Under her mask, Miki opened her eyes and pressed her palms together.
Accompanied by a hurricane, a pale purple mist of Insects swept out in all directions, the air suddenly vibrated and became still, followed by purple cursed seals forming in a crisscross pattern, solidifying in space.
After Chakra passed through, like glowing ribbons, they floated silently in the air.
The purple mist fell, and dense, intricate cursed seals spread out on the ground, circle after circle.
Following this, a strange, mysterious, yet inexplicably sacred sense of ritual filled the area.
This was a technique developed by referencing the Uzumaki Clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains.
The network of cursed seals in mid-air had similar effects to the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Its only drawback was its lack of flexibility.
And, the insects were prone to dying.
But it only needed to block for a moment, which was enough.
As the setup was completed, Mito on the stone platform showed signs of activity.
Blood-red, ominous Chakra bubbled and overflowed like boiling magma, growing in quantity; a few seconds later, a red tail formed and whipped around, followed by a second, a third, until all Nine-Tails fully appeared.
They fanned out, swaying ceaselessly in the air, and an immense pressure washed over them.
In the arena, Hitomi stood up straight, her hand on her sword hilt.
At this moment, another massive surge of Chakra transmitted from the distant void, pouring into Miki.
With her clothes fluttering, Miki suddenly clapped her hands together.
Immediately after, countless beetles crawled out from beneath her clothes, landing on Miki; light shone from a certain angle, making each beetle shimmer like a gemstone with the beautiful emerald glow of a jewel in the firelight.
They were classified as Insects.
They were failed products from the large-scale development based on the Insects template.
Although they had sealing techniques on their bodies, they couldn't activate them independently, requiring the enemy's or Miki's Chakra to do so.
They were not among the 'engraving insects' that could independently activate techniques.
Each one was about the size of a fingernail, looking like tiny gemstones.
These were Miki's own special Insects.
They belonged to the Wind Release system.
Their name was...
Winter Storm Car (ju).
It referred to the mist in the mountains during winter.
But in the Ninja World, 'Lan' (lan) meant storm.
In other words, these beetles were also called Winter Wind Car.
And 'car' (che), in Chinese chess, is one of the most powerful pieces, with the meaning of 'one chariot can chill ten pieces.'
It means the chariot's power is immense, moving freely vertically and horizontally, capable of both offense and defense.
It is an extremely ferocious type of insect in its attack methods, and its applications are numerous.
In short, it was handy and effective.
Its original function was simple: large-scale growth required ample oxygen, and following this line of thought, increasing oxygen supply simply meant enhancing breathing efficiency.
This development path failed.
But the insects themselves were not a failure.
The Winter Storm Car took flight, arranging themselves into formation as they moved, transforming into hollow three-dimensional squares, with the Winter Storm Car forming the edges of the cube.
They hovered in the air, flapping their wings.
Each was about three cubic meters in size, and dozens of these cubes floated around Miki.
Their working principle was simple.
First, create a vacuum; second, increase internal air pressure.
This was a special application of Wind Release.
It caused purely physical damage.
The Winter Storm Car cubes flew above the Nine-Tailed, poised for action.
At the same time, the Nine-Tailed on Mito's body gradually detached, its crimson Chakra revealing the Nine-Tailed's form.
Without a moment's hesitation, Miki first delivered a powerful blow.
Most of the Winter Storm Car flew forward, forming a larger cube that completely enveloped the exposed Nine-Tailed; simultaneously, Chakra flowed on each side of the cube, raising a brilliant blue Barrier light, forming a sealed space as the connection was completed.
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