Whoosh~
A long blade sliced through the air, grazing i Terumi's shoulder. The wind chakra enveloping the blade tore through her clothes, leaving a shallow wound on her shoulder.
"Hmm?"
A soft sound of surprise echoed from within the mist.
In the next mont, the blade, which had been slashing downward, changed direction and cut horizontally toward i Terumi's neck.
Feeling the sharp intent to kill, i Terumi reacted without thinking, performing a quick roll to avoid the strike.
Though not elegant, the move was undeniably effective.
Once again, the attack missed its mark.
Yes, the one launching these attacks was none other than Seii.
Taking advantage of the steam generated by the clash between the fire and water dragons, Seii had cast the "Water Style: Hidden Mist Jutsu," cloaking everyone's vision in the thick fog.
He then dispelled the "Wind Style: Wings of Wind," targeting i Terumi directly and launching a surprise attack.
For the past while, he had been using his aerial advantage to maintain distance, but now he had suddenly engaged in close combat, catching her off guard.
Unfortunately, her reactions were quick enough, and both attacks failed to land.
But Seii wasn't one to give up easily.
A flash of blue light appeared as he used the "Instant Sword Technique."
In an instant, he was beside i Terumi's right side.
The next mont, the long blade swung again, aid directly at her neck.
Sensing the danger, i Terumi's expression shifted slightly. She raised the kunai in her hand, blocking the strike to her side.
Clang~
A spark flashed within the mist.
The long blade clashed against the kunai, producing a crisp tallic sound.
A strong force traveled through the kunai, causing i Terumi to lose her balance and slide backward.
Seii, gripping his sword with both hands, pressed forward, forcing her to slide back further.
He then retracted the blade and slashed again.
i Terumi, moving instinctively, ducked and avoided the attack.
The long blade whizzed over her head, slicing off a few strands of her reddish-brown hair.
Seii attacked again, and i Terumi blocked once more.
For a ti, the sound of "clang, clang" echoed continuously.
Having lost the initiative, i Terumi could only block and evade Seii's relentless attacks.
However, Seii's strikes were like a violent storm—fast, unyielding, and continuous.
At first, i Terumi managed to keep up.
But as ti went on, she found it increasingly difficult to defend against the attacks.
In a short amount of ti, several wounds appeared on her body.
Although none were too serious, it was clear that if things continued this way, she would eventually fall to Seii's blade.
Realizing this, i Terumi naturally wanted to break free from the predicant.
However, Seii gave her no opportunity.
At that mont, Seii's movents were like a phantom, weaving around her. Each of his strikes targeted her vital points.
Any slight mistake could give him the opening to take her life.
Because of this, i Terumi didn't dare make any rash moves.
Clang, clang~
The fight raged on!
Just as i Terumi was about to reach her limit, faint sounds of kunai slicing through the air approached.
"Kunai?"
Seii's thoughts shifted, and he paused briefly, redirecting his blade to block the incoming kunai.
A series of "clink, clink" sounds rang out as he deflected all the kunai.
Seii looked toward the direction the kunai had co from and, through the mist, vaguely saw a few figures.
Additionally, sensing the chakra scattered in the mist, he realized that several Mist Ninjas were converging on his location.
"Well, it's been long enough. Even with the cover of the mist, they were bound to find
sooner or later," Seii thought to himself.
He glanced at i Terumi, who had taken advantage of the situation to create so distance, and shook his head in disappointnt, muttering, "What a pity."
With that, he sheathed his sword, ford hand signs, and once again cast the jutsu—Wind Style: Wings of Wind!
In the next mont, a pair of pale blue chakra wings unfurled behind him.
With a gentle flap, he rose into the sky.
As for i Terumi... she was temporarily left behind.
Indeed, he had wanted to kill her just monts ago, but her strength was comndable. Despite being caught off guard and forced into a passive position, she had managed to hold her ground.
Given that, it wasn't worth the risk of being surrounded to continue the fight.
Compared to her, the larger battle was more important.
He could use the ti while she regrouped to head to the other battlefields and relieve so of the pressure on the Konoha ninjas there.
This battle had them outnumbered three to one.
Moreover, with the Mist Village's successful ambush catching them off guard, they wouldn't be able to hold their ground without so assistance.
So, the bigger picture took priority.
Whoosh~
Seii's wings flapped.
In the blink of an eye, he had flown out of the range of the "Water Style: Hidden Mist Jutsu."
He scanned the battlefield below and quickly locked onto a nearby skirmish.
There, dozens of Konoha ninjas were under siege by over a hundred Mist Ninjas.
"Perfect. This will do."
With that thought, Seii manipulated the chakra wings on his back, and soon, he was hovering above the battlefield.
The next mont, he pulled out several shuriken, his Sharingan locking onto a few of the Mist Ninjas.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
The shuriken flew through the air, homing in on the targets.
However, due to his earlier aerial assaults, the Mist Ninjas were already wary of the sky.
So, even with the cover of darkness, soone noticed his presence.
"Watch out!"
At once, soone shouted a warning.
Hearing this, everyone looked toward the sky, and they saw Seii throwing the shuriken.
Imdiately, the targeted ninjas attempted to dodge.
However, despite their efforts, half of them were still hit.
Grunts of pain escaped from their mouths, causing their movents to falter.
Seeing this, Seii quickly ford hand signs and, within monts, unleashed the Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!
A small fireball was expelled from his mouth, rapidly expanding into a massive five-to-six-ter-wide inferno, crashing down toward the group.
Feeling the intense heat above them and witnessing the fireball's descent like a falling teor, the Mist Ninjas panicked and desperately tried to evade.
Unfortunately, having just been wounded by the shuriken, they were a split second too slow. Despite their best efforts, they couldn't completely avoid the fireball's impact.
But it didn't really matter.
Because as soon as the fireball hit the ground, it exploded with a deafening "boom."
Those closest to the impact were instantly consud by the flas, while even those who had fled earlier were caught in the explosion's shockwave.
Thud, thud, thud~
The ones on the outskirts of the blast were thrown to the ground, coughing up blood.
But they had no ti to rest; without even wiping the blood from their mouths, they scrambled to escape further away.
In the next instant, a wave of fire swept over, engulfing the area where they had just fallen.
(Chapter ends)
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