manynovel Chapter 1722 Kyoshiro Appears
Chapter 1722 Kyoshiro Appears
The simultaneous appearance of two Red Scabbards, the intelligence extracted from the Plum Blossom King, was far more valuable than expected, comparable to ten years of painstaking work.
Ashura Doji and Kawamatsu, one burly and the other short, worked together with exceptional chemistry.
Ashura Doji, relying on his superhuman strength and heavy blade, launched a frontal assault, each strike powerful and forceful, forcing the yakuza warriors to retreat repeatedly.
Kawamatsu moved like a ghost, darting around Ashura Doji and into the gaps in his path. His sword was cunning and ruthless, targeting the enemy's weaknesses and vital points.
The two joined forces, hacking and slashing at the surrounding underworld warriors, causing them to fall and their screams to fill the air.
Although the group of yakuza warriors brought by Danzo had mastered the most basic two types of Haki and their individual combat skills far surpassed those of ordinary henchmen, their strength was still far inferior to that of the retainers who had once followed Kozuki Oden.
Soon, the surrounding gangsters were routed and suffered heavy casualties.
The mind, blinded by the huge bounty, gradually cleared up under the bloody reality of his companions falling one after another, and even began to be eroded by fear.
They were truly terrified by these two fearless remnants of the Light Moon Sect, and many began to shrink back, even quietly retreating.
Danzo coldly observed the battle situation before him, which, despite the generous reward, still showed signs of decline. His face showed no surprise, only an indifferent indifference as if everything was under his control.
He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Kimimaro, who had been standing quietly beside him. "You should take action. These useless people can't even handle two washed-up retainers. Let's end this farce before General Kurozumi leaves."
Kimimaro remained expressionless as he slowly took a step forward.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he did something that sent chills down the spines of everyone, including seasoned underworld warriors.
He raised his right hand and reached towards his spine on his back. His skin and muscles were forcibly torn apart, and Kimimaro's right hand actually pulled out a pale, thin vertebra from under the skin and flesh of his back.
Throughout the entire process, Kimimaro's face did not show even the slightest expression of pain, only absolute indifference.
It was as if what was being pulled out was not a part of one's own body, but merely an insignificant tool.
After the spine was removed, the horrifying wound on his back healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, returning to its original state in the blink of an eye, leaving only a faint red mark.
The spine, still warm and bloody after being pulled out, writhed in Kimimaro's hands as if it were alive.
In an instant, it transformed into a strange bone sword with a unique shape and fine bone spikes on the edges. It could be used as a longsword for slashing or as flexible as a whip for wielding.
"A bunch of useless trash, get out of here."
How could the underworld warriors dare to have the slightest objection?
As if granted a pardon, they gripped their knives tightly and obediently retreated, quickly leaving the stronghold behind only corpses and a heavy stench of blood.
All they can do now is surround the entire stronghold tightly, making sure not even a single bird can escape.
"What... what kind of monster is this?!" Ashura Doji stared wide-eyed with his only remaining eye.
"Who cares what kind of monster he is, a lackey of Kurozumi Orochi, kill him before you leave!" Although Kawamatsu was also alarmed, his determination to break through the encirclement overwhelmed everything.
"I'll go first!" Ashura Doji roared, relying on his thick skin and tough flesh, and charged towards Kimimaro first.
The heavy footsteps pounded the ground, and the blade, carrying the force to split mountains and shatter rocks, slashed fiercely toward Kimimaro's head.
He seemed utterly unafraid of this bulky, heavy warrior.
Kimimaro didn't even move his feet; he merely flicked his wrist very slightly.
The bizarre bone sword in his hand, formed from his spine, shot forward instantly, leaving a pale afterimage in the air. Its speed exceeded Ashura Child's reaction limit.
The bone sword did not meet the giant blade head-on; instead, like vines, it instantly bound Ashura Child's massive body from head to toe.
The fine, sharp bone spikes on the bone sword mercilessly pierced deep into Asura Child's flesh, and blood immediately soaked through his clothes.
"Ugh—!!" Ashura Doji let out a painful roar, struggling desperately, trying to break free of the strange bone bindings with his monstrous strength that he was so proud of.
He frantically mobilized the Armament Haki within his body, attempting to integrate it into his muscles and bones to unleash his power.
"It's no use, you can't break free with your strength."
The part of the spine that was wrapped around Ashura Child suddenly bloomed like a living flower, transforming into a thicker, pale bone spear that pierced towards Ashura Child's only remaining eye.
Ashura Doji had no time to think. He frantically gathered all his Armament Haki at his head, trying to withstand the fatal blow.
The bone spear pierced Ashura Doji's forehead, which was covered in thick black Armament Haki, with a dull thud like metal clashing. Armament Haki did indeed provide a powerful defense, and the bone spear failed to penetrate completely.
