Chapter 95: Meteorite
With Kuro Hoshi's Chakra dragon restrained by the Water Mirror Technique, Kuro Hoshi, having lost his most important "weapon," could only be manipulated by Yagura.
This dragon beast, which gathered all the Chakra of the four guards plus Kuro Hoshi's own Chakra, was indeed not easy to deal with. However, the perceptive Yagura had already discovered that Kuro Hoshi himself was the biggest weakness of this Peacock Secret Method.
When the Peacock Secret Method was used to attack with Chakra beasts, Kuro Hoshi, as the caster, couldn't effectively defend against direct attacks aimed at himself. He could only use the Chakra beasts to protect himself, or directly dodge.
At this moment, Yagura thought, "I can't easily take down this dragon beast, but isn't that old geezer easy to deal with?"
Today, this old geezer is mine. Even the Sage of Six Paths can't save you, I said it!
"Water Release: Water Surge Wave!"
After a few simple hand seals, the little bit of water that had fallen to the ground after the Water Whip was forcibly broken free and scattered rapidly increased under the effect of Yagura's Chakra. In the blink of an eye, a small lake of considerable size formed in the center of the Star Village.
"Water Release: Water Hail!"
Along with the change in hand seals in Yagura's hands, the water flow in the water area shot up into the sky, forming water bullets that rained down on Kuro Hoshi in mid-air.
Kuro Hoshi, who was struggling to control the Chakra dragon and entangle with the clone replicated by Yagura's Water Mirror Technique, was immediately overwhelmed. He hurriedly flapped his wings to dodge, but this was exactly what Yagura wanted. Yagura's next ninjutsu was already prepared.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!!!"
Yagura clasped his hands together, and the S-rank Water Release he learned from Kiyoshi was activated. The high-pressure water flow compressed to the extreme pierced through the arm of Kuro Hoshi, who was moving back and forth in mid-air to dodge the attacks, with lightning speed, and then slashed downwards.
"Ah!!!!!" Kuro Hoshi screamed miserably, a scream that would make the listener weep and the hearer shed tears. His right arm was directly severed by Yagura, and blood continuously spurted out from the cut.
The Chakra dragon, which was fighting with the clone, also lost control due to Kuro Hoshi's severed arm and was quickly defeated by the clone replicated by Yagura's Water Mirror Technique.
Yagura, having gained the upper hand with one move, didn't stop attacking just because Kuro Hoshi had lost an arm. Instead, he continued forming hand seals. He had already lost interest in this so-called Star Kage.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Bullet!"
A series of Wind Release bullets spewed out from Yagura's mouth, attacking Kuro Hoshi, who was wobbling in mid-air. Kuro Hoshi was deeply affected by the backlash from the Chakra dragon being defeated by Yagura. Coupled with the pain of his severed arm, he had already lost the ability to resist and was unexpectedly pierced through various vital parts of his body by the Wind Release bullets.
"Bang!"
Kuro Hoshi's corpse fell powerlessly to the ground, covered in pierced wounds, blood continuously gushing out from his body.
"It's over!" Yagura whispered, then used Wind Release again to eliminate the four guards on the rooftop who had weakened to the point of exhaustion. At this point, including Iwa Hoshi, the captain of the Firearm Corps who had already been defeated, the Star Village's high-level figures could be said to be finished.
"Just a Star Kage, how boring!" Yagura, having finished the battle, said with a rather arrogant tone.
Having defeated the Second Star Kage Kuro Hoshi, he suddenly felt a sense of clarity.
Ignoring the others still fighting on the periphery, Yagura, with the coral staff back on his back, strolled towards the tallest building, which was the Second Star Kage Kuro Hoshi's usual office. It was time to see if the Star Village had any other good things.
Yagura slowly walked into the Star Kage's office, his senses spread out, constantly searching.
Soon, he found a mechanism on the wall. Yagura didn't hesitate and directly broke it open violently. Inside were a scroll and a diary.
Putting the scroll on the table and spreading it open, Yagura quickly browsed through it and couldn't help but complain, "Tch, doesn't feel very useful! Oh well, it's just a small ninja village without much inheritance. Only this Peacock Secret Method is somewhat peculiar. I'll take it back for Mizukage-sama and Kiyoshi-nii to take a look."
Then Yagura opened the diary and flipped through it casually. Suddenly, Yagura's hand flipping through the diary paused. The content recorded in it caught his attention.
It turned out that this was left behind by the founder of the Star Village, the First Star Kage Shiro Hoshi. It recorded in detail the origin and history of the Star Village. What caught Yagura's attention was a mysterious "meteorite" recorded within.
"So the core of the Star Village is this. The so-called 'meteorite' can not only promote Chakra growth, but this peculiar Peacock Secret Method can also only be used by practicing the meteorite's Chakra," Yagura muttered to himself, "Although it has extremely terrifying hidden dangers, it is indeed a rare and valuable treasure."
"Then next is to find it and bring it back to the village." A smile appeared on Yagura's face. He hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.
Turning around and leaving, he quickly came outside. At this time, the battle was basically over, and Star Ninjas were lying all over the ground, constantly wailing.
Yagura found Hōzuki Senno and told her the information about the "meteorite." Hōzuki Senno instantly understood, walked to the side, picked up a heavily injured but not yet dead Star Ninja, and directly activated genjutsu. Interrogating for information was a compulsory course for all Anbu ninjas. As a member of the Anbu, even if one wasn't proficient in genjutsu, one would still have mastered a little. It was more than enough to interrogate a dying ninja.
"Star... in... stone chamber... Star Kage-sama... sealed... unable to enter... barrier..." Under Hōzuki Senno's genjutsu, the heavily injured and dying Star Ninja said intermittently without any resistance the information they wanted to know.
"Let's go! It should be nearby, probably its aura is concealed by a barrier," Hōzuki Senno said to Yagura, then turned around and instructed Murasaki and the others to search for any survivors before leading Yagura towards the stone chamber where the "meteorite" was placed.
Soon, the two found the stone chamber hidden in the shadows of a tall building. The stone chamber was exceptionally clean and tidy. Besides the purple "meteorite" placed on the central platform, there was nothing else.
"This should be the star of the Star Village!" Yagura looked at it with a slightly fiery gaze. The ability to activate Chakra to the point where it could easily leave the body and form various Chakra beasts was undoubtedly a great treasure.
Stepping forward, Yagura was about to pick up the "meteorite" when a transparent light screen suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking Yagura from approaching the "meteorite" further.
"Barrier!" Hōzuki Senno said, but her tone carried no surprise. The Star Ninja had mentioned the barrier earlier. However, the two hadn't encountered any obstacles along the way. They hadn't expected the Star Village to place the barrier not outside the stone chamber, but specifically around the "meteorite."
"I'll do it!" Hōzuki Senno said softly, her tone full of confidence. It was just a barrier that no one was maintaining anymore; breaking it wouldn't be difficult.
Yagura took two steps back, making room for Hōzuki Senno.
Hōzuki Senno held both hands out flat, in the shape of a pistol, aimed at the position above the "meteorite." She could sense a Chakra intersection point of the barrier here. With no one guarding it, attacking here would make it easier to break the barrier.
"Water Release: Water Pistol Technique! Double Shot!!!"
Two highly compressed and condensed water bullets shot out from the fingertips of Hōzuki Senno's index fingers. The barrier node suffered such a strong impact. Without Chakra replenishment, it held on for a moment before the entire barrier shattered with a loud crash. An aura of Chakra with a unique radiation-like property began to continuously spread outwards.
Yagura stepped forward and grabbed the "meteorite," beginning to examine it carefully.
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