New Book-
A Medical Student's Journey in Fairy Tail
A humble medical student's wondrous adventure in the world of Fairy Tail.
The protagonist, Riyao, stayed up all night writing his thesis and was rewarded with a huge truckload of transmigration gifts. He was dumped in the Fairy Tail world by a treacherous goddess and was nearly starved when Makarov picked him up and took him back to the guild.
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"Huff, huff, huff..."
Kazuma, the Sunagakure team leader, was panting heavily, his body covered in wounds.
He looked at the corpses of his companions lying on the ground, his eyes solemn.
Yagura Karatachi of the Hidden Mist Village... having fought against the Hidden Mist for years, he was naturally very familiar with this name.
The opponent was not only powerful but also highly experienced.
Despite looking like a teenager... he was actually older than Kazuma.
Although he had prepared himself mentally before coming, after actually clashing, he realized he had still underestimated the danger of the opponent.
Leading only a six-man squad, Yagura had continuously broken through Sunagakure Strongholds and penetrated deep into the heart of the war zone.
Although Kazuma had quickly mobilized nearly thirty men to rush over, after fighting until now, they had only managed to kill three of the enemy's teammates, leaving four, including Yagura. On their side, over twenty had already died... In terms of numbers, they held an absolute advantage, but individual combat strength was simply not on the same level.
The reason for such a massive gap was entirely due to Yagura alone.
The only one who could slightly contend with Yagura was him, a Jonin.
"Ah!"
Just as Kazuma felt the situation was incredibly difficult, Yagura suddenly broke away from him, his figure vanishing.
"Watch out!"
Kazuma immediately turned and shouted to his companion a few meters away.
*Bang!*
A powerful sphere of water erupted, sending a Sunagakure ninja flying.
Immediately after, Yagura spun the Coral Staff in his hand like a ghost, closing in behind another person.
"Wind Release: Rotating Blade!"
Kazuma instantly formed hand signs and swung his arm.
Several sharp gusts of wind shot out.
The wind blades sliced through Yagura's body, but what splashed out wasn't blood.
It was water.
"Water Clone Jutsu!" Kazuma's pupils shrank.
Turning his head, he saw another teammate had been struck in a vital spot by Yagura's raised Coral Staff; the sneak attack had succeeded.
"He releases Ninjutsu too fast... and it's completely integrated with his Taijutsu attacks. His combat experience is vast, and the changes in his feints and rhythm are things the people in my team simply can't react to. Moreover, even in such a dry environment, his Water Release still maintains this kind of power and effect..."
Thoughts raced through Kazuma's mind in an instant, and he said in a low voice, "Retreat!"
They had to retreat.
If they continued fighting, more of them would die.
It was possible the entire unit would perish here.
This was only the front-line area; with only four of them left, even if they wanted to truly break through the Village's defensive line, it wouldn't be that easy.
Send the intelligence out first; once enough manpower was gathered and mobilized, the situation would reverse.
"Hahahaha... want to run?!"
"With Lord Yagura here, can you Sunagakure scraps really escape? Hahahaha!"
Seeing the Sunagakure ninja start to retreat, a Hidden Mist ninja suddenly raised an exaggeratedly large sword with both hands, swinging it in a wide arc towards a terrified Sunagakure ninja.
"Bastard!"
Kazuma cursed in his heart.
These Hidden Mist ninja were determined to kill them.
Furthermore, the members of this Hidden Mist squad led by Yagura himself were clearly elites of the Hidden Mist Village... not like the ordinary Hidden Mist ninja who had infiltrated the borders before.
"Hmm?"
Kazuma didn't have time to act, watching as his Junior was about to be killed by the Hidden Mist ninja.
At the critical moment, Yagura suddenly turned his head, seemingly sensing something.
He quickly formed hand signs, and a water ball projectile shot into the air.
But because the signs were formed in haste, the power of the Water Release was somewhat weakened.
"Be careful."
Yagura frowned and shouted to his subordinate who was attacking.
The Hidden Mist ninja holding the large sword only saw Yagura's water bullet explode in mid-air, seemingly sliced by some kind of Sharp Weapon, failing to hit its target.
In his eyes, there was only a faint, flickering silver light.
Threads?
He was stunned.
In the next second, incredibly thin threads suddenly wrapped around him while he was still in mid-air. The person wielding this technique had already landed first, crouching on the ground beneath him.
"Who?"
The Hidden Mist ninja's eyes twitched, his expression one of horror.
He hadn't sensed the opponent's movements at all.
*Zing!*
Yubi yanked the threads with his fingers, instantly binding the Hidden Mist ninja tightly. The immense force pulled the Hidden Mist ninja down from the air, crashing him onto the ground.
At the same time, the sharp threads were cutting into the Hidden Mist ninja's Physical Body, causing blood to spray all over him, leaving him covered in wounds.
"Oh... quite impressive. To be bound by my Ninjutsu head-on and not turn into a pile of minced meat." Yubi slowly stood up, staring somewhat surprised at the enemy who was struggling violently with a distorted expression. The Hidden Mist ninja used the large sword in his hand to prop open some space within the constricting threads, alleviating some of the injuries.
His strength was excellent... his Taijutsu was clearly extraordinary.
"Yubi!"
