blogombal Chapter 231 Rasengan, the True One-Tailed Shukaku
Chapter 231 Rasengan, the True One-Tailed Shukaku
"Mitarashi Ishikawa, you bastard, you bastard..." Gaara emerged from above Shukaku's head, staring at Kiyora with a ferocious growl, his bloodthirsty eyes filled with shock but also excitement.
Crushing your opponent is certainly satisfying, but defeating a prey that fights back is even more rewarding and proves your worth.
"You talk too much nonsense, Gaara." Ishikawa looked down at the taunting Gaara, and as he spoke, his right eye quickly formed a hand seal and he fired a lightning arrow.
Although it was said to be a single shot, under Ishikawa's explosive power, the Swift Arrow could now transform into three white lightning bolts, launching an attack from above, middle, and below...
Lightning's speed was naturally extremely fast; the three bolts of lightning arrived in front of Gaara almost in the blink of an eye.
Faced with this thunderous attack, Gaara remained unmoved and showed only disdain. In the next instant, a thick sand shield appeared in front of him, blocking the lightning attack.
"Too much nonsense? Let's get started, my long-awaited perfect prey." Almost simultaneously, Gaara formed hand seals and laughed maniacally.
The next moment, "Ninja Technique: Desert Wave..."
In the blink of an eye, sharp sand spikes suddenly sprouted from all over Shukaku's body and pierced Kigaro with lightning speed.
If it weren't for the skeletal armor covering Guiya Luo's vital areas, chest, and back, this single move might have been enough to send Guiya Luo to her death.
[Damn it, we're still too close to Konoha, and summoning Oni-Garuru just now consumed almost half of my chakra. I'll have to make do with Oni-Garuru!] Ishikawa realized the situation was bad and urged Oni-Garuru to fly faster.
As long as Shukaku is moved further away, it won't be a big problem even if Kisara is injured and his injuries are healed by the time Naruto and Sasuke arrive.
"However, I can't just sit here and wait to die." Ishikawa stared at Gaara and snorted coldly. With a flick of his feet, he created a blur above Gaara's head and unleashed a powerful punch.
He had to buy some time for Kiga to move Shukaku to the back of Konoha.
With the Lightning Release Armor, Ishikawa's speed was no less than that of Sasuke and Rock Lee before, and he appeared before Gaara almost in the blink of an eye with a punch of superhuman strength.
Gaara, who has fought against high-speed ninjas multiple times, is no pushover, especially now that his old rival Ishikawa is facing him.
So the instant Ishikawa disappeared from the spot, all parts of Shukaku's body around Gaara turned into quicksand of chakra.
At the very moment Ishikawa unleashed his power and approached Gaara, the quicksand beneath his feet bound his legs, causing him to sink halfway down. Two strands of sand, like ropes, tightly imprisoned Ishikawa's right fist and left arm as he threw the attack.
As if time had frozen, Ishikawa was put on pause just an inch away from Gaara!
"Is that all? If this is all the power you have, then this game is over." Gaara crossed his arms and looked at Ishikawa with a mocking gaze, exuding an air of arrogance.
"That's enough? You said it yourself." Despite being in danger, Ishikawa smiled calmly with his left eye bloodshot. This confident attitude immediately startled Gaara, who was about to make a move.
Just as he was manipulating the sand to drag Ishikawa into Shukaku's body, a sudden burst of electric arcs erupted around Ishikawa, instantly shattering the sand. At the same time, Ishikawa's right fist, only an inch away, released its grip, condensing a bright blue chakra ball in its palm.
"What?!"
Gaara's expression changed drastically upon seeing this, but before he could react, Ishikawa suddenly pressed the Rasengan in his palm against his chest, "Rasengan..."
With a deafening boom, Gaara felt a sharp pain in his chest as he was blasted away. The sand armor covering his body was instantly torn apart by the violent force, leaving his chest a bloody mess...
If his lower body hadn't been firmly connected to Shukaku's body, he probably would have been sent flying. But even so, Gaara still managed to slide all the way from the top of Shukaku's head to the back of Shukaku's head.
"Hahaha... Mother, blood, I can taste blood again! Is this your power? As expected of my most coveted prey." Gaara, bleeding profusely, became incoherent and went into a frenzy once more. "Mitarashi Ishikawa, I'm looking forward to seeing how much more pleasure you can give me. Now I'll show you the true power of the Sand Incarnation, and let you feel despair and fear in your powerlessness!!"
With a near-mad roar, Gaara's hands lashed out in hand seals as he sank into Shukaku's body, unleashing the "Ninja Art: Feigned Sleep Technique..."
"Oh no!!" Ishikawa's expression changed upon seeing this, and he immediately teleported away, appearing above Oni-Ya-Luo's head. "Quickly throw it away, Oni-Ya-Luo."
Upon hearing the command, Oni-Garuru immediately took action. With its sharp beak and twin tails, it released its limbs and kicked out fiercely. Shukaku was kicked half a kilometer away by this force and glided to the back of Konoha Mountain.
Almost as soon as Shukaku was kicked away, while still in mid-air, Shukaku's pupils suddenly contracted and then changed, "Hahaha, I'm finally back!!"
With a loud crash, it slammed into the ground, crushing a large swathe of trees. Shukaku then stretched out its claws and pointed into the air, sneering, "How lucky you are to have found someone you want to kill as soon as you appear."
"Shukaku has come out, and it's in its complete form with both arms. This is troublesome!" Standing on top of Kiyora, Ishikawa felt a pang of pain as he looked at the one-tailed Shukaku shouting across from him.
I originally planned to use the Rasengan to take Gaara by surprise and finish him off early, but instead it caused Gaara to break through his defenses and unleash Shukaku!
As everyone knows, the two-clawed Shukaku can form hand seals, which significantly increases the difficulty of defeating it.
Moreover, Gaara, whether he was recuperating or hiding, directly merged into Shukaku's body this time, making the difficulty level even higher.
Ishikawa only has one-third of his chakra left, which makes things very difficult!
At the same time, Shukaku gave Ishikawa no chance and slapped his belly hard, "Wind Release: Sky Bullet..."
With a whoosh, a high-pressure chakra vortex with a diameter of over ten meters shot out and hurtled straight at Kiyomara.
Kiyora reacted quickly, her wings swaying as she drew an arc to dodge the Wind Release. But just as Kiyora glided low into the air, Shukaku on the other side grinned and fired another Sky Bullet.
Fortunately, Ishikawa noticed the warning in time thanks to his red eyes, which allowed Oniyama to narrowly escape.
The next instant, the high-pressure wind bomb, which missed its target, blasted into the forest, tearing apart trees and soil with devastating force, clearing a long ditch about 20 to 30 meters wide.
"Go, Oni-Ya-Luo!" Ishikawa's pupils contracted as he shouted in a deep voice. Taking the beating passively was not his style.
"Roar..." Guiya Luo responded softly, and with a flap of its wings, countless feathers that shone with red light flew out like raindrops.
In an instant, Shukaku's body and surroundings were covered in feathers, and a series of booming explosions rang out...
"What kind of terrifying battle is this?!" Two kilometers away, Sasuke looked at the dangerous battle ahead, where entire forests and mountains were being destroyed at the drop of a hat, and his scalp tingled.
"These are two monsters! Wow, is this level of battle even something we can participate in?" Naruto next to him couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, gaining a profound understanding of his senior brother Ishikawa for the first time.
As for Karin, Shikamaru, and Lee standing nearby, they were also dumbfounded, mouths agape, and drenched in sweat...