Silently, a valve opened in her body, the physical limitations were removed, and more Chakra could be extracted from deep within her body.
Although the amplification to her body was limited, it also meant a smaller burden.
Hitomi did not use Taijutsu that relied solely on fists and feet, but rather swordsmanship based on Chakra release and control.
This slight amplification to her body was not important.
Immediately, she did not use powerful swordsmanship to quickly clear the area.
Miki's combat instruction was to stall for time.
Therefore, in the current situation, she needed to appear weak to the enemy.
Seeing the surrounding Shinobi closing in, Hitomi charged forward headfirst.
In a siege, apart from the Revolving Heaven which could respond to attacks from all 360 degrees, few Taijutsu could simultaneously deal with attacks from all directions.
No matter how she blocked, blades and swords would inevitably strike her.
She could block the front but not the back, the left but not the right.
So, she simply didn't block.
The advantage of the biological steel clothing became apparent here; the incoming Kunai and the striking blades and swords could be resisted by the biological steel's own defensive power, without needing to channel Chakra to form armor.
Having frequently fought bloody battles with Chiri for ten years, Hitomi was very clear about the limits of the clothing she wore.
The only threats were powerful Earth Release and Ninjutsu.
Among them, Fire Release was the most dangerous.
However, in this rainy weather, there was no need to worry about Amegakure's Fire Release; instead, she had to guard against the impact and pressure brought by excessive Water Release.
Biological steel could not block the transfer of kinetic energy to protect her internal organs from harm.
Besides this, she also needed to guard against her movements being restricted.
No matter how exquisite the Taijutsu or swordsmanship, if her hands and feet were tied, she could only wait for death.
The one-meter-long Katana in Hitomi's hand transformed into a three-meter-long Nodachi.
A normal Nodachi was very difficult to wield due to its weight, but the extended Chakra blade did not have much weight.
The large-area slashes were fast and deadly, and the sword light enveloped Hitomi's body, flashing non-stop as she moved left and right through the crowd, blood scattering with the rain in the air.
Occasionally, when blades and swords struck her, she completely ignored them, letting them cut her body.
It didn't hurt or itch at all!
Her white clothes were already stained crimson, blood mixing with rain flowing down.
As the battle progressed, the sword-wielding girl's emotions ran high, her blood boiling, and in her eyes, there was nothing but the act of slashing.
People were all around; she just had to cut.
Amidst the sound of raindrops, swords clashing, footsteps, breathing, and screams, there was also the lament of lives passing away.
The surrounding Shinobi were filled with frustration, putting all their strength into striking Hitomi's exposed openings during her attacks.
But it was useless.
In her years of confrontation with Chiri, Hitomi understood one thing: if her brain wasn't working, just charge ahead.
The sword light flew rapidly, and Hitomi moved with her sword through the crowd; wherever she went, there was no enemy who could withstand a single blow, and people were constantly cut in half, sword and all.
This situation was normal.
Because those who surrounded her were just Genin and Jonin cannon fodder, who knew no more than ten Ninjutsu.
The Village had plenty of such people, who at most served to deplete the enemy's Chakra.
From time to time, Hitomi would also extend her sword light, increasing her Chakra consumption, simultaneously striking several people with one slash; if they didn't react in time, several people would often die at once.
Occasionally, if someone ran away, Hitomi wouldn't chase; there were people everywhere, so who cared who she cut?
In the distance, a group of Amegakure's supervising Jonin watched the battle.
"How is her Chakra still holding up?" a Jonin couldn't help but ask.
The sensing Shinobi wiped his sweat and said, "Wait a little longer, it's almost gone."
This wait resulted in more than ten people falling to the ground.
"Is it ready?" Seeing Hitomi's spirits rise with each kill, the Jonin couldn't help but ask.
"Just a little more..." The sensing Shinobi wiped the rain from his face.
The Jonin observed in silence.
Until the numerous Shinobi were scared by Hitomi's killing, leaving behind a ground full of corpses, at least a hundred of them, and hesitated to attack, surrounding Hitomi without engaging.
