Quest Master of Konoha

"Konoha's Quest Master"

Null energy battlefield.

The battlefield is set against the backdrop of the vast starry sky, which seems to extend infinitely.

Countless twinkling stars can be seen all around, some dim and some dazzling, as if they have injected a little vitality into the boundless universe and driven away the emptiness and loneliness.

At this moment, near the battlefield, countless stars were broken into huge meteorites. When they were broken, their own light and heat were evaporated in an instant, and the thick dust was split by the torrent of collision energy.

The dust of the universe, the deep black holes.

In front of these landscapes, everyone will appear extremely small.

The metal materials compressed by the two forces were melted into gold water by the high temperature, and then cooled quickly. They continued to be compressed and deformed in the conflict between the two energies, and finally flew to an extremely distant location like a meteor, leaving only a trail behind. A fleeting trace of light lingers against the dark background of the universe.

There are hundreds of worlds living in the canopy of the Ancient Void Tree, and the creatures in these worlds are without exception creatures that master virtual energy. From the highest-level masters to the low-level infected, the number is extremely terrifying.

The war between the Planet of Prayer and the Ancient Tree of the Void is a battle between these parasites. The servants on the Planet of Prayer are all various plants. Different from the madness of those null energy creatures, these plants have a division of labor. It is clear that the advance and retreat during the battle are orderly, more like an invincible and powerful army.

However, in terms of the number of servants, the Lord of Prayer is not as good as the ancient tree in the void that has been rooted in the universe for tens of thousands of years and has harvested countless worlds. However, with the current anxious state, I am afraid that the battle between the two will take several years to end.

Suddenly, the huge stationary planet moved suddenly, directly shortening the distance between the two, and directly collided with the ancient tree in the void. The two behemoths collided suddenly, and the blood-colored energy fluctuations spread outward, and the two were fighting. All the servants were crushed into bloody dust.

Then, as if breathing, the two began to absorb the blood-colored dust to replenish the energy consumed by themselves. The roots similar to tentacles continued to spread and grow, tearing off the branches of the ancient trees, and then immediately sent them to the interior of the blood-colored planet to start. Refining and absorbing.

The masters of the pinnacle of the universe began to devour each other like extremely bloody primitive people. As a result, the bloody planet collapsed, and countless tree roots spread out from the cracks. The ancient blood jade tree that originally sat in the center of the planet of prayer, rose from the ground. Rising up, countless tree roots supported the blood jade ancient tree and approached the body of the ancient void tree.

Ready to come, this ancient blood jade tree is essentially the core of the Lord of Prayer.

From this moment on, the Lord of Prayer completely gambled everything, because at the core of the ancient tree in the void, it felt the extremely familiar aura, and its creator was also its only master.

It cut off its own escape route just to get closer to Yakumo. Under the influence of multiple miracles in the chaotic virtual will, it gave birth to a trace of pure will.

This is an unparalleled miracle, like a pure white flower blooming on the land that has been baptized by hundreds of nuclear bombs and not contaminated by any radiation.

Facing the madness of the master-level powerhouse, the Void Ancient Tree also had to devote a lot of attention.

At this time, it can no longer be wary of its old rivals in the distance.

The two masters used everything they had to start a decisive battle. Countless lives would perish every second. Even after the collision just now, there were already many servants surviving on the two bodies. The two bloody torrents collided again with the void of the universe as the background. A new round of epic war has begun.

In the distance, there are strong men watching the battle in the fortress.

Uchiha Runyu looked at the battle in the distance with an unknown chuckle on his face. There is no need for a new virtual energy master in this universe. The mission of the praying master is to burn himself to drag down the ancient tree of void energy. .

The world in virtual energy,

Yakumo returned to the courtyard holding the key made of blood jade. His body shook suddenly and his face turned slightly pale. He had consumed a lot of energy in the battle just now. In fact, it was not difficult to determine the winner.

But the virtual energy has given Sakumo Hatake the near-indestructible characteristic, and completely annihilating it is the real headache. Obviously, in his current state, he is no longer suitable to continue to challenge the strongest Uzumaki Kushina.

Yakumo raised his head and looked at the familiar environment around him. The light in his eyes gradually dimmed, as if he could not accept what had just happened, and he seemed to be defeated by the fatigue accumulated in his body.

It's far from victory now. After all, there is a more difficult battle ahead.

At this moment, Yakumo became a little dazed, as if everything was gradually fading away. The blood flowing in his body and the strong heartbeat were all fading away.

It wasn't really sadness, but the heavy fatigue wrapped him up like a chain, making him breathless. His tense spirit gradually relaxed. Yakumo subconsciously sat down where Hatake Sakumo originally sat, and Kakashi's figure gradually disappeared. Before his eyes, he was practicing Hatake Swordsmanship at the training ground not far away.

Suddenly, Yakumo realized that the position where Hatake Sakumo was sitting was not chosen randomly, and he discovered the good intentions behind it. This was the position where Kakashi was most easily seen.

Father's love is like a mountain, majestic and silent.

But there is no trace of Kakashi in this world, as if he does not exist in this world.

After a long time, Yakumo opened his eyes again. Although his face was still pale, his eyes had become tough, and his strong reason temporarily suppressed the fatigue of his body and soul.

Those distracting thoughts and illusions caused by fatigue also disappeared at this moment. This is the benefit of a strong will. Even if the body is like a river bed that is about to dry up, it can still squeeze out a few drops of sweet rain.

First meet up with your friends, rest for more than ten hours, and challenge Kushina Uzumaki.

Yakumo planned in his mind. Although he was tired when he returned, his pace was more brisk.

In front of Hatake's mansion, Jiraiya was standing in the middle of several people. He seemed to be in the core position, but in fact he was surrounded. If there was any abnormal movement, several people would take action without hesitation.

In one second, the sword power accumulated by Yougu Qianxue will explode, and the beheading will be completed in an instant.

With a creak, the wooden door opened broke the tense atmosphere. Yakumo walked out from behind the door, his steps steady, but his cheeks were visibly pale.

"Did it succeed?" Masako Mori remained on the spot and asked worriedly.

The three of them still tightly surrounded Jiraiya in the center without letting down their guard at all.

"Successful. I plan to rest for the night and challenge Uzumaki Kushina tomorrow." Yakumo replied, and then looked at Jiraiya who was surrounded by several people. Apparently something happened when he left, which made several people come to their senses. The level of trust has completely dropped to freezing point.

"Can I still trust you?" Yakumo asked Jiraiya.

"Of course, I have never forgotten my mission in these years." Jiraiya looked sincere and smiled. "Since you can't believe it, I'll leave first and I'll wait for you at the Uzumaki Residence tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Jiraiya turned around and left.

"Let's go, follow me into the hospital, and rest at Hatake Mansion today."

After Jiraiya left, Yakumo's face returned to rosy. The weakness just now was more like a test to confirm whether Jiraiya would suddenly attack when he needed it. Of course, Jiraiya didn't take action this time. , and there is no way to be sure that he is indeed safe.

The most unpredictable thing in this world is the human heart.

