"What?"
Seeing the numerous fireballs suddenly hurtling toward him, Koyanagi Shuuji gasped in shock, wondering, "How could it be so fast?"
However, there was no time for him to think further.
As the fireballs approached, Koyanagi propelled himself backward with all his might, narrowly evading the attack.
As for the insect beast, upon sensing danger, it burrowed underground and vanished from sight.
Unable to sense its presence, Koyanagi chose to ignore it for now and focused entirely on Koyanagi.
Before he could regain his footing, Koyanagi used the Body Flicker Technique and appeared right in front of him, thrusting his short sword straight toward Koyanagi's heart.
In a moment of panic, Koyanagi had no time to dodge and could only swing his kunai to deflect Koyanagi's attack.
Slash!
The sound of a blade slicing through flesh echoed.
Koyanagi's short sword grazed Koyanagi's side, leaving a deep gash from which crimson blood oozed, quickly soaking his clothing.
Grimacing in pain, Koyanagi attempted to retaliate.
However, before he could make a move, Koyanagi had already predicted his action, vanished from his sight, and appeared elsewhere.
Recognizing this familiar scene, Koyanagi sharpened his focus, diligently perceiving everything around him and remaining vigilant for any attacks from his blind spots.
Previously, during their confrontation, Koyanagi had employed this tactic multiple times, so Koyanagi had learned to be wary of unseen threats.
Whoosh!
The sound of a blade slicing through the air reached Koyanagi's ears.
He felt a chill down his spine and quickly turned around, raising his kunai to block Koyanagi's short sword attack.
"Next should be a second disappearance, followed by an attack from my left or right," he thought, analyzing Koyanagi's movements.
However, to his surprise, Koyanagi did not vanish as expected but instead stood his ground.
"What's going on?"
Just as Koyanagi puzzled over this, an overwhelming sense of danger washed over him.
He glanced up slightly and saw that Koyanagi had mysteriously conjured a pale blue chakra ball in the palm of his left hand.
As a jonin, Koyanagi recognized it immediately; it was a high-density chakra aggregation.
The potential destructive power of such condensed chakra was undoubtedly formidable.
"I can't take this head-on!"
Koyanagi reached this conclusion in an instant.
Thus, he propelled himself backward with all his might.
But Koyanagi relentlessly pursued him, pressing the "Rasengan" against Koyanagi's abdomen.
At the last possible moment, Koyanagi executed the Substitution Jutsu.
Boom!
Koyanagi's left hand struck Koyanagi, but it merely shattered the stone left behind after Koyanagi used the Substitution Jutsu.
Seeing this, Koyanagi's eyelids twitched in relief, secretly grateful he hadn't attempted to withstand the attack; otherwise, he would have suffered severe injuries.
Koyanagi turned to lock onto Koyanagi's position and prepared to pursue him.
But at that moment, the insect beast suddenly burst forth from the ground, lunging at Koyanagi.
Koyanagi paused momentarily, then crouched to avoid the beast's attack.
As it soared over his head, Koyanagi raised his sword to strike back.
However, the insect beast twisted its body, swinging its heavily armored tail at him.
Hearing the whistling wind, Koyanagi knew he could not withstand this blow.
He used all his strength to leap into the air, evading the attack just in time.
Crack!
The tail of the insect beast struck the ground with a crisp sound, creating a fissure that showcased the immense force behind its strike.
Koyanagi's eyes twitched as he swiftly formed hand seals, casting "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique," unleashing a massive fireball toward the insect beast.
The insect beast was caught off guard and had no time to evade, curling its body to shield its softer abdomen and head with its tail, relying on its thick armor on its back for protection.
Boom!
The fireball collided with the insect beast, exploding upon impact.
The overwhelming force radiated from the fireball's center, blasting the insect beast away and slamming it hard against the ground.
Screech!
The insect beast writhed in agony, its body engulfed in flames as it rolled and howled on the ground.
Seeing this, Koyanagi hesitated not for a moment; he raised his hand to perform hand seals, preparing to launch a second attack.
But just then, a sense of impending danger struck him.
With a glance at Koyanagi, he saw a wind blade coalesce in front of him, hurtling straight toward him.
The wind blade moved with incredible speed; Koyanagi had no time to think. He turned his body and expelled the fireball he had just summoned forward.
Whoosh!
The sound of air being torn echoed in the air.
The fireball hadn't traveled far before it was sliced in half by the wind blade, its structure destroyed, and it erupted into a burst of chakra before vanishing completely.
Meanwhile, the wind blade seemed almost unaffected, slicing through the fireball and continuing toward Koyanagi.
Koyanagi's Sharingan spun rapidly, instantly locking onto the wind blade's trajectory. He swiftly dove to the side to evade.
Slash!
Blood splattered as the wind blade grazed his left arm, leaving a deep gash that exposed bone.
Koyanagi's gaze turned cold, but he refrained from retaliating against Koyanagi and instead charged toward the insect beast.
He realized that this insect beast was his biggest obstacle in dealing with Koyanagi; unless he eliminated it, it would eventually cause chaos again.
With that in mind, he decided to show no mercy.
Just right, the insect beast had just taken a hit from him, and its condition was poor—an excellent opportunity.
"Kiyaka!"
Noticing Koyanagi's movements, Koyanagi shouted in alarm.
Hearing this, the insect beast gritted its teeth against the intense pain and sprinted away.
As for burrowing underground,
Koyanagi had already closed in, leaving it no chance to escape.
Seeing the insect beast scurrying away on its six legs, Koyanagi suddenly pulled out his remaining kunai from his ninja tool pouch, attaching explosive tags to them, and hurled them at the beast.
With his perfect proficiency in "Ninja Tool Throwing" and the predictive power of his three-tomoe Sharingan, Koyanagi easily placed the kunai exactly where he wanted.
As the insect beast raced forward, it suddenly spotted one kunai sticking into a tree trunk ahead.
Upon noticing the burning explosive tag, the beast quickly attempted to veer right to avoid it.
However, as soon as it turned, it found another kunai with a burning explosive tag.
Startled, the insect beast switched directions again.
Yet, what met its eyes was yet another kunai with a burning explosive tag.
Screech!
The insect beast let out a terrified screech as three explosive tags detonated simultaneously.
The three massive explosions echoed, sending the insect beast flying backward.
Dazed and disoriented, the insect beast was suddenly met with a sharp short sword thrusting toward it. Instinctively, it tried to evade, but the sword followed its movement.
Finally, with a soft "thud," the sword plunged directly into its right eye and penetrated deep into its brain.
Screech!
A pained howl erupted from the insect beast as it violently shook its head, throwing Koyanagi off of it.
In mid-air, Koyanagi withdrew his short sword.
Immediately, a torrent of brain matter mixed with blood gushed from the insect beast.
In this state, it was utterly incapable of surviving.
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