Chapter 422 Forced Killing
Ding Ding Dang Dang~
In the blink of an eye, the shadow clone was fighting with Kizuna Zangetsu.

The shadow clone attacked with all his might, and although Kizuna Zangetsu was mostly on the defensive because he was afraid of Qingming's existence, he would counterattack without hesitation as long as he got the chance.

Therefore, the two sides fought very fiercely.

The shadow clone was almost hit by the opponent several times and collapsed, and Hozuki Zangetsu was forced to transform into water several times.

Time passes minute by minute.

Finally, at a certain moment, Qingming took action.

He did not rush to approach the opponent, but found the right opportunity and performed the ninjutsu - Wind Style: Wind Blade!

A meter-long transparent wind blade quickly formed in front of him and then shot towards Kizuna Zangetsu.

At this moment, the opponent just gets rid of the hydration state.

The next moment, the wind blade was approaching.

However, to Qingming's disappointment, almost at the moment when the wind blade was about to hit him, the opponent turned into water again.

The wind blade passed through the opponent's body without causing any damage to him.

"Is it really a semi-passive ability?"

If Qing Ming was just guessing before, now he is 100% sure.

The wind blade just now was a great opportunity created by him using the powerful insight of the Sharingan and the "Mind Communication Technique" to communicate with his shadow clones.

According to the opponent's reaction speed during the battle in the past period of time, if this "water transformation technique" must be actively controlled, then the opponent would definitely not be able to react just now.

But the fact is, the other party reacted.

This means that his guess was correct - as long as he performed this technique before the battle began, he would be able to passively resist various fatal and non-fatal injuries to a certain extent.

This shows how cheating this "water transformation technique" is!

Unfortunately, he did not develop lightning-attribute chakra.

Otherwise, it will be much easier.

This also made him once again determined to master all attributes of chakra, because only in this way would he have no shortcomings.

Shaking his head and temporarily putting these thoughts behind him, Qing Ming slowly drew out the long sword at his waist, and then walked straight towards the other party.

At first, his steps were very slow, but after a few steps, with a flash of green light, he disappeared from the spot.

Kizuna Zangetsu, who had been keeping an eye on this side, had his pupils shrink suddenly when he saw this scene.

The next moment, he ducked to avoid the attack of the shadow clone, then raised the dagger in his hand and blocked the right side of his body.

Hey~
The next moment, a crisp sound of metal collision was heard.

Qing Ming, who performed the "Instant Sword Technique", swung his sword and cut on the short sword of Gui Deng Zang Yue.

The huge force caused Kizuna Zangetsu to slip and take half a step back.

Seeing this, Qing Ming didn't hesitate at all and immediately put away his sword and chopped again.

Kizuna Zangetsu, who had previous experience in fighting, knew that once he entered Qingming's rhythm, he would inevitably be overwhelmed.

Therefore, this time he did not choose to resist head-on, but instead used up his chakra to turn his body into a hydrated state, thus avoiding the attack.

Not only that, he also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Qing Ming looked at the dagger piercing his throat, his expression did not change at all, as if he had expected it. He slightly tilted his body to avoid the attack.

However, having finally found the opportunity, how could Hozuki Zangetsu give up easily?

Almost in the next moment, his dagger changed from stabbing to cutting, slashing horizontally towards Qingming's neck, trying to cut off his carotid artery.

Qing Ming reacted quickly. He immediately retracted his long sword and held it in front of him to block the attack.

Zi~~~
Qingming and Gui Deng Zang Yue exerted force at the same time, and the blade of the long sword and the edge of the short sword rubbed against each other, making a harsh sound.

Looking at the nearby Hozuki Zangetsu, Qingming's pupils shrank slightly, and he planned to cast the 'Illusion Sharingan'.

"Ok?"

In an instant, Kizuna Zangetsu realized something was wrong and quickly closed his eyes, while sheathing his sword and retreating.

