" The Frozen Realm... He's already reached this level?"
Seeing her full-force Water Release instantly turn into a pile of ice flowers, Terumi Mei was incredibly frustrated. She had originally intended to use Water Release as a starting point to test her opponent's current level of basic elemental techniques...
As Kirigakure Ninja, she knew more about Yuki than outsiders. The Frozen Realm was a secret technique that could only be used by those at the third level of Ice Release. It used the freezing power of Ice Release. It was rumored that if Chakra and strong enough control, even Tailed Beast could be sealed without any problem.
Although Yuki one in history has ever been able to achieve this, and Terumi Mei doesn't think that the current Qi has that amount of Chakra and the level of control, she also doesn't think she can be as thick-skinned and tough as Tailed Beast...
"Since that's the case..."
A cold glint flashed in her eyes. She glanced at the considerable number of Kirigakure ninja around her, who were intercepting Mist Ninja Konoha Ninja and supporting their comrades from the two great villages. With a light step, she dashed off in another direction.
Of course, she didn't forget to throw several fireballs at Qi before running away...
This made Qi continue to target her as his primary objective. Qi waved his hand and conjured an ice wall to neutralize Terumi Mei's Fire Style attack, then chased Terumi Mei.
Among them, one Mist Ninja and three Cloud Ninja, who inadvertently blocked his path, were immediately frozen into ice cubes and then exploded into countless fragments. This fully demonstrated how correct Terumi Mei's actions were. If she had fought with Qi on the spot, probably none of the Mist Ninja below the Jonin level present would have survived to this day...
On this point, Terumi Mei probably never imagined that Qi shared the same thoughts as her.
Having lived two lives, Qi was no longer at the age where he could afford to lose his temper, at least psychologically. The anger that had suddenly surfaced earlier had long since subsided. Moreover, the person in front of him was, after all, the disciple of the leader of the Kirigakure Anbu. If that person hadn't spared him back then, it would have been difficult for him to even Land of Water. Therefore, although he knew that Terumi Mei wanted to lure him away, he didn't mind. In any case, he also wanted to test his current level.
Of course, the most important reason is that, according to the agreement with the Feudal Lord of Fire, he is soon to go to the Land of Water to find his clansmen. If he were to actually kill a bunch of Mist Ninja at this time, the whole thing would probably fall apart. And now, he no longer wants to find his clansmen just to gain the Feudal Lord of Fire's support...
Those who are alive are always more important than those who are dead. He was unwilling to let the people of Yuki continue to sink into depravity, living a life they dared not face, just for the sake of this pride.
And so, for various reasons, the two of them cooperated almost perfectly, fighting and running at the same time, quickly leaving the battle area controlled by the Mist Ninja and moving into the territory of the Rock Ninja...
Terumi Mei's reason for making this choice is quite simple. The Land of Earth is so far from the Land of Water that even if Iwagakure is unhappy afterward, they can't seek revenge. As for Ki, there's even less of that. Iwagakure is his enemy to begin with, so killing one more or one less won't make a difference to him...
"Have you run enough?"
Seeing that there were no other Mist Ninja around besides Terumi Mei, Qi also lost his patience, "Stop right there!"
With her hands clasped together, a massive, visible surge of white, icy energy erupted from her body, swirling upwards before condensing into countless icicles that, when viewed from above, almost completely covered an area of about a hundred meters in radius around Terumi Mei...
"Oh no!"
With Terumi Mei knew she absolutely couldn't run away this time. She slammed on the brakes and stopped on the spot, then "casually" kicked away a Konoha Ninja who was too close to her. She also formed hand seals and used her unique Fusion Release technique.
" Crystal Split Chaotic Blades!"
" The Melting Prison Technique!"
Almost simultaneously, the two whispered the names of their respective Ninjutsu and released Ninjutsu.
Although it's quite a pain, it's a fact that many Ninjutsu require the caster to pronounce the name of the Ninjutsu aloud as the final step in using Chakra. Therefore, in the Shinobi World, it's not really strange to shout out the name of a ninjutsu while performing it...
If we also Hand Seals the issue that most Ninjutsu requires a standardized Hand Seals method, releasing Ninjutsu is an activity that is difficult to keep secret. If it weren't for the fact that ninjas monopolize Ninjutsu within their families, making it difficult for outsiders to truly understand the various schools of Ninjutsu, and if the ninja profession didn't possess the fastest combat pace and extremely high destructive power, then the idea of ninjas replacing samurai in their original professional position in the military would simply be a pipe dream.
However, neither Qi Terumi Mei would have such feelings now, because they had long been used to this style of fighting. Even Qi had long since stopped complaining about such things.
Large shards of ice fell from above like rain, and the sharp sound produced by air friction was enough to prove their considerable destructive power.
"Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff..."
One icicle after another pierced deep into the objects blocking their path, producing countless muffled thuds. Of course, at the same time, brief but urgent screams of agony echoed from the humans.
Within a hundred meters, the area transformed into a world of white and red under the baptism of this icy rain. White icicles, one after another, were planted in the ground, creating a patch of white "grass" half a person's height. Beneath this "grass" lay the corpses of dozens of Iwagakure ninjas; their blood seeped into the earth, becoming new nourishment for this land. The dozen or so Konoha Ninja who had been besieged by them were completely unharmed, though the scene before them left them somewhat stunned. At least, even after Qi's Ninjutsu had finished, they remained motionless...
The place Terumi Mei chose could not possibly have a Jonin. The Rock Ninja present were at most Special Jonin level, and they were all dead in an instant. With Qi's current third-tier Ice Release cultivation, without Jonin- level combat ability, he simply could not withstand his attack. If Terumi Mei did not possess the extremely high defensive Lava Release, such a "rain" would have sent her straight to the mud.
"It's still as disgusting as ever."
Looking at the Terumi Mei's head, which resembled a large tent protecting her, Qi pouted, half with admiration and half with displeasure.
"But it's unlikely you can deal with me like this now. You'd better have a new plan."
A chill began to surge around Qi. He stretched out his hand, and with a thought, the chill gathered towards his hand like flowing water.
At this moment, he could clearly feel that whether it was the alien energy or the fused Chakra, he could easily manipulate them for the simplest applications without Hand Seals. In other words, unless he needed to use the special effects of Ice Release, his Ice Release could be used as Ninjutsu without Yuki Secret Scroll was useless unless one reached the third rank!
This feeling is just so wonderful...