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Whether it was sealing jutsu or barrier jutsu, which Mujie specialized in, both required the careful drawing of a formation array before they could be activated. And when the formation array was operating, it would naturally produce a chakra reaction.
If it were an ordinary person, they would, of course, be unable to observe the flow of chakra, so this process would be extremely covert to them, perhaps even completely unnoticeable.
However, the Sharingan and Byakugan were different. Both these dōjutsu possessed the ability to see chakra, allowing them to see the glow emitted when chakra gathered before the formation array activated, thus preemptively seeing the attack's activation point and dodging accordingly.
However, Mujie looked at Chōza Akimichi, who was tightly gripping his iron staff and, for the second time, smashing it against the light barrier.
When these three face me, they are hardly a flawless attack group.
It seemed there was some error in their personnel configuration. With Chōza's speed, it was clearly difficult for him to effectively pin Mujie down.
Otherwise, Mujie wouldn't have had so much spare time here to calmly ponder so many things.
It was like Uchiha Itachi before; even with his level of skill, he seemed somewhat hard-pressed to deal with Might Guy's relentless, storm-like attacks.
Mujie's gaze quickly swept towards Chen Baojun, who was currently battling Karin.
He couldn't recognize the other's identity, but just by those agile movements that almost turned into streaks of light, he knew that this was the means they had specifically prepared for him.
Therefore, Mujie turned his head back to look at Chōza Akimichi. Among the three-person attack group before him, Chōza Akimichi, who looked the strongest, was actually their biggest weakness!
Because his abilities had no restraining effect on Mujie whatsoever.
Mujie's thoughts seemed very complicated, but with his mental strength, the entire process only took an instant, because...
BOOM!!!!!!!!
Chōza's second attack had only just landed on the light barrier!
His strength this time was even greater than the last. With just two attacks, the light barrier, which even ten Jōnin couldn't shake, was already starting to teeter!
The Akimichi clan! Truly worthy of being called Konoha's strongest destructive power!
Thinking of this, Mujie immediately acted. Before Chōza's next attack could completely shatter the light barrier, he swiftly thrust forward with the Yindun Black Staff in his hand, directly tapping it on the light barrier. His left hand once again formed a sword finger...
"Barrier Jutsu: Person in the Box!"
Aided by the Eye of Idu, the runic formation array that appeared on the light barrier instantly dyed it completely black. Then, countless pitch-black arms, like malevolent demons from hell, grabbed towards Chōza, as if wanting to drag him into hell!
Chōza's strength was astonishing, but his speed was not fast. Even though he had already leaped to the side when the black arms shot out, he was still caught by dozens of arms on half of his body and was being pulled towards the pitch-black light barrier!
Kakashi frowned. He couldn't let Chōza suffer heavy injuries here, otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to form a three-person attack squad.
Thinking of this, he was about to turn to support Chōza, but Chōza shouted loudly at this moment, "Don't mind me! Go complete the village's mission!"
Chōza fiercely thrust his iron staff into the ground, then, using it as a pivot, pulled himself up. At the same time, he turned around, spread his feet, and firmly braced himself against the ground. Then, coiling his arms, as if pulling dozens of black ropes, he wrapped all those dozens of black arms around his own arms.
And then...
Gritting his teeth, he actually started a tug-of-war with these black arms!!!
This scene even stunned Mujie. Konoha ninjas always manage to surprise you!
And at this moment, Kakashi and Homura had already leaped past Chōza, who was engaged in the struggle, and were about to rush in front of Mujie!
Kakashi also suddenly launched an attack at this time. His hands instantly became a blur of afterimages, completing several hand seals in an instant. Then, his palm was immediately enveloped in a large amount of electric current, emitting a piercing shriek!
"Lightning Style: Lightning Blade!!!"
Lightning Style chakra instantly spread throughout his body, activating Kakashi's cells to their limit. This gave him unparalleled speed, allowing him to transform directly into a bolt of lightning. Aided by the Sharingan's dynamic vision, he passed through the obstruction of the ruins in an instant, firmly locking onto Mujie's heart as his target!
But!
Mujie immediately pressed both hands to the ground and at the same time quickly, softly shouted, "Ninjutsu: Quicksand River!"
The ground in front of him suddenly shook with a bang. Earth and stones were instantly pulverized into fine sand, then formed an area of constantly swirling quicksand, swallowing everything into it!
No matter how fast Kakashi was, he could only run on the ground. So, after just a few steps, his legs were already sinking into the quicksand!
Mujie himself had no chakra nature, which was why he could only focus on cultivating sealing jutsu and barrier jutsu.
However, after obtaining Shukaku the One-Tail and becoming a jinchūriki, he could already use all of Shukaku's abilities!
This included Wind Style, Magnet Style, and created by the Second Kazekage... Sand Manipulation!