Seeing Yubi, Kazuma's tense expression immediately broke into a smile.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Yubi?
That Blood Doctor Yubi... it's him?
Hearing Kazuma's shout, the gazes of Yagura and the others immediately focused on the kid who had suddenly appeared.
"Yo!"
Yubi raised his hand to greet the surviving Sunagakure ninja with a smile, "Looks like... I arrived just in time."
The originally fierce battle scene was temporarily interrupted because of his appearance.
Then, Yubi's smile faded as he looked at Yagura and the other two opposite him.
The air became oppressive for a moment.
"!!!"
In the next second, without any warning, Yagura teleported next to a teammate and swung his staff to knock away a flying knife that was attacking from a distance.
Then, he flashed to another person's side, raising his weapon to clash with the boy who had suddenly lunged forward.
In the blink of an eye, Yubi launched a series of attacks that caught the Hidden Mist ninja off guard.
He didn't prioritize finishing off the already heavily injured Hidden Mist ninja, but instead used flying knives to attack one person to divert attention... his true intention was to take out the other Hidden Mist ninja.
And neither of the two Hidden Mist ninja Yubi targeted had been able to react.
If Yagura hadn't stepped in, there would likely be one dead and one injured now.
Yagura's eyes instantly became serious.
"This kid... really has some skill. It's not just a reputation intentionally hyped up and created by Sunagakure. It seems... most of the things about him are probably true," Yagura thought to himself.
*Clang, clang, clang.*
In an instant, the two small figures of Yubi and Yagura engaged in a frantic exchange.
Without a single sign, they began a slaughter at the level of Taijutsu.
"This kid... can actually go toe-to-toe with Lord Yagura..."
The Hidden Mist ninja whose life had been saved spoke in a stunned tone.
It is only polite to reciprocate.
While Yubi seemed to be in the heat of battle with Yagura, he used his powerful Physical Body mobility to suddenly try to break away from him.
He turned his spearhead toward another target.
His goal had always been to reduce the enemy's numbers first.
However, the seasoned Yagura clearly saw through his intentions and stuck to him relentlessly.
"Watch out for his Blood Release! His blood contains potent poison, don't let it hit you!"
Not only was he fighting fiercely with Yubi, but Yagura could even distract himself to warn his subordinates.
*Whoosh!*
From the start of their clash to the moment their figures separated, less than half a minute had passed.
But the number of exchanges in close-quarters combat was already uncountable.
They weren't just simply fighting... they were both testing and observing each other's combat 'information', fighting with their brains.
Yubi retreated and landed, his back to Kazuma and the others.
"Captain Kazuma, you guys leave first. Leave this to me."
Yubi said softly.
"..."
Kazuma was stunned.
The opponent was that Yagura Karatachi... not to mention there were two Hidden Mist elites who could help.
If they didn't help, relying on Yubi alone...
"Go first."
Yubi glanced back at him and curled his lips: "Don't worry... even if I can't win, I can still run... haha, if you're here, I'll actually have more to worry about."
After speaking, Yubi looked at Yagura: "Senior's target should be me... My value to the Hidden Mist Village is clearly greater than that of my companions. If you let them leave, it'll be easier for you to deal with me, right?"
"..."
Yagura remained silent.
In the back, Kazuma hesitated for a moment before making a decision.
He would take the others and leave first.
Because Yubi's meaning was very clear: he wasn't going to fight to the death, but rather stall the enemy and then find an opportunity to escape.
In that case, if they stayed, they would indeed end up dragging Yubi down.
Watching the few remaining Sunagakure soldiers distance themselves, Yagura and the others indeed did not give chase.
Having 'cleared' the unnecessary people, Yubi's eyes shifted slightly, his gaze roaming between Yagura and the other two.
Clearly, the opponent had already gathered some intelligence on his Bloodline Limit and was on guard.
He let Kazuma and the others go not truly to create favorable conditions for escape... but because he didn't want people from the Village to know his current true strength.
For this reason, in his recent activities, he hadn't even brought Pakura and the others along.
It was all to do his best to kill Hidden Mist people and improve mission efficiency, avoiding being held back.
Now that the Sunagakure ninja were gone, he didn't have to be so cautious.
"However... it just happens to be him, who is skilled in Water Release. I can't let the Hidden Mist people see that Water Release has an effect on my Blood Release. With his experience and insight, he will definitely notice. So... to win this battle, the best way is still to use some other trump cards..."
Yubi smiled slightly.
Then, he loosened up his limbs.
The first time he fought a Jonin, it was with someone from Konoha, and he was almost killed then...
In subsequent missions, Yubi and Sasori had also intentionally 'avoided' Jonin-level combatants.
And now... standing before him was not just a Hidden Mist Jonin.
But... an Elite Jōnin, the future Mizukage.
"One against three... not too bad." Yubi smiled.
Then, as he lowered his eyes, a flicker of excitement and... killing intent flowed through his gaze.
"Come... Senior, let the two of us... have a good, proper play."
Yagura frowned, his eyes also turning cold, "Trying to be a hero... comes with a price."
"Kill him."
Yagura said indifferently.
He can't be so naive as to fight one-on-one just because of Yubi.
This was a battlefield... there was only life and death, no concern for face.
The moment the words fell, the three of them immediately rushed toward Yubi together.