Dark Secret Art

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Snapping back to herself, the priestess immediately activated the sealing array.

The activation of the seal made Moryo instinctively feel fear. It and the priestess had originally been one, so it knew her weaknesses, and the priestess naturally understood its weak points as well.

Moryo began struggling with all its strength.

As its massive body twisted and thrashed, the entire cavern shook as though the mountain itself might collapse.

Shisui's expression tightened, and he immediately drove Susanoo with everything he had.

In the next instant, the two enormous beings grappled inside the cavern, smashing stone loose and sending dust surging through the air.

After dodging several falling rocks from the ceiling, Naoki swept his gaze over the battle below.

Moryo was larger than Shisui's Susanoo by a full size, so Shisui did not hold the advantage in raw strength.

On top of that, the fierce clash between the two massive bodies was straining the cave. More stones were falling from the ceiling, each larger than the last. The entire cavern already showed signs of collapsing.

Naoki hesitated no longer. He immediately poured the Tenseigan chakra inside his body into the Third Kazekage human puppet.

A moment later, he willed the puppet to use its strongest technique.

Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!

Iron Sand filled the air, gathering into sharp iron spears. Then those spears shot toward Moryo like cannon fire, piercing its enormous body and pinning it firmly to the ground.

The spears connected with one another, forming a dense, barbed scaffold that locked Moryo's massive body inside a narrow area.

The priestess, silently maintaining the seal, was faintly shocked.

'It really is Magnet Release?'

In the current shinobi world, only two people were said to possess that kekkei genkai: the missing Third Kazekage of the Hidden Sand and the Fourth Kazekage currently in power.

Although the priestess did not pay much attention to shinobi affairs, she still knew that much.

She had not been certain before. But now that the Third Kazekage human puppet had used Iron Sand World Method, she finally confirmed that the unfamiliar shinobi flying beside Naoki was a Magnet Release user.

Under the combined pressure of Iron Sand World Method and Susanoo, Moryo was soon suppressed, and its struggles weakened considerably.

Moryo roared in anger, "Damn you! You stupid mortals have no idea what you have provoked!"

Its furious voice echoed through the empty cavern, making the eardrums ache.

Naoki and Shisui were unmoved. They focused entirely on suppressing Moryo and waiting for the priestess to activate the sealing array fully.

"Miroku, watch closely. These mortals cannot stop me."

After shouting that, Moryo's head twisted in a strange, distorted angle and slipped through the gaps between the iron spears. It passed through Iron Sand World Method and looked toward Shisui.

The priestess's expression changed. "Get away! It is about to use a dark art!"

"Hahahaha! He cannot escape now!" Moryo laughed wildly, staring fixedly at Shisui. "Becoming my toy is your honor! Dark Secret Art: Inner Demon Manifestation!"

Inner Demon Manifestation was one of Moryo's mind-control arts. Anyone struck by it would immediately become a walking corpse without a soul, obeying only Moryo's commands.

After casting the secret art, Moryo immediately ordered Shisui, "Quickly! Kill them!"

Moryo's targets were naturally Naoki and the Third Kazekage human puppet in the air.

Naoki's heart tightened, and he quickly looked toward Shisui.

The priestess also stared at Shisui, her heart nearly leaping into her throat. She even forgot to continue activating the sealing array.

For a moment, every gaze inside the cavern fell on Shisui.

With his Mangekyo Sharingan active, Shisui looked utterly speechless. Without a word, he controlled Susanoo and punched Moryo in the head.

With a dull crash, Moryo's distorted head smashed hard into the ground.

"This... how is this possible!?" Extremely shocked, Moryo looked at Shisui again, then shouted, "Your eyes... damn it!"

Moryo was not ignorant. After paying closer attention, it noticed that Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan was extraordinary and guessed that those eyes were what had made its genjutsu fail.

The priestess exhaled slowly. For an instant just now, she had almost lost all hope.

She had already witnessed Shisui's strength. If Shisui became Moryo's puppet, the situation would reverse instantly.

At that point, she was not even sure she would still have a chance to perish together with Moryo.

Humiliated into anger, Moryo shouted at Shisui, "Human, resisting my miraculous secret art is enough for you to be proud of for the rest of your life. It seems you are a rare strong one among humans..."

Halfway through speaking, Moryo suddenly swung its twisted head toward Naoki and laughed wildly. "Then you can become my puppet instead! Dark Secret Art: Inner Demon Manifestation!"

Moryo's sudden feint made the priestess's newly settled heart rise again.

She was both furious and anxious. Furious that Moryo would stoop so low and suddenly attack Naoki, and anxious because, in her panic, she had forgotten to warn him.

In her mind, Shisui resisting Moryo's secret art was already a one-in-ten-thousand miracle. It was impossible that Naoki could happen to resist it as well. After all, she knew better than anyone how dangerous Moryo was.

Standing in midair on a mass of Iron Sand, Naoki felt a wave of malice rushing toward his face.

And then nothing happened.

Finding nothing wrong with himself, Naoki ignored Moryo and asked Shisui in confusion, "What exactly is it doing?"

Shisui scratched his head, uncertain. "It seems to be casting genjutsu on us. Because of the Mangekyo Sharingan, I did not feel much of anything. What about you, Senior?"

"I did not feel much either." After a pause, Naoki curled his lip. "It still looks like it could bite, though."

Shisui nodded seriously. "Yes. It does look scary enough."

Naoki turned to the priestess. "Your Highness, how much longer before the sealing array activates?"

"Oh. Right..." The priestess hurriedly resumed activating the seal.

At that moment, she suddenly realized she had no need to worry blindly for Naoki and Shisui.

Moryo froze awkwardly for a moment, then stared at Naoki in disbelief and roared, "Impossible! Why can you resist my secret art too? How is this possible?"

When dealing with the Yomi Sect, even a simplified Soul Manipulation Technique was enough to turn those cultists into complete puppets, let alone Inner Demon Manifestation.

Moryo had never imagined that a method which had never failed before would run into walls one after another against Shisui and Naoki.

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