Chapter 28: Sparring (Part 1)
Yagura, who didn't know much about the Shikotsumyaku, was immediately hit hard, receiving a heavy kick to the abdomen from Kiyoshi.
Yagura was kicked away by Kiyoshi, flying backwards like an arrow shot from a bow, a full twenty to thirty meters.
He crashed heavily to the ground, and a cloud of dust rose from where Yagura landed.
Senno, watching Yagura being kicked away, chuckled unkindly.
"Cough cough cough! Senno-neechan, hurry up and help!" Yagura's coughing came from within the dust cloud.
"Water Release: Water Healing Jutsu!" Hearing this, Senno, who had just been watching the show, walked over to Yagura's location and used the Hydrification Technique to turn her arm into a pool of clear water. Contacting the wound on Yagura that had just been scratched by Kiyoshi's Dance of the Tang Pine, Yagura's wound quickly healed under Senno's treatment.
"Senno-neechan, why didn't you attack?!" Yagura got up from the ground and complained to Senno, who was standing beside him.
"Who knew you would suddenly rush up to attack! You reckless fool," Senno retorted, rolling her eyes at Yagura.
"Well, that's not important anymore. Let's prepare for the next round of the fight. Kiyoshi-nii is not easy to deal with," Yagura said somewhat awkwardly, subtly changing the subject.
"Shikotsumyaku: Ten Finger Drilling Bullets!"
Just as the two were communicating, Kiyoshi launched an attack from a distance, firing bone bullets towards Yagura and Senno's location.
"Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!"
Yagura took a step forward, pushing his right hand forward, condensing a large amount of Chakra into a water mirror. The water mirror quickly expanded after appearing, and at the same time, his left hand swung the coral staff, using the hook at the top to latch onto the water mirror and place it on the ground. An identical copy of Kiyoshi leaped out of the mirror, also using Ten Finger Drilling Bullets to clash with Kiyoshi.
At the same time, Senno also quickly retreated, while her hands began to form hand seals rapidly.
"Water Release: Water Hail!"
A large number of water bullets emerged from Senno's hands and then rapidly shot towards Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi didn't want to take the attack head-on, so he had to dodge to the side.
The interruption of the bone bullet attack gave Senno and Yagura the opportunity to continue casting their ninjutsu.
Yagura and Senno exchanged a glance, simultaneously beginning to form hand seals with tacit understanding. After Kiyoshi dodged to the side and stood firm, the next wave of their attack arrived.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Two identical, ferocious water dragons rose from the lake in the rear, roaring as they simultaneously charged towards Kiyoshi from the left and right.
Being attacked from both sides, Kiyoshi had no way to avoid it and could only block head-on.
"Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Iron Wire Flower! Blossom!"
The bones in his arm rapidly grew, piercing through his skin and clothes, enveloping his entire forearm and forming a huge flower. Kiyoshi soared into the sky, meeting the ferocious water dragon attacking from the right head-on.
The bone flower in Kiyoshi's hand and the water dragon were locked in a stalemate in mid-air for a moment. In the end, Kiyoshi's strength was superior, and the water dragon was shattered, turning into water droplets that scattered all over the sky.
The water dragon attacking from the left also missed its target due to Kiyoshi's proactive attack, crashing into the ground and forming a large pit filled with water.
Kiyoshi landed gracefully right next to the newly formed pit. But before he could steady himself, he suddenly heard a delicate shout from beside him.
"Water Release: Hard Water Arm Technique!"
Kiyoshi, caught off guard, suddenly suffered a heavy blow. He was punched in the stomach by Senno and sent flying out.
Having landed a successful hit, Senno pressed her advantage and continued her pursuit.
Making her hand into the shape of a pistol, she aimed at Kiyoshi, who was flying backwards in the air, and shot a bullet-like liquid from the tip of her index finger.
"Water Release: Water Pistol Technique!"
The highly condensed water bullet rapidly shot towards Kiyoshi.
It turned out that when the Water Dragon Bullet Technique was released, only a water clone of Senno remained in the original place. Her main body had already completely turned into water and rushed towards Kiyoshi along with the water dragon. Using the violent Chakra fluctuations emitted by the water dragon, she had concealed herself from Kiyoshi's senses. After landing, she had lurked in the water pit, preparing to attack Kiyoshi from the front and back along with Yagura when he was off guard. But unexpectedly, after Kiyoshi shattered Yagura's water dragon and landed, he was right next to her. So, Senno seized the opportunity to attack. She used the Hard Water Arm Technique to concentrate a large amount of water into her right arm, thereby maximizing her strength, and then sent Kiyoshi flying with a heavy punch.
Kiyoshi struggled to adjust his posture in the air. Sensing the Water Pistol Technique used by Senno, and having witnessed its power in his memories, Kiyoshi didn't have time to calm the surging blood in his body. He quickly mobilized his Chakra and frantically formed layer after layer of bone shields on his body surface.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a loud bang, Kiyoshi was hit by the Water Pistol Technique. Layer after layer of bone shields were instantly pierced by the water bullet, and fragments of white bone flew everywhere. It wasn't until the last two layers of bone shields remained that the condensed Chakra within the water bullet was finally exhausted, stopping the attack.
Kiyoshi, who crashed heavily to the ground, felt his blood surging upwards and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Still shaken, Kiyoshi had ultimately defended against this terrifying attack thanks to the strength of his Shikotsumyaku. Although this attack wasn't aimed at a vital point, Kiyoshi didn't want to experience the pain of having his body pierced through in an instant.
"Senno-neechan, there was no need to go so hard, it's just a spar," Kiyoshi said with a helpless smile at Senno as he struggled to stand up.
"Oh, but we have to. Your strength is just too much for us, we wouldn't have any chance of winning if we didn't go all out!" Senno replied with a smile at Kiyoshi as well.
"I was careless just now, I didn't dodge. I'm going to get serious next!" Having learned a lesson from Senno, Kiyoshi's expression began to turn serious.
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