Chapter 232 - 230: Just a Fatal Wound

Chapter 232: Chapter 230: Just a Fatal Wound

Kano reacted immediately, retreating with Naruko in her arms and carrying Shion as she barked orders:

"Neji, protect me! Lee, go keep that monster busy!"

"Understood!"

Activating his Byakugan, Neji flickered in front of Kano to shield her.

"Roger that! Leaf Great Whirlwind!"

Lee’s powerful Taijutsu forcefully snapped the tentacles, and he struggled to clear away the black appendages emerging from the ground.

Kano was certain this was Moryo. So, after all that life-and-death fighting, no one was actually attacking the boss?

Moryo was possessing Yomi’s body. He had sent four subordinates to assassinate the Priestess Shion, but those four useless trash never returned. Left with no choice, he had to rely on the Stone Soldiers to stop her. He knew they wouldn’t hold her back for long, so he decided to gather his strength for a final showdown.

But he didn’t expect a reckless brat to barge in halfway!

Glaring with red eyes, the boy charged at him to kill, slashing without a word with a kusanagi sword infused with lightning.

Sasuke’s strength was immense after two years of bitter training, stronger than most Jonin.

Plus, Sasuke fought with tools flying everywhere: Fuma shuriken with wire, various types of exploding tags, senbon that could conduct Chakra, flash bombs, quicklime, chili powder, pepper... Combined with the massive boost from his Sharingan, he actually managed to hack his vessel, Yomi, to death.

Even so, Moryo didn’t panic; it was just a shell. Its true form was an immortal soul that couldn’t be killed. Your stamina has an end, but my tentacles are infinite.

Moryo felt that with enough time, he could definitely kill this reckless kid.

But before Sasuke could exhaust himself, four more girls arrived.

With these four (actually just Kano) joining the fray, the speed at which Moryo summoned tentacles couldn’t keep up with how fast they were being destroyed.

Moryo thought this wouldn’t do. If he were weakened enough, he could easily be sealed by the priestess. Should he play dead or run away?

However, another unexpected situation occurred. Something exploded, and the shrine sealing Moryo was instantly wiped off the map by a demolition crew, leaving Moryo dazed and confused from the blast.

Yet, as a soul body, pure physical attacks couldn’t kill it. But it didn’t dare show its face; who knew if the other side would blow things up again? Even if it couldn’t die, being beaten up was a terrible experience.

Fortunately, they started fighting each other. Moryo took the opportunity to hide underground, waiting for these monsters to leave. If Moryo hadn’t failed to reclaim its body, it wouldn’t have feared them at all.

Still, Moryo didn’t care about these people since they couldn’t kill it. The only one to fear was the Priestess of the Land of Demons; only she had the power to seal Moryo.

So, seeing the priestess unconscious, it rushed to finish her off!

Unfortunately, it was blocked by a blonde girl.

Kano hadn’t expected Moryo to still be alive; she thought the boss had finished it off long ago.

"Naruko! Naruko! Wake up!"

Shion wailed as she held the blood-covered Naruko; she truly considered Naruko a friend.

"Naruko, you idiot."

Kano was in a bit of a bind. There were still a few minutes before the Shadow Ninja could respawn, but that wasn’t the main issue. She didn’t lack the power to suppress Moryo, but the fact that it couldn’t be killed was the biggest problem.

Also, Kano had tried using the Shadow Strangle Jutsu to seal it. It only worked on the tentacles, not Moryo’s soul directly.

She’d better have Shadow Hiruzen use the Reaper Death Seal later.

"How can you say that? She’s your comrade! Aren’t you sad at all that she died to save you?"

"It’s just a fatal wound; Naruko hasn’t said anything about it."

"Are you Ninjas all so heartless?"

Kano was left speechless by Shion’s words.

This is a total reversal of the natural order! You’re calling me heartless? So many people died for you, and I didn’t see you crying for those simps.

But Kano explained it properly.

"She’s fine. Even if her heart is blown out, I can bring her back. So she’s still alive—stop crying. Crying is useless; instead of crying there, find something to do."

She then pulled Naruko out of Shion’s arms.

"The bond between us is much deeper than you imagine. She always remembers my warning: trust your comrades, save your comrades."

"I believe she can protect me, and I will do my best to save her. She risked her life to protect me because she trusts that I can save her."

Then, Kano gave Naruko a kiss.