Next, through Masako Mori's explanation, Yakumo figured out the reason for the tense atmosphere. Ten minutes ago, Jiraiya suddenly rushed to the Hatake mansion and planned to open the door to enter. Naturally, the three of them were not allowed to do so. Laiya interrupted Yakumo's battle, and then surrounded him in the center.

"Jiraiya can feel the death of the key keeper." Yakumo thought to himself.

Several people walked into the Qinhatake Mansion and arrived at the guest room through the straight corridor. The flower garden was surrounded by a low bamboo fence. Unfortunately, there were only a few dry grass stalks left inside. Under the fence were a few trees. There are scattered green grass, but it also looks sickly, obviously its days are numbered.

In the center of the flower garden is a huge cherry blossom tree, half withered and half in full bloom. When the breeze blows, countless cherry blossoms cluster together, and then hundreds of petals fall with the wind, melting less than half a meter away from the ground. Withered by ashes.

There are white clouds blowing in the wind in the sky.

There is also a small pavilion in the courtyard with a small round table with tea sets on it.

Various stones and empty flower pots were piled in every corner.

The place is quiet and a little weird, and the whole courtyard is full of life and desolate at the same time.

Just like two states of mind of one person.

Yakumo felt Hatake Sakumo's struggle from the courtyard. He had tried to resist the power that only had destruction, but in the end he lost completely.

"Let's rest here tonight."

Yakumo chose a clean slate in the pavilion and leaned against the red-painted pillar. Within a few seconds, he gradually fell into a deep sleep. The exhaustion like a torrent and tsunami even made him say another word.

Yakumo slept peacefully next to Masako Mori, and it didn't take long for his breathing to become extremely even.

"I'll be on guard first, you guys can rest first." Reiko Aoyama said.

Immediately, Masako Mori and Qianxue Qianxue also found a place to rest, recuperating enough to prepare for the next battle. They all knew that the next battle would be the most difficult one of the trip.

The sky is as red as fire, colorful clouds fill the sky, and half of the sky is dyed red by the sunset.

There was silence all night, except for the steady breathing of a few people and their unyielding will to fight.

The morning glow appeared in the east of the sky, and the sunlight illuminated Yakumo's cheeks. Almost instantly, he opened his eyes. He no longer felt any sleepiness or fatigue, but only he knew how much strength he had recovered.

At this time, there are only twenty-four hours left before Reiko Aoyama's assimilation.

As Yakumo stood up, the other people opened their eyes one after another.

"Today's strategy is very simple. I will be responsible for the main attack and solve the Uzumaki Kushina within half a day." Yakumo said.

Yakumo's eyes swept over his partner without any pause. Last night, he was so tired that he needed to sleep to regain his strength. Now, overnight, he seemed to have turned into that undefeated warrior.

"Saving the living world is not your job alone. I am also prepared to sacrifice, so there is really no need to limit the time to three days." Aoyama Reiko said softly, her eyes filled with relief and ease.

Overnight, she seemed to have accepted her fate and no longer felt any unwillingness.

Aoyama Reiko's hair is a little messy, but her brows are very relaxed, and her eyes are full of tenderness. She has never blamed the current results, nor has she complained about Yakumo who brought her into this world. As a ninja, she has experienced countless deaths, and she has long since Able to be calm and composed.

"Sister, please believe me." Yakumo heard this and showed a very confident smile to Aoyama Reiko. Under the sunlight, his whole body seemed to be emitting golden light.

Such a scene is just like that morning in Daming Mansion, with bright eyes and white teeth, the young master is more beautiful than the jade.

Aoyama Reiko moved slightly, and subconsciously clenched her cuff with her right hand. At this moment, she slowly understood that the person who really couldn't accept this fact was actually Yakumo.

It could be concern or pride. Yakumo would not allow such things as attrition to happen.

Masako Mori knew that Yakumo seemed gentle and casual, but in fact he was quite stubborn. Once he decided on something, he would go on unswervingly, even if he suffered a lot of blood.

"Let's go, I'm a bit pressed for time today."

At this time, there were very few pedestrians on the streets of Konoha. Some houses were still lighting up lights, which looked very dim. The whole village was immersed in the peaceful atmosphere of the night and was slowly waking up. Dark green moss grew at the foot of some ancient stone walls. , there are birds squatting on the branches looking for food.

Several people were walking on the road, very silent, adjusting their fighting status.

After a night's rest, Yakumo recovered about 95% of his combat effectiveness. After all, time was too tight.

Ten minutes later, a few people arrived at the Uzumaki Mansion in their memories. At this time, Jiraiya was outside the door, drinking sake that would never get drunk, his eyes blurred, probably recalling old friends who would never be able to see him again.

"Coming?" Jiraiya said with great enthusiasm, just like the first time he met two days ago.

"What are the characteristics of the enemy's battle this time?" Yakumo asked directly. Since there have been people who have successfully challenged in the past, there is a high probability that Jiraiya has the battle information of Uzumaki Kushina.

"Her own manipulation of null energy, and the Ten-Tails transformed into null energy." Jiraiya immediately answered, and then continued to add. "Uzumaki Kushina is a virtual energy master according to her level."

From the beginning of being infected with void energy, everyone is just an infected person at first, and then begins the process of losing themselves. They can only constantly try to conquer with will, and then become a symbiotic person, but the symbiotic state is only a short-term vitality, like drowning. The man struggled to break through the water.

Therefore, symbionts cannot stop at corners and can only keep moving forward to become the master. Otherwise, like Hatake Sakumo, they will fall into the abyss and lose themselves again, and become infected again.

The second time he became an infected person, he was also called a hopeless person.

Even if I try my best, I can only get a moment of clarity.

Among the three guardians, in terms of level, Namikaze Minato is in the most stable state of symbiosis, Hatake Sakumo has lost himself, and Uzumaki Kushina is in a state of control.

The nullified Ten-Tails is roughly equivalent to a powerful power bank.

Yakumo's face didn't change much after hearing Jiraiya's information. No matter how difficult the road was, he couldn't stop moving forward. Even if he made a wrong choice, it was better than doing nothing.

"I will be responsible for Uzumaki Kushina later, and everyone will be responsible for the Ten-Tails." Yakumo currently only has a vague concept of Uzumaki Kushina, and the remaining combat strategies can be rearranged during the battle.

"Okay." Everyone replied.

Jiraiya glanced at the determined eyes of several people and hesitated to speak.

"Jiraiya-sama, it doesn't matter." Yakumo was very polite and enthusiastic.

"Among all the challengers, you are the only one who has defeated the first two levels in two days. It can be said that you are the most likely to destroy that door. I suggest that you can temporarily stop and recover to the top."

Jiraiya said it very sincerely, and his heartfelt words were enough to prove that he really hoped that someone could destroy the door and end his tens of thousands of years of work.

"I am confident that I can defeat the gatekeeper at the third level." Yakumo said with an extremely firm tone.

Jiraiya heard this and moved away.

"As long as Kushina doesn't ask for the key, her condition will be stable and she can even become a friend, but as long as the key is mentioned, the battle will begin immediately." Jiraiya no longer tried to change Yakumo's mind , because he once had such firm eyes.

