Shukaku felt that it was not its fault, but the world's; it had become what it was today all thanks to humans.
Now, this short human female cub actually dared to accuse it, saying it had no elder to guide it, which directly touched upon Shukaku's past that it did not wish to recall.
To thank this short human female cub for reminding it of the Sage of Six Paths, Shukaku decided to grant her death, making her understand that some existences cannot be provoked.
It believed that after its careful "guidance," this short human female cub would be a bit more careful in her next life, understanding that one should not casually stab others in the heart.
"Wind Release: Sand Bullet!" With a furious roar from Shukaku, its enormous mouth suddenly opened, like a bottomless black hole.
Immediately after, a violently raging wind burst forth from its mouth, this wind was significantly stronger than when Bunpuku used it before, howling as it surged towards Uchiha Ling.
Upon closer inspection, within the surging wind, countless grains of sand, like high-speed bullets, were mixed in.
Each of these sand grains was extremely inconspicuous, seemingly just a simple gust of wind, but they rapidly spun and darted with the movement of the wind, forming a terrifying torrent of attack.
"You truly are a useless tanuki. It was just a greeting, why do you need to continuously use Ninjutsu attacks that put people to death? Then I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders."
Uchiha Ling drew Ame no Habakiri, and as the sharp Wind Release Chakra swirled and coiled around the blade, Uchiha Ling closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them, her Revolving Sharingan with three tomoe spinning, but a sharp sword light also seemed to flash.
"Uchiha Ling Style: Secret Technique: Three Thousand Sword Worlds!" Uchiha Ling bowed and resheathed her sword, seemingly grasping the world's breath and discerning the flaws in the Sand Bullet before her, as an extremely brilliant cold light flashed.
In an instant, Pakura and Minato seemed to see a lotus composed of countless sword qi blooming, yet it also seemed to be an illusion, because Uchiha Ling had already resheathed Ame no Habakiri.
But the scene that followed astonished everyone; a sword light that cleaved the sky appeared, and as sword cries echoed, moments later, one, two, three, until countless sword lights emerged.
The countless sword lights formed an illusory lotus bud of sword light, and as the sword light pushed forward, this bud directly bloomed.
As the sword qi lotus blossomed, everyone seemed to see countless worlds manifesting and sinking within it, but in a blink, these illusions vanished, seemingly just fleeting dreams.
However, the enhanced version of the Sand Bullet unleashed by Shukaku silently dissipated as it collided with the sword qi lotus, its entire power being cut away.
"Whoosh~!" Uchiha Ling opened her eyes, looking at the vanished sword light and raging wind, a captivating smile curved on Uchiha Ling's lips, because the sword Uchiha Ling had just unleashed had elevated Uchiha Ling's swordsmanship realm to another peak.
Because Uchiha Ling had just comprehended what was called a sword heart or sword intent, but they both meant the same thing: a belief in perceiving the breath or weakness of all things and cutting them down with a single sword.
Uchiha Ling's years of accumulated experience, combined with her enlightenment of her own pulse in the State of Forgetfulness and the pulse of all things in Sage Mode, finally allowed Uchiha Ling to step into that profound realm.
Now, Uchiha Ling could contend with Kage-level powerhouses purely with her swordsmanship; the third realm in Gale Sword Technique, which Uchiha Ling had once doubted, was finally achieved, a realm few people throughout history had entered.
Now, in Uchiha Ling's eyes, everything in the world could be cut down; though all things between heaven and earth still appeared the same, in Uchiha Ling's eyes, they all had flaws or weaknesses.
Uchiha Ling's own demeanor also changed; now, she was like a drawn sharp sword, like an unparalleled keen cold light, and just looking at her gave a stinging sensation of a blade cutting the skin.
It was at this moment that everyone recovered from their daze; they all noticed the change in Uchiha Ling's demeanor, a demeanor even Kage-level powerhouses rarely possessed.
Shukaku also recovered, and it suddenly discovered that the sand armor defense on its body had been remotely cut open by the sword light; it stared intently at that short human female cub.
No, it could no longer use that title to disdain this powerhouse; this demeanor, in a thousand years, it had only seen on a few individuals, but all of them were peerless powerhouses.
For example, the Sage of Six Paths's two brothers and his two sons, and decades ago, it had also seen it on Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
This girl was like a divine sword drawn to slay, while Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama's demeanor was one of invincibility; there was no distinction of superiority.
"What is your name? Your name is worthy of being remembered by this great one! You also remember this great one's name; this great one's name is Shukaku, you must remember it!"
Shukaku treated this powerhouse with unprecedented solemnity; even it dared not claim to be able to defeat this powerhouse; perhaps that stinky fox could put up a fight.
"My name is Uchiha Ling! My sword light is like me, cutting through all impurities!"
How could Uchiha Ling give up this chance to show off? She directly unleashed her full aura and sword intent, and with the burst of Chakra, everyone around, including Shukaku, felt as if thousands of sharp swords were striking their bodies.
Although they knew this was just an illusion, the phantom pain seemed truly real; it felt as if stepping even one step into Uchiha Ling's surrounding domain would bring thousands of sword qi upon them.
Uchiha Ling's aura and sword intent, combined with her Chakra burst, made even Kage-level Pakura and Minato feel some terror, while Jonin-level Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shibi directly felt powerlessness and fear from within their hearts.
Jonin-level individuals could not resist Uchiha Ling's aura, sword intent, and Chakra burst, feeling fear and daring not to advance, while Kakashi and Shisui, among others, were directly immobilized as if under a Genjutsu.
Obito and Rin Nohara seemed about to be crushed on the flying bird, their bodies and minds already submissive, daring not to overstep any bounds; however, Uchiha Ling felt that her aura burst was still somewhat lacking compared to Madara and Hashirama.
"You all go deal with the Hidden Sand Village's retreating army, and capture Ebizo while you're at it. Remember to take more prisoners; that way, this war might just end."
Uchiha Ling had her Shadow Clone control the flying bird to the battlefield, while she herself directly brought Pakura to the ground; although she controlled Pakura with a cursed seal, asking her to help fight Shukaku was impossible.
Even if she went, she couldn't defeat Shukaku; dealing with Tailed Beast was better with Magnet Release. Scorch Release, no matter how it attacked, couldn't break Shukaku's defense.
"Uchiha Ling, your strength reminds me of Uchiha Madara. Given more time to grow, I estimate even he wouldn't be your opponent."
Shukaku was not in a hurry to act; a sneak attack on a powerhouse was unnecessary and disrespectful to itself; it was not as low-class as that stinky fox.
In the boundless desert, Shukaku and Uchiha Ling stood separately on top of two sand dunes, more than two hundred meters apart, facing each other like masters in a standoff, Uchiha Ling also didn't know why it had to be this way.
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