Killing a Hundred Pursuers

"Torune, same old tactics, buy me some time." Yamanaka Fu leaped off the ship, stepping onto the sea surface, and sprinted towards Mingyou and Nami's flank.

"Understood." Aburame Torune nodded slightly in agreement, raising his hands slightly as several kunai slid down from his sleeves.

He flung the kunai, held between his fingers, towards Mingyou and Nami.

"Nami, like we discussed, I'll be supporting you in combat, helping you gain practical experience."

Mingyou and Nami rolled and leaped backward, one to the left and one to the right, evading the kunai attacks.

"Got it." Nami nodded slightly, then her eyes narrowed slightly, her pupils turning red, with three black tomoe spinning rapidly within them.

"Sharingan!"

At the same time, Yamanaka Fu had already sprinted behind Mingyou and Nami, raising his hands in front of him, forming a heart shape, aimed directly at Mingyou.

"Ninjutsu—Mind Body Switch Technique!"

Buzz~~

An invisible Chakra heart rushed towards Mingyou.

Mingyou's body seemed to vanish, merging with the sea beneath his feet, diving into the water without causing a ripple.

Once the Mind Body Switch Technique missed, Mingyou emerged from the sea again, standing firmly beside Nami.

"Nami, the red-haired one is from the Yamanaka clan of Konoha, skilled in the Mind Body Switch Technique. If you're hit by this technique, your body will be controlled by the opponent."

"I understand." Nami listened attentively while simultaneously engaging Yamanaka Fu, who was charging from behind, in battle.

Although Yamanaka Fu was a Jonin, his specialized secret techniques weren't particularly helpful in combat. Nami, relying on the Sharingan's insight and predictive abilities, fought him evenly, even gaining a slight upper hand.

"Everyone, attack together! Kill the Uchiha Clan members, there are only two of them."

At the same time, the remaining hundred or so Root members on the deck leaped off the ship, rushing towards Mingyou and Nami.

"Oh? Quite the reception, planning a siege? Heh..."

Mingyou chuckled dismissively, taking a shuriken from his ninja pouch and flinging it towards the group.

"Ninjutsu—Shuriken Shadow Clone!"

As Mingyou completed the hand seals, the shuriken spinning in the air seemed to multiply.

One became two, two became four, and in the blink of an eye, a dense rain of shuriken covered the hundred or so people.

"Ah~~~"

The sound of clashing weapons rang out, and many of the weaker Root ninja were struck by the dense shuriken rain, letting out screams and falling into the sea.

"This guy can use a ninjutsu like 'Shuriken Shadow Clone'."

Aburame Torune's expression changed drastically. This S-rank or higher ninjutsu is rarely used by anyone in Konoha these days.

Even their Root leader, Danzo, can't perform it.

"Everyone!! 'Fu' and I will hold these two back, you escape quickly! You must report the Uchiha Clan's exact location to Lord Danzo."

Aburame Torune frowned, turning to look at the surviving Root members and issuing the order.

The remaining fifty or so Root members were already somewhat intimidated by Mingyou's strength and had no desire to continue fighting.

At this moment, Aburame Torune's words were like a reasonable excuse for them to flee.

The fifty or so people turned and sprinted towards the distant sea, not even bothering with the large ship.

"Oh? Planning to run all the way back to the Land of Fire on the sea? Heh..."

Mingyou smiled helplessly, although he didn't think these Root members could run for that long relying on their Chakra.

But he didn't intend to let them leave so easily; the Uchiha Clan's information couldn't be leaked so easily.

"Amaterasu!"

Mingyou's Chakra gathered in large quantities in his right eye, the entire eyeball bursting with a layer of fine blood vessels.

As a streak of crimson blood slid down Mingyou's cheek, large black flames appeared on the backs of those Root members, scorching and igniting them.

"Ah~~"

Screams of agony rang out continuously as large numbers of Root members rolled around on the sea, trying to extinguish the flames on their backs with seawater.

But unfortunately, 'Amaterasu' is an inextinguishable flame, and their efforts were in vain.

Before long, the fifty or so people slowly stopped moving, sinking slowly towards the bottom of the sea.

And the black flames sank into the sea along with them, probably burning their bones to ashes.

"What... what level of ninjutsu is that?"

Aburame Torune watched as a hundred or so people were defeated by Mingyou, knowing that he couldn't possibly be Mingyou's opponent.

But escaping now would be useless.

He grabbed his collar with both hands and tore off his shirt.

Then, his originally fair skin, starting from his navel, was covered in large patches of black that spread rapidly upwards.

Until even his head turned black, Aburame Torune charged towards Mingyou again.

"Oh? So these are the nano-sized poison bugs?"

Mingyou's expression showed a hint of surprise.

Under the Sharingan's gaze, he could see countless dense black bugs crawling all over Aburame Torune's body.

Having seen the original work, Mingyou knew the terrifying toxicity of these bugs.

As long as he made any physical contact with Aburame Torune now, he would be immediately infected by those 'nano poison bugs.'

Afterward, the 'nano poison bugs' would devour the opponent's energy until they had completely consumed their body.

It had to be said that this method was somewhat similar to Amaterasu's undying black flames.

"Die!"

Aburame Torune threw a punch at Mingyou's face.

But his fist seemed to hit nothing but air, passing straight through Mingyou's body.

"What's going on? Is this a genjutsu?"

Aburame Torune's expression changed slightly, and he quickly turned around, staring at Mingyou with vigilance.

"Since close combat is not in my favor, then I'll use ranged attacks."

Mingyou waved a kunai, and as a surge of powerful Chakra erupted in front of him, it quickly converged into a crescent-shaped blade arc.

"Konoha-Style—Crescent Shadow Dance Slash!"

With a whoosh, the blade arc flew towards Aburame Torune, carrying a whistling wind.

Aburame Torune was worthy of being a Jonin, and having spent many years in Root, he recognized the blade technique favored by Anbu ninjas the moment Mingyou raised and swung his kunai.

He dodged and weaved in an S-shape, quickly evading the Crescent Shadow Dance Slash's attack.

Then, he feinted by throwing several kunai between his fingers, while his main body rushed straight towards Mingyou.