Even if you risk your life and soul.

"Thank you for informing me." Yakumo's attitude remained gentle and he immediately walked towards the door.

"Defeating Kushina Uzumaki is just a key. There will be stronger enemies in the end."

Jiraiya whispered in a voice that Yakumo could hear, and the words were heard by everyone at the same time.

But Yakumo's steps did not stop. Of course he knew that there were stronger enemies behind him, but he knew better that only by solving Kushina Uzumaki could he obtain the qualification, which was the ticket.

The road is at your feet, and the mountains in the distance are like clouds, but they cannot stop the brave man.

Yakumo stretched out his hand and touched the wooden door, exerting a slight force.

"Why did you come to this world?"

"Are you ready to risk everything?"

Jiraiya asked loudly from behind, Yakumo was slightly stunned, but still pushed the door open.

"I want to save the world, but I don't want to lose everything."

Yakumo admits that he is greedy. The more things he wants to hold on to, the more difficult the road ahead will be.

The wooden door opened, like opening a jar that was still covered with dust. The rich fragrance of flowers suddenly spread, and various floral fragrances entered Yakumo's mouth and nose. The door faced a road paved with stones, about one and a half meters wide. On both sides of the road are carefully manicured flowerbeds, where the flowers are full of vitality and beauty.

Some are clear, some are strong, and there are wisterias and orchids of various colors. In the center is Yakumo's father's favorite crane orchid, delicate violets, and several cherry blossoms about five meters high. , is in the blooming stage, the petals are slender and delicate, the colors are bright and beautiful, and it is so beautiful.

At the end of the gravel road, on the steps of the front yard.

Kushina Uzumaki was wearing a light blue Japanese kimono, with an extremely soft smile on her face, and her whole face was full of smiles. She was like a woman walking out of the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, with no edges and corners, only endless tenderness.

She was beautiful, but not like the turbulent Uzumaki Kushina she remembered.

"Dear guests from afar, would you like to have some breakfast with me?"

Uzumaki Kushina said in an extremely gentle tone, which gave people a sense of comfort like a spring breeze. She leaned forward slightly and looked decent and elegant.

Seeing this, Yakumo suddenly lost the idea of ​​​​conversing a few words. He discovered that Uzumaki Kushina completely suppressed his original character in the process of playing a certain person.

‘Who is the original master of virtual energy who can make the proud Phoenix become so humble’

There were distracting thoughts in Yakumo's mind, but they were suppressed by powerful reason in an instant.

"I want to take the key." Yakumo said very directly. In fact, he was short of time.

"Really?" Uzumaki Kushina slowly straightened her back and the smile on her face disappeared.

The picture in front of him collapsed instantly. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived at the dilapidated shinobi world. The statue on the Hokage Rock in the distance had become dilapidated, and a large amount of gray dust was flowing in the air.

Opposite a few people, Uzumaki Kushina's red hair turned snow-white, and her whole body was wrapped in virtual energy like armor. One-foot-long barbs extended from her joints and shoulders, and her white hair fell naturally. The contrast between the blood-colored armor looked extremely strange.

The arms wrapped in virtual energy quickly extended, the nails lengthened, and the joints became thicker, like the claws of a wild beast, with a length of about eight or nine centimeters, and they looked like they were tempered from metal and looked cold and cold.

The ground began to shake, and the originally flat position gradually turned into a hill, and then cracked from the center, like giant scissors cutting the earth. The cracks expanded to about five meters, and it was pitch black inside, as if even the sunlight had been completely swallowed up.

The ominous aura spread outward from the ground, forming a light red mist, which clung to the dilapidated building, like a quilt covering it. However, Yakumo was keenly aware of the danger. The bloody mist was constantly dissolving the buildings and trees. Even dust in the air.

All tangible things are the targets of these blood mist. There are whispers of devils in the mist, some are messy and some are harsh, trying to shake everyone's tenacious nerves.

Everyone has experienced many battles, their will has been tempered several times, and they are mentally tough. There should be no problems in a short time.

Yakumo once had similar skills, but they were not as domineering as this bloody mist.

There were two loud bangs, and two pairs of huge bloody claws pressed on both ends of the crack. A low roar came from inside the crack, which gradually became louder as time went by.

About three seconds passed.

A bloody fox covered in armor climbed out of the ground, and it had ten tails. The surface was not covered with hair, but covered with bone spurs. The length ranged from twenty centimeters to one meter, numbering in the hundreds.

The end of the tail is like a scimitar and looks extremely sharp.

These ten tails are outright killing weapons.

In terms of size, it is not as good as the nine-tailed demon fox in the original work, but in terms of coercion, it is far superior. Its eyes are blood red with a golden cross inside, and a fist-sized reincarnation eye grows between its forehead. With its appearance, the air is filled with blood. The fog suddenly became thicker.

It is Uzumaki Kushina's trump card, the ten tails that have the form of nine tails and become nullified.

The worried Qianxue took the lead and rushed towards the Ten-Tails, as fast as thunder. The long knife in his hand released the aura of death, and then he was enveloped in a jet-black air current.

The black figure of Nasus appeared behind him, cutting off the bloody mist like a barrier. The huge ax slashed through the air, leaving a dark afterimage.

At this moment, Qianxue was as worried as the god of death.

Among the team, only Jiugu Qianxue does not need to worry about death. He can turn death into a long sleep. In other words, he will remain immortal until the battle stops completely.

"You are not qualified to see him!!" Uzumaki Kushina lowered her head and then raised it again. There was no gentle smile on her face anymore, more like a lioness protecting her food, she raised her head and roared loudly.

"When I go to see him, I can help you persuade him and make him forget that person and fall in love with you." Yakumo responded with a smile, holding the demon in his right hand lightly, and the golden flames on the blade were burning brightly.

Uzumaki Kushina was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this. She did not expect Yakumo to say such words. That person's love was her lifelong desire. Then she began to rehearse in her mind whether this plan was feasible?

Uzumaki Kushina's mountain-like chest kept rising and falling, and struggle and thinking appeared in her ruby ​​eyes, showing her inner unrest. Just when Yakumo thought the coaxing plan was feasible, Uzumaki Kushina suddenly regained her composure.

"You can't convince him, you're lying to me!" she said with great certainty.

Only those who have experienced it will understand how deep Trump Aoki's love is for that person. If words can shake it, everything will not become what it is in front of him.

"You're lying to me!" Uzumaki Kushina kept repeating, from telling to roaring, and finally the bloody figure suddenly came to Yakumo's eyes, and the sharp claws suddenly dug into the chest, carrying a touch of blood.

"How dare you lie to me!!" Uzumaki Kushina's eyes carried the rage of being deceived.

The sun has not yet set, but the surrounding environment is gradually becoming dim. The initial collision between Qianxue and the Ten-Tails in the distance puts him at a disadvantage.

"Proceed as planned." Yakumo compressed his voice and transmitted it.

Of course, he didn't hesitate in his hand movements, and immediately swung his knife to block the claws.

