Bang!
Bang!
Dull explosive sounds rang out.
The ice wall permeated with cold air was snapped in half by Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains. A massive amount of ice shards and dust exploded outwards like scattered flowers.
'This is the power of the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki?'
A trace of surprise couldn't help but flash through Sora's calm gaze.
Although he had made a fairly good estimate of Kushina's combat power, when actually crossing hands, he found her strength to be much greater than imagined.
The powerful Sealing Techniques of the Uzumaki Clan allowed her to perfectly control the Nine-Tails' Chakra, enabling Kushina to maintain clear reason even in a near-rampant state, and even use the highly difficult Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Don't forget…
Even in the hands of Karin, these Adamantine Sealing Chains possessed the fearsome power to directly crush Tobi's Wooden Buddha.
Placed on the upgraded version, Kushina, the power would only become more terrifying.
Kage-level!
Kushina in her rampant mode undoubtedly possessed Kage-level, even strong Kage-level combat power. Her close-combat ability, factoring in the Nine-Tails' Chakra and the Uzumaki Clan's innate strong physique, might already surpass that of Jiraiya.
'If not for plot-induced demise, with Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi present, Konoha might have truly entered a golden age after the Third Great Ninja War.'
Under Sora's subtle gaze, the Adamantine Sealing Chains also broke through two layers of the Vacuum Ice Walls, whistling as they arrived before him.
"Bakudo #81: Danku!"
Sora lightly pointed with his right hand, and the invisible light screen appeared before him once again.
Thump thump thump!
The chains, capable of almost destroying the Wooded Buddha, were once again thwarted before the light screen formed by Danku.
The chains roared forward, crashing against the invisible screen, only to break crisply like bamboo segments.
"Crack crack~"
As the Adamantine Sealing Chains shattered, spiderweb-like cracks inexplicably appeared on the invisible light screen, spreading continuously.
'The light screen seems to be broken!'
'But my Adamantine Sealing Chains probably didn't achieve much effect either!'
Kushina quickly realized this. That bizarre Ninjutsu called Danku used by her opponent seemed to naturally counter her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Like the strongest spear versus the strongest shield, the final result could only be mutual destruction.
'But…'
'It's enough!'
Such mutual destruction was enough for her to make a decision!
"Yuki Sora…"
"I'll fight you to the death!!!"
Beneath the deep red glowing Tailed Beast Cloak, Kushina was furious, her red hair flying wildly. Her fighting spirit instantly soared to its limit.
"Split open you bastard!!!"
The four deep red tails behind Kushina stuck to the cracked light screen like iron clamps. Rampant Chakra output like a tornado, the immense force generated actually tore open a gap large enough to pass through on the light screen formed by Danku.
Whoosh!
The next moment, Kushina turned into a stream of red light, crashing head-on.
Boom!
The Chakra Tails tangled with the Zanpakuto. Sora didn't retreat half a step. He confronted Kushina head-on, intending to crush her with his Rank 5 Reiatsu.
Hum hum hum!
Reiatsu ran wild.
Chakra roared.
As terrifying energy ran rampant, it formed lightning-like black distortions around the two, a sign of space warping, indicating the battle's magnitude had reached an unimaginable level.
Thump thump!
The next instant, the two began a brutal close-quarters battle. One white, one red, two figures instantly turned into streams of light, frantically colliding, striking, and clashing within a hundred-meter radius.
Taijutsu!
Swordsmanship!
Energy!
This was a confrontation of extreme speed and power, possessing the most pure and wild beauty of battle.
As the two fought, constantly dodging and weaving, they actually stirred up gusts of sweeping wind, churning dust and rubble skyward, turning the surrounding scene into a picture akin to a doomsday hellscape.
Rip!
A crisp sound was heard.
Sora swung his blade again, opening a cut on Kushina's face. His Expert Level Zanjutsu was by no means an undeserved reputation.
Even amidst sonic-level exchanges, he still wielded his blade with ease, cutting through Kushina's body effortlessly.
One cut, another cut, yet another cut…
Wherever Hyorinmaru passed, blood flowers bloomed incessantly.
In the blink of an eye, Kushina's face was crisscrossed with over a dozen cuts by Sora, each deep enough to see bone, enough to disfigure a woman.
Of course, for Kushina, who possessed Nine-Tails' Chakra + Uzumaki Clan's vitality, such damage wasn't fatal, and could even be completely healed in an instant.
But this would still make her furious. Simply put, carving on the face might not deal high damage, but the insult was too strong.
"Bastard!"
"Have the guts not to dodge!"
"When I catch you, you're finished! I'll definitely carve a hundred marks on your face, a hundred, ahhh ahhh ahhh!"
Kushina glared with wide, furious eyes. Hidden beneath the Tailed Beast Cloak, her scarred face was stained with bloody frost, making her look both disheveled and miserable.
She was throwing a fit!
But still couldn't catch him!
She had already unleashed four tails, the speed and power displayed were definitely at the Hokage's level. Yet even so, she was still half a step too slow.
She's already fast enough, but every attack always just barely missed touching the opponent's clothes. What use is the strongest power if the attacks can't land?
Sora realized the same thing.
'Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki?'
'Just a turtle with slightly more power.'
When not being on the same level in speed, no matter how strong the close-combat power, it was as laughable as a clown's antics before Sora.
Amidst the fierce battle, Sora looked calmly at the impotently raging Kushina. Her seemingly fierce and savage attacks had gradually lost their structure. Those randomly thrown punches in chaos had no lethality whatsoever.
Expert Level Shunpo.
In combat, this was a BUG-like skill on par with the Flying Thunder God Technique. When speed couldn't match, Sora was in an invincible state.
"Impotent rage."
Sora smiled slightly.
The next moment, the faintly glowing Hyorinmaru pierced through the deep red Tailed Beast Cloak, accurately stabbing into Kushina's chest.
"Pfft…"
"Cough cough cough…"
The Zanpakuto piercing through her body directly caused Kushina to vomit blood violently.
Her heart was pierced. The Tailed Beast Cloak she wore outside instantly dissipated due to the uncontrollable agony.
…
(A/N: Kushina won't die that easily. Also, the book's setting for Kushina's combat power is roughly top-tier Jinchuriki, stronger than Yagura, possibly slightly weaker than Perfect Jinchuriki Killer B level. She ultimately has the Nine-Tails inside her, plus considering Karin's performance in the Fourth War, I think the pro version Kushina definitely wouldn't be bad either.)