Facing the charging Kaguya Clan members, Takuno, who was using the Kujaku Myōhō, seemed unable to dodge.
Unfortunately, he was not a native of the Hoshigakure, and his only means of attack was the Kujaku Myōhō.
Since the Kujaku Myōhō: Tiger Blast wouldn't be fast enough to kill so many Kaguya Clan members, letting many slip through, then... he simply wouldn't use the Kujaku Myōhō!
The purple Tiger Blast roared once, then, deprived of Takuno's Chakra supply, it vanished into thin air.
At this moment, facing the large group of charging Kaguya Clan members, Takuno formed hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Blade Rotation Technique!"
Instantly, several streams of water appeared around Takuno, continuously rotating around him and spreading outwards.
When the Kaguya Clan members touched these streams, the water seemed to encounter no resistance at all, penetrating their bodies and continuing to spread.
The clan member whose body was pierced remained standing until he was bumped by the person behind him, at which point he fell to the ground, split into several pieces.
This was the true Water Blade Rotation Technique. Previously, when facing Obito, he could only keep the water rotating on his own skin to prevent the opponent from touching him.
The way he was using it now was its most fundamental application.
However, it was clear that even though this incredibly sharp water blade sliced through the bodies of most Kaguya Clan members, it could not cut through their fearlessness.
The remaining individuals immediately knocked down those in front of them, trampled over the fallen bodies on the ground, completely unrestrained, focused only on rushing forward to kill Takuno.
They constantly dodged the streams of water; some rolled, and some leaped directly, using their powerful jumping ability to spring into the air and pounce toward Takuno.
"Tch, what a hassle," Takuno muttered.
The Kaguya Clan members were not strong, but their fearless attitude was certainly crazy enough.
Amidst his thoughts, a large number of Kaguya Clan members approached Takuno; some were in mid-air, and some were rushing from the ground, all having passed through the deadly water blades to reach him.
At that moment, distorted smiles appeared on their faces, just as they were about to strike Takuno.
"Poof!"
Takuno turned into a puff of white smoke and dispersed.
While the Kaguya Clan members were stunned, a stream of water suddenly shot out from beneath the white smoke and began flowing rapidly along their bodies, seemingly intent on binding everyone there.
The Kaguya Clan members tried to tear the water stream away, but they couldn't break it. Even when they tried to block it with their hands, it simply flowed around their palms and continued forward.
Finally, the stream of water bound all the Kaguya Clan members completely.
Just then, a voice reached everyone's ears.
"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"
The stream of water instantly erupted, forming a giant Water Prison that enveloped all the clan members who had approached Takuno's Shadow Clone.
Afterward, Takuno placed his hand on the Water Prison. He had previously wanted to use this technique on Konan but refrained, fearing she might die. Now, however, he had a perfect opportunity for an experiment, and he had captured so many people at once.
He licked the corner of his mouth, a bloody glint flashing in his eyes, and formed a hand seal with one hand.
"Water Release: Spiraling Current Burial!"
The calm water within the original Water Prison Technique suddenly began to rotate. This rotational force was not spinning in a single direction but was rotating based on the principle of the Rasengan.
Within the Spiraling Current Burial, the Kaguya Clan members were quickly torn apart by the rotating force. Eventually, the inside of the Water Prison was completely dyed red with blood, appearing vividly scarlet and extremely grotesque.
When Takuno released the Water Prison Technique, what flowed out were not intact corpses or fragments, but only small, sand-like particles.
Seeing this sight, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
The brutality of this Ninjutsu truly exceeded his expectations. In terms of sheer power, it was completely incomparable to the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
However, its consumption was very low, although the conditions were rather strict—the opponent had to be confined inside a Water Prison first. But when combined with a Water Release Shadow Clone and the Earth Release: Headhunter Technique, it could certainly execute a combo.
Furthermore, if successfully hit by this combo, its viciousness would surpass even the Rasenshuriken.
For instance, if he could trap Kakuzu of the Immortal Duo inside, he could instantly kill all five of his lives!
Of course, the prerequisite was being able to confine Kakuzu inside the Water Prison Technique.
Takuno breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't used it when he captured Konan back then, otherwise, he couldn't imagine how Nagato would have gone berserk. Nagato probably would have sacrificed all his remaining life force to the Gedo Statue just to kill him.
At this point, he suddenly thought, setting Kakuzu aside, Hidan of the Immortal Duo should be relatively easier to trap, right?
If he used the Spiraling Current Burial to reduce Hidan to that state, would he still be able to live?
Since it was established that Hidan would die if buried underground due to lack of energy, it meant his immortality also required energy support. What kind of energy? Nothing more than Chakra or some special power granted by Jashin... If Hidan were shredded like this, would that energy still be effective?
If the opportunity arose, he could certainly test it out, Takuno mused.
Even the practitioner of the Ninjutsu was slightly stunned by this brutal scene, yet the remaining Kaguya Clan members, less than half their original number, showed absolutely no sign of fear.
Even if they likely knew they were no match for Takuno, asking them to abandon the fight? That was impossible!
They feared not fighting more than they feared death!
Therefore, the Kaguya Clan members charged toward Takuno once again. They possessed no Ninjutsu, only physical constitutions far stronger than ordinary people.
Honestly, this kind of physique was fine for dealing with Genin, and even against Chunin, it could be somewhat effective through sheer numbers, but against Takuno, it was truly insufficient.
Takuno pondered for a moment, then decided: let's verify another system.
He formed hand seals with both hands.
"Ninjutsu Art: Concealing Fog Technique!"
Instantly, a dense fog appeared over the original Kaguya Clan territory, obscuring everyone's vision, and Takuno's figure completely merged into the thick mist.
His pair of jet-black eyes slowly changed to blood-red, and a single tomoe spun rapidly within them.
That's right, this was the Sharingan!
A few months after Minato became the Fourth Hokage, Takuno had finally completed his research on the Chimera Technique and successfully integrated the Uchiha Kekkei Genkai!