Hitomi stopped, silently shook the blood from her sword, and sheathed it, then, with her mouth tightly shut, she charged forward headfirst.
Seeing this, the lower-ranking Shinobi in that direction turned and ran, and when they reached the tower's edge, they jumped down without hesitation.
The Jonin's faces turned ugly.
Morale had collapsed.
It was their turn to enter the fray.
"She really is almost out of Chakra!"
"I see it!" an Amegakure Jonin said through gritted teeth.
"Useless! So many people can't deal with one person!"
Saying such words, the Jonin successively formed hand seals and shunshined out.
Upon seeing these landing Shinobi, Hitomi grinned savagely and instantly opened up to the Fifth Gate.
In an instant, a green glow overflowed from her body.
Opening the gates to this extent would cause a severe burden on her body.
The reason was the uncontrollable Chakra torrent constantly rushing through her body at high speed.
Under the chaotic torrent, the great river of Chakra could not stabilize, making it extremely difficult to use Chakra to activate Ninjutsu.
However, simply releasing Chakra was not Ninjutsu in the traditional sense.
It was merely a small Chakra technique like Chakra Foot.
And, since the Chakra torrent would rush through the body and cause a physical burden, it was better to guide it than to block it.
The acupoints all over her body opened instantly, and the Chakra within her body rushed out, gradually stabilizing the internal torrent.
Bright green glowing particles swirled and danced around Hitomi's body.
This was...
Eight Gates. Chakra Mode. Youthful Sweat Version.
A scent wafted out, though Miki only found it foul and pungent.
Sacrificing life truly began at this moment.
A green meteor shot straight out.
It's over...
It was only an instant.
So fast that the Jonin couldn't react at all; green sword lights successively sliced across their waists, and the seven who had landed were instantly cut in half.
The seven died as powerlessly as Genin.
In this state, whether it was physical strength, speed, or reaction time, everything would be boosted exponentially, and her already formidable swordsmanship would become even more terrifying.
Her defensive power would also greatly increase.
Aside from its duration, everything was perfect.
Hitomi deftly sheathed her sword, her acupoints began to close, and the Chakra on her body lost its support, scattering like fireflies.
Her body trembled slightly.
Even for a second, it was not a light burden; it was sacrificing life.
A large amount of Chakra was squeezed out and squandered.
It didn't matter if it was wasted or not; Chakra was like strength, it would return after being used, and if not used, it was useless, hence it was worth it.
Sacrificing a day or two of life for someone else's entire life was an extremely profitable exchange.
Hitomi understood this calculation clearly.
Moreover, the Yin Seal could retain most of it and store it.
Although she could open the Yin Seal to replenish a large amount of Chakra for battle, the key problem was that there was no Chakra in the Yin Seal.
Having just escaped from the high-intensity work at the Hospital, in just a week, Hitomi hadn't had time to fill the Yin Seal.
Therefore, the actual waste was not significant.
Hitomi's calculations were precise.
At this point, no one dared to step forward.
After a while, Hitomi, catching her breath, crossed her arms and scanned the many Amegakure Shinobi.
No one dared to meet her gaze.
Except for Hanzo, whose face was grim.
Information had been gathered through the sacrifice of his subordinates, but it was very tricky.
And the other one had not yet revealed more information.
That Shinobi hidden in the shadows, that strange fireball, made him feel as if he had a thorn in his side.
And finally, the one who played with bugs.
Was it Konoha's Oil Girl Clan?
Neither the purple poisonous mist nor the crimson beetles had specific information.
At this moment, that person was hiding within a wall of bugs.
Amegakure Shinobi continuously released Water Dragon Jutsu.
Among Water Release, this Jutsu was already excellent in all aspects.
But they still couldn't do anything about that rapidly spinning cluster of bug orbs.
No one knew how thick this seemingly unremarkable bug wall actually was.
But Hanzo knew that the person inside was preparing a killing move.
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