Escape

"Is this guy a pervert?!"

Hizashi muttered to himself, his tone revealing disbelief; such terrifying resilience was unheard of.

Just as Hizashi was shocked, Yemo and Shou resumed their battle. With his right hand restored, Yemo rapidly Hand Seals, gathering a large amount of Fire Release Chakra in his throat.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

With a whoosh, Yemo leaped into the air, took a deep breath, and then opened his mouth, spitting out a fireball. The fireball grew larger in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, the huge fireball, several meters in size, illuminated the dark forest like a burning sun. The burning flames emitted heat and light, and with a world-destroying power, it flew straight towards Shou.

Seeing the fireball approaching, Shou quickly dodged to the side. The fireball crashed into the ground with a deafening roar. The power of the explosion was terrifying, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to split apart. Visible shockwaves, along with heat waves, spread in all directions.

The hunter dodged the attack and leaped behind a thick tree root, avoiding the shockwave and heat. Flames raged, and the smoke from the explosion slowly dissipated, revealing a huge black crater several meters in diameter on the ground.

Leaning against the tree roots, Kari turned around and saw the huge crater in the ground. He exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? How can such a common Fire Release Ninjutsu have such destructive power?"

The Great Fireball Technique is the most common Ninjutsu among Fire Style. Many Fire Style Ninjutsu know it, and even Genin can easily master it. Although it is a C-rank Ninjutsu, many Chunin and Jonin use it because of its high cost-effectiveness. However, a C-rank Ninjutsu is still a C-rank Ninjutsu. It is only slightly higher than Ninjutsu D-rank Ninjutsu like the Substitution Technique. Nevertheless, the power of the Great Fireball Technique can vary depending on the amount of Chakra.

"How much Chakra did that guy use? He wasted a C-rank Ninjutsu like that. Konoha's geniuses are only this good." Once he figured it out, Kari laughed. Chakra is the source of a ninja's power. Without Chakra ninja is just an ordinary person.

No ninja with a screw loose would use a huge amount of Chakra on a C-rank Ninjutsu. Only an idiot would expend so much Chakra to enhance the power of a C-rank Ninjutsu.

Over here, Yemo saw that Shou was hiding on the arched tree roots. He leaped up and tumbled over the tree roots in the air, his hands rapidly Hand Seals as he flew.

"Fire Style: Fire Rain Jutsu!"

With a soft shout, the moment he saw the hunter's figure, he immediately spewed out fist-sized flames from his mouth. Dozens or even hundreds of flames filled the sky and danced in the air. The next second, the hunter attacked like raindrops.

A fist-sized flame slammed into the tree root and exploded with a bang. The flame, though only the size of a fist, contained a large amount of Chakra, and its immense power was enough to blast a hole the size of a bucket.

Hunt was incredibly fast, his figure flashing as he tried to escape, but Yemo's attack had a much larger range than the Great Fireball, and the dense flames completely blocked Hunt's escape route.

Several flames struck Hunt's body, followed by a series of explosions. Hunt vanished with a bang in the explosions, replaced by a broken piece of wood falling to the ground from the smoke.

Almost simultaneously, behind Yemo, in the shadows cast by the leaves, Shou's figure emerged. He leaped high into the air, a ferocious smile on his face, and clenched his fist to smash into Yemo's head. Just moments before Yemo launched his attack, Shou had used Substitution Technique to take his place. While Yemo was distracted by his substitute, Shou secretly lurked behind Yemo and launched a thunderous attack the instant Yemo landed.

"I've been waiting for you, Hunt!"

Suddenly, Yemo, who seemed completely unprepared, grinned, turned around swiftly, and made a grasping motion in the air with his right hand. Strands of blue lightning gathered in Yemo's palm, and in an instant, a blue lightning sword was firmly held in Yemo's hand.

"What!"

Seeing that Yemo was prepared, after a brief moment of shock, Shou immediately realized that Yemo had obviously seen his Substitution Technique long ago and was deliberately pretending to be unprepared, just waiting for him to attack before suddenly striking.

What good is it for Shou to understand now? He's only two meters away from Yemo, and even if he wanted to retreat, he couldn't. He can only grit his teeth and charge forward.

"Konoha Style: Lightning Flash Slash!"

