Scorching Style Pakura

"Are you ninjas here to capture me? But sending a bunch of brats to deal with me, aren't you looking down on me too much?"

Don't look at it this way, within the Five Great Ninja Villages, Chunin are not considered strong.

But looking at the entire ninja world, Chunin are definitely not weak.

So it's understandable that Okubo Yahiko would have such arrogance.

In his opinion, the too-young Trio were not a threat at all; the only one he needed to pay attention to was Qingshui, who was leading them.

So while counterattacking, he kept his eyes on Qingshui, guarding against possible sneak attacks.

But what he couldn't understand was that Qingshui had been standing still from beginning to end, showing no intention of making a move.

It seemed he really intended to let these three brats deal with him.

Once he understood this, Okubo Yahiko almost burst out laughing.

He had already concluded that Qingshui was an absolutely arrogant fellow.

But this was even better for him. He would deal with these three brats first, and then he would focus on dealing with the arrogant Qingshui.

With this thought, Okubo Yahiko engaged the Trio.

However, the moment they clashed, he realized something was wrong.

The Trio, whom he had initially dismissed as insignificant, were abnormally strong.

It wasn't that the Trio were much stronger than him, but rather that these brats, who looked only seven or eight years old, each possessed strength not much inferior to his own.

With the three of them working together, even he had to take them seriously.

Otherwise, he might actually flip over here.

How is this possible!

Okubo Yahiko couldn't believe it and found it hard to comprehend.

How could anyone possess such strength at such a young age?

It couldn't be that they started cultivating from the womb, could it?

It could only be said that his knowledge was too shallow; he had never witnessed what a genius was before.

"How could this happen!"

With a roar, Okubo Yahiko began to get serious.

He was, after all, a ruthless character who had been active in the ninja world for many years. After unleashing his full power, even the combined efforts of the Trio couldn't take him down quickly.

It was clear he had real skills.

Moreover, in terms of actual combat and life-or-death fighting experience, he was far more seasoned than the Trio.

Thus, for a time, he held the advantage, suppressing the Trio.

Qingshui, who had taken all this in, still had no intention of intervening.

This mission was meant to train the Trio, so he wouldn't act unless their lives were in danger.

Besides, in his judgment, it wouldn't be difficult for the Trio to deal with Okubo Yahiko if they could unleash their true strength.

Especially Nagato, who could instantly kill the opponent if he used all his techniques.

"With just the three of you, wanting to kill me is a pipe dream!"

Okubo Yahiko, holding the advantage, roared. He kicked Yahiko, then punched Konan back.

However, when he attacked Nagato, he didn't get his way and was blocked by Nagato.

Even without using the Rinnegan and ninjutsu, Nagato's taijutsu was very strong.

After all, he was from the Uzumaki Clan, naturally possessing vast Chakra and vitality, and was quite talented in practicing taijutsu.

"What?"

Okubo Yahiko was shocked.

But Nagato gave him no chance to react, thrusting his Kunai forward with extreme speed.

Clang!

However, Okubo Yahiko managed to defend in time, blocking Nagato's Kunai.

He then quickly retreated, creating distance from Nagato.

Konan and Yahiko's ninjutsu attacks followed in quick succession, but he dodged them.

Lightning Release: Silver Lightning!

After quickly forming Hand Seals, Okubo Yahiko shot a silvery-white lightning bolt at Nagato, moving at extreme speed.

Nagato's speed wouldn't be enough to dodge it!

However, just as the Silver Lightning was about to hit Nagato, it suddenly shattered.

At the critical moment, Nagato activated Almighty Push.

But to avoid accidentally harming Yahiko and Konan, who were closer to him, he merely repelled the Silver Lightning instead of continuing to attack Okubo Yahiko.

Therefore, this bizarre scene fell into Okubo Yahiko's eyes, making it difficult for him to understand what had just happened.

What kind of technique was that?

At this moment, he looked at Nagato, his face filled with unprecedented solemnity.

Before he understood Nagato's methods, he didn't dare to attack rashly again.

"Nagato, Konan, we were too hasty just now. This guy isn't simple. We need to cooperate in our attacks."

Yahiko's words earned the agreement of Konan and Nagato.

After fighting with Okubo Yahiko, they were much calmer now.

At the beginning, they were blinded by anger, causing them to forget to cooperate. They all charged forward impulsively.

As a result, they didn't display their true strength at all.

Qingshui, watching from the side, finally showed a hint of a smile on his previously expressionless face.

The reason he didn't remind the Trio to stay calm at first was that sometimes simple preaching was useless.

Teaching people through words is ineffective; experiencing it once is enough.

Swish swish swish!

Konan threw a large number of Paper Shurikens, forcing Okubo Yahiko to dodge frantically.

But at the same time, Yahiko and Nagato had both completed their Hand Seals. One used Water Style, and the other used Earth Style.

Just as Okubo Yahiko, who had dodged the Paper Shurikens, had no time to react, a Stone Pillar suddenly rose from the ground beneath his feet.

This caused him to instinctively lower his body to maintain stability.

At the same moment, the Water Wave spat out by Yahiko reached him, directly impacting him from the Stone Pillar and sending him crashing to the ground.

This series of attacks left Okubo Yahiko with no opening for a counterattack.

But the Trio's assault wasn't over yet.

Just as Okubo Yahiko was smashed to the ground by the Water Wave, Konan's second wave of Paper Shurikens was already closing in.

This time, he wouldn't be able to dodge.

If he was hit, he would be pierced through vital points and die.

"Die, scum!"

Accompanied by Konan's angry curse, a look of fear of death appeared on Okubo Yahiko's face.

He couldn't believe he was actually defeated by three brats!

However, in the next instant, a sudden change occurred.

A fireball suddenly flew from a distance, instantly burning all of Konan's Paper Shurikens to ashes.

"Who is it?"

The Trio quickly looked towards the newcomer and questioned sternly.

Qingshui also frowned and looked over. The intel had not mentioned that Okubo Yahiko had any companions.

But even though he thought this, he remained calm.

So what if they had companions?

With him here, escape was impossible!

Qingshui was confident of this.

However, when he clearly saw who had saved Okubo Yahiko, Qingshui felt that things were about to become troublesome.

Because he recognized this person.

The newcomer was a female ninja with perfect proportions, appearing to be around Qingshui's age, with long hair that was a mix of green and light brown.

Most importantly, she wore the forehead protector of Sunagakure on her forehead, indicating that this person was a ninja from Sunagakure.

"Scorching Style Pakura!"

Qingshui shouted her name.