The Cloud Ninja's Surprise Attack! Qingyu Surrounded by Over a Thousand Ninja! (Parts One and Two)

Yūhi Kurenai nodded and said, "I understand."

Having said that, Yūhi Kurenai tried her best to conceal her presence.

However, as the Cloud Village army approached, Yūhi Kurenai was discovered.

Qingyu frowned.

He could keep himself undetected, but Yūhi Kurenai was far less skilled in this regard.

There's someone over there!

"Konoha ninjas!"

The Sensor Ninja from Cloud Village shouted.

At that moment, dozens of gazes simultaneously converged on the direction of the Yūhi Kurenai.

Yūhi Kurenai's heart tightened; she knew she had dragged Qingyu down.

She quickly pulled out Kunai from her Ninja Tool Pouch, preparing to deal with the enemy.

However, at this moment, Qingyu had already completed the Hand Seals.

Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!

Thick white fog rose up, like a rapidly closing white wall, engulfing the figure of Yūhi Kurenai.

The fog was mixed with Qingyu's Yin Release, so thick that it was almost impossible to disperse, and even the trees right in front of us became blurry.

Yūhi Kurenai paused for a moment, then reacted. She also Hand Seals, merging her Yin Release Chakra into the mist, releasing her "magical" power.

The "rosy mist" was superimposed on the thick fog created by Qingyu.

Two layers of mist merged in the air; Qingyu's mist was responsible for obscuring vision, Yūhi Kurenai's Genjutsu mist was responsible for interfering with perception.

Any ninja who tries to track her using Chakra perception will lose their way in the Genjutsu mist.

"Well done."

Qingyu's voice came from within the mist.

Yūhi Kurenai felt a warm hand press on her shoulder, calming her racing heart.

"Listen to me."

Qingyu's voice was very low; only she could hear it.

"I've sensed it; there are at least a thousand Cloud Village gathered here."

Yūhi Kurenai's pupils contracted.

Thousands.

This number felt like a stone pressing on her chest.

She instinctively gripped the Kunai tighter.

"I don't care, but you're not strong enough."

Qingyu shook her head.

"Go first, I'll hold them off."

"But----"

Yūhi Kurenai suddenly turned her head, her red eyes searching for Qingyu's face in the mist.

It wasn't until Qingyu took the initiative to come closer that Yūhi Kurenai saw that Qingyu's handsome face showed absolutely no sign of nervousness.

"I can help you if I stay."

Yūhi Kurenai quickly replied.

"I possess the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Qingyu took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

"Go back to the camp and report back, have Sister Tsunade bring people over. I'll be fine."

Yūhi Kurenai stared into his eyes, trying to find any trace of bravado. But all she saw was unwavering certainty.

She bit her lower lip.

You must be careful.

"Um."

Qingyu nodded.

Yūhi Kurenai took a deep breath, turned around, and ran away into the distance.

Her figure was quickly swallowed by the thick fog, and the sound of her footsteps disappeared into the rain.

Qingyu watched her leave, and only slowly withdrew his gaze when he sensed that her Chakra had completely disappeared from the battlefield.

He took a deep breath and Sensory Barrier opening to its full extent.

More than a thousand strands of Chakra, like stars in the night sky, were densely distributed at the edge of the perception range.

Among those Chakra, some were strong and some were weak, but what caught his attention the most was the one in the middle, Chakra volume far exceeded that of everyone around it.

The Fourth Raikage.

There was another equally astonishing Chakra, even more enormous.

That Chakra contained a wild, seemingly inhuman Chakra.

The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B.

Qingyu's lips curled up slightly.

Even if he's surrounded, he has many ways to get out.

Qingyu is currently thinking about how many traits she can acquire.

"Don't let that ninja go out and report!"

The Fourth Raikage's voice came from the mist, a deep, booming sound like thunder.

Lightning Style: Lightning Wave!

Several Cloud Village simultaneously Hand Seals, and blue-white lightning surged from their palms, indiscriminately covering the mist ahead.

Sizzle!

Lightning bolts danced in the mist, instantly evaporating large clumps of water vapor into white, hot fog.

If these Lightning Release Ninjutsu were to penetrate, even if Yūhi Kurenai ran incredibly fast, she might still be affected by the aftershocks.

"We can't let you pass."

Upon seeing this, Qingyu clapped her hands on the ground.

Earth Release · Earth Style: Earth-Flow Wall!

Rumble.

A wall of earth, taller than a person, rose from beneath his palm, separating the mist from the Cloud Village.

The Lightning Release Ninjutsu struck the earthen wall, creating large, scorched pits and scattering dirt everywhere, but none of them could penetrate it.

