Mikoto: Thankfully I have you

Normally, ninjas wouldn't shout out their techniques during a fight. Seiji, however, shouted his out to remind Yuyue.

Yuyue immediately understood and quickly performed hand seals, coordinating his ninjutsu.

Mikoto, having dodged the Rock Pillar Spear once again, was immediately restrained by densely rising rock pillars the moment she landed.

Earth Style: Rock Pillar Prison!

In this situation, her only escape was upwards, through the air.

But at the same time, a massive water dragon roared and charged forward.

Under the environmental boost of the Land of Rain, its power increased even further.

A single strike could easily shatter rock.

If she chose to escape upwards into the air, Mikoto would directly collide with the Water Dragon Bullet.

This move was far stronger than the Water Needle Senbon from before, and her defensive techniques wouldn't be able to block it.

She had nowhere to run.

Despite understanding this, Mikoto did not surrender.

If she couldn't dodge it, then she wouldn't.

She quickly performed hand seals, clearly intending to counter with ninjutsu.

"In this situation, let's see what you can do now!"

"Even if you use Fire Style, you won't be able to block my Water Dragon Bullet!"

Seiji shouted triumphantly, and Yuyue, who was cooperating with him, also smiled.

In the past, no matter how strong their opponents were, they were powerless to resist when faced with this coordinated attack.

"Teacher Mikoto!"

Sasaki Ayami's expression changed drastically upon seeing this.

She instinctively wanted to rush out but was held back by Minato.

"Calm down, Ayami. You can't help by going over there; you'll only be a hindrance to Mikoto-nee."

Minato, saying this, looked frustrated. He was still too weak.

When faced with strong enemies, he couldn't help at all.

Under the watchful eyes of the Trio, Mikoto finished her hand seals, then tilted her head back and spat out raging flames, which transformed into a fire dragon that clashed with the water dragon.

Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!

This was also a B-Rank Ninjutsu. With Mikoto's strength, this move shouldn't be weaker than Water Dragon Bullet.

But don't forget, first, the environment of the Land of Rain was unfavorable for Fire Style.

Second, Mikoto used this move in a hurry and couldn't unleash its full power.

Furthermore, Water Style naturally countered Fire Style.

So the final result was that the fire dragon that collided with the water dragon was extinguished almost instantly.

Thick water vapor immediately spread, obscuring everyone's vision.

The water dragon continued to roar and charge at Mikoto.

BOOM!

The fierce impact destroyed the rock pillars that had imprisoned Mikoto.

Mikoto was also sent flying dozens of meters by the water dragon. She landed with blood at the corner of her mouth, clearly injured.

Fortunately, Great Dragon Fire had still offset most of the Water Dragon Bullet's power.

So although Mikoto was injured, she wasn't immediately incapacitated.

The collision between Water Dragon Bullet and Great Dragon Fire created a huge commotion, and the scattered water vapor enveloped both Qingshui and the Kirigakure Jonin, who were further away.

The Kirigakure Jonin's face showed joy. She knew this commotion was caused by her companion's ninjutsu.

In her opinion, that female Uchiha would definitely be dead or severely injured by this move.

The scales of victory were tipping in their favor.

Qingshui's expression, however, was solemn.

He certainly didn't think Mikoto would die directly at the hands of the enemy, but the current situation was definitely not good.

He couldn't afford to delay any longer.

With this thought flashing through his mind, Qingshui continued to charge towards the Kirigakure Jonin.

At the same time, taking advantage of the reduced visibility caused by the spreading water vapor, he silently took out several Explosive Tags from his system's storage space.

These Explosive Tags were all obtained from a Blue Orb. He usually kept them in the system's built-in storage space and could retrieve them with a single thought.

It was much more convenient than a ninja's tool bag.

After igniting them, Qingshui, during a brief exchange with the Kirigakure Jonin, stuck the Explosive Tags onto her.

By the time the opponent discovered it, it was already too late to make a move. They could only watch as several Explosive Tags detonated together.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The power of an Explosive Tag was enough to directly kill a ninja. With several Explosive Tags exploding at close range, even if the Kirigakure Jonin didn't die, she would lose her combat ability.

The blast wave stirred up by the explosion dispersed the water vapor.

Glancing at the Kirigakure Jonin, who was covered in blood with a broken arm, Qingshui ignored her wails and quickly formed Hand Seals to use ninjutsu.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!

Unlike Seiji's version with forty-four Hand Seals, Qingshui only needed to perform six Hand Seals to release it.

Not only was it faster, but its power was also no less than Seiji's Water Dragon Bullet just now.

"Die!"

Seiji and Yuyue charged towards Mikoto, intending to finish her off directly.

Mikoto knew that she, being injured, was no match for the two of them, so she quickly retreated to dodge.

Just as she was contemplating how to break the stalemate, a roaring water dragon suddenly appeared and directly struck Seiji and Yuyue.

Boom!

Caught completely off guard, the two were sent flying dozens of meters by the water dragon. They landed heavily injured.

This sudden turn of events stunned Mikoto.

It wasn't until she saw Qingshui maintaining his Hand Seal posture that she asked in surprise, "Qingshui, when did you master such a powerful Water Release?"

"I learned it from Uncle Kosuke."

During this past month, while Qingshui was learning Konoha Ryūyanagi from Kosuke, he also learned several Water Release ninjutsu from him.

The purpose was to be able to use Water Dragon Bullet openly.

"I see."

As Qingshui's companion, Mikoto naturally knew Maruboshi Kosuke and knew that Qingshui had trained under him.

"Fortunately, you're here. Otherwise, we would have been wiped out on this mission."

Who would have thought that a simple C-Rank escort mission would lead them to encounter a Rogue Ninja Team of twenty people, including three Jonin?

If not for Qingshui's last-ditch effort, the Mikoto Squad would have absolutely no way of returning to Konoha alive.

"Yeah, Qingshui Big Brother, we really owe you this time."

Seeing that the enemies were all dealt with, Minato and the other two walked over, their faces full of relief.

Their eyes on Qingshui were filled with shock and admiration.

They were shocked that Qingshui, a Medical Ninja, was so powerful. The enemies this time were all dealt with by Qingshui alone.

So naturally, admiration followed.

Among them, Mukai Yuki felt a bit more embarrassed.

Thinking back to what he had said to Qingshui Big Brother before setting off, he wished he could find a crack to crawl into.

With Qingshui Big Brother's strength, why would he need protection? It would be good enough if he didn't cause trouble for Qingshui Big Brother.

Everyone except Minato was injured. After dealing with all the enemies, Qingshui healed them one by one.

[Completed healing Uchiha Mikoto, rewarded with one Golden Orb.]

[Congratulations on obtaining Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu.]

[Completed healing Mukai Yuki, rewarded with one White Orb.]

[Congratulations on obtaining 10 Chakra.]

[Completed healing Sasaki Ayami, rewarded with one White Orb.]

[Congratulations on obtaining 10 Chakra.]

At the same time, Minato noticed someone approaching. He immediately took out a kunai and stood ready.

"Who's there?"