Chapter 75 CHAPTER 75
Facing the three Scorch Release fireballs whistling toward him, Sarutobi Sosuke felt his scalp go numb.
The fear of death instantly seized his heart.
But he did not run.
Might Guy's icy and terrifying gaze behind him was even more frightening than those fireballs.
If he ran, then with Pakura in front and Might Guy behind him, he would definitely die.
If he stayed, there might still be a slim chance of survival.
This was a choice forced upon him.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Sarutobi Sosuke gritted his teeth and rapidly formed hand seals with one hand.
This was one of the few Fire Release techniques he could still properly use with a single hand as a Special Jonin.
Several fist sized fireballs burst from his mouth.
They collided directly with the incoming Scorch Release fireballs.
"Boom! Boom!"
The fireballs exploded upon impact, scattering sparks everywhere.
The Phoenix Sage Fire was instantly vaporized by the terrifying heat the moment it touched the Scorch Release.
However, it still managed to slightly alter the trajectories of the three fireballs for an instant.
The fireballs brushed past the four of them from the sides.
They slammed into the camp ruins behind them, instantly turning several charred wooden beams into blackened charcoal.
"Good chance!"
Ebisu and Shiranui Genma attacked almost simultaneously the moment the fireballs deviated.
Ebisu flung three shuriken with his right hand, aiming at Pakura's lower body from difficult angles.
A silver flash shot out from Genma's mouth as five senbon needles flew toward Pakura's face and shoulders in a plum blossom pattern.
Their goal was not to injure her.
Only to interfere.
To disrupt her rhythm.
Meanwhile, Might Guy flickered through the battlefield edges as his youth blade transformed into streams of light.
"Mercy Blade Fifth Form: Stop and Ask for Directions!"
"Mercy Blade Sixth Form: Open the Door and See the Mountain!"
The blade light flowed like silk.
He was not attacking Pakura.
Instead, he precisely intercepted the occasional Kunai and shuriken Pakura launched while controlling her fireballs.
He filled every possible defensive gap around Sarutobi Sosuke and the others.
His movements were smooth and natural, every slash perfectly timed.
As though he had already predicted every attack path beforehand.
Pakura clicked her tongue in annoyance.
The cooperation between these Konoha brats was unexpectedly excellent.
Especially that green clad brat.
His blade style was bizarre, and his defense was airtight.
It gave her an extremely suffocating feeling, as if there was nowhere she could attack.
What angered her even more was Sarutobi Sosuke.
That man had clearly looked so weak earlier.
So how had he suddenly become harder to deal with?
"Is it because he's protecting someone important to him?"
Pakura's expression darkened.
She glanced into the distance.
Lord Rasa was still fighting.
She needed to end this quickly!
"Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder!"
A fierce glint flashed across Pakura's eyes.
She clasped her hands together as Chakra surged wildly through her body.
This time, it wasn't three fireballs.
Nor five.
But a full seven Scorch Release fireballs appeared around her simultaneously!
The seven fireballs slowly rotated around her body, protecting her at the center.
At the same time, they completely sealed all possible escape routes for the four people before her.
The shadow of death descended once again.
Sarutobi Sosuke's face turned pale white.
However, his survival instinct and the invisible "blade" behind him forced his brain to operate at unprecedented speed.
A secret Fire Release technique from the Sarutobi Clan flashed through his mind.
"I've got it!"
He rapidly formed hand seals again with his right hand.
His movements became distorted from tension and the pain of his severed arm, but he still completed them in the end.
"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"
He suddenly opened his mouth.
But instead of flames.
He spat out a large amount of black ash infused with Chakra!
The ash did not attack the fireballs.
Instead, it spread rapidly in a fan shaped area.
Instantly covering the surroundings around Pakura.
Pakura was startled.
She could not understand the purpose of these seemingly harmless ashes.
But the moment the ashes touched the Scorch Release fireballs.
"Boom!!!"
A violent explosion erupted around Pakura!
The ash created by Ash Pile Burning was extremely flammable and ignited instantly upon contact with sparks.
However, because the explosion detonated before reaching Pakura directly, it lacked enough power to seriously injure her.
Still, the impact wave and the sudden burst of dense smoke and flames instantly left Pakura in a miserable state.
Part of her hair had been burned.
Her face was covered in black soot.
