A smug smile spread across the middle-aged woman's face. She could almost see a pair of completely Byakugan beckoning to her.
But before she could even rejoice for a moment, the little girl's two halves of her body turned into a wisp of smoke— Shadow Clone!
She remembered this famous Ninjutsu from Konoha.
This is different from ordinary Clone Technique; it not only possesses offensive capabilities but is also difficult to distinguish with the naked eye from the original body.
"This brat has already mastered such an advanced Clone Technique?" She looked around and, sure enough, spotted the girl with the Byakugan behind a large tree. "If I can't kill her in one go, I'll do it twice. I remember Shadow Clone consume a lot of the original's Chakra; I refuse to believe a girl this young can use the Shadow Clone Technique more than a few times!"
At this moment, Konohamaru had completed the Hand Seals for his Ninjutsu. A large amount of flames quickly rose from the ground, rapidly forming a dragon's head.
Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!
Unlike typical Fire Style from the mouth, as the grandson of the Third Hokage, he prefers to unleash flames from the ground. If he also possessed Earth Release Chakra, he could unleash his grandfather's signature move, " Fire and Earth Dragon Bullet."
Unfortunately, he lacks Earth Release Chakra and can only use this single Fire Style.
However, as Ninjutsu favored by Third Hokage, the Fire Dragon Bullet naturally possesses power that is difficult for ordinary Fire Style to achieve.
Seeing a huge ball of flame rushing towards her, the middle-aged woman finally dared not use her broadsword to block it head-on. Instead, she leaped out of the range of the Fire Dragon Bullet projectile.
With a deafening roar, the Fire Dragon Bullet struck the ground, unleashing a massive explosion. Countless bits of dirt and branches were blasted into the air by the Fire Dragon Bullet.
Fire Dragon Bullet is not a single Ninjutsu, but can be fired continuously. As long as the user's Chakra is not depleted, Fire Dragon Bullet can continuously strike the enemy, forming a continuous barrage of bullets.
Of course, Konohamaru at this moment could not reach that level of Fire Style, and his Chakra reserves were also insufficient.
Another Fire Dragon Bullet materialized and shot towards the middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman leaped again, dodging the Fire Dragon Bullet's attack.
The other three imps kept firing the remaining Shuriken, trying to slow down the middle-aged woman's movements.
"Bang bang bang!" The middle-aged woman swung her large sword, swatting away the incoming Shuriken one by one. With a powerful leap, she charged straight at Konohamaru.
Hanabi Hyuga also leaped forward, trying to stop the middle-aged woman. Before she could even unleash her Eight Trigrams Palm, the middle-aged woman's flying broadsword was already upon her.
With nowhere to grab onto Hanabi Hyuga could only use the Kunai she was holding in her hands to defend herself.
With a crisp metallic clang, the pair of Kunai in Hanabi's hands were easily sliced apart by the Wind Release Chakra surrounding the large sword.
The greatsword continued its momentum, slicing directly towards Hanabi Hyuga's body.
Hanabi was at a loss and could only stretch out her small hands, trying to swat away the flying sword, but she knew in her heart that she couldn't stop it at all.
Am I going to die?
In the blink of an eye, Hanabi's memories of her childhood flashed through her mind: her older sister's figure Issen, and then a handsome, sunny boy with black hair appeared in her mind.
Teacher! You wouldn't want to watch me die, would you?
A gust of wind blew Hanabi Hyuga's hair up, revealing her smooth forehead.
She felt no pain. Turning her head, she saw a handsome, dark-haired boy with a helpless smile on his face.
Shinsei had one hand in his pocket and the other gripping his large sword. He channeled his Chakra into the blade, instantly extinguishing the Wind Release Chakra within.
The middle-aged woman gripped the hilt of the knife, trying to pull it back, but it was as if she were facing a massive mountain—no matter how much force she used, the blade remained Fudo in the boy's hand.
The middle-aged woman looked astonished. Her strength far surpassed that of ordinary people, and she had just exchanged her accumulated fat for a large amount of Chakra. At this moment, her strength was far greater than that of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, or even ten adults.
She frantically poured her Chakra into the greatsword, trying to create a sharp Wind Release Chakra to sever the boy's hand. However, no matter how much Chakra she poured in, the boy's expression remained unchanged, and all the Chakra on the sword vanished as if it had never existed.
Shinsei ignored the middle-aged woman's surprise and said to his disciples, "Then I declare that your mission has failed."
Next, we'll continue with the task, but the reward money earned later will be the price I paid for my intervention.
Hanabi Hyuga was filled with joy at being saved by her teacher, but also felt a little embarrassed.
It wasn't that she was heartbroken about losing the task money, but rather that she hadn't met her teacher's requirements. At that moment, her eyes were filled with admiration as she looked at her teacher.
The other three disciples looked dejected; their first mission outside the village had failed, which was hardly a glorious thing.
When the middle-aged woman heard Shinsei call himself "teacher," she remembered that Konoha, a great ninja village, always had a teacher leading three students.
Since these four kids weren't the usual trio, and none of them were adult ninjas, she didn't immediately connect it to this teacher-student mission scenario.
This boy's appearance is so deceptive. You have to know that a ninja who can become a teacher must at least be a strong Chunin.
She was well aware of her own strength; the young man before her could easily grip her broadsword without flinching, so his strength was likely superior to hers.
So, the boy in front of us is at least a Jonin? Even if he's already fifteen or sixteen, it's too young to be Jonin; he must be a genius among the major ninja villages.
Looking at the boy's short black hair, sunny and handsome face, and calm demeanor, a name surfaced in her mind. "You... you are Shinsei?"
The middle-aged woman couldn't believe her guess. In her panic, she loosened her grip on the hilt of the broadsword and took a few steps back.
Shinsei smiled broadly and said to the middle-aged woman, "I didn't expect you to have heard of me?"
Hearing Shinsei admit it himself stirred up a huge wave of emotions in the middle-aged woman.
She naturally knew the name Shinsei; in recent years, Shinsei had been the most famous genius in the Shinobi World.
Located in the Land of Fire, not too far from Konoha, Shinsei's name was widely known among the villagers.
She never expected that simply accepting a mission from an ordinary nobleman would lead her to encounter such a legendary figure—a powerful being capable of going toe-to-toe with the resurrected Madara Uchiha!
It is said that Shinsei has never suffered a defeat since he started growing up, and his opponents are all S-rank missing-nin wanted by various ninja villages.
A strong sense of resentment filled the middle-aged woman's heart. Perhaps this young man was just a hyped-up genius, not as powerful as the legends made him out to be.
Her eyes turned crazed, and she stopped considering the logical flaws in her thinking; her Chakra began to circulate wildly within her body.
Two conflicting thoughts raced through the middle-aged woman's mind.
Her calm mind told her that the boy before her must possess immense strength; otherwise, he couldn't have survived those powerful ninjas.
Another crazy thought told her that the boy was not even 16 years old, and it was impossible for a boy under 16 to be able to be an opponent of Madara Uchiha.
Shinsei stood quietly in place, watching the middle-aged woman's face alternate between madness and calmness.
After manipulating the Ten-Tails ' consciousness, he began to try to use his strong mental power to control the thoughts of others.
However, the results so far are not ideal.