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Kisame and a Mist ninja, each holding their opponent's Kusanagi sword between two blades, grasp each other's arm with their other hand. With a mentality of going down together, Uchiha Yoru smiles.
"Can't one hand use ninjutsu?"
Under Uchiha Yoru's mysterious smile, his free hand begins to form seals. Upon seeing this, Suikazan Fuguki was truly shocked this time.
Konoha is indeed a cradle of geniuses. This kid has immense chakra, terrifying ninjutsu talent, and mastery over Lightning Style Body techniques. If not for Kisame and the other elite Mist ninja risking mutual destruction, they wouldn't have been able to restrain him so easily.
"So what if you can form seals with one hand."
Kisame shows a mocking smile. He is well aware of the power of this technique.
Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique, one of the strongest water techniques. Although it was countered by Might Guy's Daytime Tiger in the original series, it's a high-level technique.
Because it has the property of absorbing chakra, it can absorb all ninjutsu in front of it. Unfortunately, in the original story, it faced Might Guy who specialized in Taijutsu.
Earth Style: Multiple Earth Wall
Suddenly, the earth rumbles, and massive walls rise. Each wall has lifelike snake statues and the Uchiha clan's fan emblem.
"Kid, you're overestimating yourself."
Seeing Uchiha Yoru's technique, Suikazan Fuguki reveals a mocking smile. The Shark Bullet has already launched.
The sturdy Earth Wall, which should have countered the water technique, is instantly absorbed by its chakra and collapses.
The walls crumble instantly, and the Great Shark Bullet Technique charges forward with a roar. The three react differently.
Kisame has a relieved expression, the other Mist ninja laughs maniacally with bloodthirsty eyes, clearly affected by the Blood Mist Village's policies. Uchiha Yoru, however, admires the technique: "A very good technique, worthy of being called a secret technique."
Even A-rank techniques are graded, and those called secret techniques are top-tier, comparable to S-rank techniques in some aspects.
Boom~
As the ninjutsu passes, Suikazan Fuguki appears, holding a huge sword and slashes down.
With a sound, one Mist ninja is torn apart, and Kisame, who was at the back, spits blood due to his injuries, but survives due to his position and robust constitution.
Uchiha Yoru, who bore the brunt, is in a miserable state. Blood drips on the ground, and one of his arms along with his shoulder has disappeared, and his upper body is soaked in blood.
Taking advantage of the situation, Suikazan Fuguki swings his sword. Uchiha Yoru lifts his Kusanagi sword with his remaining arm. Metal clashes, and Suikazan Fuguki shows a bloodthirsty smile.
Blood splatters, and two hands overpower one. Even if that one hand still clings to the severed hand of the Mist ninja.
Unable to withstand it, the sword is pressed against his remaining shoulder, splattering blood on Suikazan Fuguki's cheek.
"Haha, kid, you should know that this sword is for slicing, not chopping. Let me slice off your last arm."
Blood splattered on his cheeks, Suikazan Fuguki revealed an excited smile. Always the most cautious, he never struck without a sure kill and let others be the cannon fodder, while he picked the fruits of victory.
Yet, Suikazan Fuguki was also somewhat fearful. How young was this kid? Despite their joint efforts, they had almost failed. Luckily, they seized the opportunity at the last moment.
Just as he was about to dismember the opponent's other shoulder, Kisame, who had been thrown against a tree stump, coughed up blood. Waking up from the intense pain, he saw a hole appearing behind the distant figure and it was already too late to shout a warning.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning tore through the earth beneath Suikazan Fuguki.
"Lightning Style: Chidori Sharp Spear!"
With a loud boom, a ray of lightning pierced the ground. Suikazan Fuguki let go of his large sword Samehada in panic but was still struck through the shoulder by the lightning.
Uchiha Yoru, breathing heavily, emerged from the ground, his hands still glowing with electricity. Suikazan Fuguki retreated tens of meters in the fear of death before stopping.
"What is this?"
Suikazan Fuguki roared in disbelief. What he saw next made his pupils contract: the now-deflated Uchiha Yoru had a slit on his back, and muddy water was leaking out. It was a substitution technique.
"Orochimaru-style Substitution"
He had left a mud clone in the skin bag, while his real body had gone underground the moment he was attacked. Unlike Orochimaru, who didn't mind shedding skin from his mouth, he and the original Sasuke chose different exit points.
Holding the Kusanagi Sword, Uchiha Yoru flexed his neck and revealed a confident smile, "This jutsu is not my favorite, but it saved me this time."
Kisame, backed against the broken tree, couldn't help but say, "Monster, he really is a monster."
Uchiha Yoru taunted Suikazan Fuguki, "Fat pig, you seem to have lost your Samehada. Want to come and get it?"
Covering his injured arm, Suikazan Fuguki sneered, "Kid, that ninja sword is not something you can handle."
Suikazan Fuguki revealed an angry and fierce expression. After roaring, he took out a kunai with an explosive tag from his weapon bag and threw it over, while lunging at the same time. Clearly, he wanted to take back his weapon under the threat of the kunai.
