Konan glanced at Shibuki, then turned her attention back toward the center of the battlefield. She didn't concern herself with whether Shibuki, who had risen to his feet, would launch an attack at her.
"You probably can't imagine what kind of existence stands before you."
"You'd be better off worrying about yourself rather than that issue."
Konan looked toward the two figures fighting at the center, her voice exceptionally indifferent as she spoke.
Hearing Konan's words, Shibuki couldn't help but freeze, then his face rapidly showed tension as he looked at Konan, as if afraid she might suddenly attack him.
"How much longer do you plan to wait?"
Konan paid no attention to Shibuki and said flatly.
Seeing this, confusion appeared on Shibuki's face. Konan's words clearly weren't directed at him—then who was she talking to?
Could there be other enemies hidden here?
Shibuki immediately tensed his body, cautiously surveying the surroundings.
Just then!
A sudden gust of wind sounded behind Shibuki. His body trembled, then quickly stiffened.
Suien held a kunai pressed against Shibuki's back, a smile on his face as he said:
"Oh my, it seems I've been discovered."
"You... you weren't knocked unconscious by Fu?"
Hearing the familiar voice behind him, Shibuki spoke with an incredulous tone.
"I don't just know my disciple well—I know Fu equally well. I bet she'd use the 'Scale Powder Hiding Technique,' so I made preparations in advance. Now it seems I made the right bet."
Suien said with a thick smile, chuckling.
On the other side, Konan turned her head and looked at Suien flatly:
"So, are you ready to die?"
Suien looked at Konan, a grave expression flashing in his eyes. He quickly shot the kunai in his hand toward Konan while simultaneously grabbing Shibuki's throat and rapidly retreating backward.
As he retreated, Suien's hands quickly moved to the bulging position at Shibuki's waist.
"No!"
Shibuki's face changed drastically, struggling desperately, but Suien's grip made it impossible for Shibuki to exert much strength.
When Suien touched the transparent gourd hidden beneath Shibuki's clothes, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
Found it!
Suien quickly took the "Hero Water" from Shibuki's body.
Seeing the crystal-clear liquid flowing inside the transparent gourd in his hand, a look of ecstasy appeared on Suien's face.
"Haha! After all that scheming, I've finally got you!"
Suien let out a wild laugh, forcefully swinging his arm to throw Shibuki to the ground.
"You're no longer useful."
Suien glanced disdainfully at Shibuki, then turned toward Konan.
"I originally thought Fu's strength would be enough to hold you two back, but it seems I underestimated your abilities."
"But now that I have the Hero Water, all of you can go to hell!"
Suien gave a cold, low laugh, directly pulling out the stopper from the gourd and taking a light sip of the Hero Water.
Shibuki, thrown to the side, watched as Suien took a drink, his eyes widening.
Just a few drops of Hero Water had caused such an enormous surge of chakra in his body—now Suien had drunk so much in one gulp. Shibuki couldn't imagine how much power Suien would gain.
The moment the liquid entered Suien's mouth, it was rapidly absorbed.
BOOM!!
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from within Suien's body.
The violent energy fluctuations caused even the clothes on Suien's body to start swelling.
In the next instant, an incomparably massive amount of chakra overflowed from within Suien's body, rapidly enveloping his entire being.
If the chakra erupting from Shibuki's body was light blue, then the chakra now on Suien was deep blue.
Standing not far away, Konan watched this scene, her nose wrinkling slightly. The amount of chakra Suien was releasing was indeed formidable.
Originally, Konan had been somewhat dismissive of the chakra erupting from Shibuki's body.
Now it seemed she had indeed underestimated the amplification of this "Hero Water."
Dance of the Shikigami!
Rustle!
A pair of white wings unfurled from Konan's back. With a light flap of her wings.
Countless sheets of white paper poured forth from these wings, transforming into a white curtain that hung down toward Suien.
"So it's a Kekkei Genkai that controls paper."
The surging chakra constantly welling up within gave Suien a feeling of invincibility.
Looking at the massive amount of white paper rushing toward him, a cold smile appeared at the corner of Suien's mouth.
Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!
A massive amount of chakra, accompanied by Suien's hand seals, surged out rapidly. In almost an instant, an enormous torrent of water rose up from behind Suien.
Empowered by the massive chakra, the Great Waterfall Technique's power increased several times over.
