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Chapter 211: Forced Charge

"No, we can't move forward so slowly anymore, time is not on our side, we must speed up."

After some discussion, someone said so.

Others also nodded in agreement.

Nara Shikamizu pondered for a moment, but there was no good solution, so he agreed to the proposal.

Afterwards, he ordered: "From now on, everyone discard unnecessary things, and the team will start to move forward at full speed."

Hearing this order, all Konoha ninjas threw away their luggage and began to travel lightly.

Not only that, even the辎重 of the team was abandoned. Anyway, if you go at full speed, it will take less than a day for everyone to reach the Fengliuzhen stronghold.

At that time, living materials and so on will be provided there, and they don't need to waste time on these things at all.

At the same time, Seimei also found a new short sword for himself. Although it was not as handy as the original one, it could at least allow him to continue to use "swordsmanship" to fight.

Of course, this kind of weapon that can be found anywhere will definitely not be mixed with precious chakra conductive metal.

Therefore, sword moves such as 'Instant Sword Technique' that require the transmission of Chakra to cooperate and perform must be unusable.

If he wants to display his full strength, he still has to find a new main weapon in the end.

And the goal.

As early as when he developed the 'Instant Sword Technique', he already had it, and that was the Kusanagi Sword, which is very famous in the entire ninja world.

However, it is really difficult for him to find this rare weapon alone.

What's more, he can't leave the front line at will.

'Perhaps. After I go back this time, I can ask the clan to help me find it. '

Seimei thought in his heart that with the ability of the Uchiha clan, it should not be a problem to find one or two of them if they use their connections.

And with the potential he has shown so far, I think the clan will not mind helping him.

With a plan in mind, Seimei stopped thinking about it, turned around and walked out of the main force quickly, and began to move and be vigilant around with other members of the combat team.

This time, they did not stay away from the main force. Since they already knew that there were Iwa Shinobi watching nearby, they would naturally not throw themselves into the trap.

As for the problem of the whereabouts of the main force being exposed

This point need not be considered.

In the current situation, their exposure is almost inevitable.

In this way, instead of wasting time and energy covering up, it is better to hurry up while Iwagakure is not ready!

In this way, perhaps some casualties can be reduced.

That's right, it's just to reduce some casualties.

Whether it is Seimei or other Jonin, they all know in their hearts that Iwagakure will definitely not let them leave so easily.

Therefore, one or several battles are unavoidable.

And once a fight occurs, casualties are inevitable.

Now, they can only hope that Iwagakure will react slower and let them go a little further.

In this way, the probability and number of times they encounter attacks on the remaining road will be reduced, and the number of deaths will naturally decrease accordingly.

However, their thoughts are good, but the reality is cruel.

Just when they got rid of the entanglement of the small Iwa ninjas around them and were about to leave the radiation range of this stronghold, Hyuga Aoyama suddenly said bad news.

"The road ahead is blocked!"

The veins on both sides of Hyuga Aoyama's eyes bulged, and his sight directly passed through the jungle and rocks, and saw the scene a few hundred meters away.

Seimei and other Jonin gathered together again, and someone said: "How many enemies are there, and how strong are they?"

Hyuga Aoyama observed for a while and replied: "About a hundred people, less than ten Jonin, and about half of Chunin."

"Wait."

While speaking, he suddenly paused, his eyes first looked at two o'clock, and then at ten o'clock.

Finally, he said quickly: "Two more teams of Iwa Shinobi are approaching, and their overall strength is about the same as the one blocking the road ahead."

In fact, the Byakugan's field of vision is 360 degrees, and there is no need to turn your head when observing.

However, due to the habit developed at ordinary times, Hinata Aoyama will unconsciously face that direction when focusing on a certain direction.

However, this also has an advantage, that is, Seimei and others can clearly know which direction he is talking about.

Nara Shikamizu glanced at two o'clock and ten o'clock.

Then compared the map nearby in his mind, and it can be confirmed that there are two roads leading to the outside world in those two directions.

After a little thought, he said with certainty: "It seems that Iwa Shinobi blocked all our escape routes in advance. Now these two teams probably rushed over temporarily after confirming that we are going to take this route."

