Otsutsuki Ryushi fought with immense frustration. His Rinnegan and most of his abilities were geared toward dealing with chakra ninjutsu and senjutsu. Even if he were to face that Kazekage, he wouldn't harbor any fear.
However, the woman before him relied purely on close-quarters sword techniques.
Moreover, her attacking speed and movement speed were so fast that he couldn't unleash much of his own strength, finding himself thoroughly suppressed at every turn instead.
Shiraishi naturally understood that although Otsutsuki Ryushi appeared to be virtually crushed by Unohana Retsu, under the same environment, if he himself were to face Otsutsuki Ryushi's bizarre Rinnegan abilities, he would possess almost no advantage.
As expected, the most ancient clan of this world was not that simple to deal with. Compared to the Kaguya and Momoshiki in his memory, Otsutsuki Ryushi's strength wasn't too much greater, but even so, Shiraishi still found it very troublesome to deal with.
Five Elements Jutsu!
Flame Bird · Inukai Takeru no Mikoto · Water Crocodile · Lightning Dragon Soaring · Wind Tiger!
A special phoenix formed from the Fire attribute, a snake-canine monster formed from the Earth attribute, a giant crocodile formed from the Water attribute, paired with a silver dragon transformed from the Lightning attribute, and a tiger of fierce gales constructed from the Wind attribute.
Otsutsuki Ryushi directly put on a display of five-attribute ninjutsu. Instantly, this pack of creatures with varying attributes lunged frantically toward Unohana Retsu, only to see the latter gently level the Zanpakuto in her hand as a sharp, piercing killing intent condensed across her entire body.
Slash of Dark Water!
The history of Unohana Retsu's growth was a history of slaughter and battle. Capable of obtaining the glorious reputation of the Yachiru style of swordsmanship, what she represented was endless killing and combat.
Apart from conventional swordsmanship, Unohana Retsu also mastered many unique execution techniques, such as this move, Slash of Dark Water.
The strike was like a black shadow, absorbing all the surrounding light and radiance, making the blade itself look increasingly bright and pure. The perimeter around Otsutsuki Ryushi grew darker and darker, with all kinds of hidden dangers brewing within the deep gloom.
Otsutsuki Ryushi controlled the five elemental creatures to guard his perimeter, but at this moment, the sound of Unohana Retsu's blade vibrating at high speed suddenly filled his ears.
The instant the Wind Tiger blasted forward, Unohana Retsu's Zanpakuto vanished—disappearing bizarrely, as if it had never existed!
At this moment, the surroundings were dimly dark, and the long sword seemed to melt directly into them. Otsutsuki Ryushi felt a sudden, intense panic rise within his heart for no reason.
The dark sword blended into the slash. Back when Unohana Retsu guided Zaraki Kenpachi, she had once utilized this style of dark sword offensive, but today, she directly transformed the Zanpakuto itself into a dark sword to launch the attack.
Amidst a thunderous explosion, the fire bird and water crocodile were torn to pieces. The explosive radiance generated by the lightning dragon blasted against Unohana Retsu's blade, yet her speed remained unhindered.
Sparks flew in all directions from the clash between the two sides, and at this moment, her blade vanished once more.
Under the illumination of the dark shadow's remaining light, Unohana Retsu's offensive grew increasingly phantom-like.
After another cut was slashed open upon Otsutsuki Ryushi's palm, he finally stopped lingering in the fight and chose to retreat.
Faced with Otsutsuki Ryushi's departure, Unohana Retsu did not pursue. Perhaps due to utilizing a portion of her spiritual power during that continuous sequence of clashes, her body felt somewhat weak.
After slowly descending to the ground, her face looked pale.
"How is her situation?"
"Next is the resurrection phase. However, her situation is rather complex, requiring the use of the Impure World Reincarnation."
Unlike Unohana Retsu, who could battle and kill purely as a spiritual entity, this soul still required a physical frame to provide support.
