Grind is My Ninja Way

"Damn it, Kima!"

Seeing Kawauchi Kima vomiting blood and flying backward, Kamihara Nobunaga cursed and quickly took out another kunai, rushing towards Seimei.

At the same time, Shimazu Shinya, who had just dodged to create an opening, also realized he had done something foolish and immediately wanted to step forward to remedy the situation.

Unfortunately, Seimei had already torn a gap in their formation. How could he let them complete the encirclement again?

With a thought, he activated the Illusion Sword Technique and directly faced Shimazu Shinya, who was closest to him.

Shimazu Shinya saw Seimei's short sword, and his expression became dazed. His movements inevitably revealed a slight opening.

Seimei seized the opportunity and was about to strike with his full strength.

Just then, another Iwa-nin Jonin, whose attack had just been blocked by Seimei, rushed forward and stood in front of Shimazu Shinya.

*Clang*

The kunai and short sword clashed, producing a crisp metallic sound.

Then came a harsh scraping sound. While the two were in a stalemate, Seimei suddenly raised his left hand and held it in front of his chest.

Seeing this familiar movement, both the Iwa-nin Jonin in front of him and Shimazu Shinya, who had just recovered behind him, changed their expressions drastically.

They hadn't forgotten the Wind Release ninjutsu that Seimei had used with a single-handed seal not long ago.

Based on that hand seal speed, once Seimei started casting, they might not even be able to dodge.

Therefore, the two didn't hesitate at all and immediately dodged to the sides.

"Hehe~"

Seeing their actions, Seimei chuckled softly, then turned around to face Kamihara Nobunaga, who was approaching.

"Hmm?"

Kamihara Nobunaga's heart skipped a beat, and he unconsciously slowed down.

He saw Seimei's left hand rapidly complete the hand seals, and with his mouth open, he spat out a cluster of fireballs resembling balsam seeds.

These fireballs, like fire spirits, nimbly surrounded him.

Without any hesitation, Kamihara Nobunaga immediately stopped and then leaped backward, leaving his original spot.

However, those fireballs relentlessly pursued him.

Kamihara Nobunaga's expression turned serious. He retreated while forming hand seals.

Finally, at the critical moment, Kamihara Nobunaga completed the hand seals and used the ninjutsu - Water Release: Water Wall!

A wall of water rose in front of him, blocking the fireballs. The flames and water met, making a sizzling sound.

At the same time, a large amount of water vapor appeared, gathering together and forming a faint white mist.

Seeing this, Kamihara Nobunaga charged forward, his body passing through layers of white mist, instantly dodging the numerous fireballs that were bypassing the water wall from both sides.

Although Seimei could control these fireballs to change their trajectories, there was ultimately a limit. They couldn't make a 180-degree turn.

Therefore, when Kamihara Nobunaga shifted his position, he could only give up the attack.

*Boom boom boom~*

These fireballs smashed onto the ground, creating scorched black craters. Their power was evident.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

It wasn't until Seimei's attack missed that Shimazu Shinya and the other Iwa-nin Jonin, who had just dodged, realized they had been tricked.

So, they formed hand seals, preparing to use ninjutsu to attack Seimei.

Unfortunately, their movements were too slow.

After judging that the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique wouldn't be effective, Seimei changed his direction and targeted the two of them again.

Therefore, just as they were about to form hand seals, Seimei flicked his hand and threw six shuriken, aiming directly at their vital points.

They had no choice but to dodge first.

And this dodge gave Seimei an opportunity.

Without any hesitation, he took out a dozen more shuriken, and his hands danced, throwing all these shuriken towards the two of them like scattering flower petals.

The two were overwhelmed by Seimei's superb shuriken throwing skills. And when they finally stopped, all they could hear was Kamihara Nobunaga's warning.

"Be careful!"

Instinctively, Shimazu Shinya lowered his head.

*Whoosh*

A nearly two-meter-long transparent wind blade swept past his head, and a few strands of hair slowly fell, making Shimazu Shinya break out in a cold sweat.

However, before he could rejoice at his narrow escape from death, a scream suddenly came from his left rear.

"Hmm?"

Shimazu Shinya's heart tightened, and he looked back to see that the companion who had just dodged Seimei's attack with him now had his right arm severed and lying on the ground.

At the same time, there was also a wound about ten centimeters long across his right chest, leaving a neat cut.

A large amount of blood and internal organs flowed out from the cut, and he let out a painful groan from his mouth. It was clear that he wouldn't survive.

Obviously, Seimei's attack just now wasn't solely aimed at him. Seimei had consumed a large amount of chakra to condense this wind blade, aiming to kill two birds with one stone.

Shimazu Shinya reacted faster, and with Kamihara Nobunaga's timely warning, he dodged the attack. But the other Iwa-nin Jonin, who was not far from him, wasn't so lucky.

Being directly swept by the wind blade, if he didn't die, who would?

However, the reason Seimei could use this move so quickly was also thanks to his intense training over the past ten days.

Because he had invested a lot of chakra, his 'Wind Release: Wind Blade,' like the Rasengan, had also leveled up.

Currently, its proficiency had increased from lv4 (1660/2000) to lv5 (870/5000).

And lv5 was a watershed moment. For C-rank ninjutsu, it was already considered perfected.

Although 'Wind Release: Wind Blade' hadn't reached perfection due to its higher rank, after leveling up, its casting speed had become much faster.

Coupled with its inherent characteristics of 'fast attack speed and good concealment,' Seimei was naturally even more adept at using it now.

Just like the Rasengan, once used, it produced remarkable results.

Losing two people in such a short time, even though Kamihara Nobunaga was a true Jonin and his strength was much higher than his three companions, he didn't dare to rashly launch an attack now.

No other reason than that with the decrease in their numbers, the threat of Seimei's Sharingan to them gradually increased.

Previously, when there were more people, they didn't have to worry too much about Seimei's Sharingan genjutsu because even if someone fell under the genjutsu, others could help block and dispel it.

But now, only he and Shimazu Shinya were left. If they didn't coordinate well, Seimei might seize an opportunity.

At that time, it wasn't impossible for their entire team to be wiped out.

Therefore, he didn't dare to rashly attack.

Shimazu Shinya felt the same way.

However, contrary to them, Seimei was now much more relaxed.

The siege of four people and the pincer attack of two were completely different concepts. The difficulty of dealing with the two was vastly different.

Facing the siege of four people, Seimei couldn't afford any carelessness; otherwise, he would fall into a disadvantage and then be gradually worn down.

But if there were only two enemies, it would be much simpler.

Not to mention that he had already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and the power of his genjutsu had greatly increased. Even without it, he could handle it relatively easily.

At the very least, there wouldn't be any danger.

However, Seimei didn't want to just handle it simply. He wanted to take this opportunity to test the power of the Mangekyo.

Once this thought arose, Seimei couldn't suppress it.

After some internal struggle, he still decided to give it a try.

Of course, considering the many eyes around, he didn't plan to use any overly obvious methods. He only intended to test the Mangekyo Sharingan's amplification of genjutsu.

He wanted to see to what extent a well-rounded Jonin could resist this level of genjutsu.

This way, he would have a reference for future battles.

With this in mind, Seimei charged towards Shimazu Shinya, who was closer.

(End of this chapter)