Chapter 305: Otsutsuki Hanyu vs. Hyuga Saori
"Calm down," Kyosuke said, grabbing Saori to stop her from rushing forward. It took quite a bit of persuasion to quell her burning rage.
For reasons he kept to himself, Kyosuke planned to do the bare minimum in this battle—to "slack off" as much as possible.
Judging by the situation, the enemy's combat power far stripped their allies. If the two of them didn't go all out, the Otsutsuki Main Family faced certain annihilation.
After all, his agreement with Otsutsuki Masaki was to help defeat the Branch Family, not to act as a full-time bodyguard for his clansmen... Kyosuke didn't consider this a breach of contract.
And so, the two began their journey of unabashedly doing as little as possible.
Years of conflict had bred a hatred between the two factions that could not be resolved with words. There was no need for preamble; the battle began immediately.
Charging forward with the troops, the first to attack were the puppet units controlled by Otsutsuki Hanyu.
The moment the sky-filling puppets attacked, Kyosuke felt like his horizons had been broadened.
Countless green energy orbs rained down on the Main Family's forces like a torrential downpour. Whenever these orbs collided with an object, they triggered powerful explosions. If Kyosuke didn't know he was in the Naruto world, he might have thought he was facing a squad of Saiyans.
After a dense wave of AOE bombardment, the puppets dove from the sky. Having lost the initiative, the Main Family's forces struggled to organize an effective counterattack.
In just the first clash, dozens were killed by the puppets, and countless more were injured.
Kyosuke casually backhanded a puppet that rushed him, slicing it in two, then stepped forward to crush the head of another that was still struggling. Looking at the wailing Otsutsuki around him, he felt a bit speechless. "To bear the name Otsutsuki and yet be weak to this extent..."
He had intended to slack off, but at this rate, if he and Saori didn't step in, these Main Family wastes would be wiped out in minutes.
In truth, they couldn't be fully blamed. Centuries of peaceful life on the Moon had made them forget how to fight. If the Branch Family hadn't launched this rebellion, their performance might have been even worse.
Kyosuke held the Kusanagi Sword horizontally in front of him. He ran two fingers along the blade, flicking it gently at the end.
Ding.
The crisp sound drew many eyes toward him. A bloodthirsty smile suddenly appeared on Kyosuke's calm face, and he cold uttered a single word:
"Kill."
Receiving the signal, Hyuga Saori instantly unleashed her full power. She became like a rampaging dragon, charging straight through the enemy lines. Whether it was a puppet or a Branch Family shinobi, anyone who got close to her met a swift end.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Clearing a path with the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, Saori rushed toward the enemy leader. It was clear she was very interested in finding out exactly where he had gotten those Tenseigan eyes.
As for Kyosuke, seeing Saori charge the leader, he ignored the mass of puppets and flashed directly into the enemy's shinobi ranks.
His Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan flared to life. Every intent of malice directed at him was mapped clearly in his mind. Combined with his powerful insight, not a single enemy could touch him.
The Kusanagi Sword in his hand was like the scythe of the Grim Reaper. Everywhere he passed, blood sprayed into the air. The Branch Family shinobi, who had seemed so imposing moments ago, were harvested like wheat.
Meanwhile, after a few minutes of rapid advancement, Hyuga Saori arrived in front of Otsutsuki Hanyu.
He didn't bother using his puppets to harass her; he knew it would be useless. This woman, radiating killing intent, was not someone those dolls could defeat.
Hanyu's gaze swept over her eyes, and he cursed hatefully, "That bastard Masaki... to secure victory, he actually helped an outsider awaken the Tenseigan! He deserves death!"
Ignoring the resentment in his voice, Saori stared into his sky-blue pupils and asked coldly, "Where did your Byakugan come from? Tell me, and perhaps I'll give you a quick death."
"Hahaha! Little girl, you talk big!" Otsutsuki Hanyu laughed mockingly three times. Then, he suddenly moved, charging at her with incredible speed.
"Let's see what qualifies you to be so arrogant!"
"Heh. If you won't talk, fine. Hearing it would only make me angrier anyway."
A green orb of light condensed in Saori's hand, transforming into the shape of a dragon that coated her arm.
"I'll show you my qualifications right now!!!"
The two figures collided without any fancy tricks. After a brief stalemate, Otsutsuki Hanyu was blasted away by Saori's palm strike.
In the moment of impact, Saori ripped a trail of green light from his chest—a mass of chakra stolen using the ability of her green orb.
After replenishing her own chakra, Saori sneered at Hanyu as he struggled to his feet. "Do you understand now?"
"Damn it... impossible! I am a direct descendant of the Otsutsuki! How could I lose to a little girl like you?!" Hanyu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with a complex mix of anger, fear, and disbelief.
"Heh. Not convinced? Then come at me again." Saori crooked her finger at him contemptuously, the mockery on her face unmistakable.
This gesture further provoked the enemy's fragile ego. The green orb in his hand suddenly expanded, transforming into a massive blade of light. Using the recoil from a chakra burst at his feet, he turned into a stream of light, slashing down at Saori.
"Resplendent Flame Thousand Slash!"
In an instant, countless blades appeared above Saori, indistinguishable between illusion and reality. She could feel a heavy threat radiating from every single one of them.
"That's more like it."
Saori let out a wild, uninhibited laugh. The dragon-shaped aura on her palm swelled to several times its size as she poured more chakra into it.
Just as the green blades were about to fall, Saori threw her head back and let out a piercing roar that cut through the air.
"ROAR!"
The sonic attack, sounding like a dragon's cry, caused the airborne enemy to freeze for a split second. Seizing the opportunity, Saori moved in a blur, delivering a heavy palm strike to every falling blade.
"Gentle Fist Art: Dragon Shattering Strike!"
Violent shockwaves rippled outward one after another. With her ultimate technique, Saori successfully shattered the enemy's killer move.
Looking at Otsutsuki Hanyu, who had crashed to the ground, Saori stepped forward and kicked him, sending him flying into the distance.
"Is that all you've got? You're disappointing me."
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