Chapter 118

Uchiha Itachi and Shino retreated quickly, while Kuchiki Senya stood where he was, waiting quietly.

"You can't escape!" Kuchiki Senya grinned, revealing white teeth, looking particularly creepy.

For a long time, Uchiha Itachi and Shino didn't move, seemingly unaware that danger was approaching.

"Hehe..." Kuchiki Senya laughed sinisterly.

Kuchiki Senya approached slowly, then jumped up suddenly, pouncing toward Uchiha Itachi, wanting to grab him while slashing at him with his sword.

"Clang!" Sparks flew, Uchiha Itachi blocked Kuchiki Senya, then attacked him in return.

Kuchiki Senya's offensive was very fierce, attacking Uchiha Itachi like a storm.

"Clang, clang, clang..." The sound of metal clashing rang out incessantly.

Although Kuchiki Senya was only half-skilled, he was an adult after all. Uchiha Itachi's strength was strong, but he couldn't gain the upper hand.

In the end, Kuchiki Senya was slightly better, taking advantage of Uchiha Itachi dodging his attack to slash through the clothes on the left side of Uchiha Itachi's abdomen.

The wound was deep enough to see bone, and one could even clearly see the internal organs, with blood gushing out.

Uchiha Itachi groaned and then rushed forward quickly.

"Where are you running!" Kuchiki Senya smiled coldly and continued to pursue Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Itachi was worthy of being a genius of the Uchiha clan, with great strength; even after suffering such a serious injury, he still hadn't lost his combat effectiveness.

His body was covered with a layer of black chakra armor, isolating the pain completely outside his body, constantly hindering Kuchiki Senya from tracking him.

"Bastard!" Kuchiki Senya was annoyed; he wasn't good at defense, and now being restrained by Uchiha Itachi, his actions were passive.

Kuchiki Senya gritted his teeth: "I must get rid of you today!"

Fierce light flashed in his eyes; he knew he had to get rid of Uchiha Itachi as soon as possible, otherwise he would definitely die. He was seriously injured now, and if no miracle happened, he wouldn't last long.

He was unwilling; he was about to climb to the top of the Hidden Leaf Village and become its leader. Moreover, his father, Kuchiki Kongming, died at the hands of Hidden Leaf ninjas, so he hated them to the core and wanted revenge!

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..." Kuchiki Senya became manic, his eyes blood-red, and he tried his best to use various secret techniques, attempting to defeat Uchiha Itachi.

Kuchiki Senya was surrounded by wisps of chakra, and he swung his katana crazily, slashing at Uchiha Itachi.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Uchiha Itachi retreated repeatedly, looking at Kuchiki Senya with icy eyes.

Kuchiki Senya's secret techniques were powerful and had a wide range. But he was an ordinary person after all, with limited total chakra, unable to be as inexhaustible as Uchiha Itachi.

".¨ Whoosh!" Suddenly Kuchiki Senya stopped attacking, then turned and ran toward the depths of the forest.

"Hmm?" Uchiha Itachi was stunned; why did Kuchiki Senya run away?

He followed immediately.

"Swish!" Uchiha Itachi rushed into the dense canopy instantly, discovering that Kuchiki Senya's aura was getting weaker, but he was still struggling to escape.

"Damn it!" Uchiha Itachi cursed, but his speed was even faster, catching up to Kuchiki Senya in a few seconds, then performing hand seals with both hands and slamming them onto Kuchiki Senya's shoulder.

"Boom!" A fireball formed from Uchiha Itachi's hands and bombarded Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya's face twisted, but his figure suddenly became blurry, and the flames passed through his body.

Uchiha Itachi's eyes narrowed slightly: "Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

A wall made of mud blocked Kuchiki Senya's path.

Kuchiki Senya's speed increased by more than double, and his katana slashed at the wall.

"Bang!" The mud wall was split, but he was stuck in it and couldn't get out.

Uchiha Itachi performed hand seals again: "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

A scorching pillar of fire shot from his hands, heading straight for Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya barely dodged it, but his cheek was burned, leaving a piece of charred flesh.

"Ah, ah, ah! Damn it!" Kuchiki Senya screamed, howling in anger; he didn't expect himself to be in such a sorry state.

He didn't dare to stay here any longer, fearing being swallowed by the flames.

"Whoosh—" He accelerated his escape, rushing toward the depths of the forest.

"Boom!" The flames hit the branches, igniting them, and the entire forest began to burn.

Uchiha Itachi looked at the raging fire, a flash of brilliance in his eyes, and then he disappeared like a gust of wind.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Violent coughing came from the forest.

156. Wait until you are exhausted

Kuchiki Senya crawled out of the fire, covered in ash. He looked at the surrounding flames, his heart filled with fear: "That was close! I almost died here!"

Although his strength was weaker than Uchiha Itachi's, it wasn't by much. If the two of them really fought to the death, he might not survive.

A hint of gloom flashed in Kuchiki Senya's eyes: "Damn guy! You actually made me lose face!"

"Just you wait, Uchiha Itachi! You will die at my hands sooner or later!"

Uchiha Itachi jogged all the way, ignoring his injuries, because he knew this was the only way to shake off Kuchiki Senya; otherwise, neither of them would escape death.

"Whoosh!" Suddenly, a kunai shot from the side and stuck into the mud in front of Uchiha Itachi.

"Hmm?" Uchiha Itachi looked at the kunai suspiciously. He knew this was Kuchiki Senya's sneak attack, but he ignored it and rushed straight forward, only slowing down slightly.

Uchiha Itachi didn't know what scheme Kuchiki Senya had, but he could sense the crisis, so he had to be careful.

