Backstab

While running, Raiya threw out several Shuriken, then drew a half-length Katana at Shuichi.

With a flick of his wrist, Shuichi drew his family's dagger, parrying the enemy's attack, and then slashed at Raiya with even greater speed.

"Clang, clang..." In just one second, Shuichi's short sword made three slashes from different directions. Raiya couldn't keep up with his pace and barely blocked the first two fast slashes. Because he didn't have time to move his hands, he could only try to dodge the third slash with his body.

"Rip!" A spurt of hot blood gushed out between the two. A large patch of flesh was torn from Raiya's right chest to his shoulder by Shuichi. Just when it seemed he couldn't withstand the fourth cut, another teammate finally arrived in time.

Ignoring the impending death of Raiya, the man unhesitatingly raised his Kusarigama and stabbed it into Shuichi's heart.

In that Raiya also abandoned his sword and grabbed the short sword with his own hand, as if he wanted to buy time by sacrificing himself.

"Whoosh!" Shuichi didn't bring down the blade; instead, he jumped upwards while the other person attacked from both sides.

Just as his body was about to crash into the tree, he deftly rolled half a circle in the air, placed one foot upside down on the tree trunk, and perfectly activated the second Body Flicker Technique.

Several Kunai followed him the instant he disappeared, clearly indicating that the other side knew his general information, making this a considerable threat.

"This Body Flicker Technique is far superior to what the intelligence reports indicated. He was hiding his true strength during the Chunin Ninja Exams." Raiya remained silent, inwardly shocked that their desperate combo had been so easily evaded.

I thought I had figured out the range of Shuichi's Body Flicker Technique and wanted to use it to deliver a fatal blow, but I didn't expect the opponent's reaction and true strength to be so exaggerated.

"Phew, not bad!" Shuichi successfully dodged the opponent's anticipated attack, but this situation also served as a reminder that even the most powerful Body Flicker Technique should not be abused.

When you quickly approach the other party, it's equivalent to the other party quickly approaching you. If the other party is lucky enough to instinctively raise their weapon, the person who initiates the attack may run into the line of fire.

Therefore, even speed-type ninjas don't use the Body Flicker Technique frequently.

In the Fourth Shinobi World War, the ability to gather intelligence and conceal one's strength, as well as to deceive others, will determine life and death.

If a speed-type Jonin were to remain still, pretending not to react, and then strike at the crucial moment, the ninja who frequently uses the Body Flicker Technique would likely be in trouble.

The two remaining Chunin the Wildfire Group were quite strong, skilled in both Ninjutsu Taijutsu, and completely indifferent to life, giving Shuichi suicide squad member.

"The other three are either dead or crippled. With only two left, they have absolutely no intention of retreating. Seeing my strength, they still want to fight to the death. It's simply abnormal."

When their Earth Release is a technique used to escape magic or magic) failed, these two individuals had a chance to escape with their strength, but they didn't.

For most people, no matter how much money they have, they still need to be alive to spend it. But they seem to only want the life of Shuichi, which is the fundamental difference between them and the other three Wildfire Group.

Although Shuichi felt that the two people in front of him did not pose a threat to him, he became more vigilant again and focused on the surrounding movements through his Flash all-around vision.

"Just in case, let's use Ninjutsu to deal with them. We still have plenty of chakra."

He sheathed the short sword, and instantly three Shuriken were Shuichi between his fingers. Without pausing, he began Hand Seals, "Ugly-Dog-Dragon-Rat-Dog-Pig-Snake-Tiger, Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!" Shuriken rained down on Raiya and his companion.

No one dared to use the Body Flicker Technique in front of Shuichi. They couldn't perform Continuous Body Flicker Techniques, and they were also worried that Shuichi would predict their landing point. They could only use Ninjutsu to withstand this kind of wide-range attack.

"Earth Release · Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"

"Clang, clang, hiss, hiss..." The Shuriken struck the earthen wall repeatedly, and both sides briefly lost sight of each other.

Shuichi seized the opportunity to land on the ground, and while they weren't paying attention, he completed the Hand Seals for his next technique in mid-air, slamming his hand directly onto the ground, "Earth Release: Yellow Springs Swamp!"

"Not good!" Having just blocked the Shuriken attack, Raiya and the other seemed to lose control of their feet. They didn't care about the consequences of running around, and released all their chakra into their feet, hoping to get out of this swamp area as soon as possible.

Suddenly, Shuichi appeared out of nowhere above the Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall and began throwing ninja tools at them as they struggled. This time, the attacks were completely unavoidable.

"Hiss, hiss."

Raiya faster, lunging towards the distance with two Kunai stuck in his back.

The other person reacted a beat slower, and due to the soft mud under their feet, the Kunai pierced the back of their head the instant they jumped. They lost all strength as soon as they emerged from the mud, and fell into the swamp without feeling anything, splashing up a large amount of mud before sinking and disappearing.

"Screech..." Raiya's body fell heavily to the ground and slid a distance. He covered the wound on his right shoulder, which was bleeding profusely, and kept panting. He knew that his life was about to end, but there was no fear on his face.

Shuichi quickly jumped to a spot not far from him. Seeing the other person's resolute expression, she knew that interrogating him for information was probably unrealistic.

"Excuse me, since you want to kill me, you must be prepared to die. Even if you succeed, you probably won't escape my teacher's pursuit." Shuichi took out a Kunai again, intending to finish off this enemy from a distance.

"I'll aim more precisely, so you won't feel the pain of death. Don't be a ninja in your next life!"

Shuichi raised his hand, just as he was about to throw the Kunai, when a figure appeared behind him.

The shadowy figure appeared out of thin air like a ghost, and a three-edged black dagger in its hand silently stabbed towards his back, so fast that even the movement of air could hardly be felt.

"Clang!" As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Shuichi didn't throw the Kunai he was about to throw. Instead, he reversed his grip and slashed back, the kunai clashing with the black dagger with a crisp sound.

"How is this possible!" The attacker was shocked. This almost perfect sneak attack from behind had been caught. He had used so many pawns to lay out this sure-kill move and sacrificed several years of infiltrated forces, only to have it all exposed.

Shuichi didn't Kunai aside, then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave his spot and retreat quite a distance.

After carefully examining the attacker, he saw that the person opposite him was wearing Demon Mask, was of medium to short build, dressed plainly, and was also wearing a light green half-length cloak.

The Kunai that had just gotten close was anticipated and dodged to the side, which shows that the ninja's skills are quite good.

Earth Release: Earth Style: Earth Pillar Burst!

After the fatal blow missed, the opponent quickly recovered. Before Shuichi could observe for long, a huge crack in the ground rapidly spread towards Shuichi.

"Wind Release · Vacuum Great Ball!"

Shuichi deep breath and exhaled a swirling gust of wind that transformed into a half-human-sized Wind Ball as it hurtled toward the enemy, moving at an astonishing speed.

The masked ninja immediately stopped releasing Earth Release and used Body Flicker Technique to leave the spot, but he was a step too late. He was grazed by Shuichi's Wind Release and lost half of his arm when he landed.