socalfunplaces Chapter 443 Menma: That's it?
Chapter 443 Menma: That's it?
Faced with Urashiki's fully revealed crane form and the terrifying, malevolent chakra that surged forth, Menma's face also showed a burning interest, as if he had discovered a treasure.
He never hides his obsession with collecting powerful forces, unique eye techniques, and even the "eyes" that carry the essence of the Otsutsuki's power.
The biggest gain from the accidental entry into a slightly different parallel universe via the dragon vein last time was not just thwarting some conspiracy, but the real "spoils of war".
Even if Otsutsuki Isshiki from that timeline were reincarnated, he ultimately could not escape his pursuit.
The "black eye" containing the eye techniques of "Shona Bikanna" and "Daikokuten", as well as the pair of Rinnegan he "exchanged" from the young Nagato, became one of the most precious parts of his private collection.
As compensation, he also gave Nagato from that timeline a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan eyes that he could control.
In addition, he evolved a unique "golden Tenseigan" by absorbing the "giant Tenseigan" from two different timelines.
Mianma's collection room is already quite impressive.
But that's far from enough.
At this moment, the dazzling golden Rinnegan in Urashiki's forehead reignited Menma's intense possessiveness deep within him.
Unlike ordinary Byakugan or Rinnegan, this "golden Rinnegan," which was formed by consuming his own organs and combining with the chakra of the Fish Basket Treasure, has a unique attraction to him due to the power of its rules.
If he could analyze or even absorb this power, it might provide unexpected benefits to his ongoing "Otsutsuki Research Project" and his own path of evolution.
"Nice eyes." Menma's greedy gaze fell on Urashiki's golden Rinnegan in the center of his forehead.
Menma's undisguised "gaze" enraged Urashiki. He let out a sharp cry like a crane's cry, spread his arms, which transformed into a pair of white wings, and suddenly flapped them!
call out--!
Almost at the same time as the ear-piercing sonic boom rang out, Urashiki's grotesque body vanished from its spot!
It left only a gradually spreading white afterimage in the same spot.
"So fast!" Boruto, standing on the rooftop ruins below, widened his eyes in surprise.
With his dynamic vision, he could still barely make out some blurry figures of Menma, Urashiki, and Jigen's high-speed offensive and defensive maneuvers, and judge the general trend of their movements.
But at this moment, Urashiki's sudden advance after transforming into crane form was as if Urashiki had "disappeared into thin air" in his vision, and then in the next instant, almost without any time interval, he appeared in front of Menma!
This speed completely exceeded the limits of his visual perception, even giving him the illusion that time had been stolen.
"Tsk!" Jiraiya clicked his tongue, his face wrinkling deeply with extreme seriousness.
Even with his sharp eyesight and extensive combat experience, he could only barely make out a long white line streaking across the air; he couldn't make out the specific details of Urashiki's movements at all.
This speed has surpassed that of the Fourth Raikage, who is currently recognized as the fastest ninja in the world!
Young Sasuke's Rinnegan glowed with purple light, locking onto Urashiki's trajectory.
The Rinnegan granted him superhuman insight, but he could only capture a series of discontinuous afterimages produced by high-speed movement.
However, faced with this sudden attack that almost exceeded the limits of vision, Mianma in the air did not make any large-scale dodge movements. Just a moment before the white figure reached him, he slightly turned his body, lowered his center of gravity, pulled his right arm back, and then threw a punch like a cannonball!
On his fist, the dark red tailed beast chakra was highly compressed, forming an extremely solidified blood-red fist armor!
boom!
The instant fists and palms collide!
A tremendous roar pierced the air, forming clearly visible white ripples that spread outwards, scraping away another layer from the already crumbling ruins of the stands below.
On Pu Shi's face, which was covered with black horizontal lines and looked extremely ferocious, the arrogant and conceited smile froze instantly, replaced by a blank stare mixed with astonishment and disbelief.
He was confident that his palm strike, which gathered all the power of his body in his crane form, was enough to split a continent in two!
Even if you can't kill your opponent in one blow, you can still severely injure them!
Or at least force them back and seize the initiative.
However, his seemingly ordinary punch steadily absorbed all of his impact!
The force of the impact from the point where his fist and palm collided made his entire arm feel numb, and his metacarpal bones felt a sharp pain.
