Deadly Battle in the Sky

"What...?!" Looking at the ice crystal screen that had formed behind him, Shunren suddenly felt a sense of weakness and powerlessness.

Come to think of it, facing an ambush by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist Ninja, who were elite assassins from the Mist Village, he managed to defeat two of them and still wanted to escape unscathed. It's a classic case of putting on a show and then trying to run away. That's just too naive!

"You think you can just come and go as you please on my Mist Ninja's territory? Get down here!" Shimo Yuki's figure flew out from the ice crystal mirror screen. This was Ice Release technique belonging to the Yuki Clan, allowing them to move freely within these ice crystal mirror screens. Perhaps due to the haste, Shimo Yuki hadn't been able to bring Hiramekarei with her, so she merely conjured an ice blade in her hand and slashed towards Shunren's back!

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!" Faced with such a desperate situation, Shunren could no longer hold back and roared, "You fucking bitch, taking up way too much screen time!"

However, making a loud noise doesn't necessarily generate power. Shunren had absolutely no Chakra left in his body at this moment, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't squeeze any out.

Shimo Yuki was so angry she gritted her teeth. "I, the heir of the Yuki Clan of the Mist Ninja, Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist, how dare you call me a background character?!"

"Who knows what you are? What Shimo Yuki? I've never even heard of it!!!" Shunren had no weapon at the moment, and could only use his bare hands to catch the opponent's ice blade strikes.

"Pfft!" This ice blade, forged from Chakra, was just as sharp as any ordinary weapon, tearing away a large chunk of flesh from Shunren's palm and revealing the stark white bone beneath.

The pain of having flesh sliced and bones pierced was an unbearable agony for ordinary people, but Shunren gritted his teeth and endured it, gripping the opponent's ice blade tightly with all his might.

Seeing that Shunren still had the strength to resist at this point, Shimo Yuki was both shocked and furious. She thought to herself that this child was only ten years old, and his strength and temperament were impeccable. If he were allowed to continue to grow, wouldn't he become a major threat to their Mist Ninja?

Upon realizing this, Shimo Yuki's eyes flashed with murderous intent. She threw down the ice blade in her hand and Hand Seals.

However, Shunren had already revealed all his trump cards. If he allowed the opponent to Hand Seals spell using hand seals, he would have no chance of survival. So he immediately manipulated the Bamboo-Copter above his head to change direction and crash into Shimo Yuki.

"How dare you approach me!" Interrupted from forming Hand Seals, Shimo Yuki with fierce light. Large-scale Ninjutsu requires Hand Seals, but for a ninja of his caliber, some low-level Ninjutsu can be used directly without Hand Seals.

Suddenly, Shimo Yuki swiftly conjured an ice dagger in her palm and thrust it fiercely towards Shunren.

Exhausted and unable to stop the momentum of his charge, Shunren hardened his eyes and simply increased his speed, crashing into the opponent's ice dagger.

"Pfft!"

The sharp dagger pierced Shunren's elbow.

Shimo Yuki's pupils contracted; this guy deliberately used his already injured arm to bump into her!

Shunren bent his wrist and used the hardest joint at his elbow to clamp down on the opponent's ice dagger.

"You madman! Get out of my way!" Shunren's repeated crazy actions made Shimo Yuki feel a little scared. Losing his balance in the air, he could only keep kicking Shunren in the abdomen.

Shunren's ribs were broken from being kicked, and his face turned deathly pale, but he still held on tightly to the latter.

The three people in the air were also entangled in a fierce battle, like conjoined twins.

"Crack~" A crack appeared on the Bamboo-Copter above their heads. The tiny amount of Chakra projected by Shunren made the Yin Release power shaky and unstable.

Shunren hardened his heart and simply reached out and crushed the Bamboo-Copter above his head, tightly gripping the remaining Chakra in his palm.

"Yin Release: Projection!"

The black sword, which was usually drawn in pairs, was now replaced by only the Kanshou sword, which flickered constantly as if it might disappear at any moment.

"You!" Shimo Yuki's expression changed instantly, and she used her other hand to condense another ice blade.

"Die!"

"Go!"

The two shouted in unison and swung their swords simultaneously. But instead of the clang of swords clashing, they simultaneously slashed at each other's bodies with their swords!

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Blood spurted from their bodies!

The Mist Ninja and others still standing on the ground were dumbfounded. How brutal was this battle! Shimo Yuki was one thing, after all, she was one of the renowned Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist Ninja, but who was her opponent? A mere ten-year-old brat. It was unimaginable where such ruthlessness and decisiveness came from at such a young age!

A hideous wound was seen running from Shunren's left shoulder to his abdomen.

On the other side, Shimo Yuki wasn't in much better shape; her wound extended from her chest down to her thigh.

Without the anti-gravity flight provided by the Bamboo-Copter, the two separated and fell from the sky. Shunren, with his bloodied right hand, still tightly held the unconscious Pakura.

At this moment, Shunren's action was merely subconscious. Protecting the woman wasn't out of any ulterior motive; it was simply because he felt he had already fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to such a miserable state, and to abandon this woman at the end would be too much of a loss! Wouldn't it be better to abandon the mission from the start?

Shunren's weak gaze fell downwards, revealing a complex river basin. For Land of Water surrounded by water, numerous rivers and streams were to be expected. He had calculated everything carefully, from the initial escape route to his aerial escape using the Bamboo-Copter, and his aerial battle with Shimo Yuki, gradually leading himself to this location.

Shunren thought that as long as he fell into this swift river, even if he was too weak to continue running, he could still leave with the current. The rivers here were numerous and intersecting, and their directions varied, so how could the enemy know which one he had fallen into? Of course, if a ninja skilled in Sensory Technique were to search, they could track him down. It was precisely because of this consideration that Shunren did not hesitate to sacrifice a large amount of Chakra and use the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique to instantly kill Suigetsu Hozuki Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Suikazan Fuguki of the Mist, who possessed sensory abilities.

"This location, could it be..." Shimo Yuki finally realized Shunren's intention, but unfortunately, after a fierce battle, he had almost exhausted his Chakra and stamina, and could only watch helplessly as Shunren fell into some unknown river. He himself was very unlucky and fell onto a small high ground between the two rivers, breaking his bones and losing consciousness.