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Realizing that the Third Mizukage wouldn't intervene, Kaguya Qiong immediately burst into triumphant laughter. With a sweeping gesture of his hand, he ordered the extermination of Kamihane and the others.
The Kaguya clansmen surged forward in a frenzied rush. White shadows flickered as bone blades sliced through the air—these battle-crazed warriors charged recklessly, their eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty crimson light.
"How crude, lacking even the most basic formations and coordination." Kakuzu didn't spare any disdain as he swiftly formed hand seals, pressing one palm against the ground.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Rock Gun!"
The flat ground rippled with tremors as rows of sharp stone spears erupted from the earth, impaling the surrounding Kaguya clansmen who couldn't dodge in time, pinning them within the newly formed stone forest.
"Kill them?" Kakuzu tilted his head toward Kamihane, asking in a low voice.
"Hmm." Kamihane nodded faintly.
"Understood." Kakuzu chuckled darkly, tearing open his upper garment as his body swelled and separated into four masked entities, black threads weaving together to form four human-sized tentacle monsters.
The trapped Kaguya clansmen weren't dead yet. Utilizing their Shikotsumyaku abilities, they skillfully formed hardened bone armor across their bodies, actually shattering the rock spears to break free, their bloodlust undiminished in the slightest.
Uchiha Hikari abruptly ducked as a bone blade swept through the air above her head. Her eyes flashed coldly, three tomoe Sharingan activating instantly—not only capturing her opponent's attack recovery frames but also spotting the gaps in their bone armor.
She gripped the scythe handle behind her back.
Swish!
A flash of brilliance bloomed, and before the attacker could even summon their bone armor, they were cleaved in half at the chest, blood splattering like ink.
Far from intimidating the enemies, such a gruesome scene only fueled their ferocity. In the blink of an eye, two or three of them charged forward fearlessly.
"Willow Dance!" The enemy ahead shouted loudly as bone spikes burst simultaneously from his elbows, knees, and shoulders, charging forward like a fierce and valiant porcupine.
Uchiha Hikari's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. Ignoring the enemies on either side, her dynamic vision effortlessly predicted the trajectory of every bone spike. With a graceful backward lean, her long, straight legs lifted high and struck preemptively at the enemy's head, effortlessly neutralizing all attacks.
Crack!
A crisp sound of bone fracturing echoed as his head slammed his entire body into the ground, creating a human-shaped crater. The impact sent shockwaves rippling through the air. Amidst the disheveled strands of her dark hair, Hikari's gaze remained cold and bright, like an orchid in the dark night.
Seizing this moment, enemies from both sides closed in for the kill.
A flash of cyan light split the left-side assailant clean in two, the sword's energy erupting into a wind barrier that sent scattered viscera flying far away.
The enemy on the right hesitated for just an instant—enough time for a steel fist to come screaming through the air, punching straight through his abdomen from behind.
Kakuzu chuckled darkly as the black threads in his wrist yanked backward, dragging the man's body toward him before snapping his neck with an audible crack.
Though the three of them slaughtered the enemies as easily as butchering chickens and dogs, their foes showed no fear. In the blink of an eye, more enemies came charging forward.
"Leave the one in the middle to me!"
Kaguya Qiong let out a sinister laugh as he personally took action. He roughly shoved aside several of his clansmen, leaped high into the air, and with two pale white bone blades sprouting from his hands, he brought them down in a fierce vertical slash.
Kamihane remained standing in place, unmoving. With one hand behind his back and the other holding his sword sheath horizontally above his head, he effortlessly blocked Kaguya Qiong's strike.
The ground beneath his feet instantly shattered as a violent shockwave erupted, causing Kamihane's black hair to whip wildly in the wind. Yet he stood straight as a pine tree, and "Frostfall's Single Heart" remained utterly steady in his grip.
With a flick of his wrist, the slender blade deflected Kaguya Qiong's arms. Though the movement appeared effortless, it sent Kaguya Qiong's entire body spinning along with the blade before slamming him brutally into the ground.
Kamihane raised his foot and stomped toward Kaguya Qiong's twisted face. A chill ran down the latter's spine as he rolled away in panic. The ground trembled violently from the impact, sending his body flying uncontrollably into the air.
The scabbard came swinging toward him with a heavy whoosh of wind. Kaguya Qiong hastily erupted with chakra, his ribs piercing through his skin to form a crisscrossing barrier in front of his chest.
