Multiple Shadow Clone Technique

The appearance of the Kumo Ninja ended Yemo's stealth plan before it even began. Regardless of Yemo's feelings at this moment, he now faces only one choice: kill the Kumo Ninja in front of him, or be killed.

Fortunately, there is good news: the Jonin in front of us is not a combat-oriented Jonin, nor is he an Elite Jonin. He is merely a sensory ninja, which means that his combat strength is slightly lower, roughly equivalent to that Jonin Special Jōnin.

Even so, this is still Jonin, whose strength far surpasses that of Chunin. The fact that they were able to defeat those two Chunin in such a short time shows that the strength of these Kumo Ninja should not be underestimated.

Kumo Ninja, standing on the tree trunk, watched Yemo with ease. He was now the cat, and the brat in front of him was the mouse, already a piece of meat in his mouth. He could bite it whenever he wanted. The backup hadn't arrived yet, so he could play a game of cat and mouse to pass the time.

Kumo Ninja crossed his arms, looking at Yemo who was standing there motionless, and asked with some surprise, "What's wrong, kid? Aren't you going to run?"

"What's the use of running? You were able to catch me just now, and you'll catch me even if I run now," Yemo said calmly, brushing the dust off his clothes.

Seeing Yemo's calm demeanor, Kumo Ninja's tone carried a hint of praise, "Your courage and composure far exceed my expectations. Compared to you, those two Kirigakure missing-nin from Kirigakure are really far inferior. Before they died, that missing-nin even begged me for mercy and asked me why I killed them. You, little brat, are more open-minded and didn't resist."

"No, no..." Yemo shook his head, saying, "You're wrong about one thing. I'm still the same as them, because I've already started to rebel."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yemo suddenly raised his head, a meaningful smile flashing across his lips.

Before Kumo Ninja could react to Yemo's words, several whooshing sounds rang out behind him. Kumo Ninja instinctively dodged to the side, but it was too late.

Several thick vines rapidly magnified in the eyes of the Kumo Ninja, intertwining with each other like an iron fist striking the Kumo Ninja's chest.

The force erupted like a tidal wave, and the unprepared Kumo Ninja had no chance to resist. They were instantly sent flying, gliding through the air in a graceful arc before crashing heavily to the ground.

Before taking off, Kumo Ninja's eyes were filled with countless questions: What was going on? Why was there a sudden attack? And what was the deal with those vines?

Thud...

With a loud bang, billowing dust rose into the air. Under Yemo's control, the vines spread out and shot towards the center of the thick smoke like sharp arrows.

"Lightning Release: Turbulence!"

A furious shout came from the thick Kumo Ninja. The next second, streaks of azure lightning shot out from the smoke, striking the thin vines. The lightning flashed and carried immense power, cleaving the useless vines in the sky into countless flying fragments.

With a whoosh, a blue figure burst out of the thick smoke at great speed, stirring up a gust of wind in its wake and dispersing the billowing smoke.

At this moment, Kumo Ninja was enveloped in azure lightning, his face was warm, but his eyes were filled with killing intent as he looked at Yemo in front of him, his gaze almost wanting to kill Yemo.

To be outmaneuvered by a mere brat was an utter disgrace to the Kumo Ninja. As a Jonin, he had been ambushed by a Genin, a situation akin to a cat being toyed with by a mouse. If word got out, the entire Shinobi World would be utterly humiliated. How could the Kumo Ninja enraged, his heart filled with a burning desire to tear Yemo to pieces?

The Kumo Ninja was extremely fast, especially when using the Lightning Body Flicker Technique, closing the distance of more than ten meters in an instant. The enraged Kumo Ninja threw a punch, and Yemo quickly crossed his arms to block in front of his chest.

How could Genin's strength compare to Jonin's? Besides, Yemo was just a child. He was directly blasted away by a punch from Kumo Ninja and flew straight into the bushes behind him.