"That's it?" Menma tilted his head slightly, his gaze passing through the clashing fists and palms, looking at the astonished Urashiki opposite him, and said with a disdain.
"How is this possible?!" Urashi let out a beast-like growl.
He couldn't understand how a "lower being" could contend with him, an Otsutsuki warrior who had devoured part of his own essence and achieved sublimation, in terms of pure strength and speed.
In a fit of shock and rage, Urashiki's fighting instincts were fully unleashed.
His left arm, which had transformed into a white crane wing, suddenly retracted inward, its edges hardening instantly, and slashed fiercely at Mianma's neck!
This strike was swift as lightning, and carried a sharp intent that could tear through space.
Mianma seemed to have anticipated this, and instead of retracting his right fist, he flicked his wrist, turning his fist into a palm with his five fingers like hooks. Instead of retreating, he advanced and grabbed Pu Shi's right wrist. The powerful grip made Pu Shi groan with a "crackling" sound.
At the same time, he raised his left arm upwards, his forearm horizontal, and dark red chakra condensed on his outer arm.
clang--!
The white wings slashed at the dark red chakra on Menma's left arm, but instead produced a piercing metallic clang!
Fragments of white feathers scattered and flew everywhere.
Menma's left arm merely rippled with intense chakra, steadily receiving the attack.
"You! You damned, inferior creature!"
Urashiki has gone completely mad.
Close-quarters combat is his forte. In crane form, his speed, strength, and reaction time are explosively enhanced. His wings, claws, and even the giant horn on his head can all be used as weapons.
At this moment, with Menma holding one of his wrists, he not only did not try to break free, but instead used the momentum to twist his body, and his right leg's black claws, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, went straight for Menma's lower abdomen!
At the same time, the right arm that was being grabbed was pulled back sharply, trying to make Mianma lose his balance. The golden Rinnegan on his forehead flashed, as if some kind of power was brewing.
Mianma suddenly exerted force with his right hand, which was gripping Pu Shi's wrist, and pressed down. At the same time, his body leaned forward slightly like a fish following the force of Pu Shi's pull, which not only relieved the pulling force but also cleverly dodged the downward claws.
He thrust his left arm outward to deflect Urashiki's white wings, and then used his free left hand, fingers pointing like a sword, to pierce the opening in Urashiki's chest and abdomen exposed by the attack.
That's the dent he made with his punch earlier!
Urashiki's inner alarm bells rang loudly, and the golden Rinnegan on his forehead shone brightly!
The ability to "rewind time" has been activated again!
The flow of time around him was briefly disrupted, and his body appeared as a discordant, tiny "double image," as if he were trying to rewind half a second to avoid the finger strike.
However, at the very moment he activated his ability, Menma's swirling Mangekyou Sharingan in his left eye also began to rotate!
Eye Technique: Wheel Fear!
It is still that invisible and intangible force of interference.
Although it couldn't completely sever Urashiki's connection with the Rinnegan like it would with ordinary ninjas, nor could it completely negate the Otsutsuki's resistance to time, this momentary interference with his eye power was enough to cause Urashiki's already enormously energy-consuming "Time Reversal" to experience a slight, yet fatal, lag!
It's that tiny, fraction of a second of lag!
Menma's fingertips, brimming with highly concentrated dark chakra, landed effortlessly on the hollow of Urashiki's chest.
puff!
A soft sound, like piercing leather.
A deep black light entered Pu Shi's body.
Urashiki's body stiffened abruptly, his golden pupils dimmed for a moment, and a look of utter horror appeared on his face.
He clearly felt that the moment the black light entered his body, it frantically devoured the chakra that had gathered at his wounds to try to repair his body, and spread along the chakra meridians to his heart and head. Wherever it passed, a strange, eroding sense of nothingness came!
"Ah—!!" Urashiki let out a painful and furious roar, no longer caring about any moves or techniques. His right arm, which was being held captive, along with his white wings on the left side, lashed out wildly, and his legs kicked out in a series of sharp claws, engulfing Menma like a storm!
At that moment, only one thought occupied his mind: force back this strange and terrifying enemy! Create distance!
Mianma loosened her grip on Urashiki's wrist with her right hand, her body weaving and swaying amidst Urashiki's chaotic yet incredibly dense and frenzied attacks.