After all, without waiting for others to speak, he ordered: "Notify everyone to get ready, we will rush through in one go next."

Hearing this, the others were taken aback for a moment, but quickly understood what he meant.

This is to take advantage of the fact that Iwa Shinobi has not yet formed an encirclement, and forcibly break through the blockade.

Indeed, only in this way can they temporarily escape from danger.

And staying here will sooner or later be surrounded.

With this in mind, everyone stopped wasting time, immediately dispersed to the entire team, and began to prepare for the next forced pass.

And Seimei and other Jonin from the combat team came to the forefront of the team, acting as the spearhead, ready to respond to Iwa Shinobi's attack at will.

The team formation adjusted very quickly, and before the Iwanin at two o'clock and ten o'clock approached, they had already set off.

The distance between the two sides is constantly shortening.

Five hundred meters.

Three hundred meters.

One hundred meters

Soon, Seimei saw more than a hundred fully armed Iwa ninjas at the end of his sight.

They stood on the big trees on both sides of the road, staring at this side with their eyes, their eyes full of vigilance.

Obviously, the behavior of Seimei and others rushing through regardless of everything also brought them a lot of psychological pressure.

The distance between the two sides continues to close.

Eighty meters.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

Twenty meters!

Just when the distance between the two sides was narrowed to within 20 meters, a loud shout suddenly came from Iwa Shinobi's side: "Let go!"

The next moment, dense kunai shot over like raindrops.

Sharingan's powerful insight allowed Seimei to keenly see some detonating charms among them.

If these kunai were allowed to fall into the team, let alone whether it would cause casualties, the exploding detonating talisman alone would be enough to disrupt the formation.

'Can't let them get close! '

With a thought, Seimei quickly completed the seal with both hands, then took a deep breath until his chest bulged high, and then spit it out violently.

A large amount of wind escape chakra wrapped the air in front of it, spinning rapidly, forming a hurricane like a doomsday.

For a time, let alone those kunai, even the big trees nearby and the Iwa ninjas behind were unsteady and blown around.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

In the howling wind, some Iwa ninjas could still be vaguely heard shouting in fear.

It's no wonder they were so flustered, it was because the 'Wind Style: Breakthrough' that Seimei performed this time was too terrifying.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 212: Kill

After a few breaths, Seimei finally stopped performing the ninjutsu, and then began to pant heavily.

"Hoo~~~Hoo~~~"

Hearing his panting, the Konoha Jonin beside him came back to his senses from the shock, looked at Seimei, and asked with concern, "How are you?"

Seimei waved his hand, calmed down, and said, "It's okay!"

He really has nothing serious.

Just now, the reason why he was panting so hard was because he mobilized too much chakra at one time, and almost lost control, which made him seem a little strenuous.

However, it is precisely because of this that the 'Wind Style: Breakthrough' he performed has such power.

"It's good that nothing happened!"

Seeing that Seimei's breath calmed down at a speed visible to the naked eye, the Jonin next to him replied.

And while the two were talking, among the mess ahead, a sharp spear made of rock flew towards them, aiming directly at Seimei's heart.

"Be careful!"

Seeing this, the Konoha Jonin on the side quickly reminded him.

The Sharingan in Seimei's pupils spun rapidly, instantly locking onto the trajectory of the rock pillar gun, and his figure flashed, easily avoiding the attack.

And at this moment, another rock pillar gun shot, followed by the third, the fourth

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen rock pillar guns shot from the front, all aimed at Seimei.

However, if one rock pillar gun misses Seimei, even if a dozen more come, it will be the same.

Seimei's figure flickered for a while, easily avoiding all attacks.

Not only that, he also took the opportunity to lock the caster's position.

I saw that during the dodge, he quickly completed the seal with both hands, condensed a transparent wind blade between his palms, and then flew out with his push forward.

"Um~"

Not far away, there was a muffled grunt.

With the powerful insight of Sharingan, Seimei clearly saw that an Iwa Shinobi Jonin was scratched on the arm by the wind blade.