"What?! It actually blocked it!"

"This is Earth Release. Can one person's Earth Release really block the Lightning Style of so many of us?"

Just how much Chakra does he have?

As the white mist rose and the others saw that only Qingyu Hand Seals Earth Release to defend against them.

To their utter surprise, Qingyu actually managed to hold them off all by herself.

How profound must one's understanding of Ninjutsu be to achieve this?

Or is it that Qingyu's Chakra reserves are already greater than all of theirs combined?

In an instant, the Cloud Village were filled with conflicting thoughts.

"It's just that you're too weak."

Qingyu clenched her right fist and slammed it down onto the ground.

Boom!

Unleashing Strength of a Hundred.

The earth groaned under his fist, cracks spreading like a spider web, the furthest crack extending for tens of meters.

Caught off guard, the solid ground beneath the feet of the Cloud Village suddenly became as fragile as shattered ice, and many lost their balance and stumbled to the ground.

The rubble and dirt surged up, sending several of the closest Cloud Village flying.

"This guy—!"

"What kind of strength is that!"

The Cloud Village cried out in alarm, their once orderly formation instantly turning into chaos.

The Fourth Raikage stood at the back of the formation, his brows furrowed.

Faint blue arcs of electricity began to appear on his skin, and Lightning Style Chakra surged within him, as if he were about to enter "Lightning Chakra Mode."

He had just lifted his foot, ready to rush forward.

A hand pressed down on his shoulder.

"Lord Raikage, let's observe further."

Dodai advised.

The Fourth Raikage stopped what he was doing and glanced at the Dodai.

Dodai was a veteran strategist of Cloud Village, so the Fourth Raikage usually listened to him.

In particular, Dodai was his father's capable subordinate, so the Fourth Raikage also respected him.

"You mean?"

"Our information about Qingyu is still very limited."

The Dodai spoke slowly.

"Since we've run into him today, let's take this opportunity to have our men probe his true strength."

The Fourth Raikage remained silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

"Good."

His gaze returned to the figure that was faintly visible in the mist.

"But don't let the casualties be too high."

"I see."

Cloud Village gestured to the Dodai Village ninja ahead, signaling them to continue their attack.

Dozens of Cloud Village surrounded Qingyu from different directions.

They maintained their formation in the thick fog, taking turns providing cover and gradually compressing Qingyu's space to maneuver.

Samui was among them.

She kept a low profile, moving through the fog like a silent cat.

Her short, golden hair was damp with mist and clung to her cheeks, while her pale gray eyes narrowed slightly in the fog.

She saw Qingyu.

She recognized the face before the fog completely closed in.

In the thick fog, she used her memory and senses to pinpoint Qingyu's location.

"Qingyu is here too."

Samui silently chanted in his mind, his fingers unconsciously tightening around the hilt of the knife.

Her heart started racing.

Past defeats began to surface.

But this time it's different!

Samui told himself this.

Even if Qingyu had three heads and six arms, there was no way he could escape!

Keep in mind that there were over a thousand people accompanying them this time.

Furthermore, there are heavyweight figures like the Fourth Raikage and the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts.

Even if Qingyu manages to break out of this encirclement, he cannot abandon the camp behind it.

Therefore, no matter what, Qingyu will fight them.

Realizing this, Samui suddenly exerted force with his feet.

Samui swung his short sword at Qingyu.

A thin layer of Lightning Release Chakra flowed along the blade, moving with lightning speed. This was the assassination-style swordsmanship she had diligently studied after being defeated by Qingyu.

Pfft!

The blade pierced Qingyu's nape.

Samui's face lit up with joy.

But then, in the next moment...

No, that's not right.

Samui had a bad feeling.

The sensation from the blade told her that it was just an afterimage.

Qingyu's true form had already moved to her right.

Samui instinctively swung his sword again.

Qingyu raised her left hand, her index and middle fingers pinching the blade of Samui's sword.

"!"

Samui's face was filled with shock.

She forcefully pulled the knife back, the muscles in her arm tensing, veins bulging from under her skin, but the dagger remained motionless, as if welded to Qingyu's fingers.

Her strength was among the best of all the female ninjas in the entire Kumogakure, but in front of Qingyu, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Click.

The blade of the short knife broke in half.

You broke my knife!

Samui's eyes widened; his heart was bleeding.

This is a brand new ninja tool that she bought at a high price; she hasn't even finished paying off the loan yet!

"Is there something wrong with the quality of your knife?"

Qingyu spoke.

"Snort!"

Enraged, Samui raised his long leg high and slammed his knee into Qingyu's jaw.