More importantly, the rotational patterns of the seven Scorch Release fireballs became chaotic for an instant under the explosion's interference.
"Now!"
Might Guy, who had been moving along the battlefield perimeter as if merging with the battle itself.
Suddenly erupted with terrifying brilliance in his eyes!
That light was sharp like a blade.
It pierced through the smoke and dust.
Firmly locking onto Pakura during that fleeting moment of disorder!
He did not charge directly with explosive speed.
Instead, he lowered his stance, leaped upward, and soared into the air.
With both hands, he raised his youth blade high above his head!
The blade trembled violently.
A dense Saber Intent instantly erupted from within his body.
It was not the violent killing intent of the Precept-Breaking Blade.
Nor was it the gentle protective aura of the Mercy Blade.
It was a completely new Saber Intent.
A chilling Saber Intent never seen before.
It exploded outward with Might Guy at the center!
That Saber Intent was vast.
As if it carried the determination to sever worldly calamities and transcend suffering itself.
Yet it also contained a trace of compassion and sorrow toward mortal life.
...
[Congratulations, your Medium Grade Supreme Technique, Mercy Blade, has broken through to the Perfection Realm.]
[You have comprehended the ultimate Profound Truth of Mercy Blade: Buddha's Mercy.]
...
A few minutes earlier.
On this battlefield of corpses and blood.
Might Guy had continuously used his blade to protect his comrades.
After saving countless allies, the proficiency of Mercy Blade had silently reached 999.
Finally, at the moment he witnessed Choza charging toward the Scorch Release fireballs with his body without hesitation.
His powerful will to protect resonated with the ultimate essence of the Mercy Blade.
Breaking through the bottleneck.
He comprehended the final Profound Truth of the Mercy Blade.
Buddha's Mercy!
With a single slash.
A golden Buddha phantom instantly condensed.
Protecting the target without any blind spots!
He had just used that move moments earlier to save Choza!
But that was not all!
[Congratulations, your Medium Grade Supreme Technique, Mercy Blade, has reached the Perfection Realm.]
At nearly the exact same moment, another notification exploded deep within Might Guy's consciousness.
[Detected that the host simultaneously possesses 'Precept-Breaking Blade (Perfection)' and 'Mercy Blade (Perfection)'.]
[The concepts of these two Supreme Techniques complement and oppose one another, fulfilling the requirements for special fusion...]
[Fusion initiated...]
[Fusion successful!]
[Congratulations, you have comprehended a new Martial Skill: Calamity-Crossing Blade!]
Calamity-Crossing Blade!
There was no proficiency bar.
No clear rank classification.
It was simply a single slash.
A completely new Supreme Technique born from the fusion of the killing intent of Precept-Breaking and the protective essence of Mercy after both reached perfection.
A single Calamity-Crossing Blade!
Only one strike existed.
It gathered all the killing essence of the forty nine forms of the Precept-Breaking Blade.
And fused it with all the protective truths of the eight forms of Mercy Blade.
Ultimately evolving into.
The Calamity-Crossing Blade!
A single slash comparable to the divine ability of a High Grade Supreme Technique at Great Perfection!
In midair.
Space behind Might Guy suddenly twisted and rippled.
A five meter tall and incomparably solid golden phantom appeared out of thin air!
That phantom possessed the exact outline of Might Guy himself!
Its eyes were opened wide in fury.
Its expression was resolute.
It tightly gripped a gigantic golden blade condensed entirely from dazzling golden light.
Its movements synchronized perfectly with Might Guy below!
Time itself seemed to freeze in this instant.
The smoke had yet to disperse.
Pakura had just stabilized herself from the disturbance caused by Ash Pile Burning.
She raised her head.
And saw the green figure that had reached the peak of its leap.
Saw the gigantic golden phantom condensed behind him.
And saw the blade illuminating her horrified pupils.
That blade!
"Calamity-Crossing Blade!!!"
Might Guy's roar instantly exploded throughout the battlefield!
The muscles in his arms bulged violently.
Using every ounce of strength in his body, he swung the youth blade raised above his head.
Toward Pakura below, who had only just regained her senses, her face still stained with soot and shock.
Without any flourish.
Without any variation.
The simplest.
Most direct.
Most tyrannical slash.
A mountain splitting strike!
"Slash!!!"
The five meter golden phantom behind him simultaneously swung down that gigantic blade of radiant golden light!
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