveted Kiyoshi's delicious and exceptionally high-quality Chakra even more.
However, Kiyoshi summoned Samehada over not to feed it Chakra at this moment. He lowered his head and patted Samehada's head, which had grown larger from devouring a large amount of the Six-Tails' Chakra, to appease it. Samehada twisted its body slightly, somewhat unhappy, but still began to channel Chakra into Kiyoshi.
A large amount of tailed beast Chakra, filtered by Samehada, was continuously channeled into Kiyoshi's body. Samehada had just eaten the Chakra from roughly several tails of the Six-Tails, and even a Tailed Beast Ball released by the Six-Tails in its semi-transformed state. After recovering Suikazan Fuguki's injuries, there was still a lot left over.
Kiyoshi's Chakra rapidly recovered with Samehada's help. Not long after, Kiyoshi once again experienced the feeling of being full of Chakra. However, Kiyoshi, whose mind was focused on how to stop the Six-Tails from continuing its rampage, didn't notice that with the Six-Tails' Chakra entering his body, his Ōtsutsuki bloodline had a slight fluctuation.
Although the Six-Tails' Chakra that entered Kiyoshi's body had been filtered by Samehada, it still possessed the nature of tailed beast Chakra. Moreover, the Six-Tails was once a part of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Ten-Tails. Therefore, this Six-Tails' Chakra that entered Kiyoshi's body would naturally have a slight stimulating effect on Kiyoshi's current bloodline.
Kiyoshi didn't notice the changes in his body. At this moment, he was hesitating.
At his current stage, although he had learned quite a variety of skills, he didn't have any ninjutsu powerful enough to suppress or control a tailed beast. Some powerful ninjutsu that he had mastered, Kiyoshi wasn't willing or didn't dare to use, fearing that he might accidentally cause the Hidden Mist to lose the Six-Tails. After all, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki was already in a state where they could die at any moment.
If he used the power of the Great Sword, Samehada, then theoretically he should be able to suppress the Six-Tails. But the problem was that the transformed appearance was really too ugly, and Kiyoshi simply couldn't accept it, outright refusing.
After a moment, Kiyoshi finally made up his mind. The others were basically no longer capable of fighting. If he couldn't stop the complete Six-Tails before the Third Mizukage Ice arrived, then the Seven Ninja Swordsmen might lose members on their first mission.
Having made his decision, Kiyoshi decisively began forming hand seals. The Six-Tails, whose Tailed Beast Ball had been ineffective, was now charging towards Kiyoshi, preparing to close the distance and give Kiyoshi another blast at point-blank range.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Wave!!!"
Kiyoshi puffed out his cheeks, and nearly half of the Chakra in his body frantically gathered in his mouth. A massive amount of water spewed out from Kiyoshi's mouth, instantly forming a huge water ball centered on Kiyoshi, enveloping both Kiyoshi and the rushing Six-Tails.
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