Though he managed to block the attack in time, the move still shattered his bones, the force penetrating deep into his internal organs. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Spring Dance!" He extended both arms, the bone blades whirling like drifting willow catkins, completely blending into the air as they thrust and flicked at every part of Kamihane's body, creating a series of sonic booms.
Kamihane rotated his blade with such speed that afterimages lingered, each movement precisely intercepting the bone blades, keeping all the vicious thrusts firmly at bay beyond three feet.
Kaguya Qiong grew increasingly frantic in battle. Kamihane's calm, water-like fighting style infuriated him—the more effortless it appeared, the more it stoked his fury. His attacks grew vicious, even reckless, as he lost composure.
Suddenly, Kamihane seized upon a fleeting opening. Reversing his scabbard, he executed an "Immortal Points the Way" technique, driving the hilt straight through the center line to strike squarely at the bridge of his nose. Even with the Shikotsumyaku's resilience, the sudden blow left him seeing stars.
In his panic, he instinctively erupted with chakra. Sharp bone spikes burst from his entire body, transforming him into a human porcupine.
Kamihane's expression remained calm as he flicked his wrist with precise force, drawing "Frostfall's Resolve" halfway from its sheath. A steely glint flashed as several bone spikes were cleanly severed, the blade then sweeping toward Kaguya Qiong's throat. The chilling aura rapidly spread, causing goosebumps to rise uncontrollably on his skin.
"Damn it, don't underestimate me!"
With desperate resolve, he actually grabbed at the razor-sharp blade barehanded. A streak of light flashed, and several fingers clattered to the ground. Seizing the opportunity, Kaguya Qiong ducked his head, narrowly avoiding the lethal slash.
Kamihane delivered a powerful kick straight to his chest, sending him skidding across the ground like a ragged sack. Simultaneously, he flicked the scabbard with force—"Frostfall's Resolve" left its sheath with a clear dragon's cry, resembling a meteor flying backward as the hilt struck Kaguya Qiong's forehead once more.
Kamihane's figure shot forward like an arrow, his hand catching the rebounding sacred blade in a reverse grip. "Autumn Dew on Leaves" surged into the blade—in that instant, man and sword became one, transforming into a dazzling streak of light that flashed past Kaguya Qiong!
"Tch."
The blade flipped like a flower, sheathing itself like a swimming dragon, as a severed head rolled to his feet, drenched in blood, its terrified expression forever frozen in place.
This scene sent a chill down Mizuki Sora's spine, who had been closely watching the battle the entire time.
Meanwhile, with the aid of "Earth Grudge Fear," Kakuzu unleashed ninjutsu of all five elements in one go—raging winds and flames, crackling lightning, torrential water, and quaking earth—quickly annihilating the surrounding enemies.
For the final strike, he unleashed a combined wind-fire technique towards Uchiha Hikari, who swiftly rotated the Uchiha Flame Fan to execute the "Uchiha Counter." The redirected attack sent gale-force winds carrying roaring flames that engulfed the last remaining enemies.
The battle came swiftly and ended even faster. As Kakuzu retrieved all his stitched corpses, the smoke of battle gradually dissipated.
Kamihane searched through Kaguya Qiong's headless corpse and retrieved a scroll. Upon opening it, he discovered it was the Amakawa family's ancestral "Hyakute-ryu Swordsmithing Sole Copy."
He finally revealed a satisfied smile.
"Mizukage-sama."
"N-no no no, I d-dare not accept such honor. What are your orders, Kamihane-sama?" Mizuki Sora approached cautiously, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
"Today's incident had nothing to do with the Land of Iron, correct?"
"Of course, the Kaguya clan's mass rebellion has deeply pained us Kirigakure shinobi, leaving us no choice but to eliminate them..."
"Now now, that's too severe." Kamihane waved his hand dismissively. "The elderly and children of the Kaguya clan are innocent—there's no need for complete annihilation. That 'Zantetsu' merchant group can continue operating as well. Consider it a parting gift."
Leaving room for future reconciliation, Kamihane's goodwill moved Mizukage Sora profoundly, who immediately hosted a banquet to entertain the trio.
After another round of toasts and drinks, Kamihane and his companions took their leave and departed for Takeshi Castle in the Land of Iron.
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