Chương 127: Are You Ready?

Fukuyama Castle is a city deep within an island. Amidst the swirling natural white mist, the massive ancient castle appears and disappears. Inside the castle tower, the lord appointed by the daimyo of the Land of Water, with worried eyes, occasionally walks to the window and leans out to look at the top of the tower.

But nothing could be seen in the white fog.

He turned to the guard beside him and asked, "Is she still there?"

The guard nodded.

He paced anxiously back and forth. Having only recently become a nobleman and not yet fully developed his demeanor, the wealthy man who had wisely sponsored the daimyo of the Land of Water, now the city lord, looked increasingly distressed.

He was genuinely afraid that he might be killed by the ninja above him while he was sleeping at night.

"When will Kirigakure arrive?"

"This..." The guard shook his head; he didn't know either.

At the top of the castle tower, Kagura sat cross-legged like a sculpture, gathering and absorbing natural energy, maintaining absolute inner peace. After a while, she opened her eyes.

A neat brown ponytail was tied behind her head. She was dressed in a ninja outfit, consisting of a ninja mask, ninja net clothing, ninja pants, ninja tomamon, and ninja gauntlets. The black, white, and gold color scheme of the armor exuded a magnificent and solemn feeling of the Warring States period.

Kagura stared blankly at the misty scenery for a while, then sighed.

The Sage Mode is complete, but I haven't seen the full version yet.

Without Raidea, which allows for continuous natural energy absorption and automatic conversion, Sage Mode cannot be maintained for long periods. This is a fatal flaw. If victory cannot be achieved within five minutes, at most five minutes, then it will be your own death.

Although the teacher had warned him not to provoke Wuyin, he was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

He couldn't help but silently calculate his chances of assassinating Bai Lian and retrieving Lei Daoya. Both were in Sage Mode and used the same lightning-based Sage Technique. If they used all their skills, given the opponent's seasoned combat experience, he would probably be the one to die in a life-or-death struggle.

But who will be coming this time?

Suddenly, Kagura looked up sharply, her gaze fixed on the white mist ahead, and said in a cold voice, "Come out."

With light footsteps, Yura emerged from the mist, her bare feet touching the roof tiles, and looked at Kagura across the way.

"Old man Bai Lian is indeed not skilled enough. You have a similarly wondrous technique."

A wondrous art of perception.

"Don't mention that shameless scoundrel who stole my Heavenly Mist Illusionary God Style sword!" Kagura looked at Yura, her face filled with a haughty and arrogant air, and said coldly, "State your name!"

He has plenty of heroic spirit but lacks killing intent. He is not haunted by the resentment of the dead, so he is very pure and doesn't seem like a ninja.

"Yura, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist," Yura said.

"Oni-hime..." Kagura's pupils suddenly contracted, and she said, "It really is you. In the entire Kirigakure, only you are worthy to be my opponent."

Jie Luo tilted her head and smiled faintly, "Don't be so murderous. By the way, you've killed someone before, haven't you?"

No...

Kagura paused, then said, "Are you underestimating me, Oni-hime!"

"You're dressed like a demon samurai." Yura looked Kagura up and down and said, "You haven't killed anyone before, have you?"

She looks down on me!

Regarding the fact that I have never killed anyone!

Kagura's eyes flashed with a cold light as she tried to maintain her composure. Without Raitogi in hand, this was the key to whether she could activate Sage Mode.

Jieluo examined the ninja armor on the other party. As a domaru, it was originally a simple armor for lower-ranking samurai to use in ground combat, which facilitated movement. Later, it was improved by ninjas and further simplified, leaving only protection for vital points. Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, and other ninjas from the Warring States period favored wearing this type of ninja armor.

Her outfit, with its more ancient design and lack of ninja-style simplification and modification, appears somewhat bulky.

"Enough with the nonsense..." Kagura began.

Jie Luo interrupted, "I haven't asked your name yet."

"Kagura," Kagura said, "Lion Kagura."

"The throne?" Jie Luo frowned slightly.

"Yes." A hint of surprise flashed in Kagura's eyes as she nodded. Yura was one of the few people who could pronounce her name correctly on their first meeting, so her impression of her was quite positive.

It is read as "God's Throne" and written as "God's Music".

At that moment, Kagura's eyes darted around, her gaze fixing on a certain spot in the void. Then, she turned to look at Yura and said, "Are you underestimating me by attacking me so openly?"

Yura narrowed her scarlet eyes, scrutinizing Shishikagura's face.

She saw it...

My knife.

Is it because of Sage Mode?

Or is it natural energy?

He really is an immortal...

"Oh~" Jieluo pulled her hair back and said, "This really surprised me a bit."

But it was also expected.

"What do you mean by sneak attack?" Jieluo said, "Didn't you already see it?"

Thus, they had no choice but to go all out. With a wave of his hand, twenty-four giant scythes appeared densely around and behind him in an instant. The black scythes gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen, their blades sharp, and their icy, bloodthirsty aura surged toward Kagura.

All that filled his eyes were these suddenly appearing, ferocious scythes, almost taking over his entire field of vision. A look of horror flashed across Shishikagura's eyes as his gaze fell on Yura's huge, black hair that cascaded down like a waterfall.

"Hair...?"

Some things, even when invisible, are terrifying enough in the eyes of people.

When it is revealed, it will sublimate into madness.

This was the first time Kagura had ever seen a ninja wield so many swords at once. She wondered what a crazy sight it would be when the swords unleashed their combined attack.

"I've heard that your swordsmanship is considered the strongest in Kirigakure."

Jieluo smiled faintly, "The title of strongest is all thanks to the contrast with its peers." He placed his left hand on the hilt of Onikiri, with the red glow hanging there as always as decoration. He drew Onikiri, casually twirling the blade, and held the tip of the sword diagonally towards the roof tiles with one hand.

As he raised his right hand and formed a hand seal, a black light flowed across his entire body with a hum, and his plain white kimono instantly turned pitch black. The black light spread to the tip of the scythe, making the sharpness of the blade even more profound and refined.

Under the coordination of the yokai's nerves, there is no difference between the left and right hands for Yura.

Earth Release: Earth Spear is merely a B-rank ninjutsu.

Jieluo's hands continued forming hand seals, changing them several times. A low, whistling sound of wind rang out, and the flowing wind transformed into a stream of shimmering white light, like white flames, flowing and clinging to Jieluo's hair. As the flames rose and fell, the high-speed spinning wind blades roared and howled low on the strands of hair.

Wind Release: Vacuum Blade is just a mere B-rank ninjutsu.

Although Thunder is effective against Earth, Wind is effective against Thunder.

"Old Man Bailian asked me to take you back," Jie Luo said.

"The old man is getting old and a bit sentimental. In terms of relationship, you are his junior apprentice, so you can be considered family. He just wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with you and didn't mean any harm."

"If you don't comply, I'll have no choice but to cut off your limbs and pack you up to take you back."

Shishikagura's expression turned cold, and she closed her eyes in front of Yura.

A formidable foe—the strongest foe I have ever faced in my life.

"So..." Jieluo said, "Are you ready?"

Shishi Kagura suddenly opened her eyes, and a spark of electricity flashed across her entire body, adhering to her ninja armor and transforming into lightning-style armor.

On his face, the patterns of a celestial mask appeared around his eyes, but there was no obvious abnormality in his appearance.

Perfect Sage Mode...?

"Come on!" Shishikagura shouted coldly.

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