Eyes Are the True Path of Ninjutsu! (Please Bookmark, Please Recommend)

The unexpected mission trigger and the newly unlocked panel function filled Nara Kaikei with delight.

More importantly, this B-Rank Mission seemed like something he could breeze through with a big shot leading the way!

One of the Sannin against a jonin—wasn't the advantage on their side?

Nara Kaikei looked expectantly at Tsunade beside him. Her profile glowed softly beneath the faint moonlight, like an invincible and powerful valkyrie...

But then again, this really didn't seem like an easy win!

The peerless charm of the blonde big sister had not completely clouded Nara Kaikei's judgment.

At this stage, Tsunade's publicly known strength and prestige were indeed formidable.

But that did not mean her weakness could be ignored—Hemophobia!

During the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade had successively suffered the deaths of her younger brother Nawaki and her boyfriend Dan Katō.

Even the most exquisite Medical Ninjutsu could not save two corpses that had completely lost their life force.

Those agonizing personal experiences had left extremely deep scars in Tsunade's heart, to the point that she developed Hemophobia, a condition practically fatal for a ninja!

Even the mere sight of blood would leave the "number one healer in the ninja world" weak all over, trembling uncontrollably, and completely unable to fight.

This was top-secret information known by only a very small number of people in Konoha.

Could Tsunade completely deal with that Iwagakure Jonin before her Hemophobia flared up?

Nara Kaikei looked at Tsunade, then at the empty road ahead, unable to find a definite answer.

At the same time, Tsunade, who appeared confident and fearless, was rapidly considering the same question.

If not for Hemophobia, even if there were another squad of enemies like that, Tsunade could pound every last one of them flat with her fists like whack-a-mole.

But she just had to suffer from Hemophobia!

Once the enemy bled, Tsunade would likely lose her ability to fight completely.

And if someone on their side was wounded and bled, the result would be the same.

I have to kill without drawing blood!

Tsunade's gaze hardened.

Or kill with a single blow!

Ordinarily, when encountering a spy ninja by chance, the value of capturing them alive far outweighed that of killing them.

But Tsunade had no confidence that she could capture a jonin-level enemy without injury. The risks of battle were simply too great!

When facing an enemy, if capture was impossible, the only option was to kill them on the spot.

For Tsunade, who excelled at Medical Ninjutsu, "killing without drawing blood" was not particularly difficult.

As long as she used the A-rank Medical Ninjutsu, Chakra Scalpel, she could sever the enemy's internal muscles, blood vessels, and even bones without leaving external wounds, inflicting fatal injuries in the process!

But the real difficulty was that the enemy spy was no ordinary opponent. He also possessed the extremely rare Advanced Invisibility Technique. Tsunade's senses could not accurately detect his position, build, or posture.

Whether healing-type or offensive Medical Ninjutsu, both demanded extreme precision.

Using Chakra Scalpel against an invisible enemy meant that the slightest mistake could strike the wrong part of his body.

If she was lucky, she might still achieve a one-hit kill.

But if she was unlucky, she would merely wound the enemy and make him bleed, immediately reversing the battle...

It seems I'll have to keep making subtle adjustments to my strategy based on the actual situation.

As she thought, Tsunade more or less finalized her battle plan.

What a hassle! If I hadn't brought this brat along...

Tsunade turned to look at Nara Kaikei beside her. Seeing him staring solemnly at the empty road ahead, she could not help sighing inwardly.

Forget it! Who told me to take his B-Rank Mission in the first place?

"There is no absolutely perfect ninjutsu. As long as it is ninjutsu, it will have weaknesses."

Tsunade reached out and gently patted Nara Kaikei on the head.

"Kid, let me teach you how to counter this invisibility ninjutsu, something similar to Toton!"

Toton was a special Kekkei Genkai possessed by Konoha's Moonlight Clan. Its basic effect was to "erase one's presence and render the entire body transparent."

Tsunade understood Toton partly because this Kekkei Genkai was rare and unusual, making it exceptionally difficult for ordinary ninja outside the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan to counter.

