Chapter 31 Water Style VS Fire Style! (Seeking monthly ticket)
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At the border of the Land of Fire, sitting around a bonfire, Xuan Yi finally learned the content of this mission after listening to Sakumo Hatake's narration.
The location was again the Land of Rivers, and the mission was to protect an iron mine.
This should be considered a follow-up to the previous mission.
After the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers was killed by Uchiha Namiichi, the Land of Fire quickly supported a new Daimyo for the Land of Rivers, not only regaining the interests that were almost lost but also demanding an additional share.
This was the objective of the current mission.
The mine had been attacked by bandits and rogue Ninja, causing it to halt operations for a time.
Therefore, a prominent merchant from the Land of Fire paid a high price to hire a Ninja team from Konoha for protection.
Bandits?
Rogue Ninja?
It's probably the Land of Wind and Hidden Sand Village causing trouble.
Otherwise, dealing with bandits and rogue Ninja wouldn't require two teams.
Although there was only one Jonin, Sakumo Hatake.
After the mission content was explained, everyone started chatting casually.
Uchiha Namiichi asked curiously, "Xuan Yi, what Ninjutsu did you choose?"
Xuan Yi smiled, "A Sealing Jutsu called Yin Seal."
Uchiha Namiichi and Yamanaka En were both very surprised, "Sealing Jutsu?"
Yamanaka En asked strangely, "Why choose a Sealing Jutsu?"
"You're skilled in Water Release and Genjutsu; choosing Water Release or Genjutsu would be more normal, wouldn't it?"
At this moment, Sarutobi Shin'nosuke and the others also had their attention drawn.
Xuan Yi smiled and said, "For Water Release, the Ninjutsu I've currently mastered is sufficient."
Offense and defense, area-of-effect attacks, and single-target attacks—I have them all.
"The same goes for Genjutsu."
"On the contrary, my Chakra isn't quite enough, and the Yin Seal happens to allow me to store Chakra that I don't normally use, and then release it when needed."
Uchiha Namiichi's cold face couldn't help but twitch, "Your Chakra, it should be quite a lot, shouldn't it?"
"Compared to me and En, it's not inferior at all."
Yamanaka En nodded repeatedly; this was what he wanted to complain about too.
At this moment, Sarutobi Shin'nosuke said, "Water Release consumes a lot of Chakra, especially in an environment without water. To unleash the full power of Water Release, besides mastering Water Release nature transformation, a massive amount of Chakra is also needed to sustain it."
Xuan Yi nodded, "Shin'nosuke-senpai is right; the battlefield isn't always one's choice."
"Namiichi, what Ninjutsu did you choose?"
Changing the subject, Uchiha Namiichi said, "A Fire Release Ninjutsu, Fire Dragon Flame Bullet."
Xuan Yi's mind immediately conjured the scene of Hiruzen Sarutobi fighting the Impure World Reincarnation First and Second Hokage.
This Fire Release is very powerful, at least when Hiruzen Sarutobi used it, it was very powerful.
However, it was blocked by the Second Hokage's Water Formation Wall, which made the Anbu Ninja exclaim in surprise, and Hiruzen Sarutobi himself also seemed a bit stunned.
Using Water Release to block such a fierce Fire Release in a waterless environment, he truly lives up to his reputation as a master of water-based Jutsu.
"Fire Dragon Flame Bullet is a Fire Release Ninjutsu that the Third Hokage excels at; its attack speed is fast, and its range is not small," Sakumo Hatake commented.
Uchiha Namiichi nodded; what he valued was the fast attack speed.
Actually, the Uchiha clan doesn't lack Fire Release; they have all kinds of types.
But since he could choose one, Uchiha Namiichi still preferred Fire Release.
Yamanaka En smiled, "Namiichi, Xuan Yi, one of you excels at Fire Release, and the other at Water Release. I'm really looking forward to a confrontation between you two."
Uchiha Namiichi looked at Xuan Yi, and on his stern face, there was a hint of eagerness in his eyes.
He had already witnessed Xuan Yi's Water Release at the Land of Rivers Land of the Daimyo.
It was very powerful.
But that was in an environment with water; if there was no water…
Xuan Yi looked at Sakumo Hatake.
Sakumo Hatake said, "You can try it; it will increase your experience in Fire Release and Water Release confrontations."
Xuan Yi and Uchiha Namiichi exchanged glances, then both vanished from their spots.
A few meters away.
