"Doria!"
Wielding Chakra Blade, Asuma threw a punch at his enemy, but missed. He dodged the enemy's counterattack and then used his agile footwork to close the distance between them again.
"Are all the ninjas in Konoha this rude? Trying to compete in Taijutsu with me, an adult!"
The tall, imposing male ninja, almost as tall as the Akimichi Clan, swung his fists, which were the size of sandbags, completely disregarding Asuma.
"Tch, idiot, all you have is a bunch of muscles."
On the other side, one of the enemy Jonin saw through Asuma's attack and mentally sentenced his teammate to death.
Even so, he had absolutely no intention of making a move.
It wasn't that he was cold-hearted, but rather that he and the other two Jonin were all being held back by the Konoha Ninja in the black trench coat in front of them. No, it shouldn't be called being held back; rather, the three of them were struggling to withstand the opponent's attacks.
"Kikaichū, the Aburame Clan, indeed troublesome."
The three Jonin were in a real bind, having to defend against the insect attacks and dodge the ninja tools thrown by the enemy.
Fortunately, there is a Jonin in the team, who should be able to help the Chunin kill those three damned brats, and then the four of them can work together to take down the Aburame Clan in front of them.
"Vulture, speed things up! Can't you handle just three brats?!"
Swatting a Kikaichū that crawled onto his hand, the Jonin, in a moment of desperation, called out his teammate's code name.
"Damn it, you try fighting this brat!"
Hearing his teammate's call, Vulture ignored him and focused all his attention on the countless Ice Mirror around him.
Kazashiro hid inside one of the Ice Mirror, searching for the enemy's weakness.
Should we use Frozen Cloud again? No, the enemy has already seen this move; it probably won't be effective...
Let's change the terrain first.
Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!
Emerging from the Ice Mirror, Kazashiro took a deep breath and exhaled a large amount of water, creating waves that crashed towards the vulture. Faced with this sudden, large-scale offensive ninjutsu, the vulture had no time to use its own ninjutsu and could only flee in a sorry state.
The two Chunin to dodge and were instantly engulfed by the waves. Before they could even peek out, the chill on their bodies reminded them that they were being frozen into ice sculptures.
"Ice Release: Ice Age"
Create a pool of water and freeze the enemy instantly while they are submerged. If combined with Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, it should be able to destroy an entire enemy force.
"This is outrageous! Is this the amount of Chakra a child this age should have?"
The vulture, its leg frozen, hurriedly channeled its Chakra, enduring the pain of its skin being peeled off, and pulled the ice out before it could spread completely across its leg.
Dragging his bloodied right leg, the Jonin advanced instead of retreating, intending to kill Kazashiro while he was using a ninjutsu. "You're still too young, kid. Although you gained some advantage by having more Chakra, the difference in combat experience cannot be made up for by Chakra!"
"Wind Release: Sand Dust Wind!"
Using the sandstorm to obscure Kazashiro's vision, Vulture drew his Ninja Blade and, while charging, threw Kunai with Exploding Tag attached. The positioning was too tricky, forcing Kazashiro to move away from the Ice Mirror beside him.
At this distance, you don't have time to summon a new Ice Mirror!
Having grasped the principles of the Magic Mirror Ice Crystal in a brief exchange, the vulture revealed a confident smile and launched an attack from a blind spot.
Facing the oncoming Ninja Blade, Kazashiro formed a hand seal with one hand and disappeared from the vulture's sight under the opponent's puzzled gaze.
"What kind of move is that?!"
The stab missed its mark, and the vulture assumed a defensive stance while searching for Kazashiro's figure.
After searching for a while, the vulture successfully spotted Kazashiro's figure near the Ice Mirror on the treetop to the west.
That shouldn't be the case; there's no Ice Mirror near him. How did he manage to...?
There wasn't enough time to summon the Ice Mirror, but there was enough time for the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After glancing at the Flying Thunder God Formula on the Ice Mirror, Kazashiro didn't explain his ability to the enemy during battle as he did in the anime. Instead, he launched his next attack while the enemy was still unsteady. "Ice Release: Scattering Lotus!"
Using the ice blocks that had already been created, Kazashiro manipulated a large number of sharp ice crystal petals, which whistled as they attacked the vulture.
Such a wide-range attack is undoubtedly fatal to vultures whose mobility is somewhat limited. They can only drag their crippled legs and try to avoid the onslaught of petals, but are eventually overwhelmed by them.
"Secret Technique: Insect Swamp."
On the other side, Aburame Ryoma also found an opening in one of the enemies and dragged him directly into the Insect Swamp.
Even with all three attacking together, they were no match for Ryoma. Now, the two Jonin, who had become a two-person team, naturally couldn't withstand his onslaught and could only watch helplessly as their bodies were devoured by the Kikaichū.
"Doria, Euler!"
Covering his Wind Release Chakra Blade, Asuma used the increased distance to slit the throat of the enemy in front of him, then looked toward Obito, the only enemy he hadn't dealt with.
Obito was currently fighting the last enemy on the field. After seeing all his teammates fall, this enemy's movements gradually became chaotic, and he was eventually killed by Obito with Kunai piercing his armpit.
"Phew, it's finally over."
Panting heavily, Obito plopped down on the ground.
"Don't let your guard down, what if the enemy has reinforcements?" Asuma remained vigilant, standing in a position that offered good observation, guarding against the enemy's next wave of attacks.
Kazashiro then released his Ice Release, freeing the two people he had frozen, only to find that they had already suffocated in the icy sea.
Having confirmed that all the enemies present were dead beyond any doubt, Kazashiro shrugged and then kicked Obito in the butt. "You bastard, you've got a lot of bravado, but all you've got is the Great Fireball Jutsu and Taijutsu. Speaking of which, haven't you been following Jiraiya all this time? You haven't learned anything from him, have you?"
"Ouch, don't kick my butt! Besides, who said I haven't learned anything? Look how much my Taijutsu has improved!" Obito weakly protested, rolling over and groaning while clutching his butt.
"No enemies have been spotted nearby. Let's rest for a bit."
After releasing the Kikaichū to explore a radius of five kilometers and finding nothing unusual, Aburame Ryoma recalled the insects and signaled to the others that they could rest for a while.
"Then I'll trouble you to keep watch, Asuma."
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Kazashiro didn't stand on ceremony and began to recover his Chakra.
Despite using Chunin the most among them, Kazashiro didn't consume as much Chakra as one might expect.
The reason he chose to restore his original form was entirely because, with Tsunade's help, he successfully learned the "Yin Seal," a method for storing Chakra, which gave him the habit of never forgetting to accumulate Chakra at any time.