Naruto: The Bone-Eye

IntheBloodMistofKirigakure,KonomeTaketoridiedatthehandsoftheHiddenMist’sANBU.Yetfromamountainofcorpsesandanoceanofblood,sheclawedherwaybacktolife.HermutatedgrayByakugangrantsherterrifyinginsight,whiletheShikotsumyakufortifiesherbonesintounbreakableweapons.Fusedtogether,theyawakenagrotesquepowerofflesh-and-bonemanipulation,forgingherintosomethingbeyondhuman,ataijutsumonster.LightningReleasetempersherbodyintolivingsteel.TheReverseEightGatespourstolenlifebackintoherveins.ShedevoursTailedBeastsforendlessenergy,cloakingherselfintheirmonstrouschakra.AndcladinEnma’simmortalarmor,shebecomesuntouchable.Onthesurface,sheisadelicate,doll-likebeauty.Inbattle,sheisawalkingnightmare.Numbers,mechanics,andsheerbrutalityconvergeinher,creatingagrotesquecontrast,anexquisitemaidenwhofightsasablood-drencheddemon.Adarktaleofeleganceandcarnageunfolds.(Notransformations.Noharem.Slightlydark.Semi-invincible.Nosystem.Nobabysitting.)