Chapter 42: [CHAPTER 42] The Copy Ninja's New Move: 'Ant Crushing Palm Jutsu' (Name Pending)
The group passed the puddle, but nothing happened. Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, and Tazuna all blinked in confusion.
"What Genjutsu was that?" Sasuke asked.
Kakashi simply shrugged. "Just a B-rank one. If you wish, I can teach it to you later, but I thought it's good to focus on Ninjutsu first, and once your Sharingan upgrades to Three-Tomoe, will I teach you Genjutsu."
Sasuke asked, "Why wait for my Sharingan to evolve?"
Kakashi replied, "That way your Genjutsu learning speed, and potency of Genjutsu increase, though If you want, we can pause your Ninjutsu training, and directly shift to Genjutsu."
Sasuke nodded, and shook his head, "No need, teach me the way you see fit."
As the group passed the puddle, Kakashi stopped, others also stopped, all turned back.
Splash!
Immediately then, two figures burst from the puddle, the Demon Brothers, Gouzu and Meizu. Their chains, tipped with wicked blades, shot forward, a blur of steel slicing through the air.
However, instead of connecting with flesh as they predicted, their chains met only empty air. The sound of their chains whizzing past was followed by a dull thud as bladed ends dug into the earth.
Gouzu and Meizu, momentarily dumbfounded, looked around; immediately they sensed Kakashi and the group behind them. Kakashi lazily glanced at them, while making hand signs.
Sasuke's Sharingan ever active, Naruto and Sakura, having kunai in their hands, ready for any moment from the Demon Brothers. Only Tazuna was the one who was little scared upon seeing the Demon Brothers.
Gouzu and Meizu, bewildered, muttered, "Genjutsu? When?"
Kakashi asked, "Hey, you two, did you not see me and didn't know who I am?"
The Demon Brothers adjusted their chains, getting ready for fight and wearily said, "Kakashi Hatake, the Copy Ninja! We heard a lot about you."
Kakashi nodded, stooped down to slam his hands on the ground and asked, "Then why did you two small-timers think that you can take me by surprise, looks like you are quite confident in your skills."
"Earth Release: Ant Crushing Palm Jutsu!"
Kakashi muttered, whatever name he deemed fit for this Jutsu, and poured a significant amount of Chakra without any care. Thanks to System, Chakra is no longer any problem for him.
With that, the ground beneath the Demon Brothers shuddered violently; they immediately Flickered a few meters back, and paused to see what Jutsu Kakashi had used. A colossal, monstrous hand, formed from the earth, erupted from the ground; it was 15 meters long, gnarled and powerful, casting terrifying shadows at the Demon Brothers.
They gulped at the sight, not only them, even Tazuna and Naruto and Sakura were also surprised. Sasuke, who had his Two-Tomoe Sharingan activated, tried to copy Kakashi's Jutsu, and he was successful; however he also read signatures of the amount of Chakra Kakashi used; he didn't even have half of that much currently.
Gouzu and Meizu tried to Flicker, dodging the upcoming Monstrous hand, however the Hand slammed at them in blinding speed, didn't give them any moment to run away. The Demon Brothers could only stare up in wide-eyed horror, their masked faces contorted in silent screams.
With a horrifying CRUNCH, the immense earth Hand slammed down with the force of a falling mountain, completely engulfing the two rogue ninja.
The sound was sickening, a wet, pulverizing impact, that made even the trees around tremble. A cloud of dust exploded outwards from the point of impact. When the dust began to settle, a grotesque scene was revealed.
Where Gouzu and Meizu had stood, there was now only a shallow, disfigured crater, as the giant earth Palm slowly receded back into the ground, revealing this aftermath. Their bodies flattened beyond recognition, reduced to mangled, bloody paste pressed into the earth, really like an Ants getting crushed.
Their limbs were twisted at impossible angles, bones shattered, and their dark ninja attire was ripped and stained crimson. Seeing this scene, the Genin and Tazuna's eyes were wide, and unblinking, fixed on the horrifying scene.
A small gasp escaped their lips. Naruto's enthusiasm for the fight was gone; he had seen blood, but nothing like that. He felt a knot tighten in his stomach, feeling a surge of nausea.
Sakura's face was also pale, her eyes dilating with shock; she clapped her hand over her mouth, but couldn't help but run to the side and vomit behind the grass.
Sasuke's red eyes narrowed, a flicker of awe and a touch of fear crossed his face. He had seen his clansmen's dead bodies, but this brutality was on another level.
Tazuna was trembling in fear; he realized how dangerous a ninja could be. He also sighed in relief that he had already told the truth, and nothing left that could make him Kakashi's next target, even a sense of confidence arose in him, that Gato and his men can be easily dealt with if Kakashi is with him.
They all formed a new, brutal image of Kakashi in their minds. However, unknown to them, Kakashi himself hardly controlled the nausea he was feeling. 'Oh, Man, this was really a grotesque scene, I really didn't expect this result.'