Chapter 15: The Powerful Seishui
"Yuzuki, let's attack together!"
Yuzuki, who Seiji spoke of, was the male Jonin who had been standing beside him from the start. He was also a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, just like Seiji, and his strength was second only to Seiji's.
At this moment, he had also arrived near Mikoto's main body.
Under Seiji's command, he didn't hesitate for a moment, and together with Seiji, he launched a surprise attack on Mikoto.
As partners who had defected from the Hidden Mist Village together, the two had a tacit understanding, and both thought of eliminating Mikoto immediately.
However, they clearly underestimated Mikoto's strength.
Mikoto, who had recovered from her surprise, immediately threw two shuriken.
The Uchiha clan also possessed extraordinary talent in handling ninja tools; everyone mastered superb shurikenjutsu.
Taking advantage of the opening created by the shuriken forcing the two back, she quickly completed hand signs and spat out a massive fireball.
Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu.
As the most representative Fire Style ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan, this was also their most frequently used technique.
The enormous fireball, carrying terrifying high temperatures, surged towards Seiji and Yuzuki.
If it hit, it would result in either death or severe injury.
Feeling the terrifying power of the fireball, Seiji and Yuzuki's expressions changed drastically.
This was the Land of Rain, an extremely unfavorable environment for Fire Style ninjas, yet the opponent's ninjutsu still possessed such power.
The two Jonin couldn't even imagine what it would be like if they had met elsewhere.
They might have been defeated by the opponent within a few moves.
It was even possible that the Sharingan wouldn't be needed.
The gap between Jonin and Jonin can sometimes be even greater than the gap between Jonin and Genin.
Fortunately, this was the Land of Rain, and the environment here was advantageous to them.
The Hidden Mist Village was located in the Land of Water, and as a Mist ninja, he was very skilled in Water Style ninjutsu.
This was also the main reason he chose to come to the Land of Rain after defecting.
Although shocked by the power of Mikoto's Great Fireball, Seiji naturally couldn't fail to dodge this move.
He instantly dodged the Great Fireball, and having already completed his hand signs, he unleashed his Water Style ninjutsu.
Water Style: Water Needle Senbon Jutsu!
The rain falling from the sky instantly changed form, condensing into countless senbon, which shot towards Mikoto at an incredibly high speed.
These senbon had extremely strong penetrating power and could easily pierce a ninja's body.
At the same time, Yuzuki, who had also dodged the Great Fireball, simultaneously activated his ninjutsu.
Earth Style: Earth Pillar Spear!
Although he was a Mist ninja, this didn't mean he only knew Water Style ninjutsu.
It was just that there were fewer ninjas who knew other elemental styles.
Coincidentally, Yuzuki was a Mist ninja who could use Earth Style.
Suddenly, a rock pillar rose from the ground where Mikoto's main body stood, launching her into mid-air.
In such a situation, she had nowhere to brace herself and couldn't possibly dodge Seiji's ninjutsu.
"Die!"
Seiji roared triumphantly. This was the tacit understanding he and Yuzuki had developed through years of cooperation.
With this joint ninjutsu, they had killed several Jonin in the past.
Before his words even finished, the numerous senbon condensed from rainwater had already struck Mikoto's body.
"Sensei Mikoto!"
Ayame Sasaki, who also witnessed this scene, turned pale.
As a result, she failed to dodge the enemy's attack in time and was wounded in the arm, immediately bleeding profusely.
Although Mikoto's three shadow clones were trying their best to block as many enemies as possible, the sheer number of enemies was too great, and she couldn't block them all.
Ultimately, some enemies still broke through and engaged them in combat.
Now that Ayame Sasaki was injured, the enemy showed no mercy and coldly prepared their next strike to take her life directly.
Her strength was not strong to begin with, and now injured, she was even less able to mount an effective counterattack, being kicked to the ground by the enemy.
Yuki Mukai was also entangled by an enemy.
Although he was stronger than Ayame Sasaki, it was only by a little, and he couldn't easily handle an enemy with Chunin-level strength.
"Ayame!"
Distracted, he also sustained an injury.
"Leaf ninjas aren't all that great, are they? I thought they were strong, but it turns out they're still going to die by our hands."
The rogue ninja who had injured the two said with a murderous expression.
They had always been bullied by the ninjas of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and now they were going to get their revenge.
Hearing the enemy's words, Minato became anxious.
His strength was the strongest among the three, but being directly entangled by three enemies, he was powerless to provide support.
The thought of possibly losing another comrade was unbearable for him.
But he knew he absolutely couldn't panic.
The more he rushed, the more likely he was to expose weaknesses, which the enemy would then exploit.
At this moment, Minato yearned for powerful strength.
As long as he was strong and fast enough, he could protect everyone.
"Die, Leaf ninjas!"
As despair filled Ayame Sasaki and Yuki Mukai's eyes, the enemy who was about to take their lives suddenly had their head severed!
This sudden change left the two of them momentarily stunned.
They all froze in place.
"Not all enemies are dealt with yet, so I'll have to wait a bit before I can heal you."
Seishui's voice rang out, finally bringing the two back to their senses.
It turned out that at that critical moment, Seishui had intervened, killing the enemy and saving them both.
Although four enemies had initially ganged up on Seishui, with his current strength, dealing with them wasn't difficult.
Even without swordsmanship, he could defeat them just by using his Chakra Scalpel.
It just required a bit of time.
"So Big Brother Seishui is actually that strong!"
Yuki Mukai stared blankly at Seishui's back, finding it somewhat unreal.
A medical ninja, who was generally perceived as having little combat ability, was able to quickly kill several Chunin-level enemies.
This was neither scientific nor ninja-like.
Ayame Sasaki also wore the same expression as Yuki Mukai.
Ignoring their reactions, Seishui continued to wield his ninja blade, supporting Minato, who was being ganged up on by enemies.
Minato's strength alone was enough to contend with the enemies, and with Seishui's support, the outcome was naturally self-evident.
"Big Brother Seishui, thank you for being here this time."
Minato said with lingering fear.
Although he had only been in Sister Mikoto's team for a month, Yuki Mukai and Ayame Sasaki were also his comrades in his heart.
He really didn't want to experience the pain of losing a comrade again.
Patting Minato's shoulder, Seishui glanced at the other enemies who were entangled by Mikoto's shadow clones.
"Minato, you're responsible for protecting Yuki and Ayame now. I'm going to support Mikoto."
With that, he had already rushed out.
Minato was also very obedient, quickly moving to the side of his two injured comrades.
"I'm sorry, Minato, we held you back."
"It's good that you two are alright. Trust Big Brother Seishui and Sister Mikoto."
As a Jonin, Mikoto naturally wouldn't be killed so easily by the enemy.
Ayame Sasaki's earlier reaction was purely due to her concern causing her to panic.