Although Han's attacks were lightning fast, each strike carrying immense force, they posed no real threat to the formidable Shiyu Uchiha, who easily evaded them all.
Suddenly, Five-Tails' five massive tails roared toward Shiyu Uchiha like savage dragons. However, just as they were about to strike him, he swung his tanto with a flash of crimson light, slicing through the tails—each one severed in a single, clean strike.
Still, Shiyu Uchiha knew these tail attacks were only the prelude. He kept his focus locked on the opponent's main body. Moments later, as the swirling smoke began to clear, a figure stepped into view before him—a ninja completely cloaked in a dark red Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak!
Letting out an earth-shaking roar, the ninja radiated overwhelming pressure capable of turning Tian Di (heaven and earth) upside down.
Shiyu Uchiha watched Han closely, quickly sizing up his condition in his mind. Based on Han's current performance, he had clearly reached the limit of what his body could endure. There was no way he could enter Full Tailed Beast Mode. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, Han's present form should have appeared much more stable, without such obvious signs of losing control.
Judging from this situation, if Han tried to force his way into Full Tailed Beast Mode, he'd definitely lose control. At this realization, Shiyu Uchiha relaxed slightly, feeling their chance of victory had just increased by thirty percent.
Then, a sly glint flashed in Shiyu Uchiha's eyes as he decided to test the Steam Release Ninja once more.
He thought inwardly: If I can push him to go all out and unleash that Tailed Beast Ball, I'll know his true power—and be fully ready for the big fight ahead. And if during this process I can also discover his weaknesses, then that would be a huge gain.
With that thought, Shiyu Uchiha's hands moved like phantoms, rapidly forming a series of intricate hand seals. In an instant, a string of complex seals was completed. Immediately afterward, blazing flames erupted from his mouth, morphing into various forms of Fire Release Ninjutsu that tore across the battlefield like a storm toward the Steam Release Ninja (a mysterious opponent wielding steam-based techniques).
These fire techniques alone weren't enough to deal fatal damage, but each successful hit disrupted his offense and inflicted accumulating harm—damage that, over time, could prove deadly.
Han dodged left and right under this fierce onslaught. Although the attacks weren't fatal, each hit sent waves of pain through Han, forcing out pained growls. Clearly, while Shiyu Uchiha's attacks hadn't been able to kill him outright, the damage they caused was still considerable.
Moreover, against Han's repeated wild assaults, Shiyu Uchiha danced around effortlessly, like a ghost. Though Han moved extremely fast, his actions were somewhat stiff, lacking fluidity.
Exploiting this, Shiyu Uchiha continuously taunted him verbally.
While dodling Han's attacks, he sneered mockingly, "What? Is that all you've got?" and "Looks like the famed Steam Release Ninja Han isn't all that impressive after all!"
As time passed, what little rationality remained in the mind of the Steam Release Ninja Han gradually vanished.
Finally, when the tail of Han's Five-Tails Beast Form was ruthlessly severed once again by Shiyu Uchiha's sharp tanto, Han could no longer contain his fury and madness.
Letting out a thunderous roar toward the heavens, his chakra began to surge wildly, and a powerful energy wave continuously radiated from his body. Clearly, provoked repeatedly by Shiyu, this Steam Release Ninja was now preparing to unleash his ultimate move!
Shiyu's Sharingan eyes widened as he intensely focused on every motion of his opponent forming the Tailed Beast Ball, as if time itself had frozen in this moment. A surge of amazement filled his heart—like discovering a long-hidden treasure buried deep beneath the ocean—and he couldn't suppress his excitement.
After all, the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha Village, Kushina Uzumaki, was nowhere near capable of releasing such a powerful Tailed Beast Ball, and even the possibility of her manifesting the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak was questionable in Shiyu's mind.
Therefore, this rare opportunity before him was undoubtedly a perfect chance to further perfect his secret techniques. Thinking about this, his heart pounded rapidly, an uncontrollable impulse surging through him.
Just then, Han had completed all his preparations. The colossal Tailed Beast Ball, brimming with terrifying energy, shot toward Shiyu like lightning.
In an instant, a suffocating sense of pressure came crashing down. Shiyu clearly sensed the immense power radiating from that seething energy sphere. Facing such a fierce attack, he displayed extraordinary combat intelligence and quick reflexes.
Without hesitation, he immediately activated his pre-prepared Phantom Substitution technique, instantly switching positions and successfully evading the epicenter of the Tailed Beast Ball's explosion.
Immediately afterward, simultaneously activating his Shifting Body Technique, his figure flickered like a ghost, swiftly retreating. At the same time, his hands flashed through hand seals as he loudly invoked the name of the ninjutsu. Chakra surged violently within his body, converging throughout his entire frame.
In the next moment, a wave of purple chakra erupted from his back, forming a solidified chakra armor—[Kujaku]! Additionally, resembling the tails of a Tailed Beast, multiple chakra extensions layered together, forming a protective shield.
This shield held fast like an unbreakable wall, effectively absorbing all the residual shockwaves from the Tailed Beast Ball explosion. Eventually, after intense collision, the power of the Tailed Beast Ball gradually dissipated, while Shiyu remained completely unscathed, a confident smirk appearing on his face.
Shiyu's gaze burned intensely forward as he saw Han dashing toward him like lightning. After their fierce previous exchange, he knew full well that Han's strength, even in his Partial Transformation Using Half of the Five-Tails' Beast Form, was formidable.
At this moment, he decided to unleash the [Kujaku] technique, one he was immensely proud of, to challenge this mysterious [Secret Jutsu], hoping to gauge its strength and possibly glean some insight in return.
However, [Kujaku] came with its own limitations—during its activation, he could not use any Ninjutsu aside from pure Taijutsu. As a result, the [Shifting Body Technique] could only be used in its most basic, purely physical form.
Yet right now, Shiyu Uchiha's physical abilities had reached a whole new level. Combined with his sharp [Sharingan], which granted him exceptional [Insight] into his enemy's movements, Shiyu Uchiha felt confident that even against Han's furious charge, he would not fall behind by the slightest margin.
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