But Shiraishi could not find her original body, so he chose to use the Shikon Jewel as a medium to conduct the Impure World Reincarnation.
As for the material vessel, it was a White Zetsu research specimen provided by Zetsu.
Since the fall of Orochimaru a few years ago, Konoha had established its own biological cell research team, with Yakushi Kabuto as one of the heads and Tsunade as the other.
Under their joint development, a portion of the improvement work on the Impure World Reincarnation had progressed very smoothly.
However, the sole difficulty was that the cloned White Zetsu possessed a cell activation level that was quite inferior to the original White Zetsu. Although they could be used for the Impure World Reincarnation, their duration of existence was much shorter than an ordinary White Zetsu.
Clearly, the quality of the material vessel played a highly important role in the strength output of the resurrected individual.
The essence of the White Zetsu was that people who fell under the Infinite Tsukuyomi a thousand years ago would gradually transform over the long passage of time, becoming the army manufactured by Kaguya. Therefore, cloning White Zetsu was by no means a simple task.
Although Shiraishi had a slight understanding of the Shikon Jewel through the memories of several transmigrators, he was still uncertain whether the resurrected priestess would be identical to the one in his memory.
The hand signs and data for the Impure World Reincarnation had already been secretly handed to Shiraishi by Yakushi Kabuto. Although it wasn't as detailed as Orochimaru's original version, it was sufficient to conduct the most basic resurrection ritual.
Compared to performing the Impure World Reincarnation on others, this priestess only required the simplest version to activate her soul and flesh. Next, she, who held the Shikon Jewel, would take care of her own healing.
Under the illumination of the resurrection light, the body of the White Zetsu changed bit by bit, transforming into a woman dressed in a priestess's attire.
A white upper garment paired with red hakama trousers, pitch-black eyes, and a head of black, bright, and smooth Hime-cut hair, usually tied up with a clean white ribbon.
Delicate, clear, and beautiful facial features, the top-white and bottom-red shrine maiden dress, a simple and ancient bow and arrow often carried behind her back, and a faint touch of cherry lips.
Although her eyes were tightly closed, her expression was firm yet carried a hint of melancholy.
Born in the village of Kaede in Musashi Province, the priestess Kikyo possessed powerful spiritual power from childhood.
She had walked the path of Asura drenched in blood, living an unvarying life of slaying demons and protecting villagers.
Renowned throughout the world as a shrine maiden of supreme spiritual power, she was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of guarding and purifying the Shikon Jewel. Many demons who came to seize the Shikon Jewel were easily obliterated by her Sacred Arrow.
One day, Kikyo accidentally became acquainted with the half-demon Inuyasha, who came to seize the Shikon Jewel. Feeling his similar plight and loneliness, she could not bear to kill him, showing mercy during their repeated clashes.
Thereafter, affection gradually blossomed between the two, and they often traveled together to eliminate demons.
The two even agreed to use the Shikon Jewel to turn Inuyasha into a human, which would cause the Shikon Jewel to vanish and allow Kikyo to return to the status of an ordinary woman, staying together for the rest of their lives until their hair turned white...
However, the final direction of their story was a complete tragedy.
Accompanied by the fading of the resurrection light, the instant the priestess named Kikyo slowly opened her eyes, a special spiritual barrier enveloped her entire perimeter.
Unohana Retsu saw the clue and marveled: "This is a special soul barrier that can protect oneself from being controlled by evil. A remarkable spiritual technique."
Unohana's spiritual power shared the same name as Kikyo's spiritual power, but their essence was different.
Among them, Kikyo's spiritual power had been converted through the Shikon Jewel. The moment she woke up, she initiated the special soul barrier technique, preventing the caster of the Impure World Reincarnation from controlling her body.
As expected of a priestess specializing in purification, the first thing she did upon awakening was to directly reverse the Impure World Reincarnation, forcibly breaking it...
Although her consciousness was clear, Kikyo did not take any further action, but directly sized up the strange man and woman before her eyes.
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