Chapter 484 - 483: Instant Kill

Chapter 484: Chapter 483: Instant Kill

Inside the narrow passageways of the shelter, several figures were locked in a fierce battle.

Bang...

With a muffled impact, a figure was sent flying by a kick and slammed heavily into the wall.

"Damn it!"

The person who had just been kicked away was none other than Mitarashi Anko, who had been assigned to guard the shelter.

There were five squads stationed inside the shelter, comprising a total of twenty highly capable Konoha shinobi. But ever since they encountered this Akatsuki member who had infiltrated the shelter, the members of the guard squads had been killed one after another.

By now, of the twenty Konoha shinobi stationed here, Anko was the only one left alive.

If she hadn’t happened to run into Shizune, Hyuga Rei, and Uchiha Izumi, Anko probably would have already died at the hands of this Akatsuki member as well.

"Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

With her Byakugan activated, Rei used Shizune’s cover to slip behind the enemy. Then, with everything she had, she unleashed the strongest Gentle Fist technique she had mastered!

Pa-pa-pa-pa...

In an instant, a rapid series of crisp palm strikes echoed throughout the passageway.

Shizune and Izumi exchanged glances, both exclaiming in delight,

"She got him!"

The Hyuga clan’s Gentle Fist could directly damage the chakra pathway system inside an enemy’s body. On the surface, the target might appear to have suffered little damage, but internally, their chakra pathways could already have been completely destroyed by the Gentle Fist.

But just then, the powerful enemy who had taken the entire Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms head-on seemed completely unaffected. He spun around and kicked Rei away as well.

"This...!?"

Shizune, whose chakra was already nearly exhausted, froze in place.

Beside her, Izumi, with her two-tomoe Sharingan activated, began trembling uncontrollably.

The enemy was simply too powerful.

So powerful that she was on the verge of losing even the will to fight.

At that moment, the Akatsuki member who had sent Rei flying turned around and began walking toward Shizune and Izumi, one step at a time.

Staring at the concentric rings of the Rinnegan in his eyes, Shizune sank into despair.

Not only did the enemy possess astonishing perceptive abilities, his body could even launch missiles.

The four of them had fought desperately for so long and finally managed to create an opening, only to discover that his body was actually immune to attacks from the Gentle Fist!

Izumi’s legs gave out beneath her, and she collapsed onto the ground.

Not far away, Anko struggled to get back to her feet, but a sudden warmth surged into her throat. She spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground once more, shouting unwillingly,

"We absolutely cannot let him enter the shelter!"

There was no doubt about it.

The one who had infiltrated the shelter was none other than the Asura Path of the Six Paths of Pain.

Since the previous Asura Path had been destroyed by Hyuga Kagami, this was an entirely new body. However, just like its predecessor, it was a large, heavily built man.

Standing in the passageway, the Asura Path coldly swept its gaze over the Konoha kunoichi blocking its path before raising both arms.

Click... click... click...

Amid a series of mechanical sounds, numerous missiles emerged from the Asura Path’s raised arms, locking onto the Konoha kunoichi inside the passageway.

Whoosh...

Just as Rei, Shizune, and the others thought there was no escaping death, a shuriken suddenly shot toward them from the other end of the passageway.

The Asura Path didn’t move from its spot. It merely tilted its head slightly, effortlessly avoiding the incoming shuriken before shifting its gaze toward the opposite end of the passage.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

In an instant, a raging torrent of flames erupted from the darkness at the other end of the passageway!

The Asura Path raised an arm to shield its face, making no attempt to dodge as it simply took the Fire Style technique head-on.

From that brief instant of observation, it had already determined that the technique wasn’t powerful enough to cause any significant damage.

Its body could withstand it without issue.

But just as the flames were about to dissipate, several dark figures used the fire as cover and charged forward.

The Asura Path quickly noticed that the two figures at the very front were merely seven or eight-year-old children.

One had blond hair, while the other had black hair. They split left and right, slipping through the gaps on either side of its body.

Immediately afterward, two children with Byakugan activated assumed Gentle Fist stances and rushed straight at it.

"A bunch of children..."

A look of disdain appeared on the Asura Path’s face.

But just as it prepared to raise its arms and counterattack, it suddenly discovered that several steel wires had wrapped around its body!

Only then did it notice that the two brats who had rushed past it in the first wave were still gripping several specially treated, nearly invisible steel wires in their hands.

That momentary delay was all they needed.

By the time the Asura Path snapped apart the steel wires binding its body, the two Byakugan-wielding children were already right in front of it.

Pa-pa-pa-pa...

Another rapid series of crisp palm strikes echoed throughout the passageway.

This time, unlike Rei’s earlier sneak attack from behind, this was a full-on frontal assault. And both children were relentlessly striking the vulnerable vital points on the front of the human body!

After completing their attack, Sasuke, Naruto, Neji, and Hinata stood there panting heavily, nervously watching to see the result.

For all four of them, this was their first taste of real combat.

However, the Asura Path merely rolled its neck before the corner of its mouth curled upward into a smile.

Combined with the Asura Path’s chubby face, it should have been an almost harmless-looking smile.

But in the eyes of the four children, it was utterly terrifying, sending chills down their spines!

Then, the Asura Path slowly raised one hand and aimed it at the four children.

"Hinata! Neji!"

Rei rushed forward at that moment, shielding the children behind her.

The Asura Path’s arm, aimed directly at Rei and the children, transformed into an energy cannon. Accompanied by an intense surge of chakra, a dazzling blue light began gathering at its muzzle!

In an instant, the previously dim passageway of the shelter became as bright as day.

The children huddled behind Rei trembled uncontrollably.

At this moment, they finally experienced firsthand the cruelty of the shinobi world—

and the sheer terror of standing on the boundary between life and death!

Facing the energy cannon pointed directly at her, Rei was actually no less terrified than the children behind her.

Biting her lip, overwhelmed by despair and fear, she screamed out the one name she desperately longed for from the bottom of her heart—

"Kagami!"

The instant her voice fell, Rei’s pure-white left eye suddenly transformed into a brilliant blue, as though countless stars were contained within it!

At the same time, an incomparably powerful repulsive force suddenly erupted!

Like an enormous invisible hand, it violently blasted the Asura Path away!

Boom...!

Under the tremendous repulsive force, the Asura Path was smashed directly into the wall, its body instantly torn apart!

After that single strike, Rei’s left eye returned to its pure-white color, while the chakra in her body seemed to have been completely drained in an instant.

"What... just happened?"

Seeing that Rei had merely shouted Kagami’s name and the terrifying enemy had somehow been instantly killed, everyone in the passageway was utterly stunned. They all turned toward Rei with bewildered expressions.

Rei herself looked completely at a loss.

She only vaguely remembered that a few days ago, Kagami had performed some kind of technique on her left eye...