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As the Konoha team retreated, several sensory shinobi in the Mist camp instantly opened their eyes. "Lord Kagerō, the Konoha ninjas have started to retreat."
A few individuals addressed a ninja in the center of the scene.
Upon hearing this, Kagerō Hōzuki cracked a smile. His sharp fangs made him appear exceptionally terrifying.
"Oh, they've found us, have they? Well, it doesn't matter. Our Mist territory isn't a place where one can come and go as they please."
Sure enough, as Kagerō's words fell, Hiashi Hyuga and the others, who were retreating, had only gone a few hundred meters before they were halted by a barrage of attacks.
"Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"
After repelling all the attacks, Hiashi Hyuga watched warily in the direction the attacks came from, feeling bitter inside.
He knew he had fallen into a trap this time, unsure if he could successfully lead his people to safety.
"Well, well, isn't this the Hyuga clan head? What a big catch! It's worth all the days of waiting." With the attacks landing, a playful voice rang out.
Hiashi Hyuga's identity was not hard to discern. At his level of status, his identity couldn't be concealed, and he was well-known to major forces.
Especially during times of war, any ninja with a bit of knowledge would remember the appearances of people like him.
As the voice fell, the figure of a ninja, aged over forty but with a handsome appearance, came into view for Hiashi and the others.
Of course, he was accompanied by several other shinobi, but because of his status, all attention was focused on him.
"Kizu Yuki!" The weight in Hiashi's heart deepened.
He never imagined that the one targeting them would be none other than the head of the Yuki clan.
As the clan leader, especially of the Yuki clan, Yuki's strength was unquestionable. Normally, Hiashi wouldn't back down even if facing Kizu Yuki.
But not now. Just now, among the enemies he saw, there were at least two whose chakra levels were not inferior to his.
Coupled with the number advantage, if his group got entangled by Kizu Yuki and his group, not one of them would be able to escape.
"Get ready, when I count to 3, 2, 1, everyone breaks through with all your might!"
Hiashi Hyuga said in a low voice to the people beside him, then stared firmly at Kizu Yuki not far away.
"3, 2, 1, go!"
As Hiashi's voice fell, everyone activated their most powerful states. Both Uchiha and Hyuga weren't fools; Hiashi's attitude had already explained everything.
"Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Release, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
With the Sharingan activated, Uchiha clan ninjas immediately unleashed several Fire Release techniques, charging towards Kizu Yuki.
In response, Kizu Yuki just sneered.
Quickly forming hand seals, a wall of ice turned into wind instantly appeared in front of the Mist ninjas. Those fiery Fire Release techniques were instantly blocked.
As Kizu Yuki took action, the Mist ninjas behind him also rushed out. For a moment, various ninjutsu flew chaotically on the battlefield.
As the leaders of both sides, Kizu Yuki and Hiashi Hyuga naturally engaged in battle.
Originally, their strengths were about equal, and strictly speaking, Hiashi Hyuga's strength was even slightly stronger.
After all, both were clan heads of major clans, hovering around the level below Kage.
However, because Hiashi's mind wasn't entirely focused on the battle at hand, he, despite being slightly stronger, found himself being pressed by Kizu Yuki.
Within Kizu Yuki's Demonic Mirror: Ice Crystals, Hiashi Hyuga's attention kept surveying the surrounding battles.
It wasn't yet a critical moment, but if possible, he hoped to bring more Leaf shinobi with him in a breakthrough.
However, his actions thoroughly angered Kizu Yuki. Who was he? He was the head of the Yuki clan.
Yet now, he was being underestimated. While fighting him, Hiashi Hyuga dared to divert his attention to observe the surroundings.
This was an insult to his strength, even if the person was the renowned clan head of the Hyuga clan in the ninja world.
"You bastard, are you underestimating me? Ice Release, Twin Dragon Blizzard!"
With Kizu Yuki's roar, two massive ice dragons appeared in front of Hiashi Hyuga, and then without any hesitation, they charged fiercely toward him.
In response, Hiashi Hyuga didn't dare to underestimate it. The technique unleashed by Kizu Yuki could easily injure even a Jonin-level ninja.
Harnessing the chakra within his body, Hiashi Hyuga's body swiftly began to spin.
"Eight Trigrams: Revolving Heaven!"
In an instant, a pale blue semi-circular chakra shield appeared around Hiashi Hyuga. The two ice dragons collided with the protective shield of Rotation.
The ice dragons didn't disappear but instead seemed to come to life, viciously entwining around the exterior of Revolving Heaven.
As the two ice dragons contracted, a harsh friction sound erupted between Revolving Heaven and the ice dragons.
However, ultimately, Hiashi Hyuga's Revolving Heaven defense was slightly stronger, and with the collision of the two techniques, the ice dragons gradually turned into piles of ice debris.
With the failure of the Twin Dragon Blizzard, Hiashi Hyuga also dispelled Rotation.
Yet, just as he dispelled Rotation, Kizu Yuki's attack came again.
"Ice Release: Thousand Flying Ice Needles!" As Rotation disappeared, countless ice needles instantly enveloped Hiashi Hyuga.
Kizu Yuki's jutsu speed was incredibly fast. Even though Hiashi Hyuga had his Byakugan activated, due to using Revolving Heaven, he couldn't react in time.
Now facing the onslaught of the Thousand Flying Ice Needles, Hiashi Hyuga felt a shock.
At this moment, he was at his weakest, caught between the transition from old strength to new.
Suddenly facing this sky full of ice needles, he found himself momentarily at a loss.
As the needles fell, he could only curl up his body, hoping to minimize the damage. At this moment, he was prepared to sacrifice his eyesight.
However, as the sound of the ice needles piercing flesh rang out, Hiashi Hyuga was surprised to find himself unharmed.
Suddenly lifting his head, he saw that it was Kanzaki Hyuga, who had been his guard for over a decade, standing in front of him.
In an instant, Hiashi's eyes moistened. Ever since Kanzaki Hyuga became a Chunin at twelve, he had been Hiashi's protector.
At that time, Hiashi was not yet the clan head.
After so many years, Hiashi still harbored deep feelings for Kanzaki Hyuga.
"Young master, hurry, go!" Kanzaki stood in front of Hiashi, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and said with difficulty.
Just as he finished speaking, Kanzaki's body stiffened instantly.
Thud!
The Thousand Flying Ice Needles stopped, and Kanzaki slammed harshly onto the ground.
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