Slaying a Jonin!

Across the river.

Might Duy watched as Feng Ye's slash shattered a Stone Clone, only for Huoguang, the Iwagakure Jonin, to emerge from the ground behind Feng Ye. He immediately sensed that something was wrong.

"Damn!"

"Too late..."

He immediately wanted to rush across the river to support Feng Ye, but he had only opened the Fifth Gate. There was no time to get across, and opening the Sixth and Seventh Gates in succession could not be done instantly either. That brief delay was more than enough to make supporting Feng Ye and resolving his crisis impossible.

He had also heard Huoguang's words. The opponent was clearly a Jonin—an Iwagakure Jonin, a true pillar of a village!

At the same time.

The three remaining Iwagakure shinobi had already reached the opposite bank and faced Might Duy from afar with extreme vigilance, all prepared to stop him.

Huoguang was their Jonin, and an exceptionally powerful one at that. He was practically on the verge of being rated an Elite Jonin. Dealing with a Konoha brat would surely be no problem. As long as they held back Might Duy, this mission had not yet deteriorated to the point of failure!

"Got him!"

Huoguang was also fully aware of what was happening behind him. He knew that at this distance, no matter how fast Might Duy was, he could not arrive in time. His two sleeve blades were about to sever Feng Ye's head.

But almost at that very instant.

Feng Ye's body suddenly moved at an almost bizarre speed, becoming an afterimage nearly impossible to see with the naked eye. In a flash, he turned from having his back to Huoguang to facing him head-on, and the White Fang in his hand struck the exact center where Huoguang's two sleeve blades crossed!

"!!"

Huoguang's pupils contracted violently.

A trace of disbelief flashed through his eyes, followed by a chilling sense of dread, because the speed Feng Ye displayed was simply not something a normal person could possess!

What kind of speed was that...?

Before he could think further, the White Fang in Feng Ye's hand suddenly traced several arcs through the air, slashing toward his body.

Terrified, Huoguang could only swing his two sleeve blades with all his strength.

Clang, clang, clang!!

A series of dense, crisp metallic clashes rang out in the air. Then Huoguang was sent sliding backward for over ten meters.

"Captain Huoguang!!"

The Iwagakure shinobi nearby all revealed looks of utter disbelief at the sight.

They could clearly see that Huoguang's body was covered in wounds and blood. Obviously, during that instant of close-range combat, he had failed to block the short blade in Feng Ye's hand!

How was that possible?!

Whether in Taijutsu or Ninjutsu, Huoguang was extremely powerful. How could he have suffered more than one wound in a single exchange of close combat against Feng Ye?!

"As expected of a Jonin. You're even stronger than I imagined."

Feng Ye looked at Huoguang, who had retreated over ten meters with a horrified expression. After a brief moment of thought, he said, "You can still block my attacks even like this. In that case..."

As his words fell.

Feng Ye formed hand seals with one hand, his left hand flickering rapidly like an afterimage. Chakra began to flow, transforming into crackling arcs of lightning that intertwined and gathered along the blade of the White Fang, accompanied by the crisp cries of countless birds.

Lightning Release—Chidori!

After asking Orochimaru about the key points of changing the nature of Lightning Release Chakra, Feng Ye had developed Chidori in less than ten days!

"..."

Huoguang's expression changed drastically.

Whether judging by the Chakra fluctuations or its form, the technique Feng Ye was using was without question an extremely dangerous move!

Paired with Feng Ye's nearly bizarre speed, such a highly lethal Lightning Release Ninjutsu was undoubtedly terrifying. He absolutely could not let Feng Ye get close!

"Earth Style: Mountain Earth Technique!"

Without hesitation, Huoguang formed hand seals with both hands and let out a fierce roar.

This was one of the highest-level Ninjutsu he had mastered, an A-Class Earth Style technique and his strongest Ninjutsu, combining both destructive power and confinement.

Rumble!!

In the next instant.

The earth suddenly erupted with a roar. Feng Ye's steps came to an abrupt halt as the ground seized his legs. The earth on both sides flipped upward like closing covers, forming two massive hemispheres that closed together from beneath Feng Ye's feet, intending to crush him in the middle.

"Feng Ye!"

"Hold on!"

Might Duy's expression changed again when he saw this. With an angry roar, he forcibly broke through the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates within his body and charged straight toward the opposite bank.

The three Iwagakure shinobi had long been ready. Seeing Might Duy rush over, they all hurled a barrage of Shuriken and kunai wrapped with Explosive Tags, trying to stop him.

However, Might Duy, who had opened the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, merely threw a punch. The force of his fist blew away every kunai and Shuriken filling the sky.

The three Iwagakure shinobi were all somewhat horrified at the sight.

This Taijutsu was terrifying!

However.

After rushing to the opposite bank, Might Duy suddenly stopped at the shore instead of continuing toward the area where Feng Ye had been sealed within the earthen mountain.

In that direction, Feng Ye, who was about to be sealed and suppressed, showed no panic whatsoever. His gaze was exceptionally calm. Holding the White Fang in his right hand, he simply swung it.

Swoosh!!

A visible arc of white light flashed past, like a crescent moon.

The incomparably thick earthen mountain closing in on him froze in place. A clear crack appeared at its center and spread all the way to both sides before it collapsed.

It had been split in half by a single slash!

"This..."

Huoguang, whose hands remained in the hand-seal position, revealed a stunned expression.

That technique reminded him of information he had seen before, of a title that had shaken the Shinobi World during the previous Shinobi World War—Konoha's White Fang!

Whoosh!

Feng Ye burst out from the shattered earthen mountain and arrived before him in an instant, the White Fang in his hand carrying a crescent moon.

After developing Chidori, his body speed had improved again. In his Triple Speed state, he no longer needed to open the Third Gate of the Eight Inner Gates to use Moon Flash!

The two figures passed each other.

Swoosh!

Feng Ye appeared to Huoguang's right and came to a stop, the White Fang in his hand still held in the posture of having just completed its swing.

Huoguang stood frozen in place. His two sleeve blades were still raised in an attempted block, but a clear line of blood ran from his forehead all the way down to his abdomen.

"...Ko, Konoha's White Fang?!"

His eyes held a trace of disbelief.

Feng Ye slowly withdrew the White Fang and turned to look at Huoguang. "That was my father."

So that was it.

Hearing Feng Ye's words, Huoguang muttered inwardly. Regret, unwillingness, and other emotions flickered through him before his consciousness finally sank into darkness. Blood spilled forth as he fell to the ground.