Mayfly Technique

Konoha.

In the ward, under the soft light, Lin lay quietly on the hospital bed.

Her face was as pale as paper, her eyes were closed, and she was connected to various tubes that monitor her vital signs.

The data displayed on the instruments beside the hospital bed was significantly higher than before.

The nurse slowly pushed the cart closer to the hospital bed. She first checked the data on the various instruments in a seemingly professional manner, then picked up a disinfectant swab from the cart, dipped it in alcohol, and appeared to be wiping the instrument interfaces.

However, the moment the nurse lowered her head, the cotton swab in her hand suddenly transformed into a sharp Kunai, which plunged viciously into Lin's heart.

The speed was so fast that it exceeded the reaction speed of the monitoring Anbu, and even the surrounding Barrier didn't have time to respond.

Just as the tip of the Kunai was about to touch the nurse's clothes, a hand precisely grabbed both of her hands.

"I've been waiting for you for ages, you rat in the gutter!"

A burst of white smoke flashed by with a "pop".

Lin on the bed transformed into Taiichi's appearance. The nurse clearly hadn't expected that the Lin on the hospital bed was actually a fake.

He tried to pull back, but it was too late. Taiyi held his hand Taiichi, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move.

Let me see who you really are.

Taiichi swung his fist directly at the nurse's abdomen. With a loud "thud," the solid punch sent the nurse flying, crashing into a corner of the ward.

This punch also shattered White Zetsu's Impersonation Technique. The nurse's appearance writhed and transformed into a half-black, half-white humanoid monster.

The commotion in the ward immediately attracted the attention of the Anbu outside. Just as Black Zetsu up, two teams of Anbu broke down the door and surrounded him.

Only then did everyone truly see what the enemy looked like.

His face was half black and half white, or more accurately, his entire being was a half-black and half-white androgynous person.

His body was completely naked, and his exposed body didn't look like that of a normal human being.

His chest was flat, he wasn't a woman, but everyone's gaze naturally slid down to his crotch, which was also unremarkable.

Now everyone can confirm that this guy is definitely not human.

The two teams of Anbu Ninja gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes fixed on the strange man before them. Some of the Anbu even unconsciously swallowed a few times.

Each of them has several lives on their hands; they are no longer those greenhorn Genin.

However, when faced with such humanoid monsters, it's inevitable to feel some disgust and tension; this is probably the Uncanny Valley Effect.

Taiichi stepped forward, arriving at the forefront of the Anbu, and looked Black Zetsu up and down.

This was also the first time he had seen Black Zetsu in person, and to be honest, it was quite unsettling.

I wonder what Madara Uchiha felt every day when he faced Black Zetsu's face.

However, the play must continue.

"Aren't you going to introduce yourself, you uninvited thief?"

Taiichi asked the question knowingly, hoping that Black Zetsu would say more and reveal more information.

Unfortunately, Black Zetsu, being a thousand-year-old monster, was very wary of such matters and was unwilling to waste Taiichi.

"Taichi Matsushita, do you think you can catch me like this?"

Without waiting for Taiichi's reply, he lowered his body, about to disappear into the floor.

Taiichi was not about to give him that chance. He leaped forward, activated his Body Flicker, and appeared in front of Black Zetsu in the blink of an eye.

He gathered Chakra in his right fist and, instead of aiming at Black Zetsu's body, smashed it directly at the floor beneath his feet.

"Boom!"

Earth and stones flew everywhere, and wood chips scattered in all directions.

The entire floor was blasted through by Taiichi's Chakra Enhanced Strength Fist.

Black Zetsu had only just submerged halfway into Taiichi's body, was also interrupted by Taiichi's violent punch, forcibly pulling him out of his Earth Style state.

"Damn it, who's the monster?"

A curse came from where the dust was flying, followed by several sounds of flesh colliding.

The two teams of Anbu surrounding them dared not make any rash moves and could only keep their eyes glued to the rapid fighting in the arena.

Taiichi was quite relaxed at this moment. Despite his fierce fighting, with every punch landing hard and his seemingly unstoppable momentum, he was actually holding back.

Black Zetsu is currently only a bit ugly in appearance, and his methods are still within the scope of ordinary ninjas. Such performance is not enough to arouse the vigilance of the Konoha High Command.

Taiichi wanted him to reveal more.

Black Zetsu could also sense that as time went on, Taiichi's speed was increasing and his power was growing.

They were initially evenly matched, but now they've fallen into a disadvantageous position.

His eyes quickly scanned the surroundings. Although the two teams of Anbu had not joined the battle, they had a close watch on the area, and in the distance, the footsteps of ninjas could be heard approaching.

Considering that Taichi Matsushita also possessed superb sealing techniques, the consequences of him capturing them would be unimaginable.

"Oh, you dare to get distracted while fighting me? Do you look down on me that much?"

