The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: Wind Tanuki

"Of course, this monster has been active in a mountain forest in the Land of Water. It comes out to hunt at night, and any human it sees is inevitably eaten alive. At first, we thought it was just an ordinary wild beast, so we sent a small team of Genin. But a few days later, we received news that the entire Genin team had been wiped out. Later, we sent a Jonin and three Chunin, but the result was the same. Finally, we sent a small team of Anbu, but the result was still the same. The daimyo of the Land of Water was very angry about this, so I sent Ao to lead the team, but..." Mei Terumi hesitated.

"As a result, everyone except me perished, but I still managed to gather information about it. It is the legendary Wind Tanuki, one of the hundred demons, also known as the Wind-Born Beast. It resembles a sable, is blue, and cannot be killed by fire or cut by a knife. Hitting it is like hitting a leather bag. Even if you try your best to kill it, it will immediately revive as soon as wind enters its mouth. According to the legend, you can kill it by stuffing its nose with calamus, but that didn't work," Qing added.

"Really? So you're saying it's completely indestructible? It can survive any wind, it can't be burned by Fire Style, and it can't be hurt by sharp weapons. But if we just smash it into pieces, wouldn't that solve the problem?" Issui asked.

"It's not that easy. It's not an ordinary beast; it can change size, reaching over ten meters in height. And once you kill it, it instantly comes back to life—it's practically an unkillable cockroach. Although we could eliminate it with a few more people, the consequences would be too great, which is why we asked Konoha for help. If all else fails, we'll have to send the Mizukage, but that would have a very bad impact, weakening Kirigakure in the Land of Water. And Konoha is closest to Kirigakure, so..." Ao said quietly.

That's true. Kirigakure doesn't have any strong fighting force right now, just Ao and Mei Terumi. As for Chōjūrō, forget it, he's probably not even a Jonin yet.

Issui nodded. "No problem. Although it's a bit troublesome, since I've accepted the mission, leave it to me. Qing will take me to find the monster, and we'll eliminate it tonight. If it's Tailed Beast, I'll need to prepare. It's just a slightly stronger wild beast."

Ao exclaimed in surprise, "Don't underestimate it! That Time Beast can use Wind Release Ninjutsu!"

Issui glared at Qing: "It's not that I'm underestimating it, it's that you're underestimating me. Alright, let's go. The sooner we go, the sooner we'll be back. I don't have time to waste here, and besides, I hate Kirigakure."

Mei Terumi said helplessly, "Ao, why don't you take a squad of Anbu with you and go with him? It'll be good for him to suffer a bit. Some brats are just too arrogant."

Issui shook her head defiantly and walked out of the Mizukage's Office. Qing sighed and followed her.

Mei Terumi gazed at the Issui figures, her mind wandering. How come Kirigakure has never seen such handsome young men? Sigh, when will I meet a man who makes my heart flutter? I feel so empty; such a beautiful physique, and no one appreciates it. All I face every day is political affairs and arguments with old men. Is my beautiful life going to be wasted on these things?

Issui had no idea what kind of nonsense Mei Terumi was thinking. Guided by Ao, he followed along to eliminate the monsters, which felt a bit like Ultraman fighting monsters. However, a group of beautiful girls chasing the wind were missing. Why wasn't Mei Terumi coming along? Damn it, when will my body develop? My heart is mature, but my little brother isn't. Otherwise, I could have a romantic trip with the beautiful Mizukage.

After arriving at the scene of the incident, Issui and Qingxian rested at a villager's house before going out to fight at night. This Wind Tanuki doesn't come out during the day; it only hunts at night. What a night owl!

The simple and honest villagers of the Land of Water were very hospitable, without any pretense. Issui didn't stand on ceremony with them, took the food they served, and ate heartily. This family had also been persecuted by that monster, and only two elderly people and a little granddaughter remained in the family; their son and daughter-in-law had both died. Upon hearing this, Issui declared that this time he would definitely destroy the monster and become Ultraman, the hero who saves humanity.

As darkness fell, the two elderly people, along with their granddaughter, hid in fear. The wind grew stronger in the distance, and the night air grew cooler.

"Roar!"

A tremendous roar came from the beast, Issui immediately got up and rushed towards the direction from which the roar came.

"Hey, don't rush!" Qing, along with his Anbu, hurriedly followed. This kid was too impulsive.

Upon reaching the location of the beast's roar, Issui discovered a Ōno, about fifteen meters tall, violently destroying the surrounding jungle. It resembled a mink and unleashed massive wind blades from its mouth, causing Issui's face to sting as if cut by a knife. Such powerful wind-attribute Chakra!

Fighting in this kind of place is not good. Let's find a more open area and lure it there. Issui threw a Shuriken directly at Wind Tanuki. Surprisingly, the Shuriken did not pierce its skin. It is indeed impervious to blades and spears. Xiu is useless.

The Wind Tanuki was wreaking havoc when it suddenly saw a small insect attacking it. It had been harassed by these insects for the past few days, and had even almost died once. It couldn't take it anymore and wanted to teach these insects a lesson, preferably by eating them and using their flesh and blood to quell its anger.

