Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Departure
"Heh~ Uchiha brat, it's been a few months, and you've improved quite a bit, haven't you?" Shoji Kohara sneered provocatively, staring at Seimei.
Seimei didn't fall for the provocation. There were too many Iwagakure ninja around. Fighting here would give him no advantage.
Despite his desire for revenge, Seimei decided to retreat for now. Ideally, he could lure Shoji Kohara away from the rest of the group.
With that thought in mind, Seimei immediately activated his Sharingan, preparing to cast a genjutsu.
Seeing this, Shoji Kohara quickly averted his gaze.
Taking advantage of the moment, Seimei formed the "Boar" hand seal, activating the "Body Flicker Technique." His speed surged, and his figure vanished from the sight of the lower-ranked Iwagakure ninja.
However, this disappearance was only to the eyes of the lower-ranked ones. The higher-ranked Jonin could still track his movements.
Though Kohara had averted his gaze to avoid being caught in Seimei's Sharingan-induced genjutsu, two other Iwagakure Jonin nearby hadn't.
The moment Seimei used the Body Flicker to make his escape, they hurled kunai in his direction.
But these attacks weren't enough to stop him.
Mid-air, Seimei sensed the incoming danger. A quick glance was all it took for him to track the trajectory of the kunai.
Swiftly reaching into his pouch, he pulled out two kunai of his own and hurled them with precision.
Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out as Seimei's kunai collided with those of the Iwagakure Jonin, knocking them off course. Sparks flew, and the kunai spiraled off in different directions.
The threat neutralized, Seimei was about to speed up his retreat.
But just then, the faint sound of whistling projectiles caught his attention.
Looking over, Seimei saw that Shoji Kohara had already closed the distance and was throwing shuriken at him.
Realizing there wasn't enough time to deflect the shuriken as he had earlier, Seimei chose to dodge instead.
His body twisted and contorted, skillfully evading all the incoming shuriken.
For someone with a fully matured three-tomoe Sharingan like Seimei, dodging such attacks was hardly a challenge.
However, after dodging, Seimei's expression darkened.
The brief delay had given the nearby Iwagakure Chunin and Genin enough time to throw their own kunai and shuriken.
In Seimei's vision, he spotted several explosive tags attached to some of the kunai.
If those exploded, it would cause a big commotion.
"Are they really not worried about exposing their location?" Seimei thought with suspicion.
But after a moment's consideration, he realized it made sense. The enemy had already seen him send the signal back to his comrades. There was no longer any need for them to stay hidden.
"Since that's the case..."
With a powerful push off the tree branch, Seimei leaped backward while his hands quickly formed a series of hand seals.
He took a deep breath, mixing it with Wind Release chakra, and exhaled forcefully.
A violent gust of wind formed in front of him, quickly turning into a fierce tornado that swept forward, uprooting every plant and tree in its path.
Once again, Seimei unleashed his full power with "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."
This jutsu was indeed a crowd-control powerhouse.
Under the force of the windstorm, all the kunai and shuriken thrown by the Iwagakure ninja were caught in the current, their trajectories completely disrupted as they were blown backward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out as the explosive tags detonated, but they did nothing to slow the windstorm.
The sheer power of Seimei's Wind Release was evident from the way it shrugged off the explosions.
After a few moments, Seimei ceased the technique.
Just as he did, a kunai suddenly shot toward him from his right, aimed straight at his neck.
But Seimei, as if anticipating this, let out a cold chuckle.
He bent backward slightly, dodging the kunai by a hair's breadth, and in the same motion, he kicked out, landing a direct blow to Shoji Kohara's abdomen.
Yes, it was Shoji Kohara who had launched the surprise attack.
In an instant, Kohara was sent flying backward from the force of the kick.
Seimei followed up with three shuriken, aiming at Kohara's throat, heart, and stomach—three vital spots.
Mid-air, Kohara sensed the danger and, despite the intense pain in his abdomen, quickly performed a substitution jutsu.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The shuriken struck Kohara, but only the sound of metal hitting metal could be heard.
Poof!
With a puff of chakra-infused smoke, Kohara's body turned into a rock.
Seimei's gaze shifted, locking onto a large tree in the distance.
Kohara had taken cover behind that tree after using the substitution technique.
Though his escape had been swift, the Sharingan had already captured his movement.
Even during the earlier ambush, Seimei had sensed Kohara approaching, but his attention had been focused on the twenty Iwagakure ninja in front of him, which had allowed Kohara to get so close.
This time, as Seimei cast "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough," he had kept an eye on Kohara out of the corner of his eye.
Kohara's camouflage technique was indeed impressive, but it was no match for the fully developed three-tomoe Sharingan.
Seimei had spotted him early on, but he hadn't acted on it immediately, choosing instead to play along with Kohara's trap.
Seimei's kick had been no joke. While he wasn't a master of hand-to-hand combat, his physical prowess, bolstered by his 11-point constitution, was on par with that of an average Jonin.
Kohara wouldn't be walking away from that kick unscathed. At the very least, it would take him some time to recover.
However, the fact that Kohara had been able to evade Seimei's close-range shuriken attack despite being injured spoke volumes about his skill level.
Hack! Hack!
A fit of coughing echoed through the forest.
Seimei looked over to see two Iwagakure Jonin standing amidst the debris, slowly rising to their feet. Around them, other Iwagakure ninja were emerging from the wreckage of shattered branches and splintered trees.
Seimei shifted his gaze away from them, giving one last glance at the tree where Kohara was hiding. He quickly formed the necessary hand seals and activated the Body Flicker Technique once more.
In an instant, Seimei's figure vanished from sight.
The two Iwagakure Jonin exchanged a glance but made no move to stop him.
Even if they could catch him, the power Seimei had displayed just now was enough to convince them that they weren't a match for him in a direct fight.
After all, they were Jonin specializing in reconnaissance and tracking, not front-line combat. Taking down someone like Seimei would require Shoji Kohara.
Since Kohara wasn't moving, neither would they.
"Wait... where's Shoji Kohara?"
Suddenly, the two Jonin looked toward where Kohara had hidden, only to realize he had vanished as well.
Exchanging uneasy glances, they quickly reported the situation to their superiors.
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