"Senior! Let me borrow your hand!" Seiji sidestepped the horizontal slash of the Jade Crystal Blade aimed at his chest. At the same time, he grabbed Miyajima Kimiko's left hand, which she had raised to block his punch, and swiftly formed the Rat hand seal.
Miyajima Kimiko was startled. Having never seen such a maneuver before, she had no idea what Seiji intended to do and hurriedly tried to break free and distance herself from him.
But how could Seiji let her have her way? He released her hand, then kicked the Jade Crystal Blade from her grasp.
He immediately closed in again. As Miyajima Kimiko lost her balance from the kick, Seiji seized her right hand with his left and rapidly formed the Ox and Snake seals together with her.
With the seals complete, Seiji raised his right leg and viciously drove his knee into Miyajima Kimiko's abdomen, showing not the slightest hint of mercy.
Still unable to recover from Seiji's relentless assault, Miyajima Kimiko was sent flying by the heavy blow. Meanwhile, Seiji swiftly retreated, bringing his hands together as he moved back.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
It was the only S-rank Water Release Seiji had ever seen in Isshiki's memories, a technique created by Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage.
An extremely compressed, linear jet of high-pressure water shot from Seiji's mouth, its razor-sharp edge aimed directly at Miyajima Kimiko.
"That's... Tobirama Senju's technique!" Third Mizukage Hyou's eyes narrowed as he watched. "Where did little Seiji learn it?"
More than thirty years had passed since the ninja villages were founded, and this was the first time an S-rank ninjutsu had been learned by someone from another village. It was no wonder the Third Mizukage found it puzzling.
"Forget it. There's no need to dig into it. Since