The Seven Ninja Swordsmen Appear

A massive burst of cold surged out of his body, and the temperature around them plummeted in an instant!

A huge ice dragon condensed once more. This time, countless tiny ice needles sprayed from its mouth, sweeping toward everyone like a blizzard!

"Dodge!" Tanaka Kenichi's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly warned his teammates.

Everyone scattered in all directions to evade.

The ice needles fell as densely as rain, striking the ground with a series of clinking sounds.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the Ice Release jonin suddenly turned and fled toward the depths of the forest!

"Trying to run?" Arashi's gaze turned cold. "Not that easy!"

He used the Flying Technique again and chased after him.

"Your fight isn't over yet!"

Arashi was extremely fast, and he caught up to the Ice Release jonin in no time.

He flipped in midair, gathering powerful force in his right foot, then kicked viciously at the Ice Release jonin's back!

"Might Style: Leaf Whirlwind!"

This was a basic taijutsu move he had learned from Might Duy, but with the boost from his immense strength and speed, its power was in no way inferior to any advanced taijutsu!

The Ice Release jonin sensed the vicious wind behind him and knew it was bad, but it was already too late to turn and defend.

Bang!

The kick landed solidly on his back!

The Ice Release jonin let out a miserable scream, his body flying forward like a kite with its string cut. He crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Arashi landed beside him and walked over step by step.

The Ice Release jonin struggled to climb up, but the severe pain in his back left him unable to move.

He looked at Arashi closing in on him, his eyes filled with fear and despair.

"Who... who the hell are you?"

Arashi looked down at him from above, his gaze ice-cold, as if he were looking at a dead man.

"My name is Uchiha Arashi."

"Remember that name. In your next life, don't be my enemy again."

With that, Arashi raised his foot and stomped viciously toward the Ice Release jonin's head!

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out.

The Ice Release jonin's head was crushed like a watermelon, red and white spilling all over the ground.

After dealing with the Ice Release jonin, Arashi turned and looked toward the battlefield.

The remaining Hidden Mist chunin, after losing their jonin's command, had already been completely routed by Tanaka Kenichi and the others.

Some were cut down, while others lay heavily wounded on the ground, stripped of the ability to fight.

The battlefield finally returned to calm.

Tanaka Kenichi propped himself up with his kunai, gasping for breath in huge gulps. Wounds covered his body, and blood had dyed his jonin vest red.

He looked at the Hidden Mist ninja corpses strewn across the ground. His taut nerves finally loosened, and the corners of his mouth curved into a broad grin.

"It's finally over. I thought we were dead for sure this time. I never expected Arashi-kun's combat power to be this strong. Once we get back to Konoha, I'll definitely report your achievements properly!"

Akiyama Rei slumped to the ground, both hands braced against the muddy earth. Her vision was already going a little dark, and after seeing how savage Uchiha Arashi was, she immediately did not dare make a sound.

Sato Yu and Watanabe Yu were also silent. Blood was still seeping from the kunai wound on the former's arm, while the latter clutched his stomach and coughed. Just now, to cover his teammates, he had taken a Hidden Mist chunin's taijutsu strike head-on.

Uchiha Arashi stood in the middle of the battlefield, deactivating the Eight Gates Released Formation. The muscular soreness brought by opening the Gate of Life began to surface, and the Saiyan Chakra inside him slowly receded like the tide.

He glanced at his limp teammates and said stubbornly, "Tch, flattery won't work on me. It was only six chunin and two jonin, and you still ended up this pathetic."

Hearing Arashi say it so casually, Sato Yu and Watanabe Yu rolled their eyes on the spot.

Just then, Arashi's perception suddenly detected an intense chakra reaction!

Three hundred meters away, two chakra signatures far surpassing ordinary jonin were tearing through the mist like black lightning, shooting straight toward them!

Their speed was absurdly fast. Almost the instant he sensed them, killing intent had already enveloped the entire battlefield!

"Careful!" Arashi's pupils shrank sharply, and the Double Tomoe Sharingan instantly appeared.

Without even thinking, he slammed sideways into Akiyama Rei, who was closest to him, knocking her away.

"Pfft—!"

Two streaks of silver light flashed almost at the same time.

Tanaka Kenichi's voice stopped abruptly.

A thin line of blood appeared across his neck. His kunai fell to the ground with a clang, and his body pitched straight forward. Blood gushed from the wound, dyeing the mud in front of him red.

Watanabe Yu was the same. He did not even have time to react before a strangely shaped ninja blade pierced through his back and out his chest, the tip drawing blood as it emerged. His eyes bulged wide, finally freezing in an expression of disbelief.

"Captain! Yu!" Akiyama Rei's scream exploded through the mist.

The despair in that voice was like an ice pick, stabbing viciously into everyone's heart.

Uchiha Arashi and Sato Yu almost simultaneously shielded Akiyama Rei behind them. The three stood back to back, vigilantly scanning their surroundings.

The mist was so thick it would not disperse, and visibility was less than five meters.

Uchiha Arashi's Double Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly in his eyes, trying to pierce through this damned dense fog.

"Don't panic! It's the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!" he growled through gritted teeth, his voice trembling slightly from anger.

Those two streaks of silver light just now, those strange ninja blade shapes—he could never mistake them.

They were Kushimaru Kuriarare of the "Longsword: Nuibari" and Munashi Jinpachi of the "Blastsword: Shibuki"!

These two bastards had actually been hiding off to the side, watching the show the whole time!

A cold laugh came from within the mist, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

"Konoha brat, you're somewhat alert." Kushimaru Kuriarare's voice carried unconcealed mockery. "Unfortunately, you're too late."

His figure appeared and vanished within the fog, the slender ninja blade "Nuibari" in his hand twisting slightly like a living thing.

Munashi Jinpachi's stocky figure also emerged, the scars on his face looking especially ferocious in the dim light. He carried the Blastsword "Shibuki," which was covered in explosive tags, and one side of the cleaver-shaped blade was a long, sharp edge.

"Two jonin, six chunin, and they still couldn't deal with the five of you."

Kushimaru Kuriarare gave a mocking laugh, his gaze sweeping over the Hidden Mist ninja corpses on the ground, his tone full of contempt.

"Trash like that only wastes our Hidden Mist's food by staying alive."

"Brat, you must be Uchiha Arashi of Konoha." Munashi Jinpachi spoke in a muffled, booming voice, hoarse and grating. "At first, I didn't believe you could have killed the Rock Demon of Iwagakure. Looking at you now, you really do have some skill. Enough to be worth killing with my own hands."

Uchiha Arashi's gaze was as cold as ice, and his Sharingan trembled slightly from anger.

He could feel it. The chakra intensity of these two far surpassed that Ice Release jonin from before!

They were absolutely elite jonin level!

"Hmph, cowards hiding in the shadows!" Uchiha Arashi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock and faint unease in his heart as the Saiyan Chakra inside him circulated wildly. "If you've got the guts, come out and fight me one-on-one!"

He deliberately used provocative words to anger them while simultaneously activating External Ki Sense, taking in every movement within three hundred meters.

These two were also known in the ninja world as the "Ruthless Duo." Their teamwork was seamless. He had to find a way to split them up!

Munashi Jinpachi was clearly short-tempered. Provoked by Arashi, he immediately roared, "You're courting death!"

He suddenly launched an attack from the left, Shibuki carrying the sound of tearing air as it smashed viciously toward the three of them!

The blunt blade looked heavy and clumsy, but its speed was shockingly fast!