Seeing that the opponent hadn't stood still, Seimei didn't show any politeness, and threw several shurikens at the opponent's throat, heart, and lower abdomen.

Although the Iwa Shinobi Jonin tried his best to dodge, he was still grazed on his left waist by a shuriken in the end, which reduced his combat power even more.

This is Seimei's ability to seize opportunities.

Seeing that Seimei was about to continue attacking, the other Iwa ninjas finally reacted and launched attacks on Seimei one after another, some throwing ninja tools, some using ninjutsu, and some approaching rapidly.

Facing such an attack, Seimei looked calm, pulled out the short sword from his waist, and rushed over.

And his charge was like a switch, making all the Konoha ninjas behind him rush forward.

A distance of 20 meters is really not far for a ninja, almost in the blink of an eye, the two sides collided.

In an instant, the field was noisy.

There were sounds of ninjas fighting each other, sounds of ninja tools colliding with each other, and sounds of detonating talismans exploding in the crowd.

In short, all kinds of sounds are endless.

Seimei held a short sword and shuttled among the Iwa ninja team. While dodging attacks, he would stab a sword from time to time, and almost every sword would kill or injure an enemy.

The reason for this is very simple, every time his opponent sees him draw his sword, he will stand still in place.

Then, the whole person will be like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, allowing him to attack.

Although the whole process is a bit weird, this is the power of 'Illusion Sword Art'.

As long as there is no way to be immune to his instant 'Illusion Sharingan', then facing his 'Illusion Sword Art', he can only obediently wait for death.

Generally, Zhongnin and Genin, unless someone helps them, they can be killed with one sword in Seimei's hands.

Seimei's Sharingan was fully activated, and any disturbances around him could not escape his eyes. He dodged Iwa Shinobi's attack while looking for opportunities.

And as long as he finds an opportunity to stab a sword, an Iwa ninja will fall.

Finally, after he killed seven or eight Iwayin Zhongnin and Genin in a row, an Iwayin Jonin rushed over, trying to stop his killing.

However, Seimei ignored him, and his figure flickered, avoiding all the opponent's attacks, and came to a group of Iwa ninjas again.

And that Iwa Shinobi Jonin was stopped by a Konoha Jonin.

Seimei looked at the other party, who nodded to Seimei, and then started fighting with the Iwa Shinobi Jonin.

Seimei withdrew his gaze and started the Wushuang killing mode again.

Under normal circumstances, he would not do this, but this time the situation is special, they must break through the Iwa ninja blocking in front of them as soon as possible.

Otherwise, when the Iwanin from the other two directions come to support, they will be in danger.

As the saying goes, it is better to die than a poor fellow.

Under such circumstances, Seimei naturally couldn't talk about any unspoken rules on the battlefield.

What he has to do now is very simple, that is to kill through the entire Iwa ninja team, so that his own people can pass through as quickly as possible.

As for the others, it doesn't matter!

------

Time passed by every minute and every second.

The entire Konoha team used Seimei and several Jonin from the combat team as the spearhead, and rushed forward quickly. It took less than three minutes to pass through the Iwa Ninja blockade.

This speed seems a bit outrageous, but it is not.

First of all, the number of Jonin on their side far exceeds that of the opponent.

This means that the opponent cannot use absolute strength to stop the advance of their main force.

Secondly, the overall number of ninjas on their side also far exceeds that of the opponent.

Therefore, the opponent cannot entangle them by relying on numbers.

Finally, and most importantly, Seimei, the God of Killing, opened the way ahead, and those Iwa ninjas couldn't organize an effective defense at all.

That's why the whole army was able to pass quickly.

However, passing does not mean everything will be fine.

On the contrary, the real test has just begun.

I saw that the Iwa ninjas in the rear saw them leave, and without any hesitation, they immediately followed.

Moreover, because the two sides separated, there was no need to worry about accidentally injuring their own people. Those Iwa Shinobi Jonin can be said to be firing at full power, and they bombarded their main force.

Unavoidably, Konoha had to send someone to deal with it.

This inevitably slowed down the team's progress.

And this is the purpose of those Iwa Shinobi Jonin.

