"Fang Passing Fang!"
Tsume Inuzuka's attack followed immediately after! Together with her partner Kuromaru, one human and one dog spun rapidly at high speed. Their chakras intertwined and merged, turning into two high-speed rotating whirlwinds that descended from the sky like drills!
Boom! Boom!
Two more loud explosions occurred!
The two whirlwinds formed by Tsume Inuzuka and Kuromaru smashed into the Kumogakure's formation, which had been scattered by the shockwave and had not yet regrouped!
Three Kumogakure's ninja were directly blasted away, the sound of bones breaking clearly audible!
Another five ninjas were struck by the edges of the whirlwinds, instantly suffering several deep, bone-revealing wounds that gushed out with a lot of blood!
"Nicely done!"
Ueno's eyes lit up as he quickly stepped forward, immediately leading the remaining dozen team members to follow up and charge into the chaotic Kumogakure's formation in that area.
"You damn brat!"
Two furious shouts rang out almost simultaneously!
The Village Hidden in the Cloud's two Jonin, Kazmo and Alts, charged at Shinichi from the front and back!
Kazmo charged ahead, his katana wrapped in raging lightning nature chakra, the crackling electricity on the blade reflecting off his ferocious expression.
The blade tore through the air with a piercing, thunderous sound, aiming straight for Shinichi's neck!
This strike was both fast and ruthless, and with the enhancement of lightning nature chakra, its speed was astonishing!
Clang!
A crisp, short, almost light metallic collision rang out.
Shinichi's blade, as if foreseeing the attack, struck with absolute precision at a tiny, most unstable, and least force-bearing point on the side of Kazmo's descending katana!
Kazmo felt as if his blade had struck an extremely smooth ice wall, or like punching into empty air, his force instantly diverted and dissipated, making his body momentarily halted!
An odd yet precise counterforce surged back along the blade like a tide, rushing into his right arm, numbing it, and causing his right hand, which was holding the knife, to briefly lose sensation!
'How could this be?'
That was the only thought that flashed through his mind.
In the next second, a flash of cold light passed, and Kazmo's head shot into the air.
In one exchange, a Village Hidden in the Cloud's Jonin was instantly killed.
Secret Sword Technique: Rebound!
This was the peculiar effect brought by Shinichi's two weapon-enhancing talents, Master of Swordsmanship, Master of Polearm, and Master Swordsman occupation.
This occupation and two talents not only greatly increased his efficiency and his ability to learn and use various weapons, but also seemed to allow him to perceive the essence and characteristics of weapons.
Every weapon has its momentum.
Every attack has its eye.
Each has its most fragile, most lethal instant.
Shinichi could perceive that instant. With the enhancement of Lightning Speed Reflex, he could see that instant, and with both combined, he could seize that instant!
"What!?"
At this moment, Alts, known for his Taijutsu, who was sweeping a whip-like kick toward Shinichi's head, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
But there was no time for him to think. He could only take advantage of the pause after the opponent's attack to continue his assault. From this angle, the opponent should not have time to turn and strike with his blade…
However, facing his attack, Shinichi neither dodged nor drew his blade. His body simply arched like a bow while raising his left elbow to block!
Bang!!!
At the moment the elbow and leg collided, Alts felt an indescribable counterforce coming from the opponent's elbow!
The force was absurdly strong, as if he had not kicked flesh and blood but rather a mountain!
Even more terrifying, that force rolled back along his leg, causing his entire leg to instantly lose sensation!
In the instant his body lost balance, a hand like iron tongs had already grabbed his thigh!
In the next moment, the world spun!
Shinichi grabbed Alts by the thigh and swung him like a weapon, smashing his entire body heavily onto the ground!
Boom!!!
Shattered stones flew, and the ground cracked!
Alts' vision went black, a mouthful of blood spurring out of his mouth. Before his sight could clear, a blazing fist had already slammed down.
Boom!
Crimson flames exploded on the fist, and Alts' head completely disappeared within the fire.
Body Technique: Nue Strike!
Its inspiration came from his clone's ability, Bronze Head and Iron Arms.
Shinichi did not possess Enma's bloodlines and could not truly perform Bronze Head and Iron Arms, but he could attempt to simulate it.
Over the past year, he had repeatedly deduced the way muscles contracted, the angles of skeletal force, and the explosive flow and convergence of chakra through the specific chakra pathway system when the clone activated Bronze Head and Iron Arms.
In the end, combining his own conditions, he created this move, Nue Strike.
By instantly mobilizing chakra in a specific way, he simulated a localized state of extreme defense similar to Bronze Head and Iron Arms. At the moment of being struck, he rebounded his own strength along with part of the guided and absorbed impact force in the form of vibrations, instantly creating an opening to defeat the enemy in one strike.
Nue is a mythical creature resembling a monkey, with tiger feet, a python's tail, a voice like a tiger, and immune to blades and spears. This Ninjutsu takes its meaning from solidity and counterattack.
"This is bad! The enemy is very strong!"
In the blink of an eye, two Kumogakure's Jonin had fallen one after another under Shinichi's blade and hands, instantly causing a huge disturbance within the Village Hidden in the Cloud ranks. The remaining Kumogakure's ninja retreated one after another, their faces filled with shock.
Behind him, Tsume Inuzuka and Ueno Kaito were also astonished. They knew their captain was strong, but they had never imagined he was this strong.
Those were Kumogakure's Jonin.
In other words, it would only take their captain one or two rounds to deal with them. Fortunately, he was on their side.
All the Konoha ninjas had the same thought at the same time.
Just as the Village Hidden in the Cloud forces were retreating and tightening their formation, a series of metallic clanging sounds suddenly rang out!
The moment they heard this sound, the Kumogakure's ninja all let out a sigh of relief.
"Great, it's B-sama!"
"B-sama is here!!"
As soon as the words fell, a blue-white streak of lightning shot out from the depths of the Ashen Valley, instantly covering several hundred meters and crashing into the center of the battlefield!
"Damn it!"
The lightning bolt paused briefly, revealing B Yotsuki's tall, muscular figure, now tensed with rage. He glanced at the corpses scattered on the ground, especially the deceased body of the two Jonin.
Such heavy losses!
From the moment he heard the explosion at the Ashen Valley entrance and rushed at full speed to arrive here, it had taken less than ten seconds!
He had thought that relying on the warehouse defenses and stationed elites would be enough to withstand any ambush, even to counterkill or delay the enemy. But he never expected that in just these short ten seconds, his side would suffer such heavy losses!
B Yotsuki's gaze locked onto the boy at the very front of the Konoha side.
Shinichi Higashino!?
B Yotsuki was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!
The youngest Jonin in Konoha's history! The genius who had made great achievements on the southwestern front!
A target marked as priority kill in the intelligence reports!
And he had actually delivered himself to the doorstep!