The Wind Tanuki turned and quickly ran towards Issui. With the help of the wind, the Wind Tanuki was very fast. It was about to catch up with Issui, but suddenly Issui's speed increased and it pulled away from the Wind Tanuki. The Wind Tanuki roared angrily and chased after it again.

Issui ran ahead, secretly surprised. This monster could actually manipulate the wind to increase its speed, making it an expert in Wind Release Ninjutsu. However, it wasn't very bright; as soon as I pulled it, it followed me. Didn't it know I was doing it on purpose?

Finally, they arrived at a wide, flat area. Issui stopped, but Wind Tanuki ignored him and slammed his fist down on his head.

Issui swiftly dodged the Wind Tanuki's attack. The moment the Wind Tanuki's claws touched the ground, a huge tremor occurred, accompanied by a powerful gust of wind—it was quite violent.

"Genjutsu - Fox Mind Technique!!" Issui launched Genjutsu attack directly at Wind Tanuki. Although his spirit was not as strong as a human's, he was still just a relatively powerful beast. He had not yet reached the level of Fini or Christina. At most, he was just born with the ability to use some Wind Release- elemental attacks.

Issui's guess was correct; the Wind Tanuki did indeed start running around, but it only lingered nearby and never left Issui's sight. He decided to let it continue running to expend some energy before launching an attack; the pain would immediately break it out of the Genjutsu.

However, what Issui had imagined did not happen. The darting Wind Tanuki suddenly turned around and attacked Issui.

"Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake, Water Release: Water Formation Wall!!" Issui had no choice but to block the Wind Tanuki's attack and then quickly dodge. He didn't expect the Water Formation Wall to completely block the Wind Tanuki's attack, as it was too big.

As expected, the Water Formation Wall, after holding off the Wind Tanuki for a while, was broken through by its wind blade attacks.

Although Issui used Genjutsu to confuse Wind Tanuki, wild beasts don't rely solely on their eyes to fight. Their sense of smell allows them to quickly locate their enemies and then launch a swift attack.

"Yin-Chou-Shen-Mao-Zi-Hai-You-Chou-Wu-Xu-Yin-Xu-Yin-Si-Chou-Shen-Mao, Water Release - Great Waterfall Technique!!"

A massive waterfall suddenly appeared beside the Wind Tanuki, sweeping it away and then carrying it through a vast expanse of trees.

"Lightning Release - Four-Pillar Bind Technique!!"

Suddenly, four enormous stone pillars appeared and bound the great waterfall that was impacting the Wind Tanuki. Then, a large amount of lightning burst out between the stone pillars. Under the impact of the water flow, the power of this lightning was amplified, and the Wind Tanuki was electrocuted and smoke rose from its entire body.

"Roar!"

The Wind Tanuki gathered a large amount of wind-attribute Chakra in its mouth, and then suddenly spat it out, creating a huge tornado that rushed towards Issui. The stone pillars around it were also swept into the tornado, the trees that passed by were uprooted, and the ground that passed by was directly stripped of its bark.

"Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake, Water Release: Water Formation Wall!! Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake, Water Release: Water Formation Wall!! Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake, Water Release: Water Formation Wall!!"

Issui used three Water Release in succession to block the tornado. The tornado's momentum was finally stopped just as the third Water Formation Wall was about to disappear.

"Eye of Heaven - Frost, Ice Creation - Giant Ice Serpent!!" Issui directly created a giant ice serpent using ice-attribute Chakra. The ice serpent was extremely fast, and it coiled around Wind Tanuki as soon as it reached her.

"Lightning Release - Super Thunder Totem Battle Axe!! Ha!" With Issui wave of his hand, a huge lightning battle axe appeared in his hand, and he directly chopped off the head of the Wind Tanuki.

"Si-wei-shen-hai-wu-yin, fire escape--Amaterasu's fireball technique!!"

Issui unleashed Great Fireball in the form of Amaterasu, aiming it at Wind Tanuki's body. I don't believe you're immune to Fire Style and can withstand Amaterasu's ability to burn anything.

Under the Amaterasu fireball, the Wind Tanuki's body was gradually refined. Its head let out a huge roar, filled with sorrow and pain. Even though the Wind Tanuki lived by breathing air, it could not survive with only a head and no body.

Gradually, the Wind Tanuki's body was burned away, and its head let out a final mournful cry—it was defeated!

Just moments after the Wind Tanuki died, its head gradually shrank until it was only the size of a dog's head. I heard that eating its brain with chrysanthemum can increase lifespan. I don't know if it's true. Oh well, let's keep it as a trophy. Issui took out a scroll and sealed the Wind Tanuki's head inside. Alright, the S-rank mission is a great success.

Ao emerged from behind a tree, looking at the still-burning black flames on the ground. A sense of dread washed over him. What was this thing? The temperature was so high; it felt like it could melt anything. Even the fire-resistant Wind Tanuki had been melted. And what was that Ice Release technique just now? Was it Yuki's Secret Technique? No, that's not right. I saw an eye open on his forehead. It must be Dōjutsu. What a mysterious boy.