They disregarded the consumption of Chakra in their bodies and continuously used powerful ninjutsu in order to hold back Seimei and others.

What to do after being dragged?

Naturally, there are friendly forces to take over.

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will arrive.

Just over a minute later, the Iwa Ninja teams from two o'clock and ten o'clock caught up.

Although they missed the best time, these three teams could no longer form an encirclement against them, but the increase in the number of people alone put pressure on Seimei and others.

Despite this, Seimei and others still did not stop moving forward.

They knew very well that if they stopped at this time, what awaited them would be an endless stream of enemies. Only by constantly charging forward would they have a chance to return to the Fengliuzhen stronghold.

Even though many people will die in the process, this is the best outcome.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 213: The Final Blockade

Several hours passed in a flash.

It was evening.

The sky poured down with torrential rain.

Seimei and the others, drenched in the rain, arrived in a jungle.

The constant fighting and fleeing had left everyone exhausted and in desperate need of rest.

"Qing Shan!"

Nara Shi Shui looked at Hyuga Qing Shan beside him and spoke.

Hyuga Qing Shan understood what he meant, nodded, and forced himself to focus. He raised his hands to his chest and activated his Byakugan once again.

The next moment, the veins on both sides of his eyes bulged, and everything within a kilometer came into his vision.

After a while, he closed his Byakugan and said in a deep voice, "There are no large enemy forces within a kilometer, only a few scattered ninjas are monitoring."

"Great!"

Hearing this, Nara Shi Shui breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Seimei and said, "Seimei, those monitors are up to you. Qing Shan, you provide support."

"Okay."

Hyuga Qing Shan responded, while Seimei remained silent and walked straight out of the group.

The continuous killing had left him physically and mentally exhausted, and Seimei didn't want to say another word.

Seeing Seimei leave, Nara Shi Shui nodded to Hyuga Qing Shan, signaling him to follow.

Soon, the two left the main group.

Well...

To say it was a large group was a bit of an exaggeration.

Over the past day, in order to avoid being held back and surrounded, they hardly stopped running.

However, doing so increased their marching speed but also left many Konoha ninjas who were entangled along the way unable to receive reinforcements, and ultimately they could only be captured or killed by the overwhelming Iwa ninjas.

Therefore, the group suffered severe losses.

Compared to the beginning, their numbers were now about half, and they could hardly be called a large group anymore.

...

About fifteen minutes later.

Seimei returned from the other side.

His expression was still numb, and when he saw Nara Shi Shui, he just nodded at him without saying a word.

From behind, Hyuga Qing Shan said, "All the monitoring points within a kilometer have been eliminated. We have at least half an hour of rest time."

Having fewer people also had its advantages, that is, they could run fast enough that the main Iwa force couldn't catch up.

Now, with no monitoring points and heavy rain, it would take the Iwa ninjas even more effort to find them.

Of course, this was assuming they didn't rest here, as the situation here had likely been reported by the Iwa ninjas responsible for monitoring.

So, if they wanted to rest, they had to travel a bit further.

Thus, the Konoha team set off again soon.

Not long after they left, a few more Iwa reconnaissance teams arrived.

They carefully examined the traces on the ground and then chased after Seimei and the others in the direction they had left.

Behind them was the main Iwa force.

Now, the Iwa ninjas weren't just three hundred-man squads. After a day of pursuit and interception, their numbers had already exceeded seven hundred.

And this was after Seimei and the others had killed quite a few along the way, otherwise, there would be even more.

They checked the markers left by the reconnaissance teams and also chased after Seimei and the others in the direction they had left.

In this way, the two sides engaged in a battle of wits, chasing and fleeing, and an entire night quickly passed.

...

The next day.

Morning.

Seimei and the others looked at the hundred or so Iwa ninjas blocking their path, their expressions quite grim.

They were about to escape the Iwa pursuit and enter the radiation range of the Kaze柳 Town stronghold, but suddenly this group appeared to block their way, and no one was happy about it.

If it were just an ordinary hundred-man squad, it wouldn't be a problem. Although they also had about the same number of people left, they had absolute confidence in defeating the opponent.

