Although he successfully forced Seii back, Han didn't continue his attack. Instead, he stopped about ten ters away, watching Seii with vigilance. Both the previous surprise attack with kunai and jutsu, and the precise sword strike just now, had made him feel threatened. He didn't dare to act rashly.
Now, he just wanted to wait for his other six teammates to arrive before taking down Seii together. Unlike many jinchuriki, Han was cautious despite his strength. When he realized the potential danger of facing Seii alone, he opted for a more conservative approach - waiting for backup.
However, while Han could afford to delay, Seii couldn't.
His Sharingan's pupils shifted slightly as he glanced into the distance. The other six Iwa ninja were rapidly approaching along the path Han had cleared.
Although confident in his abilities, Seii couldn't face seven Jonin simultaneously, especially with a jinchuriki among them.
'I need to retreat first!' he thought, pushing off the ground and swiftly moving backward.
Han imdiately gave chase. He was cautious but not cowardly. Seeing Seii flee, he naturally pursued.
His red armor, enveloped in steam, seed even brighter under the high temperature. His speed increased, closing the distance between him and Seii.
Just as he was about to be caught, Seii suddenly turned and ford hand seals. A powerful ntal pressure emanated from his Sharingan, sweeping across the area.
"What?" Han's pupils constricted. He felt an overwhelming pressure from Seii's Sharingan. He had fought Uchiha Jonin before, but their Three-Tomoe Sharingan hadn't given him such pressure. What was going on with this kid?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but he couldn't find an answer.
'Forget it,' he thought, lowering his hat to block his vision and avoid eye contact with Seii.
This was the opportunity Seii was waiting for. The mont Han's vision was obscured, he changed his hand seals, switching from the planned Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique to Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu.
Anyone familiar with these techniques would find this impossible. They were completely different, and a seamless transition shouldn't be possible.
Indeed, it was impossible for most people.
But Seii was different. He had mastered the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique to Lv5 (0/0), allowing him to control it freely. He had also trained the Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu to Lv4, and his Chakra Control was at Lv4. Combined with his understanding of Fire Style from the mastered Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, he achieved the impossible - a seamless hand seal transition.
As a result, his Fireball Jutsu was incredibly sudden.
By the ti Han realized sothing was wrong, a massive fireball, three ters in diater, was already upon him.
Feeling the intense heat, Han knew he couldn't withstand it.
At the critical mont, he roared, ejecting a large amount of high-temperature steam from his armor's gaps. Using the steam's recoil, he moved several ters sideways, narrowly avoiding the fireball.
Seeing the attack about to miss, Seii imdiately detonated the fireball.
A terrifying explosion and shockwave hit Han from behind, sending him flying and crashing to the ground.
He quickly got up, seemingly unhard. Even the intense flas were blocked by his steam armor.
Seii wasn't surprised. The armor could withstand high-temperature steam, so blocking the Fireball Jutsu wasn't unexpected.
Glancing at the approaching Iwa ninja, Seii knew he couldn't stay any longer.
He threw several kunai with explosive tags at Han and continued to flee.
The kunai seed randomly thrown, but they weren't. With his Sharingan's keen eyesight, he aid them at Han's vulnerable spots, hindering his pursuit.
Loud explosions erupted behind him, followed by the whooshing sound of Han's steam-accelerated movent.
Seii used the sound to gauge Han's position. Whenever Han got close, he would turn and attack, always starting with genjutsu.
This forced Han to block his vision.
And once Han did that, Seii would change tactics, switching to ninjutsu, throwing tools, or setting traps. He used various thods to prevent Han from getting close.
Han, wary of Seii's Sharingan, fell for his tricks every ti. Despite his strength, he couldn't utilize it effectively and was led by Seii.
He had considered fighting back, but whenever he felt the pressure from Seii's Sharingan, he would instinctively avoid eye contact. His intuition told him that falling for a genjutsu would be disastrous.
Moreover, the Five-Tails also seed wary of Seii's Sharingan, making him even more hesitant.
Thus, the two continued their chase through the forest, heading towards the main Konoha force.
The six Iwa ninja behind them, seeing the stalemate, didn't rush to assist. They maintained a leisurely pace.
At first, Seii didn't understand their intention, but after so thought, he realized they were trying to follow him to locate the Konoha main force.
Upon realizing this, Seii ignored them. Their presence confird his suspicions about the spy and the possibility of it being an Iwa ninja.
The main force's location was no longer a secret; it was just a matter of ti before the Iwa ninja received the updated information.
So, let them follow. It only ant they would discover the location a bit earlier.
Perhaps they could even use this opportunity to eliminate these six.
However, Seii seed to have forgotten one thing: there were also Iwa pursuers behind them.
This was bound to affect his plans.
(End of Chapter)
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