The symphony of gold and iron, the extreme high temperature born from the collision, directly ignited the air, causing wind and fire to rise and fall.

"I'm not lying to you. Your relationship with him is in a state of neither progress nor retreat. Why don't you entrust me to help you break the deadlock. Although the chance is slim, I will help you. There is nothing wrong with you pursuing love."

Yakumo's attitude is still sincere. Although Jiraiya's intelligence records Uzumaki Kushina's cruel and cold fighting style, he is used to opening up the problem at hand in another way.

If you put aside many facts, Uzumaki Kushina is essentially just a little girl who cannot love.

A complete love brain, Yakumo has a lot of experience in dealing with love brains.

"Are you really willing to help me?" Uzumaki Kushina took half a step back, suddenly swung her long tail behind her, and the sharp blade at the end stabbed Yakumo's chest from behind, and at the same time struck again with her right hand.

Attack from front and back.

Oh, Yakumo melted into the space and retreated two meters to neutralize the attack.

"Of course I will help you." Yakumo nodded slightly, and then immediately swung his sword to deal with Uzumaki Kushina's next attack. Although the two were chatting happily, the fighting gradually became more and more intense.

Ten seconds later, Uzumaki Kushina exposed Yakumo's plan again. Although she is relatively blind in relationships, and although she is relatively rough and nervous most of the time, it does not mean that she is not smart!

"You are still lying to me!" Uzumaki Kushina said coldly, and then she used her words to cut off Yakumo's thoughts of continuing to implement the plan.

"Only by killing me will the key appear."

Yakumo can use tricks such as empathy, consideration for you, and always supporting you to turn a love brain into a friend, but he cannot convince a love brain to actively sacrifice his life.

Ding.

The claws collided with the blade, and Yakumo changed his left hand to hold the handle of the knife and held the knife with both hands.

"Are you finally serious?" Uzumaki Kushina said, and then she pounced on Yakumo like a tiger, using her sharp claws and long tail as well as the killing weapons all over her body at the same time.

"Destroying the Army Mode."

"Ultimate intention·life is extinguished."

"Seal of Prayer, open!"

Yakumo waved his circular sword and temporarily dealt with Uzumaki Kushina's attack. At this time, he gave people a majestic and majestic feeling, but the blood-colored armor that was gradually taking shape added a bit of madness and awe-inspiring evil. , a contradictory aura appeared on Yakumo at this time.

He is like an angel and a devil, like salvation and plunder.

The contradictory temperament made Uzumaki Kushina momentarily surprised. This was a temperament that she was extremely familiar with. Then more terrifying null energy fluctuations spread, and the combat level instantly increased.

Yakumo couldn't figure out why Uzumaki Kushina suddenly became so crazy.

The sound of blades colliding with claws echoed through the sky.

However, Uzumaki Kushina's eyes flashed with cunning, her legs exerted strength, and her body danced like light white paper. Her sharp claws carried the whistling wind and grabbed Yakumo's shoulders, carrying the power like a mountain roaring tsunami. of floods.

Yakumo jumped slightly and retreated again, avoiding Uzumaki Kushina's attack. As the intelligence showed, the enemy was better at close combat.

Immediately, Yakumo tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, and the energy in his body quickly flowed and gathered on the blade.

Swish, swish, three consecutive slashes, perfectly blocking the enemy's three attacks. It seemed very accurate without wasting any energy. The golden knife marks slowly dissipated in the air.

After Uzumaki Kushina was blocked from attacking, she was not discouraged, but immediately organized a new attack. Her tail suddenly lifted up from behind, and she pounced on Yakumo again like a hungry tiger.

Yakumo took a step earlier to close the distance between the two, and at this moment he faced Uzumaki Kushina head-on. The two fought fiercely. Uzumaki Kushina's claws and tail were powerful, and it seemed that they were going to kill Yakumo. The whole body was smashed.

"This won't work." Yakumo knew that he needed to break the current deadlock.

Until now, he still has several trump cards, such as the arena core that continuously releases golden energy from the heart, the glory sword box that can be summoned at any time, and the Taoist-level wood escape ninjutsu.

These trump cards are his confidence to challenge the final boss.

Now facing the combination of Uzumaki Kushina and the Ten-Tails, Yakumo must consider revealing a few trump cards.

Or those props.

The thinking in his mind lasted less than half a second before Yakumo had already made a judgment.

Mu Dunjia Rongguang Sword Box, this time he wants to reveal two trump cards.

The simple box appeared on Yakumo's back, and the sound of the machine's operation sounded. Fumo trembled slightly in his hand, as if he was longing for it. Yakumo seized the opportunity to open the distance between him and Uzumaki Kushina, and then stabbed Fumo with his backhand. Glory Sword Box.

The next second, the sun's light faded, and the surrounding area was completely plunged into darkness.

The sky and the earth were dark, except for the one-meter-long light beam that reflected on the surface of the sword box. The Glory Sword Box released a dazzling white light, as if in response to the light beam.

Yakumo felt the longing from the sword box. It was once the sword master's treasure, and it was also looking forward to the war that would break out next.

In an instant, Fumo popped out of the sword box, the blade burning with pure white fire.

At the same time, Yakumo split his wooden clone and asked him to support a few people in the distance.

"At least when fighting, I put everything on the line." Yakumo whispered in the sky.

No matter what, Yakumo will eventually defeat the enemy in front of him, even if he risks everything.

Gold and iron echo.

Using golden flames as the medium, black and white energies are clearly mixed. Yakumo's blade is entangled with three terrifying energies, and these three energies are intertwining and dancing together like musical notes.

In just an instant, Yakumo was in front of Uzumaki Kushina, and the three-color blade struck straight down!

Uh-huh! !

The sword flashed.

Uzumaki Kushina's hard claws were cut off directly, and the hard exoskeleton could no longer block Yakumo's blade. Yakumo's attack continued a thousand times in one second.

Immediately afterwards, the bloody figure flashed continuously, and Uzumaki Kushina seemed to have the power of a clone. Countless afterimages lingered in the air for a long time, and the blood light and the three-color sword light continued to fight.

The loud noise spread, and the Hokage Rock began to collapse inch by inch, and was directly evaporated into nothingness by the shock wave. Where the two met, everything was excluded, forming an absolute airspace.

In the distance, the three of them moved the Ten-Tails as far away from the battlefield as possible to weaken the mutual influence between the two parties.

Qianxue Qianxue served as the main attacker and took the role of taking damage, and the wooden escape clone began to suppress the Ten-Tails. However, the combat characteristics of wooden escape and Mori Masako were somewhat conflicting. At this time, she could only drive the Susanoo with a height of about six meters. Fighting with the Ten-Tails.

Reiko Aoyama manipulated the airflow to assist the three of them, increasing their movement speed and attack power.

The Celestial Emperor's Chant and the Ring of the Sky Emperor can cooperate in attack methods. The wind assists the power of fire and increases Mori Masako's output power, but they restrain each other with Yakumo's Wood Release and can only be restrained.

