Poisoned Buttocks

Swish, swish, swish...

Tejudo seized the opportunity to throw a large number of kunai and shuriken, blocking his escape route.

Tejudo's tactics were spot on, leaving him nowhere to run and forcing him to face the Fang Wolf Fang directly.

The Fang Wolf Fang struck him directly, but a crack sound was heard.

A wooden stake was directly smashed into splinters by the Fang Wolf Fang.

Clearly, at the critical moment, he had used the Substitution Technique, easily dodging this critical blow.

Just then, Tejudo, wearing special gloves, took the chance to pull backward towards the empty space. Hair-thin steel wires, like a heavenly net, locked down the entire area.

It turned out that the kunai and shuriken thrown earlier contained a large amount of steel wire.

And his Substitution Technique had a limited leap range, not enough to escape the blockade of these steel wires.

"Xiao Xiao, now."

Without Tejudo's reminder, Xiao Xiao had already begun forming hand seals.

"Lightning Style: Submerged Flow Pressure."

Xiao Xiao completed this D-Rank Lightning Style ninjutsu at a speed of one hand seal per second.

Instantly.

A faint blue light spread along the steel wires in Tejyuya's hands, extending across the entire area.

Although this D-Rank Lightning Style ninjutsu was not very powerful, it was enough to temporarily paralyze him.

As long as he was paralyzed, with Inuzuka Ryo's human-beast combination attack, victory would surely be theirs.

At the same time, Tejudo suddenly tightened the steel wires, rapidly compressing the space, intending to bind him in one go.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

Under the perception of the Ultrasonic Radar Technique, he had long sensed Tejudo's plan. At this moment, as if strolling through a leisurely garden, he danced and easily broke free from the heavenly net.

"Nice tactics, but unfortunately, you chose the wrong opponent."

Umino Sasuke shook his head, a hint of mockery on his lips, but inwardly he was silently impressed. With such a tactical arrangement, even a Special Jonin might not be able to withstand such a combined attack if faced with such a powerful move right from the start. Especially Xiao Xiao's D-Rank Lightning Style, though not powerful, was very practical and used at precisely the right moment.

"Little ones, I'm going to get serious now."

Umino Sasuke quickly formed hand seals and unleashed his ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Mist Technique."

Instantly.

Fine water droplets condensed in the air, transforming into a gray-white mist.

Like clouds being crushed by an invisible giant hand, it descended, engulfing the light and outlines within a sixty-meter radius in an instant.

The thick mist rolled along the ground, turning trees and rocks into smudged ink blots, and even nearby kunai were covered in a frosted glass-like haze.

"Defensive formation, watch out for sneak attacks."

Tejudo and the other two faced the enemy as if they were facing a great threat, immediately forming a swastika defensive formation back-to-back.

"The Silent Killing Technique is about to begin.

Eight vital points: throat, spine, lungs, liver, carotid artery, subclavian artery, kidneys, heart.

Now, which one do you want me to attack first?"

Umino Sasuke's feigned sinister words seemed to be right beside them, echoing in their ears. The three quickly threw kunai, but to no avail. The chilling words still echoed in their ears.

If this were a real battlefield, the psychological effect of this scare alone would be no less than a C-Rank genjutsu.

"Throat!"

As soon as the words fell, Tejudo and the other two felt a gentle breeze pass by them.

"Huh? It's fish blood!"

Inuzuka Ryo reacted the quickest. He immediately touched his neck and found his hand stained with fish blood.

Tejudo and Xiao Xiao's necks also bore the fish blood marks.

"Woof woof woof!"

Even the ninja hound Akitaru was not spared.

Clearly.

Umino Sasuke had silently marked them with this fish blood on their necks just now.

If they were enemies, they would have been neck-slashed and eliminated by now.

"When did that happen?"

Compared to Inuzuka Ryo's alertness, Tejudo and Xiao Xiao hadn't even noticed when these fish blood marks were applied.

Tejudo and the other two immediately changed their tactics, maintaining their formation while moving, trying to escape the range of the Water Release: Mist Technique.

Unfortunately, although the range of the Water Release: Mist Technique was only sixty meters in diameter, there was no way their speed could match his. As they moved, the surrounding white mist always enveloped the three of them.

Tejudo and his two companions, unable to escape the effects of the Water Release: Mist Technique, could only re-establish their formation and heighten their vigilance.

Tejudo, still somewhat defiant, declared loudly, "I don't believe it, Captain, you still can—"

Before Tejudo could finish, a nightmarish voice echoed in his ear once more: "Heart."

Tejudo belatedly reached for his chest and found his hand stained with fish blood again.

"Captain, I give up, I give up! You're bullying us."

Tejudo knew that all three of them had been defeated twice already. From this point on, they would only be at the mercy of the blade, with no chance of victory.

It seemed that this Silent Killing Technique had only a moderate effect against Jonin, but against ordinary Chunin, it was effortless.

No wonder Momochi Zabuza could wipe out all the students from that batch; this Ninjutsu was truly a skill for crushing weaker opponents.

"Who was being arrogant just now?"

Umino Sasuke dispersed the Water Release: Mist Technique, and his figure gradually appeared not far behind the three, to their right, less than ten meters away.

With the speed of the Water Release: Mist Body Flicker, he could close the distance in a breath and kill silently.

The mist finally dissipated completely.

Tejudo and his companions discovered that their throats, spines, lungs, livers, carotid arteries, subclavian arteries, kidneys, and hearts—eight vital points—had all been silently marked with fish blood.

Clearly.

Tejudo and the others had lost completely, and their defeat was utter.

"Do, your butt."

Xiao Xiao pointed behind Tejudo's butt, her eyes full of concern.

"Xiao Xiao, what's wrong with my butt?" Tejudo turned to look behind him, but due to his bulk and thick neck, he couldn't turn his head. He had to reach back and felt a Shuriken embedded in his left buttock.

"Ah, Captain, you're trying to murder your loyal subordinate! And you're using poison, too—Water Bat No. 6."

Tejudo pulled out the Shuriken and saw the green glow on it, along with a familiar scent. It was obvious it was the poison he often used.

No wonder he hadn't felt the stab; he had been numbed by Water Bat No. 6.

"Don't worry, kid, you won't die."

Seeing that Tejudo had already taken the antidote, Umino Sasuke chuckled in a seemingly considerate manner, "If you get hit by Water Bat No. 6 a few more times, you'll develop more antibodies, so you won't accidentally injure yourself later."

"Then why don't you do it to yourself too—"

"Hm?" Umino Sasuke gave him a threatening look, and Tejudo immediately shut his mouth, quickly tending to the wound on his backside.

Umino Sasuke's aim was precise. The Shuriken wasn't inserted deeply, and coupled with Tejudo's ample fat, even if the entire Shuriken had gone in, it would have likely been a minor injury, not reaching the muscles or blood vessels within.