Taiichi sidestepped and dodged Black Zetsu's kick, then twisted his body and lashed out with his right hand, which transformed into a long whip, aiming for Black Zetsu's head.

The sharp sound of fingertips slicing through the air sent chills down Black Zetsu's spine.

We can't delay any longer; we must evacuate immediately.

Black Zetsu made up his mind and stopped hiding his true abilities.

He barely managed to dodge Taiichi's whip by leaning back, but his chest was still scratched by the air currents generated by Taiyi's fingertips.

Black Zetsu didn't dare to delay. With a flick of his hands, dozens of tiny wooden spikes shot out in all directions.

Wood Style: Insertion Technique.

Taiichi narrowed his eyes, "That's exactly what I've been waiting for."

He stepped back, using the momentum to retreat, and at the same time, he clasped his hands together, forming the Yin Seal.

Water Style · Water Formation Wall.

A Water Wall rose rapidly from the spot where Taiichi had just stepped, reaching a height of more than a person in an instant. Then, the Water Wall quickly spread outwards, forming a semi-encirclement that surrounded Black Zetsu in the middle.

The wooden spikes struck the Water Wall, creating ripples. At first, no one paid much attention, thinking they were some kind of special hidden weapon.

But when a few wooden spikes crossed the Water Formation Wall and dodged the Anbu Ninja's parries, they took root on an unfortunate soul.

The splinters that erupted in that instant branched, expanded, and pierced through the unfortunate man's body, leaving him riddled with holes from the inside.

This scene was incredibly bloody and cruel. The previously relaxed Anbu Ninja couldn't help but take two steps back, and cries of shock rose and fell one after another.

"Wood Style, this is Wood Style."

"How can the enemy know Wood Style? Isn't that a Konoha Ninjutsu?"

It was this hesitation that created a gap in the encirclement. Black Zetsu immediately seized the opportunity, leaping out from behind the dead Anbu Ninja, smashing through a window in the wall, and jumping to escape.

Taiichi knew he was doomed when he saw someone fall victim to the piercing technique.

He had already expanded the protective range of the Water Formation Wall, and only a few wooden spikes had slipped through. Even so, some people were still hit by wooden spikes. The quality of this group of Anbu agents is truly questionable.

As expected, Black Zetsu decisively escaped the encirclement.

Taiichi stomped his foot on the ground, halting his retreat, and instantly reappeared by the broken window, simultaneously unleashing his full Chakra Perception.

Just then, Black Zetsu landed, but his body sank straight into the ground like a fish entering water.

This is an attempt to escape using the Mayfly Technique.

"You guys clean up this mess, I'm going after him."

With that one sentence, Taiichi's Chakra Perception quickly gathered and enveloped Black Zetsu, who had already sunk into the ground.

It was only because of the recent exchange that Black Zetsu still retained some of Taiichi's Chakra aura, which is why it was detected by such a concentrated Chakra Perception.

Taiichi spread his wings and pushed off with his feet, creating a whirlwind around him. He used his Wind Style to accelerate rapidly and chase after the direction where Black Zetsu had fled.

The two teams of Anbu left behind looked at each other, staring at Taiichi had disappeared into the horizon, and then at the mangled corpse on the ground, riddled with splinters. They remained silent for a long time.

Wood Style: Wood Style has reappeared in the Ninja World. What's terrifying is that this Wood Style is an enemy of Konoha.

The approaching footsteps finally alerted the two Anbu Captain.

"Seal off the scene; the matter of Wood Style must not be revealed." One of the Captain immediately made the decision.

"Clear!"

The other Captain nodded at the same time, and flashed to the door of the ward, blocking the ninjas who came to provide reinforcements.

Regardless of how troubled the two Anbu teams were by the appearance of Wood Style, Taiichi was currently focused on tracking Black Zetsu's aura.

The speed that had already increased was like a streak of light, quickly passing over the rooftops, and the extremely high speed brought with it a gust of wind that made pedestrians on the road stagger.

Everyone watched the afterimage disappear into the distance in the blink of an eye, completely baffled, with no idea what had caused it.

Fortunately, ninjas from the Military Police Force arrived quickly to maintain order, preventing chaos in the village.

At this point, Taiichi was already far from Konoha, but the distance between him and Black Zetsu was not only not getting closer, but was actually getting further away.

Every time Taiichi picked up speed, Black Zetsu make a 90-degree turn, forcing Taiichi to take a large detour to catch up again.

If Taiichi hadn't already planned ahead, he would have been jumping up and down cursing.

This Mayfly Technique is truly an excellent Ninjutsu that combines reconnaissance, infiltration, ambush, and retreat. Most importantly, it is flexible, convenient, and fast.

Taiichi, after watching, couldn't help but want to learn how to do it.

