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Chapter 64 Power
"Mikoto-sensei." He turned to look at Uchiha Mikoto, wanting to ask if it would be possible to use an extra-large Fireball Jutsu to deal with this strange Earth Release ninjutsu, but when his gaze fell on her, he realized that she had fallen asleep at some point.
Judging from the other person's even breathing and relaxed posture, it wasn't an act; it was genuine.
Just as he was about to shake the other person awake, Shenyue Xingyun suddenly stopped what she was doing.
Perhaps it's not a bad thing that the other person has fallen asleep.
After all, it was an extremely large fireball, which was difficult for him to explain.
Carefully dragging Uchiha Mikoto to a corner of the cave, a damp trail was left on the ground where they had been—the blood from her previous injuries.
At the same time, with each step he took on the ground, he felt a portion of his chakra being drawn away by the space. Despite covering only a short distance, the chakra consumption of Shen Yue Xingyun was extremely noticeable. In the system panel, [Chakra: 0.04/0.31 cal, Status: Significant Consumption] had changed to [Chakra: 0.03/0.31 cal, Status: Huge Consumption]
Using his clothes to carefully cover Uchiha Mikoto, Shingetsu Seiun found her ninja tool bag and discovered several explosive tags. Including the two tags already in her bag, there were less than ten tags in total.
Reaching the center of the cave, he looked up at the stone wall about fifty meters away, secretly estimating the effect of a fireball with 1000 times the power.
"System, if this fireball is launched, will it instantly refine me and Misaka-sensei together?"
[Hint: This is a 1000x Fireball Technique with controllable launch direction. Please use it boldly.]
He pursed his lips, suppressing the faint worry in his heart, Shenyue Xingyun knew he had no other choice.
Their current location is at the center where the Land of Fire's border connects to Konoha. It would take at least a full day for Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai to return and report back to reinforcements. If they were going back to Konoha, that would be fine, but if they were going to the front-line garrison, it's questionable whether the people sent could even break through this Earth Release barrier.
If they wait any longer, he might be able to hold on with his chakra recovery card, but Uchiha Mikoto definitely won't be able to.
Although he healed the other party's injuries, his weakened body couldn't hold out for long in such an environment.
So, let's gamble on a 1000x multiplier Fireball!
"Use the Chakra Recovery Card!"
As the panel refreshed from [Chakra: 0.03/0.31 cards, Status: Huge Consumption] to [Chakra: 0.31/0.31 cards, Status: Healthy], a rich surge of chakra instantly flowed into his limbs and bones.
Sensing the abundant power within his body, Shingetsu Nebula dared not delay, fearing that the barrier would absorb his chakra again.
He took a deep breath, urging his chakra to surge rapidly along his meridians, while simultaneously changing hand seals.
『未－戊－卯－巳－壬－酉－亥－午－寅!』
As the nine hand seals were formed in succession, Shen Yue Xingyun felt his abundant chakra being rapidly depleted, and a surge of intense, scorching energy accumulated in his chest, which he felt compelled to release.
He clasped his hands together and suddenly exhaled towards the dark sky!
"boom!!!"
Firelight.
Intense flames!
It filled the field of vision, leaving no other firelight in sight.
Shenyue Xingyun completed the spell.
He looked up at the sky before him, which had transformed into a sea of red and yellow fire, seemingly within reach.
Just as he was about to shout, "The system has messed me up!", the next second, the sea of fire rose upwards, upwards!
He didn't know how large the flames were, only that the entire ceiling of the huge underground cave, which was fifty meters square, was filled with flames, and the flames were rising.
I'm getting further and further away from him.
"We succeeded," Shenyue Xingyun exclaimed.
Meanwhile, outside...
It was already dark.
Amidst the chirping of cicadas and croaking of frogs, a patch of ground about fifty meters in diameter, formed from chakra rock and soil, stood out starkly from the surrounding vegetation and trees, gleaming eerily under the faint moonlight.
At one point, the smooth surface formed by rock and soil seemed to tremble.
Immediately afterwards, streaks of red light began to appear from the ground and then rapidly connected!
It might be a second, or a moment, and then the ground churned, the rocks and soil shattered, and flames filled the sky!
"BOOM!!!!!!~"
It was as if a giant sun had appeared on the horizon!
A huge fireball, nearly 100 meters in diameter, suddenly rose from the ground!
In the darkness of night, the fireball rose higher and higher!
From a red and yellow fireball about 100 meters in size, it rapidly expanded into an even larger dark red.
The dark clouds, covering an area of a kilometer, were tinged with a blood-red glow, the bright moon disappeared, and the starlight dimmed.
Finally, the firelight began to dim, the dark red turning into blackish-red, and the blackish-red turning into billowing smoke in the shape of a mushroom cloud.
The rosy glow gradually disappeared.
Night returned to darkness, with only a thick, indelible layer of dark clouds before the stars and moon.
The barrier disappeared.
Inside the cave, the power that had been constantly absorbing chakra also disappeared.
A sudden wave of intense weakness washed over her, and Shenyue Xingyun's legs buckled, causing her to collapse to the ground.
He glanced at the system panel, where the Chakra section displayed: [Chakra: 0.01/0.31 ki, Status: Weak and Fatigued]
With a long exhale, Shingetsu Seiun found his ninja tool bag, took out a few stamina-replenishing pills, and chewed them.
Tasteless and bland.
But there was nothing he could do. The power to absorb chakra had vanished, and he planned to keep the only remaining chakra recovery card and make do with the soldier's ration pills for now, since there were no enemies around anyway.
The danger is gone, but another problem lies before Shenyue Nebula.
How should the situation be handled?
It's said that killing someone is easy, but disposing of the body is difficult. His current difficulty isn't disposing of the body, but rather how to cover up the effects of his Fireball.
Looking up at the empty space above, the once square cave had been burned into a bowl shape by his Fireball Technique.
How do you explain this?
Can you explain away less than ten explosive tags? Does that mean you brought dozens or even hundreds?
After thinking about it, Shenyue Xingyun couldn't come up with a particularly good solution.
In the end, the only option was to... muddle through.
After regaining some of his strength, he laboriously carried Uchiha Mikoto out of the ground and placed her at a distance. Then, he took the explosive tags and kept placing them around the edge of the bowl-shaped crater.
With a burst of fire and light, rocks flew violently and dirt flew everywhere.
The place was a mess.
Seeing this, Shenyue Xingyun nodded.
"Perfect."
After dealing with the scene, Shingetsu Seiun began to think about how to deal with Uchiha Mikoto next.
Carry her back?
It doesn't seem to make any sense. He's severely depleted of chakra right now; the Great Fireball Technique almost completely drained his chakra, leaving him even weaker than after the 120-minute healing session.
It's too far from Konoha, there's no point in him carrying the other person back.
It's better to hide where you are and wait for rescue.
This is, after all, the Land of Fire, so the probability of another Jonin appearing on the other side shouldn't be too high.
Upon arriving beside Uchiha Mikoto, Shingetsu Seiun called out softly a few times.
"Mikoto-sensei".
"Mikoto-sensei?"
Shen Yue Xingyun was puzzled. How come his injuries had been healed, but he still hadn't woken up?
Still not reassured, he checked again and found that in addition to excessive chakra depletion, the other person also had severe dehydration.
"Is it due to dehydration caused by blood loss?"