Chapter 255: Ghost Lantern and Sword, Childhood and Escape (Part 2)

The ninja who stumbled over opened his arms and made a gesture as if to embrace Hozuki's body. This was almost a suicidal act, because the long sword in Hanyu's hand was pointing steadily at the opponent's throat.

But at this moment, an extremely strong chakra reaction suddenly erupted in the opponent's body. The violent lightning first emerged from his right fist, and then began to spread to his whole body from this starting point.

At the same time, the man's body speed increased dramatically, and in an instant he reached a level comparable to Hanyu's normal "Lightning Release: Shadow" ninjutsu.

Something is not right.

Hanyu reacted instantly and pulled back, but it was already a little too late.

It was obvious that the enemy had calculated both Hanyu's speed and his own speed very accurately.

The violent lightning had already covered the enemy's right arm, and then his arm, like a curved broadsword, swept across the still standing body of Kitsune Nagatsuki without hesitation, and then instantly broke it into two pieces. Then he rushed towards Hanyu who was slightly behind without slowing down at all.

With such a level of ruthlessness, it is highly likely that the two men in front and behind with similar builds are not brothers.

Faced with this professional sneak attack, Hanyu had no choice but to block with his left arm in front of him, while swinging the sword in his right hand, slashing at the left half of the enemy's body that had not yet been reached by the lightning escape - the speed of both sides was similar, so he could only change his move.

Hanyu was hit hard and rolled out violently.

The enemy's left arm was cut off at the shoulder and fell to the ground with blood.

Hanyu's body swung sideways and hit a wall heavily. The long sword in his hand staggered to the ground , and then with a burst of dust, he himself fell down.

The enemy chose a surprise attack, even if it meant sacrificing an arm.

"Ahem, ahem... You actually launched a sneak attack. What kind of ninja is that? People like you will only be sterile and have no children or grandchildren for the rest of your life."

Hanyu struggled to stand up again. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then picked up the long sword and put it back into the sheath... At this time, his left arm had been twisted into a strange shape, hanging limply at the side of his body. It was obvious that it had been broken violently.

Of course, Hanyu was just complaining casually just now, and he got the point wrong… What kind of ninja is a ninja if he can't launch a sneak attack?

Every good ninja is a good actor. A ninja appeals to the end rather than the means, fraud and deception. As long as they can achieve the goal, what is the difference between them and the Rasengan and Kurikara?

Hanyu just didn't expect that the big guy could act so well , or he subconsciously thought that the other party was also a ninja from Kirigakure, but... he was a ninja from Kumogakure.

When Hanyu looked up at the burly ninja again, he found that the other person had been completely enveloped by the violent lightning escape technique. It was obviously the lightning escape chakra mode of the Hidden Cloud Village, and it was actually the most iconic ninjutsu of the Raikage.

But the opponent couldn't be the Raikage, otherwise Hanyu's loss would not as simple as a broken arm. However, if this man could use such ninjutsu, one can imagine his identity, status, and strength in Kumogakure.

...This attack on the whirlpool was actually a joint action by two ninja villages.

Even though the two sides had had disputes over the Two-Tails before, they were both victims in that incident - the Two-Tails was snatched away by Konoha from the Kumogakure, and the Kirigakure entered the minefield set by Hanyu, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were badly blown up.

But later, when they had a common goal, the previous conflict did not seem to hinder their current cooperation... No one wanted Uzumaki to enter Konoha.

No wonder they arrived a little late, joint operations are always more difficult to coordinate - at this time, Hanyu also figured this out.

The enemy was already wearing armor, so it was impossible for Hanyu to break his limbs as easily as he did just now.

However, he still suffered a great loss in the change of moves just now. Hanyu's left hand is now numb, which means that he cannot form seals... His fighting ability can be said to be only one tenth of what it was.

But for the opponent, breaking an arm was just a trivial "stop loss" for Hanyu. The Cloud Hidden Village Berserker who used the Lightning Release Mode did not need to make any hand seals for the next battle.

The wound on the enemy's broken arm was quickly stopping the bleeding. It was obvious that he knew he had made a profit by exchanging injuries for each other, so he didn't care at all about losing an arm.

Judging from this brutal attack method, although the common target of Kumogakure and Kirigakure is Uzumaki, the ninjas participating in the operation from Kumogakure may have received a secret order - if they encounter Konoha's Jonin Hanyu in the Land of Whirlpools, he will be a target that must be solved more preferentially than Uzumaki.

For Kumogakure, Hanyu is a Konoha ninja with a particularly strong presence. After all, he has obstructed Kumogakure several times and caused immeasurable losses to Kumogakure.

There is a feeling called sharp pain, so on the side of Kumogakure, Hanyu is worth killing at all costs.

After all, the longer Hanyu jumps around in this world, the more miserable Kumogakure will be.

"Even if it's the same Lightning Chakra mode, there's definitely a difference in strength. The ninja in front of me can never reach the level of the Third Raikage who was able to withstand the Tailed Beast.

However, if you want to break the opponent's defense, you should be able to use Water Break Wave first, or use Wind Style that counteracts the opponent's attributes, or use Lightning Style that is much stronger than the opponent's, but... the only techniques I can use now are Mikage and Kurikara."

The coexistence of multiple chakras is Hanyu's most essential feature, and the fast compound hand seal method that can bring out this feature is Hanyu's lifeline as a ninja. After losing this lifeline, the more Hanyu analyzed, the more he felt that he was in great trouble.

The enemy in front of him is a strong one, not only because he is strong, but also because he has found Hanyu's weak spot... As his "fame" rises, more and more information about Hanyu has been obtained by the enemy while he is wandering outside.

This is inevitable.

The enemy had the intelligence advantage, and they were in the dark while I was in the light, so Hanyu was ambushed and caught off guard.

Without the technique, the speed of both sides is similar, so they will only engage in close combat next. Hanyu's Lightning Release does not have such a high resistance, and he is not as good at both offense and defense as the opponent. He is strong in offense and weak in defense, so he will inevitably be at a disadvantage in a frontal close combat.

"There's no other way. Let's give it a try."

As he thought this, the electric arcs on Hanyu's body began to become more violent and intense.

Under such circumstances, there was certainly no need for him to restrain the strength of his lightning ability.

Despite being in a disadvantageous position, Hanyu was not nervous. Firstly, he had a fight in hand. Secondly, there were nearly a hundred people fighting on both sides, and it was not an absolute one-on-one duel.

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