i am kimimaro

Passing through the barrier membrane, Kimimaro entered a dimly lit corridor.

"The lighting is really poor."

Kimimaro complained, then reached into his ninja tool pouch and took out a Poké Ball.

"I choose you! Pikachu!"

Golden electric light burst out from the Poké Ball, transforming into the long-unseen Pikachu.

"Pika!"

Seeing the light of day again, Pikachu seemed quite excited, jumping directly onto Kimimaro's shoulder and rubbing his cheek.

"Pikachu, illuminate."

Hearing this, Pikachu's tail emitted a golden light, instantly illuminating the area within a few meters.

"That's much better."

Having solved the lighting problem, Kimimaro continued forward.

After passing through the corridor, a bone forest appeared before him.

Kimimaro extended his right hand and touched the nearest bone.

Although it was covered in dust, he could still recognize that it was a bone formed by Shikotsumyaku.

"It's similar to the bone forest outside. It seems this place really has a strong connection to the Kaguya clan. So, where is the stone tablet?"

Kimimaro didn't waste any time and directly activated his Byakugan!

His vision instantly turned black and white, and everything within a kilometer radius became clearly visible.

"There it is!"

Soon, Kimimaro discovered the location of the stone tablet.

It was deep within the bone forest, surrounded by white bones.

"Found it."

The seemingly unexpectedly smooth progress didn't make Kimimaro happy.

On the contrary, he became even more vigilant.

The trial Taketoshi Kozue mentioned hadn't appeared yet.

"Let's go, Pikachu."

"Pika!"

The boy and the beast headed towards the stone tablet.

But they hadn't gone far when Kimimaro sensed something was wrong.

Because the surrounding bone forest moved!

The dust on the bone forest was shaken off, and the white bones formed human shapes one by one.

These bones continuously formed skeletons, increasing in number, surrounding Kimimaro.

"Is this the so-called trial? Interesting."

Kimimaro activated his Byakugan, taking in all the skeletons.

A total of eighty-one skeletons, forming three layers of encirclement.

Before Kimimaro could think further, the skeletons launched their attack!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One skeleton spread its ten fingers and fired a barrage at Kimimaro.

It was a technique he was very familiar with - Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!

Ten finger bones shot towards him, their power strong enough to pierce through stone.

Kimimaro made a quick decision, flicking his right hand, and a bone sword flew out from his palm!

Dance of the Willow! Revolving Shield!

The bone sword drew a circular arc of sword light, deflecting all ten finger bones!

But this was just the beginning.

The remaining eighty skeletons simultaneously extended their ten fingers.

A drop of cold sweat rolled down Kimimaro's forehead.

"This is a bit exaggerated."

Kimimaro complained, then eight hundred finger bones shot towards him from all directions!

"Rotation!"

Facing such a dense attack, all the acupoints in Kimimaro's body simultaneously released a large amount of chakra, and his body began to spin at this moment!

A blue chakra shield quickly formed around him as he spun.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Eight hundred finger bones continuously struck the Rotation, but they were all deflected.

It had to be said that a defensive technique like Rotation was simply too useful.

But Pikachu on Kimimaro's shoulder felt a bit dizzy.

"Pika..."

Just as Pikachu was about to faint, the Rotation ended.

As soon as Kimimaro stopped, ten skeletons rushed forward!

Dance of the Willow!

There were no unnecessary movements, each move perfectly integrated with the bones in his body.

The bones extended, retracted, and stabbed, all with perfect timing.

The combined attack of ten skeletons forced Kimimaro, who had just stopped his Rotation, to dodge, unable to find an opportunity to counterattack for a while.

After one wave of attacks ended, another ten skeletons attacked.

They all held a bone blade in their hands.

Dance of the Camellia!

Weapon taijutsu!

The precise and flexible taijutsu combined perfectly with the bone blades in their hands, each strike giving Kimimaro a sense of danger.

He continuously used Shunpo under his feet, dodging wave after wave of attacks.

"This is really a breathless offensive."

Ten skeletons attacked, seventy-one skeletons watched. These skeletons looked well-trained.

As the Dance of the Camellia ended, another ten skeletons rushed forward.

Fists and kicks!

Kimimaro wielded his bone sword, and four sword lights appeared!

Horizontal Square Cut!

The four sword lights struck the nearest skeletons, and four skulls flew up!

But the remaining six skeletons had already surrounded him.

Dance of the Pine!

Dozens of bone spikes grew from the skeletons' bodies, and they launched a spinning attack towards Kimimaro.

Spiked Tops!

Kimimaro's pupils shrank, and he immediately jumped into the air.

The six skeletons couldn't stop in time and crashed into each other, their bones scattering all over the ground.

Kimimaro was in mid-air, but there was not much joy on his face.

Several skeletons simultaneously pulled out their spines, turning them into bone chains, and flung them towards him.

Dance of the Iron Line Flowers!

"Not good!"

Kimimaro thought to himself, flicking his left hand, and another bone sword flew out from his palm.

Both swords moved simultaneously!

Dual Wielding!

Double Arc Slash!

The two swords slashed out, shattering all the incoming bone chains!

But the remaining skeletons wouldn't give him a chance to react.

Just as his two swords landed, another bone chain swept over, binding him tightly!

Another skeleton's right hand had transformed into a bone drill, charging directly at Kimimaro!

It was obvious that it wanted to drill a hole in him.

"If this continues, it won't be fun anymore! Dance of the Pine!"

White bone spikes immediately emerged from Kimimaro's body, and with a spin, the bone chains all shattered.

His two bone swords crossed, turning black.

Sword of Clow Card activated!

Then, the two swords slashed directly at the charging skeleton!

White Bird Cross Thrust!

Cross Slash!

The bone drill was instantly cut off by the black bone sword!

The cross-shaped sword light also sliced through the skeleton!

Kimimaro was getting serious.

"So many skeletons, all using the Kaguya clan's bloodline limit. Could they all be members of the Kaguya clan?"

This guess popped into Kimimaro's mind.

It seemed that only this guess could explain the scene before him.

Eighty-one skeletons, each possessing the strength of a Chunin.

Although not strong individually, their sheer number was overwhelming.

"The ancestors of the Kaguya clan really know how to play. But if you think this is enough to stop me, you're wrong. Let's end this quickly!"

Kimimaro sneered, opened his mouth, and one of his teeth grew rapidly, transforming into a bone sword, which he then tightly gripped the hilt of.

He activated Shunpo under his feet and appeared in front of all the skeletons.

At the same time, he tightly gripped the black bone swords in his hands and spun them rapidly!

Bursts of sword wind emanated from the constantly swinging bone swords.

"Three Thousand Worlds!"

The terrifying sword wind continued to blast out, and the skeletons in front could no longer withstand it, showing signs of breaking.

Three Swords Style! Three Thousand Worlds!

At this moment, the three swords erupted with terrifying power!

Whoosh!

Kimimaro turned into an afterimage, charging into the group of skeletons!

(End of Chapter)