Everyone cooperated and suppressed the Ten-Tails. Colorful plants grew from the depths of the cracked and broken earth, adding a little vitality to the earth. However, this short-lived vitality quickly disappeared in the aftermath of the battle between several people. Turn into ashes.

The sky and the earth are darkened, and all life is extinguished.

Elsewhere, Uzumaki Kushina split into countless phantoms and attacked from all directions, but Yakumo, with full firepower, had a blade that could hit a thousand strikes per second.

Countless phantoms disappeared and became nothingness under the blade.

The three mixed energies were extremely overbearing, and combined with the extremely precise slashing, Uzumaki Kushina was struck by Yakumo again. Feeling the severe pain from her soul and body at the same time, Uzumaki Kushina became even more angry, especially She felt an almost homologous yet unfamiliar aura on Yakumo.

"Betrayer, die!" Uzumaki Kushina understood that part of the energy that once belonged to that person has been marked by others. This behavior is a complete betrayal in her eyes!

"Death, death!!!!" Uzumaki Kushina screamed, clenching her sharp claws suddenly, and the blood-colored mist gathered in front of her, eventually forming a double-edged sword about one meter in length.

The blood light and the three-color energy clashed, and the two separated instantly, facing each other dozens of meters apart.

Yakumo discovered through the previous fight that Uzumaki Kushina actually possesses extremely superb swordsmanship, and her foundation is also very solid. It seems that she has spent tens of thousands of years studying and studying to form a system of her own.

The two people's eyes were solemn, the atmosphere became tense, the sound of swords was silent, and it seemed that thousands of troops were ready to attack.

The clouds in the sky intertwined with each other and formed a pattern similar to sheep.

"well."

Yakumo looked at the completely alienated enemy in front of him and let out a sigh.

The duel between swordsman masters is generally a duel between wisdom and skill, as well as strength and will. After a short discussion, Yakumo has roughly figured out the swordsmanship of Uzumaki Kushina.

Her swordsmanship is full of shadows of others, extremely domineering and aloof from everything.

But after all, it is someone else's swordsmanship. Even if you learn as much as possible, it still cannot fit your own. This is how Yakumo thought of defeating Uzumaki Kushina.

"Star-cutting." Uzumaki Kushina spoke softly. The bloody energy on the blade continued to compress, forming a pure sword light. The power of each move and style was extremely condensed, as if it was going to cut off everything.

Every time they fight, Yakumo can feel the extremely heavy power pouring into his body along the demon-suppressing blade, causing shock to the internal organs and even causing damage.

This is the characteristic of Zhanxing, which is not only concise but also has strong penetrating power.

Yakumo also masters similar sword skills, but unfortunately, Uzumaki Kushina's entire body is made of virtual energy, and her internal organs are no longer considered weak points. The only way to kill her is to completely destroy them.

The scary thing about null energy is that it is immune to weaknesses and is immortal at lower levels.

It can also replenish itself by swallowing other energy. It may be weak in attack, but it is extremely difficult to erase. Only by cutting off contact with the outside world and completely wiping out the void energy with countless slashes can the Uzumaki Kushina be solved.

Before completely eliminating the enemy, Yakumo needs to consume Kushina Uzumaki's fighting will and weaken it as much as possible before triggering Kushina Uzumaki's killing line.

Elsewhere, the appearance of the Ten-Tails changed, transforming into a giant of about twenty meters. The arms of more than ten meters seemed to destroy the overall harmony, and then the blood-colored balls in the dark continued to gather in its hands.

"Void Transformation·Tailed Beast Jade."

Worried Bone Qianxue rushed forward to face the attack, but was pierced by bone spurs growing on the ground. The blood was absorbed by the bone spurs before it could flow, and the skin near the wound turned pale.

There were little drops of blood, and the aura of death immediately covered it, eroding the bone spurs into fly ash.

There was no stagnation in his steps. The huge shadow of the God of Death behind him waved the giant axe, and suddenly smashed it downwards as if carrying the momentum of creating the world.

boom! !

The shadow of the God of Death seemed to be real. The Ten-Tails raised his arms to resist, while hundreds of big bloody hands grew on his back to grasp the approaching Qianxue Qianxue.

Naturally, Yakumo's wooden clone would not watch the show all the time. The bloody tree roots climbed along the surface of the Ten-Tails' body, and the virtual energy from the same source was injected. The two began to devour each other, occupying most of the Ten-Tails' attention.

At the same moment, Qianxue Qianxue transformed into a gray straight line, pointing at the Samsara Eye between the Ten-Tails' eyebrows.

"Death God·Jade Broken!"

The Sorrow of the Nile hit the samsara eye between the ten tails' foreheads and shattered it with a sudden force.

But before Qianxue could be happy, the shattered samsara eye had healed quickly. The ten tails raised their heads and roared. They were not even aware of the process of accumulating power. The terrifying repulsive force erupted from the eyes, like invisible air cannons. Pierce Qianxue's chest.

In less than a second, the fatal wounds on Yougu Qianxue's body had healed.

When the death protection state is turned on, he is immune to all death.

The price is that it takes a long slumber to digest the damage suffered in the battle, so in a sense, Qianxue Qianxue is also a trump card.

"Prepare to retreat." Yakumo's wooden clone spoke softly to several people.

After everyone heard this, they immediately stayed away from the battlefield.

The Ten-Tails broke free from the shackles of the Wood Release, grabbed a boulder about two meters in diameter, and suddenly threw it hard at Yakumo's body in the distance. One man and one beast began to surround Yakumo.

Hundreds of pale bone spurs split from the Ten-Tails' body and flew towards Yakumo.

At the same time, the boulder flew towards Yakumo like a cannonball, and was chopped into pieces by the blade the moment it approached the body. The gravel fell in all directions like hail.

With a flash of blood, Yakumo had appeared on the Ten-Tails' shoulders, and to the right was the huge head. Yakumo could feel the terrifying energy contained in the Ten-Tails' body.

This energy even surpassed Uzumaki Kushina in quantity.

But the Ten-Tails didn't know how to use it at all.

"Compress, mix."

Yakumo controlled the three energies to concentrate on the blade as much as possible, and Fu Mo suddenly slashed horizontally, sweeping out a huge sword with a length of about ten meters, and basically completed the beheading without much hindrance.

The momentum of the Ten-Tails did not decline at all. It caught the fallen head with its hands, pressed it on the chest and began to fuse. At the same time, the bloody bulge on the neck grew really fast.

The other three people have already left here for more than a hundred miles, which is enough distance.

Swish, swish, swish!

Countless detonating talismans were affixed to the surface of the Ten-Tails, and the number was probably around tens of billions.

In addition, Yakumo asked Namikaze Minato to collect some time ago, trump cards from other ninja villages, explosive clay from Iwagakure Village, arc bombs from Kumogakure Village, etc.

In an instant, countless explosives detonated at the same moment, and the loud rumbling sounds continued to superimpose, venting human anger wantonly towards the blood-red monster. Black exhaust gas sprayed into the surroundings, and caused a second consecutive explosion under the action of high temperature and flames. explode.

