A flurry of thoughts flashed through Seii's mind before he shook his head to clear them, focusing instead on the Mist Ninjas below. By now, the two teams of Mist Ninjas were less than a hundred ters apart.
After a brief consideration, Seii decided to ignore the Mist Ninjas directly below him and instead turned around, flying towards the newly arrived Mist Ninja squad at the rear.
As for the Mist Ninjas beneath him, if they followed, he would delay both teams. If they continued with their previous plan, he would leave them for the Leaf Ninja reinforcents arriving from the base. In either case, the numbers would be more balanced, creating a fairer duel environnt.
*Whoosh!* Seii flapped his chakra wings, and his speed surged to its limit. In the blink of an eye, he was hovering above the rear Mist Ninja team.
Wasting no ti, he launched a direct "death charge" towards the Mist Ninjas.
Seeing this, the Mist Ninjas didn't hesitate. Under the command of a Mist Jonin, they halted and threw their kunai.
Seii activated his Sharingan fully, clearly seeing the explosive tags attached to the kunai. At this point, there was no ti to perform any jutsu, even though he had mastered many ninjutsu to perfection and could release them quickly. However, the speed of both sides was too fast, leaving him no ti to form hand seals or gather chakra.
But Seii had his reasons for acting this way. In a flash, he drew a long sword from his waist. The next mont, a rapid clanging sound echoed as his sword moved like a whirlwind, deflecting all incoming kunai.
By the ti the explosive tags detonated, Seii had already moved past the barrage.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!* Deafening explosions erupted behind him, fireballs lighting up the sky, montarily dimming the sunlight. Due to his speed, it looked as though Seii had burst through the flas, stunning the Mist Ninjas who witnessed the scene.
Not only that, but the Mist Ninjas who had finished forming hand seals for a second attack hesitated because Seii didn't dodge as they had expected. By the ti they refocused on him, they had already missed the best opportunity.
Calmly, Seii dodged the incoming jutsu by lightly twisting his body and activating Wind Style: Wings of Wind. In the next mont, he sheathed his sword and ford hand seals, unleashing Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!
It was the sa jutsu, with the sa effect. Even though the Mist Ninjas had been on alert after the last encounter, the result was hardly different. The reason was simple—this ti, though there was no fog cover, Seii had created an opportunity through sheer power, catching the Mist Ninjas off guard once again.
The result was devastating.
Looking down at the disoriented Mist Ninjas, Seii didn't imdiately attack. Instead, he glanced at the other Mist Ninja squad in the distance. Seeing they had no intention of returning, he resud his assault.
"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
"Fire Style: Dragon Fla Jutsu!"
One jutsu after another was unleashed. Seii alternated between single-target and area attacks, showing no rcy and wasting no chakra. His relentless assault took a heavy toll. Within monts, seven or eight Mist Ninjas had fallen, and the number of injured soared into the double digits.
Considering there had only been about 120 Mist Ninjas after his first wave of attacks, losing nearly a sixth of their forces was a massive blow.
The worst part was that they couldn't do anything to stop Seii, which made it even more frustrating.
After several rounds of back-and-forth, the Mist Jonin gave up on trying to fight and instead led their squad towards the Black Stone base.
Watching from above, Seii confird that the Leaf Ninja reinforcents had intercepted the forward Mist Ninja squad. Satisfied, he stopped taking risks and followed the retreating Mist Ninjas, harassing them and picking off stragglers when he could.
By the ti the two Mist Ninja squads regrouped, their numbers had fallen below a hundred. Moreover, they were tense and exhausted.
However, with both squads united, it was harder for Seii to continue his aerial strikes. It wasn't that the Mist Ninjas posed a bigger threat after regrouping, but rather that the Leaf Ninjas had now rged with them, making it difficult for Seii to attack freely without risking friendly fire.
On top of that, the Mist Ninjas were smart, sticking close to the Leaf Ninjas to avoid becoming easy targets. This further limited Seii's ability to strike from above.
After killing a few more enemies, Seii decided to abandon this cautious fighting style. If things continued like this, the Leaf Ninja reinforcents would be wiped out by the ten Mist Jonin before he could finish off all the Mist Ninjas.
That's right—Sano Nobuhisa's reinforcents were not only fewer in number than the Mist Ninjas, but also of lower quality. Among the Leaf reinforcents, there were only six Jonin and Special Jonin combined, unable to match the ten Mist Jonin in the Mist forces.
Realizing this, Seii made his move. He dove down, arriving above a Leaf Jonin who was being surrounded by three Mist Jonin.
The next mont, *whoosh*, his Wind Style: Wings of Wind dissipated.
Seii leapt forward, landing in front of the Leaf Jonin.
*Clang!*
His sword was drawn.
Seii swung his blade, his figure flickering, and within an instant, he had deflected the attacks of the three Mist Jonin.
They all backed away from each other.
Behind him, the Leaf Jonin, now seeing Seii, called out excitedly, "Seii Jonin!"
"Hmm," Seii responded simply, not looking back. "Go help the others. I'll handle these three."
The Leaf Jonin didn't hesitate. "Alright, be careful!"
With that, he disappeared in a flash, clearly trusting in Seii's strength.
anwhile, the three Mist Jonin didn't attempt to stop his departure, instead keeping their eyes firmly on Seii. They too understood his power, not daring to let their guard down.
(End of Chapter)
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