Trapped

"What?!"

A huge, pale blue crescent moon was released from the Zangetsu Blade. It was not fancy at all, but extremely fierce. In an instant, it sent the three of them, Juzo Biwa, Munashi Jinpachi, and Jinin Akebino, flying away!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" All three suffered injuries from the impact, their faces filled with horror. "What kind of swordsmanship is this? Such destructive power!"

This Getsuga Tensho consumed nearly a third of Shunren's Chakra, but the combined strength of the three opponents was enough to withstand it, so they only suffered minor injuries. Knowing that he could not fight four opponents alone, Shunren knocked them away with one move, then the Zangetsu dissipated from his hands, and his hands quickly Hand Seals.

"Genjutsu: Bringer-of-Darkness Technique!"

A dark curtain, robbing away all light, enveloped the four people before them.

"Genjutsu? You wretched brat, always resorting to such petty tricks!"

"Come on, even if I can't see, I'll still blow you to bits."

"Fuguki, quickly use your senses to locate that brat!"

Despite being under Genjutsu, the enemy showed no fear and continued to taunt and provoke Shunren.

The enemies Shunren faced were clearly no ordinary people; they were all seasoned veterans and renowned as members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist. Simply using Genjutsu to deprive them of sight was not enough to shake them.

Shunren had no intention of getting entangled with the other party, so from the beginning, this Genjutsu was just a means to delay the other party.

But before that, one person must be dealt with. Shunren's Sharingan emitted a chilling crimson light!

"Genjutsu that can't be broken by ordinary methods?" Suikazan Fuguki immediately changed his hand seals. "Then let's use Sensory Technique... Hmm?!"

"Whoosh~"

In the darkness, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly appeared before Suikazan Fuguki, who immediately realized something was wrong, "Damn it!"

"Dōjutsu: The Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique!"

"Crack crack crack crack crack~" Suikazan Fuguki felt his limbs and chest being firmly nailed shut by heavy metal wedges. Not only was his physical freedom completely taken away, but he also experienced excruciating mental pain!

"It's Sharingan Genjutsu! Damn it... I can't move!" Suikazan Fuguki's body stiffened and he collapsed to the ground.

"Huff, huff~" Her breathing became a little rapid.

This ultimate Dōjutsu, capable of instantly killing its opponent, once again consumed a large amount of Shunren's Chakra. Seeing his opponent fall, Shunren had the thought of killing him and seizing his sword. However, he remembered that Samehada possessed its own consciousness, and that if he touched it rashly, he would only have his Chakra devoured. Normally, Shunren would have had time to slowly tame Samehada, but the problem was that time was of the essence, so he had to give up.

Having instantly defeated the perceptive Suikazan Fuguki, this Genjutsu barrier should be able to trap the other three for a while. Shunren must use this time to escape the Mist Ninja with Pakura!

"Whoosh~"

Shunren then used the Body Flicker Technique.

"Lightning Blade Technique - Lightning Blade Subtle Light!" Raiga Kurosuki swung his twin blades, crackling with high voltage, and slashed at Pakura.

Wind Kree!

Pakura spun her left hand, sending a blue Chakra Blade straight at her opponent, suppressing the lightning on their twin blades. At the same time, Pakura slashed her right-hand pale red Chakra Blade at her opponent.

Water overcomes fire!

On the other side, Kushimaru Kuriarare immediately unleashed the Mist Ninja's signature Ninjutsu, "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

"Roar!"

The Water Dragon bit off the Fire Style Chakra Blade in Pakura's right hand and sent it flying.

"Pfft~" Pakura spat out a mouthful of blood, but the blood was quickly frozen into frost.

Shimo Yuki formed a hand seal, "Ice Release: Frost Array!"

"Surrender, Pakura!"

"You can't escape." "Hmph! You think this level of cold air can make me submit?" Despite being chilled, Pakura didn't even flinch, and immediately Hand Seals. "What makes me, a user of Scorch Release, feel cold is not you, Yuki!"

"Scorch Release: Fireball!"

Four bright orange-red spheres of fire surrounded Pakura, releasing a large amount of heat and dispelling the surrounding chill.

"Watch your words," Shimo Yuki said grimly. "Ice Release is a unique Kekkei Genkai of my Yuki Clan!"

Pakura smiled dismissively, "Then do you have a sword that can cause an avalanche with a single swing?"

Shimo Yuki narrowed her eyes slightly, "What are you talking about?"

"This woman's got some skills." Kushimaru Kuriarare said coldly, one hand holding a knife and the other gripping the tough, sharp steel wire. "Then don't blame me for getting serious!"

Pakura glared at them, then flicked the fireballs with both hands and flung them at the three of them.

"Let me do it!" Shimo Yuki seemed to be enraged by Pakura's words that she couldn't feel the cold, and grabbed Hiramekarei with both hands to face the fireball head-on.

"Hiramekarei - Release!" Gas first emanated from the two round holes at the tip of the Hiramekarei blade, then the entire Hiramekarei glowed, finally forming a Chakra agglomeration!

Shimo Yuki unleashed Chakra sphere from Hiramekarei, colliding head-on with Pakura's fireball.

"Boom!"

The two exploded upon contact, creating a powerful Chakra storm in the surrounding area!

Pakura's expression also changed slightly. Her Scorch Release technique could even evaporate Water Release, but she never expected that the power of this strike would be so terrifying!

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle~" Raiga Kurosuki wielded his twin swords, transforming into a bolt of lightning as he attacked Pakura.

Because Pakura had just used Scorch Release, the Chakra in her body could not be broken down into Wind Chakra so quickly, so she had to use Body Flicker Technique to dodge.

However, the moment Pakura landed, he suddenly noticed an unusual movement coming from the ground and immediately knew something was wrong!

"They've taken the bait!"

With a swift movement, Kushimaru Kuriarare from the ground, forming a mesh-like pattern that rose from beneath Pakura's feet. "Watch me cut off your legs!"

"Long Sword Technique: Earth Spider Separation!" The mesh-like steel wires rapidly contracted, their sharpness enough to sever a ninja's legs!

Pakura was about to leave when he found his feet frozen in ice.

It turns out that Shimo Yuki Shizuka took the opportunity to channel her Ice Release power through the ground, turning the area where Pakura was located into frozen soil.

However, at this critical moment, Shunren arrived!

"Who goes there?!" The Mist Ninja were startled by the sudden appearance of this uninvited guest.

"Uchiha Shunren!" Pakura's eyes lit up with joy, but at the same time, he felt a little strange. After all, they were enemies who fought to the death on the battlefield before!

"Quick, use your sword to cut these wires from the outside... Huh?! What are you doing?!"

A flash of golden light appeared before Pakura's eyes, and Shunren's figure appeared in front of him, his feet landing in the steel wire array.