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Boom!
Twenty meters in front of Hito, a figure landed from the sky, like a cannonball hitting the ground. Kenshi made a dramatic entrance, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Who is it?"
Hito and the young ninja named Ishi shouted loudly. Both of them looked serious and were on high alert.
As the dust settled, a tall figure emerged. A handsome face, a tall figure, and a black coat that made him look incredibly charming.
"Someone from Akatsuki!"
Hito and Ishi saw the black coat on Kenshi and their faces changed slightly. They thought that their actions against members of Akatsuki over the past few days had been discovered. They became even more vigilant.
But they didn't attack immediately.
Because the man in front of them put a lot of pressure on them. He was definitely a Kage-level powerhouse.
"Who is this person?"
Hito frantically searched her memory. Logically, all the Hidden Villages should have records of Kage-level powerhouses, but she had never heard of any information about a Kage-level powerhouse like this one.
So young... could he be a newly emerged Kage-level powerhouse?
Hito thought.
Before joining Akatsuki, Kenshi had deliberately changed his appearance and physique. He was very different from five years ago. Hito didn't recognize this person as the one she had longed to personally take revenge on but thought was dead.
"Hito... you're becoming more and more feminine!"
Kenshi looked at Hito. It had been five or six years since their last friendly exchange.
This woman, known as the most beautiful woman in Iwagakure, was still stunningly beautiful. The passage of time had not only made her more mature but also made her more mature and feminine. She was like a ripe peach, making people want to take a big bite.
But Kenshi only glanced at her before focusing his gaze on the young man beside Hito.
Compared to the beauty, Kenshi was more covetous of this young man.
He was the reason why Kenshi didn't care about White Zetsu and had to come.
The young man had an Earth Release chakra nature quality that was as high as Ōnoki's.
Clearly, the young man's Earth Release chakra strength had been developed to the same level as Black Lightning.
After obtaining the memories of the Third Mizukage, Kenshi had also learned the Super Heavy Rock Technique and the Super Light Rock Technique from his memories of practicing them.
Actually, the chakra for the Super Light Rock Technique and the Super Heavy Rock Technique was the same.
It was just the hand seal order that was reversed, creating two jutsu with opposite effects. But the chakra nature of the two jutsu was the same. Kenshi was very familiar with it.
Therefore, Kenshi was certain that the Earth Release chakra in the young man's body was Super Heavy Rock Technique chakra.
A teenager who could condense Super Heavy Rock Technique chakra, showing his talent in Earth Release.
Wasn't this the Earth Release clone that Kenshi wanted?
"You're the ones who killed our people recently, right?" Kenshi suddenly said with a smile.
"Attack." The moment Kenshi finished speaking, Ishi, realizing that he couldn't be kind, reminded Hito while forming hand seals, preparing to release jutsu to attack.
But someone was faster than him.
Hito had already clapped her hands together, completing the release of the jutsu, the moment Kenshi finished speaking.
"Steel Release - Blade Tooth Technique!"
Clang, clang, clang... Countless giant blades, emitting a cold gleam, rose from the ground. It was as if a monster covered in countless blades was charging towards Kenshi from underground.
"Die."
Hito thought to herself.
Back then, she had been used as bait by Kenshi and attacked by the Third Raikage's Black Lightning. In the face of life and death, she had a deeper understanding of Lightning Release chakra. After being rescued, driven by her immense hatred for Kenshi, she had worked hard to develop her chakra and finally completed the fusion of Earth and Lightning Release, accidentally developing the Steel Release kekkei genkai.
It was a pity that when she felt that her strength was enough to kill Kenshi and wanted to seek revenge, she learned that Kenshi had already been killed by her father.
"Still the same impatient person!"
In the blink of an eye, Kenshi suddenly appeared behind Hito, his hot breath blowing in her ear. Both Hito and Ishi's faces changed instantly.
So fast!
So fast!
The blade attack rose from the ground in front of Hito towards Kenshi, but Kenshi was now behind them.