The virtual Ten-Tails howled in pain, and the metal shrapnel spread out in all directions under the action of the shock wave, and melted into a golden liquid under the action of high temperature.

The light of the explosion instantly covered the surrounding white space, forming an extremely bright flash.

Yakumo thickened the blood-colored armor on his body as much as possible. He looked at the location of the core of the explosion. He could distinguish the painful wail of the Ten-Tails in the sound of the explosion. Looking at the shock wave destroying the surroundings wantonly, a little joy quietly rose in his heart.

These explosives collected in advance are a trump card.

If the Ten-Tails can be directly hit hard, it will weaken Uzumaki Kushina's combat power.

Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Uh-huh!

Ten broken long tails cut through the explosion cloud, but then the second round of explosions sounded!

In the distance, Masako Mori, Reiko Aoyama, and Qianxue Qianxue were rushing to the battlefield against the shock wave of the explosion.

At the core, dark purple arcs and flames complement each other.

Kumogakure, Konoha, and Iwagakure all contributed.

This is human wisdom and the roar of ninjas!

The coercion exuded by the nullified Ten-Tails is no longer as good as before. It is obvious that the sudden explosion and energy turbulence have greatly consumed its original energy, but it is still roaring angrily.

Along with the huge claws dancing, the bloody wind began to destroy those energy storms.

The smoke and dust from the explosion slowly dispersed, and the originally majestic Nullified Ten-Tails became extremely miserable. The blood-colored hair disappeared in large areas, and was covered with depressions caused by the explosion, like the tragic state after being bitten by a wild beast. , the right arm completely disappeared in the explosion, the broken shoulder revealed blood-colored jade bones, and the ten big furry tails behind it also became incomplete.

In a few breaths, several people have returned to the battlefield. It is Qianxue Qianxue who still holds the most important position of bearing injuries and main attack. As he continues to be injured, the shadow of the God of Death behind him becomes more and more solid!

Aoyama Reiko waved her hand, and Mori Masako also took action at the same time.

The wind and fire formed a violent attack and hit the Ten-Tails, forming a wind and fire tornado that touched the sky and the ground.

At this moment, they are the queen of flames and the masters of wind!

Taking advantage of the power of the shock wave, Yakumo moved his blade along the wind, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of the enemy. Uzumaki Kushina compressed most of her body's strength into her right claw, and suddenly collided with Fumo.

Virtual energy and three-color energy suddenly clashed.

The two had exchanged nearly a thousand moves in a very short period of time. Uzumaki Kushina's own energy was once again partially reduced by Yakumo, and Yakumo had already seen the chance of victory at this time.

Yakumo suddenly broke away from the ultimate attack, and his whole body suddenly stopped in mid-air. All the energy in his body was compressed into the blade. The blood-colored armor on his body gradually became thinner, his bright eyes became dim, and his heart beat faster. Golden energy is poured into the weapon.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, he was accumulating strength.

Uzumaki Kushina looked at the suddenly stationary Yakumo, and immediately noticed something was wrong, and suddenly began to accelerate like a bloody meteor crashing into the stationary Yakumo.

Her right hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and the exoskeletons on the surface overlapped each other, like a ferocious war hammer. She didn't know what the enemy was planning, but she knew she must not let him continue to accumulate power.

"call--"

Yakumo took a deep breath, greedily devouring the thin air around him.

The distance between the two was less than ten meters. At the critical moment, Yakumo's wooden clone rushed to the battlefield. With himself as the core, there was basically no sealing process, and he clasped his hands together.

"Wood Release: Blood Jade Ancient Tree!"

A bloody giant tree emerged from the void, splitting out countless roots and thorns, completely isolating the two of them like an ocean. Thousands of delicate purple flowers bloomed on the branches of the trunk.

Uzumaki Kushina did not pause at all, but charged into the ocean composed of various trees extremely arrogantly. She quickly waved her left arm to forcefully open up a path among the tree roots and thorns, but the speed of advancement was inevitable. reduce.

At the same time, her right fist, which was like a war hammer, was also preparing for a shocking blow.

Sawdust flew, tree roots snapped, and quickly regenerated.

The pressure emanating from the weapon in Yakumo's hand became more and more terrifying, but his body exuded a different kind of weakness from the inside out.

In the next attack, he bet on the energy in his body, the soul deep in his mind, his unyielding faith, and his immortal spirit.

"It's not enough, break it to me!!" Yakumo roared in his heart. As a virtual energy controller, Uzumaki Kushina has more terrifying vitality than Hatake Sakumo. If you want to completely defeat her, you need to It's extremely terrifying, the ultimate power that explodes in an instant.

Click, click, click.

A broken voice sounded in Yakumo's ears, as if responding to Yakumo's decision.

The golden crystal in the heart shattered and turned into rich energy that continued to infuse the demon.

This is the last gift from Yakumo who has tortured the arena thousands of times. This is the last energy of the twelve heroes. From now on, there will be no trace of those twelve heroes in the universe.

This is also a trump card. It was originally able to be used for a month, but under Yakumo's forced intervention, it turned into a brilliant fireworks in an instant. This will be an extremely terrifying blow!

"I risk everything just to defeat you." Yakumo said softly. At this time, Uzumaki Kushina had already inserted the sharp claw of her left hand into the body of the wooden clone, and the surging virtual energy exploded, directly destroying Yakumo's body. The wooden clone is destroyed.

Yakumo sensed the extra memory in his body and made final preparations.

"Bloody Intent·Web of Chaos!"

"Virtual energy·infinite reincarnation!"

Yakumo suddenly advanced, and the two attacks completed the collision. Space and time were completely excluded at this moment, and a bubble-like cavity of about 100 meters was formed where the two were fighting.

This is a duel like the collision between Mars and the Earth. This time, both of them have put everything on the line. Countless energies are mixed in the duel, and Yakumo's skin is oozing with blood.

He completely gave up his defense, so Yakumo's body was very fragile at this time.

Uzumaki Kushina was not much better. The backward energy rushed towards her face like a file, destroying the hard defense on her body. At this time, she was like a fish whose scales were being scraped off.

As soon as they met, Yakumo had already won the battle.

Countless energy fluctuations transformed into tens of thousands of slashes, wrapping up the whirlpool Kushina like a big net. The torrent of energy began to form a new reincarnation from beginning to end, and the compressed energy was like a blade.

Each blade has completely different characteristics. The scorching heat of the sun's fire, the invisible soul energy is full of weirdness and mystery, the violent golden thunder seems to destroy everything, and the blue storm is the sharpest blade. These attacks all carry immortal characteristics.

And the final chaotic and crazy null energy!

Uzumaki Kushina's battered war hammer was a sharp blade intended to cut off the web. Even though she was at a disadvantage, she was still pushing forward stubbornly, and even the addition of thousands of blades could not slow her down.

In fact, the two people were still about one meter apart at this time. The first thing that collided was the energy controlled by the two people, and the last thing that collided was their weapons and claws.

"puff."

Yakumo's face turned pale and he spat out a mouthful of blood, but his hands still clenched Fumo desperately. This was the only shortcut he could think of to quickly defeat Uzumaki Kushina. Since it was a shortcut, there was an element of gambling.

