Chapter 23: The Battle That Cannot Be Spoken Of
Turning his head to look at the small demon in front of him, Kamigami Makoto suddenly felt a sense of helplessness. Ironically, the target was a child of only a few years old!
Just now, while using Water Release against Kudo Yoshiharu, he had sensed that obscure feeling from the water element. This was the kind of feeling he only had when he was first learning Water Release.
He must kill him! He has a natural advantage over all Water Release ninja. This was what Kamigami Makoto thought in his heart. On the battlefield, there were still three jounin from the Mist Ninja, two of whom were entangled with Yayama Tatsuya.
Secretly signaling, Nakayuu Yuta used a Body Flicker Technique to appear in Kudo Yoshiharu's line of sight's blind spot.
"Ushi - Tora - In - Wu - Yin - Chen - Xu, Lightning Release: False Darkness!!!" This was the only jounin among the four from the Mist Village who excelled in Lightning Release besides Water Release.
A lightning ball sped toward Kudo Yoshiharu's back, so fast that it was almost invisible to the naked eye. When Nakayuu Yuta showed up within Kudo Yoshiharu's sensory range, his movements were already exposed.
Not to mention trying to sneak attack Kudo Yoshiharu. At that moment, Kudo Yoshiharu suddenly appeared behind Nakayuu Yuta, his hands together.
"Zishi - Wu - Chen - Tzu - Xu, Earth Release: Earth Lance!!" A sharp lance made of earth suddenly stabbed up from the ground where Nakayuu Yuta was standing.
For a jounin from the Mist, this level of speed and ninjutsu was still child's play. Kudo Yoshiharu didn't expect this ninjutsu to be effective, but the next moment, a water vortex appeared around Nakayuu Yuta!
"Yin - Chen - Yin - Chen - Yin - Chen, Water Release: Vortex Dragon!!" After seriously injuring a taijutsu jounin with a Water Release technique, Nakayuu Yuta had been on guard against Kudo Yoshiharu's deadly attack.
A very skillful Body Replacement Technique, Nakayuu Yuta had locked onto the Kudo Yoshiharu who was still standing on the ground about 10 meters away.
Just as Nakayuu Yuta's hands were about to come together and prepare to use his jutsu, a heart-thumping feeling swept over him, and in a life-or-death moment, he barely evaded a deadly white light.
Unfortunately, he was still pierced through the left shoulder by a shuriken. When his vision refocused, the Kudo Yoshiharu who was standing there had turned into a puddle of water on the ground.
"Truly, an exquisite reaction speed! You're still doing well, old man!" While speaking, Kudo Yoshiharu made a thumbs-up gesture.
In just this short period, one jounin from the Mist Village had been killed by Yayama Tatsuya, who had injured his left arm to do so. The situation on the battlefield no longer allowed Kamigami Makoto to continue entangling with the Leaf ninja in front of him, especially with this strange little demon around.
With a calculated thought, Kamigami Makoto shouted: "Hai - Xu - You, Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!!"
With all his might, a jounin used the Hidden Mist Technique to create a dense fog that was simply overwhelming.
All the Leaf Village ninjas quickly gathered together, backing against each other to guard against the incoming Mist ninjas. However, within Kudo Yoshiharu's senses, those Mist ninjas had already fled!
"Captain!! Those Mist ninjas have all run away!! Bring my aunt!" Luckily, he didn't yell all the way, as that wild shouting noise startled all the Leaf ninjas awake.
But it couldn't be blamed on the Leaf ninjas being overly cautious; the silent assassination techniques of the Mist Village, combined with the Hidden Mist Technique, were indeed some of the best in battlefield assassination techniques.
Fame for the person, shadow for the technique. They had to be cautious! One by one, the Leaf ninjas jumped out from the thick fog, including those who had rushed over to provide backup, totaling 16 people. Only a few of them were unharmed.
However, everyone's gaze was focused on Kudo Yoshiharu. There was no denying that this little demon, who had never been heard of before, had killed a jounin and four chuunin all by himself in this ambush battle.
This was simply unbelievable! Kudo Yoshiharu coughed lightly to break the awkward atmosphere that had enveloped them. The crowd began their healing tasks, and those who were able to continued the pursuit.
The police always show up last, just like the reinforcements for the Leaf Village ninjas. Leading the group was a striking figure, who embraced Kudo Yoshiharu tightly before he even had a chance to react.
"No wonder Jiraiya called me the flat-chested princess when I was young; it makes sense now." After taking a close look, Tsunade carefully examined him once again.
"Sensei, this time I independently killed a jounin from the Mist Village and four chuunin, you know!" Kudo Yoshiharu said with a smile, as if he were showing off to an adult.
"You little brat, as long as you're not injured, that's fine. But speaking of which, I couldn't achieve such feats when I was your age. By the way, have you been practicing your medical ninjutsu during this time?"
If you were to ask what ninjutsu Kudo Yoshiharu admired most in this world, apart from a few forbidden techniques, it would be medical ninjutsu. After all, if you can't win, you can run. But if you're injured, you can't even run!
Kudo Yoshiharu used a Body Flicker Technique and appeared in front of an injured shinobi. His palm emitted a green glow, and soon a wound that had been cut by a kunai healed as if it had never been injured.
"Is this!!? Little brat, you're already using the Healing Technique so smoothly; it seems you're truly worthy of being my disciple!!" The other ninjas at the scene looked on with envy at Kudo Yoshiharu's prowess.
Not only did he have such a great teacher's devoted guidance, but he also had remarkable talent for battle. It made one wonder if Kudo Yoshiharu was the illegitimate child of the Sage of Six Paths?
Somewhere unknown, an old man shook his head after sniffing back his snot and murmured, "Achoo! Who's talking about me?"
After healing the wounded shinobi, Kudo Yoshiharu stood up and clapped his hands. At that moment, Tsunade put away her smile and spoke sternly: "All information regarding Kudo Yoshiharu has been designated as an S-rank secret by the Third Hokage! Anyone present today must not speak of what transpired; those who do so will be treated as traitors to the village!"
All the ninjas present nodded their heads, and then led by Tsunade, they returned to the Leaf Village.
200 meters away from the battlefield, a pitcher plant rose up.
"That little brat is not merely proficient in Water Release ninjutsu!" Black Zetsu, who was thinking of something, slowly retracted into the shadows.
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