Sure enough, just as Uchiha Itachi moved, another kunai flew over. The angle of this kunai was tricky and bizarre, making it impossible to defend against.

Uchiha Itachi's eyes were cold, and he raised his katana without hesitation.

With a "clang," Uchiha Itachi's katana blocked the kunai, but the powerful impact caused his body to lean backward, almost falling to the ground.

Immediately after, Kuchiki Senya emerged from another route, stabbing at Uchiha Itachi's chest, the sharp tip of the blade emitting a chilling cold light.

Uchiha Itachi leaned back hurriedly, barely dodging Kuchiki Senya's fatal blow, but his back was still scratched.

"Hehe, Uchiha Itachi, you can't escape!" Kuchiki Senya said with a grin, his offensive becoming increasingly fierce.

Uchiha Itachi kept dodging, and for a moment, he couldn't find any flaws in Kuchiki Senya. He had no way to deal an effective blow to Kuchiki Senya, only delaying his footsteps.

Madness and ferocity appeared in Kuchiki Senya's eyes: "Uchiha Itachi, don't dream, I am immortal."

"My recovery ability is extremely strong, even you can't kill me. I'm going to exhaust you to death here!" Kuchiki Senya laughed out loud. "Uchiha Itachi, wait until you are exhausted, and then you can be slaughtered by me!"

(bccb) Uchiha Itachi's eyes were extremely cold, but he didn't give up.

Suddenly Kuchiki Senya's offensive slowed down by a beat. Uchiha Itachi took advantage of this moment to pounce, slashing off the arm Kuchiki Senya was holding the katana with.

"Ah, ah!" Kuchiki Senya screamed, and he hurriedly retreated, wanting to save his right hand.

"Boom!" Uchiha Itachi took this opportunity to give Kuchiki Senya a heavy punch.

"Pfft!" A mouthful of blood sprayed out, and Kuchiki Senya knelt on the ground.

Kuchiki Senya looked up and stared viciously at Uchiha Itachi: "I said it, you can't kill me!"

Kuchiki Senya's eyes began to change, turning pitch black, and the Sharingan within his eye sockets began to rotate. At the same time, the Byakugan in his left eye began to rotate.

Kuchiki Senya's aura declined rapidly.

This was a unique eye technique of the Kuchiki clan, which could allow Kuchiki Senya to obtain power at a higher realm in a short period, but the price was that his eyes would be destroyed, and he might even never be able to open them again.

Uchiha Itachi's eyes became vigilant. He knew the terror of this move of Kuchiki Senya's.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Explosions rang out.

"Boom!" Kuchiki Senya's body suddenly expanded, eventually turning into a giant.

This was the power Kuchiki Senya exchanged with his life. At this moment, he had reached the peak of a Level 5 ninja, just one step away from a Level 6 ninja.

But this was not the reason Uchiha Itachi was afraid. The real reason was that Kuchiki Senya's body actually began to deform, his muscles and bones all began to shrink, and he actually transformed into a strange and bizarre existence that didn't seem to belong to humans!

"Roar!" Kuchiki Senya opened his mouth and roared, the sound like thunder, deafening.

Uchiha Itachi's face changed immediately; he knew that Kuchiki Senya had completely become a zombie, not a human, but another more evil thing.

"Bang!" Kuchiki Senya grabbed with a claw, bringing up smoke and dust, and space fragments flew.

Uchiha Itachi's figure soared, jumping up to avoid Kuchiki Senya's attack.

"Awoo!" Kuchiki Senya let out a low, beast-like roar, his hands turning into sharp claws and grabbing down fiercely.

Uchiha Itachi reacted extremely quickly, holding his katana to meet Kuchiki Senya's claw attack.

"Clang!" The two weapons collided, making the sound of metal clashing.

"Crack!" A layer of light blue chakra was wrapped around Kuchiki Senya's sharp claws, which were incredibly sharp.

Uchiha Itachi felt as if his katana had encountered steel; his wrist trembled slightly, and the web between his thumb and index finger tore.

But his katana slashed out, cutting off Kuchiki Senya's claws.

"Hoo, la, la~" Kuchiki Senya cried out in pain, but he immediately returned to normal.

"Hmph!" Uchiha Itachi smiled contemptuously, his right leg kicking out fiercely, heading straight for Kuchiki Senya's abdomen.

Horror appeared in Kuchiki Senya's eyes: "How can this be, my chakra is actually being suppressed."

Kuchiki Senya was unwilling; he used his remaining strength to block Uchiha Itachi's right leg.

"Bang!" Uchiha Itachi's knee slammed into Kuchiki Senya's waist, kicking him away.

Kuchiki Senya slid several meters on the ground before stopping, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

Kuchiki Senya struggled to stand up; three or four of his ribs were broken, and the ribs even pierced his internal organs.

"Unforgivable!" Kuchiki Senya's expression was twisted and ferocious.

"Boom, boom, boom~" The rotten trees shook constantly, withered leaves drifted down, and Kuchiki Senya had a look of madness.

Kuchiki Senya's figure began to change, his size gradually increasing, turning into a giant gargoyle more than ten meters tall.

This giant gargoyle was pitch black, with long horns, fangs, nails, and wings that were lifelike, as if real. Its eyes were deep dark red, and its body was covered with dense tattoos, which seemed to be some kind of curse seal.

Kuchiki Senya extended his hands again; this time they turned into a pair of rough stone palms.

"Uchiha Itachi, die." Kuchiki Senya roared. "Reanimation Jutsu!"

With a "swish," this giant stone gargoyle disappeared, and in its original position, another gargoyle exactly like Kuchiki Senya appeared.

Uchiha Itachi's face was solemn; this time, he knew that Kuchiki Senya was serious and was using all his strength.