Chapter 265: Neji Disagrees
Throughout this entire storyline, Guren was first beaten to the brink of death by the Three-Tails. Then she was teamed up on and brutally beaten by Kakashi and the others, losing consciousness multiple times, and was even stabbed by Kabuto.
Yet for Yukimaru, she could still keep fighting she even activated a forbidden technique that consumed her life force Death Point Strike restoring a large amount of chakra and temporarily sealing the Three-Tails.
But after being unconscious for half a minute, she was suddenly full of energy again inside the Three-Tails' stomach, fighting alongside Naruto. Thinking about it that way, that "Death Point Strike" really doesn't live up to its name…
What's even more outrageous is that afterward, she fought Rinji in ghost form for quite a while. Even after both of them fell off a cliff together, Guren still stubbornly survived…
She even lived all the way past the Fourth Great Ninja War, later bringing Yukimaru to Konoha to visit Naruto…
Li Jie Xuan shook his head helplessly. If Guren can survive all that, then Neji Hyuga would definitely be protesting!
"Who's there?"
Gozu suddenly turned his head, staring intently at Li Jie Xuan. "A child? Why is there a child here?"
"Leave Guren behind, and I might consider letting you go." The moment he said it, Li Jie Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips. That kind of line really did sound like something a villain would say…
Then again, Li Jie Xuan wasn't exactly a righteous ninja to begin with.
"An enemy?"
The man called Gozu suddenly raised his fist. His muscles swelled to three times their size as he smashed it down toward Li Jie Xuan. Unfortunately, Li Jie Xuan didn't dodge or evade he simply met it with a light punch.
"Crack…"
Gozu's thick arm instantly twisted into an exaggerated angle, bending backward upon itself. Bone pierced through flesh, a horrifying sight.
Yet Gozu truly lived up to being one of Orochimaru's toughest test subjects. Even with such severe injuries, he didn't lose his fighting capability. Instead, he roared and charged forward with his other fist.
"Die!"
"Boom…"
This time, Li Jie Xuan put a bit more force into his punch. The result half of Gozu's body exploded into a rain of blood, bursting apart completely.
From the very beginning, this wasn't a fight on the same level…
Of course, if Gozu had chosen to stall with Earth Release from the start, he might have lived a few seconds longer. After dealing with him, Li Jie Xuan walked straight toward Guren.
The beautiful woman lay quietly within the crystal, like a piece of art…
"Wake up."
Li Jie Xuan lightly shattered the crystal. The moment it exploded into fragments, a sharp crystal blade suddenly shot out from the ground, thrusting straight toward his chin.
It had to be said both the timing and angle of Guren's sneak attack were perfect…
"And that's exactly what makes you so captivating!" Li Jie Xuan's eyes shone. He didn't move at all, allowing the sharp crystal to strike the dragon scales of his Flood Dragon Sage Mode only to shatter into pieces.
As the crystal broke apart, a trace of despair appeared in Guren's eyes. An opponent at this level she wouldn't be able to defeat him even at her peak!
"Did Orochimaru send you?"
"Orochimaru? He's not qualified." Li Jie Xuan smiled as he helped Guren up. "I came specifically for you. I've been waiting a long time for this."
"For me?"
Li Jie Xuan nodded with a smile. "From the very beginning of the storyline, I've been waiting for you waiting for you to break free from that chaotic plot…"
Trying to take Guren away in the middle of such a high-stakes storyline filled with powerful figures would have been unwise. His previous failure against Hanzo still served as a reminder: never underestimate any character in a storyline!
Just dealing with Obito and Deidara alone would be enough trouble for him. Not to mention Naruto and the rest of the main cast…
Some plots simply weren't meant to be interfered with!
Guren couldn't understand Li Jie Xuan's words. She only wanted one thing to survive.
"I have to live… Yukimaru is still waiting for me!"