There was only one reason.
Kenshi's reaction speed was very fast. He had already charged towards them the moment Hito was about to release her jutsu.
Then, because he was too fast, Kenshi had already reached behind them before Hito's blades could rise from the ground.
Thinking about this, both of them realized the huge gap in speed between them.
"Earth Release - Earth..."
"Steel Release - Steel..."
In an instant, Hito and Ishi wanted to use their respective defensive jutsu to strengthen their defenses. But before they could release their jutsu, Kenshi kicked them both, sending them flying like cannonballs.
Bang, bang, bang... After smashing through several large trees, both of them fainted.
Kenshi's taijutsu was terrifying now.
White Zetsu, hiding underground, sensed this scene and was slightly shocked. He thought to himself, this guy's body is becoming increasingly terrifying.
"What's he trying to do?"
Just as White Zetsu was wondering, Kenshi used a Shunshin to appear in front of the young Iwagakure ninja. He grabbed the young man's head and jumped into the air.
He could use the Super Light Rock Technique, so he could naturally fly freely in the air, like Ōnoki.
"I see. His jutsu development isn't finished... no, why didn't he take that woman with him?"
White Zetsu had a flash of doubt in his mind. Seeing Kenshi take someone to the sky, he thought that Kenshi was continuing to experiment with new jutsu, but he discovered that the woman was still on the ground and hadn't been taken away by Kenshi.
After breaking through the clouds and reaching an altitude of 10,000 meters, Kenshi split off a shadow clone and began the clone creation process.
Step one, purify and eliminate the will fluctuations in Ishi's soul.
Step two, the shadow clone's spirit body possessed the soul without a will, occupying the soul and becoming the master.
Step three, Kenshi's real body acted again, erasing Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu's will fluctuations from the clone's soul.
Thus, Kenshi's first Perfect Clone, the Earth Release clone, was complete.
"From now on, you're the Earth Release clone, Ishi."
Kenshi nodded in satisfaction, looking at the Earth Release clone, then picked up Ishi's head and returned to the ground. He threw it in front of Hito, making it look like Ishi was still unconscious.
Kenshi sat down on a nearby rock and waited quietly.
The Earth Release clone, seemingly still unconscious, was actually absorbing Ishi's soul's memories, which would be convenient for his disguise later.
Only a Perfect Clone that could perfectly disguise itself as Ishi, making people unable to tell the difference, was the Perfect Clone Technique that Kenshi wanted.
At this time, White Zetsu was making guesses underground.
This was the first time Kenshi had taken someone to the sky and then come back down.
And the person was still alive.
"What did this guy do to that Iwagakure kid?"
Kenshi flew too high. White Zetsu could only sense Kenshi's location through chakra fluctuations. He couldn't sense what Kenshi was doing in the sky.
Also, it seemed like Kenshi didn't intend to kill the two Iwagakure ninjas.
This wasn't Kenshi's style.
"What is this guy up to?"
White Zetsu continued to hide and observe.
After a while, the Earth Release clone absorbed Ishi's memories and also cast a small jutsu on himself, temporarily forgetting his identity as Kenshi's clone. He used Ishi's memories as a basis and acted according to Ishi's behavioral norms.
The Earth Release clone opened his eyes. When he saw Kenshi, a flash of fear crossed his eyes. Then, his eyeballs rolled, and he subconsciously searched for Hito. Seeing that Hito was right beside him, although she was bleeding from her mouth, her rising chest proved that she was still alive. He felt relieved, then suddenly realized the situation and became nervous. He instinctively propped himself up on his hands and prepared to take Hito away from Kenshi.
"Don't worry. I don't want to kill you."
Kenshi smiled slightly. He was very satisfied with the Earth Release clone's series of reactions. From his eyes to his body's series of reactions, there was no trace of Kenshi's clone. It was completely Ishi's real reaction.
White Zetsu, hiding underground, didn't realize that Ishi, the young Iwagakure ninja, had become one of Kenshi's Earth Release clones.
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