Chapter 173: Attack Like a Hellish Stab
Troy pulled out a specially crafted square Shuriken from his ninja pouch and infused it with Magnet Release chakra.
Under his precise control, the Shuriken hovered for a brief moment before flying toward Kakashi like a storm of arrows.
Unlike ordinary Magnet Release users, Troy had refined his ability into an art of manipulation. His unique Magnet Release chakra allowed him to magnetize any weapon it touched—and once the chakra clung to a person's body, it immobilized them completely.
Even though Kakashi hadn't touched the weapon directly, his blade had. The magnetic charge transferred through contact, locking his body in place.
This divine control technique had already claimed the lives of many Jonin who underestimated it. Those unaware of its mechanism rarely survived long enough to learn.
"Mugetsu-sensei, his Shuriken is strange! Don't block it with your weapon!" Kakashi warned sharply as the bizarre Shuriken flew toward them again.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson!"
Mugetsu exhaled a torrent of flames and swiftly threw several Shuriken, each burning with searing fire. The spinning projectiles became fiery blades streaking through the air, sharp and deadly.
Boom!
The collision was deafening. Troy's Shuriken were completely intercepted, and the fiery Shuriken continued onward like miniature meteors, forcing Troy and his partner to dodge.
"Such powerful Fire Release…" Troy muttered, clearly surprised. His Magnet Release Shuriken had two forms—one for control, consuming little chakra, and another for full power, consuming far more. The latter was what he had just used, and yet it was still completely overwhelmed.
"I'll move in for close combat. You look for an opening," said Kurokawa, drawing a long sword from her back, determination blazing in her eyes.
She could tell Mugetsu specialized in Ninjutsu, and Kumogakure's forte was Lightning Release combat techniques. If she could close the distance, she might find a weakness.
"I'll provide support," Troy replied, summoning more square Shuriken to orbit him under magnetic control.
Kurokawa's chakra flared at her feet as she used Body Flicker Technique to close the distance.
Seeing the enemy favor Taijutsu made Kakashi relax slightly. Mugetsu wasn't a pure Ninjutsu type—his physical skills were formidable as well.
As she neared, Kurokawa infused her blade with Lightning Release. Blue arcs of electricity crackled along the metal, illuminating the night.
"You want to compare body techniques?" Mugetsu chuckled lightly. "I know a bit myself."
Silently, he shifted his breathing from Rock Breathing to Lightning Breathing.
"Lightning Breathing, Total Concentration… Lightning Release: Finger Gun!"
A brilliant flash of blue erupted from his hand, lightning dancing wildly across his fingers. As his chakra surged, his aura became oppressive, almost suffocating.
Facing the incoming blade, Mugetsu calmly extended his right index finger.
One side wielded a sword wrapped in lightning; the other—a single finger burning with focused, destructive energy.
Zzzzt!
A sharp burst of sound ripped through the air. Blue light illuminated the battlefield, scattering the darkness for an instant.
Clang!
The electrified sword shattered upon impact. The immense force sent Kurokawa hurtling backward, crashing through several thick trees before slamming into the ground.
Her eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't comprehend how her Lightning-infused blade technique had been completely overpowered by a single finger.
That move… it reminded her of a legend.
"The… the Hell Stab?" she muttered in shock, blood spilling from her lips.
The Third Raikage's ultimate technique—Hell Stab—was said to be the strongest spear of all, a single-finger thrust capable of piercing even a Tailed Beast.
"Impossible… how could a Konoha Ninja know Hell Stab? If that had been the true One-Finger Nukite, I'd already be dead," she whispered, trying to reassure herself.
Even the Third Raikage's own son had failed to fully master that terrifying art.
While Kurokawa attacked, Troy moved as well. His magnetized Shuriken surrounded Mugetsu from all directions, slicing through the air in a coordinated assault.
But Troy hadn't expected Kurokawa to be defeated so easily—nor for Mugetsu's speed to be this extreme.
Before the Shuriken could even graze him, Mugetsu had already vanished. His movements blurred beyond Troy's perception, leaving only afterimages as the projectiles whizzed harmlessly past.
"So strong… and so fast!" Kakashi gasped.
He had been nervous when Mugetsu didn't dodge earlier and instead countered the lightning sword directly. But now, witnessing this, he realized how wrong he'd been.
Mugetsu's Taijutsu was even more terrifying than his Ninjutsu.
Kakashi's eyes could barely follow his movements. Mugetsu seemed to flicker between multiple positions at once, each motion calculated and effortless.
After recovering from the initial awe, Kakashi found himself puzzled. A ninja of this level—teaching at the Academy? It made no sense. Why would someone with power rivaling elite Jonin waste time teaching basic Taijutsu and Clone Techniques?
By comparison, his previous instructor seemed like a child swinging a stick.
"Hah! Looks like your companion can't handle Mugetsu-sensei after all!" Obito shouted, noticing the chaos from the other side of the battlefield.
"It's too soon to say that," Locke Bee growled, though he, too, sensed something was wrong.
To finish the fight quickly and assist Troy, he feigned a weakness, hoping to bait Obito into overextending. When Obito lunged in for a decisive strike, Locke planned to end it in one blow.
"Mugetsu-sensei, I'll come help you soon!" Obito said confidently, believing victory was within reach.
"Don't get ahead of yourself," Kakashi warned coldly. "That man in front of you isn't a sparring partner. He's an enemy who wants you dead."
"Damn it, Kakashi! You can't even move, and you're still bossing me around," Obito muttered under his breath. But despite his frustration, he took the advice seriously, tightening his guard.
He refused to embarrass himself now—and once this was over, he'd make sure to rub his victory in Kakashi's face.
"Kurokawa, suppress him as much as you can," Troy ordered grimly.
Then he unfurled a scroll, summoning two enormous Shuriken—each over a meter in diameter.
Lightning crackled violently around them.
He infused them with Magnet Release first, then pumped in massive amounts of Lightning chakra until the weapons spun rapidly in midair, becoming giant rotating discs of electricity.
"Let's see you dodge this."
The twin blades gleamed with lethal light as they whirled toward Mugetsu like twin storms of thunder.
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