Faced with a kunai tied with an explosive tag, Uchiha Yoru either had to quickly pick up the big sword Samehada and dodge, or give up Samehada to dodge.
With an infuriated look on his face, the Suikazan Fuguki would have really fooled anyone who didn't know the properties of Samehada.
However, Uchiha Yoru, fully aware of all the information, slowly curved his lips and reached out to grab Samehada. At that moment, he exerted force with his legs to dodge the incoming kunai with the explosive tag.
Just as Uchiha Yoru grabbed Samehada, the expression on Suikazan Fuguki's face suddenly changed, turning into a sly and cold smirk.
Puchi~
Sharp barbs suddenly burst out of the handle of Samehada, and blood splattered. Uchiha Yoru quickly let go of the handle, feigning a surprised and angry expression.
Boom~
The kunai with the explosive tag also came flying and exploded. Uchiha Yoru quickly dodged and moved dozens of meters away.
Drip Drip~
Blood dripped from his palm to the ground. Holding the Kusanagi sword, he coldly looked at the distant smoke from the explosion.
"Hehe, you already knew that Samehada is meant for cutting people, so how could you be careless?"
As if his scheme had succeeded, Suikazan Fuguki appeared with an ironic smile as the smoke cleared.
The sharp barbs on the handle of the fallen Samehada retracted, but blood stains were still visible.
"Little Uchiha, it seems like your information is not that accurate."
With a mocking smile, Suikazan Fuguki seemed to be retaliating for being deceived earlier. His shoulder was injured by the deceit, and this time, his plan also injured the opponent's palm, making them even.
Picking up his Samehada, Suikazan Fuguki revealed a fierce smile, "Little one, from the beginning you've been using forbidden jutsu and substitution techniques. These consume a lot of chakra. How much do you have left after releasing so many ninjutsu?"
Panting heavily and sweating profusely, Uchiha Yoru seemed to confirm the other's guess. His chakra was indeed running low.
"Little one!"
Just as Suikazan Fuguki was about to boast, a hidden Mist shinobi sensor suddenly shouted, "Not good! Leaf Village reinforcements are coming."
Hearing this, Suikazan Fuguki immediately showed a fierce smile, "Little one, I'll send you on your way right now!"
However, the moment he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something wrong with the Samehada in his hand. When he lifted the Samehada he was holding, his pupils suddenly shrank.
This was not Samehada at all, but clearly a large snake. The snake was covered in exploding tags that flickered with firelight, and its tail was tightly coiled around his arm, making it impossible for him to shake it off.
"Damn!"
Just as the exploding tags were about to detonate, Suikazan Fuguki's pupils shrank and he shouted loudly. Although his arm was wrapped by the python, his palm was still fine. In desperation, he forcibly lifted his other arm and quickly formed a seal. A huge water ball appeared beside him, enveloping both his arms.
Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu
Inside the giant water ball, the exploding tags detonated with a muffled sound. At the moment of releasing the ninjutsu, Suikazan Fuguki's face was pale, and he even jumped back to prevent the opponent from attacking.
Splash~
After the water ball emitted a muffled explosion, it was completely stained red. As he stopped inputting chakra, the dyed-red water ball splashed all over the ground.
When he revealed his arms, they were extremely terrible, some areas even exposing the bones. At the last moment, Suikazan Fuguki gritted his teeth and released this ninjutsu, only to be backfired. One arm was already injured, and forcibly mobilizing chakra obviously led to a backlash. His injury worsened, and the chakra within his meridians was chaotic.
Splat~
Suikazan Fuguki, spitting out a mouthful of blood, roared like a hellish demon: "Brat, where did you hide my Samehada!"
At this moment, Uchiha Yediluo's bloody palm was slowly raised, revealing a confident smile.
"Being a ninja is all about deception. Didn't your Mist ninja school teach you that in the first lesson? Or were you too busy sleeping?"
He knew about the Samehada from the beginning. The opponent had set a trap using the secret properties of the Samehada.
Indeed, he secretly used the Shadow Snake Hand technique, transforming a large snake into his arm. The palm that held the Samehada was actually this snake. So the blood that flowed from the injury was real, as it was the snake's blood.
At the time of the explosion, he took this opportunity to release two more large snakes. One snake transformed into the appearance of the Samehada, its body covered in exploding tags that were disguised as bandages.
The other snake opened its mouth wide and swallowed the Samehada in one gulp. As for why the Samehada was so obedient, it was due to a sealing technique.
Sealing Jutsu: Curse Bind
The technique that Danzo had used could seal the enemy's movements with curse marks. He used this sealing technique on the Samehada. After all, the Samehada is a living thing and can naturally be bound.
The defenseless Samehada was swallowed by the snake, and then the summoning technique was lifted. Only the Samehada he had created remained on the ground.
Ninja tactics have always been about deception, relying on all kinds of information and even utilizing everything that can be used.
Unless one reaches the level of Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara, whose strength can push through everything, then the higher tactics are naturally no longer needed.