The other reason was thanks to her good teammate, who loved peeping into women's bathhouses. Ever since childhood, he had pursued special abilities that could keep a person invisible.

For those reasons, Tsunade not only knew how Toton worked, but also roughly understood how to counter this type of invisibility ability.

So what if she could not see through the enemy's invisibility technique?

She only needed to make the enemy unable to stay invisible!

Still, clans with eyes like the Uchiha and Hyuga Clan really are enviable at times...

The blonde big fat sheep from the Senju Clan sighed inwardly.

At this moment, the Iwagakure Jonin Oishi remained in his original posture, standing motionless in place with his body transparent and formless.

Ninpō: Camouflage Invisibility.

This was an advanced secret ninjutsu of Iwagakure mastered by Oishi. By forming hand seals and extracting and manipulating Chakra, he could make his entire body transparent while suppressing and isolating his aura, weakening his sense of presence.

As long as he was not facing dojutsu clans such as the Uchiha or Hyuga Clan, Oishi could use Ninpō: Camouflage Invisibility to evade the observation and perception of most ninja. This secret technique was also his greatest asset in gathering intelligence on Kikyo Castle!

Of course, just as Tsunade had said, Camouflage Invisibility was far from a perfect invisibility technique.

One of Camouflage Invisibility's flaws was that it could not conceal sounds such as the airflow produced when its user moved at high speed.

Remaining transparent, Oishi continuously refined Chakra and transformed it into earth-nature Chakra, temporarily storing it within his body.

Ordinary ninja might not notice the faint sounds he made while moving at high speed under Camouflage Invisibility.

But Princess Tsunade, one of the Sannin, certainly would!

I'll have to find an opportunity and use Earth Release to escape.

Oishi was not arrogant enough to believe he could defeat Princess Tsunade alone, even if she had brought along dead weight.

Luckily, the mission to gather intelligence on Kikyo Castle is basically over. It's just that the director of that orphanage I passed earlier looked far too much like that Miko... No, there is no point dwelling on that now!

Oishi cast aside his distractions, steadied himself, and fixed his eyes on Tsunade and Nara Kaikei, not missing a single movement from either of them.

The instant Tsunade raised her hand to stroke Nara Kaikei's head, a sharp glint flashed through Oishi's eyes.

"Now! Earth Release: Earth Rising Spears!"

The earth-nature Chakra Oishi had been refining for so long flowed out through his Chakra Acupoints and spread into the ground before him. A rumbling clamor suddenly erupted beneath the once-level earth, which began to tremble faintly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The instant Oishi completed the Earth Release hand seals, one thick, towering, vicious earth spear after another burst from underground. They shot toward Tsunade and Nara Kaikei with lightning speed, kicking up countless Dust and Debris.

"Earth Release at this speed is still far from enough to hit me!"

Tsunade's hand slid down from Nara Kaikei's head and seized the back of his collar. She pushed off with both legs and leaped backward, deftly evading the imposing Earth Gun.

At the same time, Tsunade's gaze passed through the dust-filled haze and the jagged forest of earth spikes, landing on their farthest end.

She knew very well that the origin point of this Earth Release ninjutsu was where the spy from the enemy village was hiding.

Should I attack? A thought flashed through Tsunade's mind.

No! She immediately rejected the idea.

At this distance, I can't guarantee a one-hit kill!

After a brief hesitation, Tsunade abandoned the idea of attacking proactively, but she had not forgotten the lesson she had just promised Nara Kaikei.

"Watch closely, kid!"

Still airborne with Nara Kaikei in tow, Tsunade raised her index and middle fingers before her chest and refined Chakra. A dense, hazy green radiance immediately covered her entire body.

"Chakra Enhanced Strength!"

Chakra Enhanced Strength was Tsunade's most familiar direct combat ability. Its essence lay in precisely controlling her Chakra to unleash tremendous physical power.

Over the years, Tsunade had no idea how many enemies she had violently crushed with her Chakra Enhanced Strength.