If you retreat, you will lose everything!

Yakumo had no room to retreat at all, he could only keep moving forward, pushing the blade forward.

"Faster, faster."

"I can definitely do it!"

The dry body squeezed out energy again, and Yakumo pushed the demon-suppressing blade forward.

Inch after inch, every bit of progress carries huge resistance.

Finally, the web of chaos was completely outlined, and the broken warhammer also collided with the blade.

At this moment, the world was silent, and no one could see clearly the scenery at the center of the battle.

Everything is in chaos and reaches the final result.

Click click click

The war hammer carefully crafted by Uzumaki Kushina began to shatter, as if a switch had been turned on.

Bloody cracks appeared on every inch of her skin, and the cracks continued to expand over time.

The sound of breaking was endless, and countless fragments detached from the surface of the body, and were cut into nothingness by countless swords in a few seconds. In an instant, scales re-grown at the places where the fragments separated.

Broken, regenerated, cut, like a silent wrestling!

Yakumo spat out a mouthful of blood again, and his chest suddenly dented, as if he had been hit by a cannonball. This was because Uzumaki Kushina tried her best to tear open the net formed by the sword and caused damage to Yakumo.

After taking her final revenge, Uzumaki Kushina also lost the chance to escape from the cage.

chop, break, regenerate

Ten minutes passed, and Yakumo still maintained the posture of holding the sword, pouring the newly born energy in his body into the energy torrent in front of him, and the wound on his chest had healed.

Uzumaki Kushina's body has completely shattered into a collection of void energy, losing her human form.

As long as the current state can be maintained, the winner will be decided in ten minutes.

Masako Mori and Chiyuki Sangoku have already suppressed the Ten-Tails, preventing it from supporting the battlefield here.

"Dong dong dong——!!"

In a daze, Yakumo heard a strong heartbeat, low and vigorous.

Even the thick energy torrent like a barrier cannot stop the spread of this heartbeat.

boom--! !

The aggregate formed by virtual energy suddenly exploded, and the shock wave collided with the energy flowing inside. The sudden explosion broke the balance within the energy torrent. Countless blades were quickly offset, and the originally strong barriers became weak.

Yakumo's face turned pale, and the pressure in his hands suddenly surged. This was the enemy's means of breaking out, as if the energy torrent was left unchecked, it was likely to be dispersed.

Apparently he had to stop Kushina Uzumaki.

"I need more energy!!"

Yakumo's body gradually became withered and lost its luster, and his face gradually became older.

This is proof that the life force is beginning to burn.

At this moment, he bet his life!

Along with his will, the prayer mark on the back of his hand became hot, and the bloody energy that diffused from it pressed against the surface of the torrent of connected energy like a tentacle, dyeing it with a bloody shell.

The two worked together to block Uzumaki Kushina's final counterattack.

When the aftermath of the explosion dissipated, only a fist-sized blood-colored crystal remained inside the energy torrent.

It is a polygonal solid with thirteen planes and a heartbeat. It is more like a special structure made of pure virtual energy. The energy wind cuts the blood-colored crystals.

But the heartbeat became clearer and clearer.

Suddenly, the blood-colored crystals began to move, hitting the barrier of the energy torrent, like fish swimming in a fishing net looking for a chance to break out.

Yakumo poured all the remaining energy in his body into the torrent of energy in front of him.

‘Will it succeed? ’

Yakumo took back his hand and subdued the demon. He had burned his life for fifty years, but was no longer able to bless the torrent of energy in front of him, so he simply waited for the final result.

At the same time, he was secretly on guard against the blood-colored crystal, and the remaining energy torrent continued to compress, trying to completely destroy the blood-colored crystal.

Suddenly, the center of the blood-colored crystal energy torrent shook up and down.

A few drops of red energy were squeezed out, and they were dancing around the blood-colored crystal. It was extremely pure virtual energy, and even made Yakumo feel fear. This was by no means an energy that Uzumaki Kushina could control.

Yakumo instantly realized that this blood-colored crystal was a gift from the master.

Swish

The blood flame burned and enveloped the blood-colored crystal. Its movement speed instantly increased. The blood-colored crystal slowly penetrated the energy torrent wrapped in the blood flame.

Yakumo stabbed the demon into the energy storm and turned quickly. The energy torrent from other directions was directed to the inside of the blade, and the silver blade was quickly compressed and gradually turned into an unknown gray.

Finally, the blood-colored crystal successfully broke through and accelerated directly towards the Ten-Tails. The speed had already exceeded the speed of sound but it did not cause detonation, leaving only bloody afterimages.

Uh-huh.

Yakumo used teleportation to catch up with the blood-colored crystal and directly predicted its movement trajectory.

A hundred swords were slashed in one breath, but the effect was very limited. Although the speed of the blood-colored crystal slowed down, it was still flying towards the Ten-Tails. At the same time, the broken Ten-tails also repeled the others and quickly moved closer to the blood-colored crystal.

"Don't let the two come into contact, stop them!" Yakumo said to several people. It is estimated that when the two come into contact with Uzumaki Kushina, they can use the energy of the Ten-Tails to reunite their bodies. At that time, all his previous efforts will be in vain. .

Uh-huh.

Yakumo kept flashing, kept drawing out his sword, and kept slashing at the blood-colored crystals.

"Hurry, faster, faster." Yakumo couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Clear the level in one life!"

Swish Swish Swish

The others are also trying their best to block the Ten-Tails, delaying the intersection of the two as much as possible.

Yakumo watched the blood-colored crystal disappear from his eyes and continued to activate his teleportation ability. However, this time he felt obvious pressure when he moved. The long battle and continuous teleportation had already overwhelmed his body.

'No, I can't stop, absolutely not, not'

At this time, his eyes were bloodshot, and the bones all over his body made a crisp sound of breaking. Most of the organs in his body were close to their limit, and his legs and arms were as heavy as lead.

"Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop!"

"I can't have any limits, at least I can't fall down now!"

Yakumo hooked the power of space and moved again. His muscles became more sore and swollen. At the same time, his figure also appeared in front of the blood-colored crystal, and the gray blade slashed continuously again.

This time, he only slashed eighty times in one breath, and his speed was indeed slowing down.

‘I am a gaming genius, so I will not lose to the boss. ’

‘At least we can’t lose now. ’

Oh, Yakumo moved again, swinging the sword numbly, seventy times in one second.

Sweat dripped from his cheeks, and the blade became slower and slower.

There was a flash of light and shadow, and Yakumo followed up again. At this time, the blood-colored crystal was only a hundred meters away from the Ten-Tails!

Yakumo could no longer think about it. This time he appeared directly in front of the blood-colored crystal. His eyes became extremely firm as he looked at the target. His body and soul would be the barrier blocking the blood-colored crystal.

Energy surged from nowhere, and he waved the knife freely, and bright golden light burst out.

"Army-breaking mode·Ultimate intention·Guardian!"

The golden barrier was like high-temperature magma, even suppressing the flames on the surface of the blood-colored crystal.