"I know you’re awake. You did well this time; here’s your reward. Now go help Lee."

After saying that, Naruko jumped up with a giggle.

"Haha, it’s a pity I couldn’t fool Kano-chan. I actually quite liked the feeling of being held by you."

"I’ll let you hug me all you want when we get back. Pay attention while fighting; your heart is an illusionary one I made with Genjutsu. Don’t accidentally dispel the Genjutsu. I’ll perform surgery on you when we return to make your heart grow back."

Building hearts for others wasn’t a first; even Obito’s heart was replaced by Kano.

"Mm, got it!"

Then Kano rode the Shadow Deer back to find Pain, leaving Neji, Lee, and Naruko to handle things here.

Kano then approached Pain, who was arranging for the Naraka Path to perform repairs.

"The Moryo over there isn’t dead yet. Why don’t you send the Human Path over to deal with it?"

Pain looked at Kano, curious as to how she knew the Human Path’s abilities.

But he said nothing more, only nodding coldly, and followed Kano to Moryo. Both were very fast; even if Moryo wanted to escape and hide again, it was too late.

With Neji’s Byakugan vision, the fleeing Moryo was locked down.

The Human Path placed its hand on Moryo’s soul body.

A soul that no one else could touch was grabbed by the Human Path!

Moryo let out an indignant shriek; it never imagined it would die. To think there was a way to kill it in this world!

The Human Path crushed the soul into pure Chakra and absorbed it. Once Moryo’s death was confirmed, it could return. The Human Path left, leaving only Neji, Lee, Kano, Naruko, and a rather useless priestess.

"Um... what about me?"

Shion pointed at herself. She had been prepared to seal Moryo with her life, her ultimate move half-charged. Then, an edgy guy with a face full of piercings and a stiff expression showed up, pressed his hand down, and Moryo was dead.

"Was that really Moryo? In the stories passed down in my family, Moryo was a terrifying existence and immortal."

"I think you’re just short-sighted. When Big Sister takes action, there’s no enemy she can’t handle!"

Karin also heard the sounds of battle and dragged her weakened body over to support them.

"Oh, Sister, I can’t go on. I’ve used too much energy; I can’t even stand steadily."

Karin deliberately tripped over her own feet and fell into Kano’s arms, greedily replenishing her energy from Kano.

"You’ve worked hard, Karin. Thanks to you, Sakura was saved. But... didn’t you expose your secret?"

"Ah... I did it to save someone. Big Sister also knows my Medical Ninjutsu isn’t very good."

"It’s fine. Even if someone has a big mouth, I have the ’Great Memory Disappearance Technique’ to ensure no one leaks your secret. But I trust everyone here to keep their lips sealed, right?"

Kano held a brick in her hand and scanned the group. Neji, Lee, and Naruko all nodded frantically. Seeing the others, Shion also nodded wildly.

"Everyone’s a good person. It seems my ’Great Memory Disappearance Machine’ won’t be needed. Alright, everyone pack up and get ready to head back. Miss Shion, it’s a bit of a pity we didn’t get to see your sealing technique this time."

"I’m sorry for being useless. If you could just kill Moryo directly, there was no need to look for me from the start, right?"

"Wasn’t it just in case? I wasn’t 100% sure I could kill Moryo either."

Lee also took the chance to encourage her:

"Don’t worry, Miss Shion. I was equally useless. Let’s work hard together next time."

"I don’t want a next time! I hope my sealing technique never has to be used!"

She didn’t want another terrifying monster like Moryo to appear in the world.

Kano helped the "weakened" Karin onto the Shadow Deer and rubbed her head.

"You did well this time. I’m going to give you a reward. What do you want?"

At the mention of a reward, Karin’s eyes lit up.

"Any reward?"

"Emmm... theoretically no, but if it’s you, anything is fine. I’d even pluck the stars from the sky for you."

Kano made this promise because she was sure Karin wasn’t the type of child to make reckless wishes. Karin immediately thought of what she wanted but was too embarrassed to say it.

"Um, Big Sister, can I tell you after we get home?"

"Of course. First, hold out your arm. Let me see if the bite marks are deep."

As Kano rolled up Karin’s sleeve and pulled a Scar-removing pill from her shadow, she tilted her head upon seeing three bite marks on Karin’s arm.

"You’ve been bitten by three people?"

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