But these Iwa ninjas in front of them were not ordinary.

Not to mention that almost none of them were Genin, their spirit and fighting spirit alone were not comparable to ordinary ninja teams.

Undoubtedly, this was an elite squad.

And the Iwa ninja leading them confirmed this. It was none other than the Iwa Jonin, Kari, who had fought with Seimei not long ago.

Upon seeing the opponent, Seimei knew that today's hurdle wouldn't be easy to overcome.

As long as the opponent had a bit of sense and didn't engage in a head-on confrontation with him, their side would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Seimei was wary of Kari, but little did he know that Kari was also wary of him.

Kari had witnessed the battles over the past day.

Seimei's performance was incredibly impressive. The losses he alone inflicted on the Iwa ninjas were almost a quarter of their total losses.

And yet, Seimei showed no signs of fatigue.

This made Kari very wary of him.

Because of this, he carefully selected the subordinates responsible for intercepting Seimei and the others this time, organizing a group of elites before daring to come.

In the rain.

The two sides faced off.

Someone shouted "Kill!", and the battle instantly erupted.

They started with a volley of kunai, but everyone was elite, and such attacks obviously couldn't cause much damage to the other side.

Fortunately, neither side had high expectations for this round of attacks, treating it as a mere greeting. The subsequent close combat was the focus.

"Kill—"

Both sides shouted and clashed, and the fierce battle began.

Seimei, wielding a short sword, killed two people in an instant. Kari was no slouch either, directly punching two large holes in two Konoha Chunin.

Seimei didn't try to stop him because that would only make the opponent even more reckless.

Only by killing with the same ferocity could he force the opponent to focus on him and engage in a head-on confrontation.

Facts proved that he was right.

After he killed six Iwa Chunin in a row, Kari finally couldn't resist and charged towards him.

This time, Seimei didn't deliberately dodge and just waited quietly for the opponent to approach.

Finally, the two clashed.

His sword was fast and accurate, and coupled with his perfect timing, Kari had to dodge in advance every time he was attacked.

Similarly, the explosive chakra on Kari's fists also made Seimei extremely vigilant, not daring to let them touch him at all.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the battle between the two was like a performance. Every attack missed, looking quite comical.

However, this was just an illusion. In reality, both were highly focused.

The reason there were no punches landing or swords piercing flesh was that if such a thing happened, it would mean at least one person was seriously injured.

So, without absolute certainty, neither Seimei nor Kari would let the other touch them.

Time passed by.

Seeing the situation on the field becoming increasingly tense, Seimei knew they couldn't drag it out any longer because if they did, they would inevitably be surrounded by the main Iwa force.

Therefore, they had to, like in previous battles, disengage from the battlefield as quickly as possible.

With this in mind, Seimei no longer hesitated. He dodged Kari's attack once again, then took a step back and suddenly increased the distance between them.

Next, he formed hand seals and performed the ninjutsu - Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique! at the fastest speed.

Their previous battle had already cleared a large area nearby.

So, Seimei didn't have to worry about hurting his own people and could directly use ninjutsu.

The only pity was that because of the rain, the power of his fire jutsu was weakened, and he had to consume more chakra to make up for the difference.

Fortunately, he had enough chakra and didn't have to worry about this consumption.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 214: Escape

Feeling the intense heat from the front, Kari didn't hesitate and dodged the fireball with a sideways dive.

But before he could stand up again, several faint whistling sounds came from the air.

Although these sounds were barely noticeable in the rain, Kari, who was highly alert, still sensed the threat.

So, he did a backflip and narrowly avoided the attack.

Several kunai landed on the ground, making a sizzling sound.

"Hmm?"

Hearing this familiar sound, Kari's expression suddenly changed. He glanced to the front from the corner of his eye and saw an explosive tag burning fiercely on one of the kunai.

At the critical moment, Kari kicked off the ground, his entire body shooting out like a cannonball.

Boom~

A loud explosion sounded.

A burst of flames erupted, and a powerful shockwave rapidly spread out from the center of the explosion.

In mid-air, Kari was hit by this shockwave, and his speed of flying away increased even more.

