radicalducati Chapter 344 The terrifying petrification technique, coercion and enticement
Chapter 344 The terrifying petrification technique, coercion and enticement
"Shukaku, lend me your power."
In a flash, Ishikawa, seeing the liquid so close at hand, immediately called for backup.
The next instant, almost the instant the liquid hit Ishikawa's body, a scarlet claw suddenly burst out from Ishikawa's chest and grabbed the liquid.
"Ishikawa, what are you doing, kid??" Before Shukaku could finish his teasing, his chakra claws rapidly turned to stone.
"What?!" Shukaku exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this scene for the first time, never expecting that someone could petrify its tailed beast chakra.
Upon seeing this, Ishikawa thought to himself, "As expected," and immediately severed the chakra claw, retreating backward.
With a loud thud, almost at the same moment Ishikawa landed on the ground, the chakra claw also turned into stone and shattered into pieces on the ground...
"Is this the kind of trick you used to make even the White Serpent Sage feel troubled? Shinya." Ishikawa's pupils contracted slightly, and he quickly looked away, staring at the other person for a final confirmation.
However, just in case, Ishikawa still carefully covered his entire body with the Tailed Beast Cloak to avoid being ambushed by Shinja and accidentally turning into a stone golem.
"White Snake Immortal? You're the one who sent this to deal with me?" Xin Ya squinted and said unhappily, not expecting that the other party could actually dodge its close-range surprise attack.
Also, that guy seems to be able to find its location in this intricate and dark snake pit.
It relied on thermal sensing to wreak havoc in this cave that was similar in color to itself. What was the reason for this?
"It's not about dealing with you, I just want your Achilles' heel." Ishikawa didn't care about Shinya's thoughts and went straight to the point after confirming his identity.
"My Achilles' heel?" Xin Ya's eyes instantly turned ferocious as he roared in fury, "That bastard White Snake Immortal wants my Achilles' heel? What does it want? To make me, like Tian Xin Shen Ji and the others, be its obsequious subordinate?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! If you want to challenge my authority, then be prepared to turn into stone..."
With a furious roar, Xin Ya opened his mouth again and sprayed out a stream of liquid to preemptively strike.
However, this time the target of the attack was not Ishikawa, but Naruto Jugo who had been sent flying.
"Is this... a test of my abilities?" Ishikawa suddenly realized, his right eye rapidly forming hand seals as he slapped the ground with one hand.
"Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall."
With a loud bang, a mud wall carved with a dog's head rose up in front of Naruto and Jugo, blocking the petrifying liquid and turning the earthen wall into a gray stone wall in the blink of an eye.
"Your eyes can indeed see through the darkness, so there's no point in staying here to fight!" Xin Ya said with an "I knew it" look in his eyes, and then ran away without looking back.
It relies on its skin color, which is similar to that of the cave, and the convenience brought by its thermal sensing to carry out the attack.
Now that our strategy has been exposed, we can no longer continue with this tactic; otherwise, the enemy might exploit this weakness.
After all, heat energy can be generated, but if it loses its heat energy, it will be in an awkward situation of being passively attacked.
"Don't even think about escaping, I'm suddenly getting a little interested in you!" Ishikawa saw Shinya running away and immediately gave chase, puzzled by its arrogant attitude just now.
The White Snake Immortal is the strongest being in Ryuchi Cave, yet he himself admits to being wary of Shinya, while Shinya is also quite dissatisfied with the White Snake Immortal's unrestrained speech.
So, is this guy an existence that surpasses Manda?
"Just now, the chakra on my senior brother's body was..." On the other side, as Ishikawa chased after him, Naruto saw the fleeting tailed beast cloak and looked on with suspicion and trepidation.
If my senior brother is also a Jinchūriki, then we can definitely understand each other's feelings!
Moreover, judging from my senior's expression, he seems to have a lot of experience in using tailed beast chakra, so we must have a more in-depth exchange later.
"Jugo, let's follow them." Naruto rubbed his back and called out, enduring the pain.
Jugo naturally had no objections, and the two quickly reached an agreement, using Jugo's senses to break through the intricate snake pit passages and arrive outside.
"Since you're not going to cooperate, don't blame me for being impolite!"
As soon as the two came out, they saw Ishikawa speaking to Shinya in a righteous tone, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, ready to strike.
"You're welcome? Hmph, do you think I'm afraid of you?" Xin Ya retorted defiantly, completely unaware of the danger that was about to unfold.
The next second, "Did you say that? Shukaku, the reverse scale is yours!"
As soon as Naruto heard Ishikawa utter those earth-shattering words, a blue-white spirit emerged from Ishikawa's body and vanished into Shinya's body like lightning.
At the same time, Ishikawa's pupils shrank, transforming into the eyes of a money beast, and a scarlet chakra tail emerged from behind his tailed beast cloak.
"Honestly, you have to trouble me with such a small matter." Shukaku complained arrogantly as always, but his body betrayed him as he transformed into a blur and rushed toward the belly of the serpent.
"That is? How is that possible? How could my senior brother entrust his body to the monster inside him?!" Naruto was completely dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning, when he saw Ishikawa's main body being controlled by Shukaku.
That's a tailed beast! A super dangerous ferocious beast! How could my senior brother...? How dare he...?
Meanwhile, in Xin Ya's sea of consciousness.
"Tch, you annoying brat, barging into someone's heart without my permission. You're really shameless..." Shinya snorted coldly, his gaze icy as he looked at the suddenly arriving spirit of Ishikawa.
It already disliked the other party enough, but it never expected that this guy would actually...
"Shinya, I want to sign a contract with you and become your psychic partner. In return, I won't take away your Achilles' heel." Ishikawa had no interest in arguing with Shinya and directly resorted to threats and inducements.
Although the White Snake Immortal's requirement was to obtain the Reverse Scale of the Jade Fang, why would he go to such lengths if he could subdue this giant snake?
“A psychic partner? No interest. You humans are the most cunning and untrustworthy. I don’t want one.” Xin Ya refused without hesitation, his eyes flashing with anger and hatred.
Human companion? Ha! Having been betrayed once, how could it possibly repeat the same mistake!
"Us?" Ishikawa felt a surge of disgust upon hearing the revulsion in Shinya's words, but his expression softened and his gaze softened with a sigh. "It seems you're also a big snake with a story. Would you like to tell me?"
"Boring! I'm not going to play any trust games with you, and I'll never trust humans again!" As if his sore spot had been touched, Xin Ya suddenly roared with all his might.
That unusual behavior instantly made Ishikawa realize that something was definitely going on.
"Since you're unwilling to tell me, then I'll do it myself." With a wicked smile, Ishikawa's spirit body unleashed its full power to suppress Xin Ya's soul.
He wanted to see more than just Xin Ya's past experiences; he wanted to see if there was any information about the White Snake Immortal...