Grind is My Ninja Wa Chapter 433: Handling

"This is..."

Ao's pupils suddenly constricted as his mind raced.

Suddenly, he recalled a piece of intelligence he ca across not long ago while researching information on the Uchiha clan.

He blurted out, "Mangekyō Sharingan?!"

That's right. The intel ntioned that back when the Hidden Leaf Village was first founded, the Uchiha clan's leader, Uchiha Madara, possessed a pair of unique eyes known as the Mangekyō Sharingan.

However, decades had passed, and no one in the Uchiha clan had been known to awaken such eyes, so many people considered it a myth. Ao was no exception.

But now...

He realized that it wasn't a myth! Seii's eyes were very likely the Mangekyō Sharingan, and his ability to break through the village's defenses multiple tis before might have been due to the powers of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Thinking deeper, Ao estimated that the strange situation he witnessed that night must have been related to Seii activating the Mangekyō Sharingan.

It all made sense! Everything matched up perfectly!

Wait!

Ao suddenly realized a crucial point—on that night, with the help of his Byakugan, he had been able to spot Seii's anomaly. So why couldn't he see anything now?

"Could it be..."

Whatever Ao had just thought of caused him to hurriedly scan the surroundings.

The next mont, his face turned pale.

At that very mont, everything around him shattered like broken glass, and Ao snapped back to reality. He found Seii standing in front of him, one hand gripping his throat and the other hand pressed against his heart.

It turned out that the mont he saw Seii's eyes, he had already fallen into a genjutsu.

Everything that followed was rely an illusion, a product of his own mind. Even the shout he thought he'd made was just a fignt of his imagination—no one had heard it at all.

Ao knew he had no chance now.

But he wasn't willing to give up without a fight.

Without hesitation, he swung his hand to stab the kunai he held.

However, before he could make a move, the 'Chakra Scalpel' attached to Seii's left hand sliced through his heart muscles, causing his heart to stop beating.

Simultaneously, Seii's right hand exerted force, severing Ao's carotid artery and so of his nerves, plunging him into unconsciousness instantly.

Clink!

The kunai fell weakly from Ao's hand, landing with a crisp sound on the ground, marking the complete failure of his last-ditch effort.

Behind him, a Mist Chūnin, who had been nearby and facing in their direction, noticed the situation and yelled, "Captain!"

While shouting, he threw the kunai in his hand, aiming at Seii's back.

However, without even turning his head, Seii sidestepped the attack.

After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, his perception had increased severalfold.

In the past, without a clear line of sight, he likely wouldn't have noticed the approaching kunai until it was within range.

But now, he had already sensed the attack from afar and could easily avoid it.

This dramatically enhanced his survival skills on the battlefield.

Still, it wasn't ti to reveal the Mangekyō Sharingan just yet.

Seii deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan and quickly ford hand seals, performing the Wind Release: Wings of Wind technique.

In the next instant, he grabbed Ao and soared into the sky.

Down below, several Mist ninja, who had been attracted by the earlier shout of "Captain," could only watch Seii fly away helplessly.

In contrast, the Leaf ninjas, though unclear why Seii had taken the enemy leader, were encouraged, as it was clear that he had defeated the opponent.

This was a huge morale boost.

As a result, they fought even more fiercely.

However, Seii wasn't concerned with their reactions. His only focus now was acquiring the Byakugan.

Everything else could wait.

...

About a minute later.

Seii landed back on the ground.

There was no one around for kiloters.

Satisfied, Seii nodded and gently placed Ao down before checking his condition.

That's right—Ao wasn't dead yet.

Although Seii had cut his heart muscle with the Chakra Scalpel, a heart can stop beating for a minute and still keep a regular person alive, let alone a ninja with enhanced physical resilience.

So Ao was still alive.

Of course, Seii hadn't spared him out of kindness. He needed Ao alive to ensure that he could extract the Byakugan from him.

He knew that Ao had placed a protective seal known as the "Guardian Sealing Tag" on the Byakugan to safeguard it.

If the Byakugan was threatened, the Guardian Sealing Tag would automatically activate, protecting the eye with a sealing technique.

To avoid complications, Seii hadn't delivered a fatal blow.

If this "Guardian Sealing Tag" were anything like Danzo's "Reverse Four Symbols Sealing," which could permanently seal sothing, it would be a huge problem.

Seii wasn't about to let his efforts go to waste.

With these thoughts running through his mind, Seii was about to use the Mystical Palm Technique to heal Ao.

But then, he hesitated.

He activated the Chakra Scalpel again and swiftly severed most of Ao's nervous system and muscle groups.

Now, even if Ao woke up, he wouldn't be able to move.

But that wasn't all.

After deactivating the Chakra Scalpel, Seii ford hand seals again and perford the Chakra Absorption Technique.

A soft, white glow enveloped his hand as he pressed it against Ao's chest.

In the next mont, a large amount of chakra flowed out of Ao's body and into Seii's.

Within seconds, Ao's chakra was completely drained.

To weaken him further, Seii even absorbed part of Ao's spiritual and physical energy.

When Ao's body began to convulse and his face turned pale, signaling that he was on the brink of collapse, Seii finally stopped the Chakra Absorption Technique and switched to using the Mystical Palm Technique to repair Ao's damaged heart muscle.

One second, two seconds...

One minute, two minutes...

It took five full minutes for Seii to completely repair Ao's heart muscle and restore his blood flow, allowing his breathing to return to normal.

Suddenly, Ao's eyes snapped open. He gasped heavily, like a fish out of water.

As a seasoned Jōnin, his instincts were sharp. The mont he awoke, he imdiately identified the source of danger—Seii!

Without any hesitation, he attempted to attack.

But just as he prepared to move, he realized he couldn't control his limbs.

Not only that, he also felt an overwhelming weakness in his body.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that not only was his chakra completely depleted, but his body also felt frail, as though recovering from a severe illness.

It didn't take much thought to know that Seii was behind all of this.

He looked at Seii and had only managed to utter the word "You" when his consciousness was abruptly dragged into a genjutsu.