With a low shout, Yemo slowly raised the Thunder Sword in his hand and drew a half circle in the air. Then, he suddenly slashed down with the Thunder Sword. Lightning flashed, and a crescent-shaped lightning sword aura burst out from the tip of the sword.

This move is the Konoha-Style Kenjutsu that Yemo learned from Kosuke. Kosuke's swordsmanship is very strong, so his move is naturally not weak. Its power is comparable to an A-rank Ninjutsu. Yemo has been practicing this swordsmanship for the past six days. Although he can't say that he has completely mastered it, he has made some progress. As for its power, it is naturally not as strong as Kosuke's.

This Lightning Flash Slash was created by Kosuke. It not only incorporates the swordsmanship of the Konoha Village style, but also adds some samurai sword energy. By swinging the sword in his hand at high speed, he releases a sword energy shockwave that is infused with Lightning Release Chakra. Not only is the speed extremely fast, but the penetrating power also far exceeds that of ordinary sword energy. Most importantly, this move does not require Hand Seals and can be released instantly.

For example, right now, Shou, who thought he had everything under control, was unaware that Yemo had discovered all his movements. The moment Yemo attacked, it was too late for Shou.

The crescent-shaped blue sword energy rushed towards Shou in the blink of an eye. Seeing the sword energy coming, Shou had no choice but to use the attack he had prepared for Yemo to defend himself, gritting his teeth and clenching his fist to punch the sword energy.

The consequences of clashing with sword energy with flesh and blood are predictable. The moment they made contact, the sharp sword energy tore the muscles on the hunter's finger, blood flowed freely, and the white finger bone was exposed.

Suppressing the excruciating pain, Hunting roared, "Explosion Release: Land Mine Explosion!"

The Explosion Release was unleashed, and the immense power of the explosion neutralized the blue sword energy. A visible shockwave slammed into Kari, sending him flying like a kite with a broken string. He flew several meters before crashing into an arched tree trunk with a loud thud.

Sliding down the tree trunk to the ground, Shou gritted his teeth and let out a painful growl. His right hand was covered in blood, chunks of muscle torn apart, and blood flowed down his arm like a stream, watering the seedlings on the ground. The flesh on the back of his hand was almost ripped apart by the sword energy, and finger bones were exposed in the blood.

Having severely injured Hunter with a single blow, Yemo naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass. He took a step forward, swung his longsword, and the resulting gust of wind dispersed the smoke in front of him. Raising his sword, Yemo charged towards Hunter.

He grinned and said, "You should have witnessed the strength of Konoha's genius. In that case, consider your scroll as your admission ticket, and I'll gladly accept your nickname."

As he spoke, Yemo swiftly approached Shou. Just then, Shou suddenly endured the pain, clenched his left fist, and slammed it into the ground.

"Explosion Release. Earth Explosion!"

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the ground exploded, flames burst forth, dust billowed, and the shockwave spread forward along the ground, causing the ground to churn like ocean waves wherever it passed.

The explosion forced Yemo, who was about to approach, to retreat. His figure flashed, and he retreated more than ten meters before the rolling ground slowly came to a stop. The surrounding area was a mess, and billowing smoke rose from the ground like a long dragon.

Just then, the three Iwa Ninja who were attacking Hiashi simultaneously retreated, and all three fired smoke bombs into the ground. The smoke hit the ground with a loud bang, and three plumes of black smoke instantly enveloped the surrounding area.

Whew...

Yemo swung his sword, creating gusts of wind that seemed to tear through the smoke like an invisible hand. Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, and the surrounding smoke slowly dissipated.

Seeing the humanoid mark left on the tree roots after Shou's escape, Yemo couldn't help but curse under his breath, "Damn it, just one step away, and this guy got away."

Although Kari escaped, given their speed, they couldn't have gone far. Using Mind's Eye of the Kagura, it wouldn't be impossible to find Kari and the other four Iwa Ninja, catch up, and kill them all.

Yemo wanted to do that, but it was very unsafe for Hiashi to guard the injured Hizashi alone. What if another group from another ninja village appeared later? How could Hiashi possibly protect Hizashi?

After thinking it over, Yemo decided to give up the idea of continuing the pursuit. As for the scroll, only two hours had passed, and they still had twenty-two hours left, so they had plenty of time.