Seeing the Mist Ninja charging toward him, Seimei quickly threw several shurikens.

Noticing this, the Mist Ninja dodged to the side and continued to advance without hesitation.

Seimei narrowed his eyes slightly at this.

In the next moment, he threw several more shurikens.

These moved faster than the first and overtook them mid-air.

The sound of "clang, clang" echoed as the shurikens suddenly changed direction, targeting the Mist Ninja from the side.

Such precise control could only be achieved by a member of the Uchiha Clan utilizing the Sharingan.

The Mist Ninja's expression changed slightly. He immediately stopped his advance and leapt backward, creating distance between himself and Seimei.

The shurikens missed by mere inches, grazing past him.

A bead of cold sweat slid down his cheek as he looked at Seimei with heightened caution.

Seimei, however, paid no attention to his opponent's wary gaze. He raised his hand and unleashed another jutsu—Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!

This time, though, his target wasn't the Mist Ninja to the side but the one directly in front of him.

Sensing danger, the Mist Ninja dodged again, all while using his kunai to deflect the incoming air bullets.

With his Sharingan active, Seimei carefully observed his opponent's movements.

Suddenly, he stopped the jutsu and unsheathed the long blade at his waist.

A faint blue light enveloped him as he activated the Flash Sword Technique, dashing toward his opponent at incredible speed.

Seimei's movements were so swift that the Mist Ninja had no time to recover from evading the air bullets before Seimei was upon him.

Whoosh~

The blade gleamed.

Without hesitation, Seimei unleashed both the Illusory Sword Technique and the Shadow Sword Technique, sending six blade shadows—three real and three fake—slashing toward the Mist Ninja.

The Mist Ninja's face instantly darkened.

As a combat specialist, he lacked proficiency in genjutsu, making it impossible for him to distinguish the real attacks from the fake ones.

Helpless, he could only dodge to the best of his ability.

Blocking was out of the question!

Yet how could Seimei, with the precision of his Sharingan, allow him to escape so easily?

Rip!

The sound of fabric tearing was followed by a muffled groan of pain.

Seimei's blade tore through the Mist Ninja's clothing, leaving a deep, bone-revealing gash across his chest.

Another blade shadow from the Shadow Sword Technique left a wound on his left shoulder.

Blood gushed out, soaking the Mist Ninja's clothes in an instant.

Tamura Shinji gritted his teeth against the pain and threw a kunai at Seimei before retreating.

Seimei's Sharingan rotated swiftly, locking onto the kunai in flight. He reached out, caught it mid-air, and flung it back.

Thud!

The sound of steel piercing flesh resounded.

Tamura Shinji felt a sharp pain in his chest and collapsed to the ground.

Looking down, he saw the kunai he had just thrown now embedded in his chest.

"You…"

He struggled to lift his head, trying to say something to Seimei. But before he could finish, his eyes lost their light, and his breath ceased.

Not far away, another Mist Ninja, who had been relieved to escape death moments earlier, was stunned to see his comrade killed so quickly.

He stood frozen, unable to process the scene.

Seimei, however, wasted no time. Noticing his opponent's hesitation, he once again used the Flash Sword Technique to close in.

Seeing Seimei's blade coming down, the Mist Ninja finally snapped out of it, raising his kunai just in time to block.

Yet, being mediocre in close combat and losing the initiative left him at a severe disadvantage.

Within a few exchanges, Seimei managed to inflict a wound on his opponent.

"Ugh…"

The Mist Ninja groaned in pain and quickly backed away. His eyes darted around, and without hesitation, he rushed toward another battle where two Konoha Jonin were fighting two Mist Jonin one-on-one.

It was clear he intended to disrupt the situation, using his comrades' strength to secure a chance for survival.

Seimei chose not to stop him.

Why? Because he also planned to join that battle. With this "burden" in the mix, the enemy would be further distracted.

Soon, the chaotic melee of six combatants began.

Seimei couldn't focus on a single opponent, and the Mist Ninja couldn't gang up on him either.

Though the battle dragged on, Seimei remained relatively safe.

All he needed was the right opportunity.

With his blood-red Sharingan spinning, Seimei blocked attacks while carefully observing everyone's movements.

Thanks to the Sharingan's powerful insight, he soon noticed certain habits in the Mist Jonin's fighting styles.

These instinctive behaviors were exactly what he needed to create an opening.

At one point, Seimei found himself under a two-pronged attack and was forced to retreat.

One Mist Jonin, displaying a strong offensive drive, immediately chased after him, aiming a kunai straight for his throat.

From his movements, it was clear that this ninja thrived on aggression, even against Seimei.

Perhaps he thought his attacks were helping his team by keeping the pressure on.

But to Seimei, this was merely a predictable habit to exploit.

Seeing the Mist Ninja charge at him, Seimei feigned panic and raised his blade to block.

Noticing Seimei's subtle unease, Kitano Ichirō smirked and prepared to follow up with another attack.

His plan was simple: overwhelm Seimei with continuous strikes and create an opening for his allies.

Unfortunately, Seimei wouldn't give him the chance.

Just as Kitano Ichirō launched his second strike, Seimei's left hand moved.

A pale blue chakra sphere formed silently in his palm.

Then, with a sudden thrust, he pressed it into the Mist Ninja's abdomen.

It was none other than the A-rank, no-hand-seal jutsu—Rasengan!

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