The Ninja World doesn't just have Tailed Beasts as powerful monsters. By chance, animals can also obtain Chakra, gaining immense power and wisdom.
To lower and middle-rank Ninjas who lack complete information, these are collectively known as Demon Beasts, along with the Tailed Beasts.
This is because the logic of Sealing a Tailed Beast inside one's body to gain immense power also applies to other non-Tailed Beasts.
The Grass Ninja before her was a living example, although Amane was also seeing a non-Tailed Beast Jinchuriki for the first time.
[If a non-Tailed Beast has this much power in one hit, I would have been in real trouble against a true Tailed Beast just now.]
Feeling a wave of lingering fear, her self-confidence that she was stronger than Naruto at the same period vanished without a trace.
There's a reason he's called the number one most unpredictable Ninja; as long as Naruto lets the Nine-Tailed inside him let out a roar, killing those at a higher level is no trouble at all.
"I can give you a chance to join the Hidden Grass Village. You're different from those two useless wastes who can only serve as medicine; we will provide you with resources to become stronger."
The Grass Shadow ignored Amane's increasingly shocked gaze, believing he had offered a perfect bargain.
"I just killed dozens of your subordinates. You don't care at all?"
Although her tone was shocked, when the Grass Shadow made the invitation, Amane already knew his answer in her heart.
The Chakra consumed for healing during the previous wave of attacks was significant. Although it wasn't a major issue for Amane overall, it was better to be cautious when facing a powerful enemy.
"Hahaha, truly a child!" Seeing her maintain her appearance even after being heavily injured by one of his attacks, combined with that naive question, the Grass Shadow looked at Amane with an increasingly covetous gaze.
So young, yet so powerful—no matter what, he had to keep her here today.
A vision of the future surfaced in the Grass Shadow's mind, and he continued, "The world of Ninjas is cruel! Those who can't complete their missions are nothing but trash; it's only natural to discard them."
Then, the Grass Shadow's tone grew more playful, and his original greedy gaze became blatant. He then uttered words that made even Amane's skin crawl.
"The Uzumaki Clan is withered. What's the use of saving those two pieces of trash? Why don't you follow us? In a few years, I promise to arrange the best people to help continue the Uzumaki bloodline."
Before he could finish talking about continuing the bloodline, Amane instinctively attacked.
If it had been the first few years after she had just transmigrated, she might not have reacted so strongly to those words.
But setting aside the fact that Amane had been accepting of the TS situation from the start, she had now lived in this body for many years.
Changes brought about by hormones had already subtly intensified Amane's sense of self-identity. It was just that most of the time, this wasn't obvious due to the influence of her past life's personality.
So, upon hearing those words, she immediately unleashed eight Adamantine Sealing Chains!
Her opponent was a Jinchuriki, making it the perfect chance to test exactly how strong the Adamantine Sealing Chains' suppressive power was in Sealing.
"She's just a short-sighted woman after all, refusing such a great opportunity!" The Grass Shadow thought to himself. If it were him, he would certainly strive to become stronger while ensuring the continuation of his bloodline as much as possible.
Since the Young Lady before him refused, he would simply beat her down, tear off her limbs, and take her back!
In an instant, the Grass Shadow's figure vanished from Amane's sight—a sign that her dynamic vision could no longer keep up with the opponent's high-speed movement!
Then, a loud clang rang out! The Grass Shadow appeared at Amane's side, but his attack was blocked by two Golden Chains that were constantly protecting her.
To the Grass Shadow's surprise, the moment his foot kicked the chains, the Chakra gathered in his foot ceased, causing his speed to come to a dead stop.
But he was the Grass Shadow after all; such a lapse only lasted for a split second before he immediately intended to leap back.
But while the Grass Shadow was formidable, the current Amane was just as capable.
A sky-shattering thunderclap exploded at that very moment!
Lightning Release: Thunder Roar Cannon.
This technique was something Amane had created by taking only the first two stages of the Rasengan and infusing them with Lightning Release Chakra, just to see if it would work.
Although it couldn't be launched initially and placed a heavy burden on the caster, after a year, those drawbacks no longer existed.
If anyone took a direct hit from this move, even Kimimaro's bones would be shattered in an instant; for a Ninja without special defensive measures, it basically spelled certain death.
And as the saying goes, even if they didn't die on the spot, the enemy would have to continue fighting with ruptured eardrums and internal organs.
"Whoa! What kind of thing did you seal inside your body? It even comes with healing?"
At this moment, the sound of bones colliding echoed from the Grass Shadow's body. Through perception, one could discover that the cracked or even broken bones inside him were rejoining.
As for the charred parts of his flesh, healthy tissue was writhing from the surrounding areas to cover the wounds.
A Tailed Beast is one thing, but how could it provide such high physical stats while also including healing abilities? A Demon Beast like this could be considered a treasure.
Amane couldn't help but feel curious about what was inside the Grass Shadow's body.
The Grass Shadow didn't respond; his gaze simply became much more cautious. He hid in the jungle, dodging Amane's Adamantine Sealing Chains while waiting to heal as much as possible.
He had been careless.
Although he knew Amane was strong, her child-like appearance and naive words had led him to choose a direct assault without testing her first, resulting in this setback.
But there wouldn't be a next time; he had already seen through both their advantages!
In terms of physical ability, he was stronger—so strong that Amane wouldn't have time to use any Ninjutsu that required Hand Seals or had a long wind-up!
Meanwhile, Amane possessed sensory abilities and these Golden Chains that seemed like a secret technique, and she could also quickly heal herself at any time.
Therefore, he had to find the right opportunity to deal a heavy blow and then sever her limbs to prevent her rapid healing!
The biggest obstacle was the two Golden Chains she used to protect herself in a spiral formation.
The terrifying effect where Chakra was forcibly suppressed upon contact, as seen just now—the Grass Shadow didn't want to take another Thunder Roar Cannon.
[So, your next move is quite predictable. Don't disappoint me; it's been a long time since I've had an opponent who could make me fight with my full strength.]
Sensing the Chakra consumption within her body, Amane also wanted to end the battle quickly.
Going beyond six chains was currently a threshold; as long as she didn't exceed that number, her Chakra consumption could hold out for at least several dozen minutes.
But if she went up to eight, Amane could only maintain full combat for about six or seven minutes.
Originally, that heavy blow combined with the pursuit of the remaining six Adamantine Sealing Chains should have decided the match in one go.
But that healing ability had truly caught Amane off guard.
In that case, let's take a bit of a risk!
In an instant! Amane added the two chains in the spiral formation to the chains pursuing the Grass Shadow.
Increasing from six to eight, now even physical abilities far beyond the norm would find it difficult to evade.
[Do you dare to come at me? Grass Shadow.]
Lightning gathered in Amane's hand, as she took a stance to clash head-on using the Thunder Roar Cannon.
As it turned out, the Grass Shadow did dare!
To be more precise, he had no choice but to dare!
The pursuit of the eight Adamantine Sealing Chains combined with the Kagura Minds Eye had already pushed his physical abilities to the limit; if he didn't take a gamble, he would be captured in an instant with just one moment of inattention.
Time slowed down at this moment. Under the pursuit of the eight Adamantine Sealing Chains, the Grass Shadow instantly appeared before Amane and threw a heavy punch aimed straight at her stomach.
At this moment, the lightning in Amane's hand vanished. In its place, Chakra clusters ignited on her five fingers, each inscribed with the characters for Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, positioned directly in the Grass Shadow's path.
Meanwhile, her other hand was being bitten hard by her teeth.
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