"Are you only capable of using that one move?!"
"A one-trick pony dominates all, you know. Can you break my move, you little piece of trash?"
"Hmph, just watch me break it or not!"
"Hyōton: Sōryū Bōfūsetsu!"
"Huh! Suiton: Nijū Mizukagami no Jutsu!"
..."Hyōton: Hyōkōdan no Jutsu!"
"Suiton: Dai Mizukagami no Jutsu!"
..."Hyōton: Makyō Hyōshō!"
"Suiton: Mizukagami no Tate!"
..."Hoo~ Ha~ Hoo~ Ha~"
Yukii's rapid gasps echoed across the empty training ground.
Half of it was from exhaustion, the other half from sheer frustration!
The baby-faced opponent had used only that one move from start to finish, and the main problem was that Yukii truly couldn't counter it.
He had initially thought that Yagura Karatachi could only summon one water mirror.
So he would summon two ice dragons, attacking separately, preventing Yagura from defending both ends.
But it turned out he could summon two water mirrors.
No problem, it's not a big deal.
He still had moves!
Then he would summon a whole group!
Winning by numbers, there had to be blind spots!
But then the opponent's water mirror simply grew larger!
It directly reflected that entire section of the lake!
No worries!
He still had a way!
He'd just use Makyō Hyōshō to surround him.
A full 360-degree, no-dead-angle attack.
But what happened?!
That shameless guy directly created a mirror that surrounded himself.
But that wasn't the main point.
The main point was that some areas could be reflected by both mirrors.
And then it became a two-on-one situation!
!!!
"Heh heh! I told you, you can't break my move!"
Yagura Karatachi said, looking at the panting Yukii across from him.
"After all! In a 1v1! I am undefeated!"
"Don't even mention you, even if the legendary Rikudō Sennin came, I'd still go for a fifty-fifty!"
"And! Time's almost up!"
"Almost up?"
Hearing Yagura Karatachi's last words, a bad feeling welled up in Yukii's heart.
Just then.
Yukii sensed a group of people approaching from behind him, in the direction of the Yuki Clan's center.
Yukii turned his head, his expression drastically changing.
Because the people who arrived were not from the Yuki Clan, but one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and an Anbu squad from Kirigakure.
The leader was a large, corpulent man.
It was Fuguki Suikazan.
At this moment, he was carrying a blood-stained greatsword.
"Heh heh. Lord Yagura, most of the Yuki Clan members have been dealt with. Only a few are still escaping, and we've sent people to pursue them!"
Fuguki Suikazan, who had just arrived from the Yuki Clan's territory, immediately spoke to Yagura Karatachi as soon as he landed.
"Impossible! I clearly arranged for people to defend. And I didn't sense any large-scale combat fluctuations, how could the Yuki Clan be dealt with so quickly!"
"Heh heh! Nothing is impossible! What you see is only what we want you to see!
How can you be sure that the explosion point was attacked first?
How can you be sure that you, the Yuki Clan Leader, can gain the trust of all your clan members?
After all.
Even your own younger brother chose to lead his faction and escape!
Hahaha!"
"Could it be..."
"That's right! You had a spy in your own home!"
"But it's alright! I've already taken care of it for you!
So... Clan Leader Yukii, if you want to ask why... then please descend to the Jōdo!"
Rewind time.
After Yukii left, the messenger from the Yuki Clan also rushed out immediately to gather the elite Shinobi of the clan.
About ten minutes later.
Thirty-three Yuki Clan members with Jōnin-level strength were assembled.
This was the total number of Jōnin the Yuki Clan could currently gather.
Originally, the Yuki Clan had forty.
But half a month ago, Elder Yukitaki led his faction to relocate, taking their strong members with them, which weakened the Yuki Clan's strength.
But it wasn't a big problem; the Yuki Clan was still Kirigakure's foremost Shinobi clan!
Excluding the Kaguya Clan.
That clan was an outsider, so they didn't count!
And they were all a bunch of idiots! Lunatics!
They couldn't be counted!
"Yukimo! The clan is currently under invasion, shouldn't we be going to kill the intruders? Why have you gathered us here? And where is the Clan Leader!"
A hot-tempered Yuki Clan Shinobi saw that the person in front was the clan's messenger, so he grabbed his collar and asked in a deep, questioning tone.
But Yukimo, whose collar was being held, smiled at the person and said,
"Third Elder, please don't worry! Actually, the Clan Leader asked me to gather you all!
I already reported to the Clan Leader that the enemies are coming from two directions. The Clan Leader has already gone to one location to stop them, and he ordered me to gather the clan's elite Shinobi to go to the other location. Then we'll go support the Clan Leader."
"Hmph!" Hearing that it was the Clan Leader's order, the Third Elder shoved Yukimo hard, then released him.
"Then hurry up and lead the way! I want to see which fool dares to cause trouble for the Yuki Clan!"
"Yes! Yes! Everyone, please follow me!"
With that, Yukimo took the lead and ran.
The other Yuki Clan Shinobi also followed closely behind.
Ten minutes later.
Yukimo led the group past a small stream, surrounded by piles of rocks.
Just then, Yukimo stopped, looking around at the surroundings.
The others, seeing Yukimo's actions, also looked around, but the area was quiet, with no sign of enemies.
Just as the others wondered what was happening.
The hot-tempered Third Elder was the first to speak.
"Hey! Yukimo, why have you brought us here? Where are the enemies?"
Facing the Third Elder's anger.
This time, Yukimo uncharacteristically did not smile.
Instead, he looked at the other party with a fierce expression and said,
"Hmph! Old man, you're still so foul-mouthed even at death's door!"
"What! You unwanted bastard! How dare you insult this old man!"
Seeing that Yukimo was not only unafraid but even dared to mock him, the Third Elder immediately prepared to step forward and teach him a good lesson.
But at that moment, a Kekkai suddenly emerged from all directions, a full hundred meters wide, trapping everyone inside.
The Kekkai formed incredibly quickly, clearly having been specially set up. By the time everyone reacted and tried to use Shunshin no Jutsu to escape, they realized it was too late.
"Yukimo! What's going on! Why is there a Kekkai here!"
Seeing the barrier suddenly rise around them, the Third Elder questioned Yukimo.
But before Yukimo could speak.
A person walked out from behind a pile of rocks a hundred meters away, answering for Yukimo.
"What else could it be? This was the auspicious place I personally prepared for you!"
"Fuguki Suikazan! How are you here?"
"How am I here? Of course, I'm here to collect your corpses."
"Yukimo! Hurry over here!"
"Yes! Sir!"
Yukimo, whose name was called, also hastily moved away from the Yuki Clan members and quickly ran behind Fuguki Suikazan.