However, these movements appeared extremely slow to Qingyu.

Qingyu's left hand supported Samui's ankle from below, and her leg muscles tensed instantly.

The next moment, a tremendous force came.

Qingyu flung her away with one hand.

Samui's body tumbled twice in the air as she tried to adjust her posture, only to find that she couldn't control the force at all.

She crashed into the canopy of a large tree behind her, and branches and leaves scattered in all directions upon impact.

She managed to steady herself by using the branches as cushion, and landed on one knee, a dull pain shooting through her ankle.

Samui raised his head, breathing rapidly.

Her blonde hair, disheveled from the rolling around, clung messily to her sweaty face.

She gritted her teeth and tried to stand up, but her ankle hurt so much that she couldn't put any weight on it.

[Collectible Trait Detected: Lightning Style Kenjutsu]

[D-Rank Trait: Lightning Style Kenjutsu]

[Effect: Increases the power of Lightning Style Kenjutsu by 30%.]

[Synthesis: Mastery of five different Lightning Style Kenjutsu styles will upgrade to a higher-level trait.]

Semi-transparent text popped up in Qingyu's field of vision.

He glanced at it but didn't look closely.

It was an arrow formed from lightning that was hurtling towards him.

The arrow was entirely blue and white, with lightning flowing along its shaft, evaporating all the rainwater along its path into rings of white steam.

Qingyu dodged to the side.

The lightning arrow grazed his left ear and pierced a large tree trunk behind him, leaving a fist-sized hole.

Qingyu looked in the direction the arrow had come from.

On the other side of the mist, a Cloud Village Jonin in a shooting stance.

His right arm was wrapped in a large amount of Lightning Release Chakra, making his entire arm look like a crossbow encased in lightning.

Qingyu frowned slightly.

These Cloud Village were much more troublesome than he had anticipated.

They were not ordinary cannon fodder.

The ninjas who rushed up just now were less trying to deplete his Chakra and more testing him.

That's not enough.

Qingyu chuckled inwardly.

Sometimes, what good is knowing the information?

To Qingyu, these ninjas posed no threat whatsoever.

Only the destructive power of the Raikage and the Jinchūriki of the Tailed Beasts is worth Qingyu's attention.

On the other side.

Yūhi Kurenai ran wildly through the dense forest.

"Red!"

A familiar voice came from ahead.

Yūhi Kurenai looked up and saw Kakashi and Hyuga Ginka running towards her from the opposite path.

"Kakashi, Ginka!"

Yūhi Kurenai stopped in her tracks, panting.

"Cloud Village — Cloud Village's main force, at least a thousand people, is in the valley to the west. Qingyu— "

What happened to Qingyu?

Kakashi quickly asked.

"He stayed behind to hold them off."

Her eyes were Yūhi Kurenai -rimmed.

If she hadn't been so bad at concealing her Chakra, Qingyu wouldn't have been discovered.

He said he possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and told me to go first.

Kakashi remained silent.

He understood Qingyu. Qingyu never did anything without being sure of success, and since he chose to stay, it meant he had a way out.

But having a way out and being safe are two different things.

"Ginka, go back with Hong and report the situation to Lady Tsunade."

Kakashi turned around, his Forehead Protector already removed from his left eye.

He is stronger than Hyuga Ginka.

It would be better to have Yūhi Kurenai escort Hyuga Ginka back first, to avoid being pursued by the enemy.

I'll go help Qingyu.

Kakashi said.

"You don't need me to come along?"

Hyuga Ginka asked.

"Need not."

Kakashi shook his head.

"All right."

Hyuga Ginka also knew that the strength of geniuses like Kakashi and Qingyu was completely different from that of a ninja like herself.

Therefore, I didn't continue to be sentimental.

Hyuga Ginka walked up to Yūhi Kurenai and took her wrist.

"Let's go, our mission is also important."

Yūhi Kurenai nodded.

She glanced back into the depths of the dense forest.

The fog had spread out from between the tree canopies, like a gray-white sea, swallowing everything.

Is Qingyu's Ninjutsu really that powerful?

Only after leaving the area covered by the fog did Yūhi Kurenai realize how vast the fog was.

Even if you drained all her Chakra, it would be impossible for her to unleash Ninjutsu of this scale.

Yūhi Kurenai took a deep breath, turned around, and ran after Hyuga Ginka Hinata towards the camp.

Kakashi, on the other hand, quickly headed towards Qingyu's direction.

He failed to protect Obito last time.

This time, no matter what happens, he will protect Qingyu.

Kakashi made a decision in his heart.

If a ninja can't even protect his comrades, then he doesn't deserve to be a ninja at all.