Night Gate Stirs the Mist

"Water Release: Water Wall!"

Among the rogue ninja, someone unleashed a defensive technique to block the fireballs raining down from the sky.

They then boarded the warship to ensure it would not be damaged.

The remaining rogue ninja launched an attack on Ye Liangnai and the others.

Ninjutsu against ninjutsu—fighting magic with magic. The division of labor was quite clear.

"Let's go! Cover the Fire Release squad and the Water Release squad!"

Seeing this, Tenshin gave an order and led Ye Liangnai and the other unoccupied ninja to intercept the rogue ninja.

"Brothers, the assassination begins!"

Seeing Tenshin and the others charge over, the rogue ninja assigned to attack immediately showed excited expressions.

Then, they formed Hand Seals together and shouted, "Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique!"

"Hehehe, feel despair within the mist!"

A massive cloud of mist instantly enveloped an area several hundred meters around them.

The Fire Release squad and Water Release squad immediately had their vision obscured, and the enemy's whereabouts became impossible to track.

Tenshin immediately shouted, "Group together! Don't get isolated and give the enemy an opportunity!"

Ao Liu Yi and the others did not dare delay and immediately gathered together.

"Hehehe, it's useless, Cloud Ninja! Within this mist, we are the kings!"

However, the rogue ninja were utterly disdainful of Tenshin's arrangements.

They declared arrogantly, "It's useless. Within the Mist Concealment Technique, we possess an absolute advantage!"

"No one can defeat us within the Mist Concealment Technique. Obediently accept the arrangements of fate!"

"Exactly! Give up, Cloud Ninja. You have no chance of leaving this mist alive!"

Yet Tenshin remained unmoved by their taunts and asked, "Jinghong, you're from Kirigakure. Is there a way to break this?"

Though the mist blocked his vision and Tenshin could not see where Ye Liangnai was, his tone remained remarkably calm.

As the captain, if even he panicked, then the entire team would be finished.

Besides, Ye Liangnai could not have gone too far.

"Either defeat the caster, or use a Wind Release technique powerful enough to disperse this vast mist. Otherwise, we can only remain enveloped by it!"

"But don't worry. It's only the Mist Concealment Technique; it isn't as formidable as you all imagine."

"As long as no one gets isolated and everyone cooperates properly with the sensory ninja, we can still contend with the enemy!"

Upon hearing Ye Liangnai's words, Tenshin immediately began giving orders.

But awkwardly, when it came time to assign Ye Liangnai a role, he happened to be alone.

As if he could see Tenshin's predicament, Ye Liangnai said, "Well, being alone is fine. Captain Tenshin, there's no need to trouble yourself!"

"It just so happens that I want to see how skilled these people are with the Mist Concealment Technique!"

After saying that, a sharp sound of something cutting through the air rang out. Ye Liangnai's voice followed right after. "I'll be going on ahead, everyone!"

For Ye Liangnai's unauthorized action, Tenshin could not help but curse reckless fool inwardly before ordering Ao Liu Yi and the others, "Follow the sensory ninja and attack!"

Naturally, their conversation reached the ears of the rogue ninja as well.

"I didn't expect there to be a traitor from Kirigakure among them. That is quite unexpected."

"Hmph, so what? Knowing how to deal with it and actually being able to deal with it are vastly different things!"

"That guy actually dared to charge at us alone. He really isn't afraid of death."

"Does he think that just because he's from Kirigakure, he can run rampant within the Mist Concealment Technique?"

"Brothers, show them what we're made of! Since he dares look down on the Mist Concealment Technique, let him understand what absolute strength truly means!"

Various taunts rang out through the mist, filled with both anger and excitement.

"Got it, got it!"

"Hehehe, the slaughter begins!"

"Cloud Ninja, from this moment onward, you will learn what fear feels like!"

The roughly eighty rogue ninja split into sixteen teams and scattered throughout the mist to begin their hunt.

At the edge of the mist, the pirates aboard the pirate ships had also prepared themselves for battle.

One or two sensory ninja stood beside each of them and said, "Attack when I give the order, understood?"

The pirates immediately responded in unison, "Understood!"

This method of attack had made them victorious in every battle, invincible in every fight. No one had ever been able to oppose them.

They firmly believed this time would be no different.

Over at Ye Liangnai's side!

"Feel fear? Absolute suppression through strength? Heh, then let's see who ends up afraid, and who gets suppressed by strength!"

Listening to the crowd's taunts in the mist, a teasing smile could not help but curl onto Ye Liangnai's lips.

"Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique!"

He spoke softly, releasing one-tenth of the Mist Concealment Technique to give himself sufficient perception.

And just then—

"Hehehe, brat, since you came to deliver yourself to death, we won't hold back!"

Within the mist, three rogue ninja rushed at Ye Liangnai from three different directions.

"Die!"

They firmly believed Ye Liangnai would never be able to withstand their three-pronged assault.

Once he showed even the slightest opening, endless attacks would await him.

He would be unable to escape, worn down by exhaustion and fear, before ultimately dying a miserable death.

Only—

This time, they had chosen the wrong opponent.

"Slash!"

The three men saw only a flash of Cold Light. Then, an icy sensation came from their necks.

After that, blood blurred their vision.

They hurriedly reached up to touch their necks, only to discover that each of them had a huge gash torn open across it.

"How... can this be..."

The three men widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief, before sinking helplessly into the sea.

This scene was witnessed by a rogue ninja some distance away.

"Hiss!"

The man could not help but suck in a breath, his eyes filled with horror.

A chilling terror, as though he had fallen into an ice cellar, seized him and made him tremble uncontrollably.

Then, without another thought, he turned and ran!

He absolutely could not be isolated!

Otherwise, only death awaited him.

But—

No prey Ye Liangnai had set his sights on had ever escaped.

He grinned in that man's direction and said, "Turning your back on an enemy is not a good habit!"

Then—

"Slash!"

Another icy flash of Cold Light swept past, and the man let out a scream before sinking into the sea.

A single strike, a guaranteed kill!

"Yutaro and those other three were killed instantly without even having the strength to fight back?"

"Hey, hey, no way. What is up with this guy? Something's not right!"

"Why can he move so freely within the mist? That shouldn't be possible!"

The surrounding rogue ninja immediately noticed the abnormality around Ye Liangnai and cried out in horror.

Before they had even begun fighting, four of them had already died.

Even though they had killed countless people, Ye Liangnai's terrifying and bizarre actions still frightened them.

An urge to retreat could not help but arise in their hearts.