Withdrawing his gaze, Seii turned his attention toward the nearby Mist Chūnin.
Caught under his sharp stare, the Mist Chūnin imdiately snapped to his senses. Without hesitation, he flung the kunai in his hand. Not waiting to see if it hit its mark, he spun on his heel and fled toward the main battlefield.
But before he could take more than two steps, Seii appeared in front of him.
Startled, the Mist Chūnin didn't stop. Instead, he swung his kunai directly at Seii's neck.
Unfortunately, such an attack posed no threat to Seii.
Just as the kunai was about to hit, Seii subtly sidestepped, evading the strike effortlessly.
Seeing this, Miyazaki Tomohisa's eyes lit up. Twisting his wrist, he aid to slash Seii's throat.
But in the next mont, a sharp pain struck.
Miyazaki felt a numbing jolt from his right flank before being sent flying.
Seii calmly retracted his right leg, unhurriedly walking toward him.
Cough~
Seeing Seii approach, Miyazaki coughed violently while struggling to his feet.
However, before he could fully rise, Seii used a "Body Flicker Technique" and appeared right in front of him.
Miyazaki's pupils dilated in fear. Overwheld by terror, his adrenaline spiked.
"Die!"
With a roar, he thrust his kunai toward Seii's heart with all his might.
But what greeted him was Seii's "Leaf Strong Whirlwind".
Boom~
Crack~
A dull thud accompanied by the sound of bones breaking resounded.
Miyazaki crashed heavily to the ground.
This ti, before he could rise again, Seii was already in front of him.
In the next mont, their gazes locked, and Seii activated the "Genjutsu: Sharingan" he had prepared earlier.
Instantly, Miyazaki's consciousness was dragged into a genjutsu.
His body froze in place, motionless.
Without wasting ti, Seii imdiately manipulated the illusion to extract the mories he needed.
Monts later, Seii withdrew his hand, reviewing the information he had just obtained.
As he suspected, the four individuals had no connection to the Root organization.
Their presence was purely coincidental—drawn by the commotion caused by Seii's earlier battle with Kuja and the others, prompting the Mist commander to send them to investigate.
Moreover, two other teams were assigned similar tasks.
However, Seii had no intention of seeking out those teams.
After confirming they were unrelated to Root, there was no need to waste ti on them.
Sanou Nobuhisa's reinforcent troops had already arrived, turning the battlefield into chaos. This was the perfect opportunity to deal with the traitor, and any unnecessary distractions would jeopardize that chance.
Yes, Sanou Nobuhisa was here.
His shadow clone, walking among the reinforcents, had inford him via the "Telepathy Technique."
It was ti to act.
With that thought, Seii used the "Chakra Scalpel" to sever Miyazaki's heart muscle before setting his body ablaze. Without waiting for the flas to consu him entirely, Seii used "Wind Release: Wings of Wind" to leave the scene.
Seconds later.
Seii arrived at the battlefield, dramatically joining the fray.
Soon after, another figure entered the fight—bearing the exact appearance of Miyazaki Tomohisa.
This, of course, was Seii's shadow clone in disguise.
Why not disguise as Akihara Shinnosuke instead?
Simple—Shinnosuke's exceptional strength might intimidate the traitor.
The traitor, after all, was rely a Chūnin. Even a Tokubetsu Jōnin like Shinnosuke would appear as an overwhelming force.
This was precisely why Seii aid to eliminate the traitor during the chaos.
If the target were a Jōnin—or even a Tokubetsu Jōnin—handling them discreetly on a battlefield would be far more complicated.
Battles rarely allowed for clean one-on-ones. A strong opponent could easily call for backup.
In such a scenario, Seii risked being outnumbered, increasing the chance of an unexpected outco.
But with just a Chūnin, the situation was different.
Given the right opportunity, even a shadow clone could dispatch the traitor in an instant, leaving them no ti to summon help.
This ensured no loose ends.
Having resolved his plan, the "Seii" clone actively engaged in the battle while moving toward the target.
Before entering the field, Seii had already pinpointed the traitor's location using his Byakugan.
From his vantage point in the sky, the target had no place to hide.
Soon enough, the clone found the traitor.
At the ti, the traitor was teaming up with two Konoha Chūnin to fend off four Mist-nin.
However, his performance was lackluster—his frequent distractions placing great pressure on his teammates.
Why was he so distracted?
Judging from the occasional glances he cast toward the real Seii in the sky, the clone could guess.
Though the traitor likely didn't know the Root's full plans, the orders given, the sudden appearance of Mist ambushers, and Seii's earlier vanishing act were enough to piece things together.
Now, with Seii's return half an hour later, the traitor was visibly unsettled.
Even without the Sharingan, the clone could see the anxiety in his eyes.
Seizing the mont, the "Seii" clone deflected an attack from a Konoha Chūnin and feigned an encounter with another Mist-nin, subtly directing the foe toward his teammate.
Then, as if noticing the battle on the traitor's side for the first ti, he joined in seamlessly.
The Mist-nin, believing him to be one of their own, didn't question his presence.
And so, the clone blended into the fight.
It didn't take long for him to target the traitor directly.
In their initial exchanges, the clone displayed only the skills of an average Mist Chūnin.
Once the traitor began to relax, the clone signaled the real Seii to approach slightly.
Imdiately, the traitor grew tense.
Seeing this, the clone smirked coldly. A guilty conscience indeed.
Timing his move perfectly, the clone accelerated when the traitor glanced toward the sky, closing the distance in an instant.
"Huh?"
The traitor was startled and instinctively tried to retreat.
But in that instant, the clone's Sharingan flashed briefly, montarily disorienting the traitor.
When he regained his senses, a kunai was already piercing his heart.
Clutching his chest, Shunji Oda coughed violently, his eyes filled with disbelief.
How could this Mist-nin have the Uchiha clan's Sharingan?
Yet, as he took in the clone's calm expression, he seed to understand.
With a bitter smile, Shunji Oda collapsed, lifeless, as the clone withdrew the kunai.
(Chapter End)
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