With both hands transformed into palms, they either parry, strike, or entangle, neutralizing all of Pu Shi's attacks.
His movements didn't seem fast; in fact, they had a smooth, effortless quality. Yet, he always managed to evade the most fatal attacks by the slightest margin, or deflect the greatest force in the most ingenious way.
From Boruto's perspective below, all he could see in the air were two blurry beams of light, one white and one dark red, flashing and colliding wildly within a very small area. Each collision produced dazzling sparks and muffled roars, tearing the air apart and emitting sharp shrieks.
In just a few seconds, the two had exchanged dozens of blows, their movements so fast that he couldn't discern the specific actions at all.
But in the eyes of top ninjas like Jiraiya and young Sasuke, the situation was much clearer.
Urashiki's Crane Form attacks are undeniably fierce, with speed, power, and unpredictability far surpassing his previous attacks. Each strike of his claws, palms, and white wings is enough to easily tear apart a Jonin's defenses.
However, Mianma was like a fallen leaf swaying in a storm, seemingly in danger, but actually handling it with ease and composure.
Every move he made, every block, every counterattack was precise, concise, and highly efficient, as if he had already predicted all of Urashiki's attack routes.
Those ten chakra tails were used with unparalleled skill, combining offense and defense to neutralize Urashiki's ferocious attacks.
"This... is simply an art form of battle," Jiraiya murmured, utterly shocked.
He had experienced countless battles throughout his life and had seen all kinds of taijutsu masters, but he had never heard of anyone like Menma, who could control his terrifyingly large chakra with such precision, combine taijutsu with the power of the tailed beast so seamlessly, and remain absolutely calm and composed in the face of a storm of attacks!
This is not just a difference in strength, but a crushing defeat in combat prowess.
"His combat experience... is terrifyingly rich."
"Moreover, his control over chakra is also terrifying..." Young Sasuke said in a deep voice, his Rinnegan flashing with purple light as he tried to analyze Menma's every move, only to find that he couldn't keep up with the seemingly simple rhythm of offense and defense.
What alarmed him even more was that Menma didn't seem to be using his full strength; it was more like he was testing and adapting to Urashiki's new form's power and fighting style.
"Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell, you damned native monkey!! You ant from a lowly planet!!" Urashiki became more and more frightened and agitated as he fought, constantly swearing.
His pride in his speed was neutralized by his opponent's anticipation and skill; his violent power was deflected by his opponent's use of softness to overcome hardness or borrowing force to strike; and his time manipulation ability was interfered with by his opponent's annoying kaleidoscope eye technique.
Frustration, anger, and a growing fear that even he himself was unwilling to acknowledge transformed into the most vicious curses, roaring from his inhuman throat and echoing across the sky.
However, his frenzied insults only highlighted Mianma's ease and composure.
Mianma didn't even reply with a word; his gaze even carried a hint of faint pleasure.
When Urashiki launched a full-force attack, Menma dodged to the side, his claws grazing the chakra cloak and sending sparks flying. In that instant, Menma seized the fleeting opening.
His right fist, which had been blocking, suddenly shot out!
Dark red chakra was highly concentrated on the edge of the fist.
"Break!"
A soft shout, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound.
As the saying goes, "To curse someone, first curse their mother; to hit someone, first hit their face."
The numb fist slammed solidly into the white, bird-wing-like horn on Urashiki's right cheek and forehead!
Click—!
A cracking sound rang out.
That incredibly hard, white-feather-like giant horn was actually broken in half by this punch!
The broken piece of the horn spun and flew out, tracing an arc in the air before crashing into the ruins below, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Ugh—!" Urashiki let out a heart-wrenching scream. He was sent flying backward dozens of meters by the immense force of the punch, tumbling several times in the air before barely managing to regain his balance.
He clutched the broken base of his right horn, his golden eyes contracting violently from the excruciating pain and extreme rage, staring intently at Mianma, the resentment in his gaze almost tangible.
The horn is a symbol of identity for every member of the Otsutsuki clan.
"My horn... How dare you... How dare you destroy my horn!!!" Urashiki's voice became sharp and distorted with anger.
