After checking his body and confirming there were no issues, Seimei finally had time to observe Juzo Biwa.
Compared to him, Juzo Biwa's current state was much more miserable.
Although the Executioner's Blade had blocked the initial impact of the Wind Release: Rasengan, he had suffered a lot of subsequent damage.
Unlike Seimei, he didn't know that the true danger of the Wind Release: Rasengan wasn't the initial contact but the continuous damage from the subsequent explosion.
Therefore, he was a step slower in escaping, resulting in his body being enveloped by the energy sphere formed by countless chakra needles.
Although he quickly broke free, that brief moment was enough for the chakra needles to inflict severe damage on his body.
Moreover, numerous blade fragments from the shattered Executioner's Blade also flew towards him, embedding themselves in his body no less than in Seimei's.
With both internal and external injuries, he was in a far worse state than Seimei.
However, the opponent was an enemy, and Seimei wouldn't show any mercy. In fact... he wanted to kick him while he was down!
With a thought, Seimei took out several shuriken and threw them out with lightning speed.
However, Juzo Biwa had rich combat experience. Even with his injuries, he hadn't relaxed his vigilance in the slightest.
Therefore, almost the instant Seimei made his move, he dodged the attack with a swift sidestep.
However, this was just a signal.
Almost as soon as he acted, the shadow clone that had just used the Rasengan rushed forward, pouncing on Juzo Biwa.
As for Seimei himself...
Although his injuries weren't severe, they were still on the battlefield. To ensure he wouldn't be taken advantage of, he decided to treat his wounds first.
And replenish some chakra at the same time.
After consecutively using the Shadow Clone Technique and Wind Release: Rasengan, coupled with the prolonged intense battle, his chakra had dropped to the warning level and needed urgent replenishment.
With this in mind, Seimei lowered his head and pulled out the Executioner's Blade fragments from his body.
Through his Sharingan, he could see his wounds slowly healing, clearly the effect of his 15 points in Constitution.
'But it's not enough!'
Thinking this, Seimei formed hand seals and instantly used the improved Mystical Palm Technique, infusing several bursts of Yang Release chakra directly into his wounds.
The next moment, his wounds began to heal rapidly.
Seimei nodded in satisfaction, then used several Shunshin Techniques to reach the shadow clone that was entangled with the Mist ninja on the outskirts.
These Mist ninja weren't all the original ones. After such a long time, the shadow clone had already killed several.
Most of them were Mist ninja Chunin who had arrived later as reinforcements.
This further reduced the pressure on the Konoha Chunin on the field.
Now...
These people were his 'batteries' for replenishing chakra!
Whoosh!
Before a Mist ninja Chunin could react, Seimei was already in front of him.
"Ah~"
The Mist ninja Chunin was startled. Upon seeing Seimei's face clearly, he immediately swung his kunai, slashing Seimei's throat.
"Hmm?"
The Mist ninja Chunin seemed completely surprised that he could kill Seimei. He was stunned at first, then overjoyed.
But just as he was rejoicing, he suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his body, as if his entire being had been hollowed out.
In a daze, he came to his senses and looked forward again. Seimei was still standing there perfectly fine.
"Genjutsu?!"
At this point, how could he not know that he had just fallen for Seimei's genjutsu?
Without any hesitation, he immediately tried to repeat his previous action, attempting to kill Seimei.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lift his arm, as if all the chakra in his body was gone.
No, it wasn't as if, it was truly gone.
Not only chakra, but it seemed even his mental and physical energy had dried up.
Only then did he feel that his breathing seemed a bit labored.
He looked down and saw Seimei's right hand gripping his neck, a terrifying suction force emanating from his palm.
The chakra in his body was draining away like mercury spilling onto the ground.
"Gasp... Gasp..."
The Mist ninja Chunin made some meaningless sounds, trying to break free from Seimei's grip, but he had no strength left.
In the end, he died because Seimei had drained all his chakra.
The entire process lasted less than ten seconds.
Seimei released the corpse, feeling the nearly ten thousand chakra points increase in his body, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
With this chakra replenishment, even if he had to engage in another fierce battle now, he wouldn't be afraid.
Crack!
Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap sounded.
Followed by a familiar scream.
Seimei thought to himself, "No way," and quickly looked in the direction of the sound.
He saw their captain, struck by a thick lightning bolt summoned by Kurosuki Raiga, instantly turned into charcoal.
And at this moment, Raiga was slowly looking towards him.
Seeing this scene, Seimei couldn't help but think, "Am I really a jinx?"
He had just thought that even a big battle wouldn't be a problem, and then the enemy appeared. This made him feel a bit awkward.
It wasn't just Kurosuki Raiga. Even Juzo Biwa on the other side had managed to kill the shadow clone Seimei left behind, even if it meant trading injuries.
And now, Juzo Biwa was also staring at him.
At this moment, the entire battlefield seemed to freeze, leaving only the three of them exchanging glances.
Drip.
Suddenly, a drop of blood fell from a wound on Seimei's body, hitting the ground like the sound of a clock restarting.
Then, everything on the field resumed.
The roars of ninja fighting each other, the painful cries of the wounded, the clanging of weapons clashing, the rumbling explosions of explosive tags.
All of these sounds filled everyone's ears once again.
Boom!
A thick lightning bolt shot towards him.
Without any hesitation, Seimei instantly used a Shunshin Technique to leave his original spot.
The next moment, the lightning struck the ground, blasting a huge, charred crater.
Seimei's face twitched slightly, and then he dodged again, avoiding the attack of Juzo Biwa's Executioner's Blade.
That's right, in just this short time, Juzo Biwa's Executioner's Blade had been restored to its complete form.
You could say the Executioner's Blade was brittle, but you couldn't say its recovery ability wasn't strong. As long as there was blood, it could easily recover.
And blood...
Seimei scanned the entire battlefield; there were corpses everywhere. Juzo Biwa just needed to find any one of them.
And that's exactly what Juzo Biwa did. He had just stabbed the remaining hilt into the corpse of a nearby Konoha Chunin, and the Executioner's Blade quickly regenerated.
The Executioner's Blade, known as the blade that would never break, had this unique characteristic.
(End of Chapter)