Heaven's Curse Seal · State One
Facing the beheading onslaught of twelve elite Mist ninja, Uchiha Kaien displayed an unprecedented look of seriousness. The people he was facing this time were out to take his life. In an instant, the curse mark on his neck became hot, and eerie black flame patterns began to spread across his body. This time, compared to when he was in Konoha, the curse mark spread over his entire body.
State One, the perfect stage!
The twelve Mist ninja coordinated seamlessly. Some used ninjutsu, some used hidden weapons, and some charged with blades. Leading them were Kisame and Suikazan Fuguki.
Facing such a lineup, it would be a lie to say he felt no pressure. Yet Kaien, who activated his curse seal mode, displayed a bloodthirsty, excited smile. With a hand seal, he spat a large amount of gray mist centered on himself.
Fire Release · Dust Hiding Technique
The scorching dust flickered with high-temperature flames. When the dust hit the ground, it spread in all directions, generating astonishing heat.
"Damn it!"
Facing this large-scale ninjutsu, the elite Mist ninja shouted and prepared defensive hand seals.
Water Release · Water Formation Wall
In the fiery gray smoke, each Mist ninja employed Water Release for protection. However, Kaien, hidden in the mist, transformed into a flash of lightning and charged in.
Arcs of electricity flickered around him, and thanks to the smoke cover, his Mangekyō Sharingan—one eye with three black tomoe linked together—spun like a shuriken.
Hidden in the smoke, Kaien revealed his awakened Mangekyō Sharingan to face his enemies.
As it rapidly spun, an inexplicable force emerged, and the lightning around him surged in power.
Pupil Technique · Three-Wheel Bright God
He prefers to call it the Sage's Eye, manipulating natural energy to amplify ninjutsu or genjutsu.
In his curse seal mode, he already had some Sage Chakra, making it a pseudo-Sage mode. With his pupil technique boosting, it becomes genuine Sage-level power.
Flashes of electricity flickered in the smoke, accompanied by Mist ninja screams.
"This is!" Two blade-wielding Mist ninja were stunned when a flash of red light appeared in the smoke.
Sage Illusionary Technique · Shackling Stakes Technique
Pulled into the illusionary world, scalding lightning passed by and scalding blood splattered. Breaking free, they were horrified to find their vision filled with two familiar corpses, both beheaded!
"An Uchiha brat!"
Twelve elite Mist ninja, under Fuguki's lead, unknowingly lost two comrades in an instant. Enraged, Fuguki roared, "Quick battle, quick decision!"
Kaien's position was exposed by their screams. Surrounded by ten foes, he showed a bloodthirsty smile.
Water Style...
Ninjutsu and genjutsu flew as Kisame and two Mist ninja teamed up to restrict him.
Facing a desperate siege, Kaien still smiled. Kisame sensed something wrong. As he prepared to defend, lightning suddenly crackled around Kaien.
Sage Art: Lightning Style - Chidori Stream
His body released wide electrical energy. With his eye technique boosting, the jutsu's power increased greatly. The three Mist ninja enveloped were cut down, and Kisame's shock was evident.
Boom Boom~
The remaining Mist ninja, seeing comrades struck, increased chakra output and launched furious ninjutsu.
Paralyzed within Chidori Stream's range, the three could not defend against their own allies' jutsu.
Kisame, coldly calculating, slapped the ground, shouting, "I won't die here!"
Water Style: Water Wall
His massive chakra broke the paralysis, summoning a circular water wall.
Boom Boom~
Kaien's figure was engulfed in ninjutsu barrages. Within the shaky wall, Kisame saw his mocking smile and broke into a sweat. "Impossible!"
Next moment Kaien vanished in thick smoke, not a drop of blood spilled.
"It's a trap!" Kisame shouted as the numbness faded. He formed seals, uncertain but wary.
On the chaotic battlefield, a sharp eagle cry rang out.
Kaien stood on a flying eagle under moonlight, gazing down. A strand of black hair covered his crimson eye. Smiling bloodthirstily, his seals formed.
Sage Art: Fire Style - Great Fire Annihilation
Chakra gathered in his throat, and he spat a meteor-like fireball downward. It exploded into a sea of fire, more powerful than his usual Great Fire Annihilation.
From the start, he had summoned the eagle under Dust Hiding Technique and left a shadow clone to distract the enemy.
In the instant the fire rose, heat swept around, shocking ninjas below.
Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique
A shout rang out as a massive water ball surged, steam hissing.
Within the firestorm, Fuguki unleashed this jutsu, reshaping terrain. Despite two beheaded by genjutsu and three lost to Chidori Stream, no deaths in this round of fire—but three Mist ninja were gravely injured.
Of eight survivors, three were severely hurt, halving their effectiveness.
Then Kisame, battered, used Earth Style: Subterranean Voyage to vanish underground.
"Impossible! Such power!"
Cursed Seal-enhanced Kaien had Sage Chakra. His jutsu, magnified by his eye, was five times stronger than normal.
"Look out!"
A dense whistling from above. Kisame looked up in horror.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique
Through steam, countless shuriken rained, each wrapped with exploding tags.
"You brat!" Fuguki roared.
Surrounded, the tide turned. Their jutsu were powerful, yet Kaien responded with one hand held high.
Sealed... Kaien's confident smile beneath the explosions made Kisame's blood run cold.
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