32. Chapter 32, Obtaining the Blade and the Crisis

"Might Guy, go test the hardness of this earth sphere," Ye Yuexin said, having no other choice but to resort to this last resort.

"Right, I'll give it a try." Might Guy said, charging forward immediately.

He leaped into the air and shouted, "Konoha Hurricane!!"

"Thud!" The sound was exactly as if he had kicked a solid rock.

The massive, spherical earth ball did not show any significant change after Might Guy's kick.

At first, cracks appeared on the surface, but they were repaired instantly.

"Konoha Great Hurricane!!" Might Guy did not lose heart and continued his assault.

However, the people inside had their own countermeasures.

Densely packed earth spikes suddenly erupted from the entire surface of the sphere. Fortunately, Might Guy had excellent control over his body, allowing him to twist his waist in time and halt his attack.

"Let me try. Earth Release should be countered with Earth Release."

At this moment, Ebisu stepped forward. He began weaving hand seals in front of the two of them.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique." As soon as his voice fell, an earth dragon suddenly emerged from the ground.

Judging by the power, it had reached at least B-rank. The earth dragon was not particularly lifelike, but its body was imbued with a dense aura of chakra.

This was likely Ebisu's strongest attack.

The earth dragon circled once in the air before rapidly charging toward the earth sphere.

"Boom!" Smoke filled the air instantly, accompanied by a miserable cry.

It seemed this earth sphere had finally been breached.

Just a moment ago, Ye Yuexin had been thinking that if Ebisu's Earth Release proved ineffective, he would use his A-rank Wind Release: Gale Slash.

That was the jutsu the Third Hokage had rewarded him with. However, if that jutsu were truly condensed to A-rank power, it would consume half of Ye Yuexin's current chakra reserves.

He wasn't sure if he would have enough left for the battles to come.

In truth, Ye Yuexin had considered that it shouldn't be this troublesome, as the hardness and the distribution of chakra indicated that this Earth Release was at least C-rank or higher.

Defensive ninjutsu were inherently very taxing on chakra.

That was why, aside from a few special cases, most defensive ninjutsu in the original story were only maintained for a short period before being dispelled.

A technique like the one before them, which was being maintained continuously, would likely drain a chunin's chakra reserves to the bottom very quickly.

But Ye Yuexin couldn't afford to wait. The timeline for their mission was tight, and they were a bit too close to the main base.

To prevent the enemy from reacting, they had to head to the next sub-base to rendezvous with Kakashi and the others immediately; they couldn't let this matter delay them.

However, the power of Ebisu's Earth Release seemed much greater than Ye Yuexin had imagined.

Before the smoke had even cleared, dozens of earth spikes shot out from the thick haze toward them.

The smoke was very close to them, and an average ninja would certainly have found it difficult to dodge.

But Ye Yuexin and his companions were all experts in taijutsu. Might Guy exerted force through his feet and instantly dodged to the side.

Ye Yuexin activated his wind-based movement, pushing Ebisu out of the attack range.

Three Rock Ninjas darted out from the smoke.

One of them appeared to be supported by the others.

The Rock Ninja being supported seemed to be their captain.

He looked very weak now. He glared coldly at Ye Yuexin and the others, saying, "Are you Konoha ninjas planning to attack our Land of Earth?"

Facing the three Rock Ninjas, Ye Yuexin also replied coldly, "Hmph, you should have thought about what you Rock Ninjas have done before saying that. Besides, we are in a time of war, and it was you who tore up the treaty and attacked the borders of our Land of Fire first."

Afterward, he signaled to Might Guy and the others, continuing, "Do you think there is any point in saying these things now?"

When dealing with enemies, especially during wartime, it was a matter of kill or be killed.

Therefore, Ye Yuexin didn't want to waste any more breath.

Through the novels and anime of his past life, he understood one law very clearly: every enemy dies from talking too much.

If you can fight, don't blather.

Thus, Ye Yuexin began his move.

Facing Ye Yuexin as he closed in, the captain drew the short blade from his back.

He charged toward Ye Yuexin as well; unexpectedly, this was a short blade capable of conducting chakra.

Such metal was rare, yet it appeared in the hands of a chunin.

It seemed he had some backing.

Seeing the chakra fluctuations on the short blade in the Rock Ninja captain's hand, Ye Yuexin's eyes lit up.

He had been wanting a weapon like this. If he could pair it with his movement techniques, his means of attack wouldn't be so singular.

Facing the captain who was now enveloped by his Flying Dagger Mode, Ye Yuexin felt that every move the opponent made was magnified many times over.

Ye Yuexin felt that in his current state, even if he were to draw a circle on the ground and remain within it, his opponent wouldn't be able to land a hit on him.

This must be the power of a state of mind.

Therefore, facing the incoming chakra blade, Ye Yuexin did not dodge. He charged straight toward the edge of the blade.

To Ye Yuexin, the opponent's movements felt agonizingly slow.

But in the eyes of the Rock Ninja squad leader, it was a different story; because the speed was so fast, he felt that in the next second, he would be able to sever Ye Yuexin's neck.

A cruel expression of impending victory couldn't help but surface on his face.

However, this dream did not last long.

After a brief crossing, Ye Yuexin and the squad leader passed each other.

Blood sprayed like a fountain from the Rock Ninja squad leader's throat as his eyes filled with disbelief.

Ye Yuexin's right hand was held in a sword-finger gesture, and between his two fingers, he held a cold, gleaming willow-leaf throwing knife. There was no blood on the blade, yet Ye Yuexin had used it to slit the Rock Ninja squad leader's throat.

On the other two fronts, the battles had also reached a climax, which was to say, they were completely one-sided.

After closing the distance, neither side used ninjutsu; one reason was the fear of friendly fire, but more so, there simply wasn't enough time to cast them.

Ye Yuexin pulled the short blade capable of conducting chakra from the Rock Ninja squad leader's hand, sheathed it, and tucked it into his waistband at the small of his back, just like Sasuke in the original story.

At this moment, Ye Yuexin thought the battle was about to end, but he hadn't expected Ebisu to be the first to finish his fight.

Ebisu had unleashed his clan's ninjutsu for the first time in battle, which seemed capable of deceiving the enemy's mental energy, thereby disrupting their chakra usage.

The enemy was thus stabbed through the heart by Ebisu.

Afterward, Might Guy used a move Ye Yuexin was familiar with: a rapid approach followed by an upward kick, and once the enemy was sent flying into the air, he used the Shadow Leaf Dance, finally diving down from the sky while clutching the enemy.

Judging by the force, Ye Yuexin felt the opponent's skull must have been shattered.

"You all deserve to die!!" A sudden, furious roar rang out, the sound moving from far to near with startling clarity.

Ye Yuexin's heart tightened instantly. It was the sensation of death.

He used his footwork to escape regardless of the cost, but he was still a step too slow. A massive force struck him, and Ye Yuexin's left arm was instantly pierced.

He tumbled violently across the ground. At that speed, let alone a Substitution Jutsu, even Ye Yuexin's footwork hadn't been enough to dodge it completely.

Might Guy was the closest to Ye Yuexin, and after the figure finished attacking Ye Yuexin, it immediately kicked toward Might Guy.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Might Guy was sent rolling away like a rubber ball.

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