*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh*
Hearing the faint sound of something cutting through the air behind him, a cold smile appeared on Seimei's lips. "Hehe."
As a cautious person, how could he make such a big mistake and expose his vulnerable back to the enemy?
Everything was just to lure these two into attacking first.
As it turned out, they couldn't resist the temptation and took the bait.
And Seimei?
Almost as soon as they made their move, he turned around and looked at them.
In an instant, the three tomoe in his Sharingan spun rapidly, locking onto the trajectories of all the incoming shuriken.
Then, without any hesitation, he pushed off the ground and charged forward like a cannonball.
Along the way, he flickered continuously, skillfully avoiding all the shuriken.
What they thought was a perfect blockade was full of flaws in the face of his Sharingan and proactive attack.
Seimei seized the opportunity, dodged all the attacks, and instantly appeared before the two Iwa Jonin, swinging his short sword.
The entire process was seamless, without any hesitation or pause, ultimately achieving Seimei's goal of counterattacking after the enemy's move.
Yes, it was a counterattack.
Seimei took such a roundabout route and lured the enemy into attacking first, all for the purpose of counterattacking, seizing the offensive rhythm, and initiating the fight.
He didn't want to be in a stalemate with the enemy here. The Iwa ninja already had a numerical advantage. Who knew how many more would come if they continued to delay?
So, it was necessary to initiate the fight first.
In this situation, before joining the battle, others would consider whether their actions would disrupt their comrades' rhythm, leading to hesitation.
And this was Seimei's opportunity.
As long as he could seize the chance to eliminate one or two enemies, it would reduce the pressure for the subsequent battle.
Seimei was certain that he would face more than just these two enemies later, so planning in advance was necessary.
These thoughts flashed through his mind. Seimei focused his attention and started dealing with the two in front of him.
*Clang, clang, clang*
A series of clashes between kunai and short sword rang out.
Seimei continuously attacked with his sword, and the two kept blocking.
For a time, it was hard to tell who had the upper hand.
However, this was just an illusion.
Although these two, working together, could somewhat negate his Sharingan genjutsu, making it difficult for him to utilize his vision-blocking tactics.
But his Lv5, near-Lv6 Swordsmanship, wasn't just about blocking vision.
If he went all out, even in a head-on fight, Seimei was confident he could kill both of them.
But that would require considerable effort.
Seimei didn't want to waste that energy or time, so he pretended to be weak and maintained a stalemate with them for now.
This way, as long as he seized the opportunity, he could easily kill them.
...
Time passed by.
At a certain moment, Seimei suddenly leaned back, avoiding a slash aimed at his throat by the Iwa Jonin in front.
Then, he shifted his weight slightly to his left foot and fell to the right, dodging another Iwa Jonin's attack aimed at his heart from behind.
Seeing their positions and movements, Seimei thought, "Good opportunity!"
Immediately, he activated his Sharingan to its full potential, instantly hypnotizing the Iwa Jonin in front.
But the two on the field had been wary of his Sharingan all along.
So, the moment he hypnotized the Iwa Jonin in front, the other Iwa Jonin behind him noticed the anomaly and immediately launched continuous attacks on him without hesitation.
His purpose...
Was simple: to force Seimei to give up the chance to finish off his comrade and buy time for his teammate to break free from the genjutsu.
The opportunity Seimei was waiting for wasn't now, so after some struggle, he gave up the chance to land the final blow.
Seeing this, the Iwa Jonin behind him breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, the hypnotized Iwa Jonin woke up. The first thing he saw was Seimei.
And Seimei also happened to look over. The moment he made eye contact with his Sharingan, the Iwa Jonin instinctively looked away.
And this was the opportunity Seimei had been waiting for.
Almost as soon as the Iwa Jonin looked away, Seimei fully activated his Sharingan and cast the genjutsu again.
However, this time, his target wasn't him, but the Iwa Jonin he was fighting against.
Instantly, this Jonin froze in place.
At the same time, the Iwa Jonin who had just looked away in the distance realized his mistake and quickly refocused his gaze on Seimei, throwing his kunai.
But it was too late.
Just before he shifted his gaze back, Seimei had finished his attack.
*Pierce*
The sound of a blade piercing flesh.
Seimei's short sword pierced through the chest of the Iwa Jonin in front of him, reaching his back.
With this fatal blow, the Iwa Jonin in front of him instantly woke up from the hypnosis.
He looked down at the short sword embedded in his chest, then looked up at his comrade not far away, his eyes filled with confusion.
He wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but vomit a large mouthful of blood.
Seimei flickered, avoiding the blood, and pulled out his short sword.
Without the support of the sword, the Iwa Jonin stumbled a few steps and finally collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Honestly, if it were a normal fight, he wouldn't have died so easily by his sword.
But the problem was that, to buy time for his comrade, his attacks were too aggressive, leaving him completely defenseless.
If that were all, it would still be fine. As long as his comrade woke up and assisted in time, they wouldn't be afraid of Seimei's counterattack.
But what happened?
His comrade did wake up, but instead of helping him immediately, he looked away.
So, in a way, it was the miscoordination between the two of them that gave Seimei this opportunity.
However, Seimei had anticipated such a mistake.
After all, he was the one who orchestrated it.
In the previous "back-and-forth" battle, Seimei had been silently observing the two Iwa Jonin's reactions to various situations and their fighting habits through his Sharingan.
Then, he keenly noticed that one of the Iwa Jonin was particularly afraid of his Sharingan and would often unconsciously look away.
So, he used this to his advantage, creating an opportunity and setting a trap.
That was everything that had just happened.
Seimei consecutively dodged the attacks of the two, confirming that this was the opportunity he was looking for, and decisively used his Sharingan's ability to cast the genjutsu.
In an instant, he hypnotized the Iwa Jonin who was deeply afraid of him, making him experience the power of the Sharingan even more profoundly.
This further deepened his fear of the Sharingan.
Then, when he woke up, Seimei appeared in the right position, using this fear to put pressure on him.
As expected, driven by this pressure, he made the instinctive choice to look away and protect himself.
And this put his comrade, who was waiting for his support, in danger.
Although he reacted in time and tried to make up for it, the opportunity had been missed.
Seimei decisively seized the chance, went all out, and instantly killed one of them, achieving his goal.
(End of Chapter)