There are quite a few people.
It was roughly a company, with about thirty people, more than three times the size of Kakashi's squad.
Their strength... is not weak either.
At least, his skill level is about the same as the other members of Kakashi's team.
Moreover, compared to the others, the Hidden Mist team also had several powerful figures who were clearly not to be trifled with.
But... that's all there is to it.
The fog vanishes very quickly.
It should take less than ten minutes to get here.
Qingchuan maintained his smile, watching the oblivious team members, while secretly making plans in his mind.
In this situation, a tactical retreat is definitely the first option on our side.
But his Senbonzakura cherry blossoms were already itching for more...
Running is definitely not an option.
Let's do it!
Let's make up for those few small losses we made before!
Qingchuan felt a surge of excitement, but his smile remained unchanged. His eyes lit up, and a daring plan suddenly popped into his mind…
"Kakashi-senpai, excuse me for a moment."
"I'll be right back."
After greeting Kakashi, Aokawa, carrying his sword, walked towards the group from Kirigakure.
"Don't go too...far?"
Kakashi had only finished speaking his instructions when Aokawa vanished in an instant.
This left Kakashi somewhat bewildered.
But soon, this confusion turned into worry.
"Captain, while I understand how you feel, as someone who's been through this, I still want to remind you of something..."
The slightly older ANBU member walked over and gave Kakashi a series of winks and smirks.
"Girls still need some space..."
"Space?" Kakashi was even more confused. "What space? Did I do something wrong?"
"Hehe!" The older member of the ANBU let out a strange laugh, then arched his back at the air and made a series of winks.
"Little Haruko, you're still so young... There are some things you need to solve on your own!"
"You know, right?"
Kakashi: "........"
...
With a series of quick movements, Aokawa easily bypassed the members of Kakashi's squad who were on guard, and then returned to the direction of the Hidden Mist Army.
On a big tree.
Qingchuan stopped and roughly calculated the time and distance.
The fog was drawing ever closer.
"Twenty seconds...right?"
"That's about it."
Hold your breath and concentrate.
Qingchuan took a deep breath and adjusted the flow of spiritual energy within his body.
"Your Majesty!"
"A mask of flesh and blood, Yongjin, take flight, something bearing the name of humanity!"
"Truth and temperance, unaware of the wall of sinful dreams, merely stand upon it!"
The soaring chant, delivered in the gentlest tone, blossomed from Qingchuan's mouth.
Two fingers pointed forward.
Just as the group of hidden fog spirits were about to reach their range, Qingchuan suddenly unleashed all his spiritual power!
Hado #33: Azure Flame Falls!
The white flames, condensed to their extreme, surged forward rapidly in a line, like a thunderclap.
Boom!
A tremendous explosion rang out, and the flames shattered countless trees before bursting forth in an instant upon reaching the Hidden Mist Cave!
The power of the explosion made the entire forest tremble!
Aokawa roughly calculated the locations of the surviving members of the Mist Village.
He activated Instant Step again, and in a few flashes, he arrived at the location of the remaining Mist Shadow.
The smile on his face was more radiant than ever before...
Is anyone there?
"Your takeout is here!"
The Thousand Cherry Blossoms are unsheathed.
A small figure, with a long ponytail, kept flashing...
The cautious Aokawa viewed every enemy as if they were Orochimaru.
Every strike was a downward cut made with all one's might!
Several small fry, stunned by the sudden explosion, collapsed to the ground.
The remaining Mist Villagers quickly grabbed their weapons and, without saying much, charged towards Qingchuan!
This is the true battle of ninjas.
Silently, everything unfolded amidst the clash of swords.
If it weren't for the huge scorch mark being so conspicuous, this forest would have been the stage for a spectacular ninja swordsmanship performance.
It has to be said.
After nearly a year of fighting against Orochimaru.
Qingchuan's current strength is truly incomparable to that of ordinary weaklings.
The three tomoe gleamed as Senbonzakura raised her sword and brought it down, without any fancy movements, just a simple slash.
When combined with Instant Step, the body always appears in the optimal position.
Then... harvest souls!
Less than half a minute later.
Qingchuan stopped his Instant Step and his slashing, breathing slightly to calm the surging blood and qi within him, and to calm his mind.
At this moment, the entire battlefield was littered with corpses!
It's a bit exciting...
My proficiency with Bankai has finally improved a little bit.
Qingchuan frowned immediately.
"They're just small fry..."
"Damn it..."
After a long and arduous task, with more than ten souls dying under the Thousand Cherry Blossoms, the progress was reduced by less than 0.1%!
If he wants to achieve Bankai, wouldn't that mean he has to kill more than 10,000 people?
Even the Third Hokage didn't manage to beat up that many Iwagakure villages back then!
"They actually... cough cough! Launched an attack from so far away...?"
"I underestimated Konoha... Ah..."
At this moment.
A faint voice, accompanied by persistent coughing, rang out, attracting Qingchuan's attention.
"A fish that slipped through the net?"
Qingchuan raised an eyebrow.
At such close range, the perception of the soul cannot be ignored.
This situation only occurred because this guy was already half dead.
Aokawa raised Senbonzakura and pointed it at the Hidden Mist.
"In your next life, please strive to cultivate yourself."
"Um?"
Just as Qingchuan was about to make his move, he suddenly noticed something different about the man's right eye.
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