Vol 5 Chapter 21 (2/2)
Ariane approached the pair of giants with these fire butterflies in tow
The giants began to wave their stone axes back and forth when they saw Ariane approaching
A giant dust cloud was kicked up when the giants slaround
While one of the giants aiting for the dust cloud to clear up, its hand suddenly ignited like it was a torch
「Whaaaaawhaaaaa!!!」
The giant fell down and began to roll back and forth on theinto a nearby building in the hopes that the rubble would extinguish the flames
But the flarow hotter and hotter and consuiant’s arm
The giant could only watch as the flames entered its mouth
Before long the giant’s eyes ithered away as it tried to scream, only to find that it couldn’t due to all the fire butterflies that erupted from its mouth
As the number of butterflies increased, their color became darker and they started to swarm around Ariane’s sword as she waved it around like a baton
Ariane’s nor flame since it reflected the color of the butterflies and was blown up by the wind
As the reiant looked upon Ariane, he instinctively started to fear her
The six-iant turned heel and tried to flee the area
“You are but a mere beast, if you fear the flames!”
Ariane had a ghastly smile as she spoke and sent the butterflies after the fleeing giant
Even though she had a serious battle of her own to fight, Chiory Ariane when she caught sight of the flae of her vision
Still, she had told Ariane that she would handle this alone
She would put her former brother to rest with her own hands
The peculiar odor of an open fire and burnt iants were reduced to ash
Chiome slowly breathed in and out to allow her five senses to sharpen
The layout of her surroundings appeared in her mind
When she heard soht a shuriken that had been froht hand
It was the same shuriken that Chiome had thrown at Sasuke
Shortly after she caught it, Sasuke leaped at her from the opposite direct the shuriken had come from
However, Chiome had sensed his movements beforehand and was able to caler and tried to perform a counter attack
Sasuke er with one of his swords while si to slash her undefended torso with his second sword
In that moment, tater shuriken burst out fros Sasukehimself into the air
However, the second shuriken e
It was said that the undead didn’t feel pain, but their ed
If their arh they didn’t feel pain, their legs would becoh
It e in expression, but its durability had definitely been decreased
Chioer and locked eyes with Sasuke
Soh she knew she shouldn’t think about it, she couldn’t help but do just that
Chio her head and focused on her eneain
『Water Style: Water Wolf Fang!!』
Water began to pool at her feet and quickly assumed the form of tolves
However, these were smaller than the ones she had created in Rhoden’s capital
Her opponent was arer, but with this technique she could occupy both his hands while keeping hers free
Thinking this way, Chio into the shadows to wait for an opportunity
When the tater wolves leaped at him, Sasuke countered them with his swords
Because the wolves weren’t affected by coh the first wolf, but his second one caused one of the wolves to dissipate
A faint light clung to the blade of Sasuke’s shile he himself was surrounded by a thin veil of wind
He was capable of using wind ninja skills like he did when he was alive
Noting that the sharpness of her ene wolf so that they could launch a pincer attack against Sasuke Just as the water wolf began to charge hied the attack and slashed at the ith one of his swords
However, Chiome altered the water wolf’s trajectory as she stepped forward and threw another shuriken at Sasuke Sasukehis body and proceeded to cut down the wolf that tried to approach him from his blind spot
As he raised his sword after finishi+ng off the wolf a smaller water wolf ran up his arm and bit into his neck
The wolf’s di a decisive blow, but Chioger at Sasuke’s face
While Sasuke was able to find off the attack, he failed to realize that Chioet a hold of his injured leg
For a moment, Chiome and Sasuke’s respective blue and red eyes meet
『Water Style: bloody Needle!!』
Chiome’s ninjutsu formed a pointed cone that launched itself into Sasuke’s wounded leg
Sasuke’s leg immediately started to swell and becoan to pop up all over his body, giving hi-like appearance
When blood began to mix into the clear water, Sasuke’s body convulsed wildly After the water needles disappeared he siround
Tears began to collect in Chioure
“……Sasuke, onii-san Why didn’t you use any other ninjutsu……”
Normally, Sasuke would have had access to more wind ninjutsu then the ones he used here, but he only used basic techniques such as alking and sharpening the edges of his swords
Even in her present condition, Sasuke was someone Chiome couldn’t normally have defeated
There was slight move in a haggard voice
“………… My precious little…… sister…… I could…… ne-never cut you down……”
His voice was barely audible and should have been overshadowed by the nearby fires However, Chionized the voice of her beloved brother
“Onii-san……! I’ll get Arc-dono to heal you immediately!”
Chiome shed tears as she tried to stand
But Sasuke used what little strength he had left to stop her with a head shake
Chioesture sunk in
“……Don’t cry…… Mia…… By your hand…… I can finally die…… Thank you…… Thank…… you”
“……! ……Onii-san……! sniff”
Chiome desperately tried to suppress her voice so she could hear what Sasuke said while she clung to his heavily injured body
Sasuke ht smile when her warmth surrounded him
Even though his ability to move had vanished and his conscious slowly faded away, he felt a bit of relief looking at her through his half-closed eyes
Sasuke’s body was already turning to dust and being to be bloay
(…… The Church………… Watch…… out……)
Though it was as faint as a whisper, Chioments of his final words
“……! Onii-san, as that!? What do you mean!?”
Chiome’s eyes ide as she looked down at her brother
However, he could no longer answer her Sasuke’s enter body had been reduced to dust and scattered by the wind
All that rehtly oversized diamond that shi+ned with a kaleidoscope of different colors