Offense and Defense Reverse, Slaying Mist Ninja

"You all be careful, the enemy has two squads, and the leader is likely a Jonin," Jiraiya said, turning back to the three of them with a serious warning.

"A Jonin in their teens, they probably fought their way up internally. What a brutal village. You three hold them off for a while, I'll deal with this one and come help you!"

Sen nodded. He already knew this was Suikazan Fuguki from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. He warned, "Jiraiya, the enemy's weapon seems to be a sword that can devour chakra. Be careful."

"Got it!" Jiraiya didn't have time to ask more as the six enemies simultaneously formed hand seals.

Water Style: Hidden Mist Technique!

The already thick fog instantly became so dense that one couldn't see their hand in front of their face.

"Die screaming in the Silent Killing Technique of Kirigakure!" the enemy's voice came from all directions, cold and eerie.

The four quickly became alert. Sen immediately dropped his backpack, formed hand seals, and used Wind Style: Great Breakthrough to blow away the mist.

Just as they caught sight of the enemies, the mist closed in again, obscuring their vision once more.

Seeing the mist was difficult to dispel, Sen used Fire Style to set fire to the backpack and supplies beside him. The air here was too damp; only these dry items could burn.

With the help of the flames, their vision improved slightly, but they still couldn't see the enemies.

Just then, a Mist Ninja, wielding a kunai, burst out of the mist and lunged straight for Jiraiya!

Jiraiya reacted incredibly fast, kicking the ninja away. As he was about to finish him off with his kunai, Suikazan Fuguki's massive Samehada whistled through the air!

As Samehada swung past, Jiraiya decisively abandoned his attack and retreated to dodge.

His attack unsuccessful, Suikazan Fuguki looked at the person on the ground and cursed, "Useless! Why didn't you grab onto him when he attacked?

Then I could have killed you both with one blow!"

He kicked the person at his feet into the mist and coldly ordered, "Separate them. I'll handle this Jonin, you three deal with the rest."

As he finished speaking, three water dragons roared out of the mist, forcibly scattering the four members of Team Seven.

Jiraiya was about to retreat to fight alongside the other three when Suikazan Fuguki attacked again with his sword.

Clang!

The kunai and Samehada clashed in the mist, sparks flying.

"Even if your Konoha is the strongest village, how long can three people last against six?"

Jiraiya knew this was an attempt to disrupt his focus. He quickly shouted again, "Hold on for a bit, I'll be right there!"

It was impossible to tell distances in the dense fog, but Minato's voice came through, "Teacher Jiraiya, the three of us aren't injured."

Hearing Minato's reply, Jiraiya felt much more at ease. "The people I brought won't lose so easily! Take care of yourself first!"

With that, he used the momentum to retreat, forming hand seals.

"Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!"

Countless hair needles shot towards Suikazan Fuguki. Seeing him block with his large sword, Jiraiya drew his kunai again and charged.

Firelight suddenly flashed in the mist, while the other few Jiraiya was watching...

They were dodging consecutive Water Dragon Bullets, standing back-to-back on the water's surface.

"There are six of them, and they've surrounded us. What do we do?" Minato stood up, maintaining his guard, and asked.

"You can sense their positions, right?" Sen saw the two nod and immediately gave orders, "I'll take care of the three on the left, Minato, you handle the two on the right. Kushina, you take care of the one hiding, preparing to ambush!

Be careful, unless you confirm they're dead, never let your guard down!"

"No problem!"

"Alright!"

With that, two figures immediately shot out to the left and right.

With the mist providing cover, Sen no longer held back. His crimson Sharingan lit up in the dense fog, like ghost fire in the dark night.

He scanned the nearest three like a hunter, throwing three shuriken before following closely behind.

The Mist Ninja had just dodged the shuriken when a cold blade flashed towards his face!

"These guys charged out! Careful! Come support me quickly!" He barely managed to block Sen's short sword with his kunai, shouting in terror for help.

Hearing this, the other two members of the squad rushed to support him.

"Their sensing ability seems very strong! Damn it, we practiced for years to master that! How can they sense us even in the fog?"

Sensing the footsteps of the other two, Sen's eyes widened. He cast an illusion on the person in front of him.

Sharingan: Illusion Technique!

"Three Tomoe Sharigan..."

Before the enemy could finish speaking, Sen mercilessly thrust his sword into his heart.

Successful in his attack, he immediately retreated, disappearing back into the dense fog.

"Damn it! This guy is definitely not a Genin!" The remaining two Mist Ninja, hearing their comrade's screams, were shocked and enraged. "If you have the guts, come out and fight us!"

Sen, hidden in the darkness, ignored them. These people were the same age as him, barely teenagers, and likely hadn't even mastered a single jutsu. They were practically pure cannon fodder.

He used his Sensory Technique to confirm that Minato's battle was in full swing. Minato's taijutsu was incredibly fast, and he wasn't at a disadvantage fighting two opponents alone.

Kushina, meanwhile, was guarding the campfire, seemingly having not yet engaged any enemies.

Sen analyzed the situation in a low voice. "It looks like one of them is hiding, planning to ambush Kushina. I need to finish this quickly."

Then, his body moved like a phantom, closing in on the remaining two Mist Ninja.

The two Mist Ninja's hearts pounded violently. Even the bodies they leaned against offered no sense of security.

Their proud assassination techniques were completely useless against Sen's terrifying Sharingan!

The roles of hunter and prey had now reversed!

As they stood in stunned uncertainty, a kunai attached with an Explosive Tag sliced through the air!

One of them shoved his companion hard, then leaped upward, dodging the blast radius.

However, the moment he leaped into mid-air, a pair of scarlet eyes with a chilling smile met his, like the gaze of death.

"Don't underestimate me!" The other responded with incredible speed, attacking alternately with two kunai, engaging Sen in a fierce aerial battle.

Unfortunately, Sen's Uchiha Style Swordsmanship was given to him by the system, as if he was born for it and had trained for decades.

Before they even landed, Sen had already left the opponent covered in wounds, with two cuts to the chest that continuously soaked his clothes with blood.

Furthermore, the instant they touched down, Sen stabbed him through the abdomen.

"Use Water Dragon Bullet! Kill him and me together!"

In despair, a look of resolve flashed in the Mist Ninja's eyes. Ignoring the searing pain of the knife in his abdomen, he spat blood and tightly grabbed Sen, simultaneously issuing a mutual destruction order to his last teammate!

The Mist Ninja gritted his teeth and began to form hand seals "rapidly."

Sen watched him form the seals – Tiger-Rabbit-Ox-Rat-Boar-Rooster-Ox-Horse-Snake... one by one. He quickly summoned the system and exchanged for a Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu from the entry for fallen ninja.

Sen looked at the opponent's forty-four hand seals, then glanced at the enemy clinging to him with a ferocious expression, a cold curve forming on his lips.

He directly drove his knee into the Mist Ninja in front of him. Seizing the moment the opponent flinched in pain and loosened his grip, Sen delivered a straight kick and pulled the short sword from his body as the enemy flew backward.

The opponent was kicked towards his comrade. Seeing that his teammate still needed a few more seals, he grinned ferociously. "The last seven seals, this distance is enough to kill him!"

"Enough for what? Who taught you that Water Dragon Bullet takes 44 seals?" Sen retorted, his own Water Dragon Bullet, formed with only five seals, already ready!