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They were like wildly dancing pythons, accompanied by a shrill shriek that tore through the air.
A barrage of blows and pierces came crashing down on the tiny Naruto and Sasuke!
Its speed and power far surpassed any previous attack!
Sasuke shouted, his Sharingan operating at high speed, tracking the trajectory of the tentacles!
The Kusanagi sword, wreathed in dazzling Chidori lightning, transformed into a deadly blue-white streak, precisely slashing at an oncoming tentacle!
Lightning easily sliced through the tough chunks of flesh, and dark red filthy blood and viscous black liquid spurted out!
However, before Sasuke could catch his breath, the fleshy buds at the severed tentacle splinter began to writhe wildly.
It regenerates and heals almost instantly!
Meanwhile, three more, even thicker tentacles appeared.
Like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, it viciously stabbed at his side, back, and lower body from a tricky angle!
The angle was so sharp that it sealed off all room for maneuver!
"Chidori-ryu!"
Sasuke unleashed a violent lightning net once again, attempting to deflect the attack!
boom! boom! boom!
The tentacle slammed into the lightning barrier with a dull thud!
The violent force made Sasuke's arm go numb.
The lightning crackled violently. Although it was not directly pierced, it was forced back several steps, carving deep trenches beneath its feet!
One of the tentacles seized the fleeting moment of lightning and lashed it hard across his shoulder blade like a whip!
Sasuke groaned, the powerful force making his throat taste sweet, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth!
This monster's strength, speed, and regenerative abilities are all beyond comprehension!
On the other side, Naruto was caught in a frenzy of tentacles!
Golden Nine-Tails chakra enveloped him like burning flames, greatly increasing his speed and power!
He brandished his claws, formed from the Nine-Tails' chakra, and frantically tore and slashed at the attacking tentacles!
puff!puff!puff!
Blood and bits of flesh splattered everywhere!
One by one, the tentacles were severed by his violent power!
But the result was exactly the same as Sasuke's!
The granulation tissue at the cut surface began to move and healed almost instantly!
The severed tentacles fell to the ground and, as if possessing an independent life, quickly merged into the shadow of the demon's main body.
The next second, new tentacles began to grow wildly from the main body.
Even more numerous and thicker than before! They cannot be cut down or killed off completely!
What's even more terrifying is that these tentacles' attacks are not chaotic, but rather subtly coordinated!
Some were responsible for direct, forceful attacks.
Some were responsible for harassing from the sidelines.
Some are like poisonous thorns, lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike!
They formed an impenetrable wall of death, made of dark red flesh and blood.
Naruto and Sasuke were firmly suppressed in a corner far from the core of the demon, unable to get even a fraction closer!
"No! There are too many of these! The regeneration rate is too fast! Naruto! Retreat! Look for an opportunity!"
As Sasuke struggled to fend off the relentless attacks, he roared at Naruto, who was enraged and nearly lost his mind!
He could see clearly that if they continued to fight head-on like this, they would only be worn down and killed!
“Damn it—!!!”
Naruto let out a roar of resentment.
His deep blue eyes were fixed on the purple eyes that were faintly visible in the dark vortex of the demon's head.
The anger in his heart almost burned him to ashes!
The aster is inside!
It's inside that damned monster's body!
How could he back down?!
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique—!!!"
Naruto unleashed a massive burst of chakra once more! Hundreds of shadow clones, each clad in a golden chakra cloak, instantly appeared.
A large number of Narutos, like a suicide squad, roared deafeningly.
Fearlessly, they launched a desperate charge towards the wall of death composed of countless tentacles!
"Shion—!!! Hold on!!! I will definitely save you!!! Don't give up—!!!"
Naruto's main body was mixed in with the shadow clones, frantically slashing at the tentacles while hissing and shouting desperately towards the core of the demon!
He dared not use Great Fire Annihilation or other large-scale ninjutsu.
They were afraid that the engulfed Violet would be affected!
They can only rely on the sheer number of shadow clones to try and tear a gap through to the core!
However, the tentacles of the demons were far more resilient and flexible than they had imagined!
Countless tentacles, as if possessing intelligence, lashed out, stabbed, coiled, or swept across!
The shadow clones were like rag dolls thrown into a meat grinder under the frenzied dance of the tentacles.
One by one, they were easily smashed, pierced, and torn apart!
It turned into wisps of white smoke and dissipated!
The golden torrent crashed into the dark red wall of flesh and blood, only stirring up a sky full of blood mist and dissipating white smoke!
The number of shadow clones was decreasing at an alarming rate, but they were still unable to shake the wall of death!
Despite his best efforts, Naruto could only manage to tear a tiny, insignificant gap at the edge of the tentacle wall.
In the blink of an eye, it was filled with newly grown tentacles!
He was separated from the core of the demons by an insurmountable chasm!
"Shion! Answer me!!!"
Naruto's eyes were bloodshot, and his blue chakra fluctuated violently due to extreme anger and helplessness.
Meanwhile, deep within the filthy, cold core of the demon, filled with endless resentment and evil.
Ziyuan huddled up, like a lone boat tossed about in a storm.
A faint, almost extinguishable, transparent barrier, emitting a pure purple light, barely enveloped her like an eggshell.
This is the last protection her mother, Maitreya, left deep within her bloodline.
It is the echo of a sealing technique imprinted by the previous priestess at the cost of her life.
At this moment, it is struggling to resist the dark energy around it that is rolling and corroding like thick ink.
Cold, deathly silent, despairing...
Like millions of cold maggots, they gnawed at her will through that thin barrier.
The malevolent whispers of the demon echoed wildly in her mind like demonic chants:
"Give up...poor little witch..."
"Your struggles are pointless... just like your foolish mother..."
"Become a part of me... This is the destiny you priestesses are destined to have..."
"The ants outside... will soon become my nourishment..."
Under extreme pain and erosion, Ziyuan's consciousness flickered and was about to go out like a candle in the wind.
Through that thin energy barrier, she could almost "see" Naruto's golden figure struggling futilely under the onslaught of countless tentacles.
You can see Sasuke's blood splattering as he's whipped by the tentacles...
She could even "hear" Naruto's heart-wrenching cries.
The voice was filled with anxiety and despair, but it was getting farther and farther away from her...
So much was sacrificed...
Ashiho's companions, Konoha ninjas, even... her mother...
In return, he personally released the demon and became its sacrifice for resurrection!
I failed...
It was a complete failure...
Mother... I'm sorry... I have let you down...
Naruto... Sasuke... Sakura... I'm sorry...
I really am... a monster that only brings disaster... Just... disappear...
The overwhelming guilt and despair, like an icy tide, completely overwhelmed Shion's last shred of will to live.
She gave up resisting, letting the light of the purple barrier protecting her dim rapidly.
Her body seemed to have lost all strength, and she slowly, resignedly, fell backward, heading towards the boundless, dark abyss that awaited to devour her...
Chapter 240 Chains of Hope!
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