Cough, cough, cough~

After landing, Kari coughed lightly, and a few drops of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, showing that he wasn't completely unscathed.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

A few more kunai were shot out.

"Again?"

Hearing the familiar whistling sound, Kari snorted coldly. His hands quickly formed seals, and then he slapped the ground. When he pulled his hands back up, a stone slab two meters square had appeared in front of him.

Clang, clang, clang~

The kunai hit the slab, making a crisp sound. Even when the explosive tags attached to them detonated afterward, they didn't cause any harm to Kari behind it.

Seeing this, Seimei didn't even think. His hands quickly formed seals, and he opened his mouth, spitting out hundreds of fireballs, performing the 'Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique'.

Seimei controlled these fireballs, dividing them into two groups, and flanking Kari from the left and right sides.

Seeing the fireballs flying towards him, Kari took a few leaps back, increasing the distance and dodging the attack.

At the same time, he didn't hold back either. While dodging, his hands quickly formed seals. The moment he landed, he slapped the ground, performing the ninjutsu - Earth Style: Mud Swamp Technique.

Instantly, the ground beneath Seimei's feet, already wet from the rain, softened into mud, like a giant abyss trying to swallow him whole.

At the critical moment, Seimei gathered chakra at the soles of his feet and leaped onto a nearby tree.

Then, he jumped again, landing on another tree before the first one was swallowed by the mud swamp.

However, this also gave Kari an opportunity.

Before Seimei could stabilize himself, Kari threw several kunai, aiming directly at his vital points.

Fortunately, Seimei's Sharingan was powerful, and in just an instant, he locked onto the flight paths of all the kunai.

Seimei twisted his body, dodging all the kunai attacks within the smallest possible range.

For a moment, the battlefield seemed to fall silent.

Seimei and Kari, one standing on a tree, the other standing under the tree, about twenty meters apart, looked at each other from a distance, neither making a move.

Time passed by.

The two continued their standoff.

At some point, the rain suddenly intensified, obscuring Seimei's vision.

'An opportunity!'

Seeing this, Kari's heart stirred. His figure flickered, like an agile monkey, using the trees on both sides to charge directly at Seimei.

Even though he was attacking upwards, it didn't take Kari long to cover the twenty-meter distance.

In almost the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Seimei.

Kari threw a punch, and Seimei dodged sideways. Kari's fist hit the tree trunk behind him.

Boom~

A loud explosion sounded.

The tree behind Seimei snapped, and the scattered wood fragments hit his cheeks, causing a stinging pain.

That wasn't all. Seeing his punch miss, Kari didn't hesitate and immediately swung his left fist, aiming directly at Seimei's abdomen.

Feeling the massive explosive chakra condensed on his fist, Seimei didn't dare to take it head-on. He kicked off the branch and fell towards the ground behind him.

Seeing this, Kari wanted to continue his pursuit, but how could Seimei let him maintain the initiative all the time?

Before landing, he formed hand seals, completing the preparations for the 'Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique'.

Then, the moment Kari caught up, he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of fire, aiming directly at Kari in mid-air.

Seeing this, Kari thought to himself, "Not good!" He raised his hand to form seals and performed the 'Body Replacement Technique', increasing his speed to dodge the fire stream attack while leaving a stone as cover.

Boom~

The fire stream hit the stone, instantly shattering it into pieces.

However, Kari took this opportunity to hide behind a tree.

Huff~ Huff~

Kari gasped for breath, thinking to himself, "That was close!"

However, at this moment, a transparent wind blade about a meter long suddenly pierced through the tree and landed on him.

Instantly, blood gushed out as if it were worthless, dyeing a large area of the water at his feet red.

Only then did the pain come. Kari looked down and saw a long bloody gash on his chest.

On the other side, seeing this scene, Seimei lowered his hands, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face at the right time.

Although the opponent's movements to dodge the 'Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique' were fast, they weren't faster than his eyes.

He saw all of the opponent's actions after performing the 'Body Replacement Technique'.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he completed the hand seals and then, the moment the opponent stopped, performed the 'Wind Style: Wind Blade'.

