Swish~
Just as Terumi i was cautiously surveying her surroundings, a Kiri-nin, who appeared to be around thirty years old, suddenly appeared beside her.
He said with uncertainty, "What was that just now...?"
The speaker had gray-blue hair, his right eye covered by a black cloth, and each earlobe adorned with a sealing talisman.
It was none other than Ao, the Kirigakure elite Jonin who had stolen a Byakugan from the Hyuga main family on the battlefield a few months ago.
At this mont, beneath the black cloth covering his right eye was the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, possessing the abilities of X-ray vision, telescopic vision, and insight.
The watchtower where Seii's shadow clone was stationed was discovered by him using the Byakugan.
It could be said that he was the catalyst for this battle.
Hearing his words, Terumi i said with a serious expression, "Yes, it's exactly what you're thinking. The one who just fought with
was just a shadow clone of that Ghost Sword Seii."
She paused, glanced around, and then continued, "Ao, you ca just in ti. Quickly use your Byakugan to see where his main body is hiding."
Hearing this, Ao also knew the urgency of the situation. Without wasting any words, he imdiately concentrated, channeled his Chakra, and activated the Byakugan beneath the black cloth.
Instantly, everything around him was reflected in his mind.
This feeling of seeing through everything made him deeply intoxicated.
However, he rembered the important matter and quickly searched for Seii's traces.
However, after a full two minutes, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he still couldn't find any trace of Seii.
When he told Terumi i this result, she shook her head decisively and said, "Impossible. He was right under my nose the whole ti. Even if he briefly detached to create a shadow clone, he couldn't have gone too far, unless..."
"Unless what?"
Ao asked from the side.
"Unless he was just a shadow clone from the very beginning."
Terumi i replied hesitantly.
"What? How is that possible?"
Hearing this answer, Ao was initially disbelieving, but he quickly realized that there seed to be no other possibility besides this.
He didn't believe that the opponent's hiding thod could evade the Byakugan's detection.
As his most prized trophy, Ao's trust in the Byakugan surpassed that of many Hyuga clan ninjas.
He didn't believe, and didn't want to believe, that Seii could avoid the Byakugan's detection.
So, Seii was a shadow clone from the start?!
But the question remained, where was his main body? Was there so kind of conspiracy?
While the two were pondering, so commotion arose on Konoha's side.
As the captain of everyone and bearing the na "Ghost Sword," Seii was highly regarded by many, and they secretly paid attention to his every move.
Originally, when Seii couldn't restrict Terumi i, many people were disappointed, feeling that he didn't live up to his reputation.
After he was suppressed by Terumi i, this distrust beca even more apparent.
It wasn't until he was killed by Terumi i that the agitation among the crowd reached its peak.
However, when they discovered that the one who died was just a shadow clone of Seii, hope was rekindled, and their fallen morale recovered sowhat.
But as Seii's main body didn't appear for a long ti, their hearts started to beco anxious again.
Ninjas were also human. Losing their backbone, they would also feel fear and panic.
Therefore, gradually, unrest appeared within the Konoha team.
Terumi i keenly noticed this, so she stopped paying attention to Seii, who hadn't appeared for a long ti, and instead turned to attack these Konoha ninjas.
Her idea was simple: to take advantage of Konoha's unstable morale and crush this troop in one fell swoop.
This way, even if Seii had any sches, she could calmly deal with them.
And with her joining the fight, Konoha indeed started to struggle to hold on.
It was only because these two squads that Seii brought from the forward base were elites that, although their morale was sowhat low, they didn't completely collapse.
Of course, Uchiha Tekka, a loyal follower of Seii, also played a part in this.
He shouted loudly: "Everyone, hold on! The captain will co to support us soon!"
Hearing this, the others were puzzled, but seeing his Uchiha clan identity, they thought he knew so inside information and regained so spirit.
However, while others were reassured, Uchiha Tekka's situation wasn't good.
Ao had been searching for Seii's traces, and now, suddenly hearing his shout, he imdiately rushed over, seemingly intending to capture him and figure out Seii's plan.
Obviously, he also believed that Seii had so kind of sche.
Unfortunately, no one knew that from the beginning to the end, the one who appeared in front of them was really just a shadow clone of Seii.
As for Seii's main body, he was indeed on his way back.
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A few minutes later.
Seii arrived at the battlefield.
At this ti, this area of the sea was already in chaos. Both sides were fiercely engaged in battle, and it seed like the decisive mont was approaching.
The situation could be said to be very critical.
However, despite this, Seii still didn't rush to act. He instantly activated his Sharingan and started quietly observing the situation on the field.
A mont later, he retracted his gaze, took a deep breath, then plunged into the water and swam towards Terumi i at an extrely fast speed.
As the saying goes, capture the thief first, capture the king!
Through his observations just now, combined with the mory images sent back by his shadow clone earlier, he could basically conclude that Terumi i was the leader of these Kiri-nin.
Thus, just like how Terumi i directly targeted him earlier, he also planned to capture her to dampen the Kiri-nin's morale.
However, the course of events was always full of surprises.
Just as he was about to approach Terumi i, a figure suddenly fell from afar, crashing through the sea surface and passing right by him.
With the Sharingan's powerful insight, he imdiately recognized the person's identity as Uchiha Tekka.
At this mont, Tekka was vomiting blood, his body seemingly struck by sothing, and he was falling heavily towards the seabed.
Seii looked up and saw Ao's figure following closely, arriving above him.
His Byakugan instantly activated, and Ao was about to search for Uchiha Tekka's traces.
However, the next mont, his expression changed drastically, and he rapidly retreated backward.
Bang~
Water splashed everywhere.
A figure suddenly erged from the water.
Shing~
The sound of a blade being unsheathed rang out.
A cold glint flashed.
A long katana sliced across Ao's chest.
The sharp Wind Release Chakra carried on it directly tore his clothes, leaving a shallow bloodstain on his chest.
It was only because he reacted quickly and retreated imdiately that it didn't result in more than just a wound.
"It's you?"
Ao retreated several steps, clutching his chest, looked at Seii, and exclaid in surprise.
That's right, the one who attacked was none other than Seii.
The mont the opponent activated his Byakugan, he knew he couldn't hide anymore, so he simply took the initiative and launched a sneak attack.
Unfortunately, the opponent had the Byakugan and was on guard, so he managed to dodge.
(End of Chapter)
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