Chapter 193: Chapter 188: A Power Similar to Cero!
Chapter 188: A Power Similar to Cero!
"Raikiri!"
"Chidori!"
"Rasengan!"
Shing! Crackle! Boom!
The cruel ghost instinctively retreated upon seeing Kakashi's attack. However, who would have thought that Sasuke was already positioned right there?
As a result, Sasuke's Chidori directly struck the ghost. At the same time, Naruto's first Rasengan hit the enraged ghost.
It wasn't that the enraged ghost didn't want to escape—it simply couldn't. There was nowhere to run! Every inch of space had been sealed off!
Originally, Kakashi and Sasuke's attacks couldn't harm these ghosts. However, if they wielded Zanpakutō infused with chakra, their ninjutsu could strike the ghosts, and even block their attacks.
This was a discovery they had previously made and were preparing to announce to the entire ninja world.
As the screams of the two ghosts echoed, Kakashi let out a sigh of relief. To him, this event seemed resolved, didn't it?
This mission was surely worthy of being classified as an S-rank mission, right?
If he hadn't carefully analyzed the ghosts' true abilities, they might have been dragged into a prolonged, grueling battle.
In such a scenario, they could have exhausted their chakra and died here.
However, just as Kakashi was about to relax and announce their return, a voice echoed from within the village.
"Hahahaha! Well done! Well done indeed!
You've killed those fools, allowing me, hidden in the depths, to finally emerge!
I don't even know how to thank the three of you. Since that's the case, let me send you all out of this world!"
As the voice resounded, the ground began to tremble violently.
Naruto stared at Kakashi in confusion. "Didn't you say killing them all would solve everything? Why is there still another ghost?"
Kakashi was equally perplexed, but he still gripped his Zanpakutō tightly, preparing for battle.
Sasuke did the same, his Mangekyō Sharingan spinning wildly as he scanned the surroundings for the ghost. Yet, he found nothing.
"No matter how you proceed, as long as those three ghosts are killed—whether simultaneously or at different times—I will be set free. I am the most terrifying, most horrifying, and most powerful entity hidden deep within them!"
With the voice's reappearance, a massive black shadow suddenly obscured the sun.
Then, it descended.
The entity was over three meters wide and five meters tall, wearing a mask that resembled a bull's head.
Staring at the three shinobi, the creature slightly opened its mouth.
Beneath the mask, a faint red light began to condense into a small sphere!
If Ishihara were here, he'd immediately recognize it as a Cero!
Although incomplete, it was already showing the rudimentary form of a Cero!
"Damn it! Everyone, get out of the way!" Sasuke shouted. His Sharingan had discerned the extraordinary power of this move.
The attack's destructive potential was on par with a Tailed Beast Bomb!
After shouting, Sasuke immediately flickered away to avoid the attack's range, with Naruto and Kakashi reacting just as quickly to evade.
When the red beam finally struck, the ground beneath remained completely unharmed.
Yet, Sasuke, Naruto, and Kakashi could feel their hearts still racing, as if being hit by that red laser would mean certain death!
"Hmph! Pretty quick on your feet. But how long can you keep dodging?" the ghost sneered, exuding an overwhelming pressure.
Naruto and the others suddenly felt as though they were trapped in a swamp, unable to move freely.
"Susanoo!"
Without hesitation, Sasuke activated Susanoo while gripping his Zanpakutō. A massive purple giant immediately enveloped the three of them.
The Zanpakutō in Susanoo's hand greedily absorbed Sasuke's chakra, almost causing him to faint.
However, the advantages were evident.
Susanoo could now touch and attack the ghost!
Seeing the giant several times its size, the ghost froze momentarily. It hadn't expected such a technique, but it still launched another Cero.
Boom!
The Cero struck Susanoo, raising only a cloud of dust.
Yet, if it were Madara wielding Susanoo, a single Cero might have been enough to shatter it.
"Hah!" Sasuke roared, swinging a massive blade at the ghost.
However, the ghost merely flickered and easily dodged.
"We need a way to pin it down; it's far more agile than Susanoo," Naruto suggested, while Kakashi analyzed the situation.
"The ghost is highly aggressive, but it also fears our attacks. We just need to corner it somewhere it can't dodge. Sasuke, how long can you maintain Susanoo?"
"Thirty seconds. After that, I won't have enough chakra to sustain it!"
Sasuke gave a precise answer. After all, his Zanpakutō was purchased, not gifted by Ishihara.
While granting him the ability to attack ghosts, the Zanpakutō also drained his chakra to enhance itself!