Seeing the distance between them widening, Taiichi stopped just chasing and quickly went through all the Ninjutsu he knew in his mind.

However, in this situation, there really isn't much Ninjutsu that can be used.

Left with no other choice, they could only resort to some Lightning Style to make do.

In an instant, a series of long-range attack Ninjutsu, such as Lightning Ball and Lightning Beam, were released from Taiichi's hands.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Taiichi's Lightning Style is the worst among the Five Basic Nature Transformations; it's only compared to the other Ninjutsu he has mastered.

Compared to other ninjas, he definitely reaches the level of Kage Level (Lv11).

The soil above where Black Zetsu had burrowed exploded with a "crackling" sound. The intense electric current not only sent soil flying everywhere, but the dissipated current also traveled along the land and trees, electrifying Black Zetsu's entire body.

Taiichi was in mid-air, clearly sensed that Black Zetsu in the ground was slightly sluggish. He immediately became more energetic and started using Ninjutsu even more frequently.

At this moment, Black Zetsu was also suffering in silence. The tingling sensation from the dissipating lightning made it extremely difficult for him to even maintain his Mayfly Technique.

He truly hadn't expected the Mayfly Technique to have such a weakness— the Mayfly Technique, which moves by using plant roots, was destined to be unable to dive deeper into the earth.

This gave Taiichi room to unleash his Lightning Style Release technique. Although the violent lightning couldn't directly hit Black Zetsu underground, it still severely affected him.

Black Zetsu could only change positions more frequently and use more agile movement to shake off Taiichi in the air.

Gradually, as Taiichi caught up with Black Zetsu to the border of the Land of Fire, he finally lost track of him.

After flying two more circles in the sky, looking in the direction where the aura finally disappeared, Taiichi revealed a strange smile and his figure abruptly vanished from the spot.

The fleeing Black Zetsu finally slowed down after sensing that the roar above had stopped for quite some time.

He carefully crawled out of the ground and looked back at the sky he had come from.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, without a single person or cloud in sight.

He let out a long breath, Black Zetsu a lingering fear in his heart.

"That damned Taichi Matsushita, he's a real monster! I've never heard of him possessing such a level of Lightning Style. I'll really have to avoid him from now on!"

With that, Black Zetsu sank back into the ground, quickly fleeing towards the Land of Earth's lair.

The mission wasn't completed, Rin is still alive and well, Konoha was already on guard. Madara needs to know about these things as soon as possible.

Konoha.

The special care ward was now heavily surrounded by the Anbu.

Inside the room, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura were all gathered.

They stared at the gruesome corpse of the Anbu on the ground, speechless for a long time.

Compared to the Third Hokage, who had anticipated this, the two Advisor were even more distraught.

Wood Style, especially Wood Style that can be used in actual combat, is practically digging up the roots of Konoha.

"Hiruzen, what's going on? Who used Wood Style?"

Mitokado Homura was the first to break the silence, as he knew that Hiruzen had Wood Style ninja named Yamato under his command.

But he was just a child, the only successful case of the Wood Style experiment. Danzo's death was discovered by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who took him into the Anbu's secret files for training.

But that Wood Style, which can only plant a small sapling, is nowhere near as powerful as the Wood Style before us, which can instantly kill Anbu.

"Taiichi discovered that during the last mission where Yamon ambushed Kannabi Bridge, a third-party force secretly intervened, ambushing Kakashi's team and even kidnapping Obito Uchiha. One of the ninjas in this team could use Wood Style."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Taiichi's advice and the two Advisor a general explanation. As elders of Konoha, they naturally understood the meaning behind it.

"Mu has a pair of Sharingan and Wood Style. What kind of organization is this?"

Mitokado Homura murmured softly, and Utatane Koharu chimed in at the same time.

"Besides Konoha, who else in the Ninja World is so familiar with these two bloodlines? This is a carefully orchestrated scheme to force Shinobu to awaken his Flower Sharingan!"

"Could it be the Uchiha? Besides themselves, who else could understand each Uchiha member so accurately, and know who has the potential to awaken their Sharingan?"

As was his custom, Mitokado Homura suspected the Uchiha clan. After Danzo's death, he became the second "Danzo," blaming the Uchiha for any unusual occurrences.

"Yan, don't make wild accusations. Besides, the Uchiha doesn't have that kind of ability."

Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted Mitokado Homura directly. He had considered this possibility, but if the Uchiha truly mastered Wood Style to this extent, how could they be as low-key as the current demon?

"Did Taiichi chase after the demon? I hope he can achieve something. A demon organization like this, which harbors hostility towards Konoha, is no less of a threat than one of the Five Great Ninja Archers."

Utatane Koharu looked at the shattered window as she spoke. Outside the window was the prosperous street scene of Konoha, but this scene was now tinged with gloom.