It was only because the tree was thick that it reduced the power of the wind blade.

Otherwise, this 'Wind Style: Wind Blade' that he performed with all his might could definitely cut him in two.

But, it was almost the same now. Although he didn't directly cut him in half, he also rendered him completely incapable of fighting.

Seeing Seimei approaching quickly, Kari used his last bit of strength to quickly form seals and performed the 'Earth Style: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique'.

"Whoosh," Seimei appeared behind the tree.

Looking at Kari, who had disappeared again, his expression wasn't very good.

This was the second time!

The last time was the same. After he gained the upper hand using the kite-fighting tactic, the opponent slipped away right under his nose.

This time was even worse. He was already severely injured, but he still managed to escape.

'But, there won't be a next time...'

Secretly making up his mind, Seimei gathered his thoughts, drew his short sword again, and scanned his surroundings.

In the rain, the battle was still ongoing.

The Iwa ninjas' combat power this time was obviously not to be underestimated. The Konoha ninjas tried many times to break free from the entanglement but failed.

However, this was all in the past. With Seimei joining the fight, the balance of the battlefield quickly tilted.

Among the Iwa ninja team, except for Kari, whose fighting style somewhat countered his, no one else was his match.

Even Jonin couldn't handle him unless they joined forces...

Unfortunately, the other Konoha Jonin didn't give them this opportunity.

Therefore, Seimei could attack without any restraint.

The result of this was that within just a few minutes, the Iwa Chunin and Genin were overwhelmed and defeated.

And without the restraint of these Chunin and Genin, the Jonin didn't dare to engage for too long either.

In the end, Seimei and the others successfully broke through the last line of defense and entered the radiation range of the Kaze willow Town stronghold.

Although the road ahead wasn't absolutely safe, it wouldn't be dangerous at every turn.

The only thing that puzzled them was that a whole day had passed, and their distress signal still hadn't received a response.

That's right, they had sent a distress signal to Kaze willow Town as early as when they encountered the first wave of enemies.

But even now, there was still no response.

This gave Seimei and the others a bad feeling.

Chapter 215: Arrival and Decision

It turned out that their worries were not unfounded.

Just as they shook off the last wave of Iwa ninja blockades and spent more than two hours reaching the Kaze willow Town stronghold, they learned just how dire the situation here was.

At the same time, they also understood why the Kaze willow Town stronghold hadn't sent anyone to support them. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but the circumstances simply didn't allow it.

Currently, not far from the Kaze willow Town stronghold, two Iwa ninja forces were stationed, including the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han.

This put immense pressure on the Kaze willow Town stronghold, and they didn't dare to send anyone for support.

Not only that, they were also constantly requesting reinforcements from other strongholds and the rear headquarters.

"No wonder the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki didn't appear among the ninjas who were besieging us. They were all here!"

Seimei and the others suddenly realized.

Previously, after learning that several nearby strongholds had been breached by the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, they were worried whether these two would participate in the mission to besiege them.

They weren't sure about the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, but they had firsthand experience with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han's, tenacity, and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was likely no less formidable.

If these two joined the battle, their chances of escape would be extremely slim.

However, to their surprise, they hadn't encountered these two along the way.

Initially, they thought it was just good luck.

Now it seemed that it was probably the Kaze willow Town stronghold that had attracted their attention, preventing them from encountering them.

Even the true main force of Iwagakure was also drawn here.

This was how they managed to escape.

After learning about these circumstances, Nara Shi Shui and the others felt a wave of fear.

With the amount of troops Iwagakure had mobilized this time, if they were all used against them, they probably wouldn't be able to escape even with wings.

And even if they did escape, they wouldn't have so many survivors.

Well...

Although there weren't many people left now, it was still better than being completely wiped out, wasn't it?

"You have one day to rest. After one day, you will join the defense forces and follow my orders, understand?"

In front of Seimei and the others, Omura Tadahito, the commander-in-chief of the Kaze willow Town stronghold, said in a serious voice.

The orders they had received before were to return to the Kaze willow Town stronghold to assist in the defense, so naturally, they wouldn't refuse his orders now.