Fumo suddenly fell down and struck the surface of the blood-colored crystal with precision.

Ding!

With an extremely clear sound, the two collided.

Yakumo felt the power pouring out of the blood-colored crystal and couldn't help but spit out blood again.

"If you try harder, it's still too late!" Yakumo gritted his teeth and squeezed his body without any skills. The blade actually slowed down the high-speed flying blood-colored crystals.

"Yes, it must be possible!"

However, the next second, the blood-colored crystal once again squeezed out a drop of red blood.

The blood flames burned fiercely and accelerated again.

Click, click.

Yakumo's wrist was directly broken by the sudden burst of force, and even Fumo was shaken away.

call out!

The blood-colored crystal accelerated, directly penetrated Yakumo's right chest, and flew towards the Ten-Tails not far away.

"Ahem."

Yakumo was hurt again and spit out a mouthful of blood, then immediately turned around to look at the blood-colored crystal.

"It's too late, no chance."

At this point, Yakumo still did not give up and directly communicated with the power of space again.

But he failed, the space did not respond to Yakumo, and he lost his ability to teleport.

He could only watch the blood-colored crystals fly towards the Ten-Tails, directly releasing the seal on his wrist, and a steady stream of energy flowed back into his body, preparing for the next battle.

The energy sealed at the wrist takes about fifteen seconds to recover half of the energy.

As the energy filled up, the wounds on his chest and body began to slowly heal, but the consumption of his soul and mental will could not be compensated. At this time, Yakumo could only recover part of his combat power.

"It's a pity that it's too late." Yakumo sighed slightly unwillingly.

Many days of planning turned out to be nothing.

However, Reiko Aoyama's figure suddenly appeared between the blood-colored crystal and the Ten-Tails. With the help of the Sky Emperor's Ring, the surrounding air compressed and aggregated to form a barrier.

Her face was very determined, and there seemed to be a glimmer of light in her eyes.

As time went by, the movement speed of the blood-colored crystal actually began to slow down.

After many attempts by Yakumo, the energy in the blood crystal was nearly exhausted.

"Come on, sister!" Yakumo held Fumo in his hand and moved quickly, chasing the bloody afterimage.

As if chasing an unreachable phantom.

Yakumo knew that the blood crystal was close to its limit and had not yet been replenished. As long as he could get close again, he could defeat Uzumaki Kushina after several consecutive slashes.

Yakumo's eyes brightened slightly, this was an opportunity.

The blood-colored crystal suddenly squeezed out a drop of red blood. The pure virtual energy provided energy to the blood-colored crystal, and it accelerated away from the thick air wall again.

Aoyama Reiko looked at the blood-colored crystal, her expression unchanged, looking extremely serious. The memory of Yakumo flashed quickly in front of her eyes, from the time they met until now.

The memory flashed back, and the thoughts in my heart became stronger.

The next second, the air was like a blade, cutting Aoyama Reiko's fair skin.

Blood was mixed into the air, and at the same time, there was also virtual energy. The silver Sky Emperor's Ring was stained with a layer of blood, and the wall of air that was originally nearly transparent was stained with a layer of blood.

At the same time, more blood continuously poured out from the wound on his palm.

The air wall gradually closed in, as if forming a blood cocoon to wrap the blood-colored crystal.

At this moment, the blood cocoon seemed to have become the center of the world. The resistance of the Ten-Tails in the distance became no longer fierce, and they were allowed to be attacked by Masako Mori and Qianxue Qianxue as if they were resigned to their fate.

Above the sky, a pair of blood-colored eyes looked indifferently at the blood cocoon below.

The smile on Yakumo's face gradually disappeared. He could instinctively sense that something was wrong, because the amount of blood loss from Reiko Aoyama was too exaggerated.

"I sacrifice my blood, flesh, blood, and soul in exchange for supreme power."

The Ring of the Sky Emperor detached from Reiko Aoyama's finger and continued to expand. The pattern on the surface of the ring began to grow rapidly. Three pure white gems emerged. When it flew to Reiko Aoyama's head, it had transformed into an extremely luxurious crown.

It shimmers slightly like breathing.

The next second, Reiko Aoyama shattered like a burst balloon. The bright red blood and pale bone fragments all merged into the blood cocoon in front of her until no trace was left.

Alas, Yakumo appeared next to the blood cocoon, looking at the Ring of the Sky Emperor and unable to hide his sadness.

But he still maintained a calm analysis.

Thanks to his strong hearing, he clearly heard the sacrifice words spoken by Reiko Aoyama.

This is a sacrifice, and the cause of the accident before us comes from the Ring of the Sky Emperor.

"Why don't I know that the Sky Emperor's Ring can trigger sacrifice?"

Yakumo immediately realized that he had been deceived. It was the system and Runyu who had deceived him.

Strong reason suppressed anger and controlled sadness, and Yakumo still had a glimmer of hope.

Blood and terrifying air currents flowed on the surface of the blood cocoon, like thousands of butcher knives. The sounds of cutting and striking were intertwined, and in Yakumo's ears it sounded like a chaotic and exciting funeral song.

Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding! ! !

Countless collision sounds were like nails driven into Yakumo's heart.

Yakumo didn't make any move, just looked at the blood cocoon quietly, as if he was fighting side by side with her.

His eyes gradually became hollow, as if he was in a daze, or reminiscing.

In fact, it is sadness that cannot be completely controlled by reason. It is flowing out, blending into the heart, and becoming extremely bitter.

Everything around him became blurry, and only the light emitted by the blood cocoon became more and more strange.

Finally, three minutes later, the blood cocoon became thin and quickly dissipated.

The surrounding ground under the blood cocoon has completely turned into sand, as if all its energy has been drained.

The surrounding world became extremely quiet, and there was not even any wind sound caused by the flow of gas.

In situ

Only a bloody key was left floating in the air, and that gentle figure could no longer be found.

Reiko Aoyama will no longer be found in this world.

In the distance, the Ten Tails also began to dissipate, and the blood-colored light spots slowly merged into the void.

Yakumo took a few steps forward and held the bloody key.

A breeze blew by, and a familiar voice sounded in Yakumo's ears, carrying three words.

"sorry."

Obviously, these were Reiko Aoyama's last words.

Yakumo couldn't hold back at all, tears flowed silently, and there was only helplessness and despair in his heart.

He can no longer feel her, and even his soul has completely disappeared.

This is the first time he has failed since time travel.

Yakumo finally lost. He was no longer a legend who cleared the game in one life, and he also lost his aura.

But what really saddened him was the death of Reiko Aoyama.

"Why do you say sorry?" Yakumo murmured in his heart. He wanted to know why Reiko Aoyama's last words at the end were "I'm sorry"

"Because it messed up my plans, or gave up on the life that I value so much?"

Reiko Aoyama used her own death to break Yakumo's three-day plan.

Yakumo didn't know the meaning of that sorry sentence, but he knew that he seemed to be able to take a break and rest for a few months to adjust his condition before challenging the final boss.

This is time gained in exchange for life.

ps: Visually, there is another chapter