These two horns are not only a symbol of his crane form, but also a symbol of his noble status as Ōtsutsuki Urashiki!
The broken horn was even more unacceptable to him than the previous chest injury.
"You filthy, lowly creature! I'll tear you to pieces!!" Urashiki completely lost his mind. He raised his left hand, and black Yin-Yang Release chakra surged out from his palm, instantly condensing and shaping into a chakra harpoon that was pitch black, about two meters long, with three sharp spikes at the front!
"Die!!" Urashiki aimed the harpoon at Muta's face and hurled it fiercely!
The black harpoon tore through the air with a mournful whistle, moving so fast that it left only a dark afterimage in the sky, seemingly swallowing up even the light in its wake.
Faced with this angry attack, Mianma did not dodge.
He made a fist with his right hand, and a black chakra rod was formed and condensed in his palm.
The staff faintly exuded a restrained and profound aura of Yin-Yang Release.
He saw the harpoon coming and flicked his wrist, his chakra rod precisely striking the main shaft of the black harpoon.
Ding--!
A clear, crisp sound rang out.
The black harpoon's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, firmly stopped by the black chakra rod.
Two Yin-Yang Release techniques of similar nature collided violently, producing a "sizzling" sound before exploding into a chaotic turbulence of chakra energy.
call out!
The black harpoon was flung high into the air, shooting diagonally into the sky before disappearing into the clouds.
Meanwhile, Menma still held the black chakra rod firmly in his hand.
Upon seeing this, Pu Shi became even more enraged.
He held back no longer, raised his right hand, palm facing Mushroom, and the golden Rinnegan on his forehead suddenly shone with a dazzling light!
A torrent of purple chakra erupted from his palm like a floodgate being opened, rapidly condensing and compressing in the air, transforming into several irregularly shaped purple chakra orbs with constantly twisting and changing edges.
These orbs of light slowly rotated around Urashiki's palm, containing extremely unstable chakra energy that seemed ready to explode at any moment.
"Try this, you ants!" Urashi grinned maliciously, and shoved his right hand forward!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!
Several purple chakra orbs, trailing long, pale purple flames, hurtled toward Menma from different angles and along different trajectories!
They don't fly in a straight line, but draw strange arcs in the air, and some even suddenly accelerate or change direction, blocking all possible space for Mianma to dodge.
Menma remained standing in the same spot, casually tossing the dark red chakra rod in his hand forward.
The moment the black chakra rod left his hand, it seemed to gain sentience, splitting in mid-air into two, then four, then eight...
In the blink of an eye, they transformed into dozens of identical black chakra rods, like a swarm of bees, heading towards the incoming purple orbs of light.
Boom boom boom boom—!!
The black chakra rods and the purple orb of light collided violently in mid-air, unleashing a series of deafening explosions!
Purple and black light intertwined and annihilated, forming swirling clouds of smoke that instantly enveloped half the sky and temporarily swallowed up the figures of Menma and Urashiki.
However, before the smoke from the explosion had even dissipated, several black streaks of light shot out like arrows, piercing through the dense smoke and hurtling towards Urashiki at an even faster speed!
It was those black chakra rods that Menma had separated from that, after shattering the purple light sphere, did not lose momentum. Instead, they accelerated their attack with the force of the explosion!
Pu's face, with its black horizontal stripes, suddenly changed.
He didn't expect that his opponent would not only easily neutralize his attack, but also launch a counterattack, and the speed of these chakra rods far exceeded his expectations.
In a moment of haste, he pushed his hands forward violently, his golden Rinnegan eyes on his forehead glaring open!
"Shinra Tensei!"
An irresistible and powerful repulsive force erupted from the center of the Urashiki!
The air seemed to be compressed, violently pushed in all directions!
The black chakra rods that shot towards them were the first to be hit, and were repelled by the powerful repulsive force, flying back.
The repulsive force continued to spread, forcefully pushing away the surrounding smoke, rubble, and even some lighter debris below, clearing out a clean area.
Urashiki was slightly out of breath, having used his ultimate move repeatedly, and even in his crane form, the drain on him was enormous.
But as he watched the smoke and dust gradually dissipate, and Mianma still calmly hovered in the air, his anger and a vague unease grew stronger.
Just how much chakra does this guy have?!
[PS: Urashiki - Crane Form]