But few knew that Chakra Enhanced Strength could be used for far more than Hard Fist Taijutsu!

Whoooosh—

The instant Tsunade unleashed Chakra Enhanced Strength, a violent current of air comparable to a hurricane erupted from her delicate body. It roared down toward the dusty mist below and effortlessly swept it all away.

Oishi, who had just created a precious opening and intended to use Earth Release to burrow underground and flee, was caught squarely by the savage gust before he could react!

Forced to form hand seals in order to use Earth Rising Spears, Oishi had already exited the transparent state of Camouflage Invisibility.

At this moment, the grayish-yellow figure standing in the gale, coated head to toe in dust, could not have been more conspicuous!

Both Tsunade and Nara Kaikei clearly saw him.

"Not good!"

Oishi's brow furrowed tightly as he decisively sped up his hand seals.

Tsunade accurately caught this movement, yet she did not immediately press the advantage. Instead, she first dropped Nara Kaikei, then stepped across the recently raised Earth Rising Spears and deliberately arrived half a beat late, practically allowing Oishi to burrow into the ground.

I've finally waited for an opportunity!

Even though the enemy had already escaped underground, Tsunade was not in a particularly bad mood. This had been one of the battle strategies she had considered from the start.

Watching the ground before her, where faint traces of Earth Release could be seen, Tsunade raised her little fist once more.

This time, she went all out:

"Chakra Enhanced Strength!"

Boom!!

With a deafening roar, countless chunks of mud and stone shot outward in All Directions from the point where Tsunade's fist struck. The recently raised Earth Rising Spears shattered one after another like fragile reeds, collapsing forward.

Deep, chiseled cracks spread outward like a spiderweb at incredible speed. The relatively level ground was blasted by Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength punch into a terrifying crater nearly ten meters deep!

Nara Kaikei raised his arms to shield his face from the flying sand and stones. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the ground ahead ravaged by the big fat sheep's Chakra Enhanced Strength, and his eyelids twitched wildly.

Was this the power of the number one healer in the ninja world's little fist?

It was simply terrifying!

Thick, viscous dark-red blood seeped from the shattered cracks in the earth, and several drops splattered onto Tsunade's fist.

Blood...

The glaring crimson reflected in Tsunade's clear brown eyes. The Chakra Enhanced Strength princess, who had looked so valiant only a second ago, shuddered all over. Her face instantly turned pale, and she collapsed weakly into the crater.

Nara Kaikei jogged over from behind, intending to help Tsunade up, but a strange sound suddenly came from the ground.

Crack, crack—

At the edge of the ruined crater, a cracked human-shaped mound of earth rose up in an eerie fashion. The original yellow-brown mud was entirely covered by blood-red crimson, and a pungent stench of blood drifted through the night breeze.

That spy ninja from earlier isn't dead?

Tsunade's pupils contracted sharply. She desperately tried to squeeze some strength and courage from her trembling body, but the horrifying blood seemed to drag her back to the battlefield of the Second Shinobi World War.

Under the assault of that bloody stench, the heroic Princess Tsunade became a frail, delicate flower that could be toppled by the wind.

Nara Clan's...

"Don't look."

A fair, slender hand covered Tsunade's trembling eyes, and Nara Kaikei's calm voice sounded beside her ear.

"For now, leave it to me."

As soon as Nara Kaikei finished speaking, the blood-soaked human-shaped mound of earth broke apart, revealing what was inside.

The Iwagakure Spy Oishi was a bloody mess, with barely a piece of intact flesh left on his body. Yet an astonishing light of life shone from his ordinary black eyes.

If he had not sped up his hand seals just now, if he had not used the Earth Release technique he knew best, if he had not fully unleashed his survival instincts... that woman would definitely have punched him to death underground!

Even so, Oishi had fractures and bleeding wounds all over his body. Without timely treatment, death was nearly certain.

Was this the legendary Sannin?

Such despair-inducing power!

Unfortunately...

