"Gima? Damn it!" Kamihara Nobunaga cursed under his breath, seeing Kawachi Gima spit blood as he was sent flying. Quickly, he pulled out another kunai and charged at Seimei.
At the same time, Shinya Shimazu, who had just dodged to clear a path, realized his mistake and moved in to remedy it.
Unfortunately for them, Seimei had already carved a gap among them and wasn't about to let them close in again. With a quick thought, he unleashed his Illusion Blade Technique, advancing straight toward Shinya Shimazu, who was closest.
Seeing Seimei's blade, Shinya Shimazu's expression wavered, and a slight flaw in his defense appeared.
Seizing the opportunity, Seimei was about to strike with full force.
At that moment, another Iwagakure jonin, who had just had his attack blocked by Seimei, rushed in, placing himself between Seimei and Shinya Shimazu.
Clang—the clear sound of kunai and blade clashing rang out, followed by the screech of metal scraping against metal. As they locked in place, Seimei lifted his left hand to his chest in a familiar gesture.
Seeing this, both Shinya Shimazu and the Iwagakure jonin's faces paled. They hadn't forgotten the recent wind-style jutsu Seimei unleashed, which he had performed with just one hand.
With no time to hesitate, both immediately leapt to the side to evade.
"Heh…" Seimei let out a small laugh, then pivoted and faced Kamihara Nobunaga, who was now closing in.
"Hm?" Kamihara Nobunaga felt a jolt of alarm and slowed his pace.
With a swift set of hand seals, Seimei exhaled a cluster of small fireballs that scattered like seeds, advancing on Nobunaga.
Nobunaga stopped in his tracks, retreating quickly. The fireballs persisted, homing in on him.
His expression tense, Nobunaga continued to backpedal while forming seals.
At the last second, he finished his seals and summoned a Water Wall Technique, raising a barrier that intercepted the fireballs. The steam billowed up, forming a thin, hazy fog.
Seeing this, Nobunaga pushed forward, passing through the mist and narrowly avoiding the remaining fireballs. Seimei's control over their trajectory had its limits; when Nobunaga changed positions, he had no choice but to let the attack go.
Boom, boom, boom! The fireballs struck the ground, leaving scorched craters, showing just how potent the attack was.
This exchange happened in the blink of an eye. By the time Seimei's attack failed, Shinya Shimazu and the other Iwagakure jonin realized they had been tricked.
Both quickly began forming hand seals, preparing to strike Seimei with jutsu.
Unfortunately, they were too slow.
Seeing that his Phoenix Sage Fire Technique hadn't worked, Seimei turned and hurled six shuriken toward them, aiming for their vitals.
With no choice, the two were forced to dodge.
That dodge created an opening.
Without hesitation, Seimei pulled out more shuriken and, with both hands moving in a flurry, scattered them like falling petals.
The two found themselves struggling against Seimei's expert throwing technique. When they finally regained their footing, they heard Nobunaga's shout of warning.
"Watch out!"
Instinctively, Shinya Shimazu ducked his head.
Whoosh! A nearly two-meter-long, transparent wind blade grazed over his head, slicing off a few strands of hair.
Just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief for escaping with his life, a pained cry came from behind him.
"Hm?" Shinya Shimazu felt a chill and turned to see that the jonin who had dodged Seimei's earlier attacks now had half of his right arm lying on the ground. A ten-centimeter wound slashed across his right chest, exposing a clean cut.
Blood and organs spilled from the gash as he let out a tortured moan. He was beyond saving.
Clearly, Seimei's wind blade attack wasn't aimed solely at Shinya. Expending a considerable amount of chakra, he had shaped the wind blade to target two at once.
Shinya Shimazu's quick reaction and Nobunaga's warning saved him, but the nearby jonin wasn't as lucky.
Had the wind blade slashed across him, he'd have died on the spot.
The only reason Seimei had been able to perform this attack so quickly was due to his training over the past few days.
Thanks to the effort he'd put into chakra control, his Wind Release: Wind Blade had leveled up just like his Rasengan. It had progressed from Level 4 (1660/2000) to Level 5 (870/5000).
Level 5 was a turning point for C-rank jutsu, bringing him close to mastery.
Although Wind Release: Wind Blade wasn't yet perfected due to its higher rank, the recent progress made its usage noticeably faster.
With its innate speed and stealth, Seimei could wield it with far greater ease, and like the Rasengan, it had proven remarkably effective upon its first use.
Losing two comrades in such a short time, Nobunaga, the only actual jonin among them, was hesitant to attack. With fewer allies, Seimei's Sharingan had become an even greater threat.
When they were still a group of four, they hadn't been as concerned about Seimei's Genjutsu. Even if one of them fell under his spell, the others could intervene to break it.
But now, with only him and Shinya Shimazu left, a single misstep could spell their downfall.
Thus, neither was eager to advance recklessly.
Contrarily, Seimei felt noticeably more relaxed.
Handling a two-person pincer attack versus a four-person ambush was entirely different—far less demanding.
Facing four opponents, he couldn't afford the slightest slip, or he risked being worn down to defeat.
But with only two, things were simpler.
Even without his Mangekyou Sharingan's enhanced Genjutsu, he could handle them relatively easily.
But Seimei wasn't content with merely handling them. He wanted to use this chance to test his Mangekyou's capabilities.
The thought once planted, was hard to suppress.
After a brief internal debate, he decided to go through with it.
Of course, considering the many witnesses, he wouldn't employ anything too conspicuous; he would test only his Mangekyou's boost to his Genjutsu.
He wanted to gauge how a well-rounded jonin might fare against such an illusion.
This way, he'd have a reference for future battles.
With this plan in mind, Seimei readied his blade and charged toward the closest target: Shinya Shimazu.
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