Grind is My Ninja Wa Chapter 408: Injury

"Did it succeed?"

One of the special Jonin of the Hidden Mist asked, looking ahead at the smoke.

Hearing this, the other four remained silent, cautiously watching the spot where Seii last stood.

By all logic, the final attack of the Water Dragon should have hit Seii, or at least severely wounded him, if not killed him. However, a sense of unease warned them that it wasn't over yet.

*Whoosh!*

Suddenly, a wind blade about a ter long shot out from the smoke, slicing toward the waist of the Hidden Mist Jonin who had spoken first, intending to cut him in half.

"Watch out!"

A fellow Jonin nearby was the first to notice the danger and quickly warned him.

Fortunately, the special Jonin of the Hidden Mist had remained alert. As soon as he heard the warning, he dodged to the side.

In the end, the wind blade only passed through his afterimage, leaving a narrow cut on the ground behind him, missing him completely.

At the sa ti, the other three Hidden Mist ninjas threw their kunai in the direction the wind blade had co from.

*Clang, clang, clang!*

From within the smoke, three clear tallic sounds echoed.

It seed as if the kunai were deflected by sothing, flying back and stabbing into the ground.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*

The five Mist ninjas spread out, watching the smoke warily.

Soon, the smoke cleared, revealing a figure.

It was none other than Seii.

At this mont, his appearance was slightly disheveled; his clothes were torn in several places by rubble, and his skin bore so bloody scratches.

However, overall, he was unhard.

Clearly, he had managed to evade the Water Dragon's direct hit.

Seeing this, the Mist ninjas' pupils contracted. Without hesitation, they prepared to launch another attack.

However, after the recent confrontation, Seii had already decided to show so of his true strength. After all, he was a mber of the Leaf Village, and slacking off too much wouldn't be right.

With this in mind, before the Mist ninjas could act, he launched an attack of his own.

A flash of blue light appeared, and Seii's figure disappeared from where he stood.

*Instant Sword Technique!*

"Not good!"

Seeing this, Morishita Shichisei was shocked. A powerful sense of danger gripped his heart. Instinctively, he turned and raised his kunai to block at his side.

*Clang!*

The next mont, the kunai collided with a long sword, producing a crisp tallic sound.

"Huh?"

Seii was surprised as his strike was blocked.

Over the course of their battle, he had realized that Morishita Shichisei was the weakest of the five Mist Jonin.

That's why he had targeted him with both the earlier *Wind Blade* and this sudden attack.

Unexpectedly, Morishita had reacted in ti on both occasions.

"Indeed, even a special Jonin is much stronger than an average Chunin."

This strike of his would have overwheld 90% of Chunins, leaving them defeated in one blow.

Shaking his head, Seii stopped thinking about it.

He dodged the shuriken attacks from the other four Mist ninjas and used the *Instant Sword Technique* again, moving to Morishita Shichisei's other side.

A cold flash of light appeared as Seii slashed his sword toward Morishita's neck.

Sensing the danger, Morishita quickly ducked, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Seeing this, Seii wasted no ti. He twisted his wrist, and the sword's direction shifted from a horizontal slash to a downward strike.

Wrapped in Wind Release chakra, the blade slashed down at an angle. Before it even reached Morishita, he could already feel a sharp pain.

Glancing at his shoulder, he saw that his clothes near the blade had been torn open by the Wind Release chakra, and blood was flowing.

Clearly, he was already injured.

Despite the pain and terror, Morishita quickly ford hand seals, casting a jutsu at his fastest speed—*Water Substitution Technique!*

*Splash!*

Seii's sword struck Morishita, but his body turned into a puddle of water.

Without pausing, Seii looked to a spot not far away, where Morishita had just stopped after his escape.

"An opportunity!"

Seii's eyes glead. Without hesitation, he raised his left hand and rapidly completed hand seals, casting the *Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique*.

A mont later, a massive fireball shot out, heading straight for Morishita's body.

"Ahhh!"

A scream of pain echoed.

Morishita was hit by the fireball and instantly beca a human torch, wailing in agony.

"Shichisei!"

Seeing this, one of the special Jonin from the Hidden Mist cried out in panic.

As she shouted, she quickly ford hand seals, casting a Water Release jutsu to douse the flas engulfing Morishita.

anwhile, the other three Mist Jonin seized the mont when Seii was casting his jutsu and launched an attack on him.

One of them retrieved a kunai with an explosive tag from their pouch and threw it at Seii.

The other two simultaneously completed hand seals, each casting a Water Release and a Lightning Release jutsu, combining them into a joint attack aid at Seii.

Seii's Sharingan spun rapidly. He instantly spotted the explosive tag on the kunai and imdiately abandoned the thought of blocking. Instead, he sheathed his sword and dodged to the side.

However, just as he landed, a water column wrapped in lightning ca rushing toward him—part of the joint jutsu.

Forced to react, Seii used the *Instant Movent Technique* once more, retreating to a farther distance.

But in the brief mont he had taken to kill Morishita, he had lost so ti.

Although he dodged the kunai, he couldn't avoid the follow-up attack from the two Mist Jonin.

The water column struck the ground and quickly spread into a thin film of water, rapidly expanding outward.

Despite his swift movents, Seii couldn't outrun the spread of the water jutsu.

Looking at the water underfoot, Seii knew this was bad. He prepared to jump out of the water's reach.

But it was too late.

The mont his feet touched the water, lightning followed the flow of the water.

*Crackle!*

The sound of electricity filled the air.

Seii felt his legs go numb, his body freezing in place.

Seeing this, the Jonin who had thrown the kunai earlier noticed the perfect opportunity.

Without hesitation, he retrieved three shuriken from his pouch and hurled them at Seii.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*

The three shuriken flew rapidly, aiming for Seii's throat, heart, and abdon.

Seii's Sharingan rotated quickly, locking onto the incoming shuriken. After confirming there were no hidden traps, he dismissed the idea of using a powerful move.

He twisted his body slightly, dodging the vital strikes.

The shuriken aid at his throat missed entirely.

The one aid at his heart only grazed his left arm, leaving a deep cut.

As for the one aid at his abdon...

Though it hit him, it didn't strike any vital organs.

It wasn't a major issue.

However, staying in one spot as a target would lead to serious problems.

"I need to get out of here, fast!"

With that thought, Seii endured the pain and quickly ford hand seals, casting *Wind Release: Wind Wings*.

(End of Chapter)