However, in the end, Seimei still asked, "Captain Tadahito, how long do you estimate it will be before Iwagakure launches an attack?"

Hearing this, Omura Tadahito glanced at him and then said, "Based on the current intelligence, it will probably take about a week for them to be ready."

"A week, huh..."

Seimei pondered for a moment, nodded to indicate that he understood, and then said no more.

Seeing this, Omura Tadahito didn't ask why he had asked that question and turned to answer other people's questions.

On the side, Seimei listened quietly to their conversation while thinking to himself.

According to his previous plan, he would suspend the practice of other skills for a period of time.

All the chakra recovered each day would be invested in practicing the 'Mystical Palm Technique' to strengthen his body with all his might.

But it would still take about ten days to achieve a qualitative change, causing his body to undergo a transformation and thus increase his 'Constitution' attribute.

However, the great battle would break out in a week. If he couldn't improve before then, it would be a complete waste of these days.

But if he invested his chakra in other skills, Seimei felt somewhat unwilling.

After all, the improvement of the 'Constitution' attribute was related to the subsequent opening of the Mangekyo Sharingan. He didn't want to postpone his plan every time he encountered trouble.

For a moment, Seimei couldn't make up his mind.

But Omura Tadahito's next sentence made his eyes light up.

He heard him say, "In the coming days, the Iwa ninjas will definitely keep sending small teams to probe. You have the most experience fighting them, so I hope you can contribute more then."

'That's right, there are still Iwa ninjas!'

Seimei wasn't planning to go back to his old ways of capturing these Iwa ninjas to use as 'chakra batteries'. In this unfamiliar environment, doing so was too risky.

His idea was to plunder the chakra of those Iwa ninjas during missions.

In this way, he could completely make up for his chakra deficit and further accelerate the strengthening of his body, allowing his 'Constitution' attribute to increase within seven days.

But this would require him to plunder at least seventeen thousand chakra points or more every day, otherwise, there still wouldn't be enough time.

'Seventeen thousand points...'

If he didn't care about the target's life and extracted all their chakra, a Chunin could probably provide him with seven thousand chakra points. Seventeen thousand points meant two and a half people.

So, coupled with some miscellaneous consumption, to achieve his goal, he had to extract the chakra of at least three Iwa Chunin every day.

This difficulty...

Didn't seem too big!

However, he needed to pay attention to arranging his training time and mission time properly during this period, ensuring no mistakes.

Otherwise, any accident could cause his plan to fail.

Thinking this in his heart, Seimei secretly made up his mind.

At the same time, Omura Tadahito had finished answering everyone's questions and explained their subsequent mission arrangements.

Then, he let them go and rest.

The Kaze willow Town stronghold was originally a small town with many houses. Although many were damaged due to the continuous battles, there were still quite a few that were habitable. Seimei was assigned to one of these rooms.

Returning to his residence, Seimei didn't rush to rest. Instead, he washed his face, refreshed himself, and then started practicing the 'Mystical Palm Technique'.

Today, he still had a lot of chakra he could use. Seimei didn't want to waste it, so he had to seize the time to practice the 'Mystical Palm Technique'.

As the Yang Release chakra condensed, Seimei felt a warm current flowing within his body, following the chakra pathways, seeping into the cells of his organs, nourishing and strengthening them.

About three minutes later, the Yang Release chakra was depleted, and the strengthening effect disappeared. Seimei formed hand seals again and performed the 'Mystical Palm Technique'.

In this way, Seimei maintained a frequency of once every three minutes, continuously performing the 'Mystical Palm Technique', using the condensed Yang Release chakra to slowly promote the evolution of his body.

Time passed by, and Seimei gradually immersed himself in the strengthening process.

It wasn't until near evening, when the usable chakra for the day was exhausted, that he stopped his training.

At this point, Seimei was extremely sleepy.

But he still forced himself to stay awake, prepared some food, and only after filling his stomach did he fall asleep.

Only with sufficient nutrition could he ensure the recovery of chakra, otherwise, it would be straining his body, and Seimei didn't want any accidents right now.

Therefore, timely replenishment after training was also very important.

(End of Chapter)