"You brat, if I don't tear you to pieces today, I'm not Daruka!" the Kumo Ninja roared angrily. His name was Daruka.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

A shout rang out from the thicket of leaves, causing the bushes to tremble. Then, to Daruka's astonishment, dozens of Yemo rushed out one after another. Each Yemo had a different expression and different actions, but they all had the same goal: Daruka.

Looking at the countless little devils flying all over the sky, Daruka was taken aback, then said disdainfully, "A mere Genin dares to use Genjutsu in front of Jonin."

As he spoke, Daruka casually swung his Kunai at one of the Yemo, Daruka that the Yemo were Genjutsu and that his Kunai would pass right through the brat.

Under Daruka's suffocating gaze, the Kunai he fired was actually knocked away by 'Yemo'. Daruka instinctively exclaimed, "How is this possible!"

At this moment, several 'Yemo's' had already kicked out together. Daruka subconsciously raised his hand to block in front of him. The combined forces turned into a huge force, and Daruka was kicked away.

His feet rubbed violently against the ground, creating two parallel grooves beneath Daruka feet. Only then did Daruka realize that these 'Yemo' were all real entities, not Genjutsu.

"If it's not Genjutsu, could it be Konoha's unique Ninjutsu, Shadow Clone Technique?" As Jonin, Daruka's knowledge was considerable, but Daruka quickly shook his head. "How could that be? Even Shadow Clone capable of creating physical clones couldn't possibly create so many."

Daruka has fought against ninjas who use Shadow Clone before, but even Konoha Jonin only manage to create one or two. According to the Kumogakure's investigation, this Ninjutsu requires an enormous amount of Chakra. Putting aside whether there is such a huge amount of Chakra, any slightly intelligent person would not use that much Chakra to create so many clones.

Daruka's analysis wasn't wrong, but his perspective was flawed. He was analyzing it from the viewpoint of an ordinary person. For Yemo, who possesses a vast amount of Chakra, creating so many clones would consume the same amount of Chakra as an ordinary ninja using the Substitution Technique.

Just as Daruka was in shock, the rest of the 'Yemo' had already closed their eyes, their momentum overwhelming, and the sky full of 'Yemo' rushed towards Daruka like a massive army.

"Damn it, that brat!"

Seeing so many 'Yemo', Daruka cursed inwardly, but his hands moved quickly, forming hand seals.

"Lightning Release: Turbulence!"

With a shout, lightning crackled around Daruka, countless azure arcs of electricity coursed across his body, and a large amount of lightning gathered in Daruka 'Daruka palm.

Daruka slapped his hands together in the air in front of him, and lightning flashed. More than ten bolts of lightning flew out from his palms. Dozens of 'Yemo' were densely packed together. Daruka didn't even need to aim. He just slapped the lightning at the crowd in front of him.

More than a dozen bolts of lightning struck the crowd. Except for a few that missed, most of the other bolts hit their mark, and 'Yemo' was instantly reduced to ashes with a bang.

Although it is a physical entity, it is not Yemo himself. The clone's strength is not comparable to that of a corpse, and it will dissipate if it suffers even a slightly serious injury.

Even after scattering some of the 'Yemo', there were still many Yemo remaining, and the Yemo rushing ahead were already very close to the Kumo Ninja, only a few meters away. Daruka didn't have time to use his Ninjutsu.

Daruka simultaneously produced two Kunai in his palms and thrust them straight into the dense crowd.

With swift thrusts of both hands, the sharp Kunai easily pierced the foreheads of the two 'Yemo' figures in front of him. Wounded, the two 'Yemo' figures vanished with a bang.

He quickly bent down to dodge the sneak attack from behind, then swept his right leg across the ground with a punch, kicking several nearby 'Yemo' members away, sending them flying and disappearing into a puff of white smoke.

Even as a sensory-type Jonin, Daruka's Taijutsu was no joke. He charged into the crowd as if it were empty land, each thrust and kick taking down a 'Yemo'.