Qing Ming seized the opportunity, immediately followed up, and slashed diagonally with his sword.

The blade slashed across the opponent's chest, but it didn't feel like it was slashing through flesh and blood. Instead, it felt like a sticky blockage. Qing Ming looked closely and saw that the opponent's body had turned into liquid at some point, and it had confined his long sword inside his body.

"This"

Qingming's brain was working rapidly.

The next moment, he mobilized a large amount of chakra, transformed it into fire escape, and injected it into the long sword. With a "boom", a raging fire ignited on the blade of his long sword.

The flames erupted from Kizuna Zangetsu's body and instantly covered his entire body, scaring him so much that he immediately turned into a state of water all over.

Then, it bounced backwards like jelly, instantly widening the distance between itself and Qingming.

After he turned back into human form, Qing Ming keenly noticed that a large part of his chakra had been consumed.

"As expected, every ability has its limits."

Indeed, the 'Water Transformation Technique' can make Hozuki Zangetsu 100% immune to physical attacks, and can also make him ignore many ninjutsu attacks.

But all of this requires the support of chakra.

Once the chakra is insufficient, it will be impossible to be immune to physical attacks or resist ninjutsu attacks.

Therefore, the easiest way to deal with him is to consume a large amount of his chakra.

With this thought in mind, Qing Ming released the 'Shadow Clone Technique', allowing the chakra in the shadow clone's body to return to the original body.

After adjusting his condition to his best, Qing Ming attacked Kizuna Zangetsu without hesitation.

This time, he did not hold back at all. Except for a few abilities such as the Mangekyō Sharingan, he used all the other abilities he could.

Therefore, in a short period of time, Hozuki Zangetsu suffered a devastating blow, and the chakra in his body decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only that, because of Qingming's crazy offensive, he was forced to constantly transform into water and had little chance to fight back.

Basically, you are either being beaten or on the way to being beaten.

This made Kizuna Zangetsu very depressed.

However, no matter how aggrieved he was, he had no choice but to endure it in the face of absolute strength.

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Time passes minute by minute.

The Qingming Sharingan turned slightly, carefully observing the condition of Hozuki Zangetsu.

After confirming that the chakra in his body had dropped to the critical point and that he would have no chance if he did not resist, he slowed down his attack slightly, deliberately leaving the opponent a chance to counterattack.

However, Kizuna Zangetsu, who had already been suppressed to the extreme, had no time to figure out whether this was a trap or not, or rather, he no longer had time to figure it out.

Almost at the moment when Qingming revealed his 'flaw', he took action.

Then he thrust his sword straight into Qingming's heart.

Qingming was forced to take a half step back and avoided the attack.

Hozuki Zangetsu took this opportunity to retreat to the rear, instantly widening the distance between himself and Qingming, attempting to return to the Mist Ninja team and rely on them to save his life.

However, all this was within Qingming's calculations, and the hope he saw was just an illusion.

Almost at the moment he turned around, a green light flashed on Qing Ming's body, and he instantly came behind him, then stretched out his left hand and pressed it on his back.

Although at the critical moment, Hozuki Zangetsu used up his last chakra and transformed into water again, he still could not escape with his life.

Zizzi~
A harsh friction sound sounded.

The wind is strong!

The next moment, Kizuna Zangetsu's body was wrapped in a ball of energy.

Immediately afterwards, the painful roar of Kizuna Zangetsu was heard from inside.

If you look closely, you can find that in that ball of energy, there are countless tiny chakra needles shuttling back and forth.

This is not any other ninjutsu, it is the S-level forbidden technique - Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!

Admittedly, Kizuna Zangetsu's 'Water Transformation Technique' is very tricky and can make one immune to a lot of damage, but in the case of insufficient chakra, he is completely powerless against the cellular-level attack of 'Wind Style: Rasenshuriken'.

In just a moment, it was forced to exit the hydrated state due to the depletion of chakra.

Then, the next moment, he lost his life.

(End of this chapter)