A group of people lay in ambush within the forest along the road ahead. These individuals harbored deep malice toward the team, and as soon as Ophis detected their presence, she immediately informed Xin.
"Stop," Xin commanded, halting both Mikoto and their client.
"Why are we stopping, young man?" the client asked, growing more anxious as they neared the Daimyo's residence. He was desperate to reach their destination as soon as possible, but now Xin was telling them to stop.
"There's an ambush ahead," Xin replied, glancing at the client before turning to Mikoto.
"Mikoto, you take the right side; I'll handle the left. Let's make this quick."
"Got it!" Mikoto responded.
The two swiftly split up, dashing into the forest on either side of the road.
Facing enemies for the first time, and knowing that a deadly battle was imminent, Mikoto couldn't help but feel nervous. Her tightly clenched kunai, causing her fingers to turn white, betrayed her anxiety.
"Damn, we've been discovered! It's just two kids protecting that guy-kill them!" one of the ambushers shouted when they saw the team split up, with Xin and Mikoto charging into the forest while the client remained behind.
Realizing they had been exposed, the ambushers decided to drop the pretense and leaped out from their hiding spots, drawing their swords as they charged at Xin.
"Fire Style: Fireball Technique!" Xin quickly formed the necessary hand seals, sending a half- meter-wide fireball hurtling toward the approaching swordsmen.
"Watch out! Run!"
The swordsmen hadn't expected Xin to disregard any sense of fair play and attack them with a powerful jutsu right from the start.
The resulting explosion was intense, accompanied by the anguished cries of those caught in the blast.
Xin waved a hand in front of his face, trying to dispel the strong smell of burnt flesh that now permeated the forest.
"Ugh, who said the Fireball Technique couldn't kill anyone?" Xin muttered, surveying the aftermath. The area was in ruins, and the ground was littered with charred corpses. The sight left him feeling like he wouldn't want to eat barbecued meat for a while.
As for any feelings of nausea, emotional turmoil, or even the urge to vomit-none of that surfaced.
A single jutsu had easily dealt with the swordsmen, saving Xin time and effort. The only thing that wasn't quite perfect was that two of them had survived the initial blast and were now writhing on the ground in agony.
Xin shook his head and, with a flick of his wrist, sent two kunai flying to end their suffering. He then sprinted off toward Mikoto's side.
Compared to Xin's overwhelming display of power, Mikoto's battle was far more troublesome. Her skills weren't on the same level as Xin's, and her nervousness compounded the situation. She hadn't considered that even a basic C-rank jutsu could pose a lethal threat to ordinary swordsmen.
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