Chapter 242: Sage Art · Twin Serpents Constrict! Sword Defeats the Two-Tails!
Wielding the blazing Flowing Flame Greatsword, Uchiha Ci swung out a massive sword aura extending forty meters.
Using the terrifying propulsion force, he shot forward like a soaring bird, traversing hundreds of meters in an instant.
The dust and smoke were scattered as he cleaved through the air in a circular arc, twisting the hilt to bring his sword slashing down upon the fully transformed Two-Tails, who was still caught in shock!
Even with a towering height of fifty-one meters, the Two-Tails could not ignore such a colossal blade!
If struck directly by this sword, Yugito Nii couldn't be certain whether she would still be able to maintain her consciousness and continue controlling the fully transformed Two-Tails.
Would the Two-Tails go berserk?
Her thoughts raced, and she immediately commanded the beast to raise its claw, attempting to swat the giant sword aside.
However—
Suspended in midair, Uchiha Ci let out a wicked grin.
In an instant, the giant sword in his hands burst apart into countless embers, scattering like a rain of fire.
The fiery glow reflected in his eyes, which were now veined with bulging blood vessels!
His eyes widened abruptly, and the crimson snake-like pupils locked onto the Two-Tails.
The bloodshot veins rapidly filled the whites of his eyes!
"Submit to the ocular power of the Uchiha!!"
"Not good!"
Yugito Nii's heart sank—only now did she realize the peril of facing an Uchiha alone.
On instinct, she tried to shut her eyes.
But even as she deliberately turned her gaze aside to avoid direct eye contact with Uchiha Ci, she still couldn't help but catch a glimpse of the countless falling embers before her eyes closed.
And within that scattered inferno, she saw a pair of burning crimson snake-like pupils!
This—
This was the fruit of Uchiha Ci's relentless training in recent times!
Integrating genjutsu into his swordsmanship, crafting an illusion so mesmerizing yet utterly inescapable—
Uchiha Style · Halo Dance!
In the next moment—
"Sage Art · Sharingan · White Pulse Gaze!"
A crimson dragon stretched its body from within the flames, leaping and soaring forth!
Within the realm of genjutsu, no matter how hard Yugito Nii tried to resist, she was forced to see—
The blazing red dragon coiled around the Two-Tails, swallowing a radiant orb before opening its massive jaws.
A fierce white radiance erupted forth!
Zzzzzzz!
The deafening sonic shock made bones tremble with pain, and the searing light robbed her of all vision in an instant!
Seizing the moment where escape was impossible, Uchiha Ci, soaring through the air, swiftly bit his finger and raised his palm to form seals.
Boar—Dog—Bird—Monkey—Ram!
"Summoning Jutsu!"
His palm pressed down in midair, and an intricate summoning seal instantly materialized, stretching across half the sky!
Boom!
In the next second, amidst the swirling white smoke, a colossal azure serpent crashed down!
Boom!
Its massive body stirred up a storm of dust, shaking the ground beneath!
"Azure Serpent! Assist me!"
Uchiha Ci called out in a deep voice.
Through the Heaven's Curse Mark and the mutated Sharingan, he had absorbed sufficient natural energy.
At once, he activated the second form of the Curse Mark, continuously refining and fusing his own unique Sage Chakra.
This azure serpent—none other than Sasuke's second summoning snake after Manda's death—was one of the strongest in Ryūchi Cave, second only to Manda.
As it landed, it immediately assessed the situation.
Upon seeing the opponent was the Two-Tails, its scales involuntarily tensed in unease.
But being an honest and straightforward serpent, it didn't know how to refuse.
So, with a deep and resonant voice, it responded:
"Understood, Lord Ci!"
With the Azure Serpent's acknowledgment, Uchiha Ci's Sharingan flickered toward it as he nodded, his body gradually becoming covered in white scales.
In the next instant—
His hands pressed together as he roared amidst the rain of embers:
"Sage Art · Twin Serpents Constrict!"
This technique—
Was derived from Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation, combined with the unique abilities of the Ryūchi Cave's summoning beast, the Azure Serpent, forming an ultimate supreme technique!
With a deafening quake, the ground trembled violently, shifting and rising, morphing into a colossal stone-white serpent matching the Azure Serpent in size!
One azure, one white—two enormous serpents created a terrifying spectacle as they rapidly slithered toward the Two-Tails!
In mere moments, they reached the beast, their massive bodies entwining and constricting, squeezing with relentless force!
The Two-Tails was completely restrained!
Meanwhile, Uchiha Ci wasted no time.
From midair, he swiftly drew his Kusanagi Sword, infusing it with chakra of both water and wind attributes!
His opponent was the Two-Tails.
Fully transformed, its body was wreathed in a flame beyond ordinary Fire Release—"Fire Rat Flames".
Using Fire Release attacks would be utterly futile.
Thus, to defeat it in the shortest possible time, Uchiha Ci unleashed—
"Ninjutsu · Hurricane Water Vortex Blade!"
From the Kusanagi Sword, a thin blue line shot straight for the Two-Tails' head!
In the next second, an enormous blue water tornado erupted forth!
Like a blooming mandala—
White wind blades and blue water blades spread out like petals, spiraling, cutting, piercing!
A dazzling blue-white radiance illuminated Hell Valley!
Under this devastating strike, the Two-Tails' head was instantly severed and obliterated, revealing the small blonde girl inside, now half-emerged from the beast's body, her face filled with sheer terror!
"Impossible!!"
"Even full-tailed beast transformation can be shattered?!"
This utterly incomprehensible event left Yugito Nii in complete disbelief!
Furthermore—
From the moment Uchiha Ci had leaped out of the dust cloud to the instant he cleaved through the Two-Tails' head—
It had taken less than thirty seconds!
In the world of ninja combat, where battles were often decided in mere instants, this moment showcased that truth to the extreme!
Uchiha Ci harbored no sentimentality—
Had he not risked his life using an Expanded Rasengan, the entire Konoha encampment would likely have been obliterated!
The battle was far from over.
Though he hadn't encountered the Third Raikage, which was a relief, facing two jinchūriki still placed immense pressure on him.
At this moment—
Rather than getting entangled with the experienced and highly skilled Killer Bee, it was wiser to eliminate the younger and less-developed Yugito Nii first!
"Better to break one finger than hurt all ten!"
As he descended, his Kusanagi Sword twirled in his grasp, its blade forming dazzling, resplendent arcs!
With a swift motion, he reversed his grip on the blade, its tip precisely aligned with Yugito Nii's forehead—
With no hesitation, he drove the sword downward!
As the Kusanagi Sword plunged, its blade turned dazzling white, crackling with both lightning and water—
A fusion technique—"Supersonic Thunder Water Fang Blade!"
By combining Supersonic Thunder Blade and Water Fang Blade, it enhanced the cutting power while ensuring a paralyzing effect upon impact!
Uchiha Ci's eyes gleamed with exhilaration, his lips curling into a smirk.
"This settles one!"
However—
"Oooooh yeah!!!"
"Lightning Lariat!"
A wild, dual-toned roar exploded through the battlefield!
From the smoke, a massive four-fingered hand, thrice the size of Uchiha Ci, wrapped in lightning and ink-black octopus fluid, pierced through the air—
Rushing straight for his back!
Uchiha Ci's head snapped around—
Yet, seeing this, he neither flinched nor panicked.
His Sharingan remained utterly still, his expression eerily calm.
Instead—
He smirked.
And spread his arms wide—
As if inviting the attack to pierce through him!
"Killer Bee—"
"I've been waiting for you!"
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