The two stood about five or six meters apart.
Uchiha Namiichi let out a low cry, "Here I come!"
As his voice fell, he swiftly formed hand signs.
Ram - Horse - Snake - Dragon - Rat - Ox - Tiger!
In just over a second, the hand signs were completed. Uchiha Namiichi inhaled, his chest swelled, and then a line of fire spewed from his mouth.
The line of fire converged into a ball of fire about a meter away, and then with a roar, flames erupted from within the fireball, and a dragon-shaped flame whistled towards Xuan Yi at an extremely fast speed.
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!
In just a few days, Uchiha Namiichi had already mastered this B-rank Fire Release.
Watching this scene, Sarutobi Shin'nosuke nodded almost imperceptibly, feeling that Uchiha Namiichi used this Jutsu very well.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xuan Yi was just forming hand signs.
He extended his arms forward, left hand clenched into a fist, right palm supporting it, then he quickly pulled his arms back and naturally formed the Snake sign. Immediately, water currents rapidly condensed around his body, forming a circular water curtain.
Sarutobi Shin'nosuke's eyes lit up.
The hand signs were concise and fast, unique, and highly visually appealing.
"No wonder Asuma wants to imitate him."
Sarutobi Shin'nosuke's lips curled into a smile.
Although his younger brother was getting the short end of the stick, it didn't stop him from enjoying the show.
Boom~~
The dragon fire collided with the rotating water currents, immediately causing steam to rise, obscuring Xuan Yi's figure.
Uchiha Namiichi continued to output, but he still couldn't break through Xuan Yi's Water Release defense.
So he immediately stopped that Ninjutsu and formed hand signs again.
On the other side, the steam dissipated, and the water currents surrounding him quickly scattered into droplets, which then rapidly vanished.
Watching Uchiha Namiichi form hand signs again, Xuan Yi extended his palms forward, then quickly pulled them back and clapped them together with a smack.
Water currents once again condensed around his body, continuously rotating like a spinning top and rising, their momentum growing even greater.
Water Release: Water Surge!
"Such powerful Water Release!"
Nara Kakuto and the other two were seeing such a powerful Water Release used in a waterless environment for the first time, and they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Sakumo Hatake secretly thought at this moment, "Xuan Yi's choice is correct."
Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!
Fireballs one after another whistled out, circling around and flying towards Xuan Yi.
This Fire Release allows control over the fireballs' flight paths, so it can create attacks from different angles.
At this moment, Xuan Yi spread his arms, and the water currents circling around him immediately surged outwards, extinguishing all the whistling fireballs and sweeping towards Uchiha Namiichi.
Uchiha Namiichi immediately leaped up, avoiding the waves, and landed on the water surface.
At this moment, Xuan Yi crossed his arms.
The water currents behind Uchiha Namiichi immediately rolled back, sweeping towards him from left and right.
"Such strong control!"
Yamanaka Kei couldn't help but exclaim.
Akimichi Dozo couldn't help but say, "I've never seen anyone more proficient in Water Release than him!"
Even Sarutobi Shin'nosuke couldn't help but nod; his own old man would probably have to admit defeat.
However, Uchiha Namiichi was already familiar with this move. He turned around, drew his sword, and swung it, sending rolling flames that dispersed the sweeping water waves with a bang.
Uchiha Style Kenjutsu!
Just then, a hand reached out from under the water, and with a splash, pulled Uchiha Namiichi into the water.
However.
Behind Xuan Yi on the other side, another Uchiha Namiichi flickered into existence, opened his mouth, and exhaled, and dragon fire roared.
Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!
Boom!
The dragon fire engulfed Xuan Yi.
Bang!
In the flames, Xuan Yi exploded into a puff of smoke.
On the other side, Xuan Yi surfaced from under the water.
The Uchiha Namiichi he had just pulled underwater was indeed a Shadow Clone.
Xuan Yi used a Shadow Clone when the first Fire Dragon Flame Bullet created a massive amount of steam.
And Uchiha Namiichi used a Shadow Clone after using the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.
At that time, there was also steam rising.
The key was that Uchiha Namiichi used his Sharingan to see Xuan Yi's Chakra hidden in the water.
However, he also couldn't distinguish which one was the main body.
So he used a Shadow Clone to stay in place to attract Xuan Yi's attention, while his main body attacked from behind.
Unexpectedly, both sides attacked Shadow Clones.
At this moment, they looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh together.
It's a draw!