Despite the bone spear's terrifying penetrating power, the tip still managed to pierce Ashura Child's previously injured and relatively vulnerable left eye socket.
A sharp pain, like an electric current, swept through his entire body. Ashura Child let out a heart-wrenching scream, and blood gushed from his eyes once more.
"Let him go—!!!" Kawamatsu's eyes were bloodshot, he could no longer wait.
His figure transformed into a green afterimage, moving with ghostly speed, like a rapidly spinning green top, wielding the Peerless Sword, charging fiercely towards Kimimaro from the side.
Faced with Kawamatsu's unexpected attack from such a tricky angle, Kimimaro simply released his grip on the bone sword, which remained tightly bound to Ashura Doji, tightening on its own.
At the same time, Kimimaro's palms suddenly split open, and two pale white bone blades pierced out from his palms in an instant.
One of the bone blades was precisely positioned in front of him, blocking Kawamatsu's seemingly inevitable strike.
Meanwhile, at the same instant of the parry, another bone blade silently pierced through an extremely tricky blind spot, easily penetrating the open chest cavity exposed by Kawamatsu's all-out attack.
The bone blade sank deep into Kawamatsu's chest, emerging from his back and drawing out a spray of warm blood!
Kawamatsu's charge came to an abrupt halt, his body stiffening violently, his face contorted with disbelief, pain, and horror.
He looked down at the pale bone blade piercing his chest, and crimson blood uncontrollably spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"Cough...cough cough..." Kawamatsu coughed violently, and fresh blood kept gushing from his mouth.
Only now did he realize that he was not only inferior to his opponent in strength, but also completely suppressed by this skeletal monster in his best areas of speed and agility!
"So you bleed red blood too..." Kimimaro looked at the blood dripping from the bone blade.
He slowly pulled the bone blade that had pierced Kawamatsu's chest out, and blood flowed down the blade and dripped onto the ground.
"I'll take your head." Kimimaro raised his other hand, the bone blade that had just blocked Kawamatsu's slash, and aimed it at Kawamatsu's neck, ready to strike.
"No—!! Kawamatsu!!" Ashura Doji, who was tightly bound by the bone sword and unable to move, could only watch helplessly as everything happened, let out a desperate and angry roar.
The two of them were unable to even protect themselves, let alone save their companion.
"You inhuman monster, why are you aiding and abetting evil?!"
A deep, suppressed rage-filled male voice suddenly came from deep within the stronghold, from a tightly closed room.
The voice sounded strangely familiar to many of the underworld warriors present, as if they had heard it somewhere before, yet it carried a completely different aura.
"boom--!!"
Before he could finish speaking, the tightly closed wooden door was smashed open from the inside by a powerful force.
The newcomer was wearing a slightly worn samurai outfit; it was none other than Kyoshiro.
His gaze was like lightning, instantly locking onto Kimimaro, who was about to kill Kawamatsu. He stomped his foot hard, causing the ground to crack, and rushed over.
"clang--!!!"
Kyoshiro's black sword, imbued with all his rage, struck with perfect precision at Kimimaro's bone blade, which was about to be swung down.
The powerful impact forced Kimimaro's bone blade to deflect, saving Kawamatsu from the brink of death.
Kyoshiro didn't stop after his successful strike. He turned his blade around and slashed again at the strange spinal bone sword that was wrapped around and binding Ashura Doji.
The Armament Haki, condensed to its extreme, erupted from the black sword, combined with Kyoshiro's formidable strength, which was no less than any of the Nine Red Scabbards.
With a single strike, he shattered the exceptionally tough spine sword, which even the monstrous strength of the Asura Child could not break free from, into pieces.
Kyoshiro stood with his sword in hand, facing Kimimaro alone in front of Kawamatsu and Ashura Doji.
"So this was the last and biggest fish in the stronghold." Danzo's one eye stared intently at Kyoshiro.
Three of them, a full three of the Nine Red Scabbards!
Kimimaro looked at his shattered spine, his face still showing no fear. In fact, a very subtle interest seemed to flash in his empty eyes.
"General Black Charcoal doesn't need any survivors. Your three heads are the best gift he can give to someone."
"Use your strongest attack, or you won't have another chance."
Kimimaro's body suddenly began to undergo bizarre and terrifying changes, and beneath his skin, it seemed as if countless living things were writhing wildly.
Sharp bones, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, forcefully pierced through his skin and muscles from his shoulders, elbows, knees, back, and even the sides of his cheeks, growing wildly outwards.
One, two, three...
Ten, twenty...
More and more, denser and denser!
In just a few breaths, Kimimaro's originally normal human body completely disappeared, replaced by a monster composed entirely of countless hideous, pale bone spikes.
His body swelled several times larger, resembling a moving forest of white bones, a bone demon crawling out from the deepest part of hell.
In this state, Kimimaro's aura had reached a breathtaking peak.
He seemed completely unfazed even when facing three opponents at once.