"Sand Coffin!" Mujie's five fingers formed a tiger claw, and with a turn of his hand towards Kakashi, a large amount of sand rapidly spread up Kakashi's body!
Kakashi immediately sensed trouble. The sand enveloping his legs was as solid as cement; he couldn't break free at all!
Seeing the sand about to reach his waist, Kakashi could no longer bother with attacking Mujie and could only fiercely strike the Lightning Blade in his hand beside him!
BOOM!!!
With a loud explosion, Kakashi dispersed the power of the Lightning Blade, instantly blasting a deep pit in the quicksand. The high temperature caused by the lightning even melted the sand into glass-like objects!
Seeing this, Homura quickly threw a length of steel wire towards Kakashi in the quicksand. Kakashi reached out and grabbed it, and with Homura's pull, he finally escaped the quicksand vortex under his feet!
A corner of Mujie's mouth curved up. This was enough. Anyway, his target was never Kakashi and Homura; he just wanted them to stop bothering him for the time being.
So, after Kakashi had used up the Lightning Blade that could pose a threat to him, he immediately turned his head to look at Chōza Akimichi.
Although Chōza's attacks were difficult to land on an enemy, his destructive power was not much lower than the Lightning Blade. If he were to be hit squarely by a staff blow, Mujie himself wouldn't be able to take it.
So, please make your exit here!
The black pupil on Mujie's forehead instantly began to operate. The Eye of Idu immediately transformed the black hands entangled on Chōza's arms into runic long snakes, which then immediately coiled around his limbs. Afterwards, they transformed into pure runes pasted on them.
At the same time, he once again softly shouted, "Seal: Four Limbs Heavy Seal!"
The runes wrapped around Chōza's arms suddenly glowed. Chōza instantly felt as if his limbs had become incredibly heavy!
This caused him, who could still contend with the pull of the Person in the Box, to suddenly be dragged and fall to the ground. He was then torn and pulled back by countless black hands, pressing him tightly against the pitch-black light barrier!
At the same time, layers of black hands began to stack on his body, as if trying to crush him into a pile of fragments!
And at this moment, Kakashi had only just landed and steadied his footing!
Mujie didn't pause. To maximize the power of the upcoming seal, he threw the black staff in his hand directly into the light barrier. The black staff instantly transformed into countless runes and spread out. Immediately after, he shouted loudly, "Seal: Black Coffin!"
The black light barrier extended outwards, instantly forming a huge black box that imprisoned Chōza inside!
Painful cries came from within, but just a second later...
Thump!
It was as if some force had suddenly erupted from within. The square-shaped black coffin seal suddenly bulged, squeezed into a spherical shape!
Mujie frowned. Just as he was about to investigate the situation inside the seal, Kakashi, who had regained his footing, immediately crossed his hands and flicked them towards him. Several kunai once again shot towards him rapidly!
Why bother with these futile actions again.
Mujie snorted lightly, once again materializing a khakkhara staff. At the same time, he drew it across the ground in front of him, his left hand still forming a sword finger, and said softly, "Barrier Jutsu: Sever!"
Buzz! The light barrier once again rose from the ground in front of him!
Clink, clink, clink! Several crisp sounds. All the kunai once again embedded themselves in the light barrier. The result was completely no different from before...
Embedded!?
Mujie was stunned for a moment, and then, with a sizzling sound!
A large amount of lightning suddenly erupted from the kunai, instantly transforming them into Kunai Lightning Blades. In a flash, they pierced through the light barrier and shot towards Mujie with lightning speed!
Mujie's pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpricks. As expected of the man who copied a thousand jutsu. He truly hadn't expected Kakashi to be able to hide Lightning Blade within kunai, and to do it so covertly!
At lightning speed, within a distance of less than two meters, there was simply no way to dodge. His chest and lower abdomen were instantly pierced by the kunai, leaving only two charred, empty holes!
But!
Poof! Mujie directly transformed into a puff of smoke and vanished without a trace before everyone's eyes!
"How is that possible!" Kakashi and Homura were instantly greatly astonished!
Both their dōjutsu could see through chakra glow, meaning hiding was meaningless against them. It was like thermal imaging; whether one hid underground or behind a door, the chakra emanating from a ninja's body was like a dazzling bright lamp, leaving them nowhere to hide!
But at this moment, apart from that defeated shadow clone, there was no other chakra reaction in the surroundings.
Could it be that that vortex had already left here from the very beginning!?
Of course not!
Just as one could evade thermal imaging by lowering one's body temperature, by sealing one's own chakra reaction, one could naturally also evade Kakashi and Homura's reconnaissance!
And Mujie possessed such a sealing jutsu!
It was the one he had always used as his trump card before obtaining the Eye of Idu...
Six Harmonies Six Clashes!