Like a true waterfall manifesting in reality, it surged toward the incoming white paper.
The massive water flow collided with the paper, creating a thunderous roar.
However, the two attacks only clashed for a moment before Konan's paper directly broke through the water flow and attacked Suien.
"This is..."
Seeing his ninjutsu barely achieve any effect, Suien was stunned.
"My paper isn't afraid of water."
Konan looked at the stunned Suien, murmuring to herself while extending her hand and making a light grasping motion.
The massive amount of white paper that had been charging toward Suien instantly split apart just before reaching him, dividing into several streams that surrounded him from all directions.
In the blink of an eye, all possible escape routes were sealed.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Countless sharp whistling sounds rang through the air.
After sealing all escape routes, these papers instantly contracted toward the center.
In the blink of an eye, the paper had completely wrapped around Suien like a rice dumpling.
Konan's expression remained calm as she formed a seal with her hand.
Paper Shuriken!
The countless sheets of white paper around rapidly changed shape, transforming into shuriken that rained down upon the wrapped Suien.
Under the assault of the massive number of shuriken, the wrapped Suien took the full brunt of the attack. In an instant, the rice dumpling became a hedgehog.
"It's over."
Konan said indifferently.
"So strong." Shibuki stared blankly at everything before his eyes. In his eyes, his teacher who had been so terrifyingly powerful.
After consuming the Hero Water, had still been defeated so quickly by this woman.
But just then!
Konan's previously calm eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of surprise.
A massive explosion rang out from Suien's direction.
Violent force directly blew away the white paper wrapping Suien.
Suien walked out slowly, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth:
"Did you think you could defeat me with such an attack? Who do you think you're looking down on!!"
Konan's eyebrows rose slightly. After briefly assessing the injuries on Suien's body, a sharp glint flashed in her eyes:
"It seems most of the Paper Shuriken attacks were blocked by the chakra erupting from the outer layer of his body?"
Suien's face carried a sinister expression as he stamped heavily on the ground, his entire body transforming into a blue streak that vanished from the spot.
Suien moved at extreme speed, rapidly closing the distance toward Konan. In almost the blink of an eye, Suien had appeared not far in front of Konan.
Very fast, and the chakra-based defense seemed quite high. As for ninjutsu, that had been strengthened too.
Flashes of thought passed through Konan's eyes. The wings on her back flapped forcefully, and her entire body rapidly rose into the air.
Water Release: Water Trumpet!
Suien, seeing Konan rising into the air, quickly increased his speed while rapidly forming hand seals.
A thick stream of water sprayed from Suien's mouth, but the direction wasn't upward at Konan—rather, it was aimed at the ground.
Suien quickly jumped up, simultaneously using the impact force generated by the water spray hitting the ground. His ascending speed was even slightly faster than Konan's.
Rapidly airborne, Suien appeared at a position level with Konan in mid-air. Seeing Konan ahead, a cold smile appeared on Suien's face. He raised his fist and directly punched toward Konan's stomach.
Paper Shield!
Konan's eyebrows furrowed. She fanned both hands forward, and large amounts of paper sheets surged out, gathering in front of Konan.
Instantly, a shield completely composed of paper blocked before Konan.
Suien's chakra-filled fist directly slammed into the Paper Shield, creating a heavy dull thud.
The punch containing massive chakra not only shattered the Paper Shield, but the heavy force transmitted through the shield to Konan's body.
This caused Konan, suspended mid-air, to be sent flying backward under the impact.
Compared to Konan, who had wings and could fly freely, Suien had no supporting force after throwing this punch and began falling from mid-air.
However, Suien's face showed no panic. Instead, he rapidly formed hand seals during the descent.
Water Release: Water Whip!
A long whip completely composed of water appeared in Suien's hand.
Suien gripped the whip with both hands and violently swung it toward Konan, who was flying backward.
Under the effect of the massive chakra, the Water Whip rapidly began to extend.
Konan also noticed Suien's attack, and a thought moved in her mind.
Large amounts of white paper began gathering before Konan again, wanting to block the incoming Water Whip.
But just as the Water Whip was about to approach Konan, under Suien's control, the entire whip rapidly changed direction, making a ninety-degree right angle turn in mid-air.
In the blink of an eye, the whip had appeared behind Konan.
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