"Damn it!"
Climbing up from the ground, Daemon's expression was somewhat distorted.
Such a setback was the first time in his life, because even Otsutsuki Isshiki would try his best to avoid a direct head-on conflict with him.
In the courtyard.
Eida had her mouth slightly open, her face full of shock: "You..."
"Be quiet!"
Shinji waved his hand and instantly imprisoned Eida with Goshingu.
Eida's Charm is ineffective against the Otsutsuki, and Shinji, who had successfully sealed the Ten-Tails and advanced to Six Paths Level, was already a genuine Otsutsuki.
Now that Shinji had swallowed a Chakra Fruit and successfully advanced to Kekkei Mora, with his current strength, he was an elite even among the Otsutsuki clan. Thus, with a wave of his hand, Eida—who was nearly invincible in the shinobi world—was imprisoned.
Daemon roared: "What did you do to my sister!"
Shinji said indifferently: "Little brat, if shouting could solve problems, then everyone would just compare who has a louder voice."
"I'm going to kill you!"
Daemon roared as he charged toward Shinji.
Bang...
With a muffled sound, Daemon was sent flying by Shinji.
However, this time Shinji controlled his power well. Daemon did not fly as far as he did just now and quickly stabilized himself.
"Not bad, your body's reaction is very fast!" Pausing for a moment, Shinji continued to evaluate: "Your muscle strength is unexpectedly strong; is that an effect brought by gene transplantation? Heh, your insight isn't bad either; to be able to achieve this level without even having dojutsu!"
Hearing Shinji critique him, Daemon's anger grew even more: "You bastard, what do you take me for!"
Shinji's tone grew cold: "What do you think you are?"
Daemon was startled.
Whoosh...
At that moment, Shinji instantly appeared in front of Daemon, raised a foot, and kicked him away.
Subsequently, Shinji slowly floated into the air, looking down at Daemon on the ground: "What gave you the illusion that making a move against me wouldn't have consequences?"
Daemon pounced toward Shinji again.
Bang!
Without any surprise, amidst a low muffled sound, Daemon was once again kicked away by Shinji and slammed hard into the ground.
...
In the distance.
Tsunade stopped all the Hidden Leaf shinobi who attempted to approach the mansion. At this time, Jiraiya, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and others arrived one after another.
Utatane Koharu asked: "What's going on?"
Tsunade said indifferently: "'A' is here!"
"What!?"
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were startled in unison.
Jiraiya asked: "What is he here for?"
Because it was a public setting, Tsunade did not mention the cooperation she had reached with Shinji. Instead, she pointed to the mansion in the distance: "He's likely here for Eida and Daemon!"
Rumble...
At that moment, another burst of roaring came from the direction of the mansion.
Jiraiya's expression grew solemn: "Have they already engaged in combat?"
"Mm!"
Tsunade nodded lightly.
Upon learning that the attacker was 'A', whether it was Utatane Koharu or Mitokado Homura, they both quieted down, not clamoring to rush over and support the mansion.
With Otsutsuki Isshiki defeated, 'A' was now the undisputed number one in the shinobi world. Thus, even knowing that the siblings Eida and Daemon could become a trump card for the Hidden Leaf in the future, they could not summon the resolve to face 'A' head-on for that reason.
Jiraiya called the Intelligence Squad to him: "What's the situation at the mansion right now? Is Naruto there? Is he okay?"
A member of the Hyuga branch family serving in the Intelligence Squad replied: "Uzumaki Naruto seems to be imprisoned by some kind of jutsu. There should be no immediate danger to his life!"
Slightly relieved, Jiraiya asked again: "Then how is the battle going?"
The Hyuga branch member, who had already activated the Byakugan, said: "Eida also seems to be imprisoned; she hasn't moved. As for Daemon, he has been completely suppressed by 'A'. His situation is quite bad!"
Jiraiya frowned slightly: "Doesn't that brat possess Shinjutsu?"
Tsunade also had a puzzled expression.
During their stay in the Hidden Leaf, Eida and Daemon had leaked quite a bit of their background. Among them, Daemon had taken the initiative to mention his 'Reflection of Killing Intent' ability to Naruto.
And through testing, Tsunade found that indeed, any killing intent generated toward Daemon would be reflected onto oneself in the same form. Therefore, she didn't understand how Shinji had bypassed Daemon's 'Reflection of Killing Intent'.
...
In the mansion.
Shinji looked down at Daemon, who had been sent flying once again: "Where is your Shinjutsu?"
Climbing up from the ground, Daemon was full of annoyance.
He indeed possessed the Shinjutsu 'Reflection of Killing Intent', but triggering it required a prerequisite: he must first touch the opponent's body with his palm.
Originally, with his taijutsu which was not inferior to Otsutsuki Isshiki's, touching anyone's body with his palm was an easy task.
But unfortunately, he encountered Shinji, who had already advanced to Kekkei Mora.
As long as Shinji wasn't willing, Daemon couldn't even touch a corner of Shinji's clothes, let alone strike him.
That was why he was stuck in this predicament of being passively beaten, while 'Reflection of Killing Intent' failed to trigger.
Shinji seemed to do it on purpose, saying indifferently: "Oh, so your 'Reflection of Killing Intent' can only trigger if you touch me first?"
Daemon's expression turned grim.
Shinji slowly landed on the ground and then beckoned to Daemon, signaling him to come over.
Daemon launched a punch toward Shinji.
Snap...
This time, Shinji did not dodge but directly raised his hand and caught Daemon's fist, actively triggering the prerequisite for Daemon's 'Reflection of Killing Intent'.
"You're finished!"
Daemon's mouth curled into a grin.
Previously, he couldn't do anything to Shinji because his palm couldn't touch Shinji's body. Now that contact was complete, in his understanding, he—who could reflect all of Shinji's killing intent—was already in an invincible state.
At the moment of contact, Shinji raised an eyebrow, noticing a slight anomaly: "So that's how it is..."
Eager for revenge, Daemon slammed a punch toward Shinji.
Shinji flashed aside, dodging the punch.
Daemon, pressing his advantage, launched a round of fierce, rapid attacks at Shinji!
Shinji didn't bother dodging anymore and directly activated Kamui to make himself intangible.
'Reflection of Killing Intent' is as the name implies: there must first be killing intent for it to be reflected. Knowing this, as long as Shinji controlled his own killing intent, Daemon's 'Reflection of Killing Intent' would still fail to trigger even if it was in an activated state.
Daemon cursed unwillingly: "Damn it, are you afraid?"
Shinji ignored the frustrated Daemon. Instead, he maintained his intangible state, closing his eyes to sense his body.
A moment later, he exited the intangible state and then appeared in front of Daemon in a flash, sending him flying with a backhand slap.
Flinging back, Daemon clutched his face, his expression one of horror: "How... how can this be?!"