"Ha ha ha!"

Staring at Princess Tsunade slumped in the crater before him, Oishi let out a terrifying, night-owl-like cackle.

"Is this Princess Tsunade? Such a powerful ninja, yet she suddenly lost her fighting ability? Exhaustion? Or... some other reason?"

Oishi could not figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Struggling, he pulled a kunai from a hidden pocket in his clothes. Its dark-red iron tip, stained with blood, pointed directly at Tsunade and Nara Kaikei's heads, his brutal killing intent utterly undisguised.

"I'll be taking the Sannin's head!

"Third Lord, my mission... is complete!"

Standing behind Tsunade, Nara Kaikei covered her eyes with both hands and calmly stared at the Iwagakure Spy.

The big shot had unexpectedly gone offline and could not carry him through, so he would have to do it himself!

[Shadow Gathering Technique!]

A shadowy tentacle silently emerged from beneath Nara Kaikei's feet, extended behind his right leg toward the ninja tool pouch at his lower back, and nimbly pulled out a Special Kunai fitted with a timed Explosive Tag.

Swoosh—

A cold glint arrived first. The Pitch-black Kunai, gleaming with chilling light, shot out from behind Nara Kaikei at high speed. The Explosive Tag, ignited at some point, trailed smoke and fire through the air.

"An explosive tag kunai?"

Oishi had not seen Nara Kaikei's throwing motion clearly, but with a simple sidestep, the jonin's explosive power still allowed him to easily evade the special kunai Nara Kaikei had thrown.

"Too slow, brat!"

Even in his severely injured state, Oishi's battle experience and reaction speed remained beyond Nara Kaikei's ability to track.

But Nara Kaikei had never expected to stab a jonin to death with a single kunai.

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out behind Oishi. Brilliant firelight made his already blood-soaked body look like a vicious demon, while invisibly lengthening his shadow.

A scorching Shockwave surged from behind. Oishi only felt a slight heat against his back, and his badly injured body was nearly knocked unsteady by the Explosive Tag's Shockwave.

That's a remarkably high-grade Explosive Tag! I have to be careful! That brat may still have some hidden trick to turn things around!

Oishi remained extremely cautious. Rather than rushing in, he continued probing with words.

"Is this your final—"

Boom!

Before he could finish, another explosion from behind cut Oishi off.

But this time, it was no Explosive Tag.

A fierce, blinding light burst from behind Oishi, magnifying his already lengthened shadow several times over.

What Nara Kaikei had thrown was not merely an ordinary explosive tag kunai, but an Explosive Flash Kunai!

At the instant the flashbang erupted, Oishi's shadow completely overlapped with Nara Kaikei's!

Deep shadows spread and flowed through Nara Kaikei's eyes as countless shadowy tentacles rose behind him.

The blazing white light from the flashbang illuminated Nara Kaikei's cheeks.

Jet-black pupils and pristine whites formed a pair of eerie ghost eyes that seemed to have come from hell.

"Listen, the corpse is talking."

[A-Rank Jutsu: Lacquer Eye]

[Jutsu Description: A self-developed jutsu by Nara Kaikei, black eyes that perceive Mental Energy]

[Jutsu Effect:

1. While Lacquer Eye is active, Mental Energy and its flow can be observed within an unobstructed field of vision;

2. While Lacquer Eye is active, the user's Mental Energy and Yin Release Chakra can be controlled perfectly. Any Shadow Secret Technique of the Nara Clan mastered by the user can be cast instantly with a thought, without hand seals]

[Jutsu Evaluation: The eyes are the true path of ninjutsu!]

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In the official databook, the Nara Clan's secret techniques are basically [Secret Transmission—No Rank]. The only A-Rank secret technique is [Shadow Grip Technique] (the shadow yo-yo released jointly by Shikamaru, Chōji, and Ino in the Fourth Shinobi World War...)

The jutsu ranks for the Nara Clan's